Common use of Change of Operations Clause in Contracts

Change of Operations. The parties agree that there must be a procedure to permit timely and efficient Change of Operations in order to meet marketplace demands and changing customer needs. The Employer agrees that service centers and facilities covered by this Agreement shall not be transferred, changed or modified without notification of and discussion with the Local Union in accordance with this Article. (a) The Employer agrees that prior to any change in its operation that will result in a change of domicile and/or possible layoff of seniority employees, it shall notify the affected Local Union(s) in writing with the specific details and information then available and then meet jointly with them to inform them of the proposed changes and to resolve questions raised in connection with the proposed change. The information will be provided at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting. During this joint meeting the Employer and the Union shall reduce to writing all agreed upon issues and both parties shall sign the written document in acknowledgement of such agreement. The parties shall also reduce to writing all unresolved issues, if any, and they shall be referred directly to the appropriate Regional Change of Operations Committee. This meeting shall be completed where practical at least forty-five (45) days prior to the proposed change. The change may not be implemented until the forty-five (45) days' notice is provided and the meeting is completed unless the operational change is dictated by emergency conditions. The Union shall not unreasonably delay the scheduling or completion of the requested meeting. Any unresolved issues reflected in Section (c) below, which have been reduced to writing, will be resolved pursuant to that Section. (b) Any agreed to change of operations reached by the Local Union(s) and the Employer shall be reduced to writing and filed with the Joint National Change of Operations Committee. It is understood that a regional area representative of the affected region(s) shall sit on the Joint National Change of Operations Committee. (c) A Joint Change of Operations Committee will be established in each of the four (4) Regional areas and will resolve issues arising out of the proposed change of operations. The Committee will resolve issues involving seniority application and layoff questions for employees who are involved in the change. All affected parties will convene and attend the Regional Joint Change of Operations Committee meeting prior to the scheduled implementation date to resolve these issues. If the Regional Joint Change of Operations Committee is unable to resolve the issues, such issues shall be referred to the Joint National Change of Operations Committee for resolution. If the issues reflected in this Section are not resolved by the Joint National Change of Operations Committee, they shall be submitted to an expedited arbitration using the arbitrators on the National Panel for that area. The Committee which decides the issues, as described above, shall retain jurisdiction for a period of twelve (12) months following the change of operations decision. The decision of the Committee shall be final and binding. The following shall apply to the closing or transfer of covered work: (1) Whenever a service center is closed and the work is transferred to or absorbed by another service center, the affected employees will be entitled to follow their work and their seniority shall be dovetailed at the new service center. (2) Whenever a service center is partially closed and the work of city drivers and all other regular employees, excluding over-the-road drivers, is transferred to or absorbed by another service center, the affected employees may either follow their work and have their seniority dovetailed in the new service center or be allowed to exercise their seniority in their present service center and displace the least senior employee in their respective classifications. If any of the employees whose work is transferred elects not to follow his/her work, then he/she shall have the same rights as the remaining employees on the seniority list from which the work was transferred to bid the work being transferred. Those employees who follow the work shall have their seniority dovetailed in the new service center. (3) In a Change of Operations affecting over-the-road drivers, the following language will apply: Whenever a service center is partially closed and the over-the-road work is transferred to or absorbed by another service center, all over-the-road drivers, in seniority order, will have the option of following the available work and have their seniority dovetailed in the new service center or be allowed to exercise their seniority in their present service center, and take whatever jobs become open as a result of other employees following the work or taking a layoff. If a senior over-the-road driver elects to take a job which has been transferred out, the displaced employee(s) will fill the vacated job(s) by seniority until the next bid. (4) The parties will meet to determine how this Article shall be applied in the event either one of the two (2) service centers involved in a transfer of work has employees who are not represented by the Union. (d) In the event the Employer moves an operation more than seventy-five (75) miles, the Employer shall pay reasonable moving expenses for all full-time employees who choose to move. In addition, to be entitled to a paid move, the employee's commute to work must be twice as many miles as before the relocation of the operation. The expense shall include the reasonable cost of packing and the moving of household goods or house-trailer (if used as his/her residence) including dismounting and mounting. However, it is understood that the cost of such move shall not exceed six thousand dollars ($6,000.00) per move. The employee(s) who transfer will have one (1) year from the date of the change to move. (e) No work or operations covered by this Agreement shall be transferred or moved outside the bargaining unit as a result of a Change of Operations. All terms of this Agreement shall apply once the Change of Operations is completed.

Change of Operations. The parties agree that there must be a procedure to permit timely and efficient Change of Operations in order to meet marketplace demands and changing customer needs. The Employer agrees that service centers and facilities covered by this Agreement shall not be transferred, changed or modified without notification of and discussion dis- cussion with the Local Union in accordance with this Article. (a) The Employer agrees that prior to any change in its operation that will result in a change of domicile and/or possible layoff of seniority employees, it shall notify the affected Local Union(s) in writing with the specific details and information then available and then meet jointly with them to inform them of the proposed changes and to resolve questions raised in connection with the proposed change. The information will be provided at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting. During this joint meeting the Employer and the Union shall reduce to writing all agreed upon issues and both parties shall sign the written document in acknowledgement of such agreement. The parties par- ties shall also reduce to writing all unresolved issues, if any, and they shall be referred directly to the appropriate Regional Change of Operations Committee. This meeting shall be completed where practical prac- tical at least forty-five thirty (4530) days prior to the proposed change. The change may not be implemented until the forty-five thirty (4530) days' ’ notice is provided and the meeting is completed unless the operational change is dictated dictat- ed by emergency conditions. The Union shall not unreasonably delay the scheduling or completion of the requested meeting. Any unresolved unre- solved issues reflected in Section (c) below, which have been reduced to writing, will be resolved pursuant to that Section. (b) Any agreed to change of operations reached by the Local Union(s) and the Employer shall be reduced to writing and filed with the Joint National Change of Operations Committee. It is understood that a regional area representative of the affected region(s) shall sit on the Joint National Change of Operations Committee. (c) A Joint Change of Operations Committee will be established in each of the four (4) Regional areas and will resolve issues arising out of the proposed change of operations. The Committee will resolve issues involving seniority application and layoff questions for employees employ- ees who are involved in the change. All affected parties will convene and attend the Regional Joint Change of Operations Committee meeting meet- ing prior to the scheduled implementation date to resolve these issues. If the Regional Joint Change of Operations Committee is unable to resolve the issues, such issues shall be referred to the Joint National Change of Operations Committee for resolution. If the issues reflected reflect- ed in this Section are not resolved by the Joint National Change of Operations Committee, they shall be submitted to an expedited arbitration using the arbitrators on the National Panel for that areaarbi- tration. The Committee which decides the issues, as described above, shall retain jurisdiction for a period of twelve (12) months following the change of operations decision. The decision of the Committee shall be final and binding. The following shall apply to the closing or transfer of covered work: (1) Whenever a service center is closed and the work is transferred to or absorbed by another service center, the affected employees will be entitled to follow their work and their seniority shall be dovetailed at the new service center. (2) Whenever a service center is partially closed and the work of city drivers and all other regular employees, excluding over-the-road drivers, is transferred to or absorbed by another service center, the affected employees may either follow their work and have their seniority dovetailed in the new service center or be allowed to exercise their seniority in their present service center and displace the least senior employee in their respective classifications. If any of the employees whose work is transferred elects not to follow his/her work, then he/she shall have the same rights as the remaining employees on the seniority list from which the work was transferred to bid the work being transferred. Those employees who follow the work shall have their seniority dovetailed in the new service center. (3) In a Change of Operations affecting over-the-road drivers, the following language will apply: Whenever a service center is partially closed and the over-the-road work is transferred to or absorbed by another service center, all over-the-road drivers, in seniority order, will have the option of following the available work and have their seniority dovetailed in the new service center or be allowed to exercise their seniority in their present service center, and take whatever jobs become open as a result of other employees following the work or taking a layoff. If a senior over-the-road driver elects to take a job which has been transferred out, the displaced employee(s) will fill the vacated job(s) by seniority until the next bid. (4) The parties will meet to determine how this Article shall be applied in the event either one of the two (2) service centers involved in a transfer of work has employees who are not represented by the Union. (d) In the event the Employer moves an operation more than seventy-five (75) miles, the Employer shall pay reasonable moving expenses for all full-time employees who choose to move. In addition, to be entitled to a paid move, the employee's commute to work must be twice as many miles as before the relocation of the operation. The expense shall include the reasonable cost of packing and the moving of household goods or house-trailer (if used as his/her residence) including dismounting and mounting. However, it is understood that the cost of such move shall not exceed six thousand dollars ($6,000.00) per move. The employee(s) who transfer will have one (1) year from the date of the change to move. (e) No work or operations covered by this Agreement shall be transferred or moved outside the bargaining unit as a result of a Change of Operations. All terms of this Agreement shall apply once the Change of Operations is completed.

Change of Operations. The parties agree that there must be a procedure to permit timely and efficient Change of Operations in order to meet marketplace demands and changing customer needs. The Employer agrees that service centers and facilities covered by this Agreement shall not be transferred, changed or modified without notification of and discussion with the Local Union in accordance with this Article. (a) The Employer agrees that prior to any change in its operation that will result in a change of domicile and/or possible layoff of seniority employees, it shall notify the affected Local Union(s) in writing with the specific details and information then available and then meet jointly with them to inform them of the proposed changes and to resolve questions raised in connection with the proposed change. The information will be provided at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting. During this joint meeting the Employer and the Union shall reduce to writing all agreed upon issues and both parties shall sign the written document in acknowledgement of such agreement. The parties shall also reduce to writing all unresolved issues, if any, and they shall be referred directly to the appropriate Regional Change of Operations Committee. This meeting shall be completed where practical at least forty-five (45) days prior to the proposed change. The change may not be implemented until the forty-five (45) days' notice is provided and the meeting is completed unless the operational change is dictated by emergency conditions. The Union shall not unreasonably delay the scheduling or completion of the requested meeting. Any unresolved issues reflected in Section (c) below, which have been reduced to writing, will be resolved pursuant to that Section. (b) Any agreed to change of operations reached by the Local Union(s) and the Employer shall be reduced to writing and filed with the Joint National Change of Operations Committee. It is understood that a regional area representative of the affected region(s) shall sit on the Joint National Change of Operations Committee. (c) A Joint Change of Operations Committee will be established in each of the four (4) Regional areas area and will resolve issues arising out of the proposed change of operations. The Committee will resolve issues involving seniority application application, health and welfare, and pension coverage and layoff questions for employees who are involved in the change. All affected parties will convene and attend the Regional Joint Change of Operations Committee meeting prior to the scheduled implementation date to resolve these issues. If the Regional Joint Change of Operations Committee is unable to resolve the issues, such issues shall be referred to the Joint National Change of Operations Committee for resolution. If the issues reflected in this Section are not resolved by the Joint National Change of Operations Committee, they shall be submitted to an expedited arbitration using the arbitrators on the National Panel for that area. The Committee which decides the issues, as described above, shall retain jurisdiction for a period of twelve (12) months following the change of operations decision. The decision of the Committee shall be final and binding. The Unless specifically covered in individual Supplements, Riders or Addenda, the following shall apply to the closing or transfer of covered workapply: (1) . Whenever a service center is closed and the work is transferred to or absorbed by another service center, the affected employees will be entitled to follow their work and their seniority shall be dovetailed at the new service center. (2) . Whenever a service center or hub is partially closed and the work of city package drivers and all other regular employees, part-time and full-time, excluding over-the-road feeder drivers, is transferred to or absorbed by another service center, the affected employees may either follow their work and have their seniority dovetailed in the new service center or be allowed to exercise their seniority in their present service center and displace the least senior employee in their respective classifications. If any of the employees whose work is transferred elects not to follow his/her work, then he/he or she shall have the same rights as the remaining employees on the seniority list from which the work was transferred to bid the work being transferred. Those employees who follow the work shall have their seniority dovetailed in the new service center. (3) . In a Change of Operations affecting over-the-road feeder drivers, the following language will apply: Whenever a service center is partially closed and the over-the-road feeder work is transferred to or absorbed by another service center, all over-the-road feeder drivers, in seniority order, will have the option of following the available work and have their seniority dovetailed in the new service center or be allowed to exercise their seniority in their present service center, and take whatever jobs become open as a result of other employees following the work or taking a layoff. If a senior over-the-road feeder driver elects to take a job which has been transferred out, the displaced employee(s) will fill the vacated job(s) by seniority until the next bid. (4) The parties will meet to determine how this Article shall be applied in the event either one of the two (2) service centers involved in a transfer of work has employees who are not represented by the Union. (d) In the event the Employer moves an operation more than seventy-five (75) miles, the Employer shall pay reasonable moving expenses for all full-time employees who choose to move. In addition, to be entitled to a paid move, the employee's commute to work must be twice as many miles as before the relocation of the operation. The expense shall include the reasonable cost of packing and the moving of household goods or house-trailer (if used as his/her residence) including dismounting and mounting. However, it is understood that the cost of such move shall not exceed six thousand dollars ($6,000.00) per move. The employee(s) who transfer will have one (1) year from the date of the change to move. (e) No work or operations covered by this Agreement shall be transferred or moved outside the bargaining unit as a result of a Change of Operations. All terms of this Agreement shall apply once the Change of Operations is completed.

Change of Operations. The parties agree that there must be a procedure to permit timely and efficient Change of Operations in order to meet marketplace demands and changing customer needs. The Employer agrees that service centers and facilities covered by this Agreement shall not be transferred, changed or modified without notification of and discussion with the Local Union in accordance with this Article. (a) The Employer agrees that prior to any change in its operation that will result in a change of domicile domicile, and/or possible layoff of seniority employees, it shall notify the affected Local Union(s) in writing with the specific details and information then available and then meet jointly with them to inform them of the proposed changes and to resolve questions raised in connection with the proposed change. The information will be provided at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting. During this joint meeting the Employer and the Union shall reduce to writing all agreed upon issues and both parties shall sign the written document in acknowledgement of such agreement. The parties shall also reduce to writing all unresolved issues, if any, and they shall be referred directly to the appropriate Regional Change of Operations Committee. This meeting shall be completed where practical at least forty-five (45) days prior to the proposed change. The change may not be implemented until the forty-five (45) days' notice is provided and the meeting is completed unless the operational change is dictated by emergency conditions. The Union shall not unreasonably delay the scheduling or completion of the requested meeting. Any unresolved issues reflected in Section (c) below, which have been reduced to writing, will be resolved pursuant to that Section. In all locations where the Employer implements "satellite" facilities, the Employer shall meet with the affected Local Union(s) and discuss the issues covered by this Article. (b) Any agreed to change of operations reached by the Local Union(s) and the Employer shall be reduced to writing and filed with the Joint National Change of Operations Committee. It is understood that a regional area representative of the affected region(s) shall sit on the Joint National Change of Operations Committee. (c) A Joint Change of Operations Committee will be established in each of the four (4) Regional areas area and will resolve issues arising out of the proposed change of operations. The Committee will resolve issues involving seniority application application, health and welfare, and pension coverage and layoff questions for employees who are involved in the change. All affected parties will make reasonable efforts to convene and attend the Regional Joint Change of Operations Committee meeting prior to the scheduled implementation date to resolve these issues. If the Regional Joint Change of Operations Committee is unable to resolve the issues, such issues shall be referred to the Joint National Change of Operations Committee for resolution. If the issues reflected in this Section are not resolved by the Joint National Change of Operations Committee, they shall be submitted to an expedited arbitration using the arbitrators on the National Panel for that area. The Committee which decides the issues, as described above, shall retain jurisdiction for a period of twelve (12) months following the change of operations decision. The decision of the Committee shall be final and binding. The following shall apply to the closing or transfer of covered work: (1) Whenever a service center is closed and the work is transferred to or absorbed by another service center, the affected employees will be entitled to follow their work and their seniority shall be dovetailed at the new service center. (2) Whenever a service center is partially closed and the work of city drivers and all other regular employees, excluding over-the-road drivers, is transferred to or absorbed by another service center, the affected employees may either follow their work and have their seniority dovetailed in the new service center or be allowed to exercise their seniority in their present service center and displace the least senior employee in their respective classifications. If any of the employees whose work is transferred elects not to follow his/her work, then he/she shall have the same rights as the remaining employees on the seniority list from which the work was transferred to bid the work being transferred. Those employees who follow the work shall have their seniority dovetailed in the new service center. (3) In a Change of Operations affecting over-the-road drivers, the following language will apply: Whenever a service center is partially closed and the over-the-road work is transferred to or absorbed by another service center, all over-the-road drivers, in seniority order, will have the option of following the available work and have their seniority dovetailed in the new service center or be allowed to exercise their seniority in their present service center, and take whatever jobs become open as a result of other employees following the work or taking a layoff. If a senior over-the-road driver elects to take a job which has been transferred out, the displaced employee(s) will fill the vacated job(s) by seniority until the next bid. (4) The parties will meet to determine how this Article shall be applied in the event either one of the two (2) service centers involved in a transfer of work has employees who are not represented by the Union. (d) In the event the Employer moves an operation more than seventy-five (75) miles, the Employer shall pay reasonable moving expenses for all full-time employees who choose to move. In addition, to be entitled to a paid move, the employee's commute to work must be twice as many miles as before the relocation of the operation. The expense shall include the reasonable cost of packing and the moving of household goods or house-trailer (if used as his/her residence) including dismounting and mounting. However, it is understood that the cost of such move shall not exceed six thousand dollars ($6,000.00) per move. The employee(s) who transfer will have one (1) year from the date of the change to move. (e) No work or operations covered by this Agreement shall be transferred or moved outside the bargaining unit as a result of a Change of Operations. All terms of this Agreement shall apply once the Change of Operations is completed.

Change of Operations. The parties agree that there must be a procedure to permit timely and efficient Change of Operations in order to meet marketplace demands and changing customer needs. The Employer agrees that service centers and facilities covered by this Agreement shall not be transferred, changed or modified without notification of and discussion with the Local Union in accordance with this Article. (a) The Employer agrees that prior to any change in its operation that will result in a change of domicile and/or possible layoff of seniority employees, it shall notify the affected Local Union(s) in writing with the specific details and information then available and then meet jointly with them to inform them of the proposed changes and to resolve questions raised in connection with the proposed change. The information will be provided at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting. During this joint meeting the Employer and the Union shall reduce to writing all agreed upon issues and both parties shall sign the written document in acknowledgement of such agreement. The parties shall also reduce to writing all unresolved issues, if any, and they shall be referred directly to the appropriate Regional Change of Operations Committee. This meeting shall be completed where practical at least forty-five (45) days prior to the proposed change. The change may not be implemented until the forty-five (45) days' ’ notice is provided and the meeting is completed unless the operational change is dictated by emergency conditions. The Union shall not unreasonably delay the scheduling or completion of the requested meeting. Any unresolved In all locations where the Employer implements “satellite” facilities, the Employer shall meet with the affected Local Union(s) and discuss the issues reflected in Section (c) below, which have been reduced to writing, will be resolved pursuant to that Sectioncovered by this Article. (b) Any agreed to change of operations reached by the Local Union(s) and the Employer shall be reduced to writing and filed with the Joint National Change of Operations Committee. It is understood that a regional area representative of the affected region(s) shall sit on the Joint National Change of Operations Committee. (c) A Joint Change of Operations Committee will be established in each of the four (4) Regional areas area and will resolve issues arising out of the proposed change of operations. The Committee will resolve issues involving seniority application application, health and welfare, and pension coverage and layoff questions for employees who are involved in the change. All affected parties will make reasonable efforts to convene and attend the Regional Joint Change of Operations Committee meeting prior to the scheduled implementation date to resolve these issues. If the Regional Joint Change of Operations Committee is unable to resolve the issues, such issues shall be referred to the Joint National Change of Operations Committee for resolution. If the no resolution is reached, outstanding issues reflected in this Section are not resolved by the Joint National Change of Operations Committee, they shall be submitted referred to an expedited arbitration using the arbitrators on the National Panel Grievance Committee for that arearesolution. The Committee which decides the issues, as described above, shall retain jurisdiction for a period of twelve (12) months following the change of operations decision. The decision of the Committee shall be final and binding. The Unless specifically covered in individual Supplements, Riders or Addenda, the following shall apply to the closing or transfer of covered workapply: (1) . Whenever a service center is closed and the work is transferred to or absorbed by another service center, the affected employees will be entitled to follow their work and their seniority shall be dovetailed at the new service center. (2) . Whenever a service center or hub is partially closed and the work of city package drivers and all other regular employees, part-time and full-time, excluding over-the-road feeder drivers, is transferred to or absorbed by another service center, the affected employees may either follow their work and have their seniority dovetailed in the new service center or be allowed to exercise their seniority in their present service center and displace the least senior employee in their respective classifications. If any of the employees whose work is transferred elects not to follow his/her work, then he/he or she shall have the same rights as the remaining employees on the seniority list from which the work was transferred to bid the work being transferred. Those employees who follow the work shall have their seniority dovetailed in the new service center. (3) . In a Change of Operations affecting over-the-road feeder drivers, the following language will apply: Whenever a service center is partially closed and the over-the-road feeder work is transferred to or absorbed by another service center, all over-the-road feeder drivers, in seniority order, will have the option of following the available work and have their seniority dovetailed in the new service center or be allowed to exercise their seniority in their present service center, and take whatever jobs become open as a result of other employees following the work or taking a layoff. If a senior over-the-road feeder driver elects to take a job which has been transferred out, the displaced employee(s) will fill the vacated job(s) by seniority until the next bid. (4) The parties will meet to determine how this Article shall be applied in the event either one of the two (2) service centers involved in a transfer of work has employees who are not represented by the Union. (d) In the event the Employer moves an operation more than seventy-five (75) miles, the Employer shall pay reasonable moving expenses for all full-time employees who choose to move. In addition, to be entitled to a paid move, the employee's commute to work must be twice as many miles as before the relocation of the operation. The expense shall include the reasonable cost of packing and the moving of household goods or house-trailer (if used as his/her residence) including dismounting and mounting. However, it is understood that the cost of such move shall not exceed six thousand dollars ($6,000.00) per move. The employee(s) who transfer will have one (1) year from the date of the change to move. (e) No work or operations covered by this Agreement shall be transferred or moved outside the bargaining unit as a result of a Change of Operations. All terms of this Agreement shall apply once the Change of Operations is completed.

Change of Operations. The parties agree that there must be a procedure to permit timely and efficient Change of Operations in order to meet marketplace demands and changing customer needs. The Employer agrees that service centers and facilities covered by this Agreement shall not be transferred, changed or modified without notification of and discussion with the Local Union in accordance with this Article. (a) The Employer agrees that prior to any change in its operation that will result in a change of domicile and/or possible layoff of seniority employees, it shall notify the affected Local Union(s) in writing with the specific details and information then available and then meet jointly with them to inform them of the proposed changes and to resolve questions raised in connection with the proposed change. The information will be provided at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting. During this joint meeting the Employer and the Union shall reduce to writing all agreed upon issues and both parties shall sign the written document in acknowledgement of such agreement. The parties shall also reduce to writing all unresolved issues, if any, and they shall be referred directly to the appropriate Regional Change of Operations Committee. This meeting shall be completed where practical at least forty-five (45) days prior to the proposed change. The change may not be implemented until the forty-five (45) days' notice is provided and the meeting is completed unless the operational change is dictated by emergency conditions. The Union shall not unreasonably delay the scheduling or completion of the requested meeting. Any unresolved issues reflected in Section (c) below, which have been reduced to writing, will be resolved pursuant to that Section. (b) Any agreed to change of operations reached by the Local Union(s) and the Employer shall be reduced to writing and filed with the Joint National Change of Operations Committee. It is understood that a regional area representative of the affected region(s) shall sit on the Joint National Change of Operations Committee. (c) A Joint Change of Operations Committee will be established in each of the four (4) Regional areas and will resolve issues arising out of the proposed change of operations. The Committee will resolve issues involving seniority application application, transfers, bidding, work rule application, and layoff questions for employees who are involved in the change. All affected parties will convene and attend the Regional Joint Change of Operations Committee meeting prior to the scheduled implementation date to resolve these issues. If the Regional Joint Change of Operations Committee is unable to resolve the issues, such issues shall be referred to the Joint National Change of Operations Committee for resolution. If the issues reflected in this Section are not resolved by the Joint National Change of Operations Committee, they shall be submitted to an expedited arbitration using the arbitrators on the National Panel for that area. The Committee which decides the issues, as described above, shall retain jurisdiction for a period of twelve (12) months following the change of operations decision. The decision of the Committee shall be final and binding. The following shall apply to the closing or transfer of covered work: (1) Whenever a service center is closed and the work is transferred to or absorbed by another service center, the affected employees will be entitled to follow their work and their seniority shall be dovetailed at the new service center. (2) Whenever a service center is partially closed and the work of city drivers and all other regular employees, excluding over-the-road drivers, is transferred to or absorbed by another service center, the affected employees may either follow their work and have their seniority dovetailed in the new service center or be allowed to exercise their seniority in their present service center and displace the least senior employee in their respective classifications. If any of the employees whose work is transferred elects not to follow his/her work, then he/she shall have the same rights as the remaining employees on the seniority list from which the work was transferred to bid the work being transferred. Those employees who follow the work shall have their seniority dovetailed in the new service center. (3) In a Change of Operations affecting over-the-road drivers, the following language will apply: Whenever a service center is partially closed and the over-the-road work is transferred to or absorbed by another service center, all over-the-road drivers, in seniority order, will have the option of following the available work and have their seniority dovetailed in the new service center or be allowed to exercise their seniority in their present service center, and take whatever jobs become open as a result of other employees following the work or taking a layoff. If a senior over-the-road driver elects to take a job which has been transferred out, the displaced employee(s) will fill the vacated job(s) by seniority until the next bid. (4) The parties will meet to determine how this Article shall be applied in the event either one of the two (2) service centers involved in a transfer of work has employees who are not represented by the Union. (d) In the event the Employer moves an operation more than seventy-five (75) miles, the Employer shall pay reasonable moving expenses for all full-time employees who choose to move. In addition, to be entitled to a paid move, the employee's commute to work must be twice as many miles as before the relocation of the operation. The expense shall include the reasonable cost of packing and the moving of household goods or house-trailer (if used as his/her residence) including dismounting and mounting. However, it is understood that the cost of such move shall not exceed six thousand dollars ($6,000.00) per move. The employee(s) who transfer will have one (1) year from the date of the change to move. (e) No work or operations covered by this Agreement shall be transferred or moved outside the bargaining unit as a result of a Change of Operations. All terms of this Agreement shall apply once the Change of Operations is completed.twelve

Change of Operations. The parties agree that there must be a procedure to permit timely and efficient Change of Operations in order to meet marketplace demands and changing customer needs. The Employer agrees that service centers and facilities covered by this Agreement shall not be transferred, changed or modified without notification of and discussion with the Local Union in accordance with this Article. (a) The Employer agrees that prior to any change in its operation that will result in a change of domicile and/or possible layoff of seniority employees, it shall notify the affected Local Union(s) in writing with the specific details and information then available and then meet jointly with them to inform them of the proposed changes and to resolve questions raised in connection with the proposed pro- posed change. The information will be provided at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting. During this joint meeting the Employer and the Union shall reduce to writing all agreed upon issues and both parties shall sign the written document in acknowledgement acknowl- edgement of such agreement. The parties shall also reduce to writing writ- ing all unresolved issues, if any, and they shall be referred directly to the appropriate Regional Change of Operations Committee. This meeting shall be completed where practical at least forty-five (45) days prior to the proposed change. The change may not be implemented imple- mented until the forty-five (45) days' ’ notice is provided and the meeting is completed unless the operational change is dictated by emergency conditions. The Union shall not unreasonably delay the scheduling or completion of the requested meeting. Any unresolved unre- solved issues reflected in Section (c) below, which have been reduced to writing, will be resolved pursuant to that Section. (b) Any agreed to change of operations reached by the Local Union(s) and the Employer shall be reduced to writing and filed with the Joint National Change of Operations Committee. It is understood that a regional area representative of the affected region(s) shall sit on the Joint National Change of Operations Committee. (c) A Joint Change of Operations Committee will be established in each of the four (4) Regional areas area and will resolve issues arising out of the proposed pro- posed change of operations. The Committee will resolve issues involving seniority application application, health and welfare, and pension coverage and layoff questions for employees who are involved in the change. All affected parties will convene and attend the Regional Joint Change of Operations Committee meeting prior to the scheduled implementation date to resolve these issues. If the Regional Joint Change of Operations Committee is unable to resolve the issues, such issues shall be referred to the Joint National Change of Operations Committee for resolution. If the issues reflected in this Section are not resolved by the Joint National Change of Operations Committee, they shall be submitted to an expedited arbitration using the arbitrators on the National Panel for that area. The Committee which decides the issues, as described above, shall retain jurisdiction for a period of twelve (12) months following the change of operations decision. The decision of the Committee shall be final and binding. The Unless specifically covered in individual Supplements, Riders or Addenda, the following shall apply to the closing or transfer of covered workapply: (1) . Whenever a service center is closed and the work is transferred to or absorbed by another service center, the affected employees will be entitled to follow their work and their seniority shall be dovetailed at the new service center. (2) . Whenever a service center or hub is partially closed and the work of city package drivers and all other regular employees, part-time and full- time, excluding over-the-road feeder drivers, is transferred to or absorbed by another service center, the affected employees may either follow their work and have their seniority dovetailed in the new service center or be allowed to exercise their seniority in their present service center and displace dis- place the least senior employee in their respective classifications. If any of the employees whose work is transferred elects not to follow his/her work, then he/he or she shall have the same rights as the remaining employees on the seniority list from which the work was transferred to bid the work being transferred. Those employees who follow the work shall have their seniority dovetailed in the new service center. (3) . In a Change of Operations affecting over-the-road feeder drivers, the following follow- ing language will apply: Whenever a service center is partially closed and the over-the-road feeder work is transferred to or absorbed by another service center, all over-the-road feeder drivers, in seniority order, will have the option of following the available work and have their seniority dovetailed in the new service center or be allowed to exercise their seniority in their present service centercen- ter, and take whatever jobs become open as a result of other employees following the work or taking a layoff. If a senior over-the-road feeder driver elects to take a job which has been transferred out, the displaced dis- placed employee(s) will fill the vacated job(s) by seniority until the next bid. (4d) The parties will meet to determine how this Article language contained in Section 1(a) shall be applied applicable to the Employer’s implementation of “satellite” facilities, provided, however: (1) the issues subject to discussion shall not be limited by paragraph (c) of this Section and, (2) in the event either the issues cannot be resolved by the Employer and the Local Union, or, subsequent- ly, in accordance with the established local area practice, the open issues may be referred to the Vice-President of Labor Relations and the Package Division Director, or their designees. If no resolution is reached, all outstanding disputes shall be submitted to an expe- dited arbitration to determine if the Employer has violated any pro- visions of this Section or if the change will result in a violation of any other provision of the collective bargaining agreement. The expedited arbitration will be handled by one of the two (2) service centers involved in a transfer of work has employees who are not represented by arbitrators on the UnionNational Panel for that area. (d) In the event the Employer moves an operation more than seventy-five (75) miles, the Employer shall pay reasonable moving expenses for all full-time employees who choose to move. In addition, to be entitled to a paid move, the employee's commute to work must be twice as many miles as before the relocation of the operation. The expense shall include the reasonable cost of packing and the moving of household goods or house-trailer (if used as his/her residence) including dismounting and mounting. However, it is understood that the cost of such move shall not exceed six thousand dollars ($6,000.00) per move. The employee(s) who transfer will have one (1) year from the date of the change to move. (e) No work or operations covered by this Agreement shall be transferred or moved outside the bargaining unit as a result of a Change of Operations. All terms of this Agreement shall apply once the Change of Operations is completed.

Change of Operations. The parties agree that there must be a procedure to permit timely and efficient Change of Operations in order to meet marketplace demands and changing customer needs. The Employer agrees that service centers and facilities covered by this Agreement shall not be transferred, changed or modified without notification of and discussion with the Local Union in accordance with this Article. (a) The Employer agrees that prior to any change in its operation that will result in a change of domicile and/or possible layoff of seniority employees, it shall notify the affected Local Union(s) in writing with the specific details and information then available and then meet jointly with them to inform them of the proposed changes and to resolve questions raised in connection with the proposed change. The information will be provided at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting. During this joint meeting the Employer and the Union shall reduce to writing all agreed upon issues and both parties shall sign the written document in acknowledgement of such agreement. The parties shall also reduce to writing all unresolved issues, if any, and they shall be referred directly to the appropriate Regional Change of Operations Committee. This meeting shall be completed where practical at least forty-five (45) days prior to the proposed change. The change may not be implemented until the forty-five (45) days' ’ notice is provided and the meeting is completed unless the operational change is dictated by emergency conditions. The Union shall not unreasonably delay the scheduling or completion of the requested meeting. Any unresolved issues reflected in Section (c) below, which have been reduced to writing, will be resolved pursuant to that Section. (b) Any agreed to change of operations reached by the Local Union(s) and the Employer shall be reduced to writing and filed with the Joint National Change of Operations Committee. It is understood that a regional area representative of the affected region(s) shall sit on the Joint National Change of Operations Committee. (c) A Joint Change of Operations Committee will be established in each of the four (4) Regional areas area and will resolve issues arising out of the proposed change of operations. The Committee will resolve issues involving seniority application application, health and welfare, and pension coverage and layoff questions for employees who are involved in the change. All affected parties will convene and attend the Regional Joint Change of Operations Committee meeting prior to the scheduled implementation date to resolve these issues. If the Regional Joint Change of Operations Committee is unable to resolve the issues, such issues shall be referred to the Joint National Change of Operations Committee for resolution. If the issues reflected in this Section are not resolved by the Joint National Change of Operations Committee, they shall be submitted to an expedited arbitration using the arbitrators on the National Panel for that area. The Committee which decides the issues, as described above, shall retain jurisdiction for a period of twelve (12) months following the change of operations decision. The decision of the Committee shall be final and binding. The Unless specifically covered in individual Supplements, Riders or Addenda, the following shall apply to the closing or transfer of covered workapply: (1) . Whenever a service center is closed and the work is transferred to or absorbed by another service center, the affected employees will be entitled to follow their work and their seniority shall be dovetailed at the new service center. (2) . Whenever a service center or hub is partially closed and the work of city package drivers and all other regular employees, part-time and full-time, excluding over-the-road feeder drivers, is transferred to or absorbed by another service center, the affected employees may either follow their work and have their seniority dovetailed in the new service center or be allowed to exercise their seniority in their present service center and displace the least senior employee in their respective classifications. If any of the employees whose work is transferred elects not to follow his/her their work, then he/he or she they shall have the same rights as the remaining employees on the seniority list from which the work was transferred to bid the work being transferred. Those employees who follow the work shall have their seniority dovetailed in the new service center. (3) In a Change of Operations affecting over-the-road drivers, the following language will apply: Whenever a service center is partially closed and the over-the-road work is transferred to or absorbed by another service center, all over-the-road drivers, in seniority order, will have the option of following the available work and have their seniority dovetailed in the new service center or be allowed to exercise their seniority in their present service center, and take whatever jobs become open as a result of other employees following the work or taking a layoff. If a senior over-the-road driver elects to take a job which has been transferred out, the displaced employee(s) will fill the vacated job(s) by seniority until the next bid. (4) The parties will meet to determine how this Article shall be applied in the event either one of the two (2) service centers involved in a transfer of work has employees who are not represented by the Union. (d) In the event the Employer moves an operation more than seventy-five (75) miles, the Employer shall pay reasonable moving expenses for all full-time employees who choose to move. In addition, to be entitled to a paid move, the employee's commute to work must be twice as many miles as before the relocation of the operation. The expense shall include the reasonable cost of packing and the moving of household goods or house-trailer (if used as his/her residence) including dismounting and mounting. However, it is understood that the cost of such move shall not exceed six thousand dollars ($6,000.00) per move. The employee(s) who transfer will have one (1) year from the date of the change to move. (e) No work or operations covered by this Agreement shall be transferred or moved outside the bargaining unit as a result of a Change of Operations. All terms of this Agreement shall apply once the Change of Operations is completed.

Change of Operations. The parties agree that there must be a procedure to permit timely and efficient Change of Operations in order to meet marketplace demands and changing customer needs. The Employer agrees that service centers and facilities covered by this Agreement shall not be transferred, changed or modified without notification of and discussion with the Local Union in accordance with this Article. (a) The Employer agrees that prior to any change in its operation that will result in a change of domicile and/or possible layoff of seniority employees, it shall notify the affected Local Union(s) in writing with the specific details and information then available and then meet jointly with them to inform them of the proposed changes and to resolve questions raised in connection with the proposed change. The information will be provided at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting. During this joint meeting the Employer and the Union shall reduce to writing all agreed upon issues and both parties shall sign the written document in acknowledgement of such agreement. The parties shall also reduce to writing all unresolved issues, if any, and they shall be referred directly to the appropriate Regional Change of Operations Committee. This meeting shall be completed where practical at least forty-five (45) days prior to the proposed change. The change may not be implemented until the forty-five (45) 45 days' ’ notice is provided and the meeting is completed unless the operational change is dictated by emergency conditions. The Union shall not unreasonably delay the scheduling or completion of the requested meeting. Any unresolved In all locations where the Employer implements “satellite” facilities, the Employer shall meet with the affected Local Union(s) and discuss the issues reflected in Section (c) below, which have been reduced to writing, will be resolved pursuant to that Sectioncovered by this Article. (b) Any agreed to change of operations reached by the Local Union(s) and the Employer shall be reduced to writing and filed with the Joint National Change of Operations Committee. It is understood that a regional area representative of the affected region(s) shall sit on the Joint National Change of Operations Committee. (c) A Joint Change of Operations Committee will be established in each of the four (4) Regional areas area and will resolve issues arising out of the proposed change of operations. The Committee will resolve issues involving seniority application application, health and welfare, and pension coverage and layoff questions questio ns for employees who are involved in the change. All affected parties will make reasonable efforts to convene and attend the Regional Joint Change of Operations Committee meeting prior to the scheduled implementation date to resolve these issues. If the Regional Joint Change of Operations Committee is unable to resolve the issues, such issues shall be referred to the Joint National Change of Operations Committee for resolution. If the no resolution is reached, outstanding issues reflected in this Section are not resolved by the Joint National Change of Operations Committee, they shall be submitted referred to an expedited arbitration using the arbitrators on the National Panel Grievance Committee for that arearesolution. The Committee which decides the issues, as described above, shall retain jurisdiction for a period of twelve (12) months following the change of operations decision. The decision of the Committee shall be final and binding. The following shall apply to the closing or transfer of covered work: (1) Whenever a service center is closed and the work is transferred to or absorbed by another service center, the affected employees will be entitled to follow their work and their seniority shall be dovetailed at the new service center. (2) Whenever a service center is partially closed and the work of city drivers and all other regular employees, excluding over-the-road drivers, is transferred to or absorbed by another service center, the affected employees may either follow their work and have their seniority dovetailed in the new service center or be allowed to exercise their seniority in their present service center and displace the least senior employee in their respective classifications. If any of the employees whose work is transferred elects not to follow his/her work, then he/she shall have the same rights as the remaining employees on the seniority list from which the work was transferred to bid the work being transferred. Those employees who follow the work shall have their seniority dovetailed in the new service center. (3) In a Change of Operations affecting over-the-road drivers, the following language will apply: Whenever a service center is partially closed and the over-the-road work is transferred to or absorbed by another service center, all over-the-road drivers, in seniority order, will have the option of following the available work and have their seniority dovetailed in the new service center or be allowed to exercise their seniority in their present service center, and take whatever jobs become open as a result of other employees following the work or taking a layoff. If a senior over-the-road driver elects to take a job which has been transferred out, the displaced employee(s) will fill the vacated job(s) by seniority until the next bid. (4) The parties will meet to determine how this Article shall be applied in the event either one of the two (2) service centers involved in a transfer of work has employees who are not represented by the Union. (d) In the event the Employer moves an operation more than seventy-five (75) miles, the Employer shall pay reasonable moving expenses for all full-time employees who choose to move. In addition, to be entitled to a paid move, the employee's commute to work must be twice as many miles as before the relocation of the operation. The expense shall include the reasonable cost of packing and the moving of household goods or house-trailer (if used as his/her residence) including dismounting and mounting. However, it is understood that the cost of such move shall not exceed six thousand dollars ($6,000.00) per move. The employee(s) who transfer will have one (1) year from the date of the change to move. (e) No work or operations covered by this Agreement shall be transferred or moved outside the bargaining unit as a result of a Change of Operations. All terms of this Agreement shall apply once the Change of Operations is completed.twelve