Locations Currently Bidding Shifts. Each November, the Employer will conduct a vote to decide whether shift bidding will continue for the following year. At the same time, if there is a show of interest for changing the type or duration of bids, the vote will include these options as applicable.
a. All votes require fifty-five percent (55%) consent to pass. A non-vote or no preference vote is a “no” vote.
b. By mutual agreement between the Employer and employees in each location, bid duration will be for three (3) months, six (6) months, or the entire year.
c. The Employer can use up to twenty-five percent (25%) of the shifts as rotating shifts if necessary. In addition to the twenty-five percent (25%), the Employer may assign probationary employees to rotating shifts for up to one (1) year.
d. Vacated or newly established shifts will not be available for bidding until the next bid cycle. An employee transferring into a location utilizing a shift bidding process will be scheduled into the vacated or new shift for the remainder of the current bidding period. A newly hired employee may be scheduled into the vacated or new shift for the remainder of the current bidding period. When a new shift bid is presented, the employee will bid in order based on the criteria set forth in Subsections 3 and 4 below. In the event of an emergency, the shift will be filled in the following order:
i. The most senior volunteer, determined by time in classification then time in bargaining unit; and
ii. The least senior employee on a shift compatible with the operational need.
Locations Currently Bidding Shifts. Each November, the Employer will conduct a vote to decide whether shift bidding will continue for the following year. At the same time, if there is a show of interest for changing the type or duration of bids, the vote will include these options as applicable.
a. All votes require fifty-five percent (55%) consent to pass. A non-vote or no preference vote is a “no” vote.
b. By mutual agreement between the Employer and employees in each location, bid duration will be for three
Locations Currently Bidding Shifts. 16 Each November, the Employer will conduct a vote to decide 17 whether shift bidding will continue for the following year. At the 18 same time, if there is a show of interest for changing the type or 19 duration of bids, the vote will include these options as applicable.
20 a. All votes require fifty-five percent (55%) consent to pass. A 21 non-vote or no preference vote is a “no” vote.
22 b. By mutual agreement between the Employer and employees 23 in each location, bid duration will be for three (3) months, 24 six (6) months.
1 c. The Employer can use up to twenty-five percent (25%) of 2 the shifts as rotating shifts if necessary.
3 d. Vacated or newly established shifts will not be available for 4 bidding until the next bid cycle. An employee transferring 5 into a location utilizing a shift bidding process will be 6 scheduled into the vacated or new shift for the remainder of 7 the current bidding period. A newly hired employee may be 8 scheduled into the vacated or new shift for the remainder of 9 the current bidding period. 10 When a new shift bid is presented, the employee will bid in 11 order based on the criteria set forth in Subsections 3 and 4
