Transcription of COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
1 THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND WASHINGTON FEDERATION OF STATE EMPLOYEES HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY COLLEGE COALITION (WFSE HE CCC) EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2021 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2023 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT 2021-2023 WASHINGTON FEDERATION OF STATE EMPLOYEES HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY COLLEGE COALITION 2021-2023 PREAMBLE .. ARTICLE 1 UNION RECOGNITION .. 1 ARTICLE 2 NON-DISCRIMINATION .. 1 ARTICLE 3 WORKPLACE BEHAVIOR .. 2 ARTICLE 4 HIRING AND APPOINTMENTS .. 2 Filling Positions .. 2 Certification of Applicants .. 3 Types of Appointment .. 3 Employee Status .. 7 Review Periods .. 7 Apprenticeship Programs .. 10 New Employee Orientation and Union Access to New Employees .. 10 ARTICLE 5 PART-TIME HOURLY APPOINTMENTS.
2 10 Appointment Notice .. 11 Compensation .. 12 Hours of Work and Overtime .. 13 Hiring and Appointments .. 13 Release Time for Interviews .. 13 Suspended Operations .. 13 Remedial Action .. 13 Training and Employee Development .. 14 Holiday Pay .. 14 Schedule Adjustment .. 14 Reasonable Accommodation .. 14 Unpaid Holidays for a Reason of Faith or Conscience .. 14 Other Provisions .. 14 Grievance .. 15 Sick Leave .. 15 ARTICLE 6 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION .. 16 Objective .. 16 Evaluation Process .. 16 ARTICLE 7 HOURS OF WORK .. 17 Definitions .. 17 Determination .. 18 Overtime-Eligible Employees .. 18 Overtime-Eligible Employees Unpaid Meal 19 Overtime-Eligible Employees Paid Meal Periods for Straight Shift Schedules.
3 20 Overtime-Eligible Employees Rest Periods .. 20 Overtime-Eligible Employees - Positive Time Reporting .. 20 All Overtime-Eligible Employees Subpoenaed to Appear in Court .. 20 Overtime-Exempt Employees .. 20 ARTICLE 8 OVERTIME .. 21 Definitions .. 21 Overtime Eligibility and Compensation .. 22 General Provisions .. 22 Compensatory Time for Overtime-Eligible Employees .. 23 ARTICLE 9 TRAINING AND EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT .. 24 Master AGREEMENT Training .. 24 ARTICLE 10 HOLIDAYS .. 25 Paid Holidays .. 25 Observance of Holidays .. 25 Holiday Rules .. 25 Personal Holidays .. 26 ARTICLE 11 VACATION LEAVE .. 27 Vacation Leave Credits .. 27 Vacation Leave Accrual .. 28 Vacation Leave Accrual Rate Schedule.
4 28 Vacation Scheduling for 24/7 Operations .. 29 Vacation Scheduling for All Employees .. 29 Family Care .. 29 Military Family Leave .. 29 Domestic Violence Leave .. 29 Use of Vacation Leave for Sick Leave Purposes .. 30 Emergency 30 Vacation Cancellation .. 30 Vacation Leave Maximum .. 30 .. 30 ARTICLE 12 SICK LEAVE .. 31 Sick Leave Accrual .. 31 Sick Leave Use .. 31 Use of Compensatory Time, Vacation Leave, Personal Leave or Personal Holiday for Sick Leave Purposes .. 33 Restoration of Vacation Leave .. 33 Sick Leave Reporting, Certification and Verification .. 33 Sick Leave Annual Cash Out .. 34 Sick Leave Separation Cash Out .. 34 Reemployment .. 34 Carry Forward and Transfer.
5 34 ARTICLE 13 SHARED LEAVE .. 34 Shared Leave .. 34 Shared Leave Receipt .. 36 Shared Leave Use .. 37 Leave Donation .. 39 Shared Leave Administration .. 40 ARTICLE 14 UNIFORMED SERVICE SHARED LEAVE POOL .. 41 Purpose .. 41 Definitions .. 41 42 Process .. 43 ARTICLE 15 FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE .. 44 Parental and Pregnancy Disability Leave .. 46 ARTICLE 16 WORK-RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS .. 47 ARTICLE 17 SUSPENDED OPERATIONS .. 47 ARTICLE 18 MISCELLANEOUS PAID LEAVES .. 50 Bereavement 50 Jury Duty 50 50 Interviews .. 51 Military Leave .. 51 Life-Giving Procedures, Blood Platelet and Fluid 51 Personal 52 ARTICLE 19 LEAVE WITHOUT 53 Limitations .. 54 Returning Employee Rights.
6 54 Military Leave .. 55 Educational Leave .. 55 Child or Elder Care Emergencies .. 55 Cyclic Employment Leave .. 55 Governmental Service Leave .. 55 Citizen Volunteer or Community Service Leave .. 55 Formal COLLECTIVE BARGAINING Leave .. 55 Volunteer Firefighting Leave .. 55 Military Family Leave .. 55 Domestic Violence Leave .. 56 ARTICLE 20 SAFETY AND HEALTH .. 56 Ergonomic Assessments .. 57 ARTICLE 21 UNIFORMS, TOOLS AND 57 Uniforms .. 57 Tools and Equipment .. 57 Personal Property Reimbursement .. 58 Safety Footwear .. 58 ARTICLE 22 DRUG AND ALCOHOL FREE WORKPLACE .. 58 Possession of Alcohol and Illegal Drugs .. 59 Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications .. 59 Drug and Alcohol Testing Safety-Sensitive Functions.
7 59 Reasonable Suspicion Testing All Employees Performing Safety Sensitive 59 Post-Accident Testing All Employees .. 60 Testing .. 60 Training .. 60 ARTICLE 23 TRAVEL .. 61 ARTICLE 24 COMMUTE TRIP REDUCTION AND PARKING .. 61 Qualified Pre-Tax Transportation Benefits Plan .. 61 ARTICLE 25 LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION .. 62 Conditions of Employment .. 62 Outside Entity 62 Employer Convenience .. 62 Continuing Education Units .. 62 ARTICLE 26 VOLUNTEERS AND STUDENT WORKERS .. 62 ARTICLE 27 RESIGNATION AND ABANDONMENT .. 63 Voluntary Resignation .. 63 Unauthorized Absence/Abandonment .. 63 Notice of Separation .. 64 Petition for Reinstatement .. 64 64 ARTICLE 28 PRIVACY AND OFF-DUTY CONDUCT.
8 64 ARTICLE 29 65 ARTICLE 30 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE .. 66 Terms and Requirements .. 66 Filing and Processing .. 68 Successor Clause .. 72 ARTICLE 31 LEGAL DEFENSE .. 72 ARTICLE 32 EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM .. 72 ARTICLE 33 EMPLOYEE FILES .. 72 Removal of Documents .. 74 ARTICLE 34 REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS AND DISABILITY SEPARATION .. 74 Disability Accommodations .. 74 Safety Accommodations .. 75 Pregnancy Accommodations .. 75 ARTICLE 35 LAYOFF AND RECALL .. 77 Basis for Layoff .. 78 Voluntary Layoff, Leave of Absence or Reduction in Hours .. 78 Probationary Employees .. 78 Temporary Layoff Employer Option .. 79 Layoff Units .. 79 Skills and Abilities .. 79 Options within the Layoff Unit.
9 80 Institution-wide Options .. 82 Notification to Permanent Employees .. 83 Salary .. 84 Transition Review Period .. 84 Recall .. 85 Project Employment .. 85 ARTICLE 36 MANAGEMENT RIGHTS .. 86 ARTICLE 37 MANDATORY SUBJECTS .. 87 88 Release Time .. 88 ARTICLE 38 UNION-MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE (UMCC) .. 89 Purpose .. 89 89 ARTICLE 39 SENIORITY .. 90 Definition .. 90 91 Seniority List .. 91 Application .. 91 ARTICLE 40 UNION RIGHTS AND ACTIVITIES .. 92 Representation .. 92 Staff Representatives .. 92 Union Stewards .. 92 Employees .. 93 Use of State Facilities, Resources, and Equipment .. 94 Bulletin Boards and Newsstands .. 95 Distribution of Material.
10 96 Time Off for Union Activities .. 96 Temporary Employment with the Union .. 96 Employer Committee Meetings .. 97 WFSE Council President and Vice-President .. 97 ARTICLE 41 UNION DUES/DEDUCTION AND STATUS REPORTS .. 98 Notification to 98 Union Dues Deduction .. 98 Revocation of Membership .. 98 Voluntary Deduction .. 98 Employee Status Reports .. 99 Indemnification .. 100 ARTICLE 42 CLASSIFICATION .. 101 Classification Plan Revisions .. 101 Position Review .. 101 Effect of Reallocation .. 102 Salary Impact of Reallocation .. 103 ARTICLE 43 COMPENSATION .. 103 General Service Pay Range Assignments .. 103 43. 2 Pay for Performing the Duties of a Higher Classification .. 104 Establishing Salaries for New Employees and New Classifications.
