HomeMy WebLinkAbout5.261B AmendmentMemorandum of Agreement
This memorandum outlines rotating 12 -hour shifts, effective 2/1/12.
The purpose of this memorandum is to state conditions which are agreed to by all parties.
Definition: 12 -hour shift Work Week
Shift Schedule: The work week for dispatch personnel shall be a 12 hour duty shift as follows: 2 on, 2
off, 3 on 2 off, 2 on followed by 3 off duty shifts. This work schedule is a 42 hour work week or 84
hours in a pay period.
1. Communication officers will rotate every three (3) months between Day shift and Night
shift. Trades will be allowed within and outside of the shift if all parties agree to the
trade and no overtime is created as a result of the trade. All shift trades must be
approved in advance by the Communication Manager. All parties understand that shift
trades designed to keep any individual employee on permanent Night shift will not
generally be allowed.
2. Communication officers will bid their shift preference by seniority at the end of the year
for the following year. Management reserves the right to make adjustments as deemed
necessary to ensure a balance of skills and experience on any given shift.
3. Overtime will be filled by pulling from the same shift team if possible, otherwise
assignments will be made from the other shift team based on seniority. No adjustments
shall occur that cause an employee to work different shifts within their respective two
(2) and three (3) day work weeks. No dispatcher will be assigned to work more than four
(4) consecutive 12 -hour shifts without 48 hours off before the start of the next shift,
unless exigent circumstances arise, as determined by management.
4. Vacation bids will be as they are now: one Supervisor and two Communication Officers
off at one time. Supervisors will have a separate vacation bid, but only one can be off at
a time. Once bidding has ended, further requests for time off will be made with
management approval. A maximum of three (3) employees, Supervisor inclusive, are
allowed to be off.
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5. There will be a board /electronic schedule set up for the pay period where people can
say they are available if a call back is needed. Call back will be based on descending
seniority from the availability list; if assignment of overtime is required then it will be
based on ascending seniority in accord with the labor agreement in effect at the time.
6. Paid Leave Usage: when an employee takes off paid leave including vacation, sick leave
and compensatory time, the shift shall be 12- hours. Blocks (3 days or more) of Vacation,
Sick Leave, or Comp Time, will not contain (regular Over Time which is built in to a shift
as a result of this agreement) unless the employee requests it.
7. Overtime: Overtime shall be paid for only those hours consecutively worked in excess of
the standard 12 -hour shift or in excess of a 40 hour work week.
8. This agreement shall be in effect for no more than 6 months unless extended by mutual
agreement.
For the City of Port Angeles For Teamsters Local 589
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