entitled to receive straight time pay during such presentation. No overtime or any other premium
pay shall be paid for time spent in such presentations.
C. In the event an employee is discharged, demoted or suspended, the Union may
request a hearing before the Board and Steps I and II of the grievance procedure will be waived.
Such request must be made in writing within seven (7) days from the date of such discharge,
demotion or suspension and the Board must grant said hearing within seven (7) days from the
date the request is received. If the grievance is not resolved to the satisfaction of both parties,
Step IV of the grievance procedure may be utilized.
D. The times for taking action stated above may be extended by mutual consent, in
writing, but all of the steps of this procedure shall be handled as expeditiously as possible with a
view to promoting and maintaining complete harmony. Requests of either party for extensions
of time shall not be unreasonably denied.
E. In order to expedite resolutions of grievances, the duly accredited area steward,
with or without the aggrieved employee, may investigate and process grievances under Step I
during working hours as detailed in Step I, above.
ARTICLE 15 - PAID HOLIDAYS
A. The following shall be observed as paid holidays:
New Year’s Day Columbus Day (except Park Dept.)
Martin Luther King’s Birthday Presidential Election Day
President’s Day Veterans Day
Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day
Independence Day Friday after Thanksgiving (Park Dept. only)
Labor Day Christmas Day
Floating Holiday*
B. If one (1) of the aforesaid holidays falls on a Saturday and is observed on a
Friday, said Friday shall be a paid holiday. If one (1) of the aforesaid holidays falls on a Sunday,
and is observed on a Monday, said Monday shall be a paid holiday.
C. Regular probationary employees will be eligible for and receive pay at their
straight-time rates for holidays observed after the first thirty (30) calendar days of employment.
BD; In order to qualify for pay on an unworked holiday, under paragraph A above, an
employee must work on the last scheduled workday prior to the day the holiday is observed and
the first scheduled workday subsequent to the day on which the holiday is observed.
E. If an employee is absent on authorized sick leave on either or both days stated in
paragraph D, above, the employee shall qualify for holiday pay for holidays which occur during
the first two weeks of such an absence, by presenting a medical doctor’s certificate or other
satisfactory evidence of illness to the employee’s Superintendent. Said certificate shall state that
the employee was unable to work due to illness on the day(s) specified.
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