S ection 2. Creation
S ection 2. Teacher: The word “teacher” shall mean all persons in the appropriate unit employed by the School District in a position for which the person must be licensed, except Superintendent, assistant superintendent, principals, and assistant principals, who devote more than 50% of their time to administrative or supervisory duties, daily substitute teachers who do not replace the same teacher for more than 10 working days and such employment does not come within the exceptions stated in the P.E.L.R.A., and such other employees excluded by law.
S ection 2. When job openings occur, the Employer will mail and post a notice of such openings on the bulletin board for a period of seven (7) days prior to accepting new applicants. The Employer reserves the right to hire and fill vacancies with the most qualified applicant. In the event two (2) or more applicants are equally qualified, the employee with the most seniority shall be given preference. The Employer's decision is final and shall not be arbitrary. S ection 3. Regular employees of the Employer shall serve a probationary period of thirty (30) days when promoted to a higher classification. If the employee does not successfully complete the thirty-(30) day probationary period, he/she shall return to his/her previous position. A RTICLE 16 - LAYOFF S ection 1. In the event a layoff is necessary, the Employer shall give the employees 90 days written notice, in advance of the effective date or offer 60 days pay, health, dental and term life insurance in lieu of notice. This notice is not required for temporary or seasonal layoffs of less than 30 days. Layoff shall be solely by seniority based on the length of service with the Employer unless an employee with less seniority is substantially more qualified. Layoffs of thirty
S ection 2. 01 -Compensation The annual salary of positions covered by these policies shall be based upon the salary schedule set forth in Appendices A and B. While the District reserves the right to set salaries, it will seek and receive input from employees and their supervisor regarding the salary structure. The input may be in the form of written or oral communication. S ection 2.02 -Holidays Employees shall be entitled to 10 paid holidays as determined by the School District. Employees working 260 days per year will also be entitled to 1 additional floating holiday to be used as needed. If the approved school calendar precludes the use of any of these days as holidays, an alternate day(s) shall be determined by the Superintendent.
S ection 2. Rates of Pay
S ection 2. The Union shall notify the Employer, in writing, of the names of the stewards before they will be recognized by the Employer. The Union shall also notify the Employer, in writing, of the name(s) of the Union representative(s) who has the authority to make binding decisions on behalf of the Union. For the purposes of this article, appropriate Union representative business is defined as:
S ection 2. Each employee shall be afforded a fifteen (15) minute rest period during the first four (4) hours of the work day and a fifteen (15) minute rest period during the second four (4) hours of the work day. S ECTION 3. Each employee shall be afforded a one (1) hour lunch period on the employee's time, which shall be scheduled as near as possible to the middle of the work day. S ECTION 4. County will attempt to give an employee seven (7) days’ notice of any work to be performed outside of the normal work day or normal work week. If less than 48 hours’ notice is provided, all work performed outside of the normal work day or normal work week and within 48 hours of the employee's receipt of notice shall be compensated at the overtime rate. This section applies to both temporary and permanent schedule changes.
S ection 2. For the purposes of determining the length of service with the County, the accumulation period shall commence with the most recent date of hire for regular part time or regular full time employees. Seniority shall be accumulated separately for regular part time and regular full time employees. S ECTION 3. A layoff is defined as an involuntary separation from County service. A position can be designated for layoff due to lack of work, lack of funds, abolishment of position or for other involuntary reasons not reflecting discredit on the employee. A written notice of layoff stating the reasons for it shall be given at least fifteen
S ection 2. SENIORITY LIST A current seniority list showing the names, length of service, department assignments and rank shall be furnished to the PBA on request. A copy of the list shall be maintained for inspection by members.
S ection 2. SELECTION: The parties shall meet for the purpose of selecting an Arbitrator within 20 workdays after receipt of the written request. If the parties cannot agree, they will request from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service a list of five impartial persons qualified to serve as arbitrators. The parties shall meet within 15 working days after the receipt of such list. If the parties cannot mutually select an Arbitrator from the list, Management and the Union will alternately strike a name from the list until one name remains. The remaining person will be the duly selected Arbitrator. A coin toss will determine which party strikes the first name.
