Sacramento Municipal Utility District And IBEW, Local ...

1 IBEW-MOU 2013-2017 Sacramento Municipal Utility District And IBEW, Local Union 1245 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 2013 2017 - 1 - IBEW-MOU 2013-2017 PREAMBLE .. 3 ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS .. 4 ARTICLE 2 UNION SECURITY .. 7 ARTICLE 3 WAGES AND CLASSIFICATION .. 9 ARTICLE 4 WAGE PREMIUMS .. 14 ARTICLE 5 BASIC AND ALTERNATIVE WORK SCHEDULES .. 17 ARTICLE 6 ON-CALL PAY .. 24 ARTICLE 7 OVERTIME .. 30 ARTICLE 8 EMERGENCY DUTY .. 38 ARTICLE 9 OVERTIME MEALS .. 41 ARTICLE 10 PERSONAL 47 ARTICLE 11 HOLIDAYS.

2 51 ARTICLE 12 SICK LEAVE .. 55 ARTICLE 13 LEAVES OF ABSENCE .. 57 ARTICLE 14 65 ARTICLE 15 GRIEVANCES .. 72 ARTICLE 16 DISCIPLINE .. 77 ARTICLE 17 PERSONNEL 78 ARTICLE 18 PERFORMANCE 79 ARTICLE 19 PROMOTIONS .. 80 ARTICLE 20 TRANSFERS .. 82 ARTICLE 21 AUTOMATIC RESIGNATION .. 84 ARTICLE 22 LAYOFF PROCEDURE .. 85 ARTICLE 23 SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM .. 87 ARTICLE 24 DOT DRUG AND ALCOHOL .. 88 ARTICLE 25 PERSONAL APPEARANCE .. 89 ARTICLE 26 EMPLOYMENT OF RELATIVES .. 90 ARTICLE 27 OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT.

3 91 ARTICLE 28 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE .. 92 ARTICLE 29 INCLEMENT WEATHER .. 93 ARTICLE 30 BENEFITS .. 94 ARTICLE 31 MISCELLANEOUS .. 103 APPENDIX A WAGE RATES .. 111 APPENDIX B CLASSIFICATIONS REQUIRING COMMERCIAL LICENSES .. 112 APPENDIX C WORK AREA THRESHOLD 113 - 2 - IBEW-MOU 2013-2017 APPENDIX D SUPPLEMENTAL LETTERS OF AGREEMENT .. 114 APPENDIX E STANDARD District POLICY .. 115 INDEX .. 118 - 3 - IBEW-MOU 2013-2017 PREAMBLE Pursuant to the requirements of Government Code Section 3500, et seq, representatives of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District , hereinafter referred to as "SMUD", and the international Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 1245, hereinafter referred to as "the Union", have met and conferred in good faith with the purpose of promoting harmonious labor relations and establishing and maintaining appropriate wages, hours.

4 And other terms and conditions of employment. SMUD recognizes the Union as the representative of all employees of SMUD commonly referred to as "Hourly-Rated" employees, as defined in Board Resolution Number 6441. The provisions of this Agreement hereinafter set forth shall apply to those employees of SMUD for whom the Union is the established representative. - 4 - IBEW-MOU 2013-2017 ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS 1. INTRODUCTION The following terms are defined here for use throughout this Agreement.

5 2. HEADQUARTERS DEFINITIONS The following reporting To and From work locations are headquarters: Sacramento (which includes Customer Service Center, and Headquarters Campus), East Campus, Elk Grove Yard, and Fresh Pond. 3. EMPLOYEE DEFINITIONS A. Regular Employee 1) The term "regular employee" includes: a) Permanent, full-time civil service employees. b) The General Manager and full-time non-civil service employees appointed by the Board of Directors. c) Non-civil service employees appointed to permanent positions with the expectation they will qualify and receive civil service appointments to their positions.

6 D) Permanent, part-time employees who are hired to work at least 20 hours per week on a fixed schedule. e) Full-time Limited Term or Temporary Construction employees (reference Public Utility Code Section 12055) hired for more than 6 consecutive months. 2) The term "regular employee" excludes: a) Limited Term or Temporary Construction employees (reference Public Utility Code Section 12055) hired to work less than 20 hours per week. b) Employees who are on-call or work on an as-needed basis. c) Employees who are on an unpaid leave of absence.

7 D) Full-time Limited Term or Temporary Construction employees (reference Public Utility Code Section 12055) hired for 6 months or less. B. Relief Shift Employee The employee performs the duties of emergency relief and must be available for working revolving shifts on any day of the week. The employee can be assigned for the relief of any shift without advance notice. - 5 - IBEW-MOU 2013-2017 Employee Definitions (Cont'd) C. Rotating Shift Employee The employee s regular work schedule requires them to rotate between two or more shifts.

8 This includes, but is not limited to, Troubleshooters (not resident Troubleshooters). D. Service Employee Employees are assigned to perform work that is directly related to providing Utility service, including work on the electric facilities. Service employees include Revenue Protection Representatives, Troubleshooters, etc. E. Shift Employee The employee s regular work schedule is the second or third shift. F. Special Shift Employee The employee is permitted to eat their meal on SMUD time during their regularly scheduled work hours.

9 4. OVERTIME DEFINITIONS A. Change In Shift The employee is permanently or temporarily transferred to a new work schedule or shift that will last one workweek or more. B. Early Call-In The employee is called to work early, and works into their regular work hours. C. Emergency Call-Out The employee is called to work on their regular workday to perform emergency work that does not extend into their regular work hours, or the employee is called to perform emergency work on their day off. D.

10 Emergency Work Overtime work which has not been prearranged. E. Extended Work Schedule The employee is required to work beyond their regular work hours. F. Prearranged Overtime The employee is notified before leaving work on a workday to work overtime, and they are given at least 12 hours off before the reporting time. (Revised 1/1/2013) - 6 - IBEW-MOU 2013-2017 5. SHIFT DEFINITIONS A. First Shift Work periods regularly scheduled to begin between the hours of 4:00 and 11:55 B. Second Shift Work periods regularly scheduled to begin between the hours of 12:00 noon and 7:55 C.