UC/ACBCTC Agreement
UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
OFFICE OF LABOR RELATIONS
OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES
207 UNIVERSITY HALL # 3540
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA 94720-3540
April 1, 2003
Ms.
Bonnie Henriquez
Business Representative
Alameda County Building and Construction
Trades Council
8400 Enterprise Way, Room 205
Oakland, California 94621
Re: IARS Scheduling Side Letter
Dear Ms. Henriquez:
During negotiations over the successor agreement to the contract between ACBCTC and UC, we discussed the necessity, in Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreational Sports, for employees covered by the agreement to work different schedules than those found in the agreement. Following is the text of the agreed upon language.
Side Agreement
Scheduling and overtime issues related to craft employees working in the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreational Sports (IARS).
- Work
Week - IARS prefers that employee work hours follow the schedules
prescribed in the Labor Agreement. However, Department programs
and activities necessitate variable schedules to meet basic needs.
Employee work schedules shall consist of consecutive five-day
blocks, typically Monday-Friday. Deviation from the normal Monday-Friday
work schedule (Sunday-Thursday, Tuesday-Saturday) will be driven
by events, special program needs, and/or seven-day facility coverage.
For the purposes of calculating overtime, the workweek will begin
at 12:00am, Sunday and conclude at 11:59pm, Saturday. This is
consistent with the standard IARS work week.
- Work
Shifts - The normal work hours shall be 7:30am-4:00pm. Deviations
from the regular schedule will be based upon event schedules and
program needs. Alternate work shifts shall consist of eight and
one-half consecutive hours (e.g. 8:00am-4:30pm, 2:00pm-10:30pm).
The University will attempt to accommodate individual requests to alter work schedules.
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Overtime - All time that exceeds the eight-hour work shift or
forty hours in the work-week is overtime.
- Scheduling
Overtime - IARS will determine the base level of service and the
crafts necessary to support programs and events. The primary work
assignment will drive event staffing (e.g. Memorial Stadium staff
will work football games, Haas Pavilion staff will work volleyball
and basketball, pool staff will work pool events, Recreational
Sports staff will support recreation events). Some overtime shifts
will be assigned on a rotating basis for cross training and experience.
Alternate work assignments for events and special program needs shall be scheduled in advance and work schedules will be posted 30 days preceding each semester (or competition season.) If schedules are not posted, or changes to the schedule occur less than 30 days in advance, the affected employees may request a meeting with the union representative and the department to review the impact and explore a mutually beneficial solution. Changes to regular or alternate work schedules mandated by the University that occur less than ten days in advance shall be subject to the overtime rate with the exception of changes resulting from television, NIT or NCAA tournament bids, etc. Changes associated with special events or ceremonies, are generally caused by external forces that the Department cannot control or reasonably anticipate.
- Overtime
Compensation - In keeping with Article 12, paragraph 2, of the
collective bargaining agreement, overtime shall be paid at the
rate of one-and-one half times the employee's straight-time rate;
two times the straight-time rate for Stationary Engineers. IARS
employees who have worked an overtime assignment may receive payment
or compensatory time off for such overtime hours at their discretion.
Employees may declare the compensation method during the first
week of January, for January through June, and the first week
of July, for July through December. The compensation method will
remain unchanged unless the employee notifies the University during
the stated declaration period. Employees who elect payment will
be paid monthly, typically two weeks following the submission
of the timesheet. Employees who elect to accrue compensatory time
off can bank time for later use. Compensatory time off will be
scheduled by mutual consent of the University and employee. Earned
compensatory time cannot be cashed out at any time. Although there
are no limits to banked compensatory time, staff are encouraged
to use compensatory time, particularly during winter and summer
when events are less frequent.
- Leads - IARS recognizes the traditional role of the lead in coordinating work with other crafts and providing technical knowledge and expertise for craft workers. IARS also recognizes safety issues with people working alone on certain tasks. The Union acknowledges that IARS has a small number of crafts employees and agrees that IARS shall not be required to have a lead or more than one person in each craft. IARS agrees to schedule work assignments and personnel in keeping with safe work practices. This does not preclude IARS from having lead positions if operational needs change.
Agreed:
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Bonnie Henriquez
ACBCTC
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Kenneth T. Phillippi
UC Berkeley Labor Relations
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Mike Huff
IARS
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Bonnie Henriquez
ACBCTC
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