BIDDING OF SHIFTS AND DAYS OFF. 1. Employees will bid for work shifts (work hours and days off) a minimum of two (2) times per calendar year, and such shall be called a “shift bid.” Shift selections shall be made by the qualified employees by location within job classification and in seniority order.
2. Twenty-one (21) calendar days prior to the effective date of a new bid the Company will post a list of all positions within the classification showing the hours, shift, and days off. Employees will have seven (7) days to review the bid and an additional seven (7) days for the bidding process. However, if due to operational needs the Company needs to implement a new shift bid in fewer than twenty-one (21) days, the Company and the AGC may mutually agree on a cost-effective alternative.
3. Seven (7) calendar days’ notice before the new shifts become effective the Company will post a schedule showing each bargaining unit employees’ new shift.
4. The shift bid will go into effect at the beginning of a pay period therefore no overtime will be paid as a result of a shift bid that causes an employee to work more than forty (40) hours in a seven-day period.
5. At any shift bid, in the event none of the employees desire to select particular shift assignments, the least senior employee(s) or the employee who didn’t bid within the classification(s) shall be assigned by the Company.
6. In the event that an employee is on a leave of absence during a shift bid and notifies the Company and Committee Chair in writing of his desire to bid for a specific shift opening within such employee’s qualifications and job classification, the Company shall consider such request in accordance with the shift bid procedures as long as the employee will return to duty by the first day of the new shift.
