Transcription of collective bargaining agreement - Wa
1 THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND WASHINGTON FEDERATION OF STATE EMPLOYEES HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY COLLEGE COALITION (WFSE HE CCC) EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2015 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2017 collective bargaining agreement 2015-2017 WFSE HE CC 2015-17 Page 1 of 7 WASHINGTON FEDERATION OF STATE EMPLOYEES HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY COLLEGE COALITION 2015-2017 PREAMBLE ARTICLE 1 UNION RECOGNITION .. 1 ARTICLE 2 NON-DISCRIMINATION .. 1 ARTICLE 3 WORKPLACE BEHAVIOR .. 2 ARTICLE 4 HIRING AND 2 Filling Positions .. 2 Types of Appointment .. 3 Employee 6 Certification of Applicants .. 6 Review Periods .. 6 Apprenticeship Programs.
2 9 ARTICLE 5 TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS .. 9 Temporary Appointments .. 9 Appointment Notice .. 10 Compensation .. 10 Hours of Work and Overtime .. 11 Hiring and Appointments .. 11 Release Time for Interviews .. 11 Suspended Operations .. 11 Remedial Action .. 11 Training and Employee Development .. 12 Privacy and Off-Duty Conduct .. 12 Holiday Pay .. 12 Schedule Adjustment .. 12 Reasonable Accommodation .. 12 Unpaid Holidays for a Reason of Faith or Conscience .. 12 Other 12 Grievance .. 13 ARTICLE 6 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION .. 14 Objective .. 14 Evaluation Process .. 14 ARTICLE 7 HOURS OF WORK.
3 15 15 Determination .. 16 Overtime-Eligible Employees .. 16 Overtime-Eligible Employees Unpaid Meal Periods .. 17 Overtime-Eligible Employees Paid Meal Periods for Straight Shift Schedules .. 18 WFSE HE CC 2015-17 Page 2 of 7 Overtime-Eligible Employees Rest 18 Overtime-Eligible Employees - Positive Time Reporting .. 18 All Overtime-Eligible Employees Subpoenaed to Appear in Court .. 18 Overtime-Exempt Employees .. 18 ARTICLE 8 OVERTIME .. 19 19 Overtime Eligibility and Compensation .. 20 General Provisions .. 20 Compensatory Time for Overtime-Eligible Employees .. 21 ARTICLE 9 TRAINING AND EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT.
4 22 Master agreement Training .. 22 New Employee 23 ARTICLE 10 HOLIDAYS .. 23 Paid Holidays .. 23 Observance of Holidays .. 23 Holiday 24 Personal Holidays .. 25 ARTICLE 11 VACATION LEAVE .. 26 Vacation Leave Credits .. 26 Vacation Leave Accrual .. 26 Vacation Leave Accrual Rate Schedule .. 27 Vacation Scheduling for 24/7 Operations .. 27 Vacation Scheduling for All 27 Family Care .. 28 Military Family Leave .. 28 Domestic Violence Leave .. 28 Use of Vacation Leave for Sick Leave Purposes .. 28 Emergency Childcare .. 28 Vacation Cancellation .. 28 Vacation Leave Maximum .. 28 Separation.
5 29 ARTICLE 12 SICK LEAVE .. 29 Sick Leave Accrual .. 29 Sick Leave Use .. 29 Use of Compensatory Time, Vacation Leave, Personal Leave or Personal Holiday for Sick Leave 30 Restoration of Vacation Leave .. 30 Sick Leave Reporting and Verification .. 30 Sick Leave Annual Cash Out .. 31 Sick Leave Separation Cash Out .. 31 Reemployment .. 31 WFSE HE CC 2015-17 Page 3 of 7 Carry Forward and 31 ARTICLE 13 SHARED LEAVE .. 32 Shared Leave .. 32 Shared Leave Receipt .. 33 Shared Leave Use .. 34 Leave Donation .. 35 Shared Leave Administration .. 36 ARTICLE 14 UNIFORMED SERVICE SHARED LEAVE POOL .. 37 Purpose.
6 37 37 Participation .. 38 Process .. 39 ARTICLE 15 FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE .. 40 Parental and Pregnancy Disability Leave .. 42 ARTICLE 16 WORK-RELATED INJURY OR ILLNESS .. 43 ARTICLE 17 SUSPENDED OPERATIONS .. 43 ARTICLE 18 MISCELLANEOUS PAID LEAVES .. 45 Bereavement Leave .. 45 Jury Duty Leave .. 45 Witness/Subpoena .. 46 Interviews .. 46 Military Leave .. 46 Life-Giving Procedures .. 47 Personal Leave .. 47 ARTICLE 19 LEAVE WITHOUT PAY .. 48 Limitations .. 49 Returning Employee Rights .. 50 Military Leave .. 50 Educational Leave .. 50 Child or Elder Care Emergencies .. 50 Cyclic Employment Leave.
7 50 Governmental Service Leave .. 50 Citizen Volunteer or Community Service Leave .. 50 Formal collective bargaining Leave .. 50 Volunteer Firefighting Leave .. 50 Military Family Leave .. 50 Domestic Violence Leave .. 51 ARTICLE 20 SAFETY AND HEALTH .. 51 Ergonomic Assessments .. 52 ARTICLE 21 UNIFORMS, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT .. 53 Uniforms .. 53 Tools and Equipment .. 53 WFSE HE CC 2015-17 Page 4 of 7 Personal Property Reimbursement .. 53 ARTICLE 22 DRUG AND ALCOHOL FREE WORKPLACE .. 53 Possession of Alcohol and Illegal Drugs .. 53 Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications .. 53 Drug and Alcohol Testing Safety-Sensitive Functions.
8 54 Reasonable Suspicion Testing All Employees Performing Safety Sensitive Functions .. 54 Post-Accident Testing All Employees .. 55 55 Training .. 55 ARTICLE 23 TRAVEL .. 56 ARTICLE 24 COMMUTE TRIP REDUCTION AND PARKING .. 56 Qualified Pre-Tax Transportation Benefits Plan .. 56 ARTICLE 25 LICENSURE AND 57 Conditions of Employment .. 57 Outside Entity Requirements .. 57 Employer Convenience .. 57 Continuing Education Units .. 57 ARTICLE 26 VOLUNTEERS AND STUDENT WORKERS .. 57 ARTICLE 27 RESIGNATION AND ABANDONMENT .. 58 Voluntary Resignation .. 58 Unauthorized Absence/Abandonment .. 58 Notice of Separation.
9 58 Petition for 58 Grievability .. 58 ARTICLE 28 PRIVACY AND OFF-DUTY CONDUCT .. 58 ARTICLE 29 DISCIPLINE .. 59 ARTICLE 30 GRIEVANCE 60 Terms and Requirements .. 60 Filing and Processing .. 62 Successor Clause .. 66 ARTICLE 31 LEGAL DEFENSE .. 66 ARTICLE 32 EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM .. 66 ARTICLE 33 EMPLOYEE FILES .. 67 Removal of 68 ARTICLE 34 REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION AND DISABILITY SEPARATION .. 68 ARTICLE 35 LAYOFF AND RECALL .. 69 Basis for Layoff .. 70 Voluntary Layoff, Leave of Absence or Reduction in Hours .. 70 Probationary Employees .. 71 Temporary Layoff Employer Option .. 71 Layoff Units.
10 72 Skills and Abilities .. 72 WFSE HE CC 2015-17 Page 5 of 7 Options within the Layoff Unit .. 72 Institution-wide Options .. 73 Notification to Permanent Employees .. 74 Salary .. 75 Transition Review Period .. 76 Recall .. 76 Project 77 ARTICLE 36 MANAGEMENT RIGHTS .. 77 ARTICLE 37 MANDATORY SUBJECTS .. 78 Negotiations .. 79 Release Time .. 79 ARTICLE 38 UNION-MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE .. 79 Purpose .. 79 Committees .. 80 ARTICLE 39 SENIORITY .. 81 Definition .. 81 Ties .. 82 Seniority List .. 82 Application .. 82 ARTICLE 40 UNION RIGHTS AND ACTIVITIES .. 82 82 Staff Representatives.
