2009-2013 Winnebago Agreement: AFSCME Circuit Clerk Local 473

Use of proscribed drugs as well as being under the influence of alcohol during
working hours shall be cause for discipline, including discharge; alternatively, the Employer
shall if practicable, provide the employee with an opportunity to participate in
a drug rehabilitation program.
Section 24.10 Employee Assistance Program
1. That the Employer may implement an Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) applicable
to the bargaining unit employees at any time, now or in the future.
2. That the cost of an EAP implemented by the Employer shall be borne exclusively
by the Employer.
3. Following the date the Employer first implements an EAP, pursuant to this
Section, the Employer shall retain the right to change the EAP provider, or
otherwise change the provisions of the EAP, so long as the basic level of benefits
available to the Employee under the EAP remain substantially the same.
4. That notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement the Employer retains
the unqualified right to terminate and discontinue an EAP with thirty (30) days
advance written notice to the Union President.
5. That an Employee's participation in an EAP shall not be construed as a limitation
on the Employer’s right to discipline the Employee in accordance with
the terms of the collective bargaining agreement between the Employer and
the Union.
Section 24.11 Collective Bargaining Agreement to be Provided
to New Employee
Upon successful completion of the appropriate probationary period as provided
for in Section 1.2, each employee shall be provided with a copy of the Collective Bargaining
Agreement by the Employer.
Section 24.12 Union Orientation
The Union shall be allowed orientation for new hires up to one (1) hour with pay.
ARTICLE XXV
WAGES AND OTHER PAY WAGES PROVISIONS
Section 25.1 Wages
1. The base wage plan is outlined in Appendix A .
2. Longevity: Effective October 1, 2005, and each year thereafter, all employees
who have completed three (3) or more years of service shall receive a one
(1%) percent increase in their regular hourly rate of pay on their anniversary
date: provided, however, that such increases relating to the first year of this
Agreement shall be implemented on April 2, 2006. These increases shall be
in addition to any general increase in regular hourly rates of pay agreed to by
the Union and the Employer.
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