Common use of Local Disasters Clause in Contracts

Local Disasters. In the event of a local disaster or catastrophe as declared by a governmental agency such as earthquake, fire, flood, explosion, widespread power failure or other acts of God outside the Employer’s control that reasonably require all available employees to report for work or remain on duty, the provisions of this Agreement pertaining to scheduled paid time off, lunch and rest periods, job postings, shift changes, and transfers shall be suspended and the Employer shall be relieved of any obligation to adhere to those provisions during emergency operations. However, the Employer shall honor all prescheduled time off for employees who purchased non-refundable tickets or have made other non-recoverable economic commitments for use during their prescheduled time off. If the employee cannot be allowed the prescheduled time off, the Employer shall reimburse the employee for the cost of any unused non-refundable tickets and other non- recoverable economic impacts. Bargaining unit employees who are on duty when a disaster or catastrophe occurs shall be afforded every reasonable opportunity to ensure the welfare of their families.

Local Disasters. “In the event of a local disaster or catastrophe as declared by a governmental agency such as earthquake, fire, flood, explosion, widespread power failure or other acts of God outside the Employer’s control that reasonably require all available employees to report for work or remain on duty, the provisions of this Agreement pertaining to scheduled paid time off, lunch and rest periods, job postings, shift changes, and transfers shall be suspended and the Employer shall be relieved of any obligation to adhere to those provisions during emergency operations. However, the Employer shall honor all prescheduled time off for employees who purchased non-refundable tickets or have made other non-recoverable economic commitments for use during their prescheduled time off. If the employee cannot be allowed the prescheduled time off, the Employer shall reimburse the employee for the cost of any unused non-refundable tickets and other non- non-recoverable economic impacts. Bargaining unit employees who are on duty when a disaster or catastrophe occurs shall be afforded every reasonable opportunity to ensure the welfare of their families.”

Local Disasters. In the event of a local disaster or catastrophe as declared by a governmental agency such as earthquake, fire, flood, explosion, widespread power failure or other acts of God outside the Employer’s control that reasonably require all available employees to report for work or remain on duty, the provisions of this Agreement pertaining to scheduled paid time off, lunch and rest periods, job postings, shift changes, and transfers shall be suspended and the Employer shall be relieved of any obligation to adhere to those provisions during emergency operations. However, the Employer shall honor all prescheduled time off for employees who purchased non-refundable tickets or have made other non-recoverable economic commitments for use during their prescheduled time off. If the employee cannot be allowed the prescheduled time off, the Employer shall reimburse the employee for the cost of any unused non-refundable tickets and other non- non-recoverable economic impacts. Bargaining unit employees who are on duty when a disaster or catastrophe occurs shall be afforded every reasonable opportunity to ensure the welfare of their families.