Agreement Between Teamsters Local 853 And ABM July 1, 2014 ... · AGREEMENT by and between ABM, A...

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Agreement Between Teamsters Local 853 And ABM July 1, 2014 To July 1, 2017

Transcript of Agreement Between Teamsters Local 853 And ABM July 1, 2014 ... · AGREEMENT by and between ABM, A...

  • Agreement

    Between

    Teamsters Local 853

    And

    ABM

    July 1, 2014 To July 1, 2017

  • Table of Contents

    Section P a g e

    Section_iSection 2. Union Security and Check-Of 3Section 3. Non — Discrimination 5Section 4. Seniority: 5Section 5. Hours of Work: 6Section 6. Vacations: 6Section...7. Hours and Working Conditions: 8Section 8. Holidays: 8Section 9. Management of the Facility. 9Section 10. Druz and Alcohol 1 0Section 11. Discharge and Suspension 1 0Section 12. Change in Laws: 1 1Section 13, Complete Agreement: 1 1_ •Section 14, Grievance and Arbitration: 1 2Section 11). Health and Welfare: 1 3Section 16. Sick Leave: 1 3Section 17. Dental Plan: 1 5Section 18. No Interference: 1 5Section 19. A'ssipments: 1 6Section 20, Personal Leave of Absence (PLOA): 1 6Section 21. Family Leave: 1 6Section 22. Funeral Leave 1 6Section 23. Wages. 1 7Section 24: General Provisions: 1 8Section 25. Duration: 1 9Section 26 Dignity and Respect: 2 0

  • AGREEMENT by and between ABM, A California Corporation, party of the first part,hereinafter referred to as the EMPLOYER and the TEAMSTERS EMPLOYEES' UNION,LOCAL NO. 853, o f the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, party of the second part,hereinafter referred to as the UNION.

    S e c t i o n 1 . R e c o g n i t i o n :

    (A) T h e terms of this Agreement shall apply to employees of' the Employer engaged inworking as Bus Operators and Ciround Transportation Starters working on or aboutAIRPORT PARKING SHUTTLE BUS SERVICES AND AIRBART SHUTTLEBUS SERVICES or operated by the Employer as set forth in Section 1. (B.) Below.

    (13) T h e Employer recognizes the Union as the sole collective bargaining agent of itsBus Operators and Ground Transportation Starters at the Oakland International

    (C) Supervisors have the right to perform bargaining unit ),Triork. Such assignments shall notdeliberately be for the purpose of reducing the number ofemployces performing workwithin bargaining unit classifications.

    Sec tiOn 2. Union Sect' ritv and Cheek-Off:

    A G R E E M E N T

    (A) A l l persons employed in classifications covered by this Agreement will be required tobecome and remain members in Rood standing of the Union. For the purpose of thisAgreement, the term "good standing" means, tender to the Union of the regularlyestablished initiation fees and periodic dues. This provision will become effectivethirty-one (31) days after the execution of this Agreement or thirty-one (31) days afteremployment of the respective employees, whichever occurs later,

    (B) W h e n the Employer needs additional employees, he may give the Union equalopportunity with all other sources to provide suitable applicants, but the Employershall not be required to hire those referred by the Union. It is expressly understood

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  • that said union referrals shall be made without preference or regard to race, color,religious creed, national origin, age, sex or Union or non-Union affiliation asprovided in Section 3, Non-Discrimination.

    (C) U p o n receipt of a written assignment and authorization signed voluntarily by theemployee on an appropriate form, the Employer agrees to deduct monthly from the firstpaycheck of such employee in each calendar month all regular monthly dues required forUnion membership. The amounts so deducted shall be remitted by the Employer to the Unionwithin 10 — 15 days of the first pay date of the nionth. but no later than the 25th of each month.The Union shall indemnify and hold the Employer harmless against any and all claims,demands, suits, proceedings, Labor Board or court orders, or any other liability that may ariseout of or by reason of action taken or not taken by the Employer for the purpose of complyingwith any of the provisions of the check-off clause.

    D) The Company must notify the Union immediately of any and all new hires with thefollowing information.

    E) D r i v e :

    Name.Address.

    Social Security number.Date of Hire.

    The employer agrees to deduct from the paycheck of all employees covered by this Agreementvoluntary contributions to DRIVE. DRIVE shall notify the employer of the amounts designated byeach contributing employee that are to be deducted from his/her paycheck on a weekly basis for allweeks worked. '1'he phrase weeks worked excludes any week other than a week in winch theetnployee earned a wage. 1he employer shall transmit to DRIVE National Headquarters on amonthly basis in one (1) check, the total amount deducted along with the name of each employee onwhose behalf a deduction is made, the employees' Social Security number and the amount deductedfrom that employees' paycheck. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters shall reimburse theEmployer annually for the Employers actual cost for the expenses incurred in administering theweekly payroll deduction.

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  • Section 3. Non - Discrimination;

    (A) T h e Employer and the Union will not discriminate either directly or indirectly, norwill they permit any of their agents, members or representatives to discriminate eitherdirectly or indirectly against any employee by reason of race, creed, color, age,gender, physical handicap, religious affiliation, membership or non-membership inthe Union_

    (B) T h e use of the masculine under in this Agreement shall include. both male andfemale.

    Section 4. Seniority:

    (A) L a y o f f s will be determined by seniority; the employee with the least amount of seniorityshall be laid-off first. Employees on layoff arc subject to recall for up to '24 months from thetime of layoff. Recall of' laid-off employees shall be in reverse order of layoff. Au employeeduly notilied by the Employer to return to work ftorn layoff must report to work within five(5) working days of receipt of such notice or be considered as terminated. Notice as set forthabove shall be by ecrtific,•d mail addressed to the employee's last known mailing address. Acopy of such notice shall be sent to the Union by regular mail.

    (A) A l l employees shall be considered as temporary employees during a probationaryperiod which extends the first ninety (90) calendar days of their employment. Atemporary employee wi l l not acquire seniority. Employees who complete theirprobationary period shall acquire seniority. Probationary employees may beterminated with or without cause and such termination shall not be subject to thegrievance procedure.

    (B) A l l start times Routes and lots shall be bid every 12 months and permanent openingsthat occur after the bid process shall also he posted for bid, I f Et job is discontinued, theperson who is taken off the job shall be able to bump wherever their seniority takesthem. Vacation routes, lots and start times shall be assigned in accordance withseniority. Only those who are unsuccessful bidders shall be eligible for vacation reliefHowever the company reserves the right to assign employees to lots and routes otherthan their particular bid in accordance with operational needs.

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  • Section 5, Hours of Work:

    right (8) hours of work shall constitute a regular days worked and a straight-timework week shall be paid at the rate of time and one-half (1-112) for all work in excess ofeight (8) hours in any one day, (however all work performed after 8 s must be authorizedor over time maybe contested) and more than five (5) days in any one week. There shall bean (8) hour guarantee for all work performed in any one day. I f a person reports to work andis sent home they shall receive 4hrs pay. [ fan employee works any part of a day and is thenasked to go home they shall receive the balance of the day (Shr.) I f a person is rescheduledby telephone, phone log records of a call shall suffice. Phone logs can be inspected by theUnion at any time.

    Ten (10) hour Shift WorkersTen (10) hours of work shall constitute a regular day worked and a straight-time

    workweek shall be paid the rate of time and one-half (1112) for all work in excess of ten(10) hours in any one day, (however all work performed after 10 hrs must be authorized orover time maybe contested) and more than four (4) days in any one week. There shall be an(10) hour guarantee for all work performed in any one day. I f a person reports to work andis sent home they shall receive 5 hrs. Pay. I f an employee works any part of a day and isthen asked to go home they shall receive the balance oC the day (10) hrs. I f a person isrescheduled by telephone, phone log records of a call shall suffice. Phone logs can beinspected by the Union at any time.

    Two fifteen (15) minute break periods. One ‘vi II be provided approximately in themiddle o f the first four (4) or five (5) hours of work, half hour lunch and the other fifteen(15) minute break will he provided approximately in the middle of the second four (4) or (5)hours or work relevant to the shil l being worked. Break periods will not unduly impair theoperation,

    Section 6, Vacations:

    An employee shall earn vacation pay on a monthly basis (at the rate of 1/12 of theirmonthly accrual rate) from date of' hire, but wi l l not be entitled to take vacation untilafter completing one (1) year of continuous service with the Employer. A n Employeemay use accrued vacation pay as it is earned after they complete their one ( I) year ofcontinuous service with the Employer. I n order to be eligible for vacation benefits,you must be a regular full-time employee working at least 100 hours or more permonth. Vacation time shall not be accrued by employees when the employee is off of work due

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  • to workers compensation, State Disability, or any other Leave of Absence.

    (A) A l l regular employees having completed one (1) year's continuous service with theEmployer shall be given one (1) week, Ibrly (40) hours vacation with pay. Al l regularemployees having completed (2) two years continuous service with the Employershall be given two (2) weeks, eighty (SO) hours vacation with pay. A l l regularemployees having completed five (5) years continuous service with the Employershall be given three (3) weeks, one hundred twenty (120) hours vacation with pay. A l lregular employees having completed ten (10) years continuous service with theEmployer shall be given (4) weeks, one hundred sixty (160) hours vacation with pay.

    1.)Effective JuLy 1, 2015, employees will not be able to maintain more vacation in their vacationbank than that specified in the schedule above based on their individual years of service. On thepay day immediately following. July 1, 2015 employees with more vacation than that specifiedabove will have that time cashed out on a separate paycheck. Such cash outs will occur quarterlyon the pay day immediately following each October 1st, January 1st, April 1st and July 1st ofeach year.

    (13) A t least JO% of all vacation time must be used in increments of no less than oneweek.

    (C) Va c a t i o n pay shall be paid on the closest payday before the vacation is actuallytaken.

    •(C). T h e vacation list shall be posted in a conspicuous place no earlier than February 1st,

    and no later than the f i l th r h ) regular workday after March 1st of each year.Vacations shall bc chosen by seniority. For choice of vacations, once a vacationselection list is posted, one week is allowed for the first twenty-five percent (25%) onthe seniority list to select, then one week will be allowed for the second twenty-rivepercent (25%) on the seniority list, then one week will be allowed for the thirdtwenty-five percent (25°/u) to select, then one week shall be allowed for the fourth andfinal twenty-live percent (25%) on the seniority list to select. Those not signing up inthe correct week shall lose their choice of vacation and shall take whatever dates thatremain available. Drivers reaching their first anniversary day between bidding periods

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  • may choose vacations dates that are available before the next bid date, however theymust wait until the next bidding session to select any dates after that session. Vacationtime off shall be taken by employees at a lime mutual] y agreed upon by the employer.All vacation requests must follow the Employer's work rules.

    (D) T h e Company shall allow three drivers/starters off per day (a maximum of one driverper shift anti El maximum of one starter per shift) with the exception of followingHoliday weeks: Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's. Employees may elect toeash-out unused vacation lime.

    (E) A n y written vacation requests forms most be returned within two weeks o f their•submission or the vacation request wil l be considered approved upon verificationof receipt of the l'orm_

    Section 7. Hours and Working Conditions:

    A.) Where it is necessary For an employee to remain on duty for lunch, lunchtime may bepostponed or adjusted. I f no lunch is taken time shall be classified as working time,and paid for at the overtime rate of' pay.

    B,) I t shall be the duty of the Employer to furnish any equipment or tools necessary for thesafe operation and conduct o f its business or for the completion o f any servicerendered. I f special uniforms arc required by the employer, they shall be furnished bythe Employer, arid the cost of Laundering same shall be borne by the Employer unlessotherwise mutually agreed.

    C.) Over t ime shall be paid for at the rate of time and one-half (1 1/2) for all work inexcess of eight (8) hours per day for eight hour shifts and in excess of ten (10) hoursper day for ten hour shills and forty (40) hours per week. There shall be noduplication or pyramiding of overtime and/or premium pay. The Union and theemployees agree to assist the Employer obtain exemptions, i f needed for schedulingfrom the State Department of Labor for route coverage.

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  • Section 8. Holidays:

    A) Al l regular scheduled employees (including those scheduled as On-Call) shallreceive the following holiday with pay provided they have worked on the last scheduledworkday prior to the holiday and the first scheduled workday after the holiday. Anemployee who fails to report. as regularly scheduled for work (immediately prior to andimmediately following) a Holiday shall not be entitled to Holiday pay.

    B) Al l employees scheduled to work on the holiday must work to be paid holiday pay.

    C) The following days wil l be observed as paid holidays for all employees who havecompleted thirty (30) calendar days of employment:

    New Year's DayLabor DayMemorial DayMartin Luther King Day

    *Employee's Birthday,must be taken on the actual day or alterbut must be taken after and within oneyear.

    Presidents DayThanksgiving DayChristmas DayFourth o Ju ly

    *PIK, (2) flowing holidaystwo 1,•eeks advanced noticefor employees with one fullye or glemplopnent, ThisHoliday nntst be used within the anniversaly year.

    D) When any holiday falls on a Sunday; the day observed by the State or Nation will beconsidered the holiday.

    F,) Employees who work a holiday shall be paid straight time for al] hours worked inaddition to eight (8) hours of holiday pay.

    F) Holiday pay shall be paid without reRard to whether the holiday falls on anindividual employee's day o ff or scheduled vacation day.

    (i) The Company has the exclusive right to specify the number of employees who may berequired to work on a designated holiday in order to maintain the necessary operations of

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  • the Company.

    H), The Company shall allow employees to select their floating holidays in the samemanner and at the same time as tile vacations are selected.

    Section 9. Manall,cment of the Facility.

    A) Any of the rights, powers, authority and functions the Employer had prior to theexecution Of this Agreement are inherent management prerogatives and are retainedby the employer except those rights, authority, power, and functions specificallyabridged or modi fled by the express provisions of this Agreement. Al l Luch rights,powers, authority and ftinctions, whether heretofore or hereafter exercised andregardless of the frequency or infrequency of their exercise, shall remain vestedexclusively in the Company and this includes, but is not limited to: the full andexclusive control, planning, management and operation of its business and plant; theright to introduce new or improved methods or facilities, machinery and equipment,including the right to introduce and effect technological changes; to direct andsupervise the workforce, including the determination of the number of employeesand the right to change and increase and reduce the same and the assignment orduties thereto; the hiring, selection and training assignment of duties thereto; thehiring, selecting and training of new employees and suspending, scheduling,assigning, discharging for cause, layoff because of lack of work, recalling,promoting, demoting and transferring of its employees; the right to establish 01change shifts, schedules of work, to combine or eliminate jobs, positions, jobclassifications and descriptions and the right to establish wage rates for new orchanged jobs or positions: the right to maintain order and efficiency and to make andenforce security and safety rules and rules of conduct. The Employer may, in its solediscretion, formulate from time to time additional work rules to govern operationsin the facilities and regulations of conduct of all employees.

    Section 10. Drug and Alcohol

    A) In each case where the Employer has probable cause to believe that an Employee's jobperformance is impaired by the use of alcohol or drugs, the employer may requirethe employee to submit to a physical examination including a drug or alcoholscreen on Hmployer time and at the Employer's expense. In addition,

    the Employer shall have the right to require an alcohol or drug screen on Employer10

  • time and at 12:mployeis expense for each employee at the termination of suchemployee's leave of absence e x c e s s of thirty (30) days, after an accidentinvolving property damage, personal injury or lost time as determined by theexarr•LnLng physician. D.O.T. levels shall be determinative in establishine, positivelevels o f drug presenoe.

    Section 11. Discharge and Suspension

    A) The Employer has the right to discharge any employee for Just Cause, Anyemployee feeling that he has been unjustly discharged may appeal his case under theGrievance Procedure. Such appeal must be filed in writing with the Employerwithin ten (10) days excluding; Saturday, Sunday and holidays after the dischargeoccurs, I i not so filed the ri 2ht o f appeal is lost, unless the time limits are waivedby both parties.

    B) In the ease of a suspension the employee may be allowed to remain on the jobwithout loss of pay at the Employers option unless and until the suspension issustained under the grievance machinery.

    C) The company shall make a shop steward available when calling a meeting toinvestigate a possible disciplinary action. I f a shop steward is not available asenior bargaining unit employee shall be called in to witness the meeting. I f anemployee declines the presence of a shop steward, said employee must sign therequisite form so indicating.

    D) Al l discharges, suspensions and warning notices shall be by written notice within14 Calendar days, including weekend and Holidays, of the event or events givingcause to such discharge or suspension. Employees discharged or suspended shallbe given a copy of the notice within 24 hours of the discharge or suspension anda copy shall be immediately faxed to the Union,

    Section 12. Change in Laws:

    Should any provision o f this Agreement or any applications thereof becomeunlawful by virtue of any Federal or State Law or Executive Order of the President ofthe United States or Governor of' the State of California pursuant to law's or by final

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  • adjudication of any Court o f competent jurisdiction, the provisions or applicationof a provision of this Agreement shall be modified in compliance with, law, order, orfinal adjudication, but in all other respects the provisions of this Agreement shallcontinue in full force and effect for the life thereof

    Section 13- Complete Agreement:

    The waiver of either party o f any provision or requirement shall not be deemed awaiver of such provision or requirement for the future or in the past, and shall notconstitute a modification o f this Agreement unless such provision or requirement isreduced to writing and signed by the parties of this Agreement. An arbitrator shall have noauthority to determine or consider that this provision has been waived.

    Section 14, Grievance and Arbitrat ion:

    A) A grievance is defined as a dispute between an employee or a group of employees anda representative or representatives of the Company as to the interpretations, applications orclaimed violation of any provisions of this Agreement or any supplement thereto. Thefollowing procedure shall be followed in processing all grievances that may arise betweenmembers of the Union and the Company

    B) Attempts wi l l first be made to informally resolve grievances between the employeeand the employer as soon as possible. I f the grievance cannot be resolved i t shall bereduced to writing and submitted to the Employer's Operation Manager within 14Calendar days, including weekend and Holidays, from the time the employee becameaware of the event or events giving cause to such grievance.

    C) In the event the grievance is not resolved, the matter shall be referred to the businessagent, who shall attempt to resolve the matter with the Company. I f the parties cannot settle thematter it shall be submitted to a Board of Adjustment within fourteen (14) calendar days, thistime may be extended by mutual agreement of the parties.

    D) T h e Joint Adjustment Board shall be composed of two (2) representatives of each12

  • contracting party. I f they cannot agree or i f there is no agreement on a Board ofAdjuw.ment, the matter shall be submitted to arbitration, i f the Union or Ow Companychooses to do so.

    E) T h e arbitrator will be selected under the rules and procedures of the Federal Mediationand Conciliation Service unless otherwise mutually agreed upon. Expenses of the Arbitratorshall be borne equally by both parties.

    F) N o Arbitration shall go beyond the interpretation and/or application of thisAgreement or the obligation of the parties under this Agreement_ It shall in no way beconstrued that the arbitrator shall have the power to add to, subtract from, or modify in anyway the terms of this Agreement. Issues not directly involved in the ease undersubmission shall not be decided by the arbitrator and the Arbitrator shall not have thepower to modify, change or interpret any wage rates. The Arbitrator shall agree to bebound by this Agreement.

    G) I f a grievance settlement or arbitrator's decision provides for retroactivity, it is agreedthat retroactivity may extend back to the date of the written grievance, except as mayotherwise be provided in the decision of the arbitrator for a lesser period ()Clime. Should backpay be awarded, credit shall be given, however, for the earnings during said period, as well asunemployment payments.

    H.) Grievances not processed in accordance within the foregoing time limits shall beautomatically null and void.

    I.) T h e Employer may, in its discretion, give written or verbal reprimands or warnings inlieu of demotion, suspension or discharge. The receipt of a warning or reprimand shall not besubject to the grievance procedure but the merits thereof shall be.

    Section 15 Health and Welfare;

    A) T h e Employer shall provide health coverage for all regularly scheduled full time employees,working a minimum twenty-five (25) hours per week, as currently provided through the agreed tohealth plan. The Employer reserves the right to schedule pan time employees not covered by thisplan. An employee scheduled "On-Call" working a minimum (100) hours per month shall qualify toparticipate in the group health plan for the following month.

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  • B) T h e Plan shall be effective the first day of the month following 120 calendar days ofemployment.

    • All increases fOr dependent coverage above -7% will be shared between the parties with theCompany and the members each paying 50% of the increases, Beginning October 1, 2015

    D) A l l paid lime shall count as lime worked for health benefit purposes.

    E) T h e Employer also agrees to provide up to S10,000 Life Insurance, to each eligibleemployee.

    Section 16. Sick Leave

    A) Regular full-time Drivers and GT Starters covered by this Agreement who have beencontinuously employed by the Employer for a period o f at least one (1) year shallthereafter be entitled to (56 straight time) sick leave with pay per year. Regularlull-time Ground Transportation Starters covered by this Agreement who havebeen continuously employed by the Employer for a period of at least one (1) yearshall thereafter be entitled to (48 straight time) sick leave with pay per year. Adoetor's certificate or other reasonable proof of illness may be required by theEmployer, in cases whore the absence exceeds forty-eight (48) hours, or more.No note will be required for absences less than forty-eight (48) hours.

    B) A l l employees tnust call in no later than two hours before the start o f their shift i fthey are unable to attend work that day.

    C) S u c h leave with pay shall be applicable only in case of bona fide illnesses or accident andshall be paid on the first day of absence and in the case plan industrial injury where the employeeis ordered not to work for the rest of the day by the industrial compensation doctor. I f you havesucceeding workdays' absences, full pay until sick benefit allowance is used up.

    D) F o r the purpose of this Section, full pay shall mean pay for the regular daily schedule ofworking hours Ibr those days which the employee would have worked had the disability notoccurred, calculated at straight lime.

    E) T h e waiting period herein provided before full pay commences shall apply for each illnessor non-industrial accident in case the sick benefit allowance has not been used up in previousillnesses during the same year. Sick Leave benefits shall accumulate from anniversary date. The

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  • employees shall cash out 100% of any unused sick leave benefits, each anniversary year. New hiresmay not cash out unused sick leave until the second anniversary year. Cash out of sick leave will notbe permitted prior to employee's anniversary date. Regular employees may carry over and bank upto 50'4 of sick leave from year to year to a maximum of one hundred twenty (120)

    F) I n industrial injury (or disability) cases, Worker's Compensation (or DisabilityCompensation) and sick benefits allowances are paid; the sum of two shall not exceed the sickbenefit payable for said period,

    G) E m p l o y e e s with sick benefit allowance shall be paid for sick leave in the paycheck for thework week in which the illness or accident occurred, as long as the- employee notified managementof the nature of the illness or accident and the desire to be paid sick leave allowance,

    11) T h o s e employees requested to submit certification and refuse or fail to submit certificationshall forfeit payments made or to be made from the sick leave allowance.

    I) I n no ease shall sick leave payments be credited against or be taken into considerationin computing current Worker's Compensation disability payments.

    Section 17. Dental Plan:

    The dental plan is to be continued For the life of this Agreement, which is to cost no morethan forty-five dollars ($45.00) per month per employee. An employee must work no lessthan twenty-five (25) hours per week to be eligible. Qualification is after one hundred andtwenty (120) days. The same policy regarding dependents as outlined under the medical planwill also apply to dental coverage,

    Section 18. No Interference:

    It is agreed that there shall be no picketing, respeetinc,, of picket lines, handsupporting strikes, strikes, sit-downs, sympathy strikes, slow-downs, work stoppage or anyother activity which interferes with the Employer's operations during the life of thisAgreement, nor shall any officer or official of' the union or any of its locals, assist orencourage any picketing, hand billing, supporting strikes, strikes, sit-downs, sympathystrikes, slow-downs, work stoppage or any other activity which interferes with theFmployer's operations during the life of this Agreetnent• I f any employee, or group ofemployees represented by the Union in this Union, should violate the intent of the Section,the Union shall take immediate affirmative action to prevent such illegal acts and take all

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  • necessary steps to (he end that. work will properly and orderly resumed. The Union in suchcase, wil l promptly notify the Employer and such employee or employees in writing, of itsdisapproval o f such violation. Violation of the provisions of this Section shall be groundsfor disciplinary action or discharge.

    It is further expressly understood and agreed that, should any act in violation of theintent of provisions above occur during the l i f t of this Agreement, the Employer may seekinjunctive or other appropriate equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction.

    The Employer agrees that it will not cause a voluntary complete. cessation ofoperations of the Employer to support the Employer's bargainine, position, commonly called"lockout", so as to prevent employees from working. Temporary or permanent shutdown bythe Employer for economic or other reasons beyond its control shall not be consideredlockouts.

    Section 19. Assignments:

    The parties agree that in the event that the ownership or management of any plant orcompany is changed by sale, merger, or in any other manner, this Agreement shall beincluded as u condition of such change or transfer, and shall run to its conclusion as thecontract of the successor company, applicable to the particular plant thus sold, merged ortransferred. The Union likewise binds itself to hold this contract in force to its termination,and agrees that no part of this Agreement shall be assigned to any labor organization otherthan those. which are parties hereto, without the consent of the parties hereto.

    There shall be no past practice whatsoever.

    Section 20. Personal Leave of Absence (14.0A):

    A PLOA may be granted for a maximum period of three (3) months as the discretion ofthe Company. A PI.OA wi l l be automatically canceled and employment terminated i f theemployee begins work elsewhere. In all PLOA's a definite date of return will be provided inwriting to the Company. PLOArs without pay for reasonable purposes may be granted to anyregular full-time employee for a period of time not to exceed two (2) months whenever the

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  • work of the operation concerned will not be unduly impaired by such absence.

    In addition, the Company may, but is not obligated to, grant extensions of PLOA's forpersonal reasons, Any req LIOST for an extension shall be submitted in writing no later thanthirty (30) days before the expiration of the leave.

    All employees will be able to take up to two weeks of vacation without pay each year.

    Section 21. Family Leave:

    The Employer, i f employing more than (50) employees, shall abide by all provisions ofthe Family Medical Leave Act of I 993 and the California Family Rights Act of 1993 whichappears at SECTION 12945.2 of the California Government Code. Any questions regardingmatters covered under these Acts shall be resolved through the grievance procedure.

    Section 22. Funeral Leave

    In the event of a death in the family, a regular employee shall be entitled to a maximum ofthree (3) days off with pay to attend the funeral, subject to the Ibllowing provisions:

    A. The relatives designated shall include father, mother, wife, husband, brother, sister,daughter, son, brothers and sisters having one (1) parent in common; and thoserelationships generally called '1N Lep" providing persons in such relationships havelived or have been raised in the family home and have continued an active familyrelationship.

    B. To be eligible for funeral leave, the employee must attend, or make bona fideeffort to attend the funeral.

    C. Pay for compensable funeral leave shall be for eight (8) hours at thestraight-time rate.

    D. Funeral leave is not compensable when the employee is on leave of absence,vacation, bona fide layoff or for days falling outside the employee's regularworkweek.

    R. A verification of death may be required.

    Section 23. Wages.17

  • All classifications to receive an increase of 2% on July 2 0 1 4 and 4% On July 1 o f each

    subsequent year.

    Training

    6/30/2014 7/1/2014 7/1/2015 7/1/2016Journeyman $20.71 $21.12 $21,97 $22•85

    Training $939 $9,58 $9.96 $10•36Probation $12.73 $12.98 $13.50 $14.04Post Probation $13.16 $13.42 $13.96 $14321 yr afterprobation $13.70 $1197 $14,53 $15.112 yrs afterprobation $14•26 $14.55 $15.13 $15•733 yrs afterprobation $14•67 $ 1 4 . 9 6 $15.56 $16.18

    Att CW drivers wi l l start at $2_00 per hour below the journeyman rate. A f te r 90 daysthey will receive an increase of $• 50. Af ter 180 days they will receive another increase

    S, 50. 4Per one year Mey wil l be paid the ,full rate. Upon ratification o f contracts

    Drivers Wages

    GIS Wages

    2%

    2%

    4% 4%

    4% 4%

    Driver 401k Plan: Effective 9/1/03 the Company shall institute the Teamster 401K Plan foreligible fulLtime employees (based on 2080 hours per year) according to the followingschedule:Effective 7/01113 - ,55 per hour

    CiT Starter 40Ik Plan: Effective Ju ly 1, 2015 the Company shall institute the TeamsterIg

  • 401k Plan for eligible full-time GT Starters (based on 2080 hours per year) and willcontribute ,05 per hour.

    Effective 7/01/15 .05 per hour

    Employees may contribute more wages to their 40 Lk plan i f they so desire.

    The Employer agrees to become a party to the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension TrustFund and to remain a party to said Trust Fund during the' term of this Agreement. The EmployerfUrther agrees that it will pay into said Trust Fund on account of each employee of the Employercovered by this Agreement, at a rate of $.05 per hour for each straight-time compensable houreffective July 1, 2015. On July 1, 2016 that will increase to $.10 per hour. The Employer agrees tosign the necessary subscriber agreements and abide by such rules as may be established by theTrustees of said Trust Fund to facilitate the determination of the amounts of money which are dueand the prompt and orderly collection of such amounts and the accurate reporting and recording ofthe amount paid on account ofeach employee of the Employer covered by this Agreement.

    The Company will pay a graveyard shift premium of 10% of the hourly rate effective July I, 2015.Graveyard shill shall be defined as all shifts starting at 8pm or later.

    All paycheck errors caused by the Company shall he corrected within 72 hrs.

    Section 24: General Provisions:

    DOT Physicals:

    The company shall pay for the cost of DOT mandated physical examinations. Also thecompany shall pay for up to one hour straight time pay for the time spent on suchphysical examinations.

    Phone Numbers:

    All Employees must furnish the Employer with a telephone number where the employeemay, be reached by telephone as well as their address. The employee is responsible fornotifying the employer in the event o f a change in telephone number and address.Disciplinary action may be taken for failure to furnish the required information,

    Company Meetings/A irnort 'Identification Issuance/Renewals19

  • All employees required to report for any type of Company-called meeting or is requiredto obtain/renew the Airport Identification more than one (1) hour after the end of a shiftor more than two (2) hours before the beginning of a shift shall be paid at least four (4)hours for any such meetings or procedures.

    Posting of Jobs

    The Company shall post openings for all represented and non-represented positions in aconspicuous place for a reasonable period of time.

    Section 25. Duration:This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, without change, from July 1, 2015 andshall continue automatically from year to year thereafter unless either party serves notice onthe other party in writing, at least sixty (60) clays prior to Ju ly 1, 2017 or subsequentanniversary date, of its desire to amend, modify or terminate this Agreement.

    Upon such notice, the parties wi l l enter into negotiations in good faith and i f no agreementis reached by the expiration date, either party may terminate the Agreement by notice ofwriting to the other party.In addition, i f during the term of this Agreement, the company is not selected to continueor is terminated as the busing contractor for the Port (Airport) Authority for the city o fOakland, then this Agreement shall, at the option of the Company, terminate immediatelyand the Company's obligations hereunder shall end.

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  • Section 26. Diff.nitv and Respect:

    The parties agree that they will treat one another's representatives with dignity and respect,and that employees and supervisors and other members of management will treat each otherwith dignity and p -

    IN WITNES • WHEREOF, the undersigned parties have affixed their signatures on thisof i f r i l d a y, '20

    I ( 0 ( 3 0 f i rRome Aloise, Secretary Treasurer R o d Howery, Rc'igi-N6lonal Vice-President