LIGHT RAIL. Par.
1. When a light rail employee has been trained and has received an appointment to a regular position, the employee shall be on a probationary period of not to exceed ninety (90) days subject to the grievance procedure. An employee who does not satisfactorily perform during that probationary period may be returned by the District to the employee's former position without loss of seniority.
a. Light rail employees assigned for regular work will hold LRT seniority based upon their respective District seniority. Thereafter, employees shall establish seniority in light rail based upon successful completion of training in order of rail operator certification card number.
b. When rail operator trainees complete the training program successfully and qualify as Rail operators, each graduate of the training program will receive a rail operator certification card that includes the date of certification and a certification number. The certification number shall be sequenced:
1. In relative seniority by qualifying date – graduates of each training class receive higher certificate numbers than graduates of previous training classes.
2. In relative seniority of operators within each training class, the highest seniority operator in each class receives the lowest certificate number relative to that class.
a. Rail operators shall be selected for training from qualified bus operators, by order of seniority. For the initial rail operator training program, bus operators shall be assigned to the Rail Transportation Department with no change in pay scale. Rail operator trainees forfeit their right to work as bus operators for the duration of their assignment to Rail Transportation.
b. All transportation operators who bid positions in Light Rail will be committed to the Light Rail Division for at least one (1) year full-time continued service, except for medical reasons. Operators who wish to return to the Bus Division may do so on the effective date of their spring sign-up, provided that the employee gives written notice of his/her intention to do so prior to the spring sign up and that they have completed one (1) year of required continuous service prior to the effective date of the spring sign up.
c. If a rail operator leaves that classification for any reason, accrued rail seniority shall be forfeited. Any subsequent return to the Light Rail Division as an operator would be considered a reapplication and rail seniority would start over.
LIGHT RAIL. Par.
1. When a light rail employee has been trained and has received an appointment to a regular position, the employee shall be on a probationary period of not to exceed ninety (90) days subject to the grievance procedure. An employee who does not satisfactorily perform during that probationary period may be returned by the District to the employee’s former position without loss of seniority. TTA 1/30/14
a. Light rail employees assigned for regular work will hold LRT seniority based upon their respective District seniority. Thereafter, employees shall establish seniority in light rail based upon successful completion of training in order of rail operator certification card number. TTA 1/30/14
b. When rail operator trainees complete the training program successfully and qualify as Rail operators, each graduate of the training program will receive a rail operator certification card that includes the date of certification and a certification number. The certification number shall be sequenced: TTA 1/30/14
1. In relative seniority by qualifying date – graduates of each training class receive higher certificate numbers than graduates of previous training classes. TTA 1/30/14
2. In relative seniority of operators within each training class, the highest seniority operator in each class receives the lowest certificate number relative to that class. TTA 1/30/14
LIGHT RAIL. Section 1. Except as otherwise noted in Articles 41, 42, and 43 all provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and/or Letters of Agreement between ATU and Metro Transit apply equally to rail employees.
Section 2. A “crossover position” is a position that works on light rail premises but does not accrue rail seniority. The following positions are crossover positions:
Section 3. Only trained and certified bargaining unit maintenance personnel or Light Rail Vehicle Operators shall operate vehicles.
