Common use of Choice of Tours Clause in Contracts

Choice of Tours. A. Employees shall have the opportunity to exercise their seniority in preference for choice of tours, not less frequently than every 13 weeks (except where an employee enters the work group after assignment of tours have been made as outlined in Article 3). Employees returning from leaves of absence, layoff, employees coming in by transfer or employees who have their service bridged (entitling them to additional seniority), shall be granted choice of tours in accordance with their seniority at the next revision of the schedule. Once the basic schedule is completed on the basis of the above, no change shall be made in basic tour assignments until the next selection period except that the Company finds it necessary for service requirements to revise the basic schedule in less than 13 weeks. With each such revision in a basic schedule, the opportunity to exercise preference for choice of tours will be afforded. B. Preference for choice of tours as set forth in this section does not contemplate the choice of furlough days (meaning non- scheduled days) which shall be assigned by the Company in such a manner as to arrange for every employee periodically to secure desirable furlough days. Sunday and holiday schedules shall be rotated among the employees within a work group in such a manner as to provide for the approximate equalization of both premium pay work opportunity and the privilege of securing Sundays and holidays as furlough days. Each holiday will be considered separately insofar as practicable in the rotation of holiday schedules. For Operating Room Forces of Operator Services only, Christmas Eve, Mother's Day, New Year's Eve, and Easter shall also be rotated even though they are not considered authorized holidays. 1. When December 25th and January 1st fall on Sunday, holiday schedules for Operating Room Forces of Operator Services will be rotated for work on Sunday rather than Monday which is considered the holiday under 5. 02. For employees who express a preference, choice of tours on such days worked shall nevertheless be assigned in the order of seniority.

Choice of Tours. A. Employees shall have the opportunity to exercise their seniority in preference for choice of tours, not less frequently than every 13 weeks (except where an employee enters the work group after assignment of tours have been made as outlined in Article 3). Employees returning from leaves of absence, layoff, employees coming in by transfer or employees who have their service bridged (entitling them to additional seniority), shall be granted choice of tours in accordance with their seniority at the next revision of the schedule. Once the basic schedule is completed on the basis of the above, no change shall be made in basic tour assignments until the next selection period except that the Company finds it necessary for service requirements to revise the basic schedule in less than 13 weeks. With each such revision in a basic schedule, the opportunity to exercise preference for choice of tours will be afforded. B. Preference for choice of tours as set forth in this section does not contemplate the choice of furlough days (meaning non- scheduled days) which shall be assigned by the Company in such a manner as to arrange for every employee periodically to secure desirable furlough days. Sunday and holiday schedules shall be rotated among the employees within a work group in such a manner as to provide for the approximate equalization of both premium pay work opportunity and the privilege of securing Sundays and holidays as furlough days. Each holiday will be considered separately insofar as practicable in the rotation of holiday schedules. For Operating Room Forces of Operator Services only, Christmas Eve, Mother's Day, New Year's Eve, and Easter shall also be rotated even though they are not considered authorized holidays. 1. When December 25th Employees on vacation for one or more full weeks will be considered unavailable for rotation of Sunday and January 1st fall on Sunday, holiday schedules for Operating Room Forces beginning with Sunday of Operator Services will be rotated for work on Sunday rather than Monday which is considered the holiday first week and ending with Saturday of the last week except as provided under 5the provisions of 5.07B4a1. 02. For employees who express a preference, choice of tours on such days worked shall nevertheless be assigned in the order of seniority.

Choice of Tours. A. Employees shall have the opportunity to exercise their seniority in preference for choice of tours, not less frequently than every 13 weeks (except where an employee enters the work group after assignment of tours have been made as outlined in Article 3). Employees returning from leaves of absence, layoff, employees coming in by transfer or Article employees who have their service bridged (entitling them to additional seniority), shall be granted choice of tours in accordance with their seniority at the next revision of the schedule. Once the basic schedule is completed on the basis of the above, no change shall be made in basic tour assignments until the next selection period except that the Company finds it necessary for service requirements to revise the basic schedule in less than 13 weeks. With each such revision in a basic schedule, the opportunity to exercise preference for choice of tours will be afforded. B. Preference for choice of tours as set forth in this section does not contemplate the choice of furlough days (meaning non- scheduled days) which shall be assigned by the Company in such a manner as to arrange for every employee periodically to secure desirable furlough days. Sunday and holiday schedules shall be rotated among the employees within a work group in such a manner as to provide for the approximate equalization of both premium pay work opportunity and the privilege of securing Sundays and holidays as furlough days. Each holiday will be considered separately insofar as practicable in the rotation of holiday schedules. For Operating Room Forces of Operator Services only, Christmas Eve, Mother's Day, New Year's Eve, and Easter shall also be rotated even though they are not considered authorized holidays. 1. When December 25th and January 1st fall on Sunday, holiday schedules for Operating Room Forces of Operator Services will be rotated for work on Sunday rather than Monday which is considered the holiday under 5. 02. For employees who express a preference, choice of tours on such days worked shall nevertheless be assigned in the order of seniority.