Working Wage Agreement

*UPDATE* The current ratified  1 year contract for 2010 - 2011 will be posted hopefully by Feb 2011 - it has just been proofed for the official printing.







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• PART 1 - All Employees (Articles 1-28)
  
  
  
  
  • Article 1 > Bargaining Unit
    
    
    
    
    • Bargaining Unit
  • Article 2 > Management Rights
    
    
    
    
    • Management Rights, Section 2.1
    • Policy Changes, Section 2.2
  • Article 3 > Union Rights
    
    
    
    
    • Recognition, Section 3.1
    • Union Business Leave, Section 3.2
    • Authorized Deductions for Dues & Costs, Section 3.3
    • Fair Share Agreement, Section 3.4
    • Department Liaisons & Shop Stewards, Section 3.5
    • Bulletin Boards, Section 3.6
  • Article 4 > Labor Management Committee
    
    
    
    
    • Labor Management Committee Purpose, Section 4.1
    • Participants, Section 4.2
    • Meeting Frequency, Section 4.3
    • Committee Training, Section 4.4
  • Article 5 > Wage Rates
    
    
    
    
    • Wage Increases, Section 5.1
    • Lead Position Pay, Section 5.3
    • Longevity Pay, Section 5.2
  • Article 6 > Bus operator Instructors
    
    
    
    
    • Bus Operator Instructor Wage Rates, Section 6.1
    • Selection of Bus Operator Instructors, Section 6.2
    • Application of Overtime Premium, Section 6.3
  • Article 7 > Insurance
    
    
    
    
    • Maintenance of Benefits, Section 7.1
    • Medical Insurance Plan, Section 7.2
    • Life Insurance, Section 7.3
    • Joint Insurance Committee, Section 7.4
    • VEBA, Section 7.5
    • Stop Loss Account, Section 7.6
    • Expedited Insurance Dispute Resolution Process, Section 7.7
    • Exclusivity of Premium, Section 7.8
    • Retiree Health Insurance, Section 7.9
    • Counting of Insurance Coverage - Terminating Employees, Section 7.10
    • Continuation of Insurance Coverage - Continuing Employees, Section 7.11
    • Self Pay during Leave without Pay, Section 7.12
    • Statutory Leave and Insurance Coverage, Section 7.13
  • Article 8 > Physicals & Eye Examinations
    
    
    
    
    • Physicals & Eye Examinations
  • Article 9 > Retirement
    
    
    
    
    • Retirement Age, Section 9.1
    • Early Retirement Provisions, Section 9.2
    • Benifit Defintions, Section 9.3
    • Implementation, Section 9.4
  • Article 10 > Death & Felonious Assault
    
    
    
    
    • Death And Felonious Assault Insurance
  • Article 11 > Robbery Reimbursement
    
    
    
    
    • Robbery Reimbursement
  • Article 12 > Workers' Compensation
    
    
    
    
    • Compensation Pay, Sec. 12.1
    • Sick Leave Credit and Pay, Sec. 12.2
  • Article 13 > Passes
    
    
    
    
    • Passes
  • Article 14 > Uniforms
    
    
    
    
    • Operator Uniforms, Section 14.1
    • Maintenance of Uniforms, Section 14.2
    • Uniform Replacement, Section 14.3
    • Uniform Ownership, Section 14.4
    • Customer Service Department Uniforms, Section 14.5
    • Station Cleaner, Section 14.6
  • Article 15 > Child and Elder Care
    
    
    
    
    • Article 15 Forward
    • Child and Elder Care Committee, Sec. 15.1
    • Funding, Sec. 15.2
  • Article 16 > Hours of Work
    
    
    
    
    • Work Day, Sec. 16.1
    • Operator Work Hour Limitations, Sec. 16.2
    • Overtime, Sec. 16.3
    • Temporary Assignments, Sec. 16.4
    • Emergency Work Assignments, Sec. 16.5
    • Call-Back and Standby, Sec. 16.6
    • Work Schedules, Sec. 16.7
    • Mini-Schedule Requirements, Sec. 16.8
    • Trading Days Off, Sec. 16.9
    • Spread Time, Sec. 16.10
    • Terminal Points, Sec. 16.11
    • Lunch and Rest Periods - Bus Operators, Sec. 16.12
  • Article 17 > Trainees
    
    
    
    
    • Trainees
  • Article 18 > Seniority
    
    
    
    
    • Effective Dates, Sec. 18.1
    • Types of Seniority, Sec. 18.2
    • Seniority in Shift Bidding & Lay-offs, Sec. 18.3
    • Interdepartmental Transfers, Sec. 18.4
    • New Classification within Departments, Sec. 18.5
    • Trial Periods, Sec. 18.6
    • Temporary Transfers, Sec. 18.7
    • Continuous Service, Sec. 18.8
    • Reassignment to Available Work, Sec. 18.9
  • Article 19 > Holidays
    
    
    
    
    • Recognized Holidays, Sec. 19.1
    • Holiday Pay, Sec. 19.2
    • Work Preformed on Holidays, Sec. 19.3
    • Maintenance Department Holiday Pay, Sec. 19.4
    • Floating Holidays, Sec. 19.5
    • Holiday Overtime, Sec. 19.6
    • Day After Thanksgiving, Sec. 19.7
  • Article 20 > Vacations
    
    
    
    
    • Accrual Schedule, Sec. 20.1
    • Vacation, Sec. 20.2
    • Holidays during Vacations, Sec. 20.3
    • Federal & State Mandated Leave Coordination (FMLA), Sec. 20.4
    • Workers Compensation Coordination, Sec. 20.5
    • Other Vacation Provisions, Sec. 20.6
  • Article 21 > Sick Leave
    
    
    
    
    • Sick Leave Accrual, Sec. 21.1
    • Use of Sick Leave, Sec. 21.2
    • Sick Leave Benefit Insurance, Sec. 21.3
    • Demonstrated Ability to Work Regularly, Sec. 21.4
    • Sick Leave Abuse, Sec. 21.5
    • Unused Sick Leave, Sec. 21.6
    • Federal Family Medical Leave Act, Sec. 21.7
  • Article 22 > Funeral Leave
    
    
    
    
    • Leave Time and Definitions, Sec. 22.1
    • Pay Calculations, Sec. 22.2
  • Article 23 > Jury Duty
    
    
    
    
    • Full-time Compensation, Sec. 23.1
    • Mini-Schedule Compensation, Sec. 23.2
  • Article 24 > Discipline and Discharge
    
    
    
    
    • Deadline for Discipline, Sec. 24.1
    • Warning Notices, Sec. 24.2
    • Notification to the Union, Sec. 24.3
    • Right to a Hearing, Sec. 24.4
    • Probationary Employees, Sec. 24.5
  • Article 25 > Grievance and Arbitration
    
    
    
    
    • Grievance Process, Sec. 25.1
    • Cost of Arbitration, Sec. 25.2
    • Authority of the Arbitrator, Sec. 25.3
    • Arbitrator's Decision, Sec. 25.4
  • Article 26 > Departments
    
    
    
    
    • Departments, Sec. 26
  • Article 27 > Notice of Positions
    
    
    
    
    • Notice of Positions
  • Article 28 > State Laws
    
    
    
    
    • State Laws
• PART 2 - Transit Operations Employees (Articles 29 - 36)
  
  
  
  
  • Article 29 > Transit Operations Sign-ups
    
    
    
    
    • Job Assignment Bidding, Sec. 29.1
    • Number of Bids, Sec. 29.2
    • Bidding Procedure, Sec. 29.3
  • Article 30 > Transit Operations Work Assigment Procedures
    
    
    
    
    • Late & Absent Without Leave [AWOL], Sec.30.1
    • Late and AWOL Call Back, Sec. 30.2
    • Refusing Work Assignment, Sec. 30.4
    • Required Call Back & Stand-by Time, Sec.30.3
    • Road Reports, Sec. 30.5
  • Article 31 > Trippers
    
    
    
    
    • Trippers
  • Article 32 > Extra Board Rules
    
    
    
    
    • Article 32 Forward
    • Hours of Work, Sec. 32.1
    • Labor Management Committee, Sec. 32.2
    • Full Time Extra Board, Sec. 32.3
    • Mini Board Operators Hours of Work, Sec. 32.4
    • Assignments, Sec. 32.5
    • Red Line Rotation, Sec. 32.6
    • Eight Hours Off Rule, Sec. 32.7
    • Mini Extra Board Assignments, Sec. 32.8
    • Temporary Assignments, Sec. 32.9
    • Assignment Priorities - Full Time, Sec 32.10
    • Open Work, Sec. 32.11
    • Required Reporting Pay, Sec. 32.12
    • Work Refusal, Sec. 32.13
    • 12-Hour Rules, Sec. 32.14
    • Special Service & Assigned Work, Sec. 32.15
    • Standby Procedures, Sec. 32.16
    • The 10-Hour Rule, Sec. 32.17
    • Extra Work Following Assignment, Sec. 32.18
    • Open Board, Sec. 32.19
    • Working RDO Requests, Sec. 32.20
    • Problem-Solving, Sec. 32.21
    • Work Exchanges, Sec. 32.22
    • New or Returning Employees, Sec. 32.23
  • Article 33 > EMX Operator Rules
    
    
    
    
    • Premium Pay, Sec. 33.1
    • EMX Bidding, Sec. 33.2
    • EMX Extra Board, Sec. 33.3
    • Other Provisions, Sec. 33.4
  • Article 34 > Accident Reports
    
    
    
    
    • Completing Accident Reports, Sec. 34.1
    • Pay Allowance, Sec. 34.2
  • Article 35 > Exact Fare System
    
    
    
    
    • Exact Fare System
  • Article 36 > Restrooms
    
    
    
    
    • Restrooms
• Part 3 - Fleet Services Employees (Articles 37 - 38)
  
  
  
  
  • Article 37 > Fleet Services Department
    
    
    
    
    • Tool Allowance, Sec. 37.1
    • Tool Requirement , Sec. 37.2
    • Shift Differential, Sec. 37.3.
    • Uniforms and Allowances, Sec. 37.4
    • Temporary Leadperson, Sec. 37.5
    • Sign-ups, Sec. 37.6
    • Lead Selection, Sec. 37.7
    • General Service Worker Promotions, Sec. 37.8
    • Mini - Schedules, Sec. 37.9
    • Maintenanace Instructors Sec. 37.10
  • Article 38 > ATU Decals
    
    
    
    
    • ATU Decals
• Part 4 - Customer Services Employees (Article 39)
  
  
  
  
  • Article 39 > Customer Service
    
    
    
    
    • Special Conditions, Sec. 39.1
    • Customer Service Schedule Sign-ups, Sec. 39.2
    • Preparation Time, Sec. 39.3
    • Service Lockers, Sec. 39.4
    • Other Employees, Sec. 39.5
    • Other Work Assignments, Sec.39.6
    • Call Back and Stand-by Time, Sec. 39.7
    • Lates and AWOL's , Sec.39.8
    • Assigned Overtime, Sec. 39.9
    • Personnel File, Sec. 39.10
    • Flex-Schedule Employees, Sec. 39.11
    • Vacation & Floating Holiday Sign-up, Sec. 39.12
• Part 5 - General (Articles 40 - 41)
  
  
  
  
  • Article 40 > Mutual Cooperation
    
    
    
    
    • Work Continuance During Negotiations, Sec. 40.1
    • Commencement of Negotiations Sec. 40.2
    • No Lockout or Strikes, Sec. 40.3
    • Non-Discrimination , Sec. 40.4
  • Article 41 > Duration
    
    
    
    
    • Duration
• Letter of Understanding
  
  
  
  
  • Letter of Memorandum and Understanding
• Appendix 1 - ATU Represented Pay Tables
  
  
  
  
  • ATU Represented Pay Tables
• Appendix 2 Date of Hire & Senority Tables by Department
  
  
  
  
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• Signatures of Bargaining Teams
  
  
  
  
  • Contract Bargaining Team(s) Signatures
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