BARGAINING UNIT 12 CRAFT AND MAINTENANCE

1 1 BU 12 2020-2021 Agreement Between The State of california and International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) covering BARGAINING UNIT 12 CRAFT AND MAINTENANCE Effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021 2 BU 12 2020-2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE 1 RECOGNITION 11 ARTICLE 2 - SALARIES .. 11 Classification Pay Plan .. 11 Salaries .. 11 Department of Water Resources Apprentice Salaries .. 14 Merit Salary Adjustments .. 16 Pay 16 Timely Payment of Wages .. 16 Recovery of Overpayments .. 17 Night Shift Differential .. 19 Special Duty Pay .. 20 Alternate Range 40 .. 20 Bilingual Differential Pay .. 21 Recruitment and Retention Differential .. 22 Recruitment and Retention, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation .. 23 Commercial Driver s License Differential .. 24 Special Assignment Pay .. 26 Agricultural Pest Control License Differential.

2 27 Water and/or Wastewater Operator Certificate Differential .. 27 Certificate Incentive Program - DWR .. 28 META Instructor Pay .. 30 Fire Mission Pay .. 30 DWR Operational Availability Incentive Program .. 31 Certified Backflow Tester Differential .. 32 3 BU 12 2020-2021 california Highway Patrol R&R .. 33 Dept. of Military Crane Differential .. 34 Dept. of Water Resources Crane Differential .. 35 Monthly Payroll Conversion .. 36 ARTICLE 3 - HEALTH AND WELFARE .. 36 Health, Dental, Vision .. 36 Pre-Tax of Health/Dental Premiums Costs .. 39 Flexible Benefit Program .. 39 Employee Injury on the Job .. 39 Enhanced Industrial Disability Leave .. 40 Long-Term Care Insurance Plan .. 41 Non-Industrial Disability Insurance .. 41 Non-Industrial Disability Insurance - Annual Leave .. 42 Highway MAINTENANCE Worker Life Insurance.

3 44 ARTICLE 4 HEALTH AND SAFETY .. 45 Health and Safety Committees .. 45 Safety Devices .. 45 Footwear .. 45 Protective Clothing .. 47 Restroom Facilities .. 47 Presumptive Illness .. 48 Safety Awareness Program - Caltrans .. 48 Safety Incentive Award Program Caltrans and DWR .. 48 Department of General Services Incentive Award Program .. 49 Safety Incentive Award Program Del Mar Fairgrounds .. 50 4 BU 12 2020-2021 Personal Alarm Devices .. 52 Infectious Disease Control Training .. 52 Vehicle Inspection - District Fairs .. 53 ARTICLE 5 UNION RIGHTS .. 53 Representatives .. 53 Employee Time Off .. 54 Access .. 54 Steward Protection .. 55 Use of State Phones/Faxes .. 55 Use of State Facilities .. 55 IUOE Information Packets/ New Employee Orientations .. 55 General Information .. 55 Release of Home Addresses.

4 56 Bulletin Boards .. 57 Union Logos .. 58 ARTICLE 6 STATE RIGHTS .. 58 ARTICLE 7 HOURS OF 59 Workweek .. 59 Excess Time .. 60 Flexible Work Hours .. 60 Change of Shift, Work Hours, Work Week .. 60 Rest Periods .. 61 Meal Periods .. 61 Overtime Distribution .. 62 Overtime Compensation .. 62 5 BU 12 2020-2021 Immediate Response Status- CalFIRE (and all other affected Departments) .. 63 Calls to Work/Scheduled Overtime .. 64 Telecommunications Technician Standby OES .. 65 Occasional Regular Day Off Trade-CDCR .. 70 ARTICLE 8 - HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME ROTATING SHIFT .. 71 Rotating Shift Classes (DWR only) .. 71 Rotating-Shift Employee Work Schedule (Replaces Section ) (DWR only) .. 71 Vacation/Holiday Scheduling (Replaces Sections 9(H) and ) (DWR only) .. 72 Overtime (Replaces Sections , , and ) (DWR only).

5 72 Holidays (Replaces Article 9) (DWR only) .. 74 Shift Premium (Replaces Section ) (DWR only) .. 74 Twelve Hour Shift Schedule (DWR only) .. 75 ARTICLE 9 HOLIDAYS .. 76 ARTICLE 10 LEAVES .. 79 Vacation Leave .. 79 Sick Leave .. 80 Annual Leave Program .. 82 Bereavement Leave .. 84 Parental Leave .. 85 Adoption Leave .. 86 Transfer of Leave Credits .. 86 Catastrophic Leave - Natural Disaster .. 87 Jury Duty .. 87 6 BU 12 2020-2021 Union Leave .. 88 Mentoring Leave .. 89 Release Time for State Personnel Board Hearings .. 90 Release Time for Commercial Driver's License Examination .. 91 Unpaid Leave of Absence .. 91 Personal Leave .. 92 Personal Leave Program 2010 .. 92 Cash out of Vacation/Annual Leave .. 93 Professional Development Days .. 93 Wounded Warrior Transitional Leave .. 94 Excess Leave Balance Committee.

6 94 Personal Leave Program 2020 .. 94 Training Leave .. 97 ARTICLE 11 RETIREMENT .. 97 First Tier A Retirement Formula (2% at age 55), First Tier B Retirement Formula (2% at age 60) and Public Employees Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) Retirement Formula (2% at age 62)/Employee Contribution/Final Compensation .. 97 Second-Tier Retirement Plan .. 99 First Tier Eligibility for Employees in Second Tier .. 101 Retirement Formula for Safety Members: State Safety A Formula ( at age 55) State Safety B Formula (2% at age 55) and PEPRA State Safety Formula (2% at age 57) .. 101 Public Employees Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) .. 103 Retirement: Tax Treatment of Employee Retirement Contributions .. 104 401(K) Deferred Compensation Program .. 105 Alternative Pre-retirement Death Benefit .. 105 7 BU 12 2020-2021 1959 Survivor s Benefits (fifth level).

7 107 Items Excluded from Compensation for Retirement Purposes .. 107 Feasibility Study for Long Term Disability Benefits .. 108 Special Death Benefits Caltrans Highway Workers .. 108 CalPERS Transparency .. 108 Prefunding of Post-Retirement Health 109 Caltrans/State Hospitals Retirement .. 110 Health Benefit Vesting .. 111 Dental Benefit Vesting .. 112 Employer Contribution for Retiree Health Benefits .. 112 ARTICLE 12 ALLOWANCES AND REIMBURSEMENTS .. 113 Business and Travel 113 Overtime Meal Allowance .. 119 Class A and Class B Commercial Driver's License Medical Examinations .. 121 Class A and/or Class B Driver s License Fee Reimbursement .. 122 Agricultural Pest Control Licenses .. 122 Tool Allowance .. 123 Uniform .. 125 Uniform Reimbursement- CAL FIRE .. 125 Uniform Reimbursement - DPR .. 125 Transportation Incentives.

8 126 Moving Expenses .. 127 ARTICLE 13 ORGANIZATIONAL SECURITY .. 127 Dues Deduction and Security .. 127 Agency Shop .. 128 8 BU 12 2020-2021 ARTICLE 14 GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURE .. 129 Purpose .. 129 Definitions .. 130 Waiver of Time Limits/Steps .. 130 Presentation .. 130 Grievance and Arbitration Procedure Department of Transportation .. 130 Formal Grievance - Step 1 .. 131 Formal Grievance - Step 2 .. 131 Formal Grievance - Step 3 .. 132 Board of Adjustment .. 132 Reconsideration .. 133 134 Health and Safety Grievances .. 134 ARTICLE 15 - THIS SECTION INTENIONALLY LEFT BLANK .. 135 ARTICLE 16 - CAREER DEVELOPMENT .. 135 Training .. 135 Private Rooms .. 136 Joint Apprenticeship Committees .. 136 Release Time for State Civil Service Examinations .. 138 Promotional List Eligibility.

9 138 Performance Appraisal of Permanent Employees .. 139 Personnel and Evaluation Materials .. 139 ARTICLE 17 POST AND BID .. 140 Post and Bid - Local Work Locations .. 140 Post and Bid to Outside Work Locations .. 141 9 BU 12 2020-2021 Apprentices .. 144 Mandatory Placement .. 144 Appeal of Involuntary Transfer .. 144 Post and Bid Seniority Ties .. 144 Reassignment .. 145 Caltrans Winter Post and Bid .. 145 ARTICLE 18 CLASSIFICATION .. 146 Classification Changes .. 146 Out of Classification Assignments .. 146 Work Assignments .. 148 Classification Study .. 148 Planning and Scheduling Assignment (DWR Only) .. 148 ARTICLE 19 - PERMANENT INTERMITTENT APPOINTMENTS .. 148 Seasonal Employees .. 151 ARTICLE 20 - GENERAL PROVISIONS .. 152 No Strike .. 152 No Lockout .. 153 Reprisals .. 153 Individual Agreement.

10 153 Reducing the Adverse Effects of Layoff .. 153 Military Installations .. 153 State Owned Housing Rental and Utility Rates .. 153 Legal Services Plan .. 154 Personal Services Contracts .. 154 Joint Labor Management Committee (Caltrans only) .. 155 10 BU 12 2020-2021 Critical Staffing Shortages- Department of Water Resources .. 155 ARTICLE 21 SUPERSESSION .. 157 ARTICLE 22- ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND SAVINGS CLAUSE .. 163 Entire Agreement .. 163 Savings Clause .. 164 ARTICLE 23 DURATION .. 164 Continuous Appropriation .. 165 ARTICLE 24 CONTRACT REOPENER LANGUAGE .. 165 Contract Reopener Language .. 165 SIDE LETTERS, ADDENDA & ATTACHMENTS .. 167 Side Letter 1 - Work Zone Safety CALTRANS .. 167 ADDENDUM 1 - Work Locations .. 167 ADDENDUM 2 - Work Locations State Parks .. 170 ADDENDUM 3 - Holiday Compensation Chart.