The Employer will provide a minimum of one enclosed bulletin board that may be locked in each district which may be used by the Union for posting notices of the following types:

1. Notices of Union recreational and social events.

2. Notices of Union elections.

3. Notices of results of Union elections.

4. Notices of Union meetings.

5. Notices of Union position advertisements.

6. Union seniority lists.

The Union shall have the exclusive right to the use of these bulletin boards. In the event a dispute arises concerning the appropriateness of material posted on the Union bulletin boards, the President of the Local Union will be advised by the Human Resources Department of the nature of the dispute and the notices or bulletins in question will be removed from the bulletin boards until the dispute is resolved.

The normal workweek shall consist of forty (40) hours between 11:01 p.m. Saturday to 11:00 p.m. Saturday.

An employee's normal workday shall consist of eight (8) consecutive working hours excluding lunch periods.

The Employer may provide the option of summer flex time hours depending upon the operational needs of each department.

All employees covered by this Agreement will have an unpaid lunch period of thirty (30) minutes except those employees who are assigned to work a continuous shift.

Employees may take a rest period of not more than fifteen (15) minutes for each four (4) hours of work. Rest periods shall be taken at a time and a place designated by the supervisor in such a manner that least interferes with the efficiency of the work unit. The rest period is intended to be a recess to be preceded and followed by an extended work period. Thus, it may not be used to cover an employee's late arrival to work or early departure, to extend the lunch period, nor may it be regarded as accumulative if not taken.

Employees will be given the necessary time prior to punching out, to wash and change from work uniforms.

Shift preference will be granted on the basis of seniority according to the provisions of the job posting procedure. Consideration will be given to allowing the senior employees to elect a preference in starting time within Dining Services.

Normally, Dining Services' employees will be given fourteen (14) calendar days' notice of their work schedule, subject to changes caused by additional banquet catering events, changes in banquet numbers, sickness or other employee absences, Presidential or Board events, or deviations for similar reasons.

Normally, there shall be no changing of an employee's shift and days off except with the consent of the affected employees or except because of matters beyond the control of the Employer. Matters beyond the control of the Employer shall be absences of employees because of sickness, vacation, or otherwise. When it becomes necessary to change shifts or days off on either a permanent or temporary basis, the employee with the least seniority within the classification and building will be required to so change unless a volunteer acceptable to the Employer is found.

Police Officers are permitted to take a meal break during their regular eight (8) hour shift. However, Police Officers are subject to call while on meal break.

Police Officers are subject to call while taking a rest period.

Consideration will be given to seniority and employee preference when schedules are being established for Police Officers.

Section A Overtime Premium

Time and one-half the regular straight time rate will be paid for all time worked in excess of eight (8) hours per day and/or forty (40) hours per week.

For the purpose of computing overtime pay for over forty (40) hours in the employee's workweek, a holiday, vacation day, or an earned sick leave day, for which the employee receives pay, will be counted as a day worked.

Section B Pyramiding

In no case shall premium pay be paid twice for the same hours worked.

Section C Scheduling

In general, overtime work shall be voluntary, provided, however, when at least thirty-six (36) hours advance notice of an overtime assignment is given, or when circumstances do not permit advance notice, an employee will be expected to work unless sufficient other employees capable of doing the work are available, in which case an employee who does not wish to work will be excused from overtime. The University need not call in an employee to work who has provided the University with a written statement that the employee does not wish to work overtime. Such a statement will be effective until withdrawn in writing by the employee. Nothing herein, however, shall prohibit the University from assigning or calling in such an employee to work in situations that require immediate attention or in the event that sufficient other employees capable of doing the work are not available.

Section D Distribution

All overtime shall be divided as equally as possible within the same department. The Employer agrees that an equalization of overtime chart will be maintained and posted in a prominent place in each department or recognized work area before the fifteenth (15th) of each month. This chart will indicate the overtime worked, refused, and unavailability of the employee. In the event of failure to post, the Union shall notify the Employer and the Employer shall take steps to assure that the correct posting will be made within five (5) working days of notification.

Whenever overtime is required, the person with the least number of overtime hours in that department who can adequately perform the required job within their department will be called first and so on down the list in an attempt to equalize the overtime hours. Employees in other classifications may be called if there is a shortage of employees in the classification needed. In such cases they would be called on the basis of least hours of overtime in their classification provided they are capable of doing the work.

For the purpose of this clause, an employee who was contacted and did not choose to work, will be charged the average number of overtime hours worked by other employees during the period said employee did not choose to work (two [2] hour minimum). Unavailable employees, those on annual leave or sick leave, will also be charged as described above.

Overtime hours will be reviewed quarterly in an attempt to identify any potential inequities in the equalization process. Any inequities will be corrected during the next quarterly review period dependent upon the availability of overtime hours.

It is understood that there will be no cash payment(s) in lieu of work during any review period and any settlement of any dispute arising out of this provision will be limited to the offer of future overtime opportunities in an attempt to equalize overtime hours.

Employees who have changed classifications will be charged with the average number of overtime hours that exist in the new classification on the day they were reclassified.

Section E Police Officer and Police Specialist Overtime

Overtime for Police Officers and Specialists shall be assigned at the discretion of the Employer. Where it is practicable to do so, the Employer agrees to give forty-eight (48) hours' advance notice of required and scheduled overtime.

All overtime must be approved in advance and must be worked as directed by each employee's supervisor. Overtime pay or compensatory time off shall not be awarded for work not approved in advance by a supervisor. However, Police Officers or Police Specialists are authorized to work one (1) hour of unscheduled overtime at the end of a shift for completion of a complaint investigation when circumstances require it.

Police Officers or Police Specialists are subject to several different types of overtime such as but not limited to:

1. Scheduled overtime for special events, athletic contests, or shift coverage,

2. Unscheduled overtime for emergencies, complaint investigation, or shift coverage,

3. Mandatory overtime for training,

4. Scheduled overtime for court appearances or disciplinary hearings, and

5. Voluntary overtime for contract services.

Sections A and B of this Article shall not apply to Police Trainees.

Scheduled overtime for special events, athletic events or a scheduled shift coverage will be divided as equally as possible. An equalization of overtime chart will be maintained as outlined in Section D. Unscheduled overtime, scheduled overtime for court appearances or disciplinary hearings, mandatory training and voluntary overtime, are beyond the control of the Employer and shall not be considered in the equalization of overtime.

Overtime for court appearances is paid when the court appearance is directed by an officer of the court. The minimum rate for overtime is two (2) hours, unless the Officer is working a scheduled shift during the court appearance. In those instances, overtime is only paid for the actual time spent outside the scheduled shift. (This also applies to disciplinary hearings.)

At an Officer's request and with the approval of the Employer, compensatory time off may be granted in lieu of overtime. Compensatory time off shall be at the rate of time and one half. Earned compensatory time off will be granted when it does not interfere with the department operation. The Employer agrees to consider the desires of the employee when scheduling overtime. Compensatory time off will normally be used within ninety (90) days of accrual with the provision that an extension may be granted by the Director of Public Safety and Police Services. If said extension cannot be granted, any overtime accrual beyond ninety (90) days from date of accrual will be paid off.

The first shift is any shift that regularly starts on or after 5:00 a.m. but before 1:00 p.m. The second shift is any shift that regularly starts on or after 1:00 p.m. but before 9:00 p.m.  The third shift is any shift that regularly starts on or after 9:00 p.m. but before 5:00 a.m.

Employees who work on the second or third shift shall receive a shift premium as compensation in addition to their regular pay according to the following:

                               SECOND SHIFT                                    THIRD SHIFT

                                $.35/per hour                                            $.40/per hour

Shift premium is to be added to the total wages and does not increase the hourly rate. Shift premium will be paid for all hours worked on a shift.