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To no longer be permanently assigned to the fixed night shift, an employee assigned to the
fixed night shift must do one of the following:
a. Successfully bid on a vacancy in another shift. However, if the employee on the fixed night
shift bids on a vacancy in other shifts and he/she is the capable qualified employee with the
least Classification Seniority for the night shift position, his/her bid shall be rejected; or,
b. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 12, notify the personnel director after at least three
(3) months assignment to the fixed night shift that he/she requests to be removed from the
fixed night shift. If another employee not on the fixed night shift with less Classification
Seniority is capable and qualified for the fixed night shift, that employee shall be assigned
to the fixed night position and the employee on the fixed night shift to that employee’s
position, provided the employee on the fixed night shift is capable and qualified for that
position. If there is more than one capable and qualified employee with less Classification
Seniority than the employee requesting to be removed from the fixed night shift, the
capable and qualified employee with the least Classification Seniority shall be assigned to
the fixed night position, provided the employee on the fixed night shift is capable and
qualified for that position. The request shall remain open until the employee withdraws it, or
is replaced by another employee; or,
c. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 12, an employee working other than the fixed night
shift agrees to exchange with the employee assigned to the fixed night shift. Such
exchange requires that both employees are in the same classification and option and each
employee is capable and qualified for the position to which he/she is moving.
4. Hour(s)/Shift Exchanges. Article 5, Section C of the Master Agreement is modified as
follows: If one or both of the employee’s immediate supervisor(s) are not available prior to the
desired shift or hour exchange, an on-duty supervisor may approve the exchange but the
supervisor’s signature must be obtained as soon as feasible after the exchange. Such
exchanges shall be subject to the following conditions: All requests for exchanges must be
reduced in writing and must state the exact days, shift or hours of both employees that are
involved in the shift exchange request(s).
5. Pre-schedule Sign-up Process for Unit 4 Part-time Employees. Part-time employees in
Unit 4 may indicate their availability for additional shifts by signing up on a calendar provided by
the Appointing Authority. The calendar will be made available for a thirty (30) day period prior
to the beginning of the schedule to be posted. Employees may indicate their availability to
work the day, evening, and/or night shift each day. The employees cannot limit his/her
availability to a specific number of hours (the employee may be scheduled to work a six (6),
seven (7) or eight (8) hour shift based on the staffing needs that day. An employee may only
withdraw his/her name from the calendar within five (5) working days prior to the posting of the
work schedule. The Appointing Authority will make every attempt to distribute shifts equally
within the pay period among the part-time employees signed up.
When necessary, additional weekend shifts will be assigned to the least senior employee within
classification and shift and department until all employees in the classification and shift and
department who have not already been assigned in a rotating twelve (12) month period. If all
employees have been assigned an additional weekend shift, the rotation will begin again with
the least senior employee in the classification on the shift. However, an employee who
voluntarily signs up and works an additional shift on the weekend will be credited as having
fulfilled their assignment of an additional weekend shift.
If not enough part-time employees volunteer for additional shifts, the Appointing Authority shall
revert to Master Language.
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