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Article 3
Probation Extensions
Article 12, Section 10F of the Master Agreement shall be supplemented and/or modified as follows:
Extensions of probationary periods can be agreed upon in writing between the Administrator and
the Local Union.
MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS
Article 1
Employees Returning from Workers' Compensation
Prior to returning a bargaining unit employee to work who is not in current position because of
workers' compensation limitations, the Appointing Authority shall notify the Local Union of the work
assignment and any restrictions affecting the employee's work. Upon request, the Appointing
Authority agrees to meet with the Local Union.
Article 2
Vacancies
Article 12, Sections 1-7, shall be modified and/or supplemented as follows:
For vacancies that are posted, permanent full-time Zoo Keepers and Farm Keepers may be
allowed to bid between those two (2) classes if they have previously served for at least six (6) nonconsecutive
months in the class they are bidding on.
Any employee who has successfully filled a vacancy via a bid into the Zoo Keeper classification
from the Farm Keeper classification (or vice versa) shall not be entitled to bid on another vacancy
for a period of six (6) months following the date upon which the employee exercised the bid.
For vacancies that are posted, if there is more than one bidder, the seniority used to determine
whether the bid is successful for the Zoo Keeper and/or Farm Keeper positions shall be
determined by the time previously spent in the class that is being bid on. Upon a successful bid,
the new Keeper will be required to serve a six (6) month probationary period.
Article 3
Attendance at Union Meetings
The provisions of the Master Agreement shall be supplemented and/or modified as follows:
Employees who are scheduled to work at the same time as a regular monthly Local Union meeting
may, with the approval of their immediate supervisor, adjust their hours of work, not to exceed two
(2) hours, to allow their attendance at the meeting.
The Appointing Authority shall have no liability for overtime hours of pay for any extra time worked
to offset the Union meeting.
Article 4
Pay Differentials
Pay Differential Assignment to Heavy Equipment Operator (Intermittent). Heavy Equipment
Operator (Intermittent) assignments shall be made from among certified available employees
capable of performing the work.
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