Common use of Relief Driver Clause in Contracts

Relief Driver. A. It is understood and agreed that the position of the Flint relief driver and transportation assistant shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. B. The scheduled Friday and Sunday trips to Flint (schools for the blind and deaf) shall be posted and bid on the regular bid day. The driver bidding on this run shall work Friday and Sunday on the Flint run. In addition, the driver will be eligible for work in the A.M. and P.M. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and in the A.M. on Friday, when a substitute is needed to drive a school bus in the absence of another driver. The transportation assistant bidding on this run shall work Friday and Sunday on the Flint run. In addition, the transportation assistant will be eligible for work in the A.M. and P.M. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and in the A.M. on Friday, when a substitute is needed to fill a position created by the absence of a transportation assistant. In the event such scheduled run is discontinued, the Flint relief driver and transportation assistant shall have the right to bump as outlined in Article IX, Section 4 - Reduced Run Bump. C. The drivers/TAs who bid the Flint route shall begin their work week on Monday. Drivers and transportation assistants will be paid time and one-half (1-1/2) for the sixth and seventh day worked in said work week. If attendance is such that all substitutes are being used Monday through Friday (five days) the Flint route(s) will be posted by Thursday for Sunday work for bargaining unit employees. If any bargaining unit employees are scheduled for a four-day week or less they will be given priority over employees working five days. If substitute(s) assigned to the Flint route on Friday is reasonably expected to be needed on an afternoon route, the Flint route will be offered by general radio broadcast Friday morning to bargaining unit employees who are available. D. The Flint relief driver shall be entitled to field trips and extra work and charged the same as other drivers per Article IX, Section 12, provided the special run occurs during the regular work week of the relief driver. E. The Flint relief transportation assistant shall be entitled to extra work and charged the same as other transportation assistants per Article IX, Section 12, provided the extra work occurs during the regular work week of the relief transportation assistant. F. For the purpose of Board paid days disability leave, the rate of pay for Sunday shall be based upon the number of regularly scheduled hours for the Flint route. The rate of pay for the remaining days off shall be based upon the average of the scheduled hours on routes assigned to the employee for the previous four (4) days worked excluding Thursday and Sunday.

Relief Driver. A. It is understood and agreed that the position of the Flint relief driver and transportation assistant shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. B. The scheduled Friday and Sunday trips to Flint (schools for the blind and deaf) shall be posted and bid on the regular bid day. The driver bidding on this run shall work Friday and Sunday on the Flint run. In addition, the driver will be eligible for work in the A.M. and P.M. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and in the A.M. on Friday, when a substitute is needed to drive a school bus in the absence of another driver. The transportation assistant bidding on this run shall work Friday and Sunday on the Flint run. In addition, the transportation assistant will be eligible for work in the A.M. and P.M. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and in the A.M. on Friday, when a substitute is needed to fill a position created by the absence of a transportation assistant. In the event such scheduled run is discontinued, the Flint relief driver and transportation assistant shall have the right to bump as outlined in Article IX, Section 4 - Reduced Run Bump. C. The drivers/TAs who bid the Flint route shall begin their work week on Monday. Drivers and transportation assistants will be paid time and one-half (1-1/2) for the sixth and seventh day worked in said work week. If attendance is such that all substitutes are being used Monday through Friday (five days) the Flint route(s) will be posted by Thursday for Sunday work for bargaining unit employees. If any bargaining unit employees are scheduled for a four-day week or less they will be given priority over employees working five days. If substitute(s) assigned to the Flint route on Friday is reasonably expected to be needed on an afternoon route, the Flint route will be offered by general radio broadcast Friday morning to bargaining unit employees who are available. D. The Flint relief driver shall be entitled to field trips and extra work and charged the same as other drivers per Article IX, Section 1215E, provided the special run occurs during the regular work week of the relief driver. E. The Flint relief transportation assistant shall be entitled to extra work and charged the same as other transportation assistants per Article IX, Section 1215E, provided the extra work occurs during the regular work week of the relief transportation assistant. F. For the purpose of Board paid days disability leave, the rate of pay for Sunday shall be based upon the number of regularly scheduled hours for the Flint route. The rate of pay for the remaining days off shall be based upon the average of the scheduled hours worked hours, excluding extra work chargeable on equalization, on routes assigned to the employee for the previous four (4) days worked excluding Thursday and Sunday. G. Additional relief driver and transportation assistant positions, if available, shall be posted for bid at route selection. The relief drivers and transportation assistants, as well as the Flint relief driver and transportation assistant shall be scheduled for work by seniority and shall be entitled to field trips and extra hours when eligible, based upon the equalization chart. The will be charged the same as other drivers/transportation assistants per Article IX, Section 15E. They shall have priority for assignments over: 1. drivers/TAs whose bid routes are not scheduled for that day, and H. For the purpose of Board paid days, disability leave, etc. shall be based upon the average of the worked hours, excluding extra work chargeable on the equalization chart, on routes assigned to the employee for the previous four (4) days worked.