Vacations

The vacation year begins January 1st. New employee in their first year they earn1 vacation day for each full month worked (maximum of 10 days). Vacation is earned for the following years vacation.

Employees earn two (2) vacations week for their first three (3) vacation years. 

After three (3) full vacation years (January 1st) earns four (4) weeks.

After fifteen (15) full vacation years (January 1st) earns five (5) weeks.

Less than three (3) years - earns one (1) day per month.

More than three (3) but less than fifteen (15) earns two (2) days per month.

Fifteen (15) or more - earn two an half (2½) days per month.

Vacation time is not earned if an employee is on a leave of absence, sick unpaid, suspended, awol etc, any unpaid absence.

Military leave is counted as active employment time. 

It is earned on a maximum of any ten (10) out of twelve (12) months during the year.    

Any leave of absence or break in service less than one (1) year will not be considered an interruption of employment, except when an employee leaves the employment of Transit. He/she is considered a new employee.

Employee get run pay for vacation.

Extra list employee get run pay for vacation days if hold down.

Extra list employee get division pay if floating (work assigned daily)

Vacation time is not accruable and cannot be carried over to the following year.

Vacation pay on pick holiday - eight (8) hours (accrue or eight 8 hours extra pay)

Vacation on non pick holiday - run pay (accrue or eight 8 hours extra pay)

Bonus pay holidays

On four (4) holidays employees are paid a bonus premium of $2.00 dollars per hour. This is paid on the work time of the run only.

The holidays are:

New Years day

Independence day

Thanksgiving

Christmas

Birthday

Your birthday is treated as any other non pick holiday, however a new employee cannot earn a birthday holiday allowance until his first anniversary. In other words he must have one full year as employee from his date of appointment.

Memorial day and Veterans day

Paid to to veterans regardless of length of service.

New employee required to work on a holiday gets 1½ time for the day.

Employees can save eight (8) holidays in the bank per year, after that they are paid. Maximum holiday accrual is eight (8) after that they are paid. Accrued holidays can be carried over to the following year. In order to accrue a holiday employee must give notice in writing. When multiple holidays occur on same day (birthday) both are treated individually. Both can be accrued or paid. Only six (6) holidays can be accrued per calendar year after six (6) all are paid (even if you use them).

Personal day

Each January 1st each employee will be granted a personal leave day. Personal day is eight (8) hours pay. Employee will not get personal day until he has one full year of employment (from January 1st to january 1st). Personal days cannot be carried over to the following year must be used or guaranteed by December 15th. First personal day is guaranteed off (except on holiday).

Leave of Absence - Holidays

A new employee must work thirty (30) days to be entitled to a holiday allowance conversely if an employee is absent for thirty (30) days (sick, LOA etc) he loses holiday allowance (compensation never gets holiday).

There are eleven (11) holidays

New Year day                     Pick holiday Bonus pay

Martin Luther King Pick holiday

Lincoln’s Birthday*

Presidents day                    Pick holiday

Memorial day                      Pick holiday

Independence day Pick holiday Bonus pay

Labor day                          Pick holiday

Veterans day

Thanksgiving                     Pick holiday Bonus Pay

Christmas                         Pick holiday Bonus pay

Birthday*

Pick holiday A holiday where a pick of runs (Saturday or Sunday schedule) is conducted to replace the regular weekday schedule. Employees on vacation on a pick holiday get eight (8) hours pay for the day.

Employees who pick to work get the pay for the run they work plus an additional eight (8) hours holiday pay or can accrue the day (must submit the accrue form to save days).

Night differential for pick holiday is paid as a regular weekday.

• Regular weekday runs do not operate on this day.

Non pick holiday on a non pick holiday all regular weekday scheduled runs are operated. Employees can get eight (8) hours additional pay or accrue day.

Employees on vacation get run for the day.

Employees going sick get eight (8) hours pay for the day (all holidays including birthday)

Picks IV

Line picks held when:

1. regular schedule for that line is changed
2. runs are added or eliminated from schedule (more than a week)
3. when 10% of the regular runs on the line are open (at least 2)

Picks III

Additional location picks can be held when:

1. lines are discontinued 
2. new lines are opened
3. lines are moved from location to another
4. a change in schedule warrants a new pick.

Picks II

Location picks to be held three times yearly as soon as possible after January 1st as well as before and after summer schedules.

Picks I

Division pick held prior to effective date of fall schedule.

Random drug testing IX

(D) random - at clear

Random drug testing VIII

(C) random at second half pull out

Random drug testing VII

(B) random at end of first half.

Random drug testing VI

(A) random at report time.

Random drug testing V

Random drug testing V

Car provided - all day Saturday, Sunday & holiday - before 7 AM and after 4 PM

Random drug testing IV

If it takes more than two (2) hours to go to or from medical department - you must submit a letter explaining reasons.

Random drug testing III

Two (2) hours to report to medical - three (3) hours to fill bottle - two (2) to return.

Random drug testing II

All employees must go for random - not going is admission of guilt.

Random drug testing I

Randoms are paid in same manner as periodic medicals

Medicals V

Straight run - report for periodic during run - paid run pay / paid up to 3:30 straight time if clear time from medical is after clear time of run.

Example if a run clears 2:40 PM and signed out of medical at 3:47 PM additional 1:06 pay for periodic.

Medicals IV

Swing run - report for periodic during swing - additional 3:30 pay.

Medicals III

Periodic - before or after report - additional 3:30 pay

Medicals II

Employee must be given at least forty eight (48) hour notice prior to medical.

Medicals I

19A periodical medical every two (2) years determined by even/odd birth years