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There are several reasons that Management can permanently change the scheduling pattern of a
unit/program. These reasons are:
Efficiency
The needs of the public, D.H.S., or the Center
Better consumer services
Better use of the facility and/or you and other staff.
Management must give at least twenty-one (21) days notice to the Local Union before changing
the normal scheduling pattern. The Local Union and Management will meet and confer to develop
a reasonable scheduling pattern for that unit/program before the new schedules are posted.
Part Time Employees: Your schedule must include:
At least four (4) days off in a two (2) week pay period.
At least two (2) of the days off must be consecutive.
No more than seven (7) consecutive work days.
The Local Union and Management will meet and confer to develop a reasonable scheduling
pattern for any new unit/program before schedules for that unit/program must be posted.
(For Fergus Falls Region only)
A. Work Period.
Full-Time Employees. If you are a full-time employee, your supervisor may use any of the
following scheduling patterns:
1. No more than six (6) consecutive work days; no fewer than three (3) consecutive work
days; consecutive days off; or
2. No more than seven (7) consecutive work days; no fewer than three (3) consecutive work
days; two (2) weekends off out of every eight (8) weekends; consecutive days off; or,
3. No more than seven (7) consecutive work days; two (2) weekends off out of every four (4)
weekends; days off may not be consecutive; or,
4. No more than seven (7) consecutive work days; two (2) weekends (Fri./Sat., Sat./Sun.,
Sun./Mon.) off out of every four (4) weekends; consecutive days off).
B. Schedules. If you are a Unit 4 full-time employee who is not a Chemical Dependency
Counselor/Sr:
1. Management will assign one scheduling pattern to each position in your scheduling unit.
For this subsection, A(1) above will include:
Five (5) consecutive work days; two (2) consecutive fixed days off. With each of those
seven possible schedules a separate option, and
No more than six (6) work days; no fewer than three (3) work days; consecutive days
off.
2013-2015 AFSCME Contract – Page 227