How does seniority bidding work for UPS package-car drivers?

Routes, vacation weeks, and start times are bid annually in seniority order, with supplements setting the exact rules.

Seniority bidding under the UPS Teamsters contract gives full-time package-car drivers the right to bid on routes, start times, and vacation weeks in strict seniority order. The annual bid is usually conducted in late fall or early winter, and the routes a driver wins typically hold for the calendar year (with bumping rights when a route changes).

Exact bid timing, eligibility for "swing" drivers, the rules for inside-to-driving bids, and the procedure when a route is split or eliminated are in your supplement. Ask TeamstersGPT with your supplement selected for the cited bid procedure and the appeal route if your bid is denied.

Ask TeamstersGPT with your supplement selected to get the cited article and section for your local.