UNIT 3 CONTRACT - Hawaii

1 WHITE-COLLAR EMPLOYEES. unit 3 CONTRACT . JULY 1, 2013-JUNE 30, 2015. Hawaii GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION. AFSCME LOCAL 152 AFL-CIO. unit 03 AGREEMENT. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page Article 1 Recognition .. 1. Article 2 Conflict .. 1. Article 3 Maintenance of Rights and Benefits .. 1. Article 4 Personnel Policy Changes .. 1. Article 5 Rights of the Employer .. 2. Article 6 Union Security .. 2. Article 7 Union Representation Rights .. 3. Article 8 Discipline .. 5. Article 9 Reduction-In-Force .. 7. Article 10 Technological Changes.

2 11. Article 11 Grievance Procedure .. 11. Article 11A Grievances Related to Adverse Action for Failure to Meet Performance Requirements .. 14. Article 12 Temporary Assignments .. 18. Article 13 Promotions .. 19. Article 14 Compensation Adjustment .. 21. Article 14A Workers' Compensation Leave Benefits .. 36. Article 15 Training and Development .. 36. Article 16 Personnel File .. 38. Article 17 Personal Rights and Representation .. 39. Article 18 Uniforms and Equipment .. 41. Article 19 Safety and 44.

3 Article 20 Temporary Hazard Pay .. 45. Article 21 Rest Periods and Lunch Period .. 47. Article 22 Shift Work .. 47. Article 23 Overtime .. 47. Article 24 Time Off for Overtime Worked .. 51. Article 25 Meals .. 51. Article 26 Standby Pay .. 53. Article 27 Call Back Pay .. 54. Article 28 Show-Up Time and Reporting Pay .. 54. Article 29 Split Shift Pay .. 55. Article 30 Night 55. Article 31 Working Condition Differential .. 56. Article 32 Sabbatical Leave .. 57. Article 33 Leave of Absence for Union Business.

4 59. Article 34 Holidays .. 59. Article 35 Vacation Leave .. 61. Article 36 Sick Leave .. 67. Article 36A Family Leave .. 71. Article 37 Funeral Leave .. 71. Article 38 Leave for Jury or Witness 72. Article 39 Time Off for Blood Donation .. 73. Article 40 Other Leaves of Absence .. 73. Article 41 Leave for Industrial Injury .. 78. Article 42 Military Leave .. 79. Article 43 Kalaupapa Trail .. 80. Article 44 Travel .. 81. Article 45 Alternative Work Schedules .. 84. Article 46 Royal Hawaiian Band .. 84.

5 Article 47 Meter Readers .. 84. Article 48 Educational Assistants .. 85. Article 49 Parking .. 85. Article 50 Miscellaneous .. 86. Article 51 No Strike or Lockout .. 87. Article 52 Drug and Alcohol Testing .. 88. Article 53 Salaries .. 88. Article 54 Hawai`i Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund .. 89. Article 55 Entirety Clause .. 93. Article 56 Duration .. 93. unit 03. AGREEMENT. This Agreement is made by and between the Hawai`i Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO, hereinafter called the Union, and the State of Hawai`i, the City and County of Honolulu, the County of Hawai`i, the County of Maui, the County of Kaua`i, the Hawai`i Health Systems Corporation, and the Judiciary, hereinafter called the Employer.

6 ARTICLE 1 - RECOGNITION. A. The Employer recognizes the Union as the exclusive bargaining agent of the unit certified by the Hawai`i Labor Relations Board consisting of white-collar non-supervisory Employees employed by the State of Hawai`i, the City and County of Honolulu, the County of Hawai`i, the County of Maui, the County of Kaua`i, the Hawai`i Health Systems Corporation and the Judiciary. B. The term "Employee" as used in this agreement refers to Employees in the bargaining unit . ARTICLE 2 - CONFLICT.

7 If there is any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and any of the rules and regulations of any Civil Service or other personnel regulations applicable to Employees, or any contracts between the Employer and the Employees, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail. ARTICLE 3 - MAINTENANCE OF RIGHTS AND BENEFITS. Except as modified herein, Employees shall retain all rights and benefits pertaining to their conditions of employment as contained in the departmental and Civil Service rules and regulations and Hawai`i Revised Statutes at the time of execution of this Agreement, but excluding matters which are not negotiable under Chapter 89, HRS.

8 ARTICLE 4 - PERSONNEL POLICY CHANGES. A. All matters affecting Employee relations, including those that are, or may be, the subject of a regulation promulgated by the Employer or any Personnel Director, are subject to consultation with the Union. The Employer shall consult with the Union prior to effecting changes in any major policy affecting Employee relations. B. No changes in wages, hours or other conditions of work contained herein may be made except by mutual consent. unit 03. 1. ARTICLE 5 - RIGHTS OF THE EMPLOYER.

9 The Employer reserves and retains, solely and exclusively, all management rights, powers, and authority, including the right of management to manage, control, and direct its work forces and operations except those as may be modified under this Agreement. ARTICLE 6 - UNION SECURITY. A. The Employer shall maintain a list of Union members in this bargaining unit who have payroll assignment forms on file with the Employer. This list will be made available to the Union by request and contain information listing the names of Union members, unit Employees, and total Union deductions made without cost to the Union on a form supplied by the Employer.

10 B. The Employer shall also maintain a list of Employees from whom service fees are deducted from wages to defray the cost for services rendered by the Union in the negotiation and administration of this Agreement; such list will be made available to the Union without cost and on a form supplied by the Employer. C. The Employer shall maintain and update the above listings and notify the Union of any changes. D. Union dues, initiation fees, service fees, and other Employer authorized deductions shall be collected twice a month and transmitted to the Union not later than the 15th day of the following month by check drawn to the order of the Union.