Working and Wage AGREEMENT Between Amalgamated Transit Union Division 757 & TriMet December 1, 2016 –November 30, 2019 Working & Wage Agreement Partnership for Progress & Mobility December 1, 2016 – November 30, 2019 This page intentionally left blank Table of Contents ARTICLE 1 – GENERAL PROVISIONS ............................................................................................................. 3 Section 1 – Term of Agreement ...................................................................................................... 3 Par. 1. Effective Date ...................................................................................................................... 3 Par. 2. Severability ......................................................................................................................... 3 Par. 4. Labor/Management Meetings, Side Letters, Supplemental Agreements, and Memorandum of Understanding Agreements. .................................................................. 3 Section 2 – Union ........................................................................................................................... 3 Par. 1. Recognition ......................................................................................................................... 3 Par. 2. Membership ........................................................................................................................ 3 Par. 3. Representative’s Rights ...................................................................................................... 4 Par. 4. Compliance with Law .......................................................................................................... 4 Par. 5. Affirmative Action ............................................................................................................... 5 Section 3 – Adjustment of Grievances & Arbitration ...................................................................... 5 Step 1 ............................................................................................................................... 5 Step 2 ............................................................................................................................... 5 Step 3 ............................................................................................................................... 6 Par. 4. Optional Expedited Arbitration ........................................................................................... 6 Section 4 – Discipline ..................................................................................................................... 7 Section 5 – No Strike, No Lockout .................................................................................................. 8 Section 6 – Overtime ..................................................................................................................... 8 Section 7 – Vacations ..................................................................................................................... 8 Section 8 – Holidays ..................................................................................................................... 11 Section 9 – Health And Welfare Benefits ...................................................................................... 12 Par. 1. Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, and Vision ................................................................ 12 Par. 2. Benefits Coordinator ......................................................................................................... 14 Par. 3. Employee Assistance Program .......................................................................................... 14 Par. 4. Group Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D), and Sickness Insurance .... 15 Par. 5. Sick Pay ............................................................................................................................. 15 Par. 6. Workers’ Compensation ................................................................................................... 18 Par. 7. Death and Felonious Assault Insurance ............................................................................ 18 Par. 8. Funeral/Memorial Leave................................................................................................... 18 Section 10 – Retirement Pay ........................................................................................................ 19 Section 11 – Permanent Disability ................................................................................................ 19 iii Section 12 – Continuous Service Definition .................................................................................. 19 Section 13 – Seniority Provisions .................................................................................................. 20 Section 14 – Layoff ....................................................................................................................... 20 Section 15 – Safety ...................................................................................................................... 21 Par. 3. Hours‐of‐Service Policy and Procedures ........................................................................... 21 Section 16 – Jury Service Pay ....................................................................................................... 21 Section 17 – Modified Return To Work ........................................................................................ 22 Section 18 – Free Transportation ................................................................................................. 22 Section 19 – Other Provisions ...................................................................................................... 23 Par. 10. Child Care/Elder Assistance Program ............................................................................... 24 Par. 11. Service Improvement Program ......................................................................................... 24 ARTICLE 2 – OPERATIONS DIVISION/TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT .............................................. 27 Section 1 – Operators .......................................................................................................................... 27 Par. 1. General ............................................................................................................................. 27 Par. 2. Allowances ........................................................................................................................ 28 Par. 3. Extra Operators ................................................................................................................. 29 Par. 4. Claims ............................................................................................................................. 29 Par. 5. Overtime ........................................................................................................................... 30 Par. 6. Off Duty ............................................................................................................................. 30 Par. 7. Sign‐Ups ............................................................................................................................ 32 Par. 8. Layoff ............................................................................................................................. 32 Par. 9. Other Provisions ............................................................................................................... 32 Par. 10. Extra Board Rules .............................................................................................................. 33 Assigning Work ................................................................................................................. 33 Report Operators .............................................................................................................. 34 Pass‐Ups ............................................................................................................................ 35 Trading Work and Days Off ............................................................................................... 36 Penalties ............................................................................................................................ 36 General ............................................................................................................................. 36 Par. 11. Extra Service ...................................................................................................................... 38 Section 2 – Mini‐Runs .................................................................................................................. 38 Section 3 – Station Agents/Clerks ................................................................................................ 41 Section 4 – Instructors ................................................................................................................. 42 iv Section 5 – Road Operations ........................................................................................................ 42 Par. 1. Dispatchers ....................................................................................................................... 42 Par. 2. Road Supervisors .............................................................................................................