Mandatory Assignments. The Company and the Union agree that mandatory overtime assignments are not in the best interests of either party. To maximize voluntary overtime utilization, the Company must make overtime known to the Employees, and Employees must utilize the overtime call book to the fullest. If a sufficient amount of overtime is not voluntarily obtained or if no one signed the overtime call book, the Company shall under all circumstances seek volunteers before requiring Employees to work the overtime. It shall only be assigned as outlined in Article 7.I.2. a., b., and c. in reverse order of seniority. All mandatory assignments shall have a beginning and end time. a. However, when an Employee trades or gives away his entire shift or any portion of his shift, and • then cancels or trades back to his original shift after initial callout assignments have been made, and • the original trade or giveaway made that Employee ineligible for a mandatory callout assignment that he would have received, then • that Employee will continue to be eligible for assignment as outlined in Article 7.I.2. a, b, and c, in reverse order of seniority, and will be eligible to be given one mandatory assignment when on “d” status during the next seven (7) calendar days. b. Employees will only be required to work on one (1) of their regularly scheduled days off. However, in the event of an emergency situation and the Employee is mandatoried to work both scheduled days off, the Employee will be paid for the second scheduled day off at the applicable overtime rate plus an additional one-half (1/2) time at his regular rate for all hours worked during the overtime assignment.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Mandatory Assignments. The Company and the Union agree that mandatory overtime assignments are not in the best interests of either party. To maximize voluntary overtime utilization, the Company must make overtime known to the Employees, and Employees must utilize the overtime call book to the fullest. If a sufficient amount of overtime is not voluntarily obtained or if no one signed the overtime call book, the Company shall under all circumstances seek volunteers before requiring require Employees to work the overtime. It shall only be assigned as outlined in Article 7.I.2. a., b., and c. in reverse order of seniority. All mandatory assignments shall have a beginning and end time.
a. However, when an Employee trades or gives away his entire shift or any portion of his shift, and • then cancels or trades back to his original shift after initial callout assignments have been made, and • the original trade or giveaway made that Employee ineligible for a mandatory callout assignment that he would have received, then • that Employee will continue to be eligible for assignment as outlined in Article 7.I.2. a, b, and c, in reverse order of seniority, and will be eligible to be given one mandatory assignment when on “d” status during the next seven (7) calendar days.
b. Employees will only be required to work on one (1) of their regularly scheduled days off. However, in the event of an emergency situation and the Employee is mandatoried to work both scheduled days off, the Employee will be paid for the second scheduled day off at the applicable overtime rate plus an additional one-one half (1/2) time at his regular rate for all hours worked during the overtime assignment.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement