2022-66 - 2023-25 AFSCME Public Works CBA

Home Browse Search

Each steward shall have an alternate who shall act in the absence of the steward. The City will recognize the following stewards: One Chief Steward One Steward Fleet Management One Steward Parks and Public Property/Division of Aging/ Custodian One Steward Refuse and Recycling One Steward Streets and Forestry/ Parking Enforcement One Steward Wastewater Treatment Plant One Steward Water and Wastewater 8.02 A steward must work in the division and on the shift which the steward represents and shall not function as a Union representative elsewhere or on any other shift, except the shifts in the Wastewater Treatment Plant. 8.03 No Union meetings or other Union activities shall take place during working hours without prior approval of the division head or the Director of Public Works. However, a steward may process or discuss a grievance with an employee and/or their supervisor during the final one-half (1/2) hour of the shift. 8.04 To the extent practicable, local Union officials and stewards shall remain in their divisions and on their respective shifts during their term of office, and any scheduled divisional or shift transfers will first be discussed with the Union provided that: A. This section shall not restrict in any way the right of the City to discharge or suspend those employees forjust and proper cause. B. This section shall not be construed to give those employees greater seniority for purposes of promotion, layoff, or recall except as provided in Section 8.07. 8.05 A steward having an individual grievance in connection with their own work may ask for the Chief Steward to assist in adjusting the grievance with their supervisor. 8.06 The Local Union President or designee shall be allowed to carry out the functions of their office not more than eight (8) hours per week, provided that such officer gives at least twenty-four (24) hours' notice of use of such time to their supervisor or to the supervisor's office unless emergency situations arise which demand immediate attention. 8.07 When there is a reduction in force, the Local Union officers, the Chief Steward and Division Stewards shall be retained at work regardless of their seniority. If theirjobs are not operating, they will be placed on other jobs that are operating in their respective work areas, provided they are qualified to perform the available work. 8.08 The City shall provide the Union President with a copy of any new policy letters or work rules effecting bargaining unit members or notify the Union President of such at least twenty-four (24) hours before the notice is given to the membership.