Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 107 - City of Hamilton

Days off to conduct board sign-ups, collective bargaining, or any paid
leaves of absence, shall not be counted as absence from work for the
purposes of this Article.
14.05 Employees will be given an opportunity, based on seniority within their
section or work unit, as per Article 20.01, to bid for the vacations with pay
to which they are entitled. Employees will not be permitted to exchange
vacations, alter the dates after selection has been made, nor extend the
vacation period except in special cases.
Blocks for vacation in the Operations Division in a given year will be first
posted for sign-up not later than October 15th of the preceding, year,
provisional sign-up to be completed by one (1) calendar month later. The
vacation blocks posted for the ten (10) week summer period will be a
minimum of nine-percent (9%) of full time permanent Operators that exist
on the 1st day of the month of September of the preceding vacation year.
Operator Employees will bid within the blocks available as posted by the
City (HSR) according to rotating seniority lists devised by Local Union 107
and agreed to by the City (HSR).
Garage and Maintenance Employees will bid on a seniority basis within
their own units and within blocks throughout the year available as posted
by the City (HSR).
Blocks for vacation in the Administrative Section, a given year will be
first posted for sign-up not later than October 15th of the preceding year,
provisional sign-up to be completed by one calendar month later. It is
agreed that the current guidelines will be amended to allow a minimum of
three (3) Inspectors off on vacation at anyone time during the peak
vacation periods. These periods are defined as two (2) weeks at
Christmas, one (1) week during the March break and the Summer Board,
which is a period of ten (10) weeks. If the number of Inspectors is
increased to seventeen (17) or more, a minimum of four (4) Inspectors will
be allowed off on vacation at any one (1) time during the peak vacation
periods.
Blocks for vacation in the Maintenance division, a given year will first be
posted for sign-up not later than December 1st of the preceding year, with
a view to having the sign-up completed by January 31st. Requests for
vacation during January of the vacation year must be submitted to the
Manager of Fleet Maintenance, in writing, prior to December 1st of the
preceding year. It is further agreed that no unit will be completely vacated.
Vacation entitlement may be taken consecutively or split up for five (5)
single days. The allocations for vacation purposes shall be as follows:
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