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

Work Assignments
Operators may work on the Hamilton Street Railway Spare Board
and are only permitted to operate the pieces of work on the
Unassigned Board.
Work assignments will be balanced by aligning the available work
with individual employee availability as expressed through a
quarterly wind-down availability signup (update as required), which
is available for viewing (for example day of week, time of day, etc.).
MAINTENANCE
Winddown Program Limits
Employees entering the winddown program will be placed on a
roster list based upon their date of entering the program or until the
employee wants to withdraw their name.
The employee in conjunction with their Union Representative and
Management will discuss available work arrangements prior to the
employee entering into the winddown program and such mutually
agreeable arrangements shall not be unreasonable or arbitrarily
withheld or implemented.
Total number of winddown employees shall not exceed 25% of the
regular full time maintenance section.
Employees retiring from the City (HSR) who have retired at age
fifty-five (55) or after may participate in the winddown program to a
maximum of seven (7) years from the date of retirement (effective
January 1st, 2013). Employees entered into the windown program
prior to this date shall be grandfathered for maximum ten (10) years
from the date of retirement.
Employees under the winddown program must give a minimum of
two (2) weeks' notice of unavailability.
Employees that do not perform any work for a period of six (6)
continuous months may be removed from future offers of work
unless the employee's reasons for such longer time has been
applied for and approved by the employer.
Employees not able to enter into the program based on the above
limits will be placed on a waiting list.
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