Section 150. This Agreement shall be in full force and effect beginning at 12:01 a.m. on April 5, 2019* (April 9, 2019**; April 12, 2019***), and shall remain in full force and effect until midnight on January 8, 2022*/** (January 22, 2022***), and shall be automatically renewed from year to year thereafter, unless either party desires change or termination at the expiration of said Agreement. In such event, the party desiring such change or termination shall notify the other party in writing sixty (60) days prior to the expiration date, specifying the changes desired. Changes in the Agreement shall be limited to those outlined in writing by either party and the negotiations shall begin within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such notice.
Section 150. The parties further agree to discuss the issue of armed and other security guards within the stores during the term of this Agreement. The Employer and the Union agree that guards, including armed guards and off-duty law enforcement, are often appropriate to ensure employee and customer safety. The Employer agrees to discuss with the Union safety and security incidents which may impact the necessity of armed guards. The Employer and Union shall also discuss the installation and use of panic buttons in appropriate locations. The Employer agrees that it shall undertake appropriate safety measures at King Soopers Store 33 for the duration of this Agreement. Section 151. The parties agree that the Joint Labor-Management Committee to be established during the Term of this Agreement, as set forth in their other Tentative Agreement of this date, shall also address the Union’s proposal for a mandatory union orientation.
Section 150. Traffic Control
Section 150. An employee who is an active employee of the Company “(that is, either working, on vacation or paid leave status, or on a medical disability for not more than eight (8) weeks)”, as of the last day of the vacation year in which the Agreement is in effect and who on that date has met the following conditions, shall be entitled, except as otherwise provided herein, to a fraction with pay for that vacation year in accordance with the following schedule: Seniority as of the End of Vacation Year During the first (1st) year of employment and during each subsequent year thereafter, through the fifth (5th) year, an employee shall accrue one and fifty-four hundredths (1.54) hours of vacation credits per week for each eligible work week. Starting the sixth (6th) year and during each subsequent year thereafter through and including the tenth (10th) year, an employee shall accrue two and thirty-one hundredths (2.31) hours of vacation credits per week for each eligible work week. Starting the eleventh (11th) year and during each subsequent year thereafter through and including the nineteenth (19th) year, an employee shall accrue three and eight hundredths (3.08) hours of vacation credits per week for each eligible work week. Starting the twentieth (20th) year and subsequent years thereafter, an employee shall accrue three and eighty-five hundredths (3.85) hours of vacation credits per week for each eligible work week. Starting the twenty-sixth (26th) year and subsequent years thereafter, an employee shall accrue four and sixty-two hundredths (4.62) hours of vacation credits per week for each eligible work week. For purposes of the Article:
Section 150. The arbitrator shall have all the rights, power, and duties herein given, granted and imposed upon him; but his award shall not change, alter or modify any of the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The expense of the impartial arbitrator shall be paid by the losing party. In the event neither party wins the total arbitration, the expenses shall be shared equally by the parties. Section 151. The arbitrator will issue his decision within thirty (30) calendar days after the close of the proceedings. This thirty (30) day calendar time limit may be extended by mutual agreement between both parties. Section 152. In the event either party refuses to arbitrate on demand of the other party, and an order compelling arbitration is obtained in Federal Court on the basis contended by the moving party, the refusing party will pay to the moving party reasonable legal fees incurred, up to Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Similarly, if the moving party fails to prevail in such an issue, the moving party will pay reasonable legal fees incurred up to Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to the refusing party. Section 153. Remedy for Errors. If an error is made by management in the application of the provisions of this agreement resulting in a lost work opportunity for the aggrieved employee such as vendor stocking, scheduling and assignment of hours disputes, classification issues, and work jurisdiction matters and the affected employee immediately files a grievance, the employee shall be made whole by being permitted to work the number of hours lost. Such hours shall be above and beyond the posted schedule. The employee shall advise management anytime after the next schedule if finalized for the workweek of their desire to exercise their right to work the hours due during the workweek on the date and time determined by the employee. An aggrieved employee may not demand such remedy on an overtime or premium-pay basis if the alleged violation occurred on what would have been a straight-time day for such employee. The employee must exercise this right to work within four (4) weeks of the settlement of error with the employee or such right shall be forfeited and no further remedy shall be required.
Section 150. Step 3 If the grievance is not satisfactorily adjusted in Step 2, either party may, with reasonable promptness, but in no event later than thirty (30) days from the date of the Step 2 meeting, in writing, request arbitration and the other party shall be obligated to proceed with arbitration in the manner hereinafter provided. The parties shall forthwith attempt to agree upon an impartial arbitrator. Section 151. In the event the parties are unable to reach agreement upon the selection of an arbitrator within fifteen (15) days of the written request for arbitration, the party requesting arbitration may, with reasonable promptness, request a panel of seven (7) arbitrators from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. From this panel of seven (7) names, each party shall alternately strike three (3) names, the moving party striking first. The remaining arbitrator from the list shall be the impartial arbitrator. A finding or award of the arbitrator shall be final and conclusive upon the parties hereto. Section 152. The arbitrator shall have all the rights, power, and duties herein given, granted and imposed upon him; but his award shall not change, alter of modify any of the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The expense of the impartial arbitrator shall be paid by the losing party. In the event neither party wins the total arbitration, the expenses shall be shared equally by the parties. The arbitrator will issue his decision within thirty (30) calendar days after the close of the proceedings. This thirty (30) day calendar time limit may be extended by mutual agreement between both parties. Section 153. In the event either party refuses to arbitrate on demand of the other party, and an order compelling arbitration is obtained in Federal Court on the basis contended by the moving party, the refusing party will pay to the moving party reasonable legal fees incurred, up to Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Similarly, if the moving party fails to prevail in such an issue, the moving party will pay reasonable legal fees incurred up to Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to the refusing party.
