Random Testing. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Collective Agreement or any special agreements appended thereto, section 4.6 of the Canadian Model will not be applied by agreement. If applied to a worker dispatched by the Union, it will be applied or deemed to be applied unilaterally by the Employer. The Union retains the right to grieve the legality of any imposition of random testing in accordance with the Grievance Procedure set out in this Collective Agreement.
Random Testing. During the workday, all members are subject to random testing for drugs and alcohol as identified on the respective randomly selected lists. The annual number of such random tests shall not exceed 20% of the number of members covered by this Contract as of January 1 of any given year. Such tests shall be spread reasonably throughout the year. The City shall contract with an outside contractor who shall select members for random testing using a scientifically valid method and lists of members supplied by the City each month. Members notified of their selection for random testing shall proceed immediately to the collection site. Members who are on leave, vacation, or already absent at the time of their selection will be excused but remain subject to future random testing.
Random Testing. All employees required to possess a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) shall be subject to random drug and alcohol testing pursuant to federal law and guidelines.
Random Testing. An employee in a test-designated position may be selected at random from a pool comprised of test-designated positions covered by this Agreement. The number of urinalysis drug screenings performed at random each calendar year may not exceed 15% of the number of test-designated positions in the pool. The number of alcohol breath tests performed at random each calendar year may not exceed 15% of the number of test-designated positions in the pool.
Random Testing. All employees are subject to random testing once a month. An employee may be randomly selected more than once or not at all during the calendar year. The random selection procedure places all employees in a computer-based pool.
Random Testing. The percentage of employees subject to random testing shall remain in accordance with D.O.T. regulations. The selection of employees for random alcohol and controlled substance testing shall be made by a scientifically valid method that falls within the recommendations of the Department of Transportation. Under the selection process used, each employee shall have an equal chance of being tested each time selections are made.
Random Testing. A. Random testing pursuant to the City of New Haven’s CDL Policy shall continue for all affected workers. The parties recognize that industry standards may change during the life of the CDL policy. Any such changes shall be negotiated pursuant to the requirements of MERA.
Random Testing a. 1st offense—A positive test shall result in a warning letter (subject to successful completion of rehabilitation).
Random Testing. The random test employee group shall be the aggregate of all employees who hold a valid Commercial Driver’s License (C.D.L.) including regular drivers, substitute drivers and mechanics. The minimum annual percentage rate of random testing shall be 25% of the average size of this group annually for alcohol testing and 50% for controlled substance abuse. The random selection process shall insure that each employee shall have an equal chance of being tested each time selections are made. The employer shall ensure that random drug tests are unannounced and that the dates for administering these tests are spread reasonably throughout the calendar year. Upon notification each driver must proceed to the test site immediately or, if performing safety-sensitive functions, as soon as possible. If testing is required, drivers will be given one hour of paid time at the employee’s hourly rate for the testing process. (To be reviewed annually.) Drivers will be tested just before or just after the performance of safety-sensitive functions.
