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41 <br />Letter of Understanding 1 <br />By and Between <br />City of Everett <br />and <br />Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 883 <br /> <br /> <br />The parties agree that Managers and Operations Supervisors relieving Operators for a revenue <br />service trip in order to show appreciation and to build rapport does not violate Article 14 Section <br />4 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. <br /> <br />The parties understand that it is valuable for Managers and Operation Supervisors to experience <br />the challenges and realities of revenue service driving, <br /> <br />And recognizing that the willingness of a Manager or Supervisor to “take the wheel” while an <br />Operator takes a break can benefit and strengthen City and ATU labor relations, <br /> <br />It is, therefore, agreed that with the Operator’s verbal consent, a Manager or Operations <br />Supervisor may relieve an Operator and drive a revenue service trip for them while the Operator <br />takes a break. <br /> <br />Agreement: <br /> <br />• Qualified Managers and Operations Supervisors may engage in this practice up to two times <br />per week without Union approval. <br /> <br />• The Operator whose trip is being driven by the Manager or Operations Supervisor shall be <br />fully compensated according to all applicable work rules while the Manager or Supervisor is <br />driving. <br /> <br />• The parties agree that this practice will not be considered a violation of Article 14 Section 4 of <br />the Collective Bargaining Agreement. <br /> <br />• The parties agree that either side may discontinue this practice at any time upon giving notice <br />in writing to the other party. <br /> <br />• ATU 883 agrees not to file an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charge against the City regarding <br />this practice if the City complies with the terms of this Letter of Understanding. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />