Common use of Bridge Operators Clause in Contracts

Bridge Operators. A. A Bridge Operator assigned to the shop shall be compensated at the Senior Bridge Operator rate of pay while so assigned. B. The City will provide and maintain binoculars for Bridge Operator use on bridges within the City of Seattle. C. Whenever a vacancy occurs on a particular bridge/shift, assignment to fill the vacancy shall be made on the basis of classification seniority and ability. D. The method of selecting vacations for Bridge Operators shall be continued in accordance with present practice. E. A Bridge Operator who is regularly scheduled to work a holiday as designated in Article 13 shall be paid one and one-half (1 1/2) times the regular hourly rate for working the holiday and in addition, they shall receive either eight (8) hours' pay at the straight time rate of pay or eight (8) hours' accumulated time to be taken off at a later date. A Bridge Operator whose work schedule is such that they are normally off on a given holiday shall receive either eight (8) hours' pay in lieu of the holiday or a deferred day off. The above choices relative to holiday compensation for all holidays in the ensuing year shall be made in writing during the month of January. If a Bridge Operator does not make a choice during the month of January, the optional holiday compensation shall be deferred time. A Bridge Operator who elects to receive eight (8) hours' accumulated time off as stated above in lieu of eight (8) hours' pay as part of holiday premium pay may, during any given calendar year, use up to two (2) days of such accumulated time for special time off. A request for such time off must be made in advance, and approval of same will be at the discretion of the City and is also contingent upon available manpower without resort to an overtime situation. An employee who uses such time will lose an equivalent amount of accumulated holiday time for use in the ensuing calendar year corresponding to the number of such days used. For example, if an employee used two (2) accumulated holidays for purposes of special time off during any year, they would only be eligible for ten (10) days of accumulated holiday time during the following calendar year instead of twelve

Bridge Operators. A. A Bridge Operator assigned to the shop shall be compensated at the Senior Bridge Operator rate of pay while so assigned. B. The City will provide and maintain binoculars for Bridge Operator use on bridges within the City of Seattle. C. Whenever a vacancy occurs on a particular bridge/shift, assignment to fill the vacancy shall be made on the basis of classification seniority and ability. D. The method of selecting vacations for Bridge Operators shall be continued in accordance with present practice. E. A Bridge Operator who is regularly scheduled to work a holiday as designated in Article 13 shall be paid one and one-half (1 1/2) times the regular hourly rate for working the holiday and in addition, they shall receive either eight (8) hours' pay at the straight time rate of pay or eight (8) hours' accumulated time to be taken off at a later date. A Bridge Operator whose work schedule is such that they are normally off on a given holiday shall receive either eight (8) hours' pay in lieu of the holiday or a deferred day off. The above choices relative to holiday compensation for all holidays in the ensuing year shall be made in writing during the month of January. If a Bridge Operator does not make a choice during the month of January, the optional holiday compensation shall be deferred time. A Bridge Operator who elects to receive eight (8) hours' accumulated time off as stated above in lieu of eight (8) hours' pay as part of holiday premium pay may, during any given calendar year, use up to two (2) days of such accumulated time for special time off. A request for such time off must be made in advance, and approval of same will be at the discretion of the City and is also contingent upon available manpower without resort to an overtime situation. An employee who uses such time will lose an equivalent amount of accumulated holiday time for use in the ensuing calendar year corresponding to the number of such days used. For example, if an employee used two (2) accumulated holidays for purposes of special time off during any year, they would only be eligible for ten (10) days of accumulated holiday time during the following calendar year instead of twelvetwelve (12) days. F. Bridge Operator and Senior Bridge Operator, when responsible for two or more bridges from a single location, shall receive Sixty Cents ($.60) per hour for each hour of work in addition to their regular salary. The premium of Sixty Cents ($.60) per hour shall be applicable to sick leave, holidays, vacation, and overtime. No operator shall be assigned to the bridge/shift where two or more bridges are being operated from the same location on a permanent basis until the operator’s probationary period is completed. G. Vacation relief Bridge Operators are not guaranteed two (2) consecutive days off and their hours of work shall be calculated within a two (2) week pay period. H. Overtime for vacation relief Bridge Operator shall be for work in excess of eight (8) hours in any workday or forty (40) hours in a payroll week. I. The method of effecting time trades among Bridge Operators shall be continued in accordance with present practice; provided, however, such trades shall not involve or require any overtime payments by the City; provided, further, the Bridge Operator who initiates such a trade must authorize the transfer of the appropriate amount of compensatory time from their record to the compensatory time record of the Bridge Operator who has agreed to work as a substitute during the time agreed. When necessary, individuals who do not have compensatory time accrued may be permitted to go on deduct for the purpose of effecting a time trade. All time trades between or among Bridge Operators are subject to approval by their supervisors.