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39. Vacancies. Article 12, Section 7E of the Master Agreement shall be supplemented as follows:
Whenever the Appointing Authority fills a vacancy at a University under Subsection D in the
class Plant Maintenance Engineer or the class Stationary Engineer, the Appointing Authority
agrees to notify employees in the Maintenance Department of the vacancy and to consider
requests for voluntary transfers from the class Plant Maintenance Engineer to the class
Stationary Engineer or from the class Stationary Engineer to the class Plant Maintenance
Engineer before using the other options under Subsection D to fill the vacancy. All other
provisions of Subsection D shall remain in effect.
40. Hours of Work. Article 5, Section 1, Subsection C of the Master Agreement shall be modified
as follows:
For employees in the Maintenance Department of St. Cloud State University and Bemidji State
University, one (1) Stationary Engineer position shall be the relief position. The relief position
shall not be subject to the fourteen (14) calendar day requirement for posting of schedules
when relieving for sick leave or for short periods of vacation when advance written approval
has not been given. The work schedule for the relief position may be changed upon notification
of eight (8) hours in advance of the start of the shift in the case of sick leave relief or upon
notification of twenty four (24) hours in advance of the shift in the case of vacation relief without
incurring overtime liability. All other provisions shall remain in effect. For Moorhead State
University, the parties agree to meet and negotiate in good faith to resolve work schedule
issues.
41. Reduction in Hours. Article 5, Section 4 of the Master Agreement shall be supplemented
and/or modified as follows:
If it is necessary to reduce the hours of a full-time seasonal position referenced above such that
the incumbent of the position is no longer eligible to receive the full Employer's insurance
contribution or is no longer eligible to participate in the Employer's insurance program, the
Appointing Authority shall request volunteers for the position from among employees in the
same class, employment condition and work area. If one or more employees volunteer for the
position, the most senior qualified volunteer shall be offered the position. If there are no
volunteers, the least senior qualified employee in the same class, employment condition, and
work area shall be assigned to the position.
Part 5. Technical Colleges
42. Definition of State Seniority. “State Seniority” shall be defined as the date of first
employment with the Technical College or with a member school district from which the
employee moved or was assigned to the joint technical college district or any other seniority
recognized by the Technical College. It shall also include any time served in a temporary
appointment where the employee was appointed to a permanent position in the same class
without a break in service. “Break in service” shall not include academic year breaks.
43. Definition of Class Seniority. “Class Seniority” in the employee's initial state classification
shall be defined as the employee's State Seniority as defined above. A Technical College
employee who is reallocated to a different classification within the College, transfers, demotes
or promotes to another class or state agency after July 1, 1995, shall have class seniority in the
new class determined in accordance with the Master Agreement. The preceding sentence
does not apply to a Technical College employee who transfers in the same class to another
Technical College.
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