Common use of BUS OPERATORS AND BUS ASSISTANTS Clause in Contracts

BUS OPERATORS AND BUS ASSISTANTS. ‌ A summer employment register for Bus Operators will be established annually for summer employment. A summer employment register for Bus Assistants will be established annually for summer employment. Regular ten (10) month employees shall have the opportunity for summer employment in order of District seniority. Bus Operators may sign up for both the driving and assistant registers, however, bus assistants in the regular school year shall be placed in bus assistant positions first. If insufficient bus assistants apply, bus operators shall be offered the opportunity to accept bus assistant positions. Employees who sign up for the registers may accept or reject a summer position when offered. If they accept a job on any register, their name will be deleted from the other register. Employees who accept substitute work shall be considered for other positions which become available. Regular Bus Operators who are only able to be assigned as substitutes in the summer program, shall be paid their regular rate of pay. Routes for summer programs shall be offered by seniority as early as possible after summer sites are determined. Add on runs for time shall be offered to the most senior drivers first, in their geographical area. Those employees who sign up for the summer registers who are not offered summer work shall constitute the pool of summer substitutes and shall be offered substitute work based on their District seniority. If an employee is off his/her bus, except for sick leave, more than five (5) consecutive days, he/she forfeits their summer employment. The next senior employee on the summer register will be offered the job, and may accept or reject. If it is estimated that the job will involve less than ten (10) working days, substitutes will be used. If the job will encompass more than ten (10) working days, a rejection by the next senior employee on the register for the job will cause them to forfeit their position, i.e., seniority on the register. Only Bus Operators and Bus Assistants who sign up for summer work shall be offered an opportunity to sign up for the summer field trip list, however, an employee who is offered summer work but who refuses the summer work shall be removed from the summer field trip list. Issues and problems relating to Bus Operator and Bus Assistant summer employment will be addressed cooperatively by the Union and the District through the Bus Employee Committee.

BUS OPERATORS AND BUS ASSISTANTS. ‌ A summer employment register for Bus Operators will be established annually for summer employment. A summer employment register for Bus Assistants will be established annually for summer employment. Regular ten (10) month employees shall have the opportunity for summer employment in order of District seniority. Bus Operators may sign up for both the driving and assistant registers, however, bus assistants in the regular school year shall be placed in bus assistant positions first. If insufficient bus assistants apply, bus operators shall be offered the opportunity to accept bus assistant positions. Employees who sign up for the registers may accept or reject a summer position when offered. If they accept a job on any register, their name will be deleted from the other register. Employees who accept substitute work shall be considered for other positions which become available. Regular Bus Operators who are only able to be assigned as substitutes in the summer program, shall be paid their regular rate of pay. Routes for summer programs shall be offered by seniority as early as possible after summer sites are determined. Add on runs for time shall be offered to the most senior drivers first, in their geographical area. Those employees who sign up for the summer registers who are not offered summer work shall constitute the pool of summer substitutes and shall be offered substitute work based on their District seniority. If an employee is off his/her bus, except for sick leave, more than five (5) consecutive days, he/she forfeits their summer employment. The next senior employee on the summer register will be offered the job, and may accept or reject. If it is estimated that the job will involve less than ten (10) working days, substitutes will be used. If the job will encompass more than ten (10) working days, a rejection by the next senior employee on the register for the job will cause them to forfeit their position, i.e., seniority on the register. Only Bus Operators and Bus Assistants who sign up for summer work shall be offered an opportunity to sign up for the summer field trip list, however, an employee who is offered summer work but who refuses the summer work shall be removed from the summer field trip list. Issues and problems relating to Bus Operator and Bus Assistant summer employment will be addressed cooperatively by the Union and the District through the Bus Employee Committee.