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Article 11<br />

Bargaining Unit Security<br />

Article 3, Section 5 of the Master Agreement shall be supplemented and/or modified as follows:<br />

STS and MCC projects that are of a non-emergency nature shall be submitted to the Local Union<br />

on a standard agency form provided for notification and comment prior to any work being done. It<br />

is expected there will be no reduction in hours of <strong>AFSCME</strong> bargaining unit employees as a result of<br />

STS or MCC projects.<br />

Projects using ICWC or related programs shall be submitted to the Local Union for approval prior to<br />

any work being done. Such projects shall not be unreasonably denied.<br />

Article 12<br />

Mobility Assignments<br />

All requests for a mobility assignment shall be submitted in writing by the employee to the<br />

employee’s Appointing Authority. The request shall include the nature and duration of the mobility<br />

assignment. After consultation with the Human Resources Bureau, authorization for or denial of a<br />

mobility assignment shall be furnished to the employee in writing by the Appointing Authority.<br />

The Appointing Authority may fill a position on a temporary basis for up to two (2) years of an<br />

employee who has taken an approved mobility assignment. When an employee returns from a<br />

mobility assignment, they shall be returned to their former position.<br />

Article 13<br />

Whitewater Watershed<br />

The purpose of this Article is to establish a process in which current seasonal employees may<br />

volunteer for extended season employment within the Whitewater Watershed under the following<br />

conditions:<br />

1. The Appointing Authority shall first offer extended season employment opportunities to<br />

seasonal employees whose principal place of employment is the Whitewater Watershed. If<br />

additional work is available, the Appointing Authority may then offer extended season<br />

employment opportunities to seasonal employees while principal place of employment is within<br />

thirty-five (35) miles of the Whitewater Watershed.<br />

2. The Appointing Authority shall make an effort to distribute extended seasons as equally as<br />

possible among eligible employees who are capable of performing the work and who desire to<br />

work the extended season.<br />

3. Employees shall continue to accrue seniority in their current classification and shall be paid at<br />

their current rate of pay including any step increases they may receive.<br />

4. The Appointing Authority and Local Union agree to meet and confer at the request of either<br />

party to discuss issues related to this Article.<br />

Article 14<br />

NR Forest Fire Response Lead & NR Forest Support Dispatcher Positions<br />

The appointment condition of employees hired as NR Forest Fire Response Lead and NR Forest<br />

Support Dispatcher classifications shall be “seasonal.” However, the Appointing Authority may<br />

utilize emergency or temporary employees during the process of filling a vacant position.<br />

2013-2015 <strong>AFSCME</strong> <strong>Contract</strong> – Page 302

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