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Article 42 Shift Exchange
from IAFF
Position seniority shall be used for:
Station bids Kelly day selection Overtime distribution Reclassifications due to layoffs and recall
Seniority is broken by the following events:
A. voluntary resignation where employee does not return to work for the fire rescue department in a bargaining unit position for one or more years B. where an employee is involuntarily laid off for more than eighteen months or discharged for just cause C. absent without permission / unauthorized leave for four or more consecutive shifts
Seniority shall continue to accrue during all forms of authorized leave, whether paid or not.
A seniority list shall be posted at Fire Administration at all times, listing each employee’s department and position seniority. All position and department seniority in place at the time this agreement takes effect will remain in place.
ARTICLE 42 SHIFT EXCHANGE
Employees covered by this agreement shall have the ability to engage in shift exchanges. Employees may exchange shifts with advance notice to the Fire Chief or their designee. Shift exchange requests may be denied only for cause in writing.
The parties agree that shift exchanges are to have no financial impact on the City. No employee party to a shift exchange shall be entitled to overtime. When employees engage in a shift exchange, the City shall incur no obligation other than paying the employee(s) who actually worked the amount of compensation to be received by the exchanging employee had he worked that shift.
Once a member accepts a shift exchange, that member accepts all the responsibilities as a member working a regularly scheduled shift and will be charged sick time for that shift if they call in sick. If a member fails to report for a mutual exchange, they will be subject to discipline.
Any employee on duty by virtue of a shift exchange shall be entitled to the same benefits and privileges as any on-duty personnel and shall assume all responsibilities and duties of the position filled.
No employee may engage in a shift exchange to hold a position for which the employee
