Miscellaneous Agreements

When the Authority performs a procedure study, a union representative may be present on paid release time.

Preference Status

For provisional promotion a single eligible list for the entire system will be established in each bureau for each class of work in the title.

Picks

Employees in each class of work in each of the separate units shall be entitled to preferences, as among themselves, in vacation picks and any other picks which may be permitted in such unit, in accordance with their preference status.

Line Picks

Line picks of runs and tricks will be conducted whenever a change is made in the schedules for that particular line.

Transfers

Any permanent bus operator who is involuntarily transferred from his/her picked depot will suffer no loss of work.

Safety Equipment

Employees shall be provided, without cost to themselves, with such safety equipment as may be authorized by the Head of the Department.

Picks

If on the day of an actual pick an employee has been absent from duty for more than 30 days except for military leave, vacation or jury duty immediately prior to the pick date, then that employee will not be eligible to pick.

Articulated Bus Differential

Bus Operators will be paid a $0.25 per hour differential exclusively while operating an articulated bus in passenger service.

New run

When a new run or work schedule is prepared, a copy thereof shall be given to the Union.

Notice of return to work

In order to achieve operating efficiency, employees must give their respective crew assignment office a minimum of three hours notice of return to work after sick absence.

Single Day Vacations

Employees will not choose a week during the annual vacation pick in which to take unused single days.

Universal Passes

All new hourly employees hired into both MaBSTOA and the TA will be issued a universal pass exclusively.

Line Training

Operators will not be provided with line training on routes which they have previously driven unless the line has undergone major revisions.

Independence Day

Overtime

All employees who are required to work overtime two (2) or more hours shall receive three dollars ($3) for supper.