Common use of Transportation Aides Clause in Contracts

Transportation Aides. 6.1 Transportation Aides will meet together with their supervisor after all bus drivers have bid for their routes. Routes that have aides assigned will be identified as well as the bus yard they shall report to. Transportation ▇▇▇▇▇ will select their assignment in order of their seniority. Transportation Aides will be paid for the actual time of the meeting but no less than one hour. The meeting may also include announcements or pertinent training. Transportation Aides will have a minimum guarantee of five hours per day, and will follow the WCTA Special Education and Standby Driver Calendar. If the route is in excess of five hours, the work agreement will reflect the actual route hours. The assignment of the transportation aide may change according to the needs of the Agency. Transportation Aides will not suffer a reduction in hours based on the Agency change, until the subsequent bid day, at which time the Transportation Aide’s work agreements will be revised to reflect the new bid. The aides’ bumping rights shall be the same as the drivers’ bumping rights specified in 3.8.4 in its entirety and 3.8.5, giving the aides an opportunity to select another assignment. Transportation Aides shall submit a daily supplemental time sheet. Any time over the regular work agreement shall be approved by their supervisor. Transportation Aides shall be notified of all supplemental entries disputed by management a minimum of three working days before being submitted for payment. Transportation Aides who wish to work in the summer will select their assignment in the same way as described above. That meeting will be after bus drivers bid for their routes. During the summer, Transportation Aides will have a minimum guarantee of four hours per day and will submit all time on a supplemental time sheet. Transportation aides on special trips, including but not limited to athletic events, field trips, and curricular trips who are required to remain on standby for the duration of the event for which the special trip is made, shall be paid for all standby hours at their appropriate rate of pay. Transportation Aides will receive health and welfare benefits based on their current work agreement, or the previous year’s average hours, whichever is greater. Transportation Aides shall be paid holiday pay based on the current work agreement or the previous year’s average hours, whichever is greater. Transportation Aides shall accrue sick leave pro-rated based on the current work agreement or their previous year’s average hours, whichever is greater. Transportation Aides shall be subject to the conditions of Article 11: Uniforms. Transportation Aides who drive students will receive appropriate training based on duties and responsibilities.