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2005-2007 Collective Bargaining Agreement
Table of Contents
Transportation
45.1. The Department will provide reflective vests, hard hats, and stop/slow paddles.
45.2. A classified employee who receives a change in project location assignment may state orally or in writing to the appropriate supervisor any adverse conditions which may result from the assignment.
45.3. Employees attending meetings which include representatives of both management and the Association or subsequent meetings resultant therefrom as authorized will be allowed to convene during work hours. Employees who desire to meet for matters relating to Association duties or activities, except Stewards in pursuit of their designated function related to the grievance procedure, shall do so at times other than during normal work hours.
45.4. Articles of uniform, protective clothing or other protective devices now provided to employees shall continue to be provided and shall be uniformly provided within job classifications by the Employer.
45.5. The Employer agrees to conduct appropriate work environment testing or to take other appropriate action within thirty (30) days of the date a documented need or a demonstrated problem is presented to the Employer.
45.6. The Employer agrees to enter into a tool rental agreement with mechanics wherein the Employer shall pay a fee for the employee's use of such tools in the service of the Employer. The agreement shall be of legal form and shall contain as minimum provisions the following:
a. Rental fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per year.
b. Ownership and use shall remain vested in the employee.
c. The employee shall furnish tools of less than one (1) inch.
d. A pro rate termination fee schedule.
45.7. Full time employees shall be allowed to accrue compensatory time at the rates specified in 7.1 and 7.1.2 in lieu of overtime pay or holiday payment for time worked for amounts not to exceed the hours equivalent to their basic workweek (37 ½ or 40 hours.) Use or payment of accrued compensatory time shall be as specified in 7.1.4 b. and c. When an employee has compensatory leave accruals, the compensatory leave must be used before annual leave is requested. Compensatory time accrued beyond the equivalent of one basic workweek shall be upon mutual agreement between the Employer and the Employee.
45.8. The Employer agrees to provide a payroll deduction program for employees who elect to participate in a uniform/clothing cleaning service. The Employer's responsibility is limited to the deduction of appropriate amounts from participating employees and payment of that amount to the vendor(s) selected by the employees. The program shall be limited to no more than two (2) vendors.
The program shall not take effect until after the Department of Transportation payroll is transferred to GHRS.
45.9. No employee's rights to drive DOT vehicles shall be suspended for reasons related to the employee's driving record without first having a personal meeting/hearing with the DOT Health and Safety Officer, his/her assistant, or the DOT Human Resources Administrator.
45.10. The Employer shall provide an allowance to any employee whose PPE assessment indicates a need for prescription safety glasses. The allowance shall be paid for a one-time purchase of safety glasses or safety sunglasses/shades. Safety glasses shall be purchased in accordance with the following provisions:
- The amount of the allowance shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per employee.
- b. An additional allowance shall be paid only when the employee's prescription changes enough to necessitate the purchase of new safety glasses.
- c. The employer retains the right to determine the appropriate style, which shall accommodate top and side shields.
- d. Prescription safety glasses shall meet current personal protective equipment standards.
45.11. In recognition of their obligation to respond to winter maintenance call outs, the Employer agrees to pay a stipend of thirty dollars ($30.00) per week to certain employees from the pay period that includes the first day in November through the pay period that includes the last day of March each year in accordance with the following conditions:
- The stipend shall be paid to those employees who are determined by the Employer to be routinely engaged in winter maintenance and ancillary activities and are on the Employer's winter maintenance call out list.
- Other employees who are not routinely engaged in winter maintenance and ancillary activities but who possess a Commercial Driver's License may volunteer for placement on the winter maintenance call out list, provided that any employee who refuses a call to perform winter maintenance and ancillary duties may be removed from the list, may cease to receive the stipend, and may be required to reimburse the Employer for stipends received since the date of the last winter maintenance call out.
45.12. A joint Labor Management Committee shall be convened to address the issue of travel time by Bridge Crew members and the assignment of State Vehicles. The Committee shall consist of 3 members appointed by the Employer and 3 members appointed by the Association. The Committee shall meet at least monthly, beginning no later than 30 days after the effective date of this agreement, for the purpose of seeking resolution by consensus to the problems related to this topic and shall report its results to the parties no later than 120 days after the effective date.
45.13. The Employer has the right to develop and implement a substance abuse testing program, consistent with current policies, to include Drawbridge Operators and Gate Operators.
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