Common use of Road Operations Clause in Contracts

Road Operations. ‌ 1. Dispatchers‌ a. Extra Dispatchers shall work Extra Dispatcher work according to seniority established at date of qualification, when they are available, except in an emergency. b. Not to exceed two (2) regular Dispatchers shall be allowed off on each holiday. A drawing will be held to decide who will be off. Not to exceed three (3) regular Dispatchers shall be on vacation at the same time, except with manager approval. Regular days off will not be counted in determining the number of Dispatchers who will be allowed to take vacations and holidays at one time. c. Extra Dispatcher seniority will commence with the shift that the Dispatcher actually takes over the job and not necessarily the first time s/he works the job; the intent being that the employee must be actually qualified to take over the job before his/herseniority commences. d. The District shall provide two (2) sign-ups per year: One effective in April, to coincide with vacations, and one effective in September. Additional sign-ups will be held to protect seniority (employees leaving or reentering the Department) and at the request of 50%, plus one (1) additional employee of the department. Sign-ups for Dispatchers shall become effective one (1) week prior to the effective date of Operator sign-ups. e. The District will send a letter, as well as post a notice in the usual places, whenever employees are newly appointed into jobs filled by appointment. f. The District will provide training on all existing and new equipment pertaining to an employee’s assigned job function. Dispatchers shall receive update training at reasonable intervals. g. The District may schedule four (4) 10-hour day workweeks. 10-hour shifts shall be bid for in accordance with seniority on the same basis as bidding for other shifts. Time and one-half will be paid for hours worked in excess of 10 hours on any one shift. If the District schedules 10-hour shifts it may abandon the 10-hour shifts at its discretion. h. All Dispatchers and Controllers working between the hours of 6:00 PM and 6:00 AM shall receive a night shift differential of $1.00 per hour. Overtime, if any, shall be paid only on the base rate. This change in night shift differential shall be effective no later than 60 days after ratification of this agreement. i. All Dispatchers shall receive a thirty (30) minute paid lunch period within their shift. j. When a Dispatcher is qualified for such job and has received an appointment to a regular position in such classification, seniority shall prevail for selection of shifts (subject to a probationary period of not to exceed ninety (90) days on such shift), vacation periods, holiday time off, layoff, and recall.