Second and Third Calls. If the employee does not respond within fifteen (15) to thirty (30) minutes of the first call, for any additional calls, dispatch will place a call to the relief employee for work available during daily dispatch. Should the relief deck employees not pick up the call placed by the dispatcher, a message will be left for the employee. Dispatch need not observe the fifteen (15) to thirty
Second and Third Calls. Should the on-call employees not pick up the call placed by the dispatcher, a message will be left for the employee. Dispatch need not observe the fifteen (15) to thirty (30) minute timeframe for the remainder of the current day unless the employee is on watch. After the third call there will be no further obligation to call the employee that day. Employees may not refuse more than two (2) times within a work cycle during the summer schedule, and not refuse more than three (3) times within a work cycle during the remainder of the year. No refusals will be on consecutive days or in conjunction with employee’s free days, except as otherwise noted in Appendix A Rule 7.03(G)(1). WSF dispatch has the right to move down the seniority list to find available employees if the dispatcher determines that a reasonable risk exists that a position could go unfilled. When dispatch cannot fill positions by calling on-call employees and making offers, they will then have the right to assign an on-call employee to vacancies within their thirty-five (35) mile zone by assigning the least senior employee contacted. The employee will not have the right to refuse the assignment. Dispatch is made on the basis of three (3) time periods with applicable rules that are associated with each as per the following table: Hours before dispatch Dispatch and employee responsibilities Four plus (4+) hours When dispatch calls the employee between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm, the employee is given fifteen (15) minutes to respond. The employee is informed of all jobs available and may select their choice. Refusal to respond within fifteen (15) minutes or refusal to work is a marked refusal. Employees not granted fifteen (15) minutes might qualify for bypass. Phone logs determine the facts of bypass. Employees calling back after fifteen (15) minutes shall be informed of all remaining jobs. An employee taking a job this day nullifies a prior marked refusal. Less than four (4) hours but greater than two (2) hours or after 7:00 pm Dispatch proceeds down the seniority list calling employees and informing them of all jobs available until an employee takes the assignment. There is no marked refusal and bypass does not apply. To provide additional opportunity for dispatch to fill afternoon assignments for the following day, dispatch will be allowed to continue calling between 7:00 pm and 8:30 pm and employees have fifteen (15) minutes to respond, and bypass does not apply. After 8:30 pm only am shifts for the ...
