Common use of Shift Cycle Clause in Contracts

Shift Cycle. Following the signing of the collective agreement and within 20 days after the Employer has distributed the "34/22 shift cycles" the Union shall conduct a vote amongst the operating employees at each ATC facility to determine whether the employees at that facility prefer to work a "17/11 shift cycle" (paragraph 'a' below) or a "34/22 shift cycle" (paragraph 'b' below). The shift cycle selected shall be implemented in accordance with the pre-existing 56 day periods and with at least 15 calendar days notice, and shall be worked at that facility for the duration of the current collective agreement. Should the Union not select a shift cycle through this process, the existing shift cycle at that facility shall remain in place. Availability of controllers for overtime shall be the same in units which adopt the "34/22 shift cycle" as in unit on the "17/11 shift cycle" (65 days annually), even though this means that employees in the former units will not always enjoy two consecutive days of rest. There will be no gain or loss of pay or hours in transitioning to or from either of these shift cycles. (a) The "17/11 shift cycle" for operational controllers shall conform to the following: (i) shift cycles shall be comprised of seventeen (17) days of work and eleven (11) days of rest over a 28 day period; (ii) shift cycles shall consist of any combination and/or permutation of the following: 1. six (6) days on, four (4) days off; six (6) days on, four (4) days off; five (5) days on, three (3) days off; 2. six (6) days on, four (4) days off; six (6) days on, three (3) days off; five (5) days on, four (4) days off; 3. six (6) days on, five (5) days off; six (6) days on, three (3) days off; five (5) days on, three (3) days off; 4. six (6) days on, three (3) days off; six (6) days on, three (3) days off; five (5) days on, five (5) days off. (iii) days of rest shall be consecutive and not less than three (3); (iv) The regular schedule shall include a minimum of thirteen (13) weekends (Saturday and Sunday together) scheduled off in every twelve (12) month period. (b) The "34/22 shift cycle" for operational controllers shall consist of the following: (i) Shift cycles shall be comprised of thirty-four (34) days of work and twenty-two (22) days of rest over a 56 day period. (ii) Shift cycles shall consist of five (5) days on, three (3) days off; five (5) days on, three (3) days off; five (5) days on, three (3) days off; five (5) days on, three (3) days off; five (5) days on, three (3) days off; five (5) days on, three (3) days off; four (4) days on, four