HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-034 IBEW Union 659 Agrmt.PREAMBLE
This Agreement is entered into by the City of Ashland,
Oregon, hereinafter referred to as the "City" and Local Union
No. 659 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers,
hereinafter referred to as the "Union". Unless indicated other-
wise, references to the "City" herein shall include the Mayor and
city Council or their designee(s) as the officials directly re-
sponsible for the operation of the departments covered by this
Agreement. The purpose of this Agreement is to set forth the full
and complete Agreement between the parties on matters pertaining
to rates of pay, hours of work and other conditions of employment.
SCOPE OF AGREEMENT
This Agreement shall apply to all employees of the Technical/
Clerical Bargaining Unit of Ashland, Oregon, as set forth in "Ap-
pendix A" but excluding confidential, supervisory and temporary
employees.
Where the term "employee" is used, it shall mean regular em-
ployees or probationary employees within the bargaining unit, as
the same are defined in Article XIII hereof.
The parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
RECOGNITION
The City recognizes the Union as the sole and exclusive bar-
gaining agent for the purposes of establishing rates of pay, hours
of work and other conditions of employment for all employees within
the bargaining unit described immediately above.
ARTICLE II
UNION SECURITY AND CHECK-OFF
Section 1. Union Security. Ail employees covered by this
Agreement shall, as a condition of employment, commencing thirty
(30) days after hiring or transfer into the Bargaining Unit, (1)
become a member of the Union and maintain his or her membership in
the Union in good standing in accordance with its Constitution and
By-laws, (2) in the alternative, an employee must tender a regis-
tration fee to the Union in such an amount as the Union may pre-
scribe (but in no event to exceed the initiation fee required by
Union members), and shall tender, monthly an agency fee as estab-
lished by the Union in an amount not to exceed the amount of the
monthly dues and per capita fees required of "BA" members in his
base wage rate.
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An employee who is or who becomes a member of the Union shall,
as a condition of employment, maintain his membership in the Union
in good standing in accordance with its Constitution and By-laws.
Upon written request from the Union, the City shall, within
twenty-one (21) calendar days, terminate the employment of any em-
ployee who fails to comply with the requirements of this Article.
Section 2. Check-Off. The City will, during the term of this
Agreement, deduct and remit monthly to the Financial Secretary of
the Union the normal and usual dues uniformly required of its members
or agency fees of any other employee as provided for in Section 1 as
shall voluntarily authorize the City to do so. Such written author-
ization must be in lawful, mutually acceptable form and shall be for-
warded to the City through the Business Manager of the Union.
The Financial Secretary of the Union will keep the City current-
ly advised of the monthly dues and agency fee to be deducted from the
wages of each employee who shall have filed the required deduction
authorization with the Union and the City.
An employee may revoke his deduction authorization by written
notice directed to the City and the Union by registered mail. Such
revocation will be effective in the payroll month following receipt
of the notice.
Section 3. Indemnification. The Union agrees to indemnify and
hold the City harmless against any and all claims, orders or judge-
ments brought or issued against the City as a result of any action
taken or not taken by the City under the provisions of this Article.
ARTICLE III
MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
Union recognizes the prerogative of the City to operate and
manage its affairs in all respects in accordance with its responsi-
bilities, and the powers or authority which City has not expressly
abridged, delegated or modified by this Agreement are retained by
the City. It is understood and agreed that the City possesses the
sole and exclusive right to operate the City through its City Admin-
istrator and department heads and that all management rights repose
in it, but such rights must be exercised consistent with the other
provisions of this contract. These rights include but are not limit-
ed to the following:
1. To determine the mission of its constituent departments,
commissions and boards.
2. To set standards of service.
3. To direct its employees.
4. To discipline or discharge for just cause.
5. To relieve its employees from duty because of lack of
work, finances, or other legitimate reasons.
6. To maintain the efficiency of governmental operations.
7. To determine the methods, means and personnel by which
government operations are to be conducted.
8. To determine the content of job classifications.
9. To take all necessary action to carry out its mission
in emergencies, and,
10.
To exercise complete control and discretion over its
organization and the technology of performing its work.
ARTICLE IV
STRIKE AND LOCKOUT PROHIBITION
Section 1. The Union and its members, as individuals or as
a group, will not initiate, cause, permit or participate or join
in any strike, work stoppage, or slowdown, picketing or any other
restriction of work at any location in the City. Employees in the
bargaining unit, while acting in the course of their employment,
shall not honor any picket line established in the City unless such
is sanctioned by the Southern Oregon Central Labor Council.
Section 2. In the event of a strike, work stoppage, slowdown,
picke'~i~g, observance of a picket line or other restriction of work
in any form, either on the basis of individual choice or collective
employee conduct, the Union will immediately, upon notification,
attempt to secure an immediate and orderly return to work. This ob-
ligation and the obligations set forth in Section 1 above shall not
be affected or limited by the subject matter involved in the dispute
giving rise to the stoppage or by whether such subject matter is or
is not subject to the grievance and arbitration provision of this
Agreement. Disciplinary action, including discharge, may be taken
by the City against any employee or employees engaged in a violation
of this Article. Such disciplinary action may be undertaken selec-
tively at the option of the City and shall not preclude or restrict
recourse to any other remedies, including an action for damages,
which may be available to the City.
Section 3. There will be no lockout of employees in the unit
by the City as a consequence of any dispute arising during the per-
iod of this Agreement.
ARTICLE V
HOLIDAYS
Section 1. Recognized Holidays.
nized '~s Ho'li~ays:-'
The following shall be recog-
New Year's Day (January 1)
Washington's Birthday (3rd Monday in February)
Memorial Day (last Monday in May)
Independence Day (4th of July)
Labor Day (lst Monday in September)
Veteran's Day (November 11)
Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday in November)
Day after Thanksgiving (4th Friday in November)
Christmas Day (December 25)
(Any day declared by the Governor, President or Mayor to be
a holiday)
Whenever a Holiday shall fall on Sunday, the succeeding Monday
shall be observed as the Holiday. Whenever a Holiday shall fall on
Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be observed as the Holiday. If
an employee is on authorized vacation, sick leave, or other leave
with pay when a Holiday occurs, such Holiday shall not be charged
against such leave.
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Section 2. Holiday Pay. Regular employees shall receive
eight (8) hours pay for each of the Holidays listed above on which
they perform no work. In order to be eligible for Holiday pay
when no work is performed, an employee must work on his last sched-
uled work day immediately prior to a Holiday and on his first sched-
uled work day immediately following the Holiday, unless prior approval
is granted, as in the case of illness or if the Holiday falls within a
vacation period.
ARTICLE VI
VACATIONS
Section 1.., Eligibility. An employee shall be eligible for
vacation with pay in accordance with the following sections:
Section 1.1 Employees with less than five (5) full years of
continuous service shall accrue 6.67 hours of vacation for each
calendar month of service worked. (10 working days maximum.) Upon
completion of the fifth full year of continuous service, an employee
will in addition be awarded 2 longevity days off (for a maximum to-
tal of 12 working days).
Section 1.2 Employees with more than five (5) but less than
ten (10) full years of continuous service shall accrue 8 hours of
vacation credit for each calendar month of service. (12 working
days maximum.) Upon completion of the tenth full year of continuous
service, an employee will in addition be awarded 3 longevity days
off (or a maximum total of 15 working days).
Section 1.3 Employees with more than ten (10) but less than
fifteen (15) full years of continuous service shall accrue 10 hours
of vacation credit for each calendar month of service. (15 working
days maximum.) Upon completion of the 15th full year of continuous
service, an employee will in addition be awarded 3 longevity days
off (for a maximum total of 18 working days).
Section 1.4 Employees with more than fifteen (15) but less
than twenty (20) full years of continuous service shall accrue 12
hours of vacation credit for each calendar month of service. (18
working days maximum.) Upon completion of the 20th full year of
continuous service, an employee will in addition be awarded 2 lon-
gevity days off (for a maximum total of 20 working days).
Section 1.5 Employees with more than twenty (20) full years
of continuous service shall accrue 13.33 hours of vacation credit
for each calendar month of service. (20 working days maximum.)
Section 2. Continuous Service. Continuous service for the
purpose of accumulating vacation leave credit, shall be based on
the regular paid hours worked by the employee. Time spent by the
employee on City-authorized/City-paid absences shall be included
as continuous service. Time spent on unpaid absences shall not be
counted as service, provided that employees returning from such ab-
sences and employees on layoff status shall be entitled to credit
for service prior to the leave or layoff.
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Section 3. Accrual Limitations. Vacation time must be taken
by an employee within twelve (12) months following their eligibil-
ity date, or such vacation shall be deemed forfeited. An employee
who is ~about to lose vacation credit because of accrual limitations
may, by notifying the supervisor fifteen (15) days in advance, ab-
sent himself or herself to prevent loss of this vacation ~ime. The
City shall establish a procedure to notify an employee thirty (30)
days in advance of impending loss of accrued vacation time. Employ-
ees who absent themselves under the provisions of this section shall
not be subject to disciplinary action or loss of pay. Vacation leave
shall not accrue during a leave of absence without pay, or education-
al leave with pay in excess of fifteen (15) calendar days. No pay-
ment shall be made for vacation time lost by an employee because of
accrual limitations, unless failure to take vacation is caused by
the City's insistence that the employee be at work during a scheduled
vacation period.
Section 4. Scheduling. Vacation times shall be scheduled by
the City based on the head of the department's judgement as to the
needs of efficient operations and the availability of vacation re-
lief. Subject to the foregoing, employees shall have the right to
determine vacation times. Vacation times shall be selected on the
basis of seniority; provided, however, such employee will be per-
mitted to exercise their right of seniority only once annually.
Employees shall exercise their choice by bidding in seniority. The
list shall be closed as of March 1st, and subsequent changes shall
be made only by mutual consent of the parties. Vacation periods,
to the extent consistent with operating requirements of the City,
shall be scheduled to require the employee to take all accrued va-
cation credits in one continuous period.
Section 5. Utilization. Vacation leave taken shall not be in
excess of that actually accrued at the time it is taken, and in no
case, may it be taken by a new employee prior to completion of six
(6) months satisfactory performance.
Section 6. Payment on Termination. In the event of death or
termination of an employee during the initial twelve (12) months of
his employment, no payment in lieu of vacation shall be made. In
the event of death or termination of employment after an employee
has served for twelve (12) continuous months, and is otherwise eli-
gible for vacation credits, the employee shall be entitled to pay-
ment for accrued vacation leave at the rate as of the date of eli-
gibility. In the event of death, earned but unused vacation leave
shall be paid in the same manner as salary due the deceased employee
is paid.
ARTICLE VII
HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME
This Article is intended to be construed only as a basis for
recognizing overtime and shall not be construed as a guarantee of
hours of work per day or per week.
Section 1. Hours of Work. To the extent consistent with op-
erating requirements of the City, eight (8) hours shall constitute
a regular day's work, and five (5) consecutive days, normally be-
ginning Monday and termininating Friday, shall constitute a week's
work. However, an employee may be scheduled by the City for a work-
week other than Monday through Friday, which shall become his regu-
lar workweek.
Section 2. Work Schedules. Ail employees, to the extent con-
sistent with operating requirements, shall be scheduled to work on
a regular work shift, and each shift shall have regular starting and
quitting times. Work schedules showing the employee's shifts, work-
days and hours shall be posted on department bulletin boards.
Section 3. Rest Periods. A rest period of fifteen (15) minutes
shall be permitted for all employees during each half shift, which
shall be scheduled by the City in accordance with its determination
as to the operating requirements and each employee's duties.
Section 4. Meal Periods. To the extent consistent with oper-
ating requirements of the respective departments, a one-half (%)
hour meal period shall be scheduled in the middle of the work shift
which shall not be paid.
Section 5. Overtime Rates. Ail work performed outside of reg-
ularly scheduled hours or days as set forth in this Article, shall
be compensated at the rate of time and one-half (1%) times the regu-
lar rate of pay.
Section 6. Compensatory Time. Overtime may be paid in the form
of compensatory time off at the applicable rate, subject to the ap-
proval of the Department Head or designated supervisor. All overtime
shall be recorded by the employee and must be approved by the Depart-
ment Head or designated supervisor in advance. The employee must
designate whether he/she desires pay or compensatory time off on the
time sheet reporting the overtime worked. Compensatory time off must
be taken by the end of the month following the month in which it was
accrued or it will automatically be paid in the form of pay.
ARTICLE VIII
SICK LEAVE
Section 1. Purpose. Sick leave is provided for the sole pur-
pose of providing financial security to employees and their families.
Under no circumstances shall the City grant an employee sick leave
with pay for time off from City employment caused by sickness or in-
jury resulting from employment other than with the City of Ashland.
Section 2. Accumulation. Sick leave shall be earned for the
purposes stated herein by each eligible employee at the rate of 8
hours for each full calendar month of service. Sick leave may be
accumulated to a total of seven hundred twenty (720) hours and must
be taken for the purposes specified in Section 3 hereof as a condi-
tion precendent to any sick leave payment. Sick leave shall not
continue to accrue during authorized sick leave or disability leave
in excess of thirty (30) calendar days.
Section 3. Utilization. Employees may utilize their allow-
ance for' sick leave when unable to perform their work duties by
reason of illness or injury. In such event, the employee shall no-
tify the department head or other supervisor of absence due to ill-
ness or injury, and the nature and expeceted length thereof, as soon
as possible prior to the beginning of the scheduled regular work
shift, unless unable to do so because of the serious nature of
injury or illness. A physician's statement of the nature and
identity of the need for the employee's absence and the estimated
duration of the absence, may be required at the option of the City
for absences of over two (2) days prior to payment of any sick
benefits or prior to allowing the employee to return to work. A
physician's statement may be required as a prerequisite to payment
of sick leave for less than three (3) days if the employee has been
advised in advance of such requirement.
Section 4~. Integration with Worker's Compensation. When an
injury occurs in the course of employment, the City's obligation
to pay under this sick leave article is limited to the difference
between any payment received under Worker's Compensation laws and
the employee's regular pay. In such instances, no charges will be
made against accrued sick leave for the first thirty (30) calendar
days.
Section 5. Sick Leave Without Pay. Upon application by the
employee, sick leave without pay may be granted by the City for the
remaining period of disability after accrued sick leave has been
exhausted. The City may require that the employee submit a certif-
icate from a physician periodically during the period of such dis-
ability, and before returning to work.
Section 6. Termination. Sick leave is provided by the City
in the nature of insurance against loss of income due to illness
or injury. No compensation for accrued sick leave shall be pro-
vided for any employee upon his death or termination of employment
for whatever reason. Sick leave shall not accrue during any period
of leave of absence without pay.
ARTICLE VIII-A
FUNERAL LEAVE
Section 1. In addition to regular sick leave, an employee may
be granted three (3) days funeral leave with regular pay in the
event of death in the immediate family of the employee. An employ-
ee's immediate family shall include the employee's spouse, children,
parents, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law. The employee
will be paid his regular hourly rate for any such days of excused ab-
sence which occur only during his assigned workweek. An additional
two (2) days leave may be granted if the funeral is over 500 miles
from Ashland, one-way.
ARTICLE IX
OTHER LEAVES OF ABSENCE
Section 1. Criteria and Procedure. Leaves of absence without
pay not to exceed ninety days may be granted upon establishment of
reasonable justification, therefore, in instances where the work of
the department will not be seriously handicapped by the temporary
absence of the employee. Requests for such leaves must be in writing.
Normally, such leave will not be approved for an employee for the
purpose of accepting employment outside the service of the City.
Sectio~ 2.. J~ry Duty. Employees shall be granted leave with
pay for service upon a jury; provided, however, that the regular pay
of such an employee for the period of absence shall be reduced by
the amount of money received by him for such jury service, and upon
being excused from jury service for any day an employee shall imme-
diately contact his supervisor for assignment for the remainder of
his or her regular work day.
Section 3. Appearances. Leave with pay shall be granted for
an appearance before a court, legislative committee, judicial or
quasi-judicial body as a witness in response to a subpoena or other
direction by proper authority provided, however, that the regular
pay for such employee shall be reduced by an amount equal to any
compensation he may receive as witness fees.
Sectign 4.. Required Court Appearances. LeaVes of absence with
pay s~all be granted for attendance in court in connection with an
employee's officially assigned duties, including the time required
for travel to the court and return to the employee's headquarters.
Section 5. Election Day. Employees shall be granted two (2)
hours to vote on any electi6n day only if, due to scheduling of work,
they would not otherwise be able to vote.
Section 6. Union Business. Employees elected or appointed to
any legitimate full-time paid Union office which takes them from
their employment with the City, shall, upon written request of the
Union and the employees be granted a leave of absence of up to one
(1) year without pay, renewable upon application. Employees select-
ed by the Union to attend conventions and related Union activities,
shall, upon written request of the Union and the employees, be granted
leave of absence of up to thirty (30) days without pay.
Section 7. Educational Leave. After completing one (1) year of
continuous service, an employee, upon written request, may be granted
a leave of absence without pay by the City for the purpose of upgrad-
ing his or her professional ability through enrollment in educational
courses directly related to employment at an accredited school or
course of study. The period of such leave of absence shall not ex-
ceed one (1) year, but may be renewed or extended upon request of the
employee and approval by the department head. One (1) year leaves of
absence, with requested extensions, for educational purposes may not
be provided more than once in any three (3) year period. His replace-
ment shall be considered a temporary employee. Employees may also be
granted time off with pay for educational purposes, for reasonable
lengths of time, to attend conferences, seminars, briefing sessions,
training programs, and other programs of a similar nature that are
intended to improve or upgrade the employee's skill and professional
ability, when ordered by the employee's department head.
Section 8. Failure to Return from Leave. Any employee who is
granted a leave of absence and who, for any reason, ~ails to return
to work at the expiration of said leave of absence, shall be consid-
ered as having resigned his position with the City, and his position
shall be declared vacated; except and unless the employee, prior to
the expiration of his leave of absence, has furnished evidence that
he is unable to work by reason of sickness, physical disability or
other legitimate reason beyond his control.
ARTICLE X
COMPENSATION
Section 1. Wage Schedule. Employees shall be compensated in
accordance with the wage schedule attached to this Agreement and
marked "Appendix B" which is hereby incorporated into and made a
part of this Agreement. When any position not listed on the wage
schedule is established, the City shall designate a job classifica-
tion and wage rate for the position and notify the Union. If the
Union does not agree that the classification or wage rate is proper,
the Union may submit the issue as a grievance according to the griev-
ance procedure.
Section 2. Overtime. The City has the right to assign over-
time work as required in a manner most advantageous to the City,
and consistent with the requirements of municipal service and the
public interest. Employees shall be compensated at the rate of time
and one-half (1%) the regular rate for overtime work outside of the
regularly scheduled workweek or workday, but in no event shall such
compensation be received twice for the same hours. All overtime
shall be recorded by the employee and must be approved by the Depart-
ment Head or Supervisor.
Scheduled overtime, time annexed to the beginning of the work
shift, or hold-over times annexed to the end of the work shift, shall
be considered overtime and shall not be considered call-back time.
Section 3. Call-back Time. Employees called back to work shall
receive overtime pay with a guaranteed minimum of one (1) hour at
time and one-half (1%) for the work for which they are called back.
More than one call-back is permissable within the one (1) hour period.
Employees required to work over the initial call-back period, where
more than one call-back is handled, will be paid at the overtime rate
to the nearest on-half (½) hour.
(a) Employees called for duty four (4) hours or more before
the beginning of their regular workday shall be paid at the regular
overtime rate from the time they are called until relieved. If such
an employee has worked a minimum of four (4) hours and has had less
than four (4) hours rest after he was relieved, he shall receive the
regular overtime rate of time and one-half (1%) for all hours worked
during his normal workday. Employees shall not be required to take
time off during anv regular working day for the overtime worked or
to be worked.
(b) Employees called for duty less than four (4) hours before
the beginning of their regular workday shall be paid at the estab-
lished overtime rate from the time they are called until the begin-
ning of their regular workday. Regular working hours following shall
be at the straight time rate.
Section 4. Pay Periods. Employees shall be paid every other
Friday. Pay periods shall be for fourteen (14) days beginning at
12:01 a.m. on Saturday, and ending on the fourteenth (14th) day
(Friday) at 12:00 p.m. Paydays shall be on the Friday following
the close of each pay period.
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Section 5. Mileage. An employee required to report for spe-
cial duty or assignment at any location other than his permanent
reporting location and who is required to use his personal auto-
mobile for transportation to such location, shall be compensated
at the City established rate per mile for the use of such automobile
directly in the line of duty.
Section 6. Members of this unit employed as of July 1, 1981
and July 1, 1982 shall receive a lump sum payment of 1%% of their
July 1, 1981 monthly salary times 12. Members employed after July
1, 1981 shall receive a lump sum payment of 1%% of their monthly
starting salary times the number of full calendar months of their
employment through June 30, 1982.
ARTICLE XI
DISCIPLINE AND DISCHARGE
Section 1. No regular employee as defined in Article XII may
be disciplined except for just cause. Disciplinary action may be
imposed upon any employee for failing to fulfill his or her respon-
sibilities as an employee. Conduct reflecting discredit upon the
City or Department, or which is a direct hindrance to the effective
performance of City functions, shall be considered just cause for
disciplinary action. Such cause may also include misconduct, in-
efficiency, incompetence, insubordination, misfeasance, malfeasance,
the willful violation of department rules or for political activities
forbidden by State law.
Section 2. Discipline for just cause may include the following:
1. Oral reprimand.
2. Written reprimand.
3. Demotion.
4. Suspension.
5. Discharge or dismissal.
Section 3. An employee may be suspended from employment, with
or without pay, while charges against the employee are investigated.
Such a suspension may be for no more than five (5) working days, un-
less mutually extended by the parties. If the charges are not clear-
ed completely a suspension without pay, or any part of such suspen-
sion, may be determined to be part of the discipline, effective the
date of the suspension.
Section 4. In the event of an offense of such serious nature
that immediate disciplinary action is required, the employee may be
suspended immediately from employment until such charges are inves-
tigated and a decision made to continue, discipline or terminate the
employee. If the employee is cleared completely of the charges, the
affected employee will be immediately reinstated without loss of pay
or other benefits. If the charges are not cleared c~mpletely, and
discharge is the discipline imposed the termination date will be the
date of suspension.
Section 5. Any disciplinary action imposed upon an employee,
if protested, shall be protested only as a grievance through the reg-
ular grievance.procedure. If a department head or other supervisor
has reason to discipline an employee he/she shall make reasonable
efforts to impose such discipline in a manner that will not em-
barrass or humiliate the employee before other employees or in pub-
lic.
Section 6. This Article shall not apply to any employee on
probation as defined in Article XIII.
ARTICLE XII
SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
Section 1. Grievance and Arbitration Procedure. Any grievance
or dispute which may arise between the parties concerning the appli-
cation, meaning or interpretation of this Agreement, shall be settled
in the following manner:
STEP I. The affected employee shall take up the grievance or
dispute with the employee's supervisor within seventy-two (72) hours
of its occurrence, excluding Saturday and Sunday. The supervisor
shall then attempt to adjust the matter within three (3) working days.
STEP II. If the grievance has not been settled between the af-
fected employee and the supervisor, it may be presented in writing
by the Union to the Department Head within seventy-two (72) hours,
excluding Saturday and Sunday, after the response specified in STEP I
is due. The written notice shall include details of the grievance,
the section of this Agreement allegedly violated and the specific
remedy requested. The appropriate Department Head shall respond to
the Union representative in writing within five (5) working days after
receipt thereof.
STEP III. If the grievance still remains unadjusted, it may be
presented by the Union to the City Administrator of the City or his
designee(s), within seven (7) days after the response specified in
STEP II is due. The City Administrator or his designee(s), shall
respond in writing to the Union within five (5) working days.
STEP IV. If the grievance is still unsettled, either party may
within ten (10) days of the decision of the City Administrator or his
designee(s) under STEP III have the right to have the matter arbitra-
ted by a third party jointly agreed upon by the City and the Union.
If the parties are unable to agree upon an arbitrator, the American
Arbitration Association or other mutually agreed organization shall
be requested to submit a list of five names. Both the City and the
Union shall have the right to strike two (2) names from the list.
The party requesting arbitration shall strike the first name and the
other party shall then strike one name. The process shall be repeat-
ed and the remaining person shall be the arbitrator. The City and
the Union shall meet in a pre-hearing conference and shall prepare a
submission agreement regarding the specific issues in dispute. The
designated arbitrator shall hear both parties as soon as possible on
the disputed matter and shall render a decision within thirty (30)
days which shall be final and binding, on the parties and the employee.
The arbitrator shall have no right to amend, modify, nullify, ignore
or add provisions to the Agreement, but shall be limited to consid-
eration of the particular issue(s) presented to-him. His decision
shall be based solely upon his interpretation of the meaning and
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application of the express language of the Agreement. Expenses for
the arbitrator shall be borne equally by the City and the Union;
however, each party shall be responsible for compensating its own
representatives and witnesses. If either party desires a verbatim
recording of the proceedings, it may cause such a record to be made,
provided it pays for the record.
If the other party desires a copy, both parties shall jointly
share the cost of the transcript and all copies.
If any grievance is not presented or forwarded by the employee
or Union within the time limits specified above, such grievance shall
be deemed waived. If any grievance is not answered by the City with-
in the time limits specified above, such grievance shall be deemed
granted.
Section 2. Stewards. The Union may select an employee who
shall be known as the steward. The name of the employee selected
as steward, and the names of local Union representatives who may
represent employees, shall be certified in writing to the City by
the Union. Duties required by the Union of a steward, excepting at-
tendance at meetings with supervisory personnel and aggrieved em-
ployees arising out of a grievance already initiated by an employee
under Section 1 hereof, shall not interfere with their's or other
employee's regular work assignments as employees of the City. Con-
tacts between the steward and employees or the Union shall be made
outside of working hours so as not to disrupt regular City operations.
ARTICLE XIII
SENIORITY
Section 1. Seniority. Seniority shall be a full time employee's
length of continuous service with the bargaining unit, dating from his
last date of hire, and shall apply by job classification within his/
her department in the matter of layoff, recall and vacation. Senior-
ity for regular part-time employees shall be accrued based on their
equivalent number of hours worked rather than on calendar months or
years (for example, a regular part-time employee who started work
on January 2nd and worked exactly 30 hours every week, would have
nine months seniority as of the next January 2nd).
In the event of layoff, such employee may exercise his senior-
ity in a lower job classification within the department provided that
employee is qualified by prior training or experience to do the work
of the lower job classification.
Recall from layoff shall be in the reverse order of seniority.
The City reserves the right to lay off out of the order of senior-
ity if in the City's judgement, retention of special job skills is
required. Seniority shall continue to accrue during, (1) authorized
sick leave or disability leave up to ninety (90) calendar days; (2)
vacation leave; (3) authorized compensatory time off; (4) educational
leave required by the City; (5) funeral leave; (6) jury duty; and (7
promotion to a supervisory position outside of the bargaining unit
for two (2) years.
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Section 2. Suspension of Seniority. Seniority shall be re-
tained, but shall not continue to accrue during, (1) authorized sick
leave or disability leave in excess of thirty (30) calendar days;
(2) educational leave requested by the employee; (3) military leave;
(4) other authorized leaves of absence up to ninety (90) calendar
days.
Section 3. Termination of Seniority,. Seniority and the em-
ployment relationship shall be broken or terminated if an employee
(1) quits; (2) is discharged for just cause; (3) is absent from work
for three (3) consecutive working days without notification to the
City; (4) is laid off and fails to report to work within three (3)
days after being recalled; (5) is laid off from work for any reason
for twenty-four (24) months, or for a period of time equal to his
seniority, whichever is shorter; (6) fails to report for work at the
termination of a leave of absence; (7) if, while on leave of absence
for personal health reasons, accepts other employment without per-
mission; or (8) if he is retired.
Section 4. Probationary Period. The probationary period is
an integral part of the employee selection process and provides the
City with the opportunity to upgrade and improve the department by
observing a new employee's work, training, aiding new employees in
adjustment to their positions, and by providing an opportunity to
reject any employee whose work performance fails to meet required
work standards. Every new employee hired into the bargaining unit
shall serve a probationary period of twelve (12) full months after
which he shall be considered a regular employee and granted senior-
ity to the last date of hire. The Union recognizes the right of the
City to terminate probationary employees for any reason and to exer-
cise all rights not specifically modified by this Agreement with re-
spect to such employees, including, but not limited to, the shifting
of work schedules and job classifications, the assignment of on-the-
job training, cross-training in other classifications, the assign-
ment to educational courses and training programs, the requirement
that such employees attend training programs on their off-duty time
for which they will be compensated on a straight time basis by the
granting of compensatory time off. Termination of a probationary
employee shall not be subject to the grievance procedure under Article
XII.
Section 5. Promotional Probationary Period. Regular employees
promoted into a higher classification shall serve a promotional pro-
bationary period of six (6) full months. The City may demote an em-
ployee on promotional probationary status to the previous position.
Demotion of an employee on promotional probationary status shall not
be subject to the grievance procedure under Article XII.
Section 6. Layoff and Recall. Recall from layoff exceeding
five (5) work days shall be by certified letter sent to the employee
at his last known address furnished to the City by the employee.
The City may use any other means to return an employee sooner.
Section 7. Job Announcements. The City agrees to post announce-
ment of vacancies in full-time positions within this unit in City Hall
in the employee's lunchroom and upstairs on the bulletin board in the
foyer at the top of the stairs for a minimum of five (5) working days
prior to the final filing date for the position.
Section 8. Reqular Employee. A regular full-time employee is
one hired for an indefinite tenure, not limited at time of hire by
a stated term or for a specific project.
Section' 9.. Resular Pa~t-Time.~mploy~e,. A regular part-time
employee is one whose regular workweek is twenty-five (25) hours or
more, not limited at time of hire by a stated term or for a specific
project. Regular part-time employees cumulative work hours shall
not exceed thirty (30) hours per week, except relief for a regular
employee who is expected to return (i.e., vacation, sick leave, etc.)
or unless hours are extended by mutual agreement.
Sectioq 10.. .~e~ular Part-Time Employee Benefits. Regular part-
time employees shall accrue and be allowed vacation and sick leave
with pay on a pro-rated schedule based on their hours worked using
the hourly equivalent accrual rate for full-time employees, holiday
pay only if the holiday occurs during their normally scheduled hours,
and premiums for the employee only paid by the City for health re-
lated insurances.
Section 11. Part-Time and Temporary Employee Compensa.t. ion and
Probationary Period. Part-time and temporary employees in a classi-
fication covered by this agreement shall be compensated in accordance
with this Agreement. Provided, however, that scheduled pay increases
and completion of probationary period will occur based on their equiv-
alent number of hours worked rather than on calendar months or years.
(i.e., part-time employees must work 1040 hours to get their first
step raise and 2080 hours for their next step raise.)
ARTICLE XIV
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1. No Discrimination. The provisions of this Agreement
shall be applied equally to all employees in the bargaining unit with-
out discrimination as to race, creed, color, sex, age or national ori-
gin. The Union shall share equally with the City the responsibility
for applying the provisions of this section. All reference to employ-
ees in this Agreement designate both sexes, and whenever the male
gender is used it shall be construed to include the male and female
employees. Employees shall have the right to form, join, and partici-
pate in the activities of the Union or any other labor organization,
or to refrain from any or all such activities, and there shall be no
discrimination by either the City or the Union by reason of the exer-
cise of such right except as specifically provided herein. Nothing
in this Agreement shall be construed as precluding or limiting the
right of an individual employee to represent himself in individual
personal matters.
Section 2. Bulletin Boards. The City agrees to furnish and
maintain a suitable bulletin board in a convenient place in the work
or assembly area to be used by the Union. The Union.shall limit its
postings of Union notices and bulletins to such bulletin board; which
shall be used only for the following Union notices and bulletins:
(a) Recreational and social affairs of the Union
(b) Union meetings
(c) Union elections
(d) Reports of Union committees
o~,]~n~s or policies of the International Union
Section 3. Visits by Union Representatives. The City agrees
that accredited representatives of the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers, Local Union 659, upon reasonable and proper in-
troduction, may have reasonable access to the premises of the City
at any time during working hours for the purpose of assisting in
the administration of this Agreement, if they first obtain permission
to do so from the City Administrator or his designated representative.
Section 4. Solicitation. The Union agrees that its members
will not solicit membership in the Union or otherwise carry on Union
activities during working hours, except as specifically provided in
this Agreement.
Section, 5., .... ~xistin~ Conditions. Only such existing and future
work rules and benefits as are specifically covered by the terms of
this Agreement shall be affected by recognition of the Union and the
execution of this Agreement. It is further agreed that if modifica-
tion of work rules or benefits covered by a specific provision of
this Agreement is proposed any such modification shall be posted
prominently on all bulletin boards for a period of seven (7) con-
secutive days prior to implementation.
Section 6. Other Employment. Outside employment shall be per-
mitted only with the express prior written approval of the City,
which may at any time, upon reasonable grounds, revoke permission
to hold such outside employment.
Section 7. Supervisory Employees. It is understood that super-
visory employees not covered under this Agreement shall not perform
work within the jurisdiction of the Union except in the case of an
emergency or when the complement of regular employees is temporarily
reduced by reason of absence of any employee due to illness or other
legitimate reasons, or where the workload is temporarily increased,
or for the purposes of instruction or training.
Section 8. Uniforms, Protective Clothing and Devices. If an
employee is required to wear a uniform, ~otective clothing or use
any type of protective device, such article shall be provided, main-
tained and cleaned by the City. Replacements shall be provided by
the City upon surrender of the article, at no cost to the employee,
reasonable wear excepted. Lost articles or damage to articles due
to negligence, shall be reimbursed to the City by the employee. Fail-
ure of an employee to wear such required uniform, protective clothing,
or use such protective device as prescribed by the City, shall be
cause for disciplinary action as set forth in Article X.
Section 9. Utility Discount. Ail regular fulltime employees
shall receive a twenty-five percent (25%) discount on City domestic
water, sewer and electric utilities.
ARTICLE XV
CLASSIFICATIONS - WORK RULES - SAFETY
Section 1. Classifications and Descriptions.. The general clas-
sifications of labor which shall be recognized throughout this Agree-
ment shall be those set forth in "Appendix A".
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Section 2. Safety Rules. The Federal regulations and the
Safety Rules of the State shall be observed and copies shall be
made available by the City and the Union. The rules provide the
minimum standards of safety to be observed by the City and the em-
ployee.
ARTICLE XVI
HEALTH - WELFARE - RETIREMENT
Section 1. Health-Dental-Welfare. The City agrees to main-
tain existing or equal or better insurance plans at present employee/
family coverage levels. Those plans and employee/family coverage
levels are:
(a) Blue Cross Option IV Health Insurance - family coverage.
(b) Standard Life Insurance Co. life insurance - family coverage.
(c) Standard Life Insurance Salary continuation plan -
employee only.
(d) Blue Cross Dental Insurance - Plan #3 - family coverage.
(e) Blue Cross - UCR Vision Plan - family coverage.
(f) Mercy Flight Insurance - family coverage.
Section 2. Retirement. The City agrees to maintain its existing
retirement plan, subject to the terms and provisions thereof, as it
applies to regular employees in the bargaining unit. Upon retirement,
one-half (%) of unused sick leave will be applied to retirement as
provided in ORS. The City will also assume or pay the employees con-
tributions required by ORS 237.071 for all employees covered by this
Agreement at a uniform rate of six percent (6%).
ARTICLE XVII
WORKER'S COMPENSATION
Section 1. Worker's Compensation. Ail employees will be insured
under the provisions of the Oregon State Worker's Compensation Act
for injuries received while at work for the City.
Section 2. Supplementary Payment. Compensation paid by the
City for a period of sick leave also covered by Worker's Compensation
shall be equal to the difference between the Worker's Compensation
pay for lost time and the employee's regular wage rate.
ARTICLE XVIII
LIABILITY INSURANCE
The City shall purchase liability insurance in the maximum
amounts set forth in ORS 30.270 for the protection of all employees
covered by this Agreement against claims against them incurred in
or arising out of the performance of their official duties. The
premium for such insurance shall be paid by the City.
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ARTICLE XIX
SAVINGS CLAUSE AND FUNDING
Section 1. Sayings Clause. Should any provision of this
Agreement be subsequently delcared by the proper legislative or
judicial authority to be unlawful, unenforceable, or not in ac-
cordance with applicable statutes or ordinances, all other pro-
visions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect
for the duration of this Agreement.
Section 2. Funding. The parties recognize that revenue
needed to fund the wages and benefits provided by the Agreement
must be approved annually by established budget procedures and,
in certain circumstances, by vote of the citizens of the City.
All such wages and benefits are, therefore, contingent upon sources
of revenue and, where applicable, annual voter budget approval.
The City has no intention of cutting the wages and benefits speci-
fied in this Agreement because of budgetary limitations, but cannot
and does not guarantee any level of employment in the bargaining
unit covered by this Agreement. The City agrees to include in its
annual budget request amounts sufficient to fund the wages and ben-
efits provided by this Agreement, but makes no guarantee as to pas-
sage of such budget request or voter approval thereof.
ARTICLE XX
TERMINATION AND REOPENING
This Agreement shall be effective as of the first day of
July, 1984, and shall remain in full force and effect until the 30th
day of June, 1987, and shall terminate all prior Agreements and prac-
tices and concludes all collective bargaining during the term of this
Agreement and provided that:
This Agreement shall be automatically renewed from year
to year thereafter unless either party shall notify the
other in writing not later than ninety (90) days prior
to the expiration or subsequent anniversary date that it
wishes to modify this Agreement for any reason. Such
notification shall include the substance of the modifi-
cation and the language with which such desired modifi-
cations are to be expressed. In the event that such no-
tice is give, negotiations shall begin not later than
thirty (30) days after said notice. This Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect during the period of nego-
tiations.
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LOCAL UNION NO. 659
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD
OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS
CITY OF ASHLAND, OREGON
Approved:
ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL
Mayor
Date
Attest
City Recorder
Date /~ '/- ~/~/
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APPENDIX "A"
Associate Planner
Assistant P.A./Storekeeper
Revenue Officer
Building Inspector
Energy Analyst & Inspector/Hsg. & Redev. Spec.
Engineering Technician I
Engineering Technician II
Administrative Secretary(Planning), Court Clerk II
Account Clerk
Building Maintenance - Warehouse Worker
Information & Referral Specialis~ Secretary
Cashier
Court Clerk I
Clerk II
Clerk I, Janitor
APPENDIX "B"
IBEW - CLERICAL/TECHNICAL
WAGE SCHEDULE
1984-85
ASSOCIATE PLANNER
ASST. P.A./STOREKEEPER
REVENUE OFFICER
Ffrst 6 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Thereafter
BUILDING INSPECTOR*
First 6 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Thereafter
ENERGY ANALYST & INSPCTR/HSG. & REDEV. SPEC.
Trainee (first 3 months)
Next 6 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Thereafter
ENGINEERING TECH. I**
First 6 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Thereafter
ENGINEERING TECH. II**
First 6 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Thereafter
ADMIN. SECTY. (Plng), COURT CLERK II
FiX'st 6 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Thereafter
7-1-84
Hr. (Mo.)
$ 8.68 (1505)
9.16 (1588)
9.62 (1667)
10.22 (1771)
10.73 (1860)
8.41 (1458)
8.92 (1546)
9.45 (1638)
10.02 (1737)
10.64 (1844)
6.58 (1141)
8.03 (1392)
8.52 (1477)
9.03 (1565)
9.56 (1657)
10.15 (1759)
6.83 (1184)
7.26 (1258)
7.68 (1331)
8.15 (1413)
8.64 (1498)
8.02 (1390)
8.52 (1477)
9.03 (1565)
9.59 (1662)
10.15 (1759)
5.97 (1035)
6.35 (1101)
6.71 (1163)
7.11 (1232)
7.56.(1310)
ACCOUNT CLERK***
First 6 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Thereafter
5.67 (983)
6.00 (1040)
6.37 (1104)
6.75 (1170)
7.16 (1241)
BUILDING MAINTENANCE-WAREHOUSE WORKER
First 6 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Thereafter
5.66 (981)
6.01 (1042)
6.37 (1104)
6.75 (1170)
7.15 (1239)
INFORMATION & REFERRAL SPECIALIST,
SECRETARY
F~rst 6 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Thereafter
5.37 (931)
5.69 (986)
6.03 (1045)
6.42 (1113)
6.80 (1179)
CASHIER
First 6 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Thereafter
5.29 (917)
5.58 (967)
5.93 (1028)
6.28 (1089)
6.67 (1156)
COURT CLERK I
First 6 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Thereafter
5.16 (894)
5.45 (945)
5.79 (1004)
6.13 (1063)
6.51 (1128)
CLERK II
First 6 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Thereafter
5.00 (867)
5.30 (919)
5.63 (976)
5.96 (1033)
6.32 (1095)
CLERK I, JANITOR
First 6 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Next 12 months
Thereafter
4.43 (768)
4.69 (813)
4.96 (860)
5.28 (915)
5.58 (967)
*To be reduced by 2.5% for Class B Certification; 5% for Class C
Certification; and 7.5% for Trainee Certification.
**To be increased by 2.5% for either L.S.I.T. or E.I.T. Certifica-
tion or 5% for R.L.S.
***Plus $50.00 a month when assigned payroll responsibilities.
NOTE: During anytime that the City pays the employees contribution
to PERS as required by ORS 237.071, six percent (6%) will be added
to the wage rates shown on the attached schedule for the purpose of
salary .comparisons and computing inequity adjustments. All rates
are hourly rates. Monthly rates are for information purposes only.
1. Employees assigned to established special projects, for extended
periods of time, which require substantially increased responsibili-
ties and duties, compared to their normal assignment and job descrip-
tion, shall receive additional compensation. At the time of the as-
signment the employee and his/her supervisor shall discuss the matter
of additional compensation.
2. Effective July 1, 1985:
March 1984 to March 1985 CPI-W (average of Portland and
National) increase - minus health benefits premium in-
crease - with guaranteed minimum salary increase of 2%
and maximum package increase of 6%.
B. Additional 6% increase for Building Maintenance/Warehouse
Worker position.
C. Individual position adjustments as agreed to by parties.
3. Effective July 1, 1986:
ae
March 1985 to March 1986 CPI-W (average of Portland and
National) increase - minus health benefits premium in-
crease - with guaranteed minimum salary increase of 2%
and maximum package increase of 6%.
B. Individual position adjustments as agreed to by parties.
CITY
OF
ASHLAND
July 28, 1982
CITY HALL
ASHI-AND, OI~E~GON ?7520
telephone (Cc>cie 503) 482-3211
LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING
The parties agree that when an employee must be away from
the job because of illness in the immediate family, such
time off may by granted by the department head on a day to
day basis, and charged against sick leave time on an hourly
basis. If the absence becomes prolonged, such time off
may be charged against accumulated vacation. Employees
must keep their department head informed as to their status
to qualify under this provision.
~i~ ~hLean ' ' r,,~ - / Brian L. Almquist ~ '
B~i~ess Manager City Administrator //
IBEW~Local 659 City of Ashland ~