AVSTA CSEA-CONTRACT-March 9, 2022

3.8 Shift Differential: Any unit member, except bus drivers, working the second shift, defined as unit members working at least four (4) hours between six (6) p.m. and four (4) a.m., shall receive a differential of five percent (5%) above the regular rate of pay for the classification.

3.8.1 An employee who receives a shift differential shall suffer no reduction in pay when assigned temporarily to a day shift for twenty (20) working days or less.

3.9

Overtime:

3.9.1 Unit Members shall be offered overtime as set forth below:

3.9.1.1 Overtime compensation for unit members who work in excess of eight (8) hours per day or forty (40) hours per week shall be equal to time and one half his/her regular rate of pay (equaling 1.5 times) for hours worked. 3.9.1.2 When a unit member is required to work on a holiday, he/she shall receive his regular pay for the day, plus time and one half his/her regular rate of pay (equaling 2.5 times his/her regular rate of pay), for hours worked. 3.9.1.3 Employees who provide service to the Agency for five (5) consecutive workdays averaging four (4) hours or more per day shall be compensated on the sixth (6 th ) and seventh (7 th ) day following commencement of the work week at the rate of time and one-half his/her regular rate of pay (equaling 1.5 times his/her rate of pay) for the hours worked. 3.9.1.4 Overtime may be limited to a maximum of eighty (80) hours per month, unless the overtime worked by the unit member was “suffered” or “permitted” by the supervisor in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). 3.9.1.5 Right to Refuse Overtime: Unit members shall have the right to refuse overtime. Should an assignment be refused by all members in a classification, the assignment shall be assigned to the unit member(s) with the least seniority. 3.9.2 Non-driving positions (e.g. clerks, servicers, mechanics, bus aides, and dispatchers) shall be offered overtime work based on a seniority rotation list within the department/area. If no unit member within the department/area accepts overtime, an unit member will be assigned the overtime from the seniority rotation list starting at the least senior employee who has not been assigned overtime, until all members on the seniority list have been assigned overtime. 3.9.2.1 Standby Time: On call mechanics shall receive compensation for a minimum of half of the hours on standby. If a mechanic is called in to work while on standby, the mechanic will receive compensation for time actually spent working, if such work time exceeds half of the hours on standby. Standby time will be compensated at overtime rate, plus any hours that exceed the initial standby hours. Standby shifts shall be limited to eight (8) hours. On call mechanics shall receive written notice stipulating start and end time of standby. Mechanics shall be offered standby work from the seniority rotation list. If no mechanic accepts standby work, an on call mechanic will be assigned from the seniority rotation list starting at the lease senior employee who has not been assigned standby time, until all 3.9.1.6 Except in emergency situations, unit members are required to receive advanced approval of overtime.

eligible mechanics on the seniority list have been assigned standby time. Lead Mechanics, Mechanic II’s, and Mechanic III’s shall be eligible for standby time.

3.9.2.2 Cancellation of On Call Status: If the on call hours are cancelled the day before the on call shift, the on call mechanic will remain at the top of the on call rotation list. If the on call hours are cancelled the day of the on call shift, but before the mechanic’s shift begins, the on call mechanic shall receive two (2) hours of overtime.

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