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An employee must meet the required qualifications for the specific position/vacancy to be
considered for the position/vacancy in the Transportation Specialist Series or to exercise layoff
options or recall rights to any position in the Transportation Specialist Series.
Under Article 15 of the Master Agreement, employees in the Transportation Specialist Series shall
be considered eligible to bump into lower Transportation Specialist Series classes, that they have
not previously served, only within their seniority unit.
For the purpose of position qualifications, “qualified” means the employee has the job related
knowledge, skills, abilities, licensure and certifications required for appointment to the position and
necessary for satisfactory performance of the job. These requirements will be determined by the
Department.
Article 4
Hours of Work
Article 5 of the Master Agreement shall be supplemented and/or modified as follows:
1. Work Schedules. In the Department of Transportation, the Appointing Authority may change
the daily starting and quitting time of Unit 2 and Unit 7 employees for the entire week up to two
(2) hours either way providing a notice is posted a minimum of three (3) working days in
advance of the proposed change. Notification prior to the start of any shift shall constitute the
first day's notice. Employees may be returned to their previously established schedule upon
reasonable notice by the Appointing Authority.
2. Changed Work Schedules. Employees whose schedules are changed without a five (5) day
notice and who are not required to work their original (posted) schedule or assigned available
work, may use accrued vacation or compensatory time to fill in the remainder of their original
(posted) schedule. This provision does not apply to winter maintenance schedules or
contractors’ operations.
3. Contractor Hours. Employees whose hours of work are controlled by the contractor may have
their schedule changed due to the contractor's operations. In the event a change in schedule
is necessary, as much advance notice as possible must be given the employee through the
Appointing Authority's project supervisor. Such change shall not be considered a split shift.
Any schedule changes made pursuant to the above shall not result in the payment of overtime.
The supervisor shall give due consideration to any employee who requests not to work beyond
sixteen (16) hours in a day. Normally, an employee shall not be required to work beyond
fourteen (14) consecutive days. In this situation, the employee may request time off with three
(3) days notice to the supervisor.
4. Winter Maintenance Schedules. The Appointing Authority may establish a winter
maintenance schedule to be used in severe or extreme road conditions for snow and ice
control operations. The schedule shall be posted at least fourteen (14) calendar days in
advance of the effective date each fall. The posted schedule shall also cite the date each
spring when winter maintenance schedules shall no longer be in effect.
Under the winter maintenance schedule, the Appointing Authority may split the available
employees into more than one (1) shift. Such shift shall be periodically rotated or established
by internal bid after taking into consideration the desires of the Local Union. The posting shall
name which employees are assigned to each shift.
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