HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 163-23 - Resolution - 2023-25 CBA with the IBEW Local 949 - RPU
RESOLUTION
Approving the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers, Local 949 – Rochester Public Utilities (Union) for the calendar
years 2023-25.
WHEREAS, the Union and the City of Rochester are parties to an existing Collective
Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that expired on December 31, 2022; and
WHEREAS, representatives of the Union and representatives of the City of Rochester
have negotiated a three-year Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for the term of
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2025; and
WHEREAS, Attachment A summarizes the changes negotiated to the existing CBA
between the parties; and
WHEREAS, the Rochester Public Utilities Board has passed a resolution approving the
changes to the CBA between the parties and requests the Common Council authorize
the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of
Rochester approves and ratifies the attached changes to the 2023-2025 CBA with the
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 949, Rochester Public Utilities
(RPU).
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2023.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2023.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
Attachment A
2023-2025 International Brotherhood of Electrical Engineers, Local 949:
RPU Outside Group
Summary of Collective Bargaining Agreement Changes
1 - Revised Appendix B – see attached
Remove MOU’s/Letters of Agreement for vacation carryover, 12-hour shifts, relief
operator, and all former Appendix B’s.
2 – Article 1, Agreement
Revise effective date to January 1, 2023.
3 - Article 8, Term of Agreement
Amend contract to reflect a 3-year agreement for 2023-2025.
4 - Article 14, Work Period – Section A, Work Week - #2, Shift Employees
Revise the 1st paragraph to reference positions subject to the retitled MOU, “Appendix B,
Electrical & Steam Generation Shift Employees”:
Silver Lake Plant Electric and Steam Generation Operations personnel shall work twelve-
(12) hour shifts in accordance with APPENDIX B, RPU – IBEW Letter of Agreement,
Electric & Steam Generation Shift Employees the RPU – IBEW Letter of Agreement on
Twelve-Hour Shifts contained in Appendix B.
5 – Article 15, Pay – Section A
Revise as follows:
A schedule of hourly wages for all bargaining unit positions is found in Appendix A of this
Agreement. Effective the first full pay period of January 2023, 2024, and 2025, the prevailing
schedule of hourly wages for all bargaining unit positions shall be increased by two percent
(2%), three (3%), and four percent (4%) respectively.
Employees must be in active pay status as of the date of full ratification of the successor
agreement in order to receive the wage increase for 2023.
6 – Article 15, Pay – Section E
Revise as follows:
E. A shift premium of one dollar thirty cents ($1.30) one dollar and seventy five
cents ($1.75) per hour will be paid for work performed by the 1:00 p.m. to 9:00
p.m. evening Electric Service Crew.
7 - Article 15, Pay - Section J
Revise as follows:
J. When four (4) two (2) or more Distribution Workers are working assigned by
management to work together in the absence of a Lead Distribution Worker on a water
repair or water construction project, the Distribution Worker who has held with the
greatest job classification seniority the longest shall receive the Lead Distribution Worker
rate of pay for all hours worked.
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8 – Article 16, Overtime – Section A
Revise as follows:
A. All work performed in excess of eight (8) hours in any one (1) day or forty (40) hours in
any one (1) week shall be considered as overtime and shall be paid for at the rate of one
and one-half (1 ½) times the regular hourly rate of pay. Employees shall not be required
to take time off for overtime work. Compensatory time may be used in lieu of payment for
overtime with the approval of Management. A maximum of fifty-six (56) eighty (80) hours
of compensatory time may be accrued at any point in time during the calendar year.
9 – Article 16, Overtime – Section E
Revise as follows:
A. Non-shift employees who perform planned and unplanned work between the hours
of 11:00 p.m. and 5:30 a.m., prior to the start of normal work period, shall be
entitled to equal time off the start of the following work period with no loss in pay.
In the event the employee is not allowed time off for rest at the beginning of the
following work period, the employee shall continue at his/her regular rate of pay
plus time and one-half (1 ½) pay until such time he/she is released for the rest time
the employee is entitled to.
B.
C. * As a pilot program, the City is willing to include “planned and unplanned” work in
this pro-vision until June 30, 2021. At that point in time, this pilot program may, by
mutual agreement between RPU and the Union, be extended to the end of the
contract term.
10 - Article 17, Standby – Sections A through E
Revise as follows:
Monday through Friday Maintenance and Construction - Electric
Monday through Friday
9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. - two (2) employees
Pay – fifteen (15) hours at straight time for the five (5) days of standby plus regular call-
out pay as outlined in Article 16F 17 F.
B Saturday and Sunday
8:00 a.m. Saturday to 6:00 a.m. Monday - Two (2) employees both days. Pay two (2)
additional days’ pay (sixteen \[16\] hours at straight time) for the two (2) days of standby
plus regular call-out pay as outlined in Article 16F 17 F.
C Holidays
8:00 a.m. the day of the holiday to 8:00 a.m. the day after the holiday.
Pay – one (1) day (eight \[8\] hours at straight time) plus regular call-out pay as outlined in
Article 16F 17 F.
D Management retains the right to establish additional full-time Service Crews, which may
preclude the need for standby personnel. If, however, Management elects to exercise
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this right during the lifetime of this Agreement, the subjects of the rate of pay for
Lineworkers, Service Crew work schedules, and the method of determining Service Crew
personnel assignments shall become negotiable.
E Management will supply cell phones or the equivalent for employees on standby.
Foremen may participate in weekend standby duty if they wish. Standby employees will
generally be responsible for getting extra help if needed.
Employees in Transmission and Distribution with twenty (20) or more years of
employment with the City will have the option to work shift and/or to work weekend
standby, subject to the approval of Management and provided there are sufficient
resources to meet business needs. Standby employees will generally be responsible for
getting extra help if needed. Leads and twenty- (20) plus-year Transmission &
Distribution employees who choose to participate in weekend standby may do so on a
year-to-year basis providing they notify Management of their intent each year prior to the
development of annual standby schedule.
Foremen who choose to participate in weekend standby may do so on a year-to-year
basis providing they notify Management of their intent each year prior to the development
of the annual standby schedule.
11 - Article 17, Standby – Section F
Revise as follows:
F.B. Maintenance & Construction - Water
Standby for all Maintenance & Construction Water Distribution personnel, working the
day shift, shall normally commence December 1st and continue through March 31st of
the following year. Management reserves the right to extend the standby schedule if the
need arises.
Monday through Friday
4:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. - two (2) employees.
Pay – fifteen (15) twenty (20) hours at straight time for the five (5) days of standby plus
regular call-out pay as outlined in Article 16E17 E.
Saturday and Sunday
8:00 a.m. Saturday to 6:00 a.m. Monday - two (2) employees both days.
Pay – two (2) additional day’s pay (sixteen \[16\] hours at straight time) for the two (2) days
of standby plus regular call-out pay as outlined in Article 16E17 E.
Holidays
8:00 a.m. the day of the holiday to 8:00 a.m. the day after the holiday.
Pay – one (1) day (eight \[8\] hours at straight time) plus regular call-out pay as outlined in
Article 16E17 E.
Miscellaneous
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Management will supply cell phones or the equivalent for employees on stand-by. Stand-
by employees will generally be responsible for getting extra help if needed. Leads who
choose to participate in weekend standby may do so on a year-to-year basis providing
they notify Management of their intent each year prior to the development of the annual
standby schedule.
The following applies to Water Distribution and Transmission/Distribution staff:
Management will supply cell phones or the equivalent for employees on standby.
Foremen may participate in weekend standby duty if they wish. Employees in
Transmission and Distribution with twenty (20) or more years of employment with the City
will have the option to work shift and/or to work weekend standby, subject to the approval
of Management and provided there are sufficient resources to meet business needs.
Standby employees will generally be responsible for getting extra help if needed.
Foremen and twenty- (20) plus-year Transmission & Distribution employees who wish to
participate in weekend standby may do so on a year-to-year basis providing they notify
Management of their intent each year prior to the development of annual standby
schedule.
12 – Article 18, Meal Allowance – Section D
Revise as follows:
D. The meal allowance credit is established at twenty two eighteen dollars ($22.00).
13 – Article 20, Vacation - Section B. 2.
Revise as follows;
Years of Service Vacation Allowed
Less than 1 year Prorated 80 96 hours
1-2 years 80 96 hours (10 12 days)
3-5 years 120 hours (15 days)
6-10 years 152 hours (19 days)
11-15 years 176 hours (22 days)
16-19 years 192 hours (24 days)
20+ years 200 hours (25 days)
14 – Article 21, Holidays
Revise Section A as follows:
A. Designated Holidays
The below listed holidays will be recognized as follows:
1. New Year’s Day January 1
2. Martin Luther King’s Birthday Third Monday in January
3. Presidents’ Day Third Monday in February
4. Memorial Day Last Monday in May
5. Juneteenth June 19
6. Independence Day July 4
7. Labor Day First Monday in September
8. Veterans’ Day November 11
9. Thanksgiving Fourth Thursday in November
10. Day after Thanksgiving Fourth Friday in November
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11. ½ Day Christmas Eve December 24
12. Christmas Day December 25
13. ½ Day New Year’s Eve December 31
Revise Section C as follows:
3. Water operators shall observe scheduled holidays on the actual day they occur
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on the calendar. Shift employees who work on December 24 and/or
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December 31, shall be paid according to C1 regardless of the City’s
observance of Holiday. Shift employees who are not scheduled to work, will
follow the City’s observance and receive the same benefits as non-shift
employees. The employees will not receive more holiday benefits than those
received by non-shift employees. An employee called in to work on a holiday
shall receive equal compensation to an employee working a regularly
scheduled shift on a holiday if he works they work an equal number of hours.
15 – Article 24, Health Insurance
Revise as follows:
24. Health and Life Insurance
All eligible employees may participate in the City’s health insurance program. An eligible
employee is defined as an individual who would be covered under the health insurance
coverage provisions of both the City’s Organizational personnel policies and insurance
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plan documents. For new eligible employees, coverage is effective the first (1) of the
month following their his or her hire date.
For the term of this Agreement, the City will contribute the following percentage of the
total premium as follows:
Medical Plan City’s Monthly Premium
Basic Medical Plan Tier Effective 2023 Effective 2024 Effective 2025
Employee Only 88.00% 87.50% 87.00%
Employee + Spouse 84.50% 84.00% 83.50%
Employee + Child(ren) 84.50% 84.00% 83.50%
Family 84.50% 84.00% 83.50%
High Deductible Plan Effective 2023 Effective 2024 Effective 2025
Employee Only 88.00% 87.50% 87.00%
Employee + Spouse 84.50% 84.00% 83.50%
Employee + Child(ren) 84.50% 84.00% 83.50%
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Family 84.50% 84.00% 83.50%
The City shall contribute the following amounts to a Health Savings Account for all full-time,
benefit-eligible employees selecting the High-Deductible Health Plan coverage:
High-Deductible Medical Plan Annual Contribution to HSA
Employee Only $1,400.00
Employee + Spouse $2,800.00
Employee + Child(ren) $2,800.00
Family $2,800.00
The City will provide term life insurance in an amount two (2) times the employee’s
annualized base salary, rounded to the next higher thousand, as outlined in the master
policy on file in the City Clerk’s Office.
16 – Appendix A
The Appendix A wage schedule will be revised to reflect the following:
A one-time market adjustment of $0.25 to the hourly base rate of the Water
Operator position, effective the first full pay period of 2023, before the annual
adjustment is applied.
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A one-time market adjustment of $3.00 to the hourly base rate of the 1 Class
Lineworker, Lineworker/Locator, and Utility Equipment Operator positions,
effective the first full pay period of 2023, before the annual adjustment is applied.
A 109.5% differential above the positions they lead, for the following positions:
o Shift Foreman
o Lead Distribution Worker
o Lead Facilities Tech
o Lead Fleet Mechanic
o Lead Lineworker
o Lead Meter and Service Tech
o Lead Plant Electrician
o Lead Plant Mechanic
o Lead Utility Tech
o Lead Water Operator
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A differential of 112% above the adjusted rate for 1 Class Lineworker, for:
o Utility Technician
o SCADA Specialist
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A differential of 107% above the adjusted rate for 1 Class Lineworker, for:
o Senior Substation Electrician
o Master Electrician/Master of Record
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17 - Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Rochester and the
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 949, Apprentice Ratios
Renew MOU for a 3-year period.
18 - Ten Hour Operator Work Schedule MOU, Article 17 Standby
Add to the CBA as Appendix C – See attached.
19 - OTHER
Language clean-up: eliminate he/she pronouns and other grammatical errors; update
position titles in Appendix A.
APPENDIX A
RPU / IBEW – PAY
Wage Increases Effective First Full Pay Period of Corresponding Year
A. HOURLY WAGES
Effective 2023 Effective 2024 Effective 2025
2% 3% 4%
Position Increase Increase Increase
OPERATIONS DIVISION
Assistant Operator $40.86 $42.09 $43.77
Certified Welder (A) $44.05 $45.37 $47.18
Chemistry Technician $49.12 $50.59 $52.61
Control & Operations Assistant $43.85 $45.17 $46.98
Control Instruments/Results Tech $49.12 $50.59 $52.61
Distribution Worker $38.77 $39.93 $41.53
Electrician (A) $45.55 $46.92 $48.80
Facilities Systems Technician $38.58 $39.74 $41.33
Fleet Mechanic (A) $43.59 $44.90 $46.70
Janitor $29.76 $30.65 $31.88
Lead Distribution Worker $42.45 $43.72 $45.47
Lead Facilities Systems Technician $42.24 $43.51 $45.25
Lead Fleet Mechanic $47.74 $49.17 $51.14
Lead Line Worker $55.49 $57.15 $59.44
Lead Meter & Service Technician $49.88 $51.38 $53.44
Lead Plant Electrician $49.88 $51.38 $53.44
Lead Plant Mechanic $47.74 $49.17 $51.14
Lead Utility Technician $62.15 $64.01 $66.57
Lead Water Operator/Meter Tester $44.93 $46.28 $48.13
1st Class Lineworker (A) $50.67 $52.19 $54.28
Lineworker/Underground Locator $50.67 $52.19 $54.28
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Master Electrician/Master of Record $54.22 $55.85 $58.08
Meter & Service Technician (A) $45.55 $46.92 $48.80
Plant Operator $45.55 $46.92 $48.80
Water Operator $41.03 $42.26 $43.95
Plant Mechanic (A) $43.59 $44.90 $46.70
Property Maintenance Worker $35.17 $36.23 $37.68
SCADA Specialist $56.75 $58.45 $60.79
Senior Substation Electrician $54.22 $55.85 $58.08
Shift Foreman $49.88 $51.38 $53.44
Utility Equipment Operator $41.78 $43.03 $44.75
Utility Technician $56.75 $58.45 $60.79
Work Planner $43.55 $44.86 $46.65
ADMINISTRATION DIVISION
Customer Relations Field Rep $40.10 $41.30 $42.95
Warehouse Operations Attendant $33.99 $35.01 $36.41
Warehouse Operations Specialist $41.74 $42.99 $44.71
POSITIONS WITH PERCENT INCREASE FOR LUNCH BUY-OUT
Lead Line Worker $56.58 $58.28 $60.61
1st Class Lineworker $51.67 $53.22 $55.35
Appendix B (Completely revised)
APPENDIX B
RPU-IBEW Letter of Agreement
Electric and Steam Generation Shift Employees
PERSONNEL COVERED BY THIS AGREEMENT
The positions covered by this Agreement will be the Shift Foreman, Plant Operator and Assistant
Operator.
COVERAGE TO ELIMINATE BUILT IN OVERTIME
This Agreement shall be in compliance with all provisions set forth in the Fair Labor Standards
Act, 29 USCS §207 (b) and meet all requirements of a valid “2080 plan” as defined by the FLSA.
To comply with 29 USC §207(b)(2), during fifty-two consecutive weeks, an employee shall be
employed not more than 2,240 hours and shall be guaranteed not less than 1,840 hours (or not
less than 46 weeks at the normal number of hours worked per week, but not less than 30 hours
per week) and not more than 2,080 hours of employment for which they shall receive
compensation for all hours guaranteed or worked at rates not less than those applicable under
the agreement to the work performed and for all hours in excess of the guaranty which are also
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in excess of 2,080 in such period at rates not less than one and one-half times the regular rate
at which they are employed.
SUMMARY OF INTENTIONS
The Silver Lake Plant (SLP), also known as steam generation, is no longer in full operation and
a decision was made to reassign resources from SLP to other generation sites.
The City of Rochester has signed a steam supply contract, which is set to expire in 2030. In the
event the contract sunsets on or before that date, the City is committed to developing a transition
plan for employees in this bargaining unit who may be adversely impacted.
It is the intention of Rochester Public Utilities Power Resources’ Management to work with the
Union to resolve any unforeseen problems that may arise in administering the shift employees
schedule as covered by the Letter of Agreement.
The following language replaces CBA language:
1. WORK PERIOD
A. Work Week
Operations’ employees assigned to electrical or steam generation worksites shall work rotating
shifts. The work week for Operations’ personnel assigned to electrical or steam worksites shall
begin at 05:30 on Sunday and consist of seven (7) consecutive twenty-four- (24) hour periods.
B. Hours of Work
1. The regular hours for all shift employees covered by this agreement shall be
rotating twelve- (12), ten- (10) and eight- (8) hour shifts. With the approval of
Management, employees working the early and late shifts may have their schedules
adjusted to cover employee absences.
2. Regular work hours and/or normal work schedules may be adjusted by
management providing a two-week notification is communicated to employees in
advance of the schedule change. The work hours/schedule may be adjusted at any
time provided there is mutual agreement between management and the employee(s)
and providing it does not result in additional overtime expense.
2. EMPLOYMENT LEVELS
A. It is the intent of Management that every effort be made to maintain sufficient personnel
to operate electrical and steam generating facilities at the current level of production
provided that Management receives sufficient notice from any employee who does not
expect to report to work as scheduled.
B. Operating personnel shall not be permitted to change or trade vacations, holidays, or
days off unless approved by Management. Operating personnel shall be permitted to
exchange shifts worked, provided that the trade is within the same job classification, that
no conflict of any kind will be caused by the trade, that the trade will be for a period of
time not to exceed two (2) shifts, and that a legitimate reason exists for the trade.
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C. If it becomes necessary, due to partial or complete shutdown of an electrical or steam
generation facility, to rearrange the schedule of an employee on shift, every effort shall
be made to maintain the existing rotation of their schedule and to maintain the employee
on shift.
3. PAY
A. A shift premium of four dollars and twenty cents ($4.20) per hour will be paid for all work
performed between the hours of 17:30 and 05:30. No other shift premium will be
applicable.
4. OVERTIME
A. All work performed in excess of the scheduled workday or scheduled workweek shall be
considered overtime and shall be paid for at the rate of one and one-half (1 ½) times the
regular hourly rate of pay. Employees shall not be required to take time off for overtime
work.
5. VACATIONS
A. Paid leave shall be charged in the same increments as the work was scheduled, i.e., it
shall take twelve (12) hours of paid leave to cover a twelve- (12) hour shift. Leave shall
be accrued and charged based on hours, not days.
B. Scheduling
1. Management will post a first round vacation schedule for the subsequent year in the
month of November. Employees will be given one month to sign up. Bargaining unit
seniority shall receive priority. The approved vacation schedule will be posted in
January. All other vacation requests must be approved by Management throughout
the year.
2. During the first round of vacation no compensatory or bank time may be used.
During the second round, compensatory and bank time may be used with vacation
leave.
3. Any employee who does not sign-up for all of their vacation on the first round will
have to take such time as is left on the second round. Bargaining unit seniority
applies only in the first round of sign-up for vacations. Bumping will not be allowed.
The use of compensatory or bank time shall not create overtime for other employees
unless approved by Management.
4. For steam generation facilities only: Not more than one (1) employee on the plant
operator shifts will be allowed on vacation at any one time. Exceptions will be made
if it becomes possible due to business conditions or a partial or complete shutdown
of the steam facilities, in which case additional employees may be allowed or
required to take vacation.
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5. For electrical generation facilities only: One (1) employee will be allowed on vacation
at any time. Exception will be made if it becomes possible due to business conditions
or partial or complete shutdown of generation facilities, in which case additional
employees may be allowed or required to take vacation.
6. When a recognized holiday falls during an employee’s vacation, the employee will
receive an extra day off. The employee actually working the holiday will receive the
premium pay. Extra time will be added to accumulated days off.
7. Once the vacation schedule has been posted, no changes will be made except by
agreement between Union and Management.
6. HOLIDAYS
A. Operations’ employees required to work on a designated holiday, shall receive, in lieu of
the holiday, pay at time and one half (1 ½) in addition to their regular pay for the first
eight (8) hours worked and double time (2x) for the remaining hours in their regular shift.
Employees required to work on a half holiday shall receive half of their shift at regular
pay and half of their shift at time and one half (1 ½).
B. When a holiday falls on a regular shift worker’s day off, such employee shall receive an
additional eight (8) hours pay, or at the discretion of the employee an additional eight (8)
hours off to be added to bank time. In the case of a half holiday, the employee shall
receive four (4) hours pay or four (4) hours bank.
1. Bank time shall be treated in the same manner as vacation. The employees shall
sign-up for bank time according to the vacation schedule. Bank time may not
interfere with the vacation schedule.
C. Employees shall observe scheduled holidays on the actual day they occur on the
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calendar. Shift employees who work on December 24 and/or December 31, shall be
paid according to 6A regardless of the City’s observance of Holiday. Shift employees
who are not scheduled to work, will follow the City’s observance and receive the same
benefits as non-shift employees. The employees will not receive more holiday benefits
than those received by non-shift employees. An employee called in to work on a holiday
shall receive double time (2x) for all hours worked.
7. SICK LEAVE
A. Accrual
Eight (8) hours of sick leave shall be accrued for each calendar month of employment or major
fraction thereof. Unused sick leave shall accrue and there shall be no maximum accumulation
limit. Additions or deductions from each employee’s sick leave account shall generally be made
bi-weekly.
Appendix C (Changed from a MOU to a Letter of Agreement)
APPENDIX C
RPU – IBEW LETTER OF AGREEMENT
OUTSIDE GROUP – TEN-HOUR WATER OPERATOR WORK SCHEDULE
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Personnel Covered by the Ten-Hour Agreement
The positions covered by the ten- (10) hour shift agreement will be the Core Services Water
Operators working the proposed rotating shift. The Lead Water Operator will continue
to work the work period identified in Article 14.
Summary of Intentions
It is the intention of Rochester Public Utilities/Core Services Management to work with the
Union to resolve any unforeseen problems that may arise in administering the ten- (10) hour
shift schedule as covered by this Memorandum of Understanding.
The following language replaces the CBA language in the noted Articles and Sections as set
forth below:
ARTICLE 14 -- WORK PERIOD
A. Work Week
2. Shift Employees
The ten- (10) hour shift consists of a rotation of four (4) Water Operators working a
combination of days and nights to equal eighty (80) hours during each pay period.
B. Hours of Work
4. Shift Employees
The regular hours for all shift employees covered by this agreement shall be ten (10)
continuous hours of work with shift changes scheduled as the day shift shall be 05:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m. and the night shift shall be 2:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
ARTICLE 15 -- PAY
F. A. A shift premium of two dollars and twenty cents ($2.20) fifty cents ($2.50) per
hour will be paid for work performed by the Water Operators, for all work performed
between the hours of 2:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. from 2:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
ARTICLE 16 -- OVERTIME
A. All work performed in excess of ten (10) hours in any one (1) day shall be considered
overtime and shall be paid for at the appropriate overtime rate of one and one-half (1
½) times or two (2) times the regular hourly rate of pay.
ARTICLE 17 -- STANDBY
F.B. Maintenance and Construction – Water
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Night-shift Water Operators will be paid one (1) two (2) hours at straight time per night for being
placed in standby status plus regular call-out-pay.
ARTICLE 20 -- VACATIONS
Paid leave shall be charged in the same increments as the work was scheduled, i.e., it shall
take ten (10) hours of paid leave to cover a ten- (10) hour shift. Used vacation leave shall
be charged based on hours not days.
ARTICLE 21 -- HOLIDAYS
C. Holiday Procedure - Shift Employees
1. Water Operators who are required to work on one of the above designated holidays shall
receive, in lieu of the holiday, pay at time and one-half (1 ½) in addition to their regular pay for the
first eight (8) hours worked and double time (2x) for the remaining two (2) hours in the ten-
(10) hour period.
2. When a holiday falls on a regular shift worker’s day off, such employee shall receive an
additional eight (8) hours bank time, or in the case of a half holiday, four (4) hours bank time.
Bank time may be taken off as follows:
a. Bank time shall be treated in the same manner as vacation.
3. Water Operators shall observe scheduled holidays on the actual day they occur on the
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calendar. Shift employees who work on December 24 and/or December 31, shall be paid
according to 3A regardless of the City’s observance of Holiday. Shift employees who are not
scheduled to work, will follow the City’s observance and receive the same benefits as non-shift
employees. The employees will not receive more holiday benefits than those received by non-
shift employees. An employee called in to work on a holiday shall receive equal compensation
to an employee working a regularly scheduled shift on a holiday if he works an equal number of
hours.
If scheduled to work a half holiday, the Operator shall receive five (5) hours of straight time pay
and five (5) hours of holiday overtime pay. If not scheduled to work, they shall receive four (4)
hours of bank time.
ARTICLE 22 -- SICK LEAVE
B. Accrual
1. Eight (8) hours of sick leave shall be accrued for each calendar month of employment
or major fraction thereof.
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