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1999-2002 LABOR AGREEMENT
United Transportation Union
Local 23
Santa Cruz Metro
Transit District
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE 1
RECOGNITION OF BARGAINING UNIT
1.01 Recognition of Bargaining Unit
1.02 Employee Defined
1.03 Non-Discrimination
1.04 Non-Discrimination in Promotion
1.05 Union Membership
1.06 New Employees
ARTICLE 2
PURPOSE OF AGREEMENT
ARTICLE 3
UNION SECURITY/DEDUCTIONS
3.01 Agency Shop
3.02 Notification of Entering and Leaving
3.03 Entering or Leaving Military Service
3.04 District to Inform and Refer Operators
3.05 Payroll Deduction of Dues and Service Fees
3.06 Authorization for Deductions
3.07 Hold Harmless
ARTICLE 4
UNION REPRESENTATION
4.01 Release Time for Union Representatives
4.02 Union Business on District Property
ARTICLE 5
RATES OF PAY
5.01 Payment on Minute Basis
5.02 Operator Base Wage Rates of Pay
5.03 Base Wage Rates and Regular Wage Rates
5.04 Longevity Bonus
5.05 Training and Probation
5.06 PERS
ARTICLE 6
PROBATION
6.01 Length of Probation
6.02 Probationary Operators on Leave
6.03 Benefits for Probationary Operators
ARTICLE 7
SENIORITY RULES
7.01 District Seniority 14
7.02 Classification Seniority, Rank and Rights
7.03 Updating and Posting of Seniority Rosters
7.04 Maintenance and Accrual of Classification Seniority
ARTICLE 8
WORK OUT OF CLASS AND PROMOTIONS
8.01 Probationary Period
8.02 Work out of Classification
8.03 Promotion
8.04 Examinations
ARTICLE 9
CLASSIFICATIONS
9.01 Definition
9.02 Standard of Efficiency Established by the District
9.03 Bus Operation
ARTICLE 10
HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFITS
10.01 Medical Insurance
10.02 Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
10.03 Industrial Injury
10.04 Medical Arbitration
10.05 Dental Insurance
10.06 Vision Insurance
10.07 Retirement Insurance
10.08 Survivors Health Benefits
10.09 State Disability Insurance
10.10 Deferred Compensation Plan
10.11 Long Term Disability Insurance
10.12 Effective Date of Benefits
10.13 Operator Benefits
10.14 Operators on Leave
10.15 Refernce to Plans
10.16 Amount of Contributions
10.17 Eligibility Notification
ARTICLE 11
REDUCTION IN FORCES
11.01 Reduction in Forces
11.02 Laid Off Operator Benefts
11.03 Call Back
11.04 Call Back Procedures Meeting
11.05 Furlough
ARTICLE 12
HOLIDAYS
12.01 Holidays Listed
12.02 Holiday Pay
12.03 Birthday Hollday
12.04 Holiday Conversions
12.05 Service Reduction on Holidays
12.06 No Pyramiding
ARTICLE 13
ANNUAL LEAVE
13.01 Accruals
13.02 Scheduling of Annual Leave
13.03 Cancellation of Annual Leave
13.04 Annual Leave Waiting Lists
13.05 Annual Leave Planning and Qualifications
13.06 Illness During Annual Leave
13.07 Advance Pay on Annual Leave
ARTICLE 14
LEAVES OF ABSENCE
14.01 General Leaves of Absence
14.02 Medical Leaves of Absence
14.03 Leave on Account of Industrial Injury
14.04 Parental Leave
14.05 Bereavement Leave
14.06 Military Leave
14.07 Jury Duty
14.08 Leave for Public Office and Labor Union Postions
14.09 Hospice and Critical Care Leave
14.10 Intra-District Leaves of Absence Out of Classification
14.11 Good Standing with the Union
ARTICLE 15
SICK LEAVE
15.01Accrual and Use of Sick Leave
15.02 Notification
15.03 Returning to Duty
15.04 Absence Policy
ARTICLE 16
DISCIPLINE AND DISCHARGE
16.01 Grounds for Discipline and Discharge
16.02 Miss-Out Rule
16.03 Notice of Intent to Discipline or Discharge
16.04 First Level Hearing Procedures and Time Limits
16.05 Final Appeal before Arbitration
16.06 Operator's Rights
16.07 Assessment of Suspensions
16.08 Extensions
16.09 Time Limits and Forfeiture
16.10 Discipline or Discharge of Probationary Operators
16.11 Exclusionary Rule
ARTICLE 17
GRIEVANCES
17.01 Defintion
17.02 Notification
17.03 Informal Conferences
17.04 Hearing
17.05 Final Appeal Before Arbitration
17.06 Extension of Time Limits
17.07 Violation of Time Limits
17.08 Applicability of article
17.09 Computing of Time Limits
17.10 Submittal and Payment of Claims
ARTICLE 18
APPEAL TO ARBITRATION
18.01 Appeal to Arbitration
18.02 Appeal of the Arbitrators Decision
18.03 Time Periods
ARTICLE 19
COURT APPEARANCES
19.01 Compensation for Appearance
19.02 Instructions to Report
19.03 Traffic Citations
19.04 Legal Assistance
19.05 Legal Support
ARTICLE 20
MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
ARTICLE 21
CONTINUITY OF SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC
ARTICLE 22
ASSIGNABILITY
ARTICLE 23
SEPARABILITY
ARTICLE 24
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING DURING TERM OF AGREEMENT
24.01 Final Agreement between the Parties
24.02 Duty to Collectively Bargain in Good Faith on Matters Not Covered - No Economic Action
ARTICLE 25
EFFECTIVE DATE-DURATION-TERMINATION
ARTICLE 26
GUARANTEED WORKWEEK
26.01 Regular Operators
26.02 Extra Board Operators
26.03 General Provisions for All Operators
26.04 Additional Work
26.05 Breaks in Split Runs or Shifts
26.06 Exceptions
ARTICLE 27
OVERTIME
27.01 Overtime Provisions
27.02 Work on Days Off
27.03 Calling of Additional Operators
27.04 Bidded Trippers
27.05 Other Ovcertime Computations
27.06 Paid Point
27.07 No Pyramiding and Single Overtime Provision
27.08 Unexcused Absences
ARTICLE 28
SPREAD TIME
ARTICLE 29
PASSENGER SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS
29.01 Classification of Assignments
29.02 Establichment of Passenger Service Work Assignments
29.03 Definition of Biddable Trippers
29.04 Preparatory Time
29.05 Travel Time Allowances
29.06 Description of Work Assignments
29.07 Establishment and Posting of Recurring Extra Assignments
29.08 Extra Spread Assignments
29.09 Beginning/Ending of Day and Spread Limit
29.10 Pay for Infraction of Rest Period
29.11 Paddle Boards
29.12 Length of Assignments
ARTICLE 30
CHOICE OF FULL-TIME WORK ASSIGNMENTS
30.01 Types of Assignmennts
30.02 New Base and Relief Points
30.03 Bid Sign-Up
30.04 Sign-Up Procedure
30.05 Change in Operator's Work Assignment
30.06 Route and Service Changes
30.07 Biddable Trippers
30.08 Adjusting Staffing
30.09 Trading Assignments
30.10 Hardship Cases
30.11 Drop-a-Day
ARTICLE 31
METHOD OF HANDLING EXTRA BOARD
31.01 Definition of Extra Board
31.02 Posting Assignments
31.03 Filling Vacancies
31.04 Determining Assignments
31.05 Displacement
31.06 Run Around
31.07 Double Scheduling
31.08 Point
31.09 Additional Spread Pay Provisions
31.10 Need for Additional Operators
ARTICLE 32
HOLDDOWNS
32.01 Definition of Holddown
32.02 Holddown Posting
32.03 Holddown Bidding
32.04 Duration of Holddown
32.05 Holddown Days Off
ARTICLE 33
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS
33.01 V.I.P. Specials
33.02 Vehicle Pickups and Deliveries
33.03 Other Special Assignments
ARTICLE 34
OPERATOR SAFETY
34.01 Reimbursement in Event of Roberry, Theft or Unprovoked Attack
34.02 Payment for Time Lost
34.03 Payment for Personal Losses Due to Accident
ARTICLE 35
OPERATING POLICY
35.01 Service Review Committee
35.02 Layovers
35.03 Schedule Adjustments
35.04 Maintenance of On-Time Performance
35.05 Route Review
ARTICLE 36
SAFETY AND ACCIDENT REVIEW
36.01 Accident Review Committee
36.02 Health and Safety Committee
36.03 Equipment Safety
36.04 Expedited Appeals for Health and Safety Matters
ARTICLE 37
SPECIAL PAY PROVISIONS
37.01 Making of Reports
37.02 Bilingual Pay
37.03 Line Instructor Pay
37.04 Transfer and Qualification Period
37.05 Spread Pay
37.06 Driver's License
37.07 Use of Private Automobile
37.08 Union Orientation
37.09 Safe Driver Bonus
37.10 Special Vehicle Pay
37.11 Speedometers
37.12 Uniform Allowance
ARTICLE 38
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
38.01 Transportation Privileges
38.02 Union and Operators' Mail
38.03 Equipment of Revenue Vehicles
38.04 Checking Earnings
38.05 Personnel Files
38.06 Printing of Agreement
38.07 Incoming Calls
38.08 Time Cards
38.09 Sanitary Facilities
38.10 Records Provided
38.11 Cleanup
38.12 Operators' Quarters
38.13 Bulletin Boards
38.14 Regulation Clocks
38.15 Access to Rules
38.16 Physical Examinations
38.17 Service Letter
38.18 Evaluations
ARTICLE 39
LIMITATION ON Part-TIME
ARTICLE 40
PASSENGER SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS
PART-TIME OPERATORS
40.01 Work Assignments
40.02 Time and Pay Requirements
40.03 Use of Part-Time Operators
40.04 Part-Time Operator Selection of Work
ARTICLE 41
PART-TIME OPERATORS BENEFITS
41.Medical Insurance
41.02 Dental and Vision Insurance
41.03 Other Benefits
41.04 Sick Leave and Annual Leave
41.05 Leaves of Absence
41.06 Holidays
41.07 Other Provisions
ARTICLE 42
CHANGE OF CLASSIFICATION
DEFINITIONS
APPENDIX A
Index