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OVERTIME AND HOLIDAYS. 1. For pay purposes, the twenty-four (24) hour period starts with the beginning of an Employees regular posted shift. Overtime rates will be computed on an actual minute basis adjusted to the nearest tenth of an hour, with a minimum of one hour overtime. (Example: An Employee who works 6 minutes of overtime will be paid for one hour; an Employee who works one hour and 6 minutes will be paid for 1.1 hours.) 2. Employees on an eight (8) hour day will be paid an hourly rate of time and one-half for: a. All work performed either prior to or after regularly scheduled hours. b. The first eight (8) hours worked on one of the two regularly scheduled days off. 3. Employees on a ten (10) hour day will be paid an hourly rate of time and one-half for: a. All work performed either prior to or after regularly scheduled hours b. The first ten (10) hours worked on any one of the three (3) regularly scheduled days off. 4. Employee on an eight (8) hour day will be paid an hourly rate of double time for: a. All hours in excess of the first eight (8) hours worked on one of the two regularly scheduled days off each work week. b. For all time worked on the second regularly scheduled day off in a work week, if two hours or more of the first day off was also worked. c. For all time worked in excess of twelve (12) consecutive hours, regardless of the starting time of such work. 5. Employees on a ten (10) hour day will be paid an hourly rate of double time for: a. All hours in excess of ten (10) hours worked during the first one of the three (3) regularly scheduled days off each work week. b. For all time worked on the second regularly scheduled day off in a work week, if two hours or more of the first day off was also worked, and for all hours worked on the third regularly scheduled work day off if any portion of the first or second day off was also worked. c. For all time worked in excess of twelve (12) consecutive hours, regardless of the starting time of such work. 6. Any Employee recalled to work on a regularly scheduled work day or required to report to work on his regularly scheduled day off will be paid a minimum of four (4) hours pay at the applicable rate, except that an Employee called in early in conjunction with this regular shift for the purpose of traveling to another station to perform work will be paid at the applicable overtime rate for all time spent at his station in preparation for travel with a minimum of one (1) hour. 7. Whenever possible, Employees on a shift will be given a minimum of two (2) hours’ notice and Employees not on shift will be given a minimum of eight (8) hours’ notice of overtime. If given less than two (2) hours’ notice for Employees on shift or eight (8) hours’ notice for Employees not on shift, no charge will be made against an Employee on the overtime list for refusing the overtime. It is specifically understood that no notice will be necessary whenever an emergency condition exists. The following procedure will be followed in administering the overtime list: a. On December 30 of each year, all Employees will be reduced to zero overtime hours and the category seniority list will prevail in establishing a new overtime call sheet. The new zeroed list will be used on December 31 for the January 1 callout and on January 1 for the January 2 callout. b. For the purpose of distribution of overtime, there will be three (3) general Employee classifications: Aircraft Technicians Ground Equipment Technicians Plant Maintenance Technicians c. An overtime hour for the purposes of this Agreement will be defined as an hour of overtime times the applicable rate of pay for the work performed (i.e., an hour worked at time and a half will be 1:30 and an hour worked at double time will be 2:00). d. Overtime offered and refused will be charged at the one and one-half applicable overtime rate. e. Probationary Employees will not be eligible to work overtime unless the overtime call-out list has been exhausted. New Employees completing probation or Employees transferring to a new or existing station will be averaged into the overtime list. (Total number overtime hours of all Employees in each general classification divided by total number of Employees within each general classification.) f. An overtime call sheet, where applicable, will be initialed by the person calling for the overtime. A copy will be retained by the Company and a copy will be made available to the Union for each Employee review. g. Overtime not to exceed four (4) hours may be performed by those Employees on the shift and on the clock. Those Employees performing the work will be paid a minimum of one (1) hour pay at the applicable rate. When overtime as described in this paragraph is needed, the lowest overtime Employee on duty will be asked (not subject to overtime call-out system (OTCS) procedures), except that when it is anticipated that completion of a job is not expected to exceed one (1) hour, the Employee or Employees performing the job may be asked to complete the job. h. If requested and approved by the Company, Employees in a Lead classification may report up to one (1) hour early in conjunction with their regular shift for the purpose of preparing job assignments for the crew and will be paid a minimum of one (1) hour pay at the applicable rate of pay. If the request is for only one (1) Lead to report early, overtime hours will be awarded based on lowest overtime hours worked from the Lead Employees regularly scheduled to work. i. There will be no requirement by the Company or Union to balance the overtime hours between Employees provided Employees are asked for overtime per the overtime list. j. If the overtime occurs downline, such overtime will be governed by Article 8, Paragraph 8 and will not be subject to the four (4) hour limit in (g) above. k. When an Employee goes on paid rest, overtime hours worked up to that time may be added to his accumulated hours. (To be implemented uniformly when the Company can administratively support it.) l. Overtime hours worked or refused will be computed each day as of the start of the day shift, and the updated list will be posted in the overtime call-out system (OTCS). m. Employees temporarily assigned to another station will be averaged into that station’s overtime list. When such Employee returns to his permanent station, the overtime hours worked on temporary assignment will be added to the overtime list at his permanent station. n. An Employee may work overtime (other than his regular shift) on a vacation day, floating holiday, or the day of a shift/day trade (but not on a sick day, and will be paid at regular overtime rates (not holiday rates). In such a situation, vacation or floating holiday hours paid will not count as hours worked for purposes of the applicable overtime rate calculation. 8. No overtime will be worked except by direction of the proper supervisory personnel for the Company, except in the case of an emergency when prior authority cannot be obtained. The Company and the Union recognize that in certain circumstances it is necessary that overtime be worked. a. It is hereby agreed that when it becomes necessary for an overtime callout the overtime call-out system (OTCS) will be utilized for the purpose of applying this overtime article. When an Employee signs up in the overtime call-out system (OTCS), this constitutes his agreement to work overtime on the day for which he signed. The deadline for Employees to sign up for overtime will be 3:00 p.m. local time at each station, each day, for overtime to be worked the following day. Employees who desire to cancel requested overtime after the 3:00 p.m. closing of the overtime call-out list must contact their Supervisor to cancel their request. b. The overtime call-out system will have an “auto accept” feature that expires at 9:00 p.m. local time the day prior to the overtime to be worked. All overtime requirements arising after 9:00p.m. local time will be treated as same day call-outs. c. Employees who sign-up for overtime utilizing the OTCS website may select their shift preferences by indicating: “Any”, to sign-up for all three (3) shifts; “No more than 2”, which will indicate two (2) shifts; or “No more than 1”, which will indicate one (1) shift. d. The OTCS sign-up screen for each Southwest Airlines maintenance station that has Inspectors will include a block for Inspection overtime. e. The OTCS sign-up screen will also include a block for sheet metal work. Employees who check the sheet metal block are indicating their willingness to perform sheet metal

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

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OVERTIME AND HOLIDAYS. ‌‌ 1. For pay purposes, the twenty-four (24) hour period starts with the beginning of an Employees Employee’s regular posted shift. Overtime rates will be computed on an actual minute basis adjusted to the nearest tenth of an hour, with a minimum of one (1) hour overtime. (Example: An Employee who works 6 six (6) minutes of overtime will be paid for one (1) hour; an Employee who works one (1) hour and 6 six (6) minutes will be paid for 1.1 hours.) 2. Employees on an eight (8) hour day will be paid an hourly rate of time and one-half for: a. All work performed either prior to or after regularly scheduled hours. b. The first eight (8) hours worked on one (1) of the two (2) regularly scheduled days off. 3. Employees on a ten (10) hour day will be paid an hourly rate of time and one-half for: a. All work performed either prior to or after regularly scheduled hours. b. The first ten (10) hours worked on any one (1) of the three (3) regularly scheduled days off. 4. Employee on an eight (8) hour day will be paid an hourly rate of double time for: a. All hours in excess of the first eight (8) hours worked on one (1) of the two (2) regularly scheduled days off each work week. b. For all time worked on the second regularly scheduled day off in a work week, if two (2) hours or more of the first day off was also worked. c. For all time worked in excess of twelve (12) consecutive hours, regardless of the starting time of such work. 5. Employees on a ten (10) hour day will be paid an hourly rate of double time for: a. All hours in excess of ten (10) hours worked during the first one (1) of the three (3) regularly scheduled days off each work week. b. For all time worked on the second regularly scheduled day off in a work week, if two (2) hours or more of the first day off was also worked, and for all hours worked on the third regularly scheduled work day off if any portion of the first or second day off was also worked. c. For all time worked in excess of twelve (12) consecutive hours, regardless of the starting time of such work. 6. Any Employee recalled to work on a regularly scheduled work day or required to report to work on his regularly scheduled day off will be paid a minimum of four (4) hours pay at the applicable rate, except that an Employee called in early in conjunction with this his regular shift for the purpose of traveling to another station to perform work will be paid at the applicable overtime rate for all time spent at his station in preparation for travel with a minimum of one (1) hour. 7. Whenever possible, Employees on a shift will be given a minimum of two (2) hours’ notice and Employees not on shift will be given a minimum of eight (8) hours’ notice of overtime. If given less than two (2) hours’ notice for Employees on shift or eight (8) hours’ notice for Employees not on shift, no charge will be made against an Employee on the overtime list for refusing the overtime. It is specifically understood that no notice will be necessary whenever an emergency condition exists. The following procedure will be followed in administering the overtime list: a. On December 30 of each year, all Employees will be reduced to zero overtime hours and the category seniority list will prevail in establishing a new overtime call sheet. The new zeroed list will be used on December 31 for the January 1 callout and on January 1 for the January 2 callout. b. For the purpose of distribution of overtime, there will be three (3) general Employee classifications: Aircraft Technicians Ground Equipment Technicians Plant Maintenance Technicians c. An overtime hour for the purposes of this Agreement will be defined as an hour of overtime times the applicable rate of pay for the work performed (i.e., an hour worked at time and a half will be 1:30 and an hour worked at double time will be 2:00). d. Overtime offered and refused will be charged at the one and one-half applicable overtime rate. e. Probationary Employees will not be eligible to work overtime unless the overtime call-out list has been exhausted. New Employees completing probation or Employees transferring to a new or existing station will be averaged into the overtime list. (Total number overtime hours of all Employees in each general classification divided by total number of Employees within each general classification.) f. An overtime call sheet, where applicable, will be initialed by the person calling for the overtime. A copy will be retained by the Company and a copy will be made available to the Union for each Employee Employee’s review. g. Overtime not to exceed four (4) hours may be performed by those Employees on the shift and on the clock. Those Employees performing the work will be paid a minimum of one one (1) hour pay at the applicable rate. When overtime as described in this paragraph Paragraph is needed, the lowest overtime Employee on duty will be asked (not subject to overtime call-call- out system (OTCS) procedures), except that when it is anticipated that completion of a job is not expected to exceed one (1) hour, the Employee or Employees performing the job may be asked to complete the job. h. If requested and approved by the Company, Employees in a Lead classification may report up to one (1) hour early in conjunction with their regular shift for the purpose of preparing job assignments for the crew and will be paid a minimum of one (1) hour pay at the applicable rate of pay. If the request is for only one (1) Lead to report early, overtime hours will be awarded based on lowest overtime hours worked from the Lead Employees regularly scheduled to work. i. There will be no requirement by the Company or Union to balance the overtime hours between Employees provided Employees are asked for overtime per the overtime list. j. If the overtime occurs downline, such overtime will be governed by Article 8, Paragraph 8 and will not be subject to the four (4) hour limit in Subparagraph (g) above. k. When an Employee goes on paid rest, overtime hours worked up to that time may be added to his accumulated hours. (To be implemented uniformly when the Company can administratively support it.) l. Overtime hours worked or refused will be computed each day as of the start of the day shift, and the updated list will be posted in the overtime call-out system (OTCS). m. Employees temporarily assigned to another station will be averaged into that station’s overtime list. When such Employee returns to his permanent station, the overtime hours worked on temporary assignment will be added to the overtime list at his permanent station. n. An Employee may work overtime (other than his regular shift) on a vacation day, floating holiday, or the day of a shift/day trade (but not on a sick day, and will be paid at regular overtime rates (not holiday rates). In such a situation, vacation or floating holiday hours paid will not count as hours worked for purposes of the applicable overtime rate calculation. 8. No overtime will be worked except by direction of the proper supervisory personnel for the Company, except in the case of an emergency when prior authority cannot be obtained. The Company and the Union recognize that in certain circumstances it is necessary that overtime be worked. a. It is hereby agreed that when it becomes necessary for an overtime callout the overtime call-out system (OTCS) will be utilized for the purpose of applying this overtime articleArticle. When an Employee signs up in the overtime call-out system (OTCS), this constitutes his agreement to work overtime on the day for which he signed. The deadline for Employees to sign up for overtime will be 3:00 p.m. local time at each station, each day, for overtime to be worked the following day. Employees who desire to cancel requested overtime after the 3:00 p.m. closing of the overtime call-out list must contact their Supervisor to cancel their request. b. The overtime call-out system will have an “auto accept” feature that expires at 9:00 p.m. local time the day prior to the overtime to be worked. All overtime requirements arising after 9:00p.m. 9:00 p.m. local time will be treated as same day call-outs. c. Employees who sign-up for overtime utilizing the OTCS website may select their shift preferences by indicating: “Any”, to sign-up for all three (3) shifts; “No more than 2”, which will indicate two (2) shifts; or “No more than 1”, which will indicate one (1) shift. d. The OTCS sign-up screen for each Southwest Airlines maintenance station that has Inspectors will include a block for Inspection overtime. e. The OTCS sign-up screen will also include a block for sheet metal work. Employees who check the sheet metal block are indicating their willingness to perform sheet metalmetal work. Employees who check the sheet metal block will be selected first for sheet metal overtime call-outs except in Dallas where there is a structures crew. f. In making an overtime callout, the Company or its designee will contact the Employee in the overtime call-out system (OTCS) that can cover the full shift and that has the least amount of overtime first, next least, second, etc. If there is no one in the overtime call-out system (OTCS) that can cover the full shift then the assignment will be made to the Employee in the overtime call-out system (OTCS) who has the least overtime first, next least, second, etc., provided such Employee can cover at least half the shift. If sufficient amount of overtime is not obtained by the use of the overtime call-out system (OTCS), the Company may solicit volunteers or start in reverse order of category seniority within the general classification and require the Employee to work the overtime. In making an overtime call-out, the Company will start at the top of the call-out list for each new overtime requirement on any given day. g. In Subparagraph f. above, in determining whether an Employee can cover a full shift only an overlap of two (2) hours or less will be ignored. h. No Employee will be forced to work scheduled overtime for more than twelve (12) hours for an eight (8) hour shift or fourteen (14) hours for a ten (10) hour shift in a twenty-four

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

OVERTIME AND HOLIDAYS. 1. For pay purposes, the twenty-four (24) hour period starts with the beginning of an Employees employee’s regular posted shift. When an Employee has been on the clock for twenty (20) consecutive hours or more such Employee’s clock will reset for pay purposes at the start of their regular shift. Overtime rates will shall be computed on an actual minute basis adjusted to the nearest tenth of an hour, with a minimum of one one- half (½) hour overtime. (Example: An Employee who works 6 minutes of overtime will be paid for one hour; an Employee who works one hour and 6 minutes will be paid for 1.1 hours.) 2. Employees on an eight (8) hour day will shall be paid an hourly rate of time and one-half for: a. All work performed either prior to or after regularly scheduled hours. b. The first eight (8) hours worked on one of the two regularly scheduled days off. 3. Employees on a ten (10) hour day will shall be paid an hourly rate of time and one-half for: a. All work performed either prior to or after regularly scheduled hours b. The first ten (10) hours worked on any one of the three (3) regularly scheduled days off. 4. Employee on an eight (8) hour day will shall be paid an hourly rate of double time for: a. All hours in excess of the first eight (8) hours worked on one of the two regularly scheduled days off each work week. b. For all time worked on the second regularly scheduled day off in a work week, if two hours or more of the first day off was also worked. c. For all time worked in excess of twelve (12) consecutive hours, regardless of the starting time of such work. 5. Employees on a ten (10) hour day will shall be paid an hourly rate of double time for: a. All hours in excess of ten (10) hours worked during the first one of the three (3) regularly scheduled days off each work week. b. For all time worked on the second regularly scheduled day off in a work week, if two hours or more of the first day off was also worked, and for all hours worked on the third regularly scheduled work day off if any portion of the first or second day off was also worked. c. For all time worked in excess of twelve (12) consecutive hours, regardless of the starting time of such work. 6. Any Employee employee recalled to work on a regularly scheduled work day or required to report to work on his regularly scheduled day off will be paid a minimum of four (4) hours 4)hours pay at the applicable rate, except that an Employee employee called in early in conjunction with this regular shift for the purpose of traveling to another station to perform work will be paid at the applicable overtime rate for all time spent at his station in preparation for travel with a minimum of one one (1) hour. 7. Whenever possible, Employees employees on a shift will be given a minimum of two (2) hours’ hours notice and Employees not on shift will be given a minimum of eight (8) hours’ hours notice of overtime. If given less than two (2) hours’ hour notice for Employees on shift or eight (8) hours’ hours notice for Employees not on shift, no charge will be made against an Employee employee on the overtime list for refusing the overtime. It is specifically understood that no notice will be necessary whenever an emergency condition exists. The following procedure will be followed in administering the overtime list: a. On December 30 30th of each year, all Employees employees will be reduced to zero overtime hours and the category seniority list will prevail in establishing a new overtime call sheet. The new zeroed list will be used on December 31 for the January 1 callout and on January 1 for the January 2 callout. b. For the purpose of distribution of overtime, there will shall be three one (31) general Employee classificationsemployee classification: Aircraft Technicians Ground Equipment Technicians Plant Maintenance Appearance Technicians c. An overtime hour for the purposes of this Agreement will shall be defined as an hour of overtime times the applicable rate of pay for the work performed (i.e., an hour worked at time and a half will shall be 1:30 and an hour worked at double time will shall be 2:00). d. Overtime offered and refused will shall be charged at the one and one-half applicable overtime rate.. If an Employee accepts and fails to work the complete overtime shift or fails to contact the Company to cancel accepted overtime at least two (2) hours prior to the beginning of the overtime shift without an approved excuse by the Company such Employee will be charged the accepted overtime hours at the double time rate for the first occurrence and at the triple time rate for any succeeding occurrences within a 12 month period. Employees not given proper notice e. Probationary Employees will not be eligible to work overtime unless the overtime call-out list has been exhausted. New Employees employees completing probation or Employees transferring to a new or existing station will shall be averaged into the overtime list. (Total number overtime hours of all Employees employees in each general classification divided by total number of Employees employees within each general classification.) f. An overtime call sheet, where applicable, will sheet shall be initialed by the person calling for the overtime. A copy will be retained by the Company and a copy will be made available to the Union for each Employee employee review. g. Overtime not to exceed four (4) hours may be performed by those Employees employees on the shift and on the clock. Those Employees employees performing the work will be paid a minimum of one (1) hour pay at the applicable rate. When overtime as described in this paragraph is needed, the lowest overtime Employee employee on duty will be asked (not subject to overtime callOTCS (Overtime Call-out system (OTCS) Out System procedures), except that when it is anticipated that completion of a job is not expected to exceed one (1) hour, the Employee employee or Employees employees performing the job may be asked to complete the job. h. If requested and approved by the Company, Employees in a Lead classification may report up to one (1) hour early in conjunction with their regular shift for the purpose of preparing job assignments for the crew and will be paid a minimum of one (1) hour pay at the applicable rate of pay. If the request is for only one (1) Lead to report early, overtime hours will be awarded based on lowest overtime hours worked from the Lead Employees regularly scheduled to work. i. There will be no requirement by the Company or Union to balance the overtime hours between Employees employees provided Employees employees are asked for overtime per the overtime list. j. i. If the overtime occurs downline, such overtime will shall be governed by Article 8, Paragraph 8 and will shall not be subject to the four (4) hour limit in (g) above. k. When an Employee goes on paid rest, overtime hours worked up to that time may be added to his accumulated hours. (To be implemented uniformly when the Company can administratively support it.) l. j. Overtime hours worked or refused will be computed each day as of the start of the day shift, and the updated list will be posted in the overtime call-out system (OTCS). m. k. Employees temporarily assigned to another station will be averaged into that station’s 's overtime list. When such Employee employee returns to his permanent station, the overtime hours worked on temporary assignment will be added to the overtime list at his permanent station. n. l. An Employee may work overtime (other than his regular shift) on a vacation day, floating holiday, or the day of a shift/day trade (but not on a sick day, and will be paid at regular overtime rates (not holiday rates)). In such a situation, vacation or floating holiday hours paid will shall not count as hours worked for purposes of the applicable overtime rate calculation. 8. No overtime will shall be worked except by direction of the proper supervisory personnel for the Company, except in the case of an emergency when prior authority cannot be obtained. The Company and the Union recognize that in certain circumstances it is necessary that overtime be worked. a. It is hereby agreed that when it becomes necessary for an overtime callout the overtime call-out system (OTCS) will shall be utilized for the purpose of applying this overtime article. When an Employee employee signs up in the overtime call-out system (OTCS), this constitutes his agreement to work overtime on the day for which he signed, unless cancelled as outlined in paragraph 7 d. above. The deadline for Employees to sign up for overtime will shall be 3:00 p.m. local time at each station, each day, for overtime to be worked the following day. Employees who desire to cancel requested overtime after the 3:00 p.m. closing of the overtime call-out list must contact their Supervisor to cancel their request.3:00 b. The overtime call-out system will have an “auto accept” feature that expires at 9:00 p.m. local time the day prior to the overtime to be worked. All overtime requirements arising after 9:00p.m. local time will shall be treated as same day call-outs. c. Employees who sign-up for overtime utilizing the OTCS website may select their shift preferences by indicating: “Any”, to sign-up for all three (3) shifts; “No more than 2”, which will shall indicate two (2) shifts; or “No more than 1”, which will shall indicate one (1) shift. d. The OTCS signIn making an overtime callout, the Company or its designee will contact the Employee in the overtime call-up screen out system (OTCS) that can cover the full shift and that has the least amount of overtime first, next least, second, etc. If there is no one in the overtime call-out system (OTCS) that can cover the full shift then the assignment will be made to the Employee in the overtime call-out system (OTCS) who has the least overtime first, next least, second, etc., provided such Employee can cover at least half the shift. If sufficient amount of overtime is not obtained by the use of the overtime call-out system (OTCS), the Company may solicit volunteers or start in reverse order of category seniority within the general classification and require the Employee to work the overtime. In making an overtime call-out, the Company shall start at the top of the call-out list for each Southwest Airlines maintenance station that has Inspectors will include a block for Inspection overtimenew overtime requirement on any given day. e. In paragraph d. above, in determining whether an employee can cover a full shift only an overlap of two (2) hours or less will be ignored. f. No employee will be forced to work scheduled overtime for more than twelve (12) hours for an eight (8) hour shift or fourteen (14) hours for a ten (10) hour shift in a twenty four (24) hour period. g. The OTCS overtime call-out system (OTCS) shall make available to all Employees covered by the Agreement both the complete and condensed versions of the overtime reports, including, but not limited to, the Employee sign-up screen up, the Employee’s personal total overtime record, the call-out list, the call history log, the overtime acceptance list, the overtime hours report and the requested overtime report. h. Any future change or modification to the overtime call-out system (OTCS) procedures will also include be established by mutual agreement in writing between the Company and the Union. 9. When an employee, as a block for sheet metal workresult of bidding, changes his days off, no overtime will be paid as a result of such change. 10. For continuous service before regular working hours employee will not be required to work more than three (3) hours without being allowed a thirty (30) minute meal period. For continuous service after regular working hours employees will not be required to work more than two (2) hours without being allowed a thirty (30) minute meal period. Employees required to work through such meals shall receive an additional thirty (30) minutes pay. a. Employees who check work sixteen (16) consecutive hours or more must be given a rest period of at least eight (8) hours before being required to report to work again. In the sheet metal block are indicating their willingness to perform sheet metalevent that this rest period extends into a regular work shift, the employee will be paid for such time lost at his regular straight time rate. b. In the event an employee's paid rest period would result in his returning for two

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

OVERTIME AND HOLIDAYS. 1. For pay purposes, the twenty-twenty four (24) hour hours period starts with the beginning of an Employees employee's regular posted shift. Employees which have worked sixteen (16) consecutive hours or more prior to the start of their regular shift will have their clock reset for pay purposes at the beginning of their regular shift. Employees which have worked less than sixteen (16) consecutive hours will not have their clock reset for pay purposes and will be paid in accordance with either Article 6 paragraph 4.c. (overtime for eight (8) hour shift) or paragraph 5.c. (overtime for ten (10) hour shift) if applicable (reference Note of Negotiation). Overtime rates will shall be computed on an actual minute basis adjusted to the nearest tenth (1/10) of an hour, with a minimum of one one-half (1/2) hour overtime. (Example: An Employee who works 6 minutes of overtime will be paid for one hour; an Employee who works one hour and 6 minutes will be paid for 1.1 hours.) 2. Employees on an eight (8) hour day will shall be paid an hourly rate of time and one-half (1-1/2) for: a. All work performed either prior to or after regularly scheduled hours. b. The first eight (8) hours worked on one of the two (2) regularly scheduled days off. 3. Employees on a ten (10) hour day will shall be paid an hourly rate of time and one-half (1-1/2) for: a. All work performed either prior to or after regularly scheduled hours. b. The first ten (10) hours worked on any one of the three (3) regularly scheduled days off. 4. Employee Employees on an eight (8) hour day will shall be paid an hourly rate of double time for: a. All hours in excess of the first eight (8) hours worked on one (1) of the two (2) regularly scheduled days off each work week. b. For all time worked on the second regularly scheduled day off in a work week, if two hours or more a portion of the first day off was also worked. c. For all time worked in excess of twelve (12) consecutive hours, regardless of the starting time of such work. 5. Employees on a ten (10) hour day will shall be paid an hourly rate of double time for: a. All hours in excess of ten (10) hours worked during the first one of the three (3) regularly scheduled days off each work week. b. For all time worked on the second regularly scheduled day off in a work week, if two hours or more any portion of the first day off was also worked, worked and for all hours worked on the third regularly scheduled work day off if any portion of the first or second day off was also worked. c. For all time worked in excess of twelve (12) consecutive hours, regardless of the starting time of such work. 6. Any Employee employee recalled to work on a regularly scheduled work day or required to report to work on his regularly scheduled day off will be paid a minimum of four (4) hours pay at the applicable rate, except that an Employee employee called in early in conjunction with this his regular shift for the purpose of traveling to another station to perform work will be paid at the applicable overtime rate for all time spent at his station in preparation for travel with a minimum of one one (1) hour. 7. Whenever possible, Employees on a shift will be given a minimum of two (2) hours’ hours notice and Employees not on shift will be given a minimum of eight (8) hours’ hours notice of overtime. If given less than two (2) hours’ hours notice for Employees on shift or eight (8) hours’ hours notice for Employees not on shift, no charge will be made against an Employee on the overtime list for refusing the overtime. It is specifically understood that no notice will be necessary whenever an emergency condition exists. The following procedure will be followed in administering the overtime list: a. On December 30 each anniversary date of each yearthe Contract, all Employees employees will be reduced to zero overtime hours and the category seniority list will prevail in establishing a new overtime call sheet. The new zeroed list will be used on December 31 for the January 1 callout and on January 1 for the January 2 callout. b. For the purpose of distribution of overtime, there will shall be three one (31) general Employee classificationsemployee classification: Aircraft Technicians Ground Equipment Technicians Plant Maintenance TechniciansMaterial Specialist. c. An overtime hour for the purposes of this Agreement will Agreement: shall be defined as an hour of overtime times the applicable rate of pay for the work performed (i.e., an hour worked at time and a half will shall be 1:30 and an hour worked at double time will shall be 2:00). d. Overtime offered and refused will shall be charged at the one and one-half applicable overtime rate. If an employee accepts and fails to work the overtime shift or fails to contact the Company to cancel accepted overtime at least two (2) hours prior to the beginning of the overtime shift without an approved excuse by the Company such Employee will be charged the accepted overtime hours at the double time rate for the first occurrence and at the triple time rate for any succeeding occurrences within a twelve (12) month period, only if the Company successfully fills the no call no show overtime shift. Employees not given proper notice as outlined in Article 6 paragraph 7 will not be subject to this provision unless such employee no call/no shows for the accepted overtime shift. e. Probationary Employees will not be eligible to work overtime unless the overtime call-out list has been exhausted. New Employees completing probation or Employees transferring to a new or existing station will shall be averaged into given the overtime list. (Total number highest overtime hours of all Employees in each general classification divided by total number of Employees within each general classificationoin the oOvertime Callout System (OTCS) list at that station.) f. An overtime OTCS call sheet, where applicable, will sheet shall be printed and be initialed by the person calling for the overtime. A copy will be retained by the Company and a copy will be made available to the Union for each Employee employee review. g. Overtime not needed to exceed four (4) hours complete a job may be performed by those Employees employees on the shift and on the clockclock provided such overtime is not to exceed two (2) hours. Those Employees employees performing the work will be paid a minimum of one (1) hour pay at the applicable rate. When overtime as described in this paragraph is needed, the lowest overtime Employee employee on duty will be asked (not subject subjected to overtime call-out system (OTCS) procedures), except that when it is anticipated that completion of a job is not expected to exceed one (1) hour, the Employee or Employees performing the job may be asked to complete the job. h. If requested and approved by the Company, Employees in a Lead classification may report up to one (1) hour early in conjunction with their regular shift for the purpose of preparing job assignments for the crew and will be paid a minimum of one (1) hour pay at the applicable rate of pay. If the request is for only one (1) Lead to report early, overtime hours will be awarded based on lowest overtime hours worked from the Lead Employees regularly scheduled to work. i. There will be no requirement by the Company or Union to balance the overtime hours between Employees employees provided Employees employees are asked for overtime per the overtime list. j. If i. Overtime hours worked or refused will be computed each day as of the start of the day, shift, and the updated list will be posted in the overtime occurs downline, such overtime will be governed by Article 8, Paragraph 8 and will not be subject to the four callout system (4) hour limit in (g) aboveOTCS). k. j. When an Employee goes on paid rest, overtime hours worked up to that time may be added to his accumulated hours. (To be implemented uniformly when the Company can administratively support it.) l. Overtime hours worked or refused will be computed each day as of the start of the day shift, and the updated list will be posted in the overtime call-out system (OTCS). m. k. Employees temporarily assigned to another station will be averaged into that station’s 's overtime list. When such Employee employee returns to his permanent station, the overtime hours worked on temporary assignment will be added to the overtime list at his permanent station. n. l. An Employee may volunteer to work overtime (other than his regular shift) on a vacation day, floating holiday, or the day of a shift/day trade (but not on a sick day), and will be paid at regular overtime rates (not holiday rates). In such a situation, vacation or floating holiday hours paid will shall not count as hours worked for purposes of the applicable overtime rate calculation. m. Probationary employees will not be eligible to work overtime unless the overtime call-out list has been exhausted and after exhausting Article 6 paragraph 8. 8. No overtime will shall be worked except by direction of the proper supervisory personnel for the Company, except in the case of an emergency when prior authority cannot be obtained. The Company and the Union recognize that in certain circumstances it is necessary that overtime be worked. a. It is hereby agreed that when it becomes necessary for an overtime callout the overtime call-call- out system (OTCS) will shall be utilized for the purpose of applying this overtime article. When an Employee signs up in the overtime call-out system (OTCS), this constitutes his agreement to work overtime on the day for which he signed. The deadline for Employees to sign up for overtime will shall be 3:00 p.m. local time at each station, each day, for overtime to be worked the following day. Employees who desire to cancel requested overtime after the 3:00 p.m. closing of the overtime call-out list must contact their Supervisor to cancel their request. b. The overtime OTCSovertime call-out system will have an “auto accept” feature that expires at 9:00 p.m. local time the day prior to the overtime to be worked. All overtime requirements arising after 9:00p.m. 9:00 p.m. local time will shall be treated as same day call-outs. c. Employees who sign-up for overtime utilizing the OTCS website may select their shift preferences by indicating: “Any”, to sign-up for all three (3) shifts; “No more than 2”, which will shall indicate two (2) shifts; or “No more than 1”, which will shall indicate one (1) shift. d. The OTCS signIn making an overtime callout, the Company or its designee will contact the Employee in the overtime call-up screen out system (OTCS) that can cover the full shift and that has the least amount of overtime first, next least, second, etc. If there is no one in the overtime call-out system (OTCS) that can cover the full shift then the assignment will be made to the Employee in the overtime call-out system (OTCS) who has the least overtime first, next least, second, etc., provided such Employee can cover at least half the shift. If sufficient amount of overtime is not obtained by the use of the overtime call-out system (OTCS), the Company may solicit volunteers or start in reverse order of category seniority within the general classification and require the Employee to work the overtime (mandatory overtime is not the preferred option). In making an overtime call-out, the Company shall start at the top of the call-out list for each Southwest Airlines maintenance station that has Inspectors will include a block for Inspection overtimenew overtime requirement on any given day. e. In paragraph d. above, in determining whether an Employee can cover a full shift only an overlap of two (2) hours or less will be ignored. f. No Employee will be forced to work scheduled overtime for more than twelve (12) hours for an eight (8) hour shift or fourteen (14) hours for a ten (10) hour shift in a twenty four (24) hour period. g. The OTCS overtime call-out system (OTCS) shall make available to all Employees covered by the Agreement both the complete and condensed versions of the overtime reports, including, but not limited to, the Employee sign-up screen up, the Employee’s personal total overtime record, the call- out list, the call history log, the overtime acceptance list, the overtime hours report and the requested overtime report h. Any future change or modification to the overtime call-out system (OTCS) procedures will also be established by mutual agreement in writing between the Company and the Union. 9. When an employee, as a result of bidding, changes his days off, no overtime will be paid as a result of such change. 10. The following holidays will be observed: New Years Day, President's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, Employees Birthday, and the day after the Employee's birthday. a. Two additional floating holidays shall be recognized b. All recognized holidays, except for an employee's birthday, and the day after the employee's birthday, shall be that day generally recognized as the holiday. c. The holidays celebrating the employee's birthday and day following said birthday must be consecutive. The days for the employee's birthday shall include the day of his birthday, if it is two (2) regularly scheduled work days, or the first two scheduled work days following his birthday, if such birthday is on a block regular day off. If an Employee’s birthday holiday falls on a scheduled day off, including vacation, day trades off, or floating holidays, (excluding sick time) the Employee’s birthday holiday and the day following said birthday will be moved to the first two (2) consecutive scheduled work days following his/her birthday. For pay purposes, the Employee’s birthday holiday will start at the beginning of his/her regular posted shift and end after forty eight (48) consecutive hours. Working an overtime shift on a day off or working day trades on will not start the birthday holiday pay. d. Upon at least five (5) days prior written application, and with the approval of the Company, an employee may be allowed to take the two consecutive birthday holidays within the month in which the birthday occurs. e. All Employees shall receive a Holiday Bonus in an amount equal to their regular compensation rate, including premiums and differentials, if applicable. f. An employee will not work on a holiday unless required to do so by the Company. If the Company requires an employee to work on a holiday, he shall be paid time and one-half (1 1/2) according to his regular compensation rate, including premiums and differentials if applicable, in addition to his Holiday Bonus; however, if the Employee chooses to trade his holiday for sheet metal a floating holiday the Holiday Bonus will apply on the floating holiday. g. For all overtime hours worked on a holiday in excess of the employee's regular straight time shift, the employee shall be paid triple time according to his regular compensation rate, including premiums and differentials, if applicable. If a holiday falls during an employee's vacation, he shall have his vacation extended by one (1) day. The employee may elect to take such holiday on the last work day preceding or the first work day following such vacation. h. Should any of the foregoing holidays fall on anthe employee's first scheduled day off, the preceding day shall be observed as a holiday and should any of the foregoing holidays fall on the employees second or third day off as applicable, the following regularly scheduled work day shall be observed as the holiday. i. An employee scheduled and required to work on a holiday, who does not report for work shall not receive any Holiday Bonus or pay for that day. 11. The floating holidays listed in 10 (a) will be credited to each employee's account on January 1st of each year and must be taken during that calendar year. a. Requests for floating holidays to be taken during the following year may be submitted no later than December 20 of the preceding year. Such requests will be granted in seniority order. Requests for floating holidays requested after December 20 require adequate notice and will be granted on a first come, first served basis among employees on the shift of that bid location unless there is more than one request for the same day, in which case the award will be made on the basis of seniority at the end of the shift on the day of the request. At least one such employee per shift in each bid location will be allowed a floating holiday on each day of the year. b. Floating holidays may be taken as vacation time provided they are bid as vacation days at the time the employee bids his vacation. Floating holidays not taken as vacation time will be taken as provided in 11(a). 12. The Company will make every reasonable effort to avoid requiring employees to work on a holiday to the extent that such holiday does not interfere with the service which the Company believes is required. a. In the bid location stations where reduced man power is acceptable to the Company operations, volunteers to work will be solicited from the affected shift at that bid location. b. If a sufficient number of volunteers is not obtained the Company will require workers to work by reverse order of seniority from the affected shift at that bid location. c. If there is an excess of volunteers, all volunteers will be allowed to work their regularly scheduled shift low hours of overtime will be used to determine which volunteers will work from the affected shift at that bid location. 13. a. No later than December 7 of the preceding year, an employee may elect to designate any or all of the fixed holidays set forth above as additional floating holidays, in lieu of such fixed holidays. If an employee designates additional floating holidays in lieu of fixed holidays, the selection of such floating holidays shall be made as provided in subsection 11. A floating holiday may be used on a fixed holiday which has been traded for a floating holiday by the employee. If an employee is allowed to use a floating holiday on a fixed holiday, such holiday will be moved to the employee’s first regularly scheduled day back to work. Employees who check the sheet metal block are indicating their willingness to perform sheet metal.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

OVERTIME AND HOLIDAYS. 1. For pay purposes, the twenty-four (24) hour period starts with the beginning of an Employees regular posted shift. Overtime rates will be computed on an actual minute basis adjusted to the nearest tenth of an hour, with a minimum of one hour overtime. (Example: 7.1 An Employee who works 6 minutes of overtime will be paid for one hour; an Employee who works one hour and 6 minutes will be paid for 1.1 hours.) 2. Employees on an eight (8) hour day will be paid an hourly rate of time and one-half for: a. All (1½) computed to the nearest quarter hour with a minimum of one-half (½) hour overtime, shall be paid for all work performed in excess of eight (8) hours in any one day, either prior to in advance of or after regularly scheduled hours. b. The , for the first four (4) hours in excess of eight (8) hours in any regular work day, and for the first eight (8) hours worked on one one (1) of the two (2) regularly scheduled days off. 3off each work week. Employees on Notwithstanding the above, employees who are scheduled for a ten (10) hour day will shift shall be paid an hourly overtime rate of time and one-half for: a. All (1½) computed to the nearest quarter hour with a minimum of one (1) hour overtime for all work performed in excess of ten (10) hours in any one day, for all work performed either prior to in advance of or after regularly scheduled hours b. The , for the first four (4) hours in excess of ten (10) hours worked on in any one of the three (3) regularly scheduled days off. 4. Employee on an eight (8) hour day will be paid an hourly rate of double time for: a. All hours in excess of regular work day, and for the first eight (8) hours worked on one of the two regularly scheduled days off each work week. b. For all time worked on the second regularly scheduled day off in a work week, if two hours or more of the first day off was also worked. c. For all time worked in excess of twelve (121) consecutive hours, regardless of the starting time of such work. 5. Employees on a ten (10) hour day will be paid an hourly rate of double time for: a. All hours in excess of ten (10) hours worked during the first one of the three (3) regularly scheduled days off each work week. b. For 7.2 The overtime rate of double time shall be paid: (1) for all hours in excess of the first eight (8) hours worked on one (1) of the two (2) regularly scheduled days off each work week; and (2) for all time worked on the second or subsequent regularly scheduled day off in a his work week, week if two hours or more of the first regularly scheduled day off was also in his work week has been worked, ; and (3) for all hours worked on the third regularly scheduled work day off if any portion of the first or second day off was also worked. c. For all time worked in excess of twelve (12) consecutive hours or fourteen (14) hours, regardless if a 10-hour shift in any regular work day. When an employee, after bidding, voluntarily changes his shift so that he works the sixth (6th) or seventh (7th) consecutive day of his former shift, the overtime provisions noted above do not apply. For overtime purposes, the regular twenty-four (24) hour work day shall begin with the starting time of such work. 6the employee's regular assigned shift. Any Employee recalled to Employees on rotating relief schedules who work on a regularly scheduled work day their first or required to report to work on his regularly scheduled day second days off will be paid overtime based on the twenty-four (24) hour clock commencing at the starting time of the last scheduled straight time day worked. (a) The twenty-four (24) hours clock shall apply to an employee’s 6th and 7th day for pay purposes when determining overtime minimums. If an employee is called in for a minimum single assignment falling over the employee’s 6th and 7th day, it shall be treated as two (2) overtime assignments when calculating overtime pay. If applicable, the overtime minimums described in Article 7.5 shall apply to the employee’s 6th and/or 7th day independently based on hours worked. (b) For employees scheduled to work ten (10) hours a day, four (4) days a week, the language in 7.2 (a) applies to the employee’s 5th, 6th, and 7th day. 7.3 Overtime compensation shall not apply when an employee works a sixth and seventh day as a result of a change in days off through the voluntary exercise of seniority bidding rights, including general shift bids. This provision includes shift changes caused by bumping when a senior employee voluntarily steps back or exercises other seniority privileges not caused by Company action. In the case of a reduction in force or shift/days off change initiated by the Company, however, this rule does not apply and all employees who must exercise their bumping or bidding privileges to retain their job classification or to continue employment with the Company will be paid overtime for the sixth and seventh days worked as the result of such action. 7.4 Employees recalled after leaving the premises following the completion of a regular shift and not in conjunction with his next scheduled shift, will be paid not less than four (4) hours pay at the applicable overtime rate, except that an Employee called in early in conjunction with this regular shift for the purpose of traveling to another station . A recalled employee may be required to perform work will be paid at other than that for which specifically recalled if the applicable overtime rate for all time spent at work assigned is of a kind normally performed during his station in preparation for travel with a minimum of one regular shift. If an employee is recalled within one (1) hourhour from the time he clocked out, he shall be paid his minimum recall as though he had remained on duty without interruption until the end of his recall period. 7. Whenever possible, Employees on a shift will be given a minimum of two (2) hours’ notice and Employees not on shift will be given a minimum of eight (8) hours’ notice of overtime. If given less than two (2) hours’ notice for Employees on shift or eight (8) hours’ notice for Employees not on shift, no charge will be made against an Employee on the overtime list for refusing the overtime. It is specifically understood that no notice will be necessary whenever an emergency condition exists. The following procedure will be followed in administering the overtime list: a. On December 30 of each year, all Employees will be reduced to zero overtime hours and the category seniority list will prevail in establishing a new overtime call sheet. The new zeroed list will be used on December 31 for the January 1 callout and on January 1 for the January 2 callout. b. For the purpose of distribution of overtime, there will be three (3) general Employee classifications: Aircraft Technicians Ground Equipment Technicians Plant Maintenance Technicians c. 7.5 An overtime hour for the purposes of this Agreement will be defined as an hour of overtime times the applicable rate of pay for the work performed (i.e., an hour worked at time and a half will be 1:30 and an hour worked at double time will be 2:00). d. Overtime offered and refused will be charged at the one and one-half applicable overtime rate. e. Probationary Employees employee will not be eligible called to work overtime unless the overtime call-out list has been exhausted. New Employees completing probation or Employees transferring to a new or existing station will be averaged into the overtime list. (Total number overtime hours of all Employees in each general classification divided by total number of Employees within each general classification.) f. An overtime call sheet, where applicable, will be initialed by the person calling for the overtime. A copy will be retained by the Company and a copy will be made available to the Union for each Employee review. g. Overtime not to exceed less than four (4) hours may be performed by those Employees on the shift and on the clock. Those Employees performing the work will be paid a minimum of one (1) hour pay at the applicable rate. When overtime as described in this paragraph is needed, the lowest overtime Employee rate on duty will be asked (not subject to overtime call-out system (OTCS) procedures), except that when it is anticipated that completion of his regularly scheduled day off or on a job is not expected to exceed one (1) hour, the Employee or Employees performing the job may be asked to complete the job. h. If requested and approved by the Company, Employees in a Lead classification may report up to one (1) hour early in conjunction with their regular shift for the purpose of preparing job assignments for the crew and will be paid a minimum of one (1) hour pay at the applicable rate of payholiday. If the request said employee is for only one (1) Lead to report early, overtime hours will be awarded based on lowest overtime hours worked from the Lead Employees regularly scheduled to work. i. There will be no requirement by the Company or Union to balance the overtime hours between Employees provided Employees are asked for overtime per the overtime list. j. If the overtime occurs downline, such overtime will be governed by Article 8, Paragraph 8 and will not be subject to the retained in excess of four (4) hour limit in hours, he shall be paid not less than eight (g) above8) hours pay at the overtime rate. k. When an Employee goes on paid rest, overtime hours worked up to that time may be added to his accumulated hours. (To be implemented uniformly when the Company can administratively support it.) l. Overtime hours worked or refused will be computed each day as of the start of the day shift, and the updated list will be posted in the overtime call-out system (OTCS). m. Employees temporarily assigned to another station will be averaged into that station’s overtime list. When such Employee returns to his permanent station, the overtime hours worked on temporary assignment will be added to the overtime list at his permanent station. n. An Employee may work overtime (other than his regular shift) on a vacation day, floating holiday, or the day of a shift/day trade (but not on a sick day, and will be paid at regular overtime rates (not holiday rates). In such a situation, vacation or floating holiday hours paid will not count as hours worked for purposes of the applicable overtime rate calculation. 8. 7.6 No overtime will shall be worked except by direction of the proper supervisory personnel of the Company. 7.7 An employee will have at least ten (10) hours off duty after having worked overtime except when called four (4) or less hours in advance of the regular starting time of his shift. If said rest period extends over his usual starting time, the employee shall be compensated for the Company, except in the case of an emergency when prior authority cannot be obtained. The Company time so lost on a straight time basis and the Union recognize that in certain circumstances it is necessary that overtime hours represented by such compensation shall be worked. a. It is hereby agreed that when it becomes necessary for an overtime callout the overtime call-out system (OTCS) will be utilized considered as hours actually worked for the purpose of applying this computing overtime. No employee shall work more than twenty four (24) continuous hours without a twelve (12) hour rest period before returning to work. Employees will not be required to suspend work during regular working hours to absorb overtime. 7.8 Overtime shall be distributed as equally as possible among all qualified employees at the location where overtime article. When is required, except when an Employee signs employee is permitted to remain on the job up in to one hour for job completion purposes at the end of the employee’s shift rather than using the overtime call-out system (OTCS)list, this constitutes his agreement to work overtime on the day for which he signedfollowing basis: (a) If it is determined that a formal procedure is required, by a method of equalization agreed to locally between local management and the local committee OR, if no agreement (b) In accordance with the following rules to those available qualified employees who are shown on an overtime list by section (or work unit) and shifts as having accrued the least number of overtime hours. The deadline for Employees may advise management that they do not wish to sign up be called for overtime will in which event they may be 3:00 p.m. local time at each station, each day, bypassed and charged for overtime to be worked the following day. Employees who desire to cancel requested overtime after the 3:00 p.m. closing of the overtime call-out list must contact their Supervisor to cancel their requestwithout being called or paid for such bypass. b. The i. Whenever possible, four (4) hours’ notice of contemplated overtime call-out system will have an “auto accept” feature that expires at 9:00 p.m. local time the day prior to the overtime to shall be workedgiven affected employees. ii. All overtime requirements arising after 9:00p.m. local time will be treated as same day call-outs. c. Employees who sign-up for overtime utilizing the OTCS website may select their shift preferences by indicating: “Any”overtime, to sign-up for all three (3) shifts; “No more than 2”excluding holiday work, which will indicate two (2) shifts; or “No more than 1”, which will indicate one (1) hour minimum overtime payments, and premium rate training will be recorded for purposes of determining an employee's relative position on his overtime list. iii. An employee will be charged with overtime if he does not work the available overtime when his opportunity comes up and he indicates or has indicated to the Company his desire not to work overtime. Employees without telephone numbers listed for overtime calls will be charged with refusal when they would have been called. No charge will be made if the overtime is cancelled. However, if an employee is not advised of the opportunity to work at least one (1) hour prior to the contemplated start of non-emergency overtime, his overtime balance will not be charged should he refuse the work. iv. Overtime hours worked or charged will be converted to equivalent straight time hours and recorded. Recording will be in one (1) hour increments; an increment in excess of one half (1/2) hour will be recorded as a full hour. Employees absent from work on sick leave (with or v. Overtime balances shall be reduced at least once a year by subtracting the lowest recorded hours from each employee's total. vi. When an employee's name is added to an overtime list, he will be charged with the average of the hours of all employees on the list. vii. During his probationary period (new hire), an employee will not be considered for overtime work unless enough qualified employees on the overtime list are not available, except that at a location where more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the total employees in shop (or work unit) and classification are in their probationary period they may work overtime; and when probationary employees work overtime they will be charged on the respective overtime list. viii. Overtime anticipated to be four (4) hours or less, which is continuous following a scheduled shift, will be offered to employees on regular work days on that shift. Overtime anticipated to be four (4) hours or less, in advance of and continuous with a scheduled shift, will be offered to employees on regular work days on the oncoming shift. d. ix. Overtime anticipated to be more than four (4) hours will be offered to employees on a regular day off with preference to employees on the shift on which the overtime is needed. x. An employee who is bypassed for an overtime assignment when eligible will be paid at the overtime rate for the overtime hours missed except as provided in Clause 7.8.b. The OTCS sign-up screen hours paid will be added to the employee's overtime balance. xi. When an employee performs emergency field service away from his base station, hours worked beyond eight (8) hours at straight time on a scheduled work day and all hours worked on a regular day off will be recorded as overtime and charged on his overtime list. xii. Names of employees working relief shifts shall appear on the overtime lists of all such shifts, and they will be offered overtime work on each shift in accordance with their relative position on that shift's overtime list. xiii. Only one (1) overtime list will be maintained for each Southwest Airlines maintenance station that has Inspectors will include a block for Inspection overtime.grouping at each work location. e.g. e. The OTCS sign-up screen will also include a block for sheet metal workA. Sr. Employees who check the sheet metal block are indicating their willingness to perform sheet metalAccountant, Jr. Accountant, Accounting Clerk 2, Accounting Clerk 1 B. Chief Agent, Agent

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

OVERTIME AND HOLIDAYS. 1. For pay purposes, the twenty-four (24) hour period starts with the beginning of an Employees regular posted shift. Overtime rates will be computed on an actual minute basis adjusted to the nearest tenth of an hour, with a minimum of one hour overtime. (Example: 7.1 An Employee who works 6 minutes of overtime will be paid for one hour; an Employee who works one hour and 6 minutes will be paid for 1.1 hours.) 2. Employees on an eight (8) hour day will be paid an hourly rate of time and one-half for: a. All (1½) computed to the nearest quarter hour with a minimum of one-half (½) hour overtime, shall be paid for all work performed in excess of eight (8) hours in any one day, either prior to in advance of or after regularly scheduled hours. b. The , for the first four (4) hours in excess of eight (8) hours in any regular work day, and for the first eight (8) hours worked on one one (1) of the two (2) regularly scheduled days off. 3off each work week. Employees on Notwithstanding the above, employees who are scheduled for a ten (10) hour day will shift shall be paid an hourly overtime rate of time and one-half for: a. All (1½) computed to the nearest quarter hour with a minimum of one (1) hour overtime for all work performed in excess of ten (10) hours in any one day, for all work performed either prior to in advance of or after regularly scheduled hours b. The , for the first four (4) hours in excess of ten (10) hours worked on in any one of the three (3) regularly scheduled days off. 4. Employee on an eight (8) hour day will be paid an hourly rate of double time for: a. All hours in excess of regular work day, and for the first eight (8) hours worked on one of the two regularly scheduled days off each work week. b. For all time worked on the second regularly scheduled day off in a work week, if two hours or more of the first day off was also worked. c. For all time worked in excess of twelve (121) consecutive hours, regardless of the starting time of such work. 5. Employees on a ten (10) hour day will be paid an hourly rate of double time for: a. All hours in excess of ten (10) hours worked during the first one of the three (3) regularly scheduled days off each work week. b. For 7.2 The overtime rate of double time shall be paid: (1) for all hours in excess of the first eight (8) hours worked on one (1) of the two (2) regularly scheduled days off each work week; and (2) for all time worked on the second or subsequent regularly scheduled day off in a his work week, week if two hours or more of the first regularly scheduled day off was also in his work week has been worked, ; and (3) for all hours worked on the third regularly scheduled work day off if any portion of the first or second day off was also worked. c. For all time worked in excess of twelve (12) consecutive hours or fourteen (14) hours, regardless if a 10-hour shift in any regular work day. When an employee, after bidding, voluntarily changes his shift so that he works the sixth (6th) or seventh (7th) consecutive day of his former shift, the overtime provisions noted above do not apply. For overtime purposes, the regular twenty-four (24) hour work day shall begin with the starting time of such work. 6the employee's regular assigned shift. Any Employee recalled to Employees on rotating relief schedules who work on a regularly scheduled work day their first or required to report to work on his regularly scheduled day second days off will be paid overtime based on the twenty-four (24) hour clock commencing at the starting time of the last scheduled straight time day worked. (a) The twenty-four (24) hours clock shall apply to an employee’s 6th and 7th day for pay purposes when determining overtime minimums. If an employee is called in for a minimum single assignment falling over the employee’s 6th and 7th day, it shall be treated as two (2) overtime assignments when calculating overtime pay. If applicable, the overtime minimums described in Article 7.5 shall apply to the employee’s 6th and/or 7th day independently based on hours worked. (b) For employees scheduled to work ten (10) hours a day, four (4) days a week, the language in 7.2 (a) applies to the employee’s 5th, 6th, and 7th day. 7.3 Overtime compensation shall not apply when an employee works a sixth and seventh day as a result of a change in days off through the voluntary exercise of seniority bidding rights, including general shift bids. This provision includes shift changes caused by bumping when a senior employee voluntarily steps back or exercises other seniority privileges not caused by Company action. In the case of a reduction in force or shift/days off change initiated by the Company, however, this rule does not apply and all employees who must exercise their bumping or bidding privileges to retain their job classification or to continue employment with the Company will be paid overtime for the sixth and seventh days worked as the result of such action. 7.4 Employees recalled after leaving the premises following the completion of a regular shift and not in conjunction with his next scheduled shift, will be paid not less than four (4) hours pay at the applicable overtime rate, except that an Employee called in early in conjunction with this regular shift for the purpose of traveling to another station . A recalled employee may be required to perform work will be paid at other than that for which specifically recalled if the applicable overtime rate for all time spent at work assigned is of a kind normally performed during his station in preparation for travel with a minimum of one regular shift. If an employee is recalled within one (1) hourhour from the time he clocked out, he shall be paid his minimum recall as though he had remained on duty without interruption until the end of his recall period. 7. Whenever possible, Employees on a shift will be given a minimum of two (2) hours’ notice and Employees not on shift will be given a minimum of eight (8) hours’ notice of overtime. If given less than two (2) hours’ notice for Employees on shift or eight (8) hours’ notice for Employees not on shift, no charge will be made against an Employee on the overtime list for refusing the overtime. It is specifically understood that no notice will be necessary whenever an emergency condition exists. The following procedure will be followed in administering the overtime list: a. On December 30 of each year, all Employees will be reduced to zero overtime hours and the category seniority list will prevail in establishing a new overtime call sheet. The new zeroed list will be used on December 31 for the January 1 callout and on January 1 for the January 2 callout. b. For the purpose of distribution of overtime, there will be three (3) general Employee classifications: Aircraft Technicians Ground Equipment Technicians Plant Maintenance Technicians c. 7.5 An overtime hour for the purposes of this Agreement will be defined as an hour of overtime times the applicable rate of pay for the work performed (i.e., an hour worked at time and a half will be 1:30 and an hour worked at double time will be 2:00). d. Overtime offered and refused will be charged at the one and one-half applicable overtime rate. e. Probationary Employees employee will not be eligible called to work overtime unless the overtime call-out list has been exhausted. New Employees completing probation or Employees transferring to a new or existing station will be averaged into the overtime list. (Total number overtime hours of all Employees in each general classification divided by total number of Employees within each general classification.) f. An overtime call sheet, where applicable, will be initialed by the person calling for the overtime. A copy will be retained by the Company and a copy will be made available to the Union for each Employee review. g. Overtime not to exceed less than four (4) hours may be performed by those Employees on the shift and on the clock. Those Employees performing the work will be paid a minimum of one (1) hour pay at the applicable rate. When overtime as described in this paragraph is needed, the lowest overtime Employee rate on duty will be asked (not subject to overtime call-out system (OTCS) procedures), except that when it is anticipated that completion of his regularly scheduled day off or on a job is not expected to exceed one (1) hour, the Employee or Employees performing the job may be asked to complete the job. h. If requested and approved by the Company, Employees in a Lead classification may report up to one (1) hour early in conjunction with their regular shift for the purpose of preparing job assignments for the crew and will be paid a minimum of one (1) hour pay at the applicable rate of payholiday. If the request said employee is for only one (1) Lead to report early, overtime hours will be awarded based on lowest overtime hours worked from the Lead Employees regularly scheduled to work. i. There will be no requirement by the Company or Union to balance the overtime hours between Employees provided Employees are asked for overtime per the overtime list. j. If the overtime occurs downline, such overtime will be governed by Article 8, Paragraph 8 and will not be subject to the retained in excess of four (4) hour limit in hours, he shall be paid not less than eight (g) above8) hours pay at the overtime rate. k. When an Employee goes on paid rest, overtime hours worked up to that time may be added to his accumulated hours. (To be implemented uniformly when the Company can administratively support it.) l. Overtime hours worked or refused will be computed each day as of the start of the day shift, and the updated list will be posted in the overtime call-out system (OTCS). m. Employees temporarily assigned to another station will be averaged into that station’s overtime list. When such Employee returns to his permanent station, the overtime hours worked on temporary assignment will be added to the overtime list at his permanent station. n. An Employee may work overtime (other than his regular shift) on a vacation day, floating holiday, or the day of a shift/day trade (but not on a sick day, and will be paid at regular overtime rates (not holiday rates). In such a situation, vacation or floating holiday hours paid will not count as hours worked for purposes of the applicable overtime rate calculation. 8. 7.6 No overtime will shall be worked except by direction of the proper supervisory personnel of the Company. 7.7 An employee will have at least ten (10) hours off duty after having worked overtime except when called four (4) or less hours in advance of the regular starting time of his shift. If said rest period extends over his usual starting time, the employee shall be compensated for the Company, except in the case of an emergency when prior authority cannot be obtained. The Company time so lost on a straight time basis and the Union recognize that in certain circumstances it is necessary that overtime hours represented by such compensation shall be worked. a. It is hereby agreed that when it becomes necessary for an overtime callout the overtime call-out system (OTCS) will be utilized considered as hours actually worked for the purpose of applying this computing overtime. No employee shall work more than twenty- four (24) continuous hours without a twelve (12) hour rest period before returning to work. Employees will not be required to suspend work during regular working hours to absorb overtime. 7.8 Overtime shall be distributed as equally as possible among all qualified employees at the location where overtime article. When is required, except when an Employee signs employee is permitted to remain on the job up in to one hour for job completion purposes at the end of the employee’s shift rather than using the overtime call-out system (OTCS)list, this constitutes his agreement to work overtime on the day for which he signedfollowing basis: (a) If it is determined that a formal procedure is required, by a method of equalization agreed to locally between local management and the local committee OR, if no agreement (b) In accordance with the following rules to those available qualified employees who are shown on an overtime list by section (or work unit) and shifts as having accrued the least number of overtime hours. The deadline for Employees may advise management that they do not wish to sign up be called for overtime will in which event they may be 3:00 p.m. local time at each station, each day, bypassed and charged for overtime to be worked the following day. Employees who desire to cancel requested overtime after the 3:00 p.m. closing of the overtime call-out list must contact their Supervisor to cancel their requestwithout being called or paid for such bypass. b. The i. Whenever possible, four (4) hours’ notice of contemplated overtime call-out system will have an “auto accept” feature that expires at 9:00 p.m. local time the day prior to the overtime to shall be workedgiven affected employees. ii. All overtime requirements arising after 9:00p.m. local time will be treated as same day call-outs. c. Employees who sign-up for overtime utilizing the OTCS website may select their shift preferences by indicating: “Any”overtime, to sign-up for all three (3) shifts; “No more than 2”excluding holiday work, which will indicate two (2) shifts; or “No more than 1”, which will indicate one (1) hour minimum overtime payments, and premium rate training will be recorded for purposes of determining an employee's relative position on his overtime list. iii. An employee will be charged with overtime if he does not work the available overtime when his opportunity comes up and he indicates or has indicated to the Company his desire not to work overtime. Employees without telephone numbers listed for overtime calls will be charged with refusal when they would have been called. No charge will be made if the overtime is cancelled. However, if an employee is not advised of the opportunity to work at least one (1) hour prior to the contemplated start of non-emergency overtime, his overtime balance will not be charged should he refuse the work. iv. Overtime hours worked or charged will be converted to equivalent straight time hours and recorded. Recording will be in one (1) hour increments; an increment in excess of one-half (1/2) hour will be recorded as a full hour. Employees absent from work on sick leave (with or without pay) on their fifth (5th) day will not be eligible for overtime on the sixth (6th) and seventh (7th) day. Employees absent from work for thirty (30) consecutive days or less for any reason shall not be called for overtime work or charged. Employees absent from work in excess of thirty (30) days for any reason shall not be called for overtime work and, upon their return, shall be credited with but not paid the average overtime hours of the employees on the overtime list or their own overtime hours, whichever is greater. v. Overtime balances shall be reduced at least once a year by subtracting the lowest recorded hours from each employee's total. vi. When an employee's name is added to an overtime list, he will be charged with the average of the hours of all employees on the list. vii. During his probationary period (new hire), an employee will not be considered for overtime work unless enough qualified employees on the overtime list are not available, except that at a location where more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the total employees in shop (or work unit) and classification are in their probationary period they may work overtime; and when probationary employees work overtime they will be charged on the respective overtime list. viii. Overtime anticipated to be four (4) hours or less, which is continuous following a scheduled shift, will be offered to employees on regular work days on that shift. Overtime anticipated to be four (4) hours or less, in advance of and continuous with a scheduled shift, will be offered to employees on regular work days on the oncoming shift. d. ix. Overtime anticipated to be more than four (4) hours will be offered to employees on a regular day off with preference to employees on the shift on which the overtime is needed. x. An employee who is bypassed for an overtime assignment when eligible will be paid at the overtime rate for the overtime hours missed except as provided in Clause 7.8.b. The OTCS sign-up screen hours paid will be added to the employee's overtime balance. xi. When an employee performs emergency field service away from his base station, hours worked beyond eight (8) hours at straight time on a scheduled work day and all hours worked on a regular day off will be recorded as overtime and charged on his overtime list. xii. Names of employees working relief shifts shall appear on the overtime lists of all such shifts, and they will be offered overtime work on each shift in accordance with their relative position on that shift's overtime list. xiii. Only one (1) overtime list will be maintained for each Southwest Airlines maintenance station that has Inspectors will include a block for Inspection overtime.grouping at each work location. e.g. e. The OTCS sign-up screen will also include a block for sheet metal workA. Sr. Employees who check the sheet metal block are indicating their willingness to perform sheet metalXxxxxxxxxx, Xx. Accountant, Accounting Clerk 2, Accounting Clerk 1 B. Chief Agent, Agent

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

OVERTIME AND HOLIDAYS. 1. For pay purposes, the twentytw-four feonutry (24) hour period starts with the beginning of an Employees regular posted shift. Overtime rates will be computed Overtimweillrbaetecsomputed on an actual minute basis adjusted to the nearest tenth of an hour, with a minimum of one hour overtimemovpelert:ime. (Example: Exa An Employee who works 6 minutes of overtime will be paid for one hour; an boenephaoidu;rfoarn Employee who works one hour and 6 minutes will be paid for 1.1 hours.) 2. Employees on an eight (8) hour day will be hourwidllabye paid an hourly rate of time and onean-half hdaolfne for: a. All work performed either prior to or after regularly scheduled hours. b. The first eight (8) hours worked on one of the two regularly scheduled days off. 3. Employees on a ten (10a(t1e0n) hour day will be dawyillbe paid an hourly rate of time and onean-half for: hdaolfnfoer: a. All work performed either prior to or after regularly scheduled hours b. The first ten (10) hours worked on any one of the three (3) regularly scheduled days off. 4. Employee on an eight (8) hour day will be paid howurilldbaeypaid an hourly rate of double time for: a. All hours in excess of the first eight (8) hours worked on one of the two regularly regula scheduled days off each work week. b. For all time worked on the second regularly scheduled lryesgcuhlaerduled day off in a work week, wowrkeek,if two hours or more of the first day off was also worked. c. For all time worked in excess of twelve (12) consecutive hours, regardless of the starting sta time of such work. 5. Employees on a ten (10) hour day will be paid houwrildlbaeypaid an hourly rate of double time for: a. All hours in excess of ten (10) hours worked during the first one of the three (3) regularly regu scheduled days off each work week. b. For all time worked on the second regularly scheduled day off in a work week, if two eweokr,kifwtwo hours or more of the first day off was also worked, and for all hours worked on the third regularly scheduled work day off if any portion of the first or second day off was also worked. c. For all time worked in excess of twelve (12) consecutive hourscotnisveechuours, regardless of the starting time of such work. 6. Any Employee recalled to work on a regularly scheduled work day or required to report to work on his regularly scheduled day off will be paid a minimum of four (4) hours pay at the applicable ratearte, except that an Employee called in early in conjunction with this regular shift for the purpose of traveling to another station to perform work will be paid at the applicable overtime rate for all time spent at his station in preparation for travel with a minimum trahvaelmwinitimum of one (1) hour. 7. Whenever possible, Employees on a shift will be given a minimum of two twKo (22R) hours’ notice X U V ¶ and Employees not on shift will be given a minimum of eight eighKt (8) hours’ notice of overtime. 8)R Xof oUvertVime¶. If Q given less than two (2) hours’ notice for Employees K R XforUEmVploy¶ees on shift or eight shQift xXx eiWght (8) hours’ notice for L8)KF RH XforU V ¶ Employees not on shift, no charge will be made against an Employee on the overtime list for refusing the overtime. It is specifically understood that no notice will be necessary whenever an emergency condition codnition exists. The following procedure will be followed in administering the overtime list: a. On December 30 of each year, all Employees will be reduced to zero overtime hours ho and the category seniority list will prevail in establishing a new overtime call sheet. The sohveertti.mTehceall new zeroed list will be used on December 31 for the January 1 callout and on January Janu arnyd1ocnaJllaonuut ary 1 for the January 2 callout. b. For the purpose of distribution of overtime, there will be three overtimwei,lltbheertehree (3) general Employee classifications: Aircraft Technicians AircrafTt echnicians Ground Equipment Technicians EquipmeTnetchnicians Plant Maintenance TechniciansMaintenanTcechnicians c. An overtime hour for the purposes of this Agreement will be defined Agwreilel bmeendtefined as an hour of overtime times overtimetimes the applicable rate of pay for the work performed (i.e., an hour worked at time and a half will be hawlfillbe 1:30 and an hour worked at double time will be 2:00doubwleilltbime e2:00). d. Overtime offered and refused will be refusewdillbe charged at the one and oneon-half ehalf applicable overtime rate. e. Probationary Employees will not be eligible to work overtime unless the overtime callove-out rotiumt e call list has been exhausted. New Employees completing probation or Employees transferring to a new or existing station will be statiwoinllbe averaged into the overtime list. (Total number overtime hours of all Employees in each general classification divided by total number of Employees within each general classification.) f. An overtime call sheet, where applicable, will be initialed by the person calling for the overtime. A copy will be retained by the Company and a copy will be made available to the Union for each Employee Epmloyee review. g. Overtime not to exceed four (4) hours may be performed by those Employees on the shift and on the clock. Those Employees performing the work will be paid a minimum of one (1) hour pay at the applicable rate. When overtime as described in this descirnibtehdis paragraph is needed, the lowest overtime Employee on duty will be asked (not subject to overtime call-out system (OTCS) procedures), except that when it is anticipated that completion of a job is not expected to exceed one (1) hour, the Employee or Employees EmployreEemoployees performing the job may be asked to complete the job. h. If requested and approved by the Company, Employees in a Lead classification may report up to one (1) hour early in conjunction with their regular shift for the purpose of preparing job assignments jobassignments for the crew and will be paid a minimum of one (1) hour pay at the applicable rate of pay. If the request is for only one (1) Lead to report early, overtime hours will be awarded based on lowest overtime hours worked from the Lead Employees regularly rgeularly scheduled to work. i. There will be no requirement by the Company or Union to balance the overtime hours between Employees provided Employees are asked for overtime per the overtime list. j. If the overtime occurs downline, such overtime will be overtwimillebe governed by Article 8, Paragraph 8 and will not willnot be subject to the four (4) hour limit in (g) above. k. When an Employee goes on paid rest, overtime hours worked up to that time may be added to his accumulated hours. (To be implemented uniformly when the Company uniformlythwehCenompany can administratively support it.) l. Overtime hours worked or refused will be computed each day as of the start of the day shift, and the updated list will be posted in the overtime callovertim-out system oeuctaslyl stem (OTCS). m. Employees temporarily assigned to another station will be averaged into that station’s W R D Q R W K H U V W overtime list. When such Employee returns to his permanent station, the overtime hours worked on temporary assignment will be added to the overtime list at his permanent station. n. An Employee may work mawy ork overtime (other than his regular shift) on a vacation day, floating holiday, or the day of a shift/day trade (but not on a sick day, and will be paid at regular overtime rates (not holiday rates). In such a situation, vacation or floating holiday hours holisday hour paid will not willnot count as hours worked for purposes of the applicable overtime rate calculation. 8. No overtime will be overtimewillbe worked except by direction of the proper supervisory personnel for the Company, except in the case of an emergency when prior authority cannot be obtained. The Company and the Union recognize that in certain circumstances it is necessary that overtime be overtimebe worked. a. It is hereby agreed that when it becomes necessary for an overtime callout the overtime call-out system (OTCSOTCSw) will be illbe utilized for the purpose of applying this overtime article. When an Employee signs up in the overtime callovertime-out system ocuatllsystem (OTCS), this constitutes his agreement to work overtime on the day for which he signed. The deadline for Employees to sign up for overtime will be overtimwiellbe 3:00 p.m. local time at each station, each day, for overtime to be worked the following day. Employees who desire to cancel wsirheotdoecancel requested overtime after the 3:00 p.m. closing of the overtime callovertim-out list eouctallist must contact their Supervisor to cancel their request. b. The overtime callca-out system will have an “auto accept” feature that expires at 9:00 p.m. ll R X W V \ V W H P Z L O O K local time the day theday prior to the overtime to be worked. All overtime requirements arising after 9:00p.m. local time will be timweillbe treated as same day callca-outslol uts. c. Employees who signsig-up unp for overtime utilizing the OTCS website may select their shift preferences by indicating: “Any”, to sign-up for all three (3) shifts; “No more than 2”, which will indicate two (2) shifts; or “No more than 1”, which will indicate indicating ‡- $X QS \ · I R U W RD O XX X X WQ whichwill L Q G L F D W H W wZillinRdicate one (1) shift.. V d. The OTCS signsig-up nup screen for each Southwest Airlines maintenance station that has Inspectors will Inspectorswil include a block for Inspection overtime. e. The OTCS signsig-up nup screen will also willalso include a block for sheet metal work. Employees who check the sheet metal block are indicating their willingness to perform sheet metal

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

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OVERTIME AND HOLIDAYS. 1. For pay purposes, the twenty-twenty four (24) hour hours period starts with the beginning of an Employees employee's regular posted shift. Employees which have worked sixteen (16) consecutive hours or more prior to the start of their regular shift will have their clock reset for pay purposes at the beginning of their regular shift. Employees which have worked less than sixteen (16) consecutive hours will not have their clock reset for pay purposes and will be paid in accordance with either Article 6 paragraph 4.c. (overtime for eight (8) hour shift) or paragraph 5.c. (overtime for ten (10) hour shift) if applicable (reference Note of Negotiation). Overtime rates will shall be computed on an actual minute basis adjusted to the nearest tenth (1/10) of an hour, with a minimum of one one-half (1/2) hour overtime. (Example: An Employee who works 6 minutes of overtime will be paid for one hour; an Employee who works one hour and 6 minutes will be paid for 1.1 hours.) 2. Employees on an eight (8) hour day will shall be paid an hourly rate of time and one-half (1-1/2) for: a. All work performed either prior to or after regularly scheduled hours. b. The first eight (8) hours worked on one of the two (2) regularly scheduled days off. 3. Employees on a ten (10) hour day will shall be paid an hourly rate of time and one-half (1-1/2) for: a. All work performed either prior to or after regularly scheduled hours. b. The first ten (10) hours worked on any one of the three (3) regularly scheduled days off. 4. Employee Employees on an eight (8) hour day will shall be paid an hourly rate of double time for: a. All hours in excess of the first eight (8) hours worked on one (1) of the two (2) regularly scheduled days off each work week. b. For all time worked on the second regularly scheduled day off in a work week, if two hours or more a portion of the first day off was also worked. c. For all time worked in excess of twelve (12) consecutive hours, regardless of the starting time of such work. 5. Employees on a ten (10) hour day will shall be paid an hourly rate of double time for: a. All hours in excess of ten (10) hours worked during the first one of the three (3) regularly scheduled days off each work week. b. For all time worked on the second regularly scheduled day off in a work week, if two hours or more any portion of the first day off was also worked, worked and for all hours worked on the third regularly scheduled work day off if any portion of the first or second day off was also worked. c. For all time worked in excess of twelve (12) consecutive hours, regardless of the starting time of such work. 6. Any Employee employee recalled to work on a regularly scheduled work day or required to report to work on his regularly scheduled day off will be paid a minimum of four (4) hours pay at the applicable rate, except that an Employee employee called in early in conjunction with this his regular shift for the purpose of traveling to another station to perform work will be paid at the applicable overtime rate for all time spent at his station in preparation for travel with a minimum of one one (1) hour. 7. Whenever possible, Employees on a shift will be given a minimum of two (2) hours’ hours notice and Employees not on shift will be given a minimum of eight (8) hours’ hours notice of overtime. If given less than two (2) hours’ hours notice for Employees on shift or eight (8) hours’ hours notice for Employees not on shift, no charge will be made against an Employee on the overtime list for refusing the overtime. It is specifically understood that no notice will be necessary whenever an emergency condition exists. The following procedure will be followed in administering the overtime list: a. On December 30 each anniversary date of each yearthe Contract, all Employees employees will be reduced to zero overtime hours and the category seniority list will prevail in establishing a new overtime call sheet. The new zeroed list will be used on December 31 for the January 1 callout and on January 1 for the January 2 callout. b. For the purpose of distribution of overtime, there will shall be three one (31) general Employee classificationsemployee classification: Aircraft Technicians Ground Equipment Technicians Plant Maintenance TechniciansMaterial Specialist. c. An overtime hour for the purposes of this Agreement will Agreement: shall be defined as an hour of overtime times the applicable rate of pay for the work performed (i.e., an hour worked at time and a half will shall be 1:30 and an hour worked at double time will shall be 2:00). d. Overtime offered and refused will shall be charged at the one and one-half applicable overtime rate. If an employee accepts and fails to work the overtime shift or fails to contact the Company to cancel accepted overtime at least two (2) hours prior to the beginning of the overtime shift without an approved excuse by the Company such Employee will be charged the accepted overtime hours at the double time rate for the first occurrence and at the triple time rate for any succeeding occurrences within a twelve (12) month period, only if the Company successfully fills the no call no show overtime shift. Employees not given proper notice as outlined in Article 6 paragraph 7 will not be subject to this provision unless such employee no call/no shows for the accepted overtime shift. e. Probationary Employees will not be eligible to work overtime unless the overtime call-out list has been exhausted. New Employees completing probation or Employees transferring to a new or existing station will shall be averaged into given the overtime list. (Total number highest overtime hours of all Employees in each general classification divided by total number of Employees within each general classificationoin the oOvertime Callout System (OTCS)listat that station.) f. An overtime OTCS call sheet, where applicable, will sheet shall printed and be initialed by the person calling for the overtime. A copy will be retained by the Company and a copy will be made available to the Union for each Employee employee review. g. Overtime not needed to exceed four (4) hours complete a job may be performed by those Employees employees on the shift and on the clockclock provided such overtime is not to exceed two (2) hours. Those Employees employees performing the work will be paid a minimum of one (1) hour pay at the applicable rate. When overtime as described in this paragraph is needed, the lowest overtime Employee employee on duty will be asked (not subject subjected to overtime call-out system (OTCS) procedures), except that when it is anticipated that completion of a job is not expected to exceed one (1) hour, the Employee or Employees performing the job may be asked to complete the job. h. If requested and approved by the Company, Employees in a Lead classification may report up to one (1) hour early in conjunction with their regular shift for the purpose of preparing job assignments for the crew and will be paid a minimum of one (1) hour pay at the applicable rate of pay. If the request is for only one (1) Lead to report early, overtime hours will be awarded based on lowest overtime hours worked from the Lead Employees regularly scheduled to work. i. There will be no requirement by the Company or Union to balance the overtime hours between Employees employees provided Employees employees are asked for overtime per the overtime list. j. If i. Overtime hours worked or refused will be computed each day as of the start of the day, shift, and the updated list will be posted in the overtime occurs downline, such overtime will be governed by Article 8, Paragraph 8 and will not be subject to the four callout system (4) hour limit in (g) aboveOTCS). k. j. When an Employee goes on paid rest, overtime hours worked up to that time may be added to his accumulated hours. (To be implemented uniformly when the Company can administratively support it.) l. Overtime hours worked or refused will be computed each day as of the start of the day shift, and the updated list will be posted in the overtime call-out system (OTCS). m. k. Employees temporarily assigned to another station will be averaged into that station’s 's overtime list. When such Employee employee returns to his permanent station, the overtime hours worked on temporary assignment will be added to the overtime list at his permanent station. n. l. An Employee may volunteer to work overtime (other than his regular shift) on a vacation day, floating holiday, or the day of a shift/day trade (but not on a sick day), and will be paid at regular overtime rates (not holiday rates). In such a situation, vacation or floating holiday hours paid will shall not count as hours worked for purposes of the applicable overtime rate calculation. m. Probationary employees will not be eligible to work overtime unless the overtime call-out list has been exhausted and after exhausting Article 6 paragraph 8. 8. No overtime will shall be worked except by direction of the proper supervisory personnel for the Company, except in the case of an emergency when prior authority cannot be obtained. The Company and the Union recognize that in certain circumstances it is necessary that overtime be worked. a. It is hereby agreed that when it becomes necessary for an overtime callout the overtime call-call- out system (OTCS) will shall be utilized for the purpose of applying this overtime article. When an Employee signs up in the overtime call-out system (OTCS), this constitutes his agreement to work overtime on the day for which he signed. The deadline for Employees to sign up for overtime will shall be 3:00 p.m. local time at each station, each day, for overtime to be worked the following day. Employees who desire to cancel requested overtime after the 3:00 p.m. closing of the overtime call-out list must contact their Supervisor to cancel their request. b. The overtime OTCSovertime call-out system will have an “auto accept” feature that expires at 9:00 p.m. local time the day prior to the overtime to be worked. All overtime requirements arising after 9:00p.m. 9:00 p.m. local time will shall be treated as same day call-outs. c. Employees who sign-up for overtime utilizing the OTCS website may select their shift preferences by indicating: “Any”, to sign-up for all three (3) shifts; “No more than 2”, which will shall indicate two (2) shifts; or “No more than 1”, which will shall indicate one (1) shift. d. The OTCS signIn making an overtime callout, the Company or its designee will contact the Employee in the overtime call-up screen out system (OTCS) that can cover the full shift and that has the least amount of overtime first, next least, second, etc. If there is no one in the overtime call-out system (OTCS) that can cover the full shift then the assignment will be made to the Employee in the overtime call-out system (OTCS) who has the least overtime first, next least, second, etc., provided such Employee can cover at least half the shift. If sufficient amount of overtime is not obtained by the use of the overtime call-out system (OTCS), the Company may solicit volunteers or start in reverse order of category seniority within the general classification and require the Employee to work the overtime (mandatory overtime is not the preferred option). In making an overtime call-out, the Company shall start at the top of the call-out list for each Southwest Airlines maintenance station that has Inspectors will include a block for Inspection overtimenew overtime requirement on any given day. e. In paragraph d. above, in determining whether an Employee can cover a full shift only an overlap of two (2) hours or less will be ignored. f. No Employee will be forced to work scheduled overtime for more than twelve (12) hours for an eight (8) hour shift or fourteen (14) hours for a ten (10) hour shift in a twenty four (24) hour period. g. The OTCS overtime call-out system (OTCS) shall make available to all Employees covered by the Agreement both the complete and condensed versions of the overtime reports, including, but not limited to, the Employee sign-up screen up, the Employee’s personal total overtime record, the call- out list, the call history log, the overtime acceptance list, the overtime hours report and the requested overtime report h. Any future change or modification to the overtime call-out system (OTCS) procedures will also be established by mutual agreement in writing between the Company and the Union. 9. When an employee, as a result of bidding, changes his days off, no overtime will be paid as a result of such change. 10. The following holidays will be observed: New Years Day, President's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, Employees Birthday, and the day after the Employee's birthday. a. Two additional floating holidays shall be recognized b. All recognized holidays, except for an employee's birthday, and the day after the employee's birthday, shall be that day generally recognized as the holiday. c. The holidays celebrating the employee's birthday and day following said birthday must be consecutive. The days for the employee's birthday shall include the day of his birthday, if it is two (2) regularly scheduled work days, or the first two scheduled work days following his birthday, if such birthday is on a block regular day off. If an Employee’s birthday holiday falls on a scheduled day off, including vacation, day trades off, or floating holidays, (excluding sick time) the Employee’s birthday holiday and the day following said birthday will be moved to the first two (2) consecutive scheduled work days following his/her birthday. For pay purposes, the Employee’s birthday holiday will start at the beginning of his/her regular posted shift and end after forty eight (48) consecutive hours. Working an overtime shift on a day off or working day trades on will not start the birthday holiday pay. d. Upon at least five (5) days prior written application, and with the approval of the Company, an employee may be allowed to take the two consecutive birthday holidays within the month in which the birthday occurs. e. All Employees shall receive a Holiday Bonus in an amount equal to their regular compensation rate, including premiums and differentials, if applicable. f. An employee will not work on a holiday unless required to do so by the Company. If the Company requires an employee to work on a holiday, he shall be paid time and one-half (1 1/2) according to his regular compensation rate, including premiums and differentials if applicable, in addition to his Holiday Bonus; however, if the Employee chooses to trade his holiday for sheet metal a floating holiday the Holiday Bonus will apply on the floating holiday. g. For all overtime hours worked on a holiday in excess of the employee's regular straight time shift, the employee shall be paid triple time according to his regular compensation rate, including premiums and differentials, if applicable. If a holiday falls during an employee's vacation, he shall have his vacation extended by one (1) day. The employee may elect to take such holiday on the last work day preceding or the first work day following such vacation. h. Should any of the foregoing holidays fall on anthe employee's first scheduled day off, the preceding day shall be observed as a holiday and should any of the foregoing holidays fall on the employees second or third day off as applicable, the following regularly scheduled work day shall be observed as the holiday. i. An employee scheduled and required to work on a holiday, who does not report for work shall not receive any Holiday Bonus or pay for that day. 11. The floating holidays listed in 10 (a) will be credited to each employee's account on January 1st of each year and must be taken during that calendar year. a. Requests for floating holidays to be taken during the following year may be submitted no later than December 20 of the preceding year. Such requests will be granted in seniority order. Requests for floating holidays requested after December 20 require adequate notice and will be granted on a first come, first served basis among employees on the shift of that bid location unless there is more than one request for the same day, in which case the award will be made on the basis of seniority at the end of the shift on the day of the request. At least one such employee per shift in each bid location will be allowed a floating holiday on each day of the year. b. Floating holidays may be taken as vacation time provided they are bid as vacation days at the time the employee bids his vacation. Floating holidays not taken as vacation time will be taken as provided in 11(a). 12. The Company will make every reasonable effort to avoid requiring employees to work on a holiday to the extent that such holiday does not interfere with the service which the Company believes is required. a. In the bid locationStations where reduced man power is acceptable to the Company operations, volunteers to work will be solicited from the affected shift at that bid location. b. If a sufficient number of volunteers is not obtained the Company will require workers to work by reverse order of seniority from the affected shift at that bid location. c. If there is an excess of volunteers, all volunteers will be allowed to work their regularly scheduled shift low hours of overtime will be used to determine which volunteers will work from the affected shift at that bid location. 13. a. No later than December 7 of the preceding year, an employee may elect to designate any or all of the fixed holidays set forth above as additional floating holidays, in lieu of such fixed holidays. If an employee designates additional floating holidays in lieu of fixed holidays, the selection of such floating holidays shall be made as provided in subsection 11. A floating holiday may be used on a fixed holiday which has been traded for a floating holiday by the employee. If an employee is allowed to use a floating holiday on a fixed holiday, such holiday will be moved to the employee’s first regularly scheduled day back to work. Employees who check the sheet metal block are indicating their willingness to perform sheet metal.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

OVERTIME AND HOLIDAYS. 1. For pay purposes, the twenty-four (24) hour period starts with the beginning of an Employees regular posted shift. Overtime rates will shall be computed on an actual minute basis adjusted to the nearest tenth of an hour, with a minimum of one hour overtime. (Example: An Employee who works 6 minutes of overtime will be paid for one hour; an Employee who works one hour and 6 minutes will be paid for 1.1 hours.) 2. Employees on an eight (8) hour day will shall be paid an hourly rate of time and one-half for: a. All work performed either prior to or after regularly scheduled hours. b. The first eight (8) hours worked on one of the two regularly scheduled days off. 3. Employees on a ten (10) hour day will shall be paid an hourly rate of time and one-half for: a. All work performed either prior to or after regularly scheduled hours b. The first ten (10) hours worked on any one of the three (3) regularly scheduled days off. 4. Employee on an eight (8) hour day will shall be paid an hourly rate of double time for: a. All hours in excess of the first eight (8) hours worked on one of the two regularly scheduled days off each work week. b. For all time worked on the second regularly scheduled day off in a work week, if two hours or more of the first day off was also worked. c. For all time worked in excess of twelve (12) consecutive hours, regardless of the starting time of such work. 5. Employees on a ten (10) hour day will shall be paid an hourly rate of double time for: a. All hours in excess of ten (10) hours worked during the first one of the three (3) regularly scheduled days off each work week. b. For all time worked on the second regularly scheduled day off in a work week, if two hours or more of the first day off was also worked, and for all hours worked on the third regularly scheduled work day off if any portion of the first or second day off was also worked. c. For all time worked in excess of twelve (12) consecutive hours, regardless of the starting time of such work. 6. Any Employee recalled to work on a regularly scheduled work day or required to report to work on his regularly scheduled day off will be paid a minimum of four (4) hours pay at the applicable rate, except that an Employee called in early in conjunction with this regular shift for the purpose of traveling to another station to perform work will be paid at the applicable overtime rate for all time spent at his station in preparation for travel with a minimum of one (1) hour. 7. Whenever possible, Employees on a shift will be given a minimum of two (2) hours’ notice and Employees not on shift will be given a minimum of eight (8) hours’ notice of overtime. If given less than two (2) hours’ notice for Employees on shift or eight (8) hours’ notice for Employees not on shift, no charge will be made against an Employee on the overtime list for refusing the overtime. It is specifically understood that no notice will be necessary whenever an emergency condition exists. The following procedure will be followed in administering the overtime list: a. On December 30 of each year, all Employees will be reduced to zero overtime hours and the category seniority list will prevail in establishing a new overtime call sheet. The new zeroed list will be used on December 31 for the January 1 callout and on January 1 for the January 2 callout. b. For the purpose of distribution of overtime, there will be three (3) general Employee classifications: Aircraft Technicians Ground Equipment Technicians Plant Maintenance Technicians c. An overtime hour for the purposes of this Agreement will be defined as an hour of overtime times the applicable rate of pay for the work performed (i.e., an hour worked at time and a half will be 1:30 and an hour worked at double time will be 2:00). d. Overtime offered and refused will be charged at the one and one-half applicable overtime rate. e. Probationary Employees will not be eligible to work overtime unless the overtime call-out list has been exhausted. New Employees completing probation or Employees transferring to a new or existing station will be averaged into the overtime list. (Total number overtime hours of all Employees in each general classification divided by total number of Employees within each general classification.) f. An overtime call sheet, where applicable, will be initialed by the person calling for the overtime. A copy will be retained by the Company and a copy will be made available to the Union for each Employee review. g. Overtime not to exceed four (4) hours may be performed by those Employees on the shift and on the clock. Those Employees performing the work will be paid a minimum of one (1) hour pay at the applicable rate. When overtime as described in this paragraph is needed, the lowest overtime Employee on duty will be asked (not subject to overtime call-out system (OTCS) procedures), except that when it is anticipated that completion of a job is not expected to exceed one (1) hour, the Employee or Employees performing the job may be asked to complete the job. h. If requested and approved by the Company, Employees in a Lead classification may report up to one (1) hour early in conjunction with their regular shift for the purpose of preparing job assignments for the crew and will be paid a minimum of one (1) hour pay at the applicable rate of pay. If the request is for only one (1) Lead to report early, overtime hours will be awarded based on lowest overtime hours worked from the Lead Employees regularly scheduled to work. i. There will be no requirement by the Company or Union to balance the overtime hours between Employees provided Employees are asked for overtime per the overtime list. j. If the overtime occurs downline, such overtime will be governed by Article 8, Paragraph 8 and will not be subject to the four (4) hour limit in (g) above. k. When an Employee goes on paid rest, overtime hours worked up to that time may be added to his accumulated hours. (To be implemented uniformly when the Company can administratively support it.) l. Overtime hours worked or refused will be computed each day as of the start of the day shift, and the updated list will be posted in the overtime call-out system (OTCS). m. Employees temporarily assigned to another station will be averaged into that station’s overtime list. When such Employee returns to his permanent station, the overtime hours worked on temporary assignment will be added to the overtime list at his permanent station. n. An Employee may work overtime (other than his regular shift) on a vacation day, floating holiday, or the day of a shift/day trade (but not on a sick day, and will be paid at regular overtime rates (not holiday rates). In such a situation, vacation or floating holiday hours paid will not count as hours worked for purposes of the applicable overtime rate calculation. 8. No overtime will be worked except by direction of the proper supervisory personnel for the Company, except in the case of an emergency when prior authority cannot be obtained. The Company and the Union recognize that in certain circumstances it is necessary that overtime be worked. a. It is hereby agreed that when it becomes necessary for an overtime callout the overtime call-out system (OTCS) will be utilized for the purpose of applying this overtime article. When an Employee signs up in the overtime call-out system (OTCS), this constitutes his agreement to work overtime on the day for which he signed. The deadline for Employees to sign up for overtime will be 3:00 p.m. local time at each station, each day, for overtime to be worked the following day. Employees who desire to cancel requested overtime after the 3:00 p.m. closing of the overtime call-out list must contact their Supervisor to cancel their request. b. The overtime call-out system will have an “auto accept” feature that expires at 9:00 p.m. local time the day prior to the overtime to be worked. All overtime requirements arising after 9:00p.m. local time will be treated as same day call-outs. c. Employees who sign-up for overtime utilizing the OTCS website may select their shift preferences by indicating: “Any”, to sign-up for all three (3) shifts; “No more than 2”, which will indicate two (2) shifts; or “No more than 1”, which will indicate one (1) shift. d. The OTCS sign-up screen for each Southwest Airlines maintenance station that has Inspectors will include a block for Inspection overtime. e. The OTCS sign-up screen will also include a block for sheet metal work. Employees who check the sheet metal block are indicating their willingness to perform sheet metalthree

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

OVERTIME AND HOLIDAYS. 1. For pay purposes, the twenty-twenty four (24) hour hours period starts with the beginning of an Employees Employee's regular posted shift. Employees which have worked sixteen (16) consecutive hours or more prior to the start of their regular shift will have their clock reset for pay purposes at the beginning of their regular shift. Employees which have worked less than sixteen (16) consecutive hours will not have their clock reset for pay purposes and will be paid in accordance with either Article 6 paragraph 4.c. (overtime for eight (8) hour shift) or paragraph 5.c. (overtime for ten (10) hour shift) if applicable (reference Note of Negotiation). Overtime rates will shall be computed on an actual minute basis adjusted to the nearest tenth (1/10) of an hour, with a minimum of one one-half (1/2) hour overtime. (Example: An Employee who works 6 minutes of overtime will be paid for one hour; an Employee who works one hour and 6 minutes will be paid for 1.1 hours.) 2. Employees on an eight (8) hour day will shall be paid an hourly rate of time and one-half (1-1/2) for: a. All work performed either prior to or after regularly scheduled hours. b. The first eight (8) hours worked on one of the two (2) regularly scheduled days off. 3. Employees on a ten (10) hour day will shall be paid an hourly rate of time and one-half (1-1/2) for: a. All work performed either prior to or after regularly scheduled hours. b. The first ten (10) hours worked on any one of the three (3) regularly scheduled days off. 4. Employee Employees on an eight (8) hour day will shall be paid an hourly rate of double time for: a. All hours in excess of the first eight (8) hours worked on one (1) of the two (2) regularly scheduled days off each work week. b. For all time worked on the second regularly scheduled day off in a work week, if two hours or more a portion of the first day off was also worked. c. For all time worked in excess of twelve (12) consecutive hours, regardless of the starting time of such work. 5. Employees on a ten (10) hour day will shall be paid an hourly rate of double time for: a. All hours in excess of ten (10) hours worked during the first one of the three (3) regularly scheduled days off each work week. b. For all time worked on the second regularly scheduled day off in a work week, if two hours or more any portion of the first day off was also worked, worked and for all hours worked on the third regularly scheduled work day off if any portion of the first or second day off was also worked. c. For all time worked in excess of twelve (12) consecutive hours, regardless of the starting time of such work. 6. Any Employee recalled to work on a regularly scheduled work day or required to report to work on his regularly scheduled day off will be paid a minimum of four (4) hours pay at the applicable rate, except that an Employee called in early in conjunction with this his regular shift for the purpose of traveling to another station to perform work will be paid at the applicable overtime rate for all time spent at his station in preparation for travel with a minimum of one one (1) hour. 7. Whenever possible, Employees on a shift will be given a minimum of two (2) hours’ hours notice and Employees not on shift will be given a minimum of eight (8) hours’ hours notice of overtime. If given less than two (2) hours’ hours notice for Employees on shift or eight (8) hours’ hours notice for Employees not on shift, no charge will be made against an Employee on the overtime list for refusing the overtime. It is specifically understood that no notice will be necessary whenever an emergency condition exists. The following procedure will be followed in administering the overtime list: a. On December 30 each anniversary date of each yearthe Contract, all Employees will be reduced to zero overtime hours and the category seniority list will prevail in establishing a new overtime call sheet. The new zeroed list will be used on December 31 for the January 1 callout and on January 1 for the January 2 callout. b. For the purpose of distribution of overtime, there will shall be three one (31) general Employee classificationsclassification: Aircraft Technicians Ground Equipment Technicians Plant Maintenance TechniciansMaterial Specialist. c. An overtime hour for the purposes of this Agreement will Agreement: shall be defined as an hour of overtime times the applicable rate of pay for the work performed (i.e., an hour worked at time and a half will shall be 1:30 and an hour worked at double time will shall be 2:00). d. Overtime offered and refused will shall be charged at the one and one-half applicable overtime rate. If an Employee accepts and fails to work the overtime shift or fails to contact the Company to cancel accepted overtime at least two (2) hours prior to the beginning of the overtime shift without an approved excuse by the Company such Employee will be charged the accepted overtime hours at the double time rate for the first occurrence and at the triple time rate for any succeeding occurrences within a twelve (12) month period, only if the Company successfully fills the no call no show overtime shift. Employees not given proper notice as outlined in Article 6 paragraph 7 will not be subject to this provision unless such Employee no call/no shows for the accepted overtime shift. e. Probationary Employees will not be eligible to work overtime unless the overtime call-out list has been exhausted. New Employees completing probation or Employees transferring to a new or existing station will shall be averaged into given the overtime list. (Total number highest overtime hours of all Employees in each general classification divided by total number of Employees within each general classificationthe Overtime Callout System (OTCS) at that station.) f. An overtime OTCS call sheet, where applicable, will sheet shall be printed and initialed by the person calling for the overtime. A copy will be retained by the Company and a copy will be made available to the Union for each Employee review. g. Overtime not needed to exceed four (4) hours complete a job may be performed by those Employees on the shift and on the clockclock provided such overtime is not to exceed two (2) hours. Those Employees performing the work will be paid a minimum of one (1) hour pay at the applicable rate. When overtime as described in this paragraph is needed, the lowest overtime Employee on duty will be asked (not subject subjected to overtime call-out system (OTCS) OTCS procedures), except that when it is anticipated that completion of a job is not expected to exceed one (1) hour, the Employee or Employees performing the job may be asked to complete the job. h. If requested and approved by the Company, Employees in a Lead classification may report up to one (1) hour early in conjunction with their regular shift for the purpose of preparing job assignments for the crew and will be paid a minimum of one (1) hour pay at the applicable rate of pay. If the request is for only one (1) Lead to report early, overtime hours will be awarded based on lowest overtime hours worked from the Lead Employees regularly scheduled to work. i. There will be no requirement by the Company or Union to balance the overtime hours between Employees provided Employees are asked for overtime per the overtime list. j. If the overtime occurs downline, such overtime i. Overtime hours worked or refused will be governed by Article 8computed each day as of the start of the day, Paragraph 8 shift, and the updated list will not be subject to posted in the four (4) hour limit in (g) aboveOTCS. k. j. When an Employee goes on paid rest, overtime hours worked up to that time may be added to his accumulated hours. (To be implemented uniformly when the Company can administratively support it.) l. Overtime hours worked or refused will be computed each day as of the start of the day shift, and the updated list will be posted in the overtime call-out system (OTCS). m. k. Employees temporarily assigned to another station will be averaged into that station’s 's overtime list. When such Employee returns to his permanent station, the overtime hours worked on temporary assignment will be added to the overtime list at his permanent station. n. l. An Employee may volunteer to work overtime (other than his regular shift) on a vacation day, floating holiday, or the day of a shift/day trade (but not on a sick day), and will be paid at regular overtime rates (not holiday rates). In such a situation, vacation or floating holiday hours paid will shall not count as hours worked for purposes of the applicable overtime rate calculation. m. Probationary Employees will not be eligible to work overtime unless the overtime call-out list has been exhausted and after exhausting Article 6 paragraph 8. 8. No overtime will shall be worked except by direction of the proper supervisory personnel for the Company, except in the case of an emergency when prior authority cannot be obtained. The Company and the Union recognize that in certain circumstances it is necessary that overtime be worked. a. It is hereby agreed that when it becomes necessary for an overtime callout the overtime call-out system (OTCS) will OTCS shall be utilized for the purpose of applying this overtime article. When an Employee signs up in the overtime call-out system (OTCS), this constitutes his agreement to work overtime on the day for which he signed. The deadline for Employees to sign up for overtime will shall be 3:00 p.m. local time at each station, each day, for overtime to be worked the following day. Employees who desire to cancel requested overtime after the 3:00 p.m. closing of the overtime call-out list must contact their Supervisor to cancel their request. b. The overtime call-out system OTCS will have an “auto accept” feature that expires at 9:00 p.m. local time the day prior to the overtime to be worked. All overtime requirements arising after 9:00p.m. 9:00 p.m. local time will shall be treated as same day call-outs. c. Employees who sign-up for overtime utilizing the OTCS website may select their shift preferences by indicating: “Any”, to sign-up for all three (3) shifts; “No more than 2”, which will shall indicate two (2) shifts; or “No more than 1”, which will shall indicate one (1) shift. d. The In making an overtime callout, the Company or its designee will contact the Employee in the OTCS signthat can cover the full shift and that has the least amount of overtime first, next least, second, etc. If there is no one in the OTCS that can cover the full shift then the assignment will be made to the Employee in the OTCS who has the least overtime first, next least, second, etc., provided such Employee can cover at least half the shift. If sufficient amount of overtime is not obtained by the use of the OTCS, the Company may solicit volunteers or start in reverse order of category seniority within the general classification and require the Employee to work the overtime (mandatory overtime is not the preferred option). In making an overtime call-up screen out, the Company shall start at the top of the call-out list for each Southwest Airlines maintenance station that has Inspectors will include a block for Inspection overtimenew overtime requirement on any given day. e. In paragraph d. above, in determining whether an Employee can cover a full shift only an overlap of two (2) hours or less will be ignored. f. No Employee will be forced to work scheduled overtime for more than twelve (12) hours for an eight (8) hour shift or fourteen (14) hours for a ten (10) hour shift in a twenty four (24) hour period. g. The OTCS shall make available to all Employees covered by the Agreement both the complete and condensed versions of the overtime reports, including, but not limited to, the Employee sign-up screen up, the Employee’s personal total overtime record, the call-out list, the call history log, the overtime acceptance list, the overtime hours report and the requested overtime report h. Any future change or modification to the OTCS procedures will also be established by mutual agreement in writing between the Company and the Union. 9. When an Employee, as a result of bidding, changes his days off, no overtime will be paid as a result of such change. 10. The following holidays will be observed: New Years Day, President's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, Employees Birthday, and the day after the Employee's birthday. a. Two additional floating holidays shall be recognized b. All recognized holidays, except for an Employee’s birthday, and the day after the Employee’s birthday, shall be that day generally recognized as the holiday. c. The holidays celebrating the Employee’s birthday and day following said birthday must be consecutive. The days for the Employee’s birthday shall include the day of his birthday, if it is two (2) regularly scheduled work days, or the first two scheduled work days following his birthday, if such birthday is on a block regular day off. If an Employee’s birthday holiday falls on a scheduled day off, including vacation, day trades off, or floating holidays, (excluding sick time) the Employee’s birthday holiday and the day following said birthday will be moved to the first two (2) consecutive scheduled work days following his/her birthday. For pay purposes, the Employee’s birthday holiday will start at the beginning of his/her regular posted shift and end after forty eight (48) consecutive hours. Working an overtime shift on a day off or working day trades on will not start the birthday holiday pay. d. Upon at least five (5) days prior written application, and with the approval of the Company, an Employee may be allowed to take the two consecutive birthday holidays within the month in which the birthday occurs. e. All Employees shall receive a Holiday Bonus in an amount equal to their regular compensation rate, including premiums and differentials, if applicable. f. An Employee will not work on a holiday unless required to do so by the Company. If the Company requires an Employee to work on a holiday, he shall be paid time and one-half (1 1/2) according to his regular compensation rate, including premiums and differentials if applicable, in addition to his Holiday Bonus; however, if the Employee chooses to trade his holiday for sheet metal a floating holiday the Holiday Bonus will apply on the floating holiday. g. For all overtime hours worked on a holiday in excess of the Employee’s regular straight time shift, the Employee shall be paid triple time according to his regular compensation rate, including premiums and differentials, if applicable. If a holiday falls during an Employee’s vacation, he shall have his vacation extended by one (1) day. The Employee may elect to take such holiday on the last work day preceding or the first work day following such vacation. h. Should any of the foregoing holidays fall on an Employee's scheduled day off, the following regularly scheduled work day shall be observed as the holiday. i. An Employee scheduled and required to work on a holiday, who does not report for work shall not receive any Holiday Bonus or pay for that day. 11. The floating holidays listed in 10 (a) will be credited to each Employee’s account on January 1st of each year and must be taken during that calendar year. a. Requests for floating holidays to be taken during the following year may be submitted no later than December 20 of the preceding year. Such requests will be granted in seniority order. Requests for floating holidays requested after December 20 require adequate notice and will be granted on a first come, first served basis among Employees on the shift of that bid location unless there is more than one request for the same day, in which case the award will be made on the basis of seniority at the end of the shift on the day of the request. At least one such Employee per shift in each bid location will be allowed a floating holiday on each day of the year. b. Floating holidays may be taken as vacation time provided they are bid as vacation days at the time the Employee bids his vacation. Floating holidays not taken as vacation time will be taken as provided in 11(a). 12. The Company will make every reasonable effort to avoid requiring Employees to work on a holiday to the extent that such holiday does not interfere with the service which the Company believes is required. a. In stations where reduced man power is acceptable to the Company operations, volunteers to work will be solicited from the affected shift. b. If a sufficient number of volunteers is not obtained the Company will require workers to work by reverse order of seniority from the affected shift. c. If there is an excess of volunteers, all volunteers will be allowed to work their regularly scheduled shift. 13. a. No later than December 7 of the preceding year, an Employee may elect to designate any or all of the fixed holidays set forth above as additional floating holidays, in lieu of such fixed holidays. If an Employee designates additional floating holidays in lieu of fixed holidays, the selection of such floating holidays shall be made as provided in subsection 11. A floating holiday may be used on a fixed holiday which has been traded for a floating holiday by the Employee. If an Employee is allowed to use a floating holiday on a fixed holiday, such holiday will be moved to the Employee’s first regularly scheduled day back to work. Employees who check the sheet metal block are indicating their willingness to perform sheet metal.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

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