Tractor-Trailer School. Once qualified and moved to a permanent tractor- trailer opening, they must remain for a minimum of three (3) years. Employees that disqualify themselves, for any reason, while attending feeder school, are not eligible to requalify again for twenty-four (24) months from the date of the disqualification. To be eligible to move from the qualified list to the tractor-trailer job, an employee must not have had an serious avoidable accident (as defined per Article 18 of the NMA) during the year preceding his/her assignment to a tractor-trailer job. In any case in which the local union believes an employee has been denied the opportunity of attending the tractor-trailer school, the local union shall have the right to discuss the matter with the district manager, or his/her designee, and present the facts which the local union believes show that the denial was improper. If an agreement cannot be reached, a decision will be given by the area Union and Employer representative. New tractor-trailer openings or vacancies will be filled from the list of qualified employees in their Company seniority order at that location. In the event no employee on the list of qualified employees elects to fill an opening, the employee with the least seniority on the list must fill the opening. Employees who have been on the tractor-trailer qualified list three (3) or more years, and who give the Employer thirty (30) day’s proper written notice, shall be removed from the qualified list. In those instances when there would not be enough drivers on the qualified list for adequate coverage, the Employer shall be afforded the opportunity to train other drivers before allowing an employee to get off the list. In order to accomplish the above, the Employer shall conduct tractor-trailer schools as frequently as needed to maintain a sufficient number of employees on the qualified list. Each center will offer no less than ten percent (10%) of the number of scheduled feeder jobs in that center to be on the qualified feeder list, or presently assigned to the feeder classification. Before hiring from the outside, the Employer will consider other employees to fill tractor-trailer openings if they meet the same criteria as those employees hired from the outside. The Employer shall not be required to use employees on the qualified list for seasonal feeder runs during October, November and December the period of October 15th through January 15th.
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Samples: Central Region of Teamsters Supplemental Agreement, Central Region of Teamsters Supplemental Agreement
Tractor-Trailer School. Employees who are interested in qualifying as tractor-trailer drivers shall notify the Employer. Such employees in seniority order will be permitted to attend, on their own time, the Employer’s training program which may be established from time to time as the need occurs. The Employer agrees to furnish the necessary equipment and instructors. Upon completion of this training, the employees shall be required to maintain the proper license and work as needed in the classification. To qualify for attendance at the tractor-trailer school, the employee must have one (1) year UPS safe driving for the year preceding his/her application to attend the school. Upon completion of tractor-trailer school, the Employer will determine whether the employee is qualified to drive tractor-trailers and whether the employee will be placed on the qualified list. When an employee is placed on the qualified list he/she shall be compensated forty (40) hours at the appropriate straight time hourly rate. Once qualified and moved to a permanent tractor- tractor-trailer opening, they must remain for a minimum of three (3) years. Employees that disqualify themselves, for any reason, while attending feeder school, are not eligible to requalify requalifiy again for twenty-four (24) months from the date of the disqualification. To be eligible to move from the qualified list to the tractor-trailer job, an employee must not have had an serious avoidable accident (as defined per Article 18 of the NMA) during the year preceding his/her assignment to a tractor-trailer job. In any case in which the local union believes an employee has been denied the opportunity of attending the tractor-trailer school, the local union shall have the right to discuss the matter with the district manager, or his/her designee, and present the facts which the local union believes show that the denial was improper. If an agreement cannot be reached, a decision will be given by the area Union and Employer representative. New tractor-trailer openings or vacancies will be filled from the list of qualified employees in their Company seniority order at that location. In the event no employee on the list of qualified employees elects to fill an opening, the employee with the least seniority on the list must fill the opening. Employees who have been on the tractor-trailer qualified list three (3) or more years, and who give the Employer thirty (30) day’s proper written notice, shall be removed from the qualified list. In those instances when there would not be enough drivers on the qualified list for adequate coverage, the Employer shall be afforded the opportunity to train other drivers before allowing an employee to get off the list. In order to accomplish the above, the Employer shall conduct tractor-trailer schools as frequently as needed to maintain a sufficient number of employees on the qualified list. Each center will offer no less than ten percent (10%) of the number of scheduled feeder jobs in that center to be on the qualified feeder list, or presently assigned to the feeder classification. Before hiring from the outside, the Employer will consider other employees to fill tractor-trailer openings if they meet the same criteria as those employees hired from the outside. The Employer shall not be required to use employees on the qualified list for seasonal feeder runs during October, November and December the period of October 15th through January 15thDecember.
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Samples: Central Region of Teamsters Supplemental Agreement, Central Region of Teamsters Supplemental Agreement
Tractor-Trailer School. Employees who are interested in qualifying as tractor-trailer drivers shall notify the Employer. Such employees in seniority order will be permitted to attend, on their own time, the Employer’s training program which may be established from time to time as the need occurs. The Employer agrees to furnish the necessary equipment and instructors. Upon completion of this training, the employees shall be required to maintain the proper license and work as needed in the classification. To qualify for attendance at the tractor-trailer school, the employee must have one (1) year UPS safe driving for the year preceding his/her their application to attend the school. Upon completion of tractor-trailer school, the Employer will determine whether the employee is qualified to drive tractor-trailers and whether the employee will be placed on the qualified list. When an employee is placed on the qualified list he/she they shall be compensated forty (40) hours at the appropriate straight time hourly rate. Once qualified and moved to a permanent tractor- tractor-trailer opening, they must remain for a minimum of three (3) years. Any employee with a full-time seniority date after August 1, 2023, who is hired and placed into sleeper operations will be required to stay in sleepers for a period of four (4) years. Any employee who bids into a sleeper operation must remain in sleepers for one (1) year. The requirements of this paragraph will supersede any local work rules within the Central Region. Employees that disqualify themselves, for any reason, while attending feeder school, are not eligible to requalify again for twenty-four (24) months from the date of the disqualification. To be eligible to move from the qualified list to the tractor-trailer job, an employee must not have had an a serious avoidable accident (as defined per Article 18 of the NMA) during the year preceding his/her their assignment to a tractor-trailer job. In any case in which the local union believes an employee has been denied the opportunity of attending the tractor-trailer school, the local union shall have the right to discuss the matter with the district manager, or his/her their designee, and present the facts which the local union believes show that the denial was improper. If an agreement cannot be reached, a decision will be given by the area Union and Employer representative. New tractor-trailer openings or vacancies will be filled from the list of qualified employees in their Company seniority order at that location. In the event no employee on the list of qualified employees elects to fill an opening, the employee with the least seniority on the list must fill the opening. Employees who have been on the tractor-trailer qualified list three (3) or more years, and who give the Employer thirty (30) day’s proper written notice, shall be removed from the qualified list. In those instances when there would not be enough drivers on the qualified list for adequate coverage, the Employer shall be afforded the opportunity to train other drivers before allowing an employee to get off the list. In order to accomplish the above, the Employer shall conduct tractor-trailer schools as frequently as needed to maintain a sufficient number of employees on the qualified list. Each center will offer no less than ten percent (10%) of the number of scheduled feeder jobs in that center to be on the qualified feeder list, or presently assigned to the feeder classification. Before hiring from the outside, the Employer will consider other employees to fill tractor-trailer openings if they meet the same criteria as those employees hired from the outside. The Employer shall not be required to use employees on the qualified list for seasonal feeder runs during October, November and December the period of October 15th through January 15th. No change. No change. Section 17 No change. No change.
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Tractor-Trailer School. Employees who are interested in qualifying as tractor-trailer drivers shall notify the Employer. Such employees in seniority order will be permitted to attend, on their own time, the Employer’s training program which may be established from time to time as the need occurs. The Employer agrees to furnish the necessary equipment and instructors. Upon completion of this training, the employees shall be required to maintain the proper license and work as needed in the classification. To qualify for attendance at the tractor-trailer school, the employee must have one (1) year UPS safe driving for the year preceding their application to attend the school. Upon completion of tractor-trailer school, the Employer will deter- mine whether the employee is qualified to drive tractor-trailers and whether the employee will be placed on the qualified list. When an employee is placed on the qualified list they shall be compensated forty (40) hours at the appropriate straight time hourly rate. Once qualified and moved to a permanent tractor- tractor-trailer opening, they must remain for a minimum of three (3) years. Any employee with a full-time seniority date after August 1, 2023, who is hired and placed into sleeper operations will be required to stay in sleepers for a period of four (4) years. Any employee who bids into a sleeper operation must remain in sleepers for one (1) year. The requirements of this paragraph will supersede any local work rules within the Central Region. Employees that disqualify themselves, for any reason, while attending at- tending feeder school, are not eligible to requalify again for twentytwen- ty-four (24) months from the date of the disqualification. To be eligible xxx- gible to move from the qualified list to the tractor-trailer job, an employee must not have had an a serious avoidable accident (as defined de- fined per Article 18 of the NMA) during the year preceding his/her their assignment to a tractor-trailer job. In any case in which the local union believes an employee has been denied the opportunity of attending the tractor-trailer school, the local union shall have the right to discuss the matter with the district dis- trict manager, or his/her their designee, and present the facts which the local lo- cal union believes show that the denial was improper. If an agreement agree- ment cannot be reached, a decision will be given by the area Union and Employer representative. New tractor-trailer openings or vacancies will be filled from the list of qualified employees in their Company seniority order at that locationlo- cation. In the event no employee on the list of qualified employees elects to fill an opening, the employee with the least seniority on the list must fill the opening. Employees who have been on the tractor-trailer qualified list three (3) or more years, and who give the Employer thirty (30) day’s proper written notice, shall be removed from the qualified list. In those instances in- stances when there would not be enough drivers on the qualified list for adequate coverage, the Employer shall be afforded the opportunity to train other drivers before allowing an employee to get off the list. In order to accomplish the above, the Employer shall conduct tractortrac- tor-trailer schools as frequently as needed to maintain a sufficient number of employees on the qualified list. Each center will offer no less than ten percent (10%) of the number of scheduled feeder jobs in that center to be on the qualified feeder list, or presently assigned to the feeder classification. Before hiring from the outside, the Employer will consider other employees to fill tractor-trailer openings if they meet the same criteria cri- teria as those employees hired from the outside. The Employer shall not be required to use employees on the qualified quali- fied list for seasonal feeder runs during October, November and December the period of October 15th through January 15th.
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Samples: Supplemental Agreement
Tractor-Trailer School. Employees who are interested in qualifying as tractor-trailer drivers shall so notify the Employer. Such employees in seniority order will be permitted to attend, on their own time, the Employer’s training program which may be established from time to time as the need occurs. The Employer agrees to furnish the necessary equipment and instructors. Upon completion of this training, the employees shall be required to maintain the proper license and work as needed in the classification. To qualify for attendance at the tractor-trailer school, the employee must have one (1) year UPS safe driving for the year preceding his/her application to attend the school. Upon completion of tractor-trailer school, the Employer will determine whether the employee is qualified to drive tractor trailers and whether the employee will be placed on the qualified list. When an employee is placed on the qualified list he/she shall be compensated forty (40) hours at the appropriate straight time hourly rate. Once qualified and moved to a permanent tractor- tractor-trailer opening, they must remain for a minimum of three (3) years. Employees that disqualify themselves, for any reason, while attending feeder school, are not eligible to requalify requalifiy again for twenty-four eighteen (2418) months from the date of the disqualification. To be eligible to move from the qualified list to the tractor-trailer job, an employee must not have had an serious avoidable accident (as defined per Article 18 of the NMA) during the year preceding his/her assignment to a tractor-trailer job. In any case in which the local union believes an employee has been denied the opportunity of attending the tractor-trailer school, the local union shall have the right to discuss the matter with the district managerDistrict Manager, or his/her designee, and present the facts which the local union believes show that the denial was improper. If an agreement cannot be reached, a decision will be given give by the area Union and Employer representative. New tractor-trailer openings or vacancies will be filled from the list of qualified employees in their Company seniority order at that location. In the event no employee on the list of qualified employees elects to fill an opening, the employee with the least seniority on the list must fill the opening. Employees who have been on the tractor-trailer qualified list three (3) or more years, and who give the Employer thirty (30) day’s days proper written notice, shall be removed from the qualified list. In those instances when there would not be enough drivers on the qualified list for adequate coverage, the Employer shall be afforded the opportunity to train other drivers before allowing an employee to get off the list. In order to accomplish the above, the Employer shall conduct tractor-trailer schools as frequently as needed to maintain a sufficient number of employees on the qualified list. Each center will offer no less than ten percent (10%) of the number of scheduled feeder jobs in that center to be on the qualified feeder list, or presently assigned to the feeder classification. Before hiring from the outside, the Employer will consider other employees to fill tractor-trailer openings if they meet the same criteria as those employees hired from the outside. The Employer shall not be required to use employees on the qualified list for seasonal feeder runs during October, November and December the period of October 15th through January 15thDecember.
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Samples: Supplemental Agreement
Tractor-Trailer School. Employees who are interested in qualifying as tractor-trailer drivers shall notify the Employer. Such employees in seniority order will be permitted to attend, on their own time, the Employer’s training program which may be established from time to time as the need occurs. The Employer agrees to furnish the necessary equipment and instructors. Upon completion of this training, the employees shall be required to maintain the proper license and work as needed in the classification. To qualify for attendance at the tractor-trailer school, the employee must have one (1) year UPS safe driving for the year preceding his/ her application to attend the school. Upon completion of tractor-trailer school, the Employer will deter- mine whether the employee is qualified to drive tractor-trailers and whether the employee will be placed on the qualified list. When an employee is placed on the qualified list he/she shall be compensat- ed forty (40) hours at the appropriate straight time hourly rate. Once qualified and moved to a permanent tractor- tractor-trailer opening, they must remain for a minimum of three (3) years. Employees that disqualify themselves, for any reason, while attending at- tending feeder school, are not eligible to requalify again for twentytwen- ty-four (24) months from the date of the disqualification. To be eligible xxx- gible to move from the qualified list to the tractor-trailer job, an employee must not have had an a serious avoidable accident (as defined de- fined per Article 18 of the NMA) during the year preceding his/her assignment to a tractor-trailer job. In any case in which the local union believes an employee has been denied the opportunity of attending the tractor-trailer school, the local union shall have the right to discuss the matter with the district dis- trict manager, or his/her designee, and present the facts which the local union believes show that the denial was improper. If an agreement agree- ment cannot be reached, a decision will be given by the area Union and Employer representative. New tractor-trailer openings or vacancies will be filled from the list of qualified employees in their Company seniority order at that locationlo- cation. In the event no employee on the list of qualified employees elects to fill an opening, the employee with the least seniority on the list must fill the opening. Employees who have been on the tractor-trailer qualified list three (3) or more years, and who give the Employer thirty (30) day’s proper written notice, shall be removed from the qualified list. In those instances when there would not be enough drivers on the qualified list for adequate coverage, the Employer shall be afforded the opportunity to train other drivers before allowing an employee to get off the list. In order to accomplish the above, the Employer shall conduct tractor-trailer schools as frequently as needed to maintain a sufficient number of employees on the qualified list. Each center will offer no less than ten percent (10%) of the number of scheduled feeder jobs in that center to be on the qualified feeder list, or presently assigned to the feeder classification. Before hiring from the outside, the Employer will consider other employees to fill tractor-trailer openings if they meet the same criteria as those employees hired from the outside. The Employer shall not be required to use employees on the qualified list for seasonal feeder runs during October, November and December the period of October 15th through January 15th.three
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Samples: Supplemental Agreement
Tractor-Trailer School. Once (a) Any qualified employee who is interested in qualifying as a trac- tor-trailer driver, shall so notify the Employer. Such employees, in the building, in seniority order, will be permitted to attend the Em- ployer training program which will be established periodically. The training program will consist of one (1) week of non-productive training on the employee’s own time, and moved one (1) week of productive training for which the employee will be paid. As long as there is an interest, the Employer will be required to maintain a permanent tractor- trailer openingqualified list. In Feeder operations with less than twenty-five (25) full-time seniority Feeder drivers, the Employer will not be required to maintain more than one employee on the qualified list. In Feeder operations with from twenty-six (26) to fifty (50) full-time seniority Feeder drivers the Employer will not be required to maintain more than two on the qualified list. In feeder operations with more than fifty-one (51) full- time seniority Feeder drivers the Employer will not be required to maintain more than three on the qualified list. When the qualified list is exhausted, the Employer will be required to train the most senior employee on the list to be qualified within ninety (90) days of the employee supplying the Employer with documentation in order to be trained. A good driving record, the age of 25, and other Employer standards, shall be a prerequisite to such training. Age 25 is primary but in cases where employees are not available at age 25, the Em- ployer may, in certain circumstances, waive that requirement, pro- vided those employees meet all other requirements. The Employer agrees to furnish the instructors and the necessary equipment. If dis- qualified for any reason, they can attend the school after one (1) year. After successfully completing the tractor-trailer school, employees shall be placed on the qualified list in seniority order. This work will be offered to the qualified list after Feeder cover drivers. Employees on the qualified list must remain be offered five (5) consecutive days of work and can be worked at a rate of no less than their current bid position. Once an employee who is already qualified signs the qualified list they must stay on the qualified list for a minimum of three one (31) yearsyear. Employees After ratification, seniority feeder drivers who are off for a period of one (1) year for either compensation or disability will in itself create another full-time opening in that disqualify themselves, for any reason, while attending feeder school, classification and be bid under the appropriate Article.
(b) Current Tractor Trailer Qualifying School Interest List will be exhausted before subsequent lists are not eligible to requalify again for twenty-four activated. Current lists will specify how many interested employees will be selected from that list before a new list is posted.
(24c) months from the date of the disqualification. To be eligible to move from sign the qualified list to the tractor-trailer jobTractor Trailer Qualifying School In- terest List, an employee must not have had an serious avoidable accident (as defined per Article 18 of the NMA) during the year preceding his/her their bid on or assignment to to, a tractor-trailer job. .
(d) In any case in which the local union believes an employee has been denied the opportunity of attending the event that no tractor-trailer schooldriver presently in that classi- fication or anyone on the current qualified list elects to fill the open- ing, the local union shall have least senior employee on the right to discuss the matter with the district manager, or his/her designee, and present the facts which the local union believes show that the denial was improper. If an agreement cannot be reached, a decision current qualified list will be given by required to fill the area Union and Employer representative. New tractor-trailer openings or vacancies opening, the resulting vacancy will be filled from by the list of Employer.
(e) After being in the feeder driver classification for two (2) consec- utive years an employee may bid into a classification with a lower hourly wage rate when a vacancy or new job occurs, provided the employee is qualified employees to perform the work. After accepting a job in their Company seniority order at that location. In the event no employee on the list of qualified employees elects to fill an openinga lower-paying classification, the employee with the least seniority on the list must fill the opening. Employees who have been on the tractor-trailer qualified list three (3) or more years, and who give the Employer thirty (30) day’s proper written notice, shall be removed from the qualified list. In those instances when there would not However, such employee may request to be enough drivers put back on the qualified list for adequate coverage, the Employer at a later date providing they still meet all necessary requirements.
(f) Cover jobs shall be afforded the opportunity to train other drivers before allowing an employee to get off the list. In bid semi-annually in seniority order to accomplish the above, the Employer shall conduct tractor-trailer schools as frequently as needed to maintain a sufficient number of employees on the qualified list. Each center will offer no less than ten percent (10%) of the number of scheduled feeder jobs by em- ployees in that center to be on the qualified feeder list, or presently assigned to the feeder classification. Before hiring from This number will be subject to adjustment as the outside, need for vacation coverage in the Employer will consider other employees to fill tractorclassification increases or decreases. Tractor-trailer openings if they meet drivers who bid vacation cover jobs must select such jobs in seniority order each week for the same criteria as those employees hired from the outsidefollowing week. The Employer shall job of these employees is to cover absenc- es. Any cover driver who does not receive a regular start time for the following week will perform work in the classification as as- signed, or be required subject to use employees on the qualified list for seasonal feeder runs during October, November and December the period of October 15th through January 15thappropriate layoff article.
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Samples: Supplemental Agreement
Tractor-Trailer School. Once (a) Package drivers who are interested in qualifying as a trac- tor-trailer driver, shall so notify the Company in writing. Such em- ployees in seniority order, will be permitted to attend, on their own time, the Company training program which may be established from time to time as the need occurs. The Company agrees to fur- nish the necessary equipment and instructors. Employees who have been on the tractor-trailer qualified and moved to a permanent tractor- trailer opening, they must remain list for a minimum of three (3) or more years, who give the Employer ninety (90) days proper written notice, shall be removed from the qualified list. Employees If no package car driver is interested in qualifying as a tractor-trailer driver, the position will be offered first to Article 22.3 employees then to part-time employees that disqualify themselvespossess a valid Class A CDL in se- niority order. To be eligible, these employees must meet the same qualifications as an off the street hire excluding previous driving ex- perience and one year of UPS safe driving. They must possess a val- id Class A CDL license prior to attending the school. Next the posi- tion will be offered to Article 22.3 employees then to part-time employees who currently perform driving duties as a part of their job.
(b) To qualify for any reason, while attending feeder attendance at the tractor-trailer school, are not eligible an em- ployee must have one (1) year UPS safe driving for the year preced- ing their application to requalify again for twenty-four attend the school.
(24c) months from the date Upon completion of the disqualification. tractor-trailer school, the Employer will determine whether the employee is qualified to drive a tractor-trailer and whether the employee will be placed on the qualified list.
(d) To be eligible to move from the qualified list to the a tractor-trailer job, an employee must not have had an serious avoidable accident (as defined per Article 18 of the NMA) during the year preceding his/her their assignment to a tractor-trailer job. In any case in which the local union believes an employee has been denied the opportunity of attending the tractor-trailer school, the local union shall have the right to discuss the matter with the district manager, or his/her designee, and present the facts which the local union believes show that the denial was improper. If an agreement cannot be reached, a decision will be given by the area Union and Employer representative. .
(e) New tractor-trailer openings or vacancies will be filled from the list of qualified employees in their Company seniority order at that locationaccordance with Article 3, Section 4. In the event no employee on the list of qualified employees elects to fill an opening, the employee with the least seniority on the list must fill the opening. Employees who have been on the tractor-trailer qualified list three (3) or more years, and who give the Employer thirty (30) day’s proper written notice, shall be removed from the qualified list. In those instances when there would not be enough drivers on the qualified list for adequate coverage, the Employer shall be afforded the opportunity to train other drivers before allowing an employee to get off the list. In order to accomplish the above, the Employer shall conduct tractor-trailer schools as frequently as needed to maintain a sufficient number of employees on the qualified list. Each center will offer no less than ten percent (10%) of the number of scheduled feeder jobs in that center to be on the qualified feeder list, or presently assigned to the feeder classification. Before hiring from the outside, the Employer will consider other employees to fill tractor-trailer openings if they meet the same criteria as those employees hired from the outside. The Employer shall not be required to use employees on the qualified list for seasonal feeder runs during October, November and December the period of October 15th through January 15th.
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