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Employees who are unavailable for mandatory overtime because of restrictions and/or doctor's
statements shall not be eligible for voluntary overtime.
Article 5
Attendance at Union Meetings
The provisions of the Master Agreement shall be supplemented and/or modified as follows:
Employees may be permitted to adjust their hours of work to permit their attendance at regular
monthly meetings of the Local Union. Such adjustments shall be of reasonable duration, not to
exceed two (2) hours.
Employees who desire to make these adjustments must request prior approval from their
supervisor or other Administrator designee five (5) calendar days in advance of the meeting date.
Requests shall include an indication of the length of release time requested. Approval of these
requests will not be unreasonably withheld. The Administrator reserves the right to rescind this
approval in the event of emergency or other unusual conditions, or to maintain adequate staffing
during the time of the meeting.
Employees shall receive no compensation for time spent at union meetings, but may utilize
vacation leave or work extra hours, within five (5) working days after the meeting, if work is
available, to prevent a loss of earnings.
Article 6
Unit Adjustment
When a unit adjustment is necessary for coverage, the employer shall first use floats and
volunteers. All involuntary adjustment shall be rotated each pay period beginning with the least
senior capable employee based on classification seniority.
In the event work is available and an employee requests to work extra hours to offset time spent at
union meetings, the Administrator shall not approve the request if it would result in the payment of
overtime unless overtime is assigned as outlined in this supplement.
Article 7
Vacation
Article 8 of the Master Agreement is modified as follows:
1. Vacation Requests. Requests for vacation may be submitted within six (6) months in advance
of the requested period provided that all of the requested time is within the six (6) month period.
Article 8
Vacancies, Filling of Positions
Return Right Involuntary Reassignment. Article 12, Section 4B, Reassignment Between Work
Areas or Shifts (No Vacancies) shall be supplemented and/or modified as follows:
When a vacancy occurs in a work area from which an employee was involuntarily reassigned, that
employee shall be given the opportunity to return to that work area before posting and bidding.
This return shall apply only to the same class, shift, and employment condition the employee was
reassigned from. This return right shall be based on class seniority. Junior/Senior classes shall be
considered the same class. This right shall only apply for two (2) years from the time of involuntary
reassignment.
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