Maximum Premium Rate. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement, the maximum hourly rate payable to a Technician, not including Meal Premiums, will not exceed three times (3X) the basic and/or negotiated hourly rate.
Maximum Premium Rate. In no event shall the application of this provision and Paragraph 4.4 of this Article result in total payment greater than double the straight-time hourly rate for hours worked on holidays or between 4:00 p.m. and midnight on December 24 and December 31, except as provided in Section 4.7(B) of this Article.