Common use of BUS DRIVER PROVISIONS Clause in Contracts

BUS DRIVER PROVISIONS. A - Distribution of Extra Bus Trips 1. Extra bus trips are defined as those bus trips not normally scheduled on a daily basis, e.g., field trips, sports activities, etc. 2. All drivers interested in taking extra bus trips shall sign up on an extra bus trip list in order of seniority at the August bid meeting (or if hired during the year at the time of hire). All drivers on the extra trip list are expected to take extra trips during that year (including summer extra trips). Exceptions may be granted only by the supervisor for extenuating circumstances, however, any trip assignment excused by the supervisor will be charged as a trip taken for the excused driver. A driver who needs to request to be excused from an extra trip assignment must let the transportation supervisor know immediately following the posting of the extra trip assignment. That trip will then be reassigned in order of rotation on the extra trip list. 3. On the designated day near the end of each month, extra bus trips which are scheduled will be posted for the next month. The transportation supervisor shall assign such extra trips to the driver next on the list in continuous rotation through the list. If additional extra bus trips are posted during the next month, the transportation supervisor shall continue to assign such trips in order of rotation on the trip list. When extra trips are scheduled for and accepted by a bus driver, the transportation supervisor may obtain a substitute driver for any regularly scheduled runs which the driver may miss because of time conflicts. 4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employer reserves the right not to assign an extra bus trip to a driver who would become eligible for overtime pay. If a driver is denied an extra trip for this reason, the driver will still be eligible for the next trip which would not require overtime. 5. In the event that all of the bus drivers on the extra trip list refuse the extra bus trip(s), the Employer may require the lowest classification seniority bus driver(s) on the extra trip list to take the extra bus trip(s). 6. When there are not enough bus drivers on the bus trip list to meet the needs of the Employer, the Employer may then require the lowest classification seniority driver(s), whether on the extra trip list or not, to take the next bus trip(s) or may use substitute drivers in the Employer's discretion.