Common use of GENERAL RULES AND WORKING CONDITIONS Clause in Contracts

GENERAL RULES AND WORKING CONDITIONS. Sec. 10.01 The schedule of wage rates set forth in Appendix A, attached hereto, shall become effective on January 1, 2020. 10.02 Wages shall be paid every two weeks on Friday, except when Friday is a holiday and then payday shall be on the Thursday before, for all wages earned up to and through the preceding Saturday. 10.03 Employee pay will be distributed by electronic direct deposit. Pay stubs will be mailed to employees on Wednesday of pay week. 10.04 Pay will be at the employee’s banking facility by 10:00AM on pay day. Insufficient fund charges incurred by the employee as the result of the Company’s failure to have the pay at the employee’s banking facility by 10:00AM will be reimbursed to the employee by the Company. 10.05 No employee covered by this Agreement shall absent himself from duty without securing permission from the Supervisor before so doing, and in case of illness shall use every effort to notify the Supervisor in ample time before working hours. 10.06 When an employee is temporarily assigned to a higher rated classification, they shall during such period receive the rate of pay of the classification to which they are so assigned; and when an employee is temporarily assigned to a lower rated classification they shall receive the rate of pay of their regular classification. 10.07 Employees who are qualified to perform the work will be rotated into standby status at the Company's discretion. Employees who are so assigned will carry a cell phone at all times and will be expected to respond in a timely manner when contacted for emergency calls. The initial standby list will be created based on the most current seniority list. After an employee completes a standby assignment they will go to the bottom of the list. 10.08 When conditions require that an employee work or attend training outside Local 702 jurisdiction, the Company, at its option, shall either provide transportation, meals and/or lodging, or reimburse to a reasonable amount for expense actually incurred for transportation and lodging. Meals will be reimbursed at the following rate: 10.09 When it is necessary for employees to continue on the job after regular quitting time for two (2) hours or more, they shall be provided a thirty (30) minute meal period, and an additional meal period for every five (5) consecutive hours worked thereafter. The five (5) consecutive hours will begin when the crew returns to the job. If employees elect not to take an earned meal period, they will receive one half-hour overtime if all members of the crew select this option.

GENERAL RULES AND WORKING CONDITIONS. Sec. 10.01 The schedule of wage rates set forth in Appendix A, attached hereto, shall become effective on January 1, 20202023. 10.02 Wages shall be paid every two weeks on Friday, except when Friday is a holiday and then payday shall be on the Thursday before, for all wages earned up to and through the preceding Saturday. 10.03 Employee pay will be distributed by electronic direct deposit. Pay stubs will be mailed to employees on Wednesday of pay week. 10.04 Pay will be at the employee’s banking facility by 10:00AM on pay day. Insufficient fund charges incurred by the employee as the result of the Company’s failure to have the pay at the employee’s banking facility by 10:00AM will be reimbursed to the employee by the Company. 10.05 No employee covered by this Agreement shall absent himself from duty without securing permission from the Supervisor before so doing, and in case of illness shall use every effort to notify the Supervisor in ample time before working hours. 10.06 When an employee is temporarily assigned to a higher rated classification, they shall during such period receive the rate of pay of the classification to which they are so assigned; and when an employee is temporarily assigned to a lower rated classification classification, they shall receive the rate of pay of their regular classification. 10.07 Employees who are qualified to perform the work will be rotated into standby status at the Company's discretion. Employees who are so assigned will carry a cell phone at all times and will be expected to respond in a timely manner when contacted for emergency calls. The initial standby list will be created based on the most current seniority list. After an employee completes a standby assignment assignment, they will go to the bottom of the list. 10.08 When conditions require that an employee work or attend training outside Local 702 jurisdiction, the Company, at its option, shall either provide transportation, meals and/or lodging, or reimburse to a reasonable amount for expense actually incurred for transportation and lodging. Meals will be reimbursed at based on the following rate:GSA rates. 10.09 When it is necessary for employees to continue on the job after regular quitting time for unscheduled overtime for two (2) hours or more, they shall be provided a thirty (30) minute meal period, and an additional meal period for every five (5) consecutive hours worked thereafter. The five (5) consecutive hours will begin when the crew returns to the job. If employees elect not to take an earned meal period, they will receive one half-hour overtime if all members of the crew select this option. 10.10 The Company shall furnish employees with all the proper safety appliances for the protection of life and property in the performance of their duties, and employees shall at all times use every effort for the preservation of such safety appliances and shall use them at all times when necessary. 10.11 The Company and the Union agree to establish a Joint Safety Committee for the purpose of establishing a definite safety program and rules governing safe practices. The Company shall have the authority to enforce these rules. 10.12 During emergencies such as floods, earthquakes, or disastrous storms disrupting or threatening to disrupt service in any department, the Company may employ such additional temporary employees as may be necessary to restore normal service. It may also employ such temporary unskilled labor from time to time, but for periods of less than thirty (30) days, as may be necessary to enable the Company to restore normal service. Where temporary employees are hired, regular employees will be given preference in desirable job assignments. 10.13 Employees required to serve on jury duty will be paid their regular wages and may retain any jury fees received. 10.14 Before placing any new classification into effect or before changing the job content of any existing classification, the Company will notify the Union of its intentions to do so and will negotiate a wage rate for such classification. 10.15 The Company agrees the benefit plans described in Appendix L will continue for the life of the Labor Agreement except where noted. 10.16 Supervisory personnel shall not perform work normally done by the members of the bargaining unit. It is further agreed that supervisory personnel may investigate emergency call-out to determine the employees needed to restore service. Upon determining the extent of the trouble, the Supervisor shall contact those needed to 10.17 When it becomes necessary for the Company to make a reduction in its working forces, permanent employees affected by such reduction shall be given at least a three months' notice. Permanent employees defined herein shall mean employees who have had at least two years active service with the Company. 10.18 When the Company in its judgment deems it necessary, due to technological changes or for other economic reasons, to have a reduction in its work force, the Company agrees to discuss its plan in respect thereto with representatives of the Union. Employees affected by this action will be afforded the opportunity to accept a lump-sum cash settlement by the Company as a severance payment, or in lieu thereof will accept reassignment to a job in other departments of the Company. In this case the employee’s previous continuous service record will be maintained and not deemed to be broken by the transfer to another department. An employee who requests the lump-sum cash settlement as a severance payment in lieu of accepting employment in another department shall forfeit their seniority and rehiring rights herein provided in Article II, Section 2.01 of the Agreement. Employees entitled to severance pay shall have the right to defer their request for such pay until the end of the one-year period following lay off. 10.19 Employees leaving the service of the Company shall not be eligible for the lump-sum settlement if; (1) they voluntarily leave the service of the Company; (2) if they leave the service of the Company for health reasons or because of a non-service- connected disability; or (3) if they are discharged by the Company for cause.