Tuesday Through Saturday Workweek. The Employer may establish a Tuesday through Saturday work schedule between the hours of 8:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. on Saturday at the straight time rate. The Tuesday through Saturday work schedule will be announced at least thirty (30) calendar days in advance. The changed work schedule will be at least thirty (30) calendar days in duration. Individuals assigned to the optional work schedule will be selected on a voluntary basis in order of seniority. If an insufficient number of employees volunteer to work the optional workweek, the Employer may assign appropriate personnel who have completed their probationary period. Assignments will be made on the basis of seniority with the least senior employee in the job classification being assigned. Temporary Employees who have been employed ninety (90) days may be assigned the Tuesday through Saturday work schedule.
Tuesday Through Saturday Workweek. Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company may establish a Tuesday through Saturday workweek in the Field Service Department and by volunteer-only in the Distribution Department. All work performed during the forty hour work schedule of the Tuesday through Saturday workweek will be paid at straight time.
Section 2. The following conditions will apply to the Tuesday through Saturday Workweek:
(a) Starting times will be 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.
(b) The Tuesday Through Saturday workweek will be staffed with up to twelve employees in the Utility Fitter and higher-rated classifications, as follows: Employees will be given the opportunity in departmental seniority order to volunteer to work Tuesday through Saturday (either every week or every other week) or to work a straight-time schedule of four ten-hour days, Wednesday through Saturday (“4/10 Schedule”), provided that the Company may limit the number of employees who may select any of these options. An employee who volunteers may return to the regular Monday through Friday workweek by giving thirty days’ notice of intent to return. To the extent that fewer than twelve employees volunteer for one of the foregoing options, the Company may require employees who enter the Department after July 1, 2001, in reverse departmental seniority order, to work the Tuesday Through Saturday workweek. As used in this paragraph, the term “departmental seniority” refers to seniority in the Field Service Department regardless of shop location.
(c) Employees required to staff the “P”, “N” or “O” shifts Monday through Friday in a week will not be scheduled to work Tuesday through Saturday that week.
(d) If the Company observes a holiday on Monday, an employee scheduled to work Tuesday through Saturday that week xxxx observe his/her holiday on the next day, Tuesday. If a holiday falls on Saturday, the employee will observe his/her holiday on Saturday rather than on the preceding Friday. In all other cases, the employee will have his/her holiday on the day specified in Article VIII, Section 10.
(e) The Tuesday through Saturday Workweek will not be utilized during the Thanksgiving or Christmas week.
(f) The Company will develop the terms and conditions of the 4/10 schedule to achieve both its operating needs and relative fairness between employees assigned to the 4/10 schedule and employees assigned to the traditional work schedule regarding paid- absent-time and other benefits.
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Tuesday Through Saturday Workweek. Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company may establish a Tuesday through Saturday workweek in the Field Service Department.
(a) The Company may suspend the alternative work schedule (Tuesday through Saturday shifts) during the weeks of any recognized holiday, at the sole discretion of the Company.
Section 2. The following conditions will apply to the Tuesday through Saturday workweek:
