C and M. Employees shall be designated under the following bargaining unit department. - Custodial and Maintenance
C and M. Departmental seniority shall mean the term of service beginning on the date the employee begins employment within the custodian bargaining unit department. In the event a member transfers departments within Local 1579 (e.g., an employee moves from the custodial unit to the paraprofessional unit), he/she forfeits all vacation and departmental seniority rights, however, he/she will retain the sick leave accumulation he/she earned under his/her previous department. Under no circumstances, however, shall an employee become eligible for a sick leave or a longevity payment upon severance of employment by transferring from one Local 1579 department to another, (e.g., a paraprofessional hired prior to the 2007-2010 contract will not be eligible for terminal leave or a sick leave payout if he/she transfers into the custodial unit).
C and M. Bargaining unit seniority shall mean an employee’s term of uninterrupted service beginning with the date of hire with the Board of Education, irrespective of his/her department.
C and M. The Employer shall prepare an annual list of all employees covered by this Agreement which shall set forth each employee’s hiring date, classification seniority and rate of pay. A copy of such listing shall be furnished to the Union at the beginning of each school year and upon reasonable request. New employees shall be added to this list.
C and M. The employer shall first recall in the order of seniority any employee on the recall list who was previously laid off in a particular classification before any new employee is hired into such classification.
C and M. Seniority shall not accrue during layoff but, if rehired from the recall list, shall be continued from the date of rehire.
C and M. Temporary transfers may exceed 60 days for sick time, Workers Compensation, or other mutually agree absences. Temporary transfers may not be used to fill vacancies.
C and M. An employee may be temporarily transferred to a lower classification provided his rate of pay, hours and shift shall remain unchanged unless an employee volunteers to change shifts for the temporary transfer.
C and M. An employee who is temporarily or permanently transferred to a higher classification shall be paid at that step of the new classification on the salary schedule which provides him with a salary increase. Annual increments shall continue to be determined on the basis of the anniversary date of employment of the employee.
C and M. The normal hours of work shall be eight (8) hours per day and forty (40) hours per week, five (5) consecutive days, Monday through Friday. The workweek will be based on a Sunday to Saturday time period and payday shall be on Thursday.
