The Bid Monitor's Phone Number is

734-794-1707

The Vacation Bid occurs twice (2) a year, every 6 months, in June and December.  In December is when you might start wondering about how much vacation time you have and how many hours can be carried over into the next contract year.

Per the current contract with The Authority and TWU Local 171, ARTICLE V, Section 8-B (page 46 ) states: 

• Selection of vacation will be made twice a year. Employee may only bid vacation time that has been earned as of the date the vacation bid begins. During the December bid, the maximum amount of vacation time an Employee can bid is based on the schedule below. Please see Utilization below.

       LENGTH OF SERVICE               MAXIMUM UTILIZATION

• • • Date of hire to end of first  year             40 hours 

    • Beginning of  2nd year  to end of 4th year                                        80 hours

    • Beginning of 5th year to end of 10th year                                       120  hours

    • Beginning of 11th year and beyond                                   160 hours

If you still have questions about your carryover vacation hours, please check with the Bid Monitor.

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