Common use of Charter Trips Clause in Contracts

Charter Trips. 1. Drivers shall be eligible for charter trips after ninety (90) working days. Substitute driving time shall be counted towards the 90-day waiting period. 2. Charter trips shall be posted on a weekly schedule with assignments being made once a week. 3. Charter trips which are scheduled after the posted trips have been accepted, shall also be posted as they become known. If a charter trip cannot be posted because of time limitations, the trip will be offered to the next available driver based on the rotation list. Every attempt will be made to give a driver twenty-four (24) hour notice. Non-posted trips which become available within one (1) hour of their actual start time shall not count as a trip for the purpose of counting time on the charter trip rotation list. All such trips will be paid at the driver’s regular rate if they occur during the driver’s scheduled regular run. 4. Charter trips shall be assigned to drivers on a rotating basis in accordance with the drivers' seniority and preference for said trips. When the seniority list has been exhausted from top to bottom, the rotation process will be started over again. 5. Drivers shall indicate their choice of a charter trip(s) at the time of bidding. 6. Except under extenuating circumstances, all drivers assigned to a charter trip shall provide twenty-four (24) hour notice when they are unable to take a trip. There shall be no trading of trips among drivers. 7. When a driver is assigned a charter trip which is cancelled but the driver is not notified prior to the beginning of the trip, the driver shall be compensated for one (1) hour. When the above occurs after 6 p.m. or on a weekend, the driver will be compensated for two (2) hours. 8. When two (2) charter trips overlap, but do not conflict with one another, they can be assigned to one driver provided they do not interfere with a regular bus run. 9. Except in the case of an emergency, when a driver fails to appear for an assigned charter trip, said driver shall forfeit his right to the next charter trip for which he is eligible. Thereafter, he may bid on a charter trip. 10. Drivers shall be compensated on a continuous basis from the time they leave the bus lot until they return to the bus lot for all trips which do not require the driver to stay overnight. 11. When a charter trip requires that a driver stay overnight, he shall be compensated for all driving time. Further, the Employer shall provide lodging and meals at or near the location of the activity. 12. A bus driver whose charter trip begins after the starting time of his regular run shall receive up to one and a half (1-1/2) hours at the regular rate; thereafter, time will be paid at the charter trip rate. If a charter trip is scheduled to leave before the regular bus run, but in reality leaves one (1) hour or more after it was scheduled to leave, the bus driver shall be paid up to two (2) hours at his regular rate of pay. 13. Should a driver sign for a run in good faith with the expectation of being back in time for his regular run as stated in the bid, and be prevented from doing so by unforeseen circumstances, he shall not be docked in pay for his regular run. The driver shall notify the Employer by telephone or radio of the unforeseen circumstances as soon as he knows that he will be late. Unless prevented from doing so, he shall notify the Employer at least thirty (30) minutes prior to the start of his regular run. Upon his return, the driver shall report in for work and shall remain for the balance of the time of his regular run in case he is, in the opinion of the Employer, needed. 14. A bargaining unit member assigned to a charter run shall be paid at a minimum of one (1) hour of guaranteed work at the charter trip rate except for Sunday or a holiday in which case the rate will be double time. 15. The charter trip rate shall be as established in Appendix A.

Charter Trips. 1. Drivers shall be eligible for charter trips after ninety (90) working days. Substitute driving time shall be counted towards the 90-day waiting period. 2. Charter trips shall be posted on a weekly schedule with assignments being made once a week. 3. Charter trips which are scheduled after the posted trips have been accepted, shall also be posted as they become known. If a charter trip cannot be posted because of time limitations, the trip will be offered to the next available driver based on the rotation list. Every attempt will be made to give a driver twenty-four (24) hour notice. Non-posted trips which become available within one (1) hour of their actual start time shall not count as a trip for the purpose of counting time on the charter trip rotation list. All such trips will be paid at the driver’s regular rate if they occur during the driver’s scheduled regular run. 4. Charter trips shall be assigned to drivers on a rotating basis in accordance with the drivers' seniority and preference for said trips. When the seniority list has been exhausted from top to bottom, the rotation process will be started over again. 5. Drivers shall indicate their choice of a charter trip(s) at the time of bidding. 6. Except under extenuating circumstances, all drivers assigned to a charter trip shall provide twenty-four (24) hour notice when they are unable to take a trip. There shall be no trading of trips among drivers. 7. When a driver is assigned a charter trip which is cancelled but the driver is not notified prior to the beginning of the trip, the driver shall be compensated for one (1) hour. When the above occurs after 6 p.m. or on a weekend, the driver will be compensated for two (2) hours. 8. When two (2) charter trips overlap, but do not conflict with one another, they can be assigned to one driver provided they do not interfere with a regular bus run. 9. Except in the case of an emergency, when a driver fails to appear for an assigned charter trip, said driver shall forfeit his right to the next charter trip for which he is eligible. Thereafter, he may bid on a charter trip. 10. Drivers shall be compensated on a continuous basis from the time they leave the bus lot until they return to the bus lot for all trips which do not require the driver to stay overnight. 11. When a charter trip requires that a driver stay overnight, he shall be compensated for all driving time. Further, the Employer shall provide lodging and meals at or near the location of the activity. 12. A bus driver whose charter trip begins on or after the same starting time of his regular run shall receive up to one and a half (1-1/2) hours at the regular rate; thereafter, time will be paid at the charter trip rate. If a charter trip is scheduled to leave before the regular bus run, but in reality leaves one (1) hour or more after it was scheduled to leave, the bus driver shall be paid up to two (2) hours at his regular rate of pay. 13. Should a driver sign for a run in good faith with the expectation of being back in time for his regular run as stated in the bid, and be prevented from doing so by unforeseen circumstances, he shall not be docked in pay for his regular run. The driver shall notify the Employer by telephone or radio of the unforeseen circumstances as soon as he knows that he will be late. Unless prevented from doing so, he shall notify the Employer at least thirty (30) minutes prior to the start of his regular run. Upon his return, the driver shall report in for work and shall remain for the balance of the time of his regular run in case he is, in the opinion of the Employer, needed. 14. A bargaining unit member assigned to a charter run shall be paid at a minimum of one (1) hour of guaranteed work at the charter trip rate except for Sunday or a holiday in which case the rate will be double time. 15. The charter trip rate shall be as established in Appendix A.

Charter Trips. 1. Drivers shall be eligible for charter trips after ninety (90) working days. Substitute driving time shall be counted towards the 90-day waiting period. 2. Charter trips shall be posted on a weekly schedule with assignments being made once a week. 3. Charter trips which are scheduled after the posted trips have been accepted, accepted shall also be posted as they become known. If a charter trip cannot be posted because of time limitations, the trip will be offered to the next available driver based on the rotation list. Every attempt will be made to give a driver twenty-four (24) hour notice. Non-posted trips which become available within one (1) hour of their actual start time shall not count as a trip for the purpose of counting time on the charter trip rotation list. All such trips will be paid at the driver’s regular rate if they occur during the driver’s scheduled regular run. 4. Charter trips shall be assigned to drivers on a rotating basis in accordance with the drivers' seniority and preference for said trips. When the seniority list has been exhausted from top to bottom, the rotation process will be started over again. 5. Drivers shall indicate their choice of a charter trip(s) at the time of bidding. 6. Except under extenuating circumstances, all drivers assigned to a charter trip shall provide twenty-four (24) hour notice when they are unable to take a trip. There shall be no trading of trips among drivers. 7. When a driver is assigned a charter trip which is cancelled but the driver is not notified prior to the beginning of the trip, the driver shall be compensated for one (1) hour. When the above occurs after 6 p.m. or on a weekend, the driver will be compensated for two (2) hours. 8. When two (2) charter trips overlap, but do not conflict with one another, they can be assigned to one driver provided they do not interfere with a regular bus run. 9. Except in the case of an emergency, when a driver fails to appear for an assigned charter trip, said driver shall forfeit his right to the next charter trip for which he is eligible. Thereafter, he may bid on a charter trip. 10. Drivers shall be compensated on a continuous basis from the time they leave the bus lot until they return to the bus lot for all trips which do not require the driver to stay overnight. 11. When a charter trip requires that a driver stay overnight, he shall be compensated for all driving time. Further, the Employer shall provide lodging and meals at or near the location of the activity. 12. A bus driver whose charter trip begins on or after the same starting time of his regular run shall receive up to one and a half (1-1/2) hours at the regular rate; thereafter, time will be paid at the charter trip rate. If a charter trip is scheduled to leave before the regular bus run, but in reality leaves one (1) hour or more after it was scheduled to leave, the bus driver shall be paid up to two (2) hours at his regular rate of pay. 13. Should a driver sign for a run in good faith with the expectation of being back in time for his regular run as stated in the bid, and be prevented from doing so by unforeseen circumstances, he shall not be docked in pay for his regular run. The driver shall notify the Employer by telephone or radio of the unforeseen circumstances as soon as he knows that he will be late. Unless prevented from doing so, he shall notify the Employer at least thirty (30) minutes prior to the start of his regular run. Upon his return, the driver shall report in for work and shall remain for the balance of the time of his regular run in case he is, in the opinion of the Employer, needed. 14. A bargaining unit member assigned to a charter run shall be paid at a minimum of one (1) hour of guaranteed work at the charter trip rate except for Sunday or a holiday in which case the rate will be double time. 15. The charter trip rate shall be as established in Appendix A.

Charter Trips. 1. Drivers shall be eligible for charter trips after ninety (90) working days. Substitute driving time shall be counted towards the 90-day waiting period. 2. Charter trips shall be posted on a weekly schedule with assignments being made once a week. 3. Charter trips which are scheduled after the posted trips have been accepted, shall also be posted as they become known. If a charter trip cannot be posted because of time limitations, the trip will be offered to the next available driver based on the rotation list. Every attempt will be made to give a driver twenty-four (24) hour notice. Non-posted trips which become available within one (1) hour of their actual start time shall not count as a trip for the purpose of counting time on the charter trip rotation list. All such trips will be paid at the driver’s regular rate if they occur during the driver’s scheduled regular run. 4. Charter trips shall be assigned to drivers on a rotating basis in accordance with the drivers' seniority and preference for said trips. When the seniority list has been exhausted from top to bottom, the rotation process will be started over again. 5. Drivers shall indicate their choice of a charter trip(s) at the time of bidding. 6. Except under extenuating circumstances, all drivers assigned to a charter trip shall provide twenty-four (24) hour notice when they are unable to take a trip. There shall be no trading of trips among drivers. 7. When a driver is assigned a charter trip which is cancelled but the driver is not notified prior to the beginning of the trip, the driver shall be compensated for one (1) hour. When the above occurs after 6 p.m. or on a weekend, the driver will be compensated for two (2) hours. 8. When two (2) charter trips overlap, but do not conflict with one another, they can be assigned to one driver provided they do not interfere with a regular bus run. 9. Except in the case of an emergency, when a driver fails to appear for an assigned charter trip, said driver shall forfeit his their right to the next charter trip for which he is they are eligible. Thereafter, he they may bid on a charter trip. 10. Drivers shall be compensated on a continuous basis from the time they leave the bus lot until they return to the bus lot for all trips which do not require the driver to stay overnight. 11. When a charter trip requires that a driver stay overnight, he they shall be compensated for all driving time. Further, the Employer shall provide lodging and meals at or near the location of the activity. 12. A bus driver whose charter trip begins on or after the same starting time of his their regular run shall receive up to one and a half (1-1/2) hours at the regular rate; thereafter, time will be paid at the charter trip rate. If a charter trip is scheduled to leave before the regular bus run, but in reality leaves one (1) hour or more after it was scheduled to leave, the bus driver shall be paid up to two (2) hours at his their regular rate of pay. 13. Should a driver sign for a run in good faith with the expectation of being back in time for his their regular run as stated in the bid, and be prevented from doing so by unforeseen circumstances, he they shall not be docked in pay for his their regular run. The driver shall notify the Employer by telephone or radio of the unforeseen circumstances as soon as he knows they know that he they will be late. Unless prevented from doing so, he they shall notify the Employer at least thirty (30) minutes prior to the start of his their regular run. Upon his their return, the driver shall report in for work and shall remain for the balance of the time of his their regular run in case he isthey are, in the opinion of the Employer, needed. 14. A bargaining unit member assigned to a charter run shall be paid at a minimum of one (1) hour of guaranteed work at the charter trip rate except for Sunday or a holiday in which case the rate will be double time. 15. The charter trip rate shall be as established in Appendix A.