EXHIBIT 28 Collective Bargaining Agreements With Unions ...

Joint Classification Committee
The Commonwealth agrees to form a joint labor-management committee to determine if a
study should be conducted of certain classifications covered by the Maintenance and Trades Unit
Appendix.
Transportation Safety Committees
In the Department of Transportation, a safety committee consisting of two bargaining unit
employees per Engineering District and appropriate Union and Management representatives, shall
meet in Central Office quarterly to discuss specific safety policies, procedures and problem areas.
Employees selected for this committee shall be entitled to administrative leave to attend these
meetings, but shall be afforded no other benefit or privilege as a result of this selection. It shall be
the responsibility of the Union to request the meetings, suggest alternative dates, and provide a list
of bargaining unit representatives and a tentative agenda for discussion.
A safety committee shall also be established in each County Maintenance District and each
Engineering District which shall meet periodically to discuss specific safety policies, procedures,
and problem areas. In addition to the participation of such Management and Union representatives
as are appropriate, the Union shall be entitled to select and the Employer shall provide
administrative leave to one employee to sit on each county safety committee and one employee per
county to sit on each Engineering District safety committee. It shall be the responsibility of the
Union to provide the Department with a list of participating employees and, when appropriate, a
tentative agenda for discussion. Any dispute arising from these committees shall be submitted to a
committee comprised of a representative from the Office of Administration, AFSCME, Council 13
and the Department.
Safety Equipment
The Employer shall not require employees to operate unsafe motorized equipment or to
take out on the streets, highways, or Commonwealth owned property any vehicle or piece of
motorized equipment that is not in safe operating condition, including, but not limited to equipment
which is acknowledged as overweight or not equipped with the safety appliances prescribed by
law. It shall not be a violation of this Agreement or basis for discipline where employees refuse to
operate such equipment unless such refusal is unjustified. All equipment which is refused because
it is not mechanically sound or properly equipped, shall be appropriately tagged so that it cannot be
used by other drivers until the maintenance department has adjusted the complaint. After such
equipment is repaired, the Employer shall place on such equipment an "OK" in a conspicuous
place so the driver can see the same.
Department of Transportation Dangerous Conditions
Under no circumstances will an employee be required or assigned to engage in any activity
involving dangerous conditions of work or danger to person or property or in violation of any
applicable statute or court order, or in violation of a government regulation relating to safety of
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