TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
ARTICLE 1 - PREAMBLE ,j..........ccccccccecessseeeeneneueneueueususususueueueususueususususususueneneneoeneseseseeeseensesnsesnsesnsnsnsnsesesenes 1
ARTICLE 2 - RECOGNITION .......cccccccccccesececueeeueneusueeeusususueueusususueusususususususueneneneneoeseneeesnsnsesnsnseseensesesnansenenes 1
ARTICLE 3 - DEFINITIONS..........cccccccccesecesecnsesesnsususususususueueueususeeususususususueneneneneneoesenesesnonseensesnsesesesnsesesesenes 1
ARTICLE 4 - STABILITY OF AGREEMENT...........ccccccccccccecececeseeeeeseseeusesesususesususesnenenenesesesesesesesesnsnseansnenees 2
ARTICLE 5 - OPEN SHOP .........cccccccsceeesecneeeueesueueueusueususueueueueususueususususueusueneneneneneoesesesenesnsnsesesnsesesesnsesesenenes 2
ARTICLE 6 - DEDUCTION OF DUES ..........cccceceesseeeeeeeeeeeueueucususeeusususesusususususesueneoeseneseseonseensesnsesnsesesnansesnees 2
ARTICLE 7 - EMPLOYEE RIGHTS. ..........cccccccceceseceeeseseeueusueuseeusueusususesususesususueneneoesesesesesesesnsesesesssesnsnanseenses 3
ARTICLE 8 - MANAGEMENT RIGHTS. ..........ccccccececececeeneeeeeesesuseeusususesusususususesususnenenesesnsesesesesnsesesesnsnanseanees 4
ARTICLE 9 - STRIKES AND WORK STOPPAGEG ,.......cccccccscscscececeseeeeeceeesesesesusesusesesesensesneesnsnsnsesesnensnenses 5
ARTICLE 10 - COLLECTIVE BARGAINING MEETINGS AND CONTRACTS. ........cccccscscscscscecscesessseseseeees 5
ARTICLE 11 - SHOP STEWARD/INVESTIGATION OF ISSUES. .........cccccscscececececeeeseseseseseseseseeseeeseenensnenees 5
ARTICLE 12 - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE .,...........ccccccsccssceceseseseeeeesuseeesesesesusesesesesueneeesesnsesesesnsesnsesesnsssnenees 6
ARTICLE 13 — VACATIONS. ......ccccccceccceseceseeuensueueueususususueueueueususususususususususuenenenenesesenesesnsneesnsesnsesnsesnseansenenes 8
ARTICLE 14 - HOLIDAYS .........ccccccsccceeeeesesuenensueueususueueususueueusususucusususususueneneneneneneseseseseneneensesnsnsnsesnsesesenenes 11
ARTICLE 15 - UNIFORMS, DRESS & GROOMING CODE .,.......ccsccsscssssssssscesceseseseesessceeeuseeersassnsscaneuseeneas 12
ARTICLE 16 — INSURANCES .........cccccccceceseeeseeeeueneueneususususususususueususususueususuenenesenesesesesesesnansnsesnsnsesnseensesenes 13
SECTION I— HEALTH INSURANCE ....ooccccccccccccccecccee es ecceceeeceseeseeeeceeseaeeaseceeeeesuaaeaseceeesssuaaeeseseeessaeaneeseeeeeauas 13
SECTION IT — LIFE INSURANCE... coccccccccccccccccceccece ae eeeceeeseseaaeeseceseseaeaaeeseeeeeseauaaeeseseeessaeeneeseeeeessauaneeeeeeeeauaa 15
SECTION ITI — DENTAL INSURANCE Lue cece cececceceeeseceaa eee ceeeseaeeaeeseceeeseaeaaeedeeeeeseauaaeeeeeeesuauaneseeeeeauas 15
SECTION IV — SHORT TERM DISABILITY COVERAGE uuu... cccccecccccceeseaeeaeececeseseaueaeeeeeeesuaeaneeeeeeeeeuas 15
SECTION V— LONG TERM DISABILITY COVERAGE. oui cccc cece ee eccecceeseseea eee eeseseaeeseeeeeeesuaeaneseeeeeeaaa 16
ARTICLE 17 - SICK LEAVE .,Q........ccccccccccceseseeueneeeuensusueueususueueueususueususususususuenenenesesesesenenesesesnsnsnsesnsesssesnsenenes 16
SECTION I - ACCRUAL RATES woe. cccccccceccese ae eeeceeeseseaaeeseceeeseaeaaeeseeeeesuaeaaeeseseseseauanseeeeeessauaneeeeeeenauaa 16
SECTION IT - ACCRUAL POLICIES ooo. occcccccccccccccccceeecceceeeseseea ees ceseseaeaaeeseceeeseaeaaeeseeeeeseaueseeseeeeessauaneeseeeaeeuaa 16
SECTION III - PAYMENTS & MAXIMUM ACCRUALS ooo ccc ecccecceece seen eee eeeeseseaaeeaeeeeeseaeaneseeeeeenaa 17
SECTION IV - USE OF SICK LEAVE uoooiiccccccccccccec ce ecceceeeseseaa ees ceseseaeaaeeseeeeeseaeaaeeseeeeeseauaneeseeeeessaeaneeseeeaeauaa 18
SECTION V - SICK LEAVE BANK wu... coccccccccccccccccccceceeceeeeececeeeseseaaeeseceseseaeaaeeseeseeseaeaaeeseeeeessaeaneeseeesesuauaneeseeeeeauas 19
ARTICLE 18 - BEREAVEMENT LEAVE ...........cccccccccceceeeceeeeeseseseceeuseeusueusesususesususnenesesnsesesesesnsnsnsesnsesnsnenees 19
ARTICLE 19 - LEAVES OF ABSENCE .........cccccccscsceceeeeeeeeueuseeesueusususueueusesususususneneseseneeesesesesesesesesnsesnseenses 20
ARTICLE 20 — PERSONAL DAYS. ........cccccsccceseceensueeeeeuseeusueusususeeusususususususususesueneneseaesesesnseseseonseseenseansnenees 21
ARTICLE 21 - EXCHANGE OF WORKDAYS (SWAPS)...........::ccccsseeceesseeeeesssceesessseeesesssseeesesssneesesesneeens 22
ARTICLE 22 - SHIFT EXCHANGES ,.......cccccccscecsseeeeeeeeeseeusueusueusueusesusususususususesuenenenesesesesesnsesesesnsesnsesnseenees 23
ARTICLE 23 — WAGES & TITLES ........ccccccccscsceeeeeeueeseeusususususususesusususususususususnenenesesesesesesnsnsesesesnsesesnensnsnses 24
ARTICLE 24 - WORK SCHEDULES .1..........ccccccceeceseeeeeseeeeueususeeuseeesesusesueususususesueneneseneseensnsesesnsesnsesnsesnsnenees 27
ARTICLE 25 - OVERTIME .........ccccccccccecesuseeveuceensueususususueususususususususususususuenenenenenenenesesesesesesnsesnsnsnsesssesesesenes 27
ARTICLE 25A — LONGEVITY ......cccccccccecececccecusnenensususususususueusususususususususususueneneseneneneaenesnsesnsesesesnsesnseensnseses 28
ARTICLE 26 - LUNCH TIME & COFFEE BREAKG...........cccccscscsceceseseeesesesesesesesesesesesesuneesesesesesesesnsesnsnenses 28
ARTICLE 27 - COMPENSATORY TIME (TIME COMING)..............:.::cccsssecesessssesesssseesesssseesessseesesssneeens 28
ARTICLE 28 - WORKER'S COMPENSATION ........ccccccccceeeceeecececesesusueesusesususesususususeseeneeesesesnsesesesnsesnsnenees 29
ARTICLE 29 - VACANCIES ........ccccccceeeeseeeseenensueueususueususueueueususususususususususueneneneoeseseseseansnsesesesnsesnsesesesnsnenes 30
ARTICLE 30 - WORK POLICIES & REGULATIONS ........cccccccscscsceceeeseeesesesesesesusesuseseseseeensesesnsesesnsesnenenees 31
ARTICLE 31 - RETIREMENT SYSTEM .........cccccccccscsceceeeceeeeesesuseeeeesesesusususususesusnenecenesesesesesesnsesnsesnsesnsnesees 31
ARTICLE 32 - DEPARTMENT SENIORITY ........ccccccccccecccececececeeeceseseceseeusesesusesususesueneseeesesesnsnsnsesesnsesnsnenees 31
ARTICLE 33 - LAYOFFS, RECALLS, & ELIMINATION OF POSITIONS. ........ccccsessessecssuseseseessnsccneeseeenens 31
ARTICLE 34 - BULLETIN BOARD ..........cccccsceeeeeeeeeeeeesesesueueusueusueusususususususususuenenenenesesesesesesesnsnsnsesesesnsnenees 32
ARTICLE 35 - PARTIAL INVALIDITY, SEPARABILITY, & COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS .........cccssssssee 32
ARTICLE 36 — EMERGENCY LEAVE ...........cccccccecscececeeeeneesusesesueusususususususususesesnenenesesnsesesnsesnsesesesnseansnenses 32
ARTICLE 37 — WAIVER .......cccccccccececececusueueusususueueueusueueueueueususususueusususususueneneneneneseseseseaesesesnsesnsnsnsesnsnsesesenes 33
ARTICLE 38 - EDUCATIONAL REIMBURSEMENT, MANDATED TRAINING, .........s0cccssssesssssessceseensenees 33
& PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS /LICENSING ......cccccccecececeseeeseseeeseseeeseseseva vasa va vasa vaseeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeees 33
ARTICLE 39 - TERM OF AGREEMENT ..........ccscccssceseeseeceeserseeeeeenessnesaneesneesanesenessneesaeesanessaessanesaneesneeseeas 34
