Amalgated Transit Union 4/29/2019

Section 6: Employees will be granted pay in lieu of vacation at such time as they are separated from City employment, unless such separation occurs during the entrance probationary period. Section 7: If a holiday specified in Article 8 of this Agreement falls within the employee's actual vacation, the employee may add one extra day to his/her vacation time with such day to be scheduled by mutual agreement between the employee and the Director of Transportation Services. No charge against vacation accrual will be made for a vacation day which falls on a holiday specified in Article 8 of this Agreement. Section 8: Choice of vacation time shall be by working seniority. Section 9: The vacation book shall recognize one vacation slot in the vacation book for every ten drivers out of training. Under special circumstances, the Director of Transportation Services, after notification to the Union, may temporarily limit the number of vacation slots available. Section 10: Vacation accrual cannot be used in place of sick leave unless sick leave has been exhausted and the employee receives Director of Transportation Services approval. Section 11: Vacation pay shall be paid the same as run pay for regular operators. Extra board drivers shall receive eight (8) hours pay per day of vacation. Other employees shall receive vacation pay according to their regular assigned shifts. Effective August 13, 2014, employees whose regular work shifts consists of working five 8-hour days shall receive no more than 8 hours pay for each day of vacation. Employees whose regular shift(s) consists of working four 10-hour days shall receive no more than 10 hours pay for each day of vacation. Section 12: Employees laid off for reasons not discreditable to them and rehired within twelve months and employees granted leave of absence without pay shall not accrue vacation during this period. 12