UTU Local 426   Spokane, WA

Vacation Bid Form & Information


BIDDING OPEN VACATION SLOTS 2010

 The local chairman have been given the responsibility to assign full weeks of vacation’s that come open during the year. There is no agreement that this has to be done or even allowed by the carrier, so we assumed the responsibility and it will remain available to our members. All bids will be accepted from our web site only. This will allow us to assign the weeks on a timely basis regardless of where we may be.

Q: Which weeks are open?
A: All bids and awards will be posted here each Tuesday as close to 6:00 A.M. as possible.
Q: How do I bid on that week?
A: Complete and submit form on the website.
Q: When do bids close?
A: All vacant weeks must show open on any given Monday, from the Monday the week is available it will run for 1 full week and close at 6:00 A.M. on the following Tuesday. If it is an open week that starts on the following Monday, it will be awarded on Sunday. You can only bid on vacation weeks in which your 2010 vacation is scheduled.
 
GYAS, (Switchman), GYAC, (Conductor), GYAH, (Hostler), GYAB, (Brakeman).

Vacations open for bid and bidding results


Subject: vacation bids
Date: 08/31/2010

Vacation

Vacation Bids Date August 31, 2010 Next BIDS TO CLOSE :September 7 2010 AWARDS GYAS; AWARDS GYAB; AWARDS GYAC; D.L. Twenge-Sept 13; M.D. Kester-Dec 13. CYAC- look for green weeks in option 4. GYAS-look for green weeks in option 4. GYAH-Look for green weeks in option 4. GYAB-Look for green weeks in option 4. Check option 4 for vacancies. YOU CAN ONLY BID FOR VACATIONS FROM THE ROSTER YOU ARE ASSIGNED. It also needs to be open Monday thru Sunday Always confirm vacations changes in your TSS screen. Please contact me if any mistakes. Bob All bids need to be submitted at utu426.org before 06:00 each Tuesday. If you do not have a computer or want me to submit your bid, contact me with your request. 208-777-0376 leave message. If you need the vacation starting before the close date, you must contact me no later than Sunday.


Subject: vacation bids
Date: 08/24/2010

Vacation

Vacation Bids Date August 24, 2010 Next BIDS TO CLOSE :August 31 2010 AWARDS GYAS; AWARDS GYAB; AWARDS GYAC; J.R. Schmidt-December 20 CYAC- look for green weeks in option 4. GYAS-look for green weeks in option 4. GYAH-Look for green weeks in option 4. GYAB-Look for green weeks in option 4. Check option 4 for vacancies. YOU CAN ONLY BID FOR VACATIONS FROM THE ROSTER YOU ARE ASSIGNED. It also needs to be open Monday thru Sunday Always confirm vacations changes in your TSS screen. Please contact me if any mistakes. Bob All bids need to be submitted at utu426.org before 06:00 each Tuesday. If you do not have a computer or want me to submit your bid, contact me with your request. 208-777-0376 leave message. If you need the vacation starting before the close date, you must contact me no later than Sunday.


Subject: Vacation Bids
Date: 08/17/2010

Vacation

Vacation Bids Date August 17, 2010 Next BIDS TO CLOSE :August 24 2010 AWARDS GYAS; AWARDS GYAB; AWARDS GYAC; C. Norberg – August 23 CYAC- look for green weeks in option 4. GYAS-look for green weeks in option 4. GYAH-Look for green weeks in option 4. GYAB-Look for green weeks in option 4. Check option 4 for vacancies. YOU CAN ONLY BID FOR VACATIONS FROM THE ROSTER YOU ARE ASSIGNED. It also needs to be open Monday thru Sunday Always confirm vacations changes in your TSS screen. Please contact me if any mistakes. Bob All bids need to be submitted at utu426.org before 06:00 each Tuesday. If you do not have a computer or want me to submit your bid, contact me with your request. 208-777-0376 leave message. If you need the vacation starting before the close date, you must contact me no later than Sunday.


Subject: vacation
Date: 08/10/2010

Vacation

Vacation Bids Date August 10, 2010 Next BIDS TO CLOSE :August 17 2010 AWARDS GYAS; AWARDS GYAB; AWARDS GYAC; T.Lang- October 11; S.Rohrig- Sept 20; H. Mayo-Sept 27 CYAC- look for green weeks in option 4. GYAS-look for green weeks in option 4. GYAH-Look for green weeks in option 4. GYAB-Look for green weeks in option 4. Check option 4 for vacancies. YOU CAN ONLY BID FOR VACATIONS FROM THE ROSTER YOU ARE ASSIGNED. It also needs to be open Monday thru Sunday Always confirm vacations changes in your TSS screen. Please contact me if any mistakes. Bob All bids need to be submitted at utu426.org before 06:00 each Tuesday. If you do not have a computer or want me to submit your bid, contact me with your request. 208-777-0376 leave message. If you need the vacation starting before the close date, you must contact me no later than Sunday.


Subject: Vacation Bids
Date: 08/03/2010

Vacation

Vacation Bids Date August 3, 2010 Next BIDS TO CLOSE :August 10 2010 AWARDS GYAS; J Treperinas – August 16 AWARDS GYAB; AWARDS GYAC; C Adams – December 13 CYAC- look for green weeks in option 4. GYAS-look for green weeks in option 4. GYAH-Look for green weeks in option 4. GYAB-Look for green weeks in option 4. Check option 4 for vacancies. YOU CAN ONLY BID FOR VACATIONS FROM THE ROSTER YOU ARE ASSIGNED. It also needs to be open Monday thru Sunday Always confirm vacations changes in your TSS screen. Please contact me if any mistakes. Bob All bids need to be submitted at utu426.org before 06:00 each Tuesday. If you do not have a computer or want me to submit your bid, contact me with your request. 208-777-0376 leave message. If you need the vacation starting before the close date, you must contact me no later than Sunday.


Subject:
Date: 07/27/2010

Vacation

Vacation Bids Date July 27, 2010 Next BIDS TO CLOSE :August 3 2010 AWARDS GYAS; S Clark – November 01 AWARDS GYAB; AWARDS GYAC; CYAC- look for green weeks in option 4. GYAS-look for green weeks in option 4. GYAH-Look for green weeks in option 4. GYAB-Look for green weeks in option 4. Check option 4 for vacancies. YOU CAN ONLY BID FOR VACATIONS FROM THE ROSTER YOU ARE ASSIGNED. It also needs to be open Monday thru Sunday Always confirm vacations changes in your TSS screen. Please contact me if any mistakes. Bob All bids need to be submitted at utu426.org before 06:00 each Tuesday. If you do not have a computer or want me to submit your bid, contact me with your request. 208-777-0376 leave message. If you need the vacation starting before the close date, you must contact me no later than Sunday.


Subject: Vacation BIDS
Date: 07/20/2010

Vacation

Vacation Bids Date July 20, 2010 Next BIDS TO CLOSE :July 27 2010 AWARDS GYAS; S Clark – November 01 AWARDS GYAB; AWARDS GYAC; CYAC- look for green weeks in option 4. GYAS-look for green weeks in option 4. GYAH-Look for green weeks in option 4. GYAB-Look for green weeks in option 4. Check option 4 for vacancies. YOU CAN ONLY BID FOR VACATIONS FROM THE ROSTER YOU ARE ASSIGNED. It also needs to be open Monday thru Sunday Always confirm vacations changes in your TSS screen. Please contact me if any mistakes. Bob All bids need to be submitted at utu426.org before 06:00 each Tuesday. If you do not have a computer or want me to submit your bid, contact me with your request. 208-777-0376 leave message. If you need the vacation starting before the close date, you must contact me no later than Sunday.

FULL WEEK VACATIONS

Always use Mondays for weeks you are bidding on. Look under vacation bulletins and make a note who currently owns that week. After they are awarded verify a Jr. employee did not get bid. Always keep a copy of your confirmation receipt. If the vacancy did not exist for a full 7 days it may not be awarded and you will have to re-bid the next week.

Employee Name:    

Employee # :            (without the dash)

Roster Code:           

Roster Number:       (option 2, pf-11 on tss)

Week Bid On:           (example mm/dd/yy)

Week Giving Up:      (example mm/dd/yy)

Digital Signature:     (your full name)

Press Submit only once. It may take up to 1 minute to process depending on your internet connection. You will receive confirmation once it is complete. Print it out as your proof of the vacation bid.