Lockout There shall be no lockout of employees during the life of this agreement. The layoff of employees covered by this Agreement for any economic reason shall not be construed to be a lockout for purposes of this Agreement.
Grievance Process In the event of any dispute arising in connection with any part of this clause, such a dispute shall be processed in accordance with the dispute settling provisions of this Agreement.
Lockouts No lockout of employees shall be instituted by the Employer during the term of this Agreement.
Grievance Procedure - Party In the case of all other grievances by a party, (including those on behalf of a group of Members, an individual Member, a retired Member or a deceased Member), the party making the grievance may take the following steps in sequence to resolve the matter after the matter has been discussed informally with the other party. The informal discussion shall occur with the Administrator of Employee Relations.
Phone Calls Time spent on work-related employer initiated and subsequent employee initiated telephone calls during the employee’s non-work time of over ten (10) minutes per day will be considered time worked and will be deducted from standby pay. The employee shall receive a minimum of one (1) hour compensation at their regular, non-overtime hourly rate of pay for each non-related incident. Employees are not required to answer the phone or respond to work related messages during their non-work time, unless they are on stand-by status.
STRIKES & LOCKOUTS The Union agrees there shall be no strikes and the Hospital agrees there shall be no lockouts so long as this Agreement continues to operate. The terms "strike" and "
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 7 Section 4.1. Definition 7 Section 4.2. Procedures 7 Section 4.3. Limitations on Authority of Arbitrator 8 Section 4.4. Expenses of Arbitration 9 Section 4.5. Union Grievances 9 Section 4.6. Time Limits 9 Section 4.7. Miscellaneous 10 Section 4.8. Discipline 10 Section 4.9. Oral or Written Reprimands 11 Section 4.10. Applicability of Grievance and Arbitration Procedure to Discipline 11 ARTICLE V LABOR-MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE 12 ARTICLE VI SENIORITY, LAYOFF AND RECALL 13 Section 6.1. Definition 13 Section 6.2. Probationary Period 13 Section 6.3. Layoff and Recall 13 Section 6.4. Seniority List 15 Section 6.5. Posting of Certain Training Opportunities 15 Section 6.6. Termination of Seniority 15 Section 6.7. Reemployment After Expiration of Right to Recall 16 ARTICLE VII HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME 17 Section 7.1. Purpose 17 Section 7.2. Normal Work Cycle 17 Section 7.3. A Day Trades 18 Section 7.4. Overtime 19 Section 7.5. Changing or Trading Tours of Duty 19 Section 7.6. Hireback Procedure 19 Section 7.7. Compensatory Time 20 Section 7.8. Call-Back Pay 21 Section 7.9. No Pyramiding 21 ARTICLE VIII SALARIES AND OTHER COMPENSATION 22 Section 8.1. Salaries 22 Section 8.2. Longevity Pay 24 Section 8.3. Out of Classification Pay 25 Section 8.4. Paramedic Stipend 25 Section 8.5. Paramedic Preceptor 25 ARTICLE IX VACATIONS 26 Section 9.1. Amount of Vacation 26 Section 9.2. Vacation Eligibility 26 Section 9.3. Vacation Scheduling 26 Section 9.4. Limitation on Accumulation of Vacation 27 Section 9.5. Pay Upon Separation 28 Section 9.6. Vacation Day Trades 28 ARTICLE X HOLIDAYS 29 Section 10.1. Holidays for Employees Assigned to 8-Hour Shifts. 29 Section 10.2. Holidays for Employees Assigned to 24-Hour Shifts 30 Section 10.3. Pay for Hirebacks on Holidays 30 ARTICLE XI INSURANCE 31 Section 11.1. Caferteria Benefits Plan 31 Section 11.2. Retirees Insurance 31 Section 11.3. Flexible Benefits Plan 31 Section 11.4. Right to Change Carriers 31 Section 11.5. Terms of Policies to Govern 32 Section 11.6. Right to Maintain Coverage While on Unpaid Leave or on Layoff 32 Section 11.7. Post Retirement Health Savings Plan 32 ARTICLE XII LEAVES OF ABSENCE 33 Section 12.1. Jury Duty 33 Section 12.2. Sick Leave 33 Section 12.3. Special Leaves Without Pay 34 Section 12.4. Bereavement Leave 34 Section 12.5. Emergency Leave for Illness/Injury in Immediate Family 34 Section 12.6. Witness Leave 35 Section 12.7. Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 36 Section 12.8. Pregnancy Leave/Maternity Leave 36 ARTICLE XIII SAFETY COMMITTEE 37 ARTICLE XIV MAINTENANCE OF SPECIFIC WORKING CONDITIONS 38 ARTICLE XV MISCELLANEOUS FRINGE BENEFITS 39 Section 15.1. Deferred Compensation Plan 39 Section 15.2. Credit Union 39 Section 15.3. Tuition Reimbursement 39 Section 15.4. Quartermaster System and Maintenance Allowance 39 Section 15.5. Sick Leave Incentive Plan 39 Section 15.6. Pay for Unused Sick Leave at Retirement 40 Section 15.7. Severance Pay 40 Section 15.8. Inoculations 40 Section 15.9. Eye Glass Replacement 41 ARTICLE XVI MISCELLANEOUS 42 Section 16.1. Outside Employment 42 Section 16.2. Pay Advance 42 Section 16.3. Gender of Words 42 Section 16.4. Physical Examinations 42 Section 16.5. Job Descriptions 42 Section 16.6. Posting of Formal Training Opportunities 43 Section 16.7. Released Time 43 Section 16.8. Resolution of Impasse 43 Section 16.9. Solicitation 43 Section 16.10. Physical Fitness Program 44 Section 16.11. Shift/Station Selection Process 44 Section 16.12. Subcontracting 48 ARTICLE XVII RIGHTS OF VILLAGE 49 ARTICLE XVIII NON-INTERRUPTION OF WORK 50 Section 18.1. No Strikes 50 Section 18.2. No Lockouts 50 ARTICLE XIX PROMOTIONS 51 Section 19.1. General 51 Section 19.2. Eligibility Requirements 51 Section 19.3. Components of the Promotional Process and the Weighting of Components 52 Section 19.4. Promotion Process Components 53 Section 19.5. Promotions Coordinator 58 Section 19.6. Monitors 58 Section 19.7. Scoring of Components and Posting of Preliminary Promotion List 59 Section 19.8. Veteran's Preference Points and Posting of Final Promotion List 59 Section 19.9. Order of Selection 60 Section 19.10. Duration of Final Promotion List 61 Section 19.11. Right to Review 61 ARTICLE XX SAVINGS CLAUSE 63 ARTICLE XXI ENTIRE AGREEMENT 64 ARTICLE XXII DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING 65 ARTICLE XXIII DURATION AND TERM 67 Section 23.1. Term of Agreement 67 Section 23.2. Continuing Effect 67 APPENDIX A VARIANCES FROM STATUTORY IMPASSE PROCEDURE 00 XXXXXXXX X ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS TESTING 69 APPENDIX C FIRE CHIEF’S EVALUATION INSTRUMENT 75 APPENDIX D VILLAGE’S CAFETERIA BENEFITS PLAN 00 XXXXXXXX X ADDITIONAL QUARTERMASTER ITEMS 77 APPENDIX F CURRENT LIST OF 40 HOUR OR LONGER OFFICE OF STATE FIRE MARSHAL COURSES 78 OCTOBER 23, 1990 MINIMUM STAFFING SIDE LETTER… 80 AGREEMENT This Agreement is made and entered into by and between the Village of Schaumburg (hereinafter referred to as the “Village”) and the Schaumburg Professional Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 4092 (hereinafter referred to as the “Union”).
GRIEVANCE PROCESS RIGHTS No grievant shall lose his/her right to process his/her grievance because of Management-imposed limitations in scheduling meetings.
STRIKES, LOCKOUTS AND PICKET LINES The Union agrees that during the life of this Agreement, the Union or its bargaining unit members will not authorize, instigate, aid or engage in any work stoppage, slowdown, sickout, refusal to work, picketing or strike against the Employer and/or the Agency, its goods, property or on its property. The Agency agrees that during the life of this Agreement there will be no lockout. Upon notification confirmed in writing by the Employer to the Union that certain bargaining unit members covered by this Agreement are engaging in strike activity in violation of this Article, the Union shall advise such striking employees in writing, with a copy to the Department of Administrative Services, to return to work immediately. Such notification by the Union shall not constitute an admission that it has caused or counseled such strike activity.
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE (Continued STEP No.2 If the grievance is not settled up to this point, the grievance committee shall, within ten (10) working days after the decision of the Regional Supervisor Plant Operations under Step No.1, refer the written grievance to the Executive Officer of Human Resources or designate. The Executive Officer of Human Resources or designate shall then investigate the grievance and shall meet with the Union Grievance Committee within fifteen (15) working days after receipt of the written grievance. At such meeting the Board or the Union may have such additional representation present as each party desires, and the grievor or employee(s) concerned may be required to be present at the request of either party. The Executive Officer of Human Resources shall render a decision in writing to the Secretary of the Union and Chief Xxxxxxx within ten (10) working days. STEP No.3 If the grievance is not settled up to this point, the grievance committee shall, within ten (10) working days after the decision of the Executive Officer of Human Resources under Step No.2, refer the written grievance to the Director of Education or designate. The Director of Education or designate shall then investigate the grievance and shall meet with the Union Grievance Committee as soon as possible but not later than two (2) weeks thereafter to attempt to settle the grievance. At such meeting the Board or the Union may have such additional representatives present as each party desires, and the grievor or employee(s) concerned may be required to be present at the request of either party. The Director of Education shall render a decision in writing to the Secretary of the Union and Chief Xxxxxxx within ten (10) working days of the holding of the meeting. STEP No.4 If the grievance is not settled at STEP No.3, and if mutually agreed by the Board and the Union, the grievance can proceed to a mediation process. The costs of the process will be shared equally by the parties. STEP No.5 If final settlement of the grievance is not completed at Step No.3 above, it may be referred by either party to Arbitration as hereinafter provided in Article 10 within thirty (30) days from the Director of Education's or designate's decision at Step No.3 above. The party referring the grievance to arbitration shall be restricted to the issue contained in the written grievance.
