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20200930 EX 10_89

		
			AGREEMENT COVERING TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
		

		
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			CHUGACH ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC.
		

		
			
		

		
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			LOCAL UNION 1547
		

		
			INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF
		

		
			ELECTRICAL WORKERS
		

		
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			Effective October 30, 2020 through June 30, 2025
		

		
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						PREAMBLE

					
					
						 

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						ARTICLE 1

					
					
						 

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						Scope and Duration of Agreement

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						Section 1.1

					
					
						Scope

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						Section 1.2

					
					
						Duration

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						Section 1.3

					
					
						No Strike Agreement

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						ARTICLE 2

					
					
						 

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						Employer-Union Relations

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						Section 2.1

					
					
						Legal Status of the Parties

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						Section 2.2

					
					
						Union As Sole Bargaining Agent

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						Section 2.3

					
					
						Union Shop

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						Section 2.4

					
					
						Managerial Prerogatives of the Employer

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						Section 2.5

					
					
						Standards of Work

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						Section 2.6

					
					
						Shop Stewards

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						Section 2.7

					
					
						Leave to Accept Union Office

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						Section 2.8

					
					
						Good Standing with the Union

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						Section 2.9

					
					
						Union Bulletin Boards

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						Section 2.10

					
					
						Union Access to Employer’s Premises

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						Section 2.11

					
					
						Loan of Employees

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						Section 2.12

					
					
						Contracting Out – Purpose

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						Section 2.13

					
					
						Hiring Hall

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						Section 2.14

					
					
						Employee Access to Personnel Records

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						Section 2.15

					
					
						Labor-Management Committee

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						ARTICLE 3

					
					
						 

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						Appointment and Tenure

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						Section 3.1

					
					
						Employees

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						Section 3.2

					
					
						Service Credit and Seniority

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						Section 3.3

					
					
						Termination of Seniority

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						Section 3.4

					
					
						Vacancies

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						Section 3.5

					
					
						Reduction in Force and Layoff

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						ARTICLE 4

					
					
						 

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						Annual Leave and Holidays

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						Section 4.1

					
					
						Annual Leave

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						Section 4.2

					
					
						Scheduling of Annual Leave

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						Section 4.3

					
					
						Emergency Leave

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						Section 4.4

					
					
						Bereavement Leave

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						Section 4.5

					
					
						Jury Duty

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						Section 4.6

					
					
						Voting Time

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						Section 4.7

					
					
						Military Leave

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						Section 4.8

					
					
						Blood Bank

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						Section 4.9

					
					
						Sick or Disability Leave

					
					
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						Section 4.10

					
					
						Work Related Injuries

					
					
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						Section 4.11

					
					
						Leave Without Pay

					
					
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						Section 4.12

					
					
						Substance Abuse Treatment Opportunity

					
					
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						Section 4.13

					
					
						Employee Responsibility – Treatment

					
					
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						Section 4.14

					
					
						Holidays

					
					
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						ARTICLE 5

					
					
						 

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						Hours of Work and Compensation

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						Section 5.1

					
					
						Workday and Workweek

					
					
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						Section 5.2

					
					
						Compensation

					
					
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						Section 5.3

					
					
						Beluga Provisions

					
					
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						Section 5.4

					
					
						Workday and Workweek - Cooper Lake

					
					
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						Section 5.5

					
					
						Workday and Workweek - Dispatch

					
					
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						Section 5.6

					
					
						Workday and Workweek - Electronics Technicians

					
					
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						Section 5.7

					
					
						Workday and Workweek - Information Services

					
					
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						ARTICLE 6

					
					
						 

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						Apprentices

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						Section 6.1

					
					
						Apprentices

					
					
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						Section 6.2

					
					
						Alaska Electrical Apprenticeship and Training Fund

					
					
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						ARTICLE 7

					
					
						 

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						Organization of the Employer

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						Section 7.1

					
					
						Job Classifications and Job Duties

					
					
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						Section 7.2

					
					
						Delegation of Authority

					
					
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						ARTICLE 8

					
					
						 

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						Safety

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						Section 8.1

					
					
						State Safety Code

					
					
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						Section 8.2

					
					
						Safety and Industrial Training

					
					
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						Section 8.3

					
					
						First-Aid and CPR Certification and Training

					
					
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						Section 8.4

					
					
						Pre-employment Physical Examination

					
					
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						Section 8.5

					
					
						Emergency and First Aid Equipment

					
					
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						Section 8.6

					
					
						Operational Safety

					
					
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						Section 8.7

					
					
						For Cause Drug or Alcohol Testing

					
					
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						Section 8.8

					
					
						Random Drug Testing

					
					
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						Section 8.9

					
					
						Substance Abuse Treatment Opportunity

					
					
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						Section 8.10

					
					
						Employee Responsibility – Substance Abuse Treatment

					
					
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						ARTICLE 9

					
					
						 

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						Discipline

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						Section 9.1

					
					
						Misuse of the Employer’s Property and Time

					
					
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						Section 9.2

					
					
						Compliance with Rules and Regulations

					
					
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						Section 9.3

					
					
						Performance of Work

					
					
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						Section 9.4

					
					
						Consumption of Drugs/Alcohol

					
					
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						Section 9.5

					
					
						Discharge

					
					
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						Section 9.6

					
					
						Progressive Discipline

					
					
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						Section 9.7

					
					
						Statement of Intent Regarding Progressive Discipline

					
					
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						Section 9.8

					
					
						Picket Line

					
					
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						ARTICLE 10

					
					
						 

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						Grievance Procedure

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						Section 10.1

					
					
						Policy on Grievances

					
					
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						Section 10.2

					
					
						Grievance

					
					
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						Section 10.3

					
					
						Grievance Procedure

					
					
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						Section 10.4

					
					
						Arbitration

					
					
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						ARTICLE 11

					
					
						 

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						Miscellaneous

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						Section 11.1

					
					
						Emergencies

					
					
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						Section 11.2

					
					
						Communications and Notices

					
					
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						Section 11.3

					
					
						Savings Clause

					
					
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						Section 11.4

					
					
						Accommodations

					
					
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						Section 11.5

					
					
						Employer Supplied Protective Garments

					
					
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						Section 11.6

					
					
						Identification Cards

					
					
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						Section 11.7

					
					
						Clothing Allowance

					
					
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						Section 11.8 

					
					
						Dispatch NERC Certificate Reimbursement

					
					
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						Section 11.9

					
					
						New Technology

					
					
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						Section 11.10

					
					
						Maintenance of Existing Certifications

					
					
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						Section 11.11

					
					
						Licensing and Certifications

					
					
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						ARTICLE 12

					
					
						 

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						Health and Welfare and Pension Plans

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						Section 12.1

					
					
						Health and Welfare Benefit Plan

					
					
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						Section 12.2

					
					
						Life Insurance Benefits

					
					
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						Section 12.3

					
					
						Supplemental Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance

					
					
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						Section 12.4

					
					
						Employer’s 401 (k) Plan

					
					
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						Section 12.5

					
					
						Hardship and Benevolent Fund

					
					
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						Section 12.6

					
					
						Legal Trust

					
					
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						ARTICLE 13

					
					
						 

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						Pension

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						Section 13.1

					
					
						Pension Plan

					
					
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						Section 13.2

					
					
						Pension Reallocation

					
					
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						ARTICLE 14

					
					
						 

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						Political Action Committee Fund

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						ARTICLE 15

					
					
						 

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						Assignability

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						ARTICLE 16

					
					
						 

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						Job Classifications and Wage Schedules

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						Section 16.1

					
					
						Wage Rates and Classifications

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						APPENDIX A

					
					
						 

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						Information Services Only

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						Section 2.13

					
					
						Contracting Out – Purpose

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						APPENDIX B

					
					
						 

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						Memorandum of Agreement

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						Parent Leave

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						APPENDIX C

					
					
						 

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						Shift Differential/Boiler/Senior Pay

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						APPENDIX D

					
					
						 

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						Chief Shop Steward

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						APPENDIX E

					
					
						 

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						Wage Matrix

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						APPENDIX F

					
					
						 

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						Letters of Agreement

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						APPENDIX G

					
					
						 

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						Transition Agreement 

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						SIGNATURE PAGE

					
					
						 

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		PREAMBLE
		

		
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			AGREEMENT COVERING TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
		

		
			GENERATION PLANT PERSONNEL
		

		
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						Chugach Electric

					
					
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						Local Union 1547

				
	
					
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						of Electrical Workers 

				
	
					
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			This Agreement, entered into in duplicate by and between CHUGACH ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC., an Alaska nonprofit electric cooperative corporation having its principal offices at Anchorage,  Alaska, hereinafter referred to as the “Employer”, and LOCAL UNION NO. 1547 of the INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, AFL-CIO, of Anchorage,  Alaska, hereinafter referred to as the “Union”.
		

		
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			The Employer and the Union recognize that the Employer is engaged in furnishing an essential public service which vitally affects the health, safety, comfort and general well-being of those persons resident in the service area of the Employer.
		

		
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			The Employer and the Union have a common and sympathetic interest in the generation, transmission and distribution of energy.  Such common interest and the public welfare will be better served by the establishment and maintenance of labor management cooperation between the Employer and the Union.
		

		
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			It is the intent and purpose of the parties to promote and improve industrial and economic relations between the Employer, its employees, and the Union; to establish a basic understanding relative to rates of pay, hours of work and other conditions of employment to provide procedures for the amicable adjustment of all disputes and grievances.
		

		
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		The management of the Employer and the leadership of the Union are committed to use due diligence to develop a positive labor management relationship.  The primary goals are to promote the success of the Employer, to provide rewarding jobs for its employees and to provide quality service to meet the needs of its customers.  The purpose of this Agreement is to create a labor-management structure and set forth terms and conditions of employment to support a work environment that will further these goals.
		

		
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			In consideration of the mutual covenants herein set forth, the parties agree as follows:
		

		 

		

			 

		

		

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			ARTICLE 1
		

		
			Scope and Duration of Agreement
		

		
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			Section 1.1Scope
		

		
			This Agreement is applicable to work within the scope of job classifications covered by this Agreement, and the employees who perform that work, and will not be applicable to other positions or job classifications except as agreed between the Union and Employer.
		

		
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			Section 1.2Duration
		

		
			This Agreement shall become effective at 12:01 a.m. on  the date of the  execution of the Agreement by both parties or as otherwise provided by the parties in writing (whichever comes first), and shall continue in full force and effect through and including 11:59 p.m. June 30,  2025 and shall continue in full force and effect from year to year thereafter unless written notice of desire to terminate or amend this Agreement is served by either party upon the other no more than  Three Hundred (300) days, and no less than  two hundred seventy (270) days, prior to the date of expiration.  Such written notice must specify the reasons for the termination or the nature of the changes desired.  If notice to terminate or amend is given, negotiations shall commence within thirty (30) days following the date of the notice and this Agreement shall remain in effect until the terms of a new or amended Agreement are agreed upon; provided, however, that either party may at any time thereafter provide the other party with a second notice to terminate this Agreement as of the date stated in such notice to terminate, which date shall not be earlier than ninety (90) days after the expiration date of this Agreement, and thirty (30) days after the giving of such notice to terminate.
		

		
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			It is the intent of the parties with respect to collective bargaining of future Agreements to conduct their negotiations in such a manner as to reach a new Agreement on or before the termination of the present Agreement.
		

		
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			Section 1.3No Strike Agreement
		

		
			There will be no stoppage of work either by strike or lockout because of any proposed changes in this Agreement or disputes over matters relating to this Agreement.  All such matters will be settled as proved herein.
		

		 

		

			 

		

		

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			ARTICLE 2
		

		
			Employer-Union Relations
		

		
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			Section 2.1Legal Status of the Parties
		

		
			The Union recognizes that the Employer is a utility and that the Employer must comply with federal, state, and local laws and regulations applicable to Employer.  The Employer recognizes that Local Union No. 1547 is affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
		

		
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			Section 2.2Union As Sole Bargaining Agent
		

		
			The Employer recognizes the Union as the sole bargaining agent for all classifications of employees covered hereby in respect to hours, wages and other conditions of employment.
		

		
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			Section 2.3Union Shop
		

		
			The Employer agrees that all employees covered by this Agreement will, as a condition of employment, within thirty (30) days of the date of this Agreement, or within thirty (30) days after the employee's date of hire, whichever is later, become members of the Union or pay all dues, assessments or fees to the Union as required by the Union.  The Employer agrees that only those employees covered hereby who remain in good standing in the Union should continue in its employ.  As used in this article, “good standing” means that an employee is not in arrears to the Union for current dues, assessments or fees, including initiation fees.
		

		
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			Section 2.4Managerial Prerogatives of the Employer
		

		
			The management of Employer’s operations and direction of the work force is vested exclusively in the Employer.  Providing that the action taken by Employer is not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement and is not taken for the purpose of discriminating against an employee based on Union membership, the Employer retains management rights and responsibilities, including, but not limited to:  (1) to prescribe working rules pertaining to safety, discipline, and conduct; (2) to supervise and schedule the work force; (3) to employ, promote, transfer, and lay-off employees; (4) to discipline employees for just cause; (5) to determine the size of the work force; (6) to control and regulate the use of facilities, supplies, equipment, and other property of the Employer; and (7) to introduce new or improved methods of operation or facilities.
		

		
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		Section 2.5Standards of Work
		

		
			The Union agrees for its members who are covered by this Agreement that they will individually and collectively perform safe, efficient, and diligent service, and that they will use their influence and best efforts to protect the property of the Employer.
		

		
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			Section 2.6Shop Stewards
		

		
			Shop Stewards who have been selected pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Union to represent the employees covered hereby will be recognized by the Employer.  The number of stewards appointed shall be reasonably related to the needs of the Union to represent bargaining unit members.  The names of the stewards will be furnished to the General Manager of the Employer in writing before beginning their duties.  An alternate shall act as the steward when appointed to do so by the Union and the Employer is so notified.  The Employer recognizes that the stewards will be assigned their Union duties and responsibilities by the Union and pursuant to this Agreement.  The stewards will cooperate with the Employer in securing compliance with this Agreement and, at the request of the General Manager of the Employer, or of the General Manager’s duly authorized representative, will call to the attention of its employees any violations of this Agreement.
		

		
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			Stewards shall perform their assigned duties as an employee covered by this Agreement.  Stewards will be given a reasonable amount of time by the steward’s supervisor during working hours, and without loss of pay, to handle Union business pertaining to the steward’s area of responsibility which could not reasonably be accomplished during non-working hours.  This business will be handled as expeditiously as possible and, except for matters taking only a few minutes, the appropriate management supervisor will be informed before a steward performs Union business.  A steward may, with permission from the management supervisor, use a company vehicle to pursue labor management problems during working hours.  During outages and other emergencies, a supervisor has the right to require a steward to give priority attention to Employer’s business.  The steward will confine the steward’s activities during working hours to those matters pertaining to this Agreement.
		

		
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			Stewards will not be terminated for any cause until the General Manager of the Employer and the Business Manager of the Union have completed an investigation of such cause, provided that the investigation shall not last longer than fifteen (15) work days in cases not involving a reduction in force, and forty-eight (48) hours in cases involving a reduction in force, without mutual agreement 
		

		 

		

			 

		

		

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		of the parties.  In the event of a reduction in force involving a steward, the General Manager for Employer and the Business Manager of the Union will meet at least 48 hours prior to the reduction in force to allow adequate time for the Business Manager to replace the steward; this section, in and of itself, does not obligate Employer to otherwise give the Union advance notice of a reduction in force.  As used in this section, “shop steward” or “steward” includes alternate shop stewards, and “working hours” does not include meal and break periods.
		

		
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			Section 2.6.1Shop Steward Time
		

		
			The Employer may require the Shop Steward to record time spent on 
		

		
			Union business during working hours on the employee’s time card.
		

		
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			Section 2.7Leave to Accept Union Office
		

		
			Any employee elected or appointed to an office of the Union which requires a part or all of the employee’s time will, upon application, be given annual leave, insofar as such employee may have accrued annual leave or leave without pay.  An employee who is on leave in order to discharge Union duties will continue to accrue service credit for a period not to exceed four (4) years.  This Union leave may be extended by mutual agreement.  This provision does not apply if an employee seeks leave solely to act as a candidate for Union office.
		

		
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			Section 2.8Good Standing with the Union
		

		
			The Union may notify the Employer in writing that an employee covered by this Agreement is not in good standing with the Union, in that such employee is in arrears for current dues, assessments or fees, including initiation fees.  The Employer will inform the employee of such notification and, unless the employee acquires good standing with the Union within a period of five (5) full workdays after being so informed by the Employer, the employee will be terminated.  The Employer agrees to deduct Union dues, assessments and fees from the pay of its employees and pay to the Local Union No. 1547 such amount as is authorized in writing by the employee on a form acceptable to the Employer.  The Employer agrees to make this deduction from each payroll check, and to send a check for the total amount to the Financial Secretary as designated by the Union on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the following month, together with a list of every bargaining unit employee that shows for each employee: (1) the employee’s social security number, (2) the employee’s last name, first name, and middle initial, (3) the amount of working dues, assessments or fees deducted, (4) the amount of monthly dues or fees deducted, (5) the employee’s base working rate, (6) the number of hours compensated at straight time, and at the applicable overtime rate, (7) the total hours compensated, and (8) the employee’s gross wages.  This 
		

		 

		

			 

		

		

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		authority shall be revocable by the employee by notice in writing delivered by mail to the General Manager of the Employer and the Financial Secretary of the Union once per year.  The Union agrees that the Employer assumes no responsibility in connection with deduction of dues, assessments or fees except that of ordinary diligence and care in forwarding monies deducted as set forth in this Article.  The Union shall indemnify the Employer and save the Employer harmless from any and all claims against the Employer based on this section or Section 2.3, Union Shop.  Employer retains the right, at its option, to select and use its own counsel in any proceedings arising from this section where Employer determines there is a conflict between the interests of the Union and the Employer as follows:  Employer shall provide the Union with a list of at least two (2) law firms that are acceptable to the Employer, and then the Union, in its sole discretion, shall select one of these law firms to act on Employer’s behalf.  If the Union provides indemnification under this section, the Union will pay a reasonable hourly rate for attorney services, and those costs and services that are reasonable and necessary for such defense.
		

		
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			Section 2.9Union Bulletin Boards
		

		
			Employer will provide bulletin boards for use by the Union, at locations acceptable to the Union, for the purpose of posting Union notices and communications.  Union bulletin boards will be provided with locks and keys, with keys kept by the stewards.
		

		
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			Section 2.10Union Access to Employer’s Premises
		

		
			Authorized representatives of the Union, while acting on Union business, will be permitted to visit the offices and other places of work of the Employer during working hours.  The Union representative will schedule visits to a department, work site, or facility with the Manager of Employee Relations, or the Manager’s designee.  Before visiting an area where employees are working, the Union representative will, whenever possible, inform the supervisor responsible for the department which is to be visited.  Members of the Union will be permitted to participate in Union meetings during their hours of work only as authorized by the General Manager or the General Manager’s designated representative.
		

		
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			Section 2.11Loan of Employees
		

		
			Employer will not lend the services of an employee covered hereby, or cause such services to be lent, except that, in order to meet an emergency situation, Employer may lend employees’ services to any other electric utility.  In the event the loan of employees becomes justified under the conditions heretofore described, the Employer will notify the Business Manager or other authorized representatives of the Union prior to dispatching such employees on loan or, if the emergency is urgent, as soon thereafter as practicable.
		

		
			
		

		 

		

			 

		

		

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		Section 2.12Contracting Out – Purpose
		

		
			It is understood and agreed that the function of Sections 2.12.1-5 are not in any way intended to limit or restrict the ability of the Employer to do business with other employers, but rather, these provisions are designed and intended to preserve work for employees whose wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment are prescribed by this Agreement.
		

		
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			Section 2.12.1Emergency Conditions and Supervisors Working
		

		
			The Employer agrees to refrain from assigning or transferring work normally being performed by employees in job classifications falling within the scope of this Agreement to any supervisor, or unrepresented position, except with consent of the Union, in the case of an emergency or where consistent with historical practice.
		

		
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			Section 2.12.2Warranty Work
		

		
			Section 2.12.1 shall not prohibit the employees of a manufacturer or supplier who is doing warranty work from trouble-shooting or working on equipment, systems, or apparatus supplied to the Employer which are still under warranty.  If skills new to the bargaining unit are used, the Employer will continue its existing practice of assigning at least one bargaining unit employee to assist with such warranty work as training that will facilitate work the bargaining unit employees will, with reasonable probability, do later.
		

		
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			(a)In order to preserve work traditionally performed by bargaining unit members, the Employer shall require that contractors for new construction involving any electrical work normally performed by employees covered by the Generation Agreement which is to be done at the site of construction of transmission lines, distribution lines, substations, SCADA systems, and inside wiring, become signatory to a current collective bargaining agreement with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1547 if they are the successful bidder on a project.  This requirement shall become applicable once a 
		

		 

		

			 

		

		

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		bid is awarded.  Contractors or subcontractors need not be signatory to such agreement in order to bid on the project.  Bidding is open to any contractor.  In order to comply with this section, those contractors not already signatory to a collective bargaining agreement with the IBEW may either become signatory or they may execute an agreement with the IBEW to comply with the same terms and conditions set forth in the most current applicable agreement between IBEW Local 1547 and the Alaska Chapter National Electrical Contractors Association, Inc., which agreement is limited to the scope of the work and duration of the project.  The IBEW and any successful bidder shall promptly enter into an agreement as necessary to comply with this section.
		

		
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			(b)This signatory provision will be interpreted and applied in good faith by both parties.  The Employer shall not design a project, draw up job specifications or engage in any practices for the purpose of intentionally taking itself outside the scope of the lawful application of the construction industry proviso in 29 USC 158(e).
		

		
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			(1)Work intended to maintain and operate existing facilities, or equipment at their original location, capacity and intended use (including maintenance clearing and trimming) is maintenance and operations, not new construction, and is covered by all the above-referenced provisions except the signatory clause set forth at Section 2.12.4(a).  All subcontracting of maintenance and operation work normally performed by employees covered by this Agreement shall be compensated at the current prevailing rate of wages and fringe benefits as determined from time to time by the Alaska Department of Labor pursuant to Title 36.
		

		
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			(d)It is mutually agreed that ‘inside wiring” shall be defined as work necessary to the installation and construction of electrical facilities within Association buildings and structures or associated electrical work on the load side of the Association’s meter subject to the National Electrical Code.  It is understood that this definition will not conflict with or limit work performed by classifications covered under the Outside or Generation Agreements.
		

		
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			The parties shall not enforce Sections 2.12.1-4 of this Agreement by means of slowdown, picketing, strikes or lockouts.  In order to avoid unnecessary disputes over the application of this Article, the Union shall be given reasonable advance written notice of any preliminary decision to contract or subcontract work covered by Sections 2.12.1-4.  Before Employer may award any contract or subcontract (including task order contracts and unit price contracts) or assign any work covered by Sections 2.12.1-4 (engage in subcontracting activities), the Union shall be given an opportunity within the next five business days following the date of notice to meet with the Employer for the purpose of discussing whether the proposed action is in compliance with this Article.  If mutual agreement cannot be reached within that time frame, the matter shall proceed to Step 3 of the grievance procedure if the Union so elects and the Employer will not refuse to arbitrate subcontracting grievances on the basis that they are illegal.  If either party should refuse to arbitrate a contracting dispute, that party will be liable for the other side’s attorney’s fees and costs incurred in obtaining an order compelling arbitration.  The discussion provisions of this section shall not apply to emergency work, task orders issued under task order contracts, individual jobs issued under a unit price contract, contracts or subcontracts in an amount of $50,000 or less, professional services, or in cases where work is bid under the OELCC and there are no pre-qualified non-union contractors.  In addition, the notice requirement shall not apply to emergency work.  The exemption of the foregoing categories of work from the notice and discussion provision of this section in no manner limits or impairs any rights the IBEW has to file and process grievances as to such work.
		

		
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		Section 2.13.2
		

		
			The Union shall refer applicants for jobs, provided that the selection of applicants for referral shall be on a non-discriminatory basis and shall not be based upon, or in any way affected by Union membership, bylaws, rules, regulations, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or observance of Union membership, policies or requirements.
		

		
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			Section 2.13.3
		

		
			The Employer shall have the right to reject any job applicant referred by the Union.  If Employer rejects an applicant, it shall immediately notify the Union in writing by noting same on the introductory form presented by the applicant.
		

		
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			Section 2.13.5
		

		
			The parties hereto recognize that the Employer is an equal opportunity Employer within the contemplation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as such statute has been implemented by one or more executive orders, and that Employer may be likewise a federal contractor within the contemplation of the aforesaid executive orders and required to pursue an affirmative action program with respect to equal opportunity for employment (reference: Executive Order 11246, as amended, section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended, 38 U.S.C. 4212, and their implementing regulations at 41 CFR Chapter 60.  In order to insure that Employer conforms in its hiring practices to the requirements of the law, federal, state and local, as implemented by executive and administrative orders and regulations, the parties mutually agree that neither Employer nor Union will discriminate against any person or persons on the grounds of race, religion, color, sex, age or national origin with respect to recruitment, hire, promotion, demotion, termination, layoff, transfer, compensation, selection for training, or otherwise, so as to deny such person or persons equal employment opportunities.
		

		
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		Section 2.13.7Name Request
		

		
			In order to avoid the need to retrain qualified individuals, the Employer may name request employees who have worked for the Employer within the preceding twelve (12) months in classifications covered by this Agreement.  The Employer’s right to name request under this section will be limited to the Employer hiring to fill one of the following classifications:
		

		
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			Employees shall have access to their personnel records in the Employee Relations Department at any reasonable time in the presence of the Manager of Employee Relations or designated representative from the Employee Relations Department.  The employee will receive a copy of any disciplinary letters or of any material placed in this file which may lead to disciplinary action.  The employee’s personnel file in the Employee Relations Department will be secured (locked) and will be accessible only to designated employees in the Employee Relations Department, the employee’s immediate supervisor and supervisory/managerial personnel in the direct chain of command.  All other persons are barred from employee personnel files without the employee’s written consent, except as provided by law.
		

		
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			A jointly comprised Labor-Management Committee (L.M.C.) will meet during working hours at the request of either party, as necessary.  It is agreed the parties will only request a meeting when there is a reasonable, good faith belief that such a meeting will be mutually beneficial.  Requests for meetings will not be made to harass or burden the other party.  The Employer shall select its own representatives and the Union shall select its own representatives from the 
		

		 

		

			 

		

		

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		bargaining unit.  The Management representatives of the L.M.C. shall normally consist of the General Manager or designee and two other representatives from management.  The Labor members of the L.M.C. shall normally consist of the Union Business Representative and four representatives from the bargaining unit (normally one representative from Dispatch, one representative from Information Services, one representative from Generation and one from Telecommunications).  The General Manager and Union Business Manager will endeavor personally to attend at least one meeting each calendar year.  
		

		
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			The Employer and Union may appoint additional members to the committee as needed.  The Committee will not have the authority to alter the meaning or cost application of the collective bargaining agreement.  Employer shall not have any obligation to pay wages or benefits to any Union representative not on regularly scheduled duty when such meetings are held.
		

		 

		

			 

		

		

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			Section 3.1.1Temporary Employee
		

		
			A temporary employee is one who is employed for occasional work and for a limited period of time, not to exceed nine (9) months.  Temporary employees will be subject to all terms of this Agreement.  Such temporary employment may be extended by mutual consent of the Employer and Union.  The intent of this section is not to reduce the number of regular positions by the hiring of temporary employees.
		

		
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			A probationary employee is one who has been hired by the Employer for regular employment, but who has had less than ninety (90) days continuous service with the Employer.  All employees hired to fill a regular job will be regarded as probationary employees for the first ninety (90) days of their employment, except that if a temporary employee is hired for regular employment after serving for ninety (90) days or more in the position to which the employee is appointed, the employee will not be required to serve an additional probationary period.  During this period of probationary employment for the newly hired employee, the employee may be laid off or discharged and such actions by the Employer shall not be subject to the provisions of Article 10 herein.  The rights of employees who bid to a different position and who do not successfully complete the probationary period in the bid position shall be as specified in this Agreement.  All employees hired to fill a regular job shall accrue service credits and seniority during such probationary period.  This time may be extended by mutual agreement between the Employer and the Union.
		

		
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			A regular part-time employee is one who is employed for a regular position that is normally scheduled and budgeted to work less than forty (40) hours per workweek.  For purposes of this Agreement, a regular part-time employee may only work in a position or classification developed for the Information Services Department (formerly Data Processing) unless the Employer and Union mutually agree in writing to do otherwise.  
		

		
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			Part-time positions shall be created and scheduled to work thirty (30) hours or less, but more than fifteen (15) hours per week.  If a part-time employee has worked three (3) or more consecutive times, for more than thirty (30) work hours in a week, the employee shall become a full-time regular employee under this Agreement.  The only exceptions to this provision shall be when the Employer and Union mutually and specifically agree otherwise, or when the part-time employee has been scheduled or called in to cover for the absence of a vacationing or sick employee.  Except for prior mutual consent between Employer and Union, a part-time employee who works more than one thousand, four hundred and ninety-nine (1499) hours in any twelve (12) month period shall become, at that time, a regular full-time employee under the Agreement.  If any part-time employee becomes a regular, full-time employee, they shall receive pay and benefits in the same manner as any other regular employee under the Agreement.
		

		
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			The number of part-time employees shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the number of regular full-time bargaining unit employees working under this Agreement in the Information Services Department.  If the number of part-time employee(s) becomes excessive, after mutual determination with the Union, Employer will either lay off the least senior part-time employee(s) or convert the most senior to full-time regular status.  
		

		
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			The Employer will pay 100% of the current monthly premium cost ($2006.00) in order to establish the benefit for the employee.  Beginning the effective date of the first monthly premium increase, each part-time employee shall be responsible to reimburse the Employer for five percent (5%) of the total monthly premium cost by allowing a withholding from their pay.  In the event of subsequent premium changes, the cost allocation between the Employer and employee shall be determined by application of the provisions of Section 12.1 commencing with the third paragraph of that section.  
		

		
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			Section 3.2.1Service Credit
		

		
			For the purpose of this Agreement, service credit is the actual amount of time for which a regular employee receives compensation for full-time employment with the Employer, to which is added the actual time the employee is on authorized leave without pay except as provided in Section 2.7, Leave to Accept Union Office, herein.  A probationary or temporary employee who is retained in employment and who acquires the status of a regular employee will receive service credit from the date of the employee’s original hiring.
		

		
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			Seniority is the total service credit which the employee has with the Employer since the employee’s last uninterrupted date of hire within this Chugach bargaining unit.  When more than one employee is employed on the same day, the employee with the earliest birth date (year, month and day) will have the greatest seniority.
		

		
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			The following procedure will govern job posting, job bidding, job award, re-evaluation, evaluation, and Qualifications Committee for all job classifications as set forth in Article 13 hereof.  Newly created or vacated regular positions, as defined in this section, may be filled by reassignment for a period of time not to exceed sixty (60) days, at which time such position will be posted and bid.
		

		
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			For the purpose of providing every regular employee covered by this Agreement with an opportunity to bid on posted vacancies, Employer will make a reasonable effort to notify all regular employees, including those on vacation, of posted vacancies, provided that the regular employee on vacation has left an address or phone number with Employee Relations where the employee may be contacted.  Any individual covered by this Agreement may, within ten (10) calendar days from the date of job posting, present in writing, (or verbally, if out of town) to the Manager of Employee Relations a request to bid.  Such request to bid will include all data required by the posting.  Unless mutually agreed, employees are limited to one successful bid during any twelve (12) month period.  Regular employees may be assigned to temporary jobs for cross-training providing the regular employee consents to that particular assignment, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.  If an employee requests a re-assignment for purposes of cross-training, Employer will not 
		

		 

		

			 

		

		

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		unreasonably deny the request.  Periods of such re-assignment may be up to sixty (60) calendar days.  The 60-day limit may be exceeded by the mutual consent of the Union and the Employer.  Temporary promotions shall be on a twenty-four (24) hour basis.
		

		
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		Employer shall be convened.  This Bid Committee shall follow the same procedure set forth above.  In the event that this second Bid Committee cannot make a selection by majority vote, the Executive Manager or designee shall make a selection from the qualified bidders.  If the second bid committee does reach a majority decision their decision will be implemented.
		

		
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		vacant position available of equal or less pay for which the employee is qualified, then the reduction-in-force provisions of this Agreement shall be applied, with the bid employee being treated as being in the position the employee had immediately prior to assuming the bid position.  The sixty (60) day time period set forth herein may be extended by mutual agreement of the Union and the Employer.
		

		
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			An Evaluation Committee will be established to evaluate the performance of an employee in a position containing steps.  This committee will consist of two (2) members of management and two (2) members of the bargaining unit, selected by the shop steward.  Members will be familiar with the employee’s performance who is under evaluation, and will determine if the employee qualifies for the next step increase, as measured against standards established by the Employer.  In the event that any two (2) members of the Evaluation Committee determine that the employee did not meet the qualifications to advance, the employee will remain at the employee’s present step and will be evaluated again at a mutually determined time.
		

		
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			Employer shall give the Union thirty (30) days notice of any contemplated reduction in force, in order to provide an opportunity for joint discussion of the reasons for that potential RIF and potential alternatives.  All non-regular bargaining unit employees and temporary personnel who may be working in the affected classification shall be laid off before regular bargaining unit employees who normally perform work within that classification are laid off.  No regular employee will be laid off if there is a contract employee doing bargaining unit work that the regular employee can perform.
		

		
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			If there are no available positions within the employee’s current job classification, an employee with greater company-wide seniority may bump the least senior person in another job classification in which the employee has previously worked as a regular employee.  If the employee has previously worked in more than one job classification, the employee must bump into the classification in which the employee most recently worked prior to the position from which the employee has been RIF’d.  This procedure shall be followed until an employee cannot bump and is laid off.  Any such bumping rights must be exercised within five (5) calendar days of notice of the reduction in force; provided however, that for any employee working at Beluga this time period must include at least two (2) days off duty.
		

		
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		If, as the result of the bumping or recall process described herein, an employee assumes a job previously held, but not worked (excluding temporary assignments to a higher classification) during the previous twelve (12) months, the employee shall have thirty (30) days in which to demonstrate proficiency in that job title or be reduced from the work force.
		

		
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			Recall shall be based upon company-wide seniority, and filling a vacancy for a temporary position shall not change or extend the length of time a laid off employee has recall rights under this Agreement.  If an employee is found qualified for a position not previously held, the employee will be subject to the customary probationary period defined in Section 3.4.3 of this Agreement.
		

		
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			Any employee who has moved from one classification to another, or from one work location to another as the result of a reduction in force or layoff shall have the right to return to their previous classification and/or work location if a vacancy occurs within a two-year period of the layoff that caused the employee to be displaced.  An employee exercising the right to return under this paragraph shall have precedence over a laid off employee with respect to a vacancy.
		

		
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			In the event of reduction in force or layoff due to Employer’s acquiring or operating other generation facilities, all power plant employees will have priority for employment at such other facilities consistent with qualifications and in the event of transfer to such other facilities, will retain their accrued service credit with the Employer and “time of employment under the collective bargaining agreement.”  Employees shall also retain their accrued “time in the classification” if the employee does not change classification in the transfer.
		

		 

		

			 

		

		

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			The Employer shall prepare a twelve (12) month annual leave schedule calendar identifying any limitations or restrictions in the number of employees that can be on annual leave due to reasonable business needs.  This annual leave calendar shall be prepared and circulated no later than February 1 for completion by March 1 for the following period March 1 to February 28.  The Employer and the Union agree to keep the annual leave schedule circulating.  The annual leave schedule with seniority list attached will be circulated, first to the most senior employee and then to other employees in seniority order so that each employee may enter one period of annual leave consisting of one or more contiguous days.  When all employees on the seniority list have had an opportunity to select an annual leave period, additional circulation of the schedule as necessary shall be made in seniority order for the purpose of allowing employees other non-conflicting periods in the same manner.  After March 1 annual leave will be granted in accordance with the remaining provisions of this section.  Approval is granted unless disapproval in writing of said leave is made by March 11.  Written disapproval of leave shall include the reason why requested leave has been disapproved.  Both the Union and the 
		

		 

		

			 

		

		

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			Requests for annual leave not covered by Section 4.2.1 above, will be considered in the order received.  Annual leave requests for a period of over seven (7) days if submitted to employee’s supervisor after March 1, will be requested at least ten (10) business days prior to the commencement thereof.  Approval or disapproval of said leave will be made within five (5) business days after request has been received.  Annual leave requests for a period of seven (7) days or less if submitted to employee’s supervisor after March 1, will be submitted at least three (3) business days prior to the commencement thereof.  Approval or disapproval of said leave will be made within two (2) business days after request has been received.  Such annual leave will be granted if, in the opinion of the Employer, its reasonable business needs will permit.  Otherwise, such requests will be granted as soon thereafter as practicable.  Annual leave may be granted for time less than a regularly scheduled workday.  Leave is considered approved unless written disapproval of leave within the prescribed time frame is made.  Written disapproval shall include the reason why leave has been disapproved.
		

		
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			Employees may cancel said leave or any portion thereof, with at least thirty (30) days’ notice prior to the beginning of such leave.  Written approval of the employee’s supervisor is required for cancellation of leave with less than thirty (30) days’ notice.  Employer shall state reason for denial of leave cancellation. 
		

		
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			In emergencies such as serious illness or other grave personal problems which, in the opinion of Employer merit such consideration, annual leave will be granted immediately, provided that the employee states the reason for requesting such leave.  If accrued annual leave is exhausted, the Employer may grant leave without pay under Section 4.11, Leave Without Pay.  The Union will cooperate with the Employer to insure to the maximum extent possible that consideration given to emergency requests for annual leave are not abused.  Employees will make every reasonable effort to notify the Employer in a timely manner of the need to be absent because of an emergency.
		

		
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			In the event of a death in the immediate family, an employee shall be granted five (5) working days paid leave of absence for purposes of attending the funeral, attending the burial, or dealing with the immediate grief caused by the death.  Such leave will not be used as a reduction of the employee’s accrued annual leave and may not be banked for future use.  Employees will make every effort to notify the Employer in a timely manner of the need to be absent because of bereavement leave and, upon returning from such leave, will confirm the reason the leave was taken on a form provided by Employer.  The term immediate family is defined as the following and applies both to the family of the employee and the employee’s spouse:  child (including foster child and step-child), spouse, sister, brother, parents (including foster parents and step-parents), and grandparents.
		

		
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			An employee shall promptly inform the employee’s supervisor when the employee receives a summons for jury duty.  If an employee is absent from work on a regularly scheduled workday in compliance with a summons for jury duty, or is subpoenaed to appear because the employee’s presence was directly related to the discharge of duties with Employer, such employee will be administratively excused with pay for the period that the employee’s absence for such duty is necessary.  The employee will be paid the applicable straight time, day rate, less the difference between any jury fee received by the employee and any parking fee paid by the employee.  No shift premium or overtime will be paid for jury duty.  No charge against annual leave will be made for absence from work in compliance with a jury summons or subpoena referred to above.  Shift workers shall be assigned to day shift Monday through Friday when serving.  For each day while on jury duty, the employee shall obtain from the clerk of court a note indicating when the employee is released from jury duty; if two (2) or more hours remain in the work day, excluding a lunch break if the employee did not receive such a break during jury duty, the employee shall return to work as soon as is reasonably feasible.
		

		
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			An employee desiring to vote in a federal, state, or municipal election may do so, provided the employee is eligible to vote in that particular election for which the employee requests the time off and that the employee can reasonably be spared from the employee’s duties.  The Employer may schedule voting time throughout the day; provided, however, that employees scheduled to vote just prior to the end of their scheduled workday will be given one (1) full hour.  Absence from work for voting time shall be charged against annual leave.
		

		
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			When illness or the need of medical attention requires that a regular employee be absent from regularly scheduled work three (3) or more consecutive days, commencing after the third day, leave without pay shall be granted by the Employer at the request of the employee.  Otherwise, his absence will be charged to annual leave to the extent that such employee has accrued annual leave with the Employer.  Such leave will not exceed one (1) year if the employee had less than five (5) years of service credit at the start of such leave, nor exceed two (2) years if the employee had five (5) years or more service credit at the start of such leave.  The one and two year caps on leave without pay noted above shall be calculated on a cumulative basis using a rolling five (5) year period.
		

		
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			If an employee is unable to report to work due to illness or disability, the employee will make every reasonable effort to notify Employer by either personally notifying the employee’s supervisor or by leaving a message on the company voice mail of the employee’s supervisor prior to the start of the employee’s regularly scheduled shift.
		

		
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			If an employee takes annual leave or leave without pay because of claimed illness or need of medical attention, the Employer may require the employee to provide the Employer with a statement from a medical doctor certifying that the employee’s absence was necessary for medical reasons in cases of suspected abuse of leave.  Additional statements by a medical doctor may be required by the Employer in the case of extended illness or disability.  The employee shall receive one (1) hour compensation at the straight time rate (not counted as hours worked).  The employee shall be reimbursed for physicians’ 
		

		 

		

			 

		

		

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			Each employee, upon returning to work, will provide the Employer with a physician’s statement authorizing such return and stating work limitations required, if any.  After returning to work, if the employee is observed to have problems in performing the employee’s job, the employee may be requested to return to the employee’s treating physician for a written evaluation of work that may be safely performed, and time required for this evaluation shall be considered as hours worked.  Employer agrees to provide the treating physician, prior to this evaluation, with a written description of the physical requirements of the job.
		

		
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			If a regular employee is absent from work because of an injury which is compensable under the worker’s compensation laws, or any other applicable law, the employee will continue to earn service credit until such credit is terminated by mutual agreement of the parties, or at such time as the compensation claim has been fully settled, whichever is earlier.  Employee shall furnish Employer with a statement from a medical doctor certifying that the employee’s absence was necessary for medical reasons and a statement certifying that the employee is able to return to work.  When an employee is on worker’s compensation, the employee shall continue to accrue annual leave.
		

		
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			Pension contributions shall be made on a regular employee’s behalf up to a maximum of forty (40) hours of compensation per week for each week the employee receives supplemental payments in addition to workers compensation pursuant to Section 4.10.2 with contributions capped at a maximum of twenty-six (26) weeks.
		

		
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			If an employee seeks leave without pay under this section for a period of over five (5) working days, and requests the leave at least ten (10) working days in advance, the Employer shall give written approval or disapproval of the leave request within five (5) working days after the request is received.  If the Employer turns down a request for leave without pay, the Employer will advise the employee whether, in the opinion of the Employer, the employee may take the leave at a later time.
		

		
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			It shall be the employee’s duty to seek treatment for alcoholism or drug abuse.  In no case shall job security or promotional opportunity be jeopardized by seeking treatment for such an ailment or condition.  However, if two (2) alcohol or drug abuse related occurrences occur within a twelve (12) month consecutive period, a third occurrence may be just cause for termination.  The employee is responsible for maintaining a satisfactory level of job performance.  Failure to do so may result in appropriate corrective or disciplinary action as determined by Employer.
		

		
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			Eligible employees shall be paid holiday pay at their factored straight time rate of pay equal to their normally scheduled hours for that day.  For example, if an eligible employee on a ten (10) or twelve (12) hour schedule does not work a holiday, that employee will be entitled to ten (10) or twelve (12) hours of holiday pay.
		

		
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			(1)Employees Working at Other Than Beluga  When an employee is required to work more than two (2) hours immediately following his regularly scheduled shift, or four (4) hours or more after a call-out, and every four (4) hours thereafter until relieved, the employee shall be furnished a meal by the Employer (not to exceed $25.00 including gratuity) on the Employer’s time at the straight time rate.
		

		
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			Chugach may use Employer provided rooms as necessary to house other personnel while an employee is not at Beluga.  The Employer will provide secure and heated storage space of adequate size for employees to store personal possessions when employees are not at Beluga when Chugach places another individual in the room.  Employees will be given a reasonable amount of time during working hours to store and retrieve their possessions, not to exceed one hour, unless mutually agreed otherwise by the employee and Employer.  The Employer will notify the employee at least three (3) days before the end of their shift that their room will be utilized for sharing unless unforeseen events preclude such notice.  Only persons of the same gender will be required to share the same bathroom when adjoining rooms with a shared bathroom are simultaneously occupied.
		

		
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			Chugach contractors will be doubled up first in any available, unoccupied rooms.  The Employer will then use the room of employees who have signed a volunteer list.  If there are an insufficient number of volunteers, the Employer may use rooms occupied by employees who are Beluga residents.  If additional rooms are still needed, rooms of bargaining unit employees who are not at work at Beluga will be utilized.  Bargaining unit rooms will be used on a reverse seniority basis.
		

		
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			(e)Allowance for Per Diem  (This provision does not apply when employees are staying in the Employer’s facilities at Beluga.)  When an employee is away from home, the employee shall have the option to receive one-hundred and fifty dollars ($150) per diem in lieu of Employer furnished meals and lodging for all days which the employee may be required by Employer to remain away from home.
		

		
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		(g)Meals While on Temporary Assignment  An employee who is assigned on a temporary basis to the Beluga Power Plant, and who is required to return to Anchorage for emergency work prior to 11:30 a.m. will be reimbursed reasonable expenses for a meal.
		

		
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		less than one (1) week.  For assignments of one (1) week or more, employees will work the Beluga schedule being worked by personnel the reassigned employee will be working with.  The schedule change will take place at the beginning of the payroll week.  No loss of pay will result from this schedule change.
		

		
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			Temporary and probationary employees may be assigned to work any of the shifts defined in Article 5 of this Agreement.  The shift schedule will be established prior to hire and may be changed by prior mutual agreement between the Union and Employer.  Employees not working the seven-day schedule will be scheduled to work no less than eighty-four (84) hours in each two (2) week pay period.
		

		
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			Regular employees assigned to attend training classes outside of Beluga, which require four (4) or more days including travel, for attendance, will revert to an eight (8) hour per day schedule for the training and travel and period.  The schedule change will take place at the beginning of a payroll workweek.  Employees pay during such training periods will not be less than their normal pay for their regularly assigned work schedule.
		

		
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			(2)Beluga Assignment  Employees not assigned to Beluga who are required by the Employer to work temporarily at the Beluga Power Plant will be provided transportation, meals and, if necessary, lodging.  Such employees are not eligible for per diem or meal allowance.  If the employee is unable to return to Anchorage due to inclement weather or mechanical problems affecting the plane, after the employee’s assigned hours of work, the employee will be off shift in an unpaid status.  The employee will return to paid status the following day at the beginning of the employee’s regularly scheduled work day.
		

		
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			(3)Long-term Bernice Lake Assignment  Employees working at Bernice Lake Power Plant, who are not regularly assigned to the Plant and who reside more than thirty miles from the Plant, who are on a long-term project (over one week), shall have the option to receive the price of a round-trip ticket, between Anchorage and Kenai, once a week, and make their own travel arrangements.  If this option is selected, it will in no way interfere with established work hours.  If Employer elects to charter aircraft, this option does not apply.
		

		
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			(2)At the end of five (5) days, the employee shall normally have the option to return to home for two (2) unpaid days off; however if special requirements of the work would make a return trip home after five (5) days either disruptive or impractical under the circumstances, the Employer may extend such a work assignment up to seven (7) additional days.  Under these special circumstances, the employee would be scheduled to work a minimum of six (6) days per week, and would have the option to return home for two (2) unpaid days off after twelve (12) days away from home.  
		

		
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			(3) If an employee attends training of more than one day duration at Beluga during the employee’s off-duty week, or where Beluga is not the employee’s regular base assignment, the employee shall have the option of either staying overnight at Beluga, or commuting at the Employer’s expense between Beluga and Anchorage.  For this situation, air transportation provided to the employee may be via a “certificated air carrier” operating single-engine aircraft in compliance with state and federal regulations, if transportation on a crew-change flight is not available.
		

		
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		Depending on unusual or extraordinary circumstances and with prior permission of the employee’s supervisor, an employee may request to be released from duty.  Upon approval of the supervisor, the employee may be released from duty, and may be allowed to take annual leave or leave without pay as appropriate for the remainder of that work day, and shall travel to the work location later, as approved by the Employer.
		

		
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			Those employees hired before December 6, 1985 will receive additional compensation, at the rate of one percent (1%) per year, not to exceed ten (10) years of continuous employment with the Employer to be computed as follows: on the first of the month following the completion of each continuous year of employment, the rate of compensation of the employee concerned will be increased by the employee’s accumulated percentage (up to ten percent (10%)) of the employee’s current base rate.  Base rate equals wage rate plus longevity.
		

		
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		(c)Payday  An employee working as a dispatcher on the graveyard shift ending at 7:30 a.m. on the payday, or the night shift ending at 6:30 a.m. on the payday, will receive his compensation at or before the completion of his shift; all other employees subject hereto will be paid on or before the completion of their scheduled shift.  
		

		
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			When an employee is terminated for cause or to effect a reduction in force, the employee will be paid all wages to which the employee may be entitled, together with such other sums as may be due the employee pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, no later than the close of the same business day.  If an employee terminates voluntarily, all earnings and other sums due the employee will be paid to the employee not later than close of business on the next business day following the employee’s last workday; provided that checkout has been successfully completed.  Employees shall be given a termination slip at the time of termination.
		

		
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			Upon application of an employee or authorized representative of the Union, the Employer will furnish evidence that it has complied with all statutory requirements with respect to worker’s compensation, unemployment compensation, old age and survivor’s insurance and any other statutory benefits to which employees of the Employer are entitled.
		

		
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		For employees who must travel by air to another location or to a remote site for work, the “designated call-out site” will be the office of the air carrier designated by the Employer for the transport of the employee to the work location, and an employee is considered on duty from the time the employee is scheduled to fly to the call-out location.
		

		
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		scheduled to work on holidays in accordance with their normal schedule.  Scheduled holiday work will be distributed as equitably as is possible among those employees who work in the affected classifications.  Employees who are scheduled by the Employer to work on a holiday will be paid at the double-time rate in addition to straight-time holiday pay for the total of all hours worked on the holiday.
		

		
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		(a)  Electronic Technicians And Maintenance Personnel  Electronic technicians and maintenance personnel not assigned to Beluga who have been on duty for four (4) or more hours ending after 10:00 p.m. shall not report for work the following scheduled workday until they have had a minimum of ten (10) hours of relief.  The employee shall be paid at his applicable rate for those scheduled work hours included in his ten (10) hours of relief.  If the Employer requests the employee to come back to work without the minimum of ten (10) hours of relief, the employee shall be compensated at double the straight time rate until he is relieved.
		

		
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		for the Training at least ten (10) hours before Training is to commence.  If an employee is stranded anywhere as the result of Training, Employer will pay any additional food and lodging expenses.  If Employer schedules Training which conflicts with an employee’s previously approved leave, employee desires to attend the Training and Employer wants employee to attend the Training, then Employer shall reimburse the employee for all costs associated with the cancellation of leave.
		

		
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			After the effective date of this Agreement, regular employees who fill maintenance positions existing as of the effective date of this Agreement will be assigned to the seven day schedule no later than the end of their probationary period.  Newly hired employees will normally be assigned to work the seven day schedule at the end of their probationary period, but with prior mutual agreement between the Union and Employer, and when necessary for purposes of familiarization with Power Plant operations or maintenance duties, assignment to the seven day schedule may be delayed up to six (6) months from their date of hire.  The intent of this paragraph as it refers to new hire and probationary regular employees is to ensure that employees are adequately trained and are given enough time to learn their jobs so that they may be fairly and objectively evaluated prior to the end of their probationary period.  All such employees will be scheduled to work no less than eighty-four (84) hours in each two week pay period, inclusive of leave, holiday pay, leave without pay or other unpaid absence.  No employee will be required to lose working time by reason of a change in jobs or shifts, except in cases of employee’s personal convenience or preference.
		

		
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			If the trial schedule does not work out to the Beluga Superintendent’s satisfaction, and the Employer elects to end the trial, the Beluga Clerks will be scheduled to work a five (5) day workweek and a four (4) day workweek on an opposing rotation.  When working the five (5) day workweek, the employee will work nine (9) hours Monday through Thursday and eight (8) hours on Friday; on this schedule, the first eight hours of each scheduled workday is at straight time and the ninth hour is at the applicable overtime rate.  When working the four (1) day workweek, the employee shall work ten (10) hours at the straight time rate for each day, Monday through Thursday.  When working the four (4) day workweek the employee will use the scheduled Thursday night crew flight to travel to Anchorage.  Employees will not be paid for any time between the end of their workday and the departure of the Thursday crew flight except for hours worked at the direction of the employer.  The Employer shall schedule the workday between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. 
		

		
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			Each Beluga employee working the seven-day schedule will be assigned either to the Red Crew or the Blue Crew.  An employee cannot bid for a position on a different crew within the employee’s classification; however, an employee may request a transfer and such request will be fairly considered by the Employer in consideration of its operational or maintenance needs.  The employee may be allowed to transfer if the Employer determines that such a transfer is proper and appropriate.
		

		
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		(5%) shall be paid for the first night shift workweek worked; a ten percent (10%) shift differential shall be paid for the second consecutive night shift workweek worked; a fifteen percent (15%) shift differential shall be paid for the third consecutive night shift workweek worked; and a twenty percent (20%) shift differential shall be paid for the fourth consecutive night shift workweek and each consecutive night shift workweek worked thereafter.  These shift differentials shall apply to operations personnel who work a night shift.  Shift differentials do not apply to call outs, holdovers or other work performed by personnel assigned to work the day shift.
		

		
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			(b)Maintenance Personnel    Effective October 30, 2020 the following differentials will increase to 13.33%, 18.33%, 23.33%, and 33.33% respectively. For all personnel who are assigned and scheduled for night-shift maintenance work, a night shift pay differential of five percent (5%) shall be paid for the first night shift workweek worked; a ten percent (10%) shift differential shall be paid for the second consecutive night shift workweek worked; a fifteen percent (15%) shift differential shall be paid for the third consecutive night shift workweek worked; and a twenty percent (20%) shift differential shall be paid for the fourth consecutive night shift workweek and each consecutive night shift workweek worked thereafter.  Night shift pay differentials do not apply to call outs, holdovers or other work performed by maintenance personnel who are assigned to work the day shift.
		

		
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		11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. if assigned to the night shift, shall not report for his following scheduled work shift until the employee has had a minimum of eight (8) hours of continuous relief.  The employee shall be paid at the applicable rate for scheduled work hours included in his eight (8) hours of relief.  If Employer directs the employee to come back to work without the required relief and the employee actually reports to work, the employee shall be compensated at the double time rate for any portion of such required relief period that extends into his regularly scheduled shift and until such time as the employee is relieved and is able to take a minimum of eight (8) hours of relief.  Employer retains the right to direct an employee not to work when, in the opinion of Employer, it is unsafe for the employee to do so.  An employee may decline overtime work or work within the eight (8) hours of continuous relief when the employee, in good faith, feels so fatigued that the employee does not believe that the employee can perform the employee’s duties safely.
		

		
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			Employees regularly assigned to Cooper Lake shall normally work a straight eight (8) hour day without provision for a meal period.  The workday shall begin at 7:00 a.m. and end at 3:00 p.m.  The workweek shall be designed to provide for seven day a week coverage and shall rotate as follows: one schedule shall be worked on Monday through Wednesday and Saturday and Sunday with days off Thursday and Friday followed by a workweek of Monday through Friday with days off of Saturday and Sunday.  With at least two (2) weeks advance notice, Employer may schedule employees to either the five (5) days per workweek / eight (8) hours per day schedule or the four (4) days per workweek / ten (10) hours per day schedule provided above when operational or maintenance needs require.
		

		
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			Section 5.5Workday and Workweek - Dispatch
		

		
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			Employer changes in the Relief Schedule made within five (5) days of the scheduled Relief Schedule shall be compensated as follows:  the affected employee will be paid overtime based on the base rate for the shift worked for the first twelve (12) hour shift worked; the next two shifts will be paid at the regular base rate for the shift worked.
		

		
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			The electronics technicians working the four (4) ten (10) hour shifts will be scheduled for stand-by.  The normal workday schedule for the electronic technicians assigned stand-by will be ten (10) hours in length, four (4) days a week.  At least two (2) stand-by technicians will start their four (4) day schedule on Mondays, while at least two (2) other stand-by technicians will start their four (4) day schedule on Tuesdays of each week.  If more than four (4) qualified electronic technicians are available, and the manager determines that additional technicians should be assigned to the stand-by shift, such assignments shall be made according to the seniority of the technicians.  Technicians not performing a stand-by shift will be assigned to a floater shift.  Technicians working as floaters will work a standard eight (8) hour day, five (5) days per week shift.  Technicians working as floaters will be used to perform stand-by when normal stand-by technicians are absent for schools and leaves.  When filling in for a stand-by technician, a floater will work the four (4) ten (10) hour shift of the person being replaced for leave or training.  All hours worked during the normally scheduled shifts will be compensated at the standard straight-time pay.
		

		
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			All telecommunications employees working seventy (70) feet above the ground, or higher, shall be paid at the applicable rate for high work for all of the time they are above seventy (70) feet.  High time pay is defined as one (1) hour straight time above the applicable hourly rate of pay.  A minimum of two (2) hours high time shall be paid to any employee who qualifies for such consideration.  No high time shall be paid for any work which is performed less than seventy (70) feet above the ground.
		

		
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			The normal workday and workweek shall consist of five (5) consecutive eight (8) hour days, Monday through Friday inclusive, and will begin and end at the office building of the Employer or at any other point mutually acceptable to the Employer and the Union.  The regular workday will be scheduled between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. with a one (1) hour unpaid lunch.  The lunch period will be scheduled to begin between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
		

		
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			The Employer may establish an optional work schedule for the Information Services Department whereby the eight (8) hour workday will be scheduled on an individual basis, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, inclusive.  Work performed during the workday will be at the straight time rate for the first eight (8) hours worked.  A one (1) hour unpaid lunch period will be scheduled to begin between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
		

		
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			The Employer may establish an optional four (4) day workweek schedule for the Information Services Department whereby a ten (10) hour workday will be scheduled on an individual basis, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, inclusive.  The workweek for this schedule will begin either on Monday or Tuesday and be four (4) consecutive days in length.  Work performed during the workday will be at the straight time rate for the first ten (10) hours worked.  A one (1) hour unpaid lunch period will be scheduled to begin between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
		

		
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			The Employer will provide at least three (3) days notice of any workday or workweek schedule changes.  The employee has the option of accepting a schedule change with less than three (3) days notice.  No employee will be required to lose any straight time hours by reason of a change in workday or workweek schedule, except in case of personal convenience or preference.
		

		
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			An employee who has been on duty for four (4) or more consecutive hours outside of the employee’s normal shift shall not be required to report for work the following scheduled workday until the employee has had a minimum of ten (10) continuous and uninterrupted hours of relief.  The employee shall be paid at the employee’s applicable rate for those scheduled hours included in the employee’s ten (10) hours of relief.  If the Employer requests the employee to come back to work without the minimum of ten (10) hours of relief, the employee shall be compensated at the applicable rate until the employee is relieved.  Employer retains the right to determine the actual number of hours an employee may work, consistent with the terms of this Agreement.
		

		 

		

			 

		

		

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		Section 8.3First-Aid and CPR Certification and Training
		

		
			The Employer agrees to continue the current practice and Employer policy as related to First Aid and CPR certification and training for the term of the current Agreement.  If an employee bids and is awarded a job where a First Aid or CPR certificate is required, the employee shall have ninety (90) days to obtain such certification.
		

		
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			All applicants for employment must have a medical examination prior to starting work in a classification covered hereunder. Employer may require a complete pre-employment medical examination of an employee be made by a properly licensed medical doctor, to be chosen by the Employer, and such examinations will be at the Employer’s expense.  Pre-employment physicals will be scheduled by the Employer as soon as possible following notice of hire.
		

		
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			Section 8.5Emergency and First Aid Equipment
		

		
			Employer will furnish such safety devices and equipment as may be reasonably necessary to the safety of employees hereunder, and such first aid equipment and supplies as may be reasonably necessary for proper emergency treatment of such employees.  All reasonably necessary protective equipment for employees working on energized facilities will be furnished and properly maintained by Employer.  Employees hereunder will use safety equipment on all appropriate occasions.  Employer agrees to update all safety equipment on a scheduled basis.
		

		
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		(c)Buzzer-type alarm systems will be installed in those power stations where the Employer finds their installation reasonably necessary to safety.  If one-man shifts are utilized at Chugach generating facilities, an alarm system will be installed at each such station which will alert, as necessary, the dispatcher on duty at Employer’s Power Dispatch Center.
		

		
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			The Employer and the Union are committed to maintaining a safe and healthful working environment for all employees.  In addition, Employer has an obligation to ensure public safety and trust with regard to Association work environment and services.  Accordingly, the use of alcohol or controlled substances, including marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, amphetamines, and phencyclidine, or other controlled substances prohibited by state or federal law is strictly prohibited and may result in discipline in accordance with the appropriate labor agreements and Employer’s policies.
		

		
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			“For-Cause” drug or alcohol testing will be applicable to all employees covered by this Agreement.
		

		
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			No bargaining unit employee will be tested for drug metabolites or alcohol unless there exists probable suspicion that the employee to be tested is using or is under the influence of drugs or alcohol.  Probable suspicion means suspicion based on specific personal observations that the Employer representative can describe concerning the appearance, behavior, speech or breath odor of the on-duty employee.
		

		
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		The Employer representative and Steward must have received training in the signs of drug and alcohol intoxication in a training program endorsed or conducted by Employer, except that training is not a prerequisite in situations where the employee’s drug or alcohol use or impairment would be obvious to a person of ordinary intelligence and perception.  Employer will make attendance at its drug and alcohol training program available to Union Shop Stewards so they may receive the same training as Employer representatives.
		

		
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			If the Employer representative has probable suspicion to believe that the employee is using or is under the influence of controlled substances or alcohol, he/she shall require the employee (in the presence of a Union Shop Steward) to go to the Laboratory to provide urine specimens for laboratory testing.  The Employer representative may also accompany the affected employee and Shop Steward to the Laboratory.  Transportation to the Laboratory will be provided by the Employer.  In the event a Shop Steward is not immediately available, Employer will contact the alternate Shop Steward to go to the Laboratory.  In the event that the alternate is not immediately available, Employer will contact the Union Business Representative or his/her designated representative.  If none of the above are available, Employer reserves the right to observe an employee suspected of using or being under the influence of drugs or alcohol without the presence of a Union representative.  Additionally, if none of the above Union representatives are available, Employer reserves the right to require an employee when Employer has probable suspicion that he/she is using or is under the influence of controlled substances or alcohol, to go to the Laboratory to provide urine specimens for laboratory testing without the presence of a Union representative.
		

		
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			The employee may not be required to take a drug test if the employee’s actions are reasonably explained to the satisfaction of the Employer representative to be due to causes other than the use of controlled substances (such as, but not by way of limitation, fatigue, lack of sleep, side effect of prescription or over-the-counter medications, reactions to noxious fumes or smoke, etc.).  In the event the Employer is unable to determine whether the abnormal behavior is due to drugs or alcohol or to other causes, the drug testing procedure contained herein shall be used.
		

		
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		It will be the responsibility of the employee to notify the Laboratory of any prescription or non-prescription medication the employee is taking.
		

		
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			The Employer representative must make a written statement of the observations on which probable suspicion is based within twenty-four (24) hours.  A copy must be provided to the Shop Steward or other Union official.  Included in this statement will be the Employer representative’s efforts to contact the Stewards or Union representative.
		

		
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			The Employer will require urine specimens only, unless the employee consents to withdrawing of a blood specimen.  At the time the specimens are collected, the employee shall be given a copy of the specimen collection procedures.  Specimens must be immediately sealed, labeled and initialed by the employee to insure that the specimens tested by the Laboratory are those of the employee.  The employee shall sign test laboratory form(s) authorizing the tests and disclosure of the test results to the Employer.
		

		
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			It shall be the employee’s duty to seek treatment for alcoholism and/or drug abuse.  In no case shall job security or promotional opportunity be jeopardized by seeking treatment for such an ailment or condition.    Should an employee fail a drug test as outlined above, the employee will be given an opportunity to seek treatment.  If the employee chooses not to seek treatment, the employee may be subject to discipline.  However, if two (2) alcohol and/or drug abuse related occurrences occur within a twelve (12) month consecutive period, depending on the circumstances,  a third occurrence may be just cause for termination.  The employee is responsible for maintaining a satisfactory level of job performance.  Failure to do so may result in appropriate corrective or disciplinary action as determined by the Employer. 
		

		
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			Intent Statement:  The parties understand that the “safe harbor” created by the above section is designed to encourage employees to seek treatment for alcohol and/or substance abuse, and to protect them against discipline and job loss while they are in treatment if they should stumble once or twice. The parties agree that the safe harbor provisions apply only to regular employees.
		

		 

		

			 

		

		

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			Failure of an employee to comply with the working rules contained herein or other written regulations of the Employer, to follow lawful and proper orders and instructions or to comply with safety regulations and practices, may be considered insubordination.  Those rules and regulations that the Employer has reduced to writing will be kept in a place that is readily accessible to all employees concerned.
		

		
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			Although the Employer retains the right to discipline an employee for just cause, it agrees that in the case of discharge, one of the designated Union Representatives shall be noticed of the reason for the contemplated discharge prior to taking any action against the employee, unless exigent circumstances or unusual confidentiality requirements preclude such notice.  Any employee who is discharged will remain on the payroll until such time as the employee is given a written statement of the reasons for the employee’s termination.  A copy of this written statement will be provided to the Business Manager of the Union via fax machine at the time the statement is provided to the employee.  Either the Union or the discharged employee may take exception to such discharge under the grievance procedure, as set forth in this Agreement.
		

		
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		Section 9.6Progressive Discipline
		

		
			No bargaining unit employee shall be disciplined or discharged except for just cause.  The Employer will maintain a practice of progressive discipline.  The Employer’s disciplinary process is meant to be corrective and not punitive; many incidents may not result in discipline, but may require only verbal advice, instruction, or counseling.  The steps in the progressive discipline process are: verbal reprimand, written reprimand, suspension, disciplinary demotion, or discharge.  Based on the seriousness of a particular offense, discipline may be imposed at any reasonable level.  The supervisor responsible for interviewing an employee reasonably suspected of misconduct should notify the employee that the employee may have a Union representative present at an investigatory meeting.
		

		
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			Under the Progressive Discipline Section of each collective bargaining agreement, the parties intend that the Employer should notify an employee that the employee may have a Union representative present when the employee is being interviewed for suspected misconduct.  
		

		
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			The parties hereto recognize that the prompt and equitable settlement of employee grievances is essential to the maintenance of sound labor relations.  The parties further recognize that such grievances are usually more satisfactorily and expeditiously settled at the lowest supervisory level at which an acceptable understanding can be reached.  Every reasonable effort will be made by the shop steward, in cooperation with Employer’s General Manager, to correct violations and infractions of this Agreement.  The shop steward, upon request to the shop steward’s immediate supervisor, shall be given a reasonable amount of time during working hours, and without loss of pay, to handle grievances pertaining to the shop steward’s area of responsibility consistent with the provisions of Section 2.6, Shop Steward, of this Agreement.  During outages and other emergencies, the shop steward may be required to give priority attention to Employer’s business.  “Immediate supervisor” means appropriate management personnel.
		

		
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			Any employee or group of employees having a grievance shall proceed, according to the following steps, to seek a satisfactory settlement of the grievance.  To provide the best opportunity for the grievance to be resolved at the lowest level, none of the following steps shall be omitted:
		

		
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			The Union shall submit a request to the Seattle Office of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) for a panel of eleven (11) potential arbitrators.  A copy of the request shall be sent to the Employer.  After receipt of the panel from AAA, the parties shall select an arbitrator using the strike method.  The order for striking shall be determined by the toss of the coin; the Union Representative shall toss the coin and the management representative shall call heads or tails.  The arbitration hearing shall be conducted consistent with the rules established by AAA.  
		

		
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			It is mutually understood and agreed that arbitration hearings will be conducted without unnecessary delay.  Each party shall be given reasonable opportunity to be heard by its representatives, and to produce witnesses and documentary evidence and to cross-examine.  The Arbitrator’s authority shall be limited as follows except as provided otherwise in this Agreement:
		

		
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		The judgment of the Arbitrator shall be final and conclusive on the Employer and the Union.  The parties further agree that, from the time Employer first was notified of the grievance until it is settled, including the entry of the judgment of the Arbitrator when the grievance has been submitted to arbitration, the subject of the controversy will remain status quo as of the time the grievance was first noticed.
		

		
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			The Employer is engaged in furnishing a vital public service which may under certain circumstances pose a serious threat to life and property.  Therefore, notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement relating to the limiting of work, the composition of work forces and the assignment of duties, all employees will be expected to do any work that is reasonably necessary to the saving of life or the prevention of serious injury to persons or property.
		

		
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			All communications between the parties that are contemplated or required by this Agreement will be in writing and will be delivered to the business office of the Union and the Employer.  Wherever provision is made in this Agreement for the delivery of a communication or notice to the other party within a specified period, such notice or communications will be considered to have been delivered when it has been emailed or deposited in the United States mail, registered or certified, properly addressed to such other party’s mail address of record, and with adequate postage prepaid or when delivered by messenger with written receipt of delivery.
		

		
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			If any article, section or provision in this Agreement or any subsequent amendment hereof is rendered or declared invalid by reason of any statute, ordinance, regulation, or other law, or by the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidation will not affect the remaining portions of this Agreement and such other portions will remain in full force and effect.  Upon the invalidation of any article, section, provision, or amendment hereof, the parties shall, within thirty (30) days from the date that notice of the invalidity is received, in good faith negotiate and agree on lawful and enforceable amendments or modifications that will effectuate the parties’ original intent.  The parties may agree to extend the thirty (30) day time period by mutual consent.
		

		
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		Section 11.4Accommodations
		

		
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			For regular bargaining unit employees and for temporary employees employed more than six (6) consecutive months in operator, clerk and warehouse job classifications, Employer shall pay a yearly clothing allowance stipend of $200.  For regular bargaining unit employees and for temporary employees employed more than six (6) consecutive months in maintenance and communications classifications, Employer shall pay a yearly clothing allowance stipend of $400.  For regular bargaining unit employees in relief maintenance operator classifications, Employer shall pay a yearly clothing allowance stipend of $300.  The stipend shall be paid to eligible regular employees employed as of January 15 of each year and shall be issued with the paycheck immediately thereafter; the stipend shall be paid to eligible temporary employees with the first paycheck paid after the employee has worked six (6) consecutive months.
		

		
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		Section 11.9New Technology
		

		
			The use of new equipment, technology or procedures which replace or supersede existing equipment, technology or procedures currently utilized to perform bargaining unit work, shall remain bargaining unit work.  It is recognized that employees covered by this Agreement may be required to maintain competency and skills as new technology is introduced.  Whenever an employee is assigned to new technology, procedures or equipment, the Employer will provide and the employee will undertake any necessary training and assimilate any new skills which may be required.
		

		
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			Section 11.11Licensing and Certifications
		

		
			The Employer shall pay for, or reimburse employees for, all expenses incurred to maintain any license and certification required by Employer, or by local, state or federal law or regulation, as a condition of employment.  Where the Employer is required to pay the expenses of licensing or certification, the Employer shall determine the means and methods used to provide any necessary training or testing.
		

		 

		

			 

		

		

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			Section 12.1Health and Welfare Benefit Plan
		

		
			Employer agrees to participate in and contribute to the Alaska Electrical Health and Welfare Fund (“Fund”) for the purpose of providing certain health and welfare benefits to those employees covered under Medical Plan #553, Vision Plan #701, Dental Plan #601, Disability Plan #801, and Life Insurance Plan #903.  The Employer will pay Health and Welfare premiums as provided in the 2016-2019 ML&P Agreement.    (As of April  1,  2020, the total monthly premium per employee is $2,167.00, of which the Employer pays  $1,784.76 on behalf of each employee.    The employee pays the remaining $382.24 of the premium.  These totals are subject to change April 1st of each year.)
		

		
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			The Employer agrees to deduct, as authorized by the employee via enrollment form, health insurance supplemental payments from the pre tax net pay of its employees eligible for supplemental payments and pay to the Alaska Electrical Health and Welfare Trust said authorized amount.  In the event a Medical Section 125 Plan becomes available, the employee will have the option to participate.  The Employer agrees to make this deduction in the full amount from the first pay period ending date of the month and send a check for the total amount, together with a list of the individual’s names for whom the deductions were made, to the Alaska Electrical Health and Welfare Trust on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the following month. 
		

		
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			Section 12.2Life Insurance Benefits
		

		
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			The Employer shall contribute fifteen cents ($.15) per compensable hour for each employee, but not to exceed forty (40) compensable hours per week per employee to the Alaska Electrical Legal Fund.  This shall take effect upon date of sale and remain in effect hereafter.  All payments due hereunder will be made by the Employer to the said Fund on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following the month in which said compensable hours were earned by Employer’s said employees.
		

		 

		

			 

		

		

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			Section 13.1Pension Plan
		

		
			Employer agrees to participate in, and to contribute to, the Alaska Electrical Pension Fund, a trust fund which was established pursuant to (1) an agreement between the Union and the Alaska Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association, Inc. and (2) that certain Declaration of Trust Agreement entered into by the aforesaid parties for the purpose of providing pension benefits for those persons covered by the said Agreement.  
		

		
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			The parties agree to increase the current Pension Contribution of $7.95;  by $0.25 on July 1, 2020, by $0.63 on October 30, 2020, by $0.25 on July 1, 2021, by $0.25 on July 1, 2022, by $0.25 on July 1, 2023, and by $0.25 on July 1, 2024.
		

		
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			The parties agree to increase the current Pension Contribution of $7.15;  by $0.25 on July 1, 2020, by $0.63 on October 30, 2020, by $0.45 on July 1, 2021, by $0.45 on July 1, 2022, by $0.45 on July 1, 2023, and by $0.45 on July 1, 2024.
		

		
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		The foregoing payments to the Fund made by Employer will entitle the said covered employees of Employer to pension payments under such terms and conditions as may be lawfully provided for the administration and management of said Fund.    All payments due hereunder will be made to the said Fund on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following the month in which said compensable hours were earned by employees.
		

		
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			Any covered employee who is a participant in the Alaska Electrical Pension Fund (AEPF) may elect to reallocate the contributions made by the Employer to the AEPF according to the rules regarding the reallocation of contributions from the Defined Benefit Plan to the Defined Contribution Plan as outlined in the Trust Plan documents.  If an employee makes application to the Plan Administrator for a reallocation and the application is approved, the Plan Administrator will notify the Employer of the new allocation of contributions.  The Employer agrees to remit future contributions according to such instructions.  The allocation will continue in effect until the Plan Administrator notifies the Employer of a subsequent reallocation.  Such reallocations may occur no more than once annually.  Nothing in this supplement agreement will cause the Employer to contribute more or less on behalf of an employee than the amount specified in the collective bargaining agreement.
		

		 

		

			 

		

		

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			It is understood and agreed that the function of Sections 2.13.1 through 2.13.3 are not in any way intended to limit or restrict the ability of the Employer to do business with other employers, but rather, these provisions are designed and intended to preserve work for employees whose wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment are prescribed by this Agreement.
		

		
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			No regular employee shall be laid off, terminated, or discharged by the Employer as a result of the Employer’s subcontracting any work historically or normally performed by bargaining unit employees.  The Employer agrees that it will not contract out or subcontract work for the underlying purpose of eroding the size of the bargaining unit.
		

		
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			The Employer may without penalty contract out work involving the installation, troubleshooting and/or repair of equipment, systems and apparatus if required by the terms of a manufacturer’s or supplier’s warranty.  If skills new to the bargaining unit are used, the Employer will continue its existing practice of assigning at least one bargaining unit employee to assist with such warranty work as training that will facilitate work the bargaining unit employees will, with reasonable probability, do later.
		

		
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			The parties shall not enforce Sections 2.13.1 through 2.13.3 of this Agreement by means of slowdown, picketing, strikes or lockouts.  In order to avoid unnecessary disputes over the application of this Article, the Union shall be given reasonable advance written notice of any preliminary decision to contract or subcontract work covered by Sections 2.13.1 through 2.13.3.  Before the Employer may award any contract or subcontract (including task order contracts and unit price contracts) or assign any work covered by Sections 2.13.1 through 2.13.3 (engage in subcontracting activities), the Union shall be given an opportunity within the next five business days following the date of notice to meet with the Employer for the purpose of discussing whether the proposed action is in compliance with this Article.  If mutual agreement cannot be reached within that time frame, the matter shall proceed to Step 3 of the grievance procedure if 
		

		 

		

			 

		

		

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		the Union so elects and the Employer will not refuse to arbitrate subcontracting grievances on the basis that they are illegal.  If either party should refuse to arbitrate a contracting dispute, that party will be liable for the other side’s attorney’s fees and costs incurred in obtaining an order compelling arbitration.  The discussion provisions of this section shall not apply to emergency work, task orders issued under task order contracts, individual jobs issued under a unit price contract, contracts or subcontracts in an amount of $50,000 or less, professional services or in cases where work is bid under the OELCC and there are no pre-qualified non-union contractors.  In addition, the notice requirement shall not apply to emergency work.  The exemption of the foregoing categories of work from the notice and discussion provision of this section in no manner limits or impairs any rights the IBEW has to file and process grievances as to such work.
		

		 

		

			 

		

		

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			Memorandum of Agreement
		

		
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			In the event state or federal law does not require that an employee who becomes the parent of either a new-born or adopted child receive at least eight weeks of leave, the following provision shall become a part of the collective bargaining agreements with the Outside, Generation, and Office & Engineering bargaining units:
		

		
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			An employee who becomes the parent of either a new-born or adopted child may take up to eight (8) consecutive weeks of annual leave or leave without pay.  Leave taken under this section must begin no later than four (4) months after birth or adoption of a child.  All accrued annual leave in excess of forty (40) hours will be taken prior to commencing leave without pay.  Whenever possible, parent leave shall be requested at least ninety (90) days in advance.
		

		 

		

			 

		

		

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			Former ML&P employees as of the Effective Date of the Transition Agreement will be eligible for a shift differential of 13.33% as applies in the following sections of this Agreement: Section 5.11(b), Section 5.2.7, Section 5.3. 3(a), (b), and (c), Section 5.5.2. Effective October 30, 2020 all CEA employees will be eligible for a shift differential of 13.33% as applies in the following sections of this Agreement: Section 5.2.7, Section 5.3.3 (a), (b), and (c), Section 5.5.2.
		

		
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			Boiler License Pay Enhancement for Former ML&P employees.  Regular employees assigned to Generation who have a 1st class Boiler Operator License, shall be compensated at an additional five and seven-tenths percent (5.7%) above the employee’s base rate, while employed in the Generation Division, including the Chief Shop Steward if employed in the Generation Division at the time of appointment. Any former ML&P employee with boiler pay will not be eligible for the senior pay program.
		

		
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			This provision modifies the Letter of Dispute Resolution dated March 9, 2018 as follows: On the effective date of this Agreement senior pay will increase from 5% to 5.7% for all bargaining unit members meeting the full requirements of the senior pay program. All bargaining unit member receiving 2.5% will move to 2.85% as of the effective date of this Agreement.
		

		 

		

			 

		

		

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			The Parties recognize that timely resolution of disputes is key for a successful transition and is key to the well-being of employees; therefore, the Parties agree that there will be one chief shop steward appointed by the Union to represent bargaining unit employees in the Outside, Office and Engineering, and the Generation Collective Bargaining Agreements.  The following provisions shall apply to the chief shop steward:
		

		
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						Note: $1.33 Movement of monies from wages to pension effective 8-14-02

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Note: $.70 Movement of monies from wages to pension effective 7-1-12

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Note: All 100% jobs are in the system as Grade 1, updated the Grade Step Table to reflect this, 6/23/2020

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Note: 10/30/2020 is Day 1 following the Transition Agreement 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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						Effective Date

					
					
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						7/1/12

					
					
						3.20%

					
					
						$45.30

					
					
						$49.83

				
	
					
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						1

					
					
						 

					
					
						Electronics Technician II

					
					
						100%

					
					
						7/1/12

					
					
						$  (0.70)

					
					
						$44.60

					
					
						$49.13

				
	
					
						6401

					
					
						1

					
					
						 

					
					
						Heavy Equipment /Plant Maintenance

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/13

					
					
						3.75%

					
					
						$46.27

					
					
						$50.90

				
	
					
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						1

					
					
						 

					
					
						Instrument and Controls Technician

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/14

					
					
						3.25%

					
					
						$47.77

					
					
						$52.55

				
	
					
						3274

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Maintenance I&C Technician P2

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/15

					
					
						2.50%

					
					
						$48.96

					
					
						$53.86

				
	
					
						3275

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Maintenance I&C Technician PH

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/16

					
					
						2.50%

					
					
						$50.18

					
					
						$55.20

				
	
					
						6601

					
					
						1

					
					
						 

					
					
						Machinist Maintenance Technician

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/17

					
					
						1.50%

					
					
						$50.93

					
					
						$56.03

				
	
					
						6301

					
					
						1

					
					
						 

					
					
						Maintenance Electrician

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/18

					
					
						2.00%

					
					
						$51.95

					
					
						$57.15

				
	
					
						7102

					
					
						1

					
					
						 

					
					
						Maintenance Operator P2

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/19

					
					
						2.50%

					
					
						$53.25

					
					
						$58.58

				
	
					
						7113

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Maintenance Operator SPP

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/20

					
					
						3.00%

					
					
						$54.85

					
					
						$60.33

				
	
					
						7105

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Maintenance Operator P1

					
					
						 

					
					
						10/30/20

					
					
						2.00%

					
					
						$55.95

					
					
						$61.54

				
	
					
						7106

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Maintenance Mechanical Technician P&H

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/21

					
					
						2.00%

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						7107

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Maintenance Mechanical Technician P2

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/22

					
					
						2-3%

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						6304

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Maintenance Electrician Plant 2

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/23

					
					
						2-3%

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						6305

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Maintenance Electrician Tech P&H

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						6501

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Maintenance Technician

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						7101

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Welding Maintenance Technician

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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						7/1/12

					
					
						 

					
					
						$47.57

					
					
						$52.33

				
	
					
						3239

					
					
						7

					
					
						 

					
					
						Energy Supply Operations Maintenance Tech

					
					
						105%

					
					
						7/1/12

					
					
						 

					
					
						$46.87

					
					
						$51.63

				
	
					
						6717

					
					
						7

					
					
						 

					
					
						Hydro Generation Maintenance Operator

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/13

					
					
						 

					
					
						$48.58

					
					
						$53.44

				
	
					
						6702

					
					
						7

					
					
						 

					
					
						Relief Maintenance Operator

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/14

					
					
						 

					
					
						$50.16

					
					
						$55.18

				
	
					
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						Maintenance Operator - IGT

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/15

					
					
						 

					
					
						$51.41

					
					
						$56.55

				
	
					
						3230

					
					
						7

					
					
						 

					
					
						Sr. I&C Tech SPP

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/16

					
					
						 

					
					
						$52.69

					
					
						$57.96

				
	
					
						6303

					
					
						7

					
					
						 

					
					
						Sr. Maint. Elec. Tech SPP

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/17

					
					
						 

					
					
						$53.48

					
					
						$58.83

				
	
					
						7114

					
					
						7

					
					
						 

					
					
						Sr. Maint Operator SPP

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/18

					
					
						 

					
					
						$54.55

					
					
						$60.00

				
	
					
						6504

					
					
						7

					
					
						 

					
					
						Sr. Maint Mech Tech SPP

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/19

					
					
						 

					
					
						$55.91

					
					
						$61.51

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$57.59

					
					
						$63.35

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						10/30/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$58.75

					
					
						$64.62

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				

		 

		

			 

		

		

			99

		

 

		

			 

		

			
					
						Note: $1.33 Movement of monies from wages to pension effective 8-14-02

				
	
					
						Note: $.70 Movement of monies from wages to pension effective 7-1-12

				
	
					
						Note: All 100% jobs are in the system as Grade 1, updated the Grade Step Table to reflect this, 6/23/2020

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Note: 10/30/2020 is Day 1 following the Transition Agreement 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Job Code

					
					
						Grd

					
					
						Step

					
					
						Job Classification

					
					
						%

					
					
						Effective Date

					
					
						Change

					
					
						Hourly Rate

					
					
						10 %

					
						Longevity

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						102.5%

					
					
						3/1/18

					
					
						 

					
					
						$52.21

					
					
						$57.43

				
	
					
						3230

					
					
						11

					
					
						 

					
					
						1/2 Sr. I & C Tech 2.5%

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/18

					
					
						2.00%

					
					
						$53.25

					
					
						$58.58

				
	
					
						7115

					
					
						11

					
					
						 

					
					
						1/2 Sr. Maint I&C Tech SPP

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/19

					
					
						2.50%

					
					
						$54.59

					
					
						$60.04

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Not Used

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/20

					
					
						3.00%

					
					
						$56.22

					
					
						$61.84

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						10/30/20

					
					
						2.00%

					
					
						$58.75

					
					
						$64.63

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/12

					
					
						 

					
					
						$48.92

					
					
						$53.81

				
	
					
						3209

					
					
						12

					
					
						 

					
					
						Power Dispatcher

					
					
						108.45%

					
					
						7/1/12

					
					
						 

					
					
						$48.22

					
					
						$53.11

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/13

					
					
						 

					
					
						$49.97

					
					
						$54.97

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/14

					
					
						 

					
					
						$51.59

					
					
						$56.75

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/15

					
					
						 

					
					
						$52.88

					
					
						$58.17

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/16

					
					
						 

					
					
						$54.19

					
					
						$59.61

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/17

					
					
						 

					
					
						$55.00

					
					
						$60.50

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/18

					
					
						 

					
					
						$56.10

					
					
						$61.71

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/19

					
					
						 

					
					
						$57.51

					
					
						$63.26

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$59.23

					
					
						$65.15

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						10/30/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$60.43

					
					
						$66.45

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						New Base

					
					
						10/30/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$60.68

					
					
						$66.75

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/12

					
					
						 

					
					
						$51.19

					
					
						$56.31

				
	
					
						3211

					
					
						14

					
					
						 

					
					
						Relief Power Dispatcher

					
					
						113%

					
					
						7/1/12

					
					
						 

					
					
						$50.49

					
					
						$55.61

				
	
					
						3210

					
					
						14

					
					
						 

					
					
						Senior Power Dispatcher

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/13

					
					
						 

					
					
						$52.29

					
					
						$57.52

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/14

					
					
						 

					
					
						$53.98

					
					
						$59.38

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/15

					
					
						 

					
					
						$55.32

					
					
						$60.85

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/16

					
					
						 

					
					
						$56.70

					
					
						$62.37

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/17

					
					
						 

					
					
						$57.55

					
					
						$63.31

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/18

					
					
						 

					
					
						$58.70

					
					
						$64.57

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/19

					
					
						 

					
					
						$60.17

					
					
						$66.19

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$61.97

					
					
						$68.17

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						10/30/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$63.22

					
					
						$69.53

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				

		 

		

			 

		

		

			100

		

 

		

			 

		

			
					
						Note: $1.33 Movement of monies from wages to pension effective 8-14-02

				
	
					
						Note: $.70 Movement of monies from wages to pension effective 7-1-12

				
	
					
						Note: All 100% jobs are in the system as Grade 1, updated the Grade Step Table to reflect this, 6/23/2020

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Note: 10/30/2020 is Day 1 following the Transition Agreement 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Job Code

					
					
						Grd

					
					
						Step

					
					
						Job Classification

					
					
						%

					
					
						Effective Date

					
					
						Change

					
					
						Hourly Rate

					
					
						10 %

					
						Longevity

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/12

					
					
						 

					
					
						$50.74

					
					
						$55.81

				
	
					
						6804

					
					
						15

					
					
						 

					
					
						Foreman

					
					
						112%

					
					
						7/1/12

					
					
						 

					
					
						$50.04

					
					
						$55.11

				
	
					
						3213

					
					
						15

					
					
						 

					
					
						Senior Electronics Technician

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/13

					
					
						 

					
					
						$51.82

					
					
						$57.00

				
	
					
						99901

					
					
						15

					
					
						 

					
					
						Foreman Plant 2

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/14

					
					
						 

					
					
						$53.50

					
					
						$58.85

				
	
					
						99903

					
					
						15

					
					
						 

					
					
						Foreman, PH

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/15

					
					
						 

					
					
						$54.84

					
					
						$60.32

				
	
					
						99904

					
					
						15

					
					
						 

					
					
						ICE Foreman

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/16

					
					
						 

					
					
						$56.20

					
					
						$61.82

				
	
					
						99905

					
					
						15

					
					
						 

					
					
						Warehouse Foreman

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/17

					
					
						 

					
					
						$57.04

					
					
						$62.75

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/18

					
					
						 

					
					
						$58.18

					
					
						$64.00

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/19

					
					
						 

					
					
						$59.64

					
					
						$65.60

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$61.43

					
					
						$67.57

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						10/30/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$62.66

					
					
						$68.92

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/12

					
					
						 

					
					
						$24.92

					
					
						$27.41

				
	
					
						5518 5519

					
					
						18

					
					
						 

					
					
						General Clerk (Eff 12/06/85)

					
					
						55%

					
					
						7/1/12

					
					
						 

					
					
						$24.22

					
					
						$26.71

				
	
					
						5549 5523

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/13

					
					
						 

					
					
						$25.45

					
					
						$28.00

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/14

					
					
						 

					
					
						$26.27

					
					
						$28.90

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/15

					
					
						 

					
					
						$26.93

					
					
						$29.62

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/16

					
					
						 

					
					
						$27.60

					
					
						$30.36

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/17

					
					
						 

					
					
						$28.01

					
					
						$30.82

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/18

					
					
						 

					
					
						$28.57

					
					
						$31.43

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/19

					
					
						 

					
					
						$29.29

					
					
						$32.22

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$30.17

					
					
						$33.19

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						10/30/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$30.77

					
					
						$33.85

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/12

					
					
						 

					
					
						$42.13

					
					
						$46.34

				
	
					
						7104

					
					
						19

					
					
						 

					
					
						Boiler Operator (effective after 07/01/00)

					
					
						93%

					
					
						7/1/12

					
					
						 

					
					
						$41.43

					
					
						$45.64

				
	
					
						8101

					
					
						19

					
					
						 

					
					
						Generation Warehouseman/Warehouse Worker

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/13

					
					
						 

					
					
						$43.03

					
					
						$47.33

				
	
					
						8109

					
					
						19

					
					
						 

					
					
						Power Plant Warehouseman 93% Grandfathered

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/14

					
					
						 

					
					
						$44.43

					
					
						$48.87

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Updated % as of 10/30/202097%

					
					
						7/1/15

					
					
						 

					
					
						$45.53

					
					
						$50.08

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/16

					
					
						 

					
					
						$46.67

					
					
						$51.34

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/17

					
					
						 

					
					
						$47.37

					
					
						$52.11

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/18

					
					
						 

					
					
						$48.32

					
					
						$53.15

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Check

					
					
						97%

					
					
						7/1/19

					
					
						 

					
					
						$49.53

					
					
						$54.48

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$51.01

					
					
						$56.11

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						10/30/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$52.03

					
					
						$57.24

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						New Base

					
					
						10/30/2020

					
					
						 

					
					
						$      54.04

					
					
						$      59.44

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				

		 

		

			 

		

		

			101

		

 

		

			 

		

			
					
						Note: $1.33 Movement of monies from wages to pension effective 8-14-02

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Note: $.70 Movement of monies from wages to pension effective 7-1-12

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Note: All 100% jobs are in the system as Grade 1, updated the Grade Step Table to reflect this, 6/23/2020

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Note: 10/30/2020 is Day 1 following the Transition Agreement 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Job Code

					
					
						Grd

					
					
						Step

					
					
						Job Classification

					
					
						%

					
					
						Effective Date

					
					
						Change

					
					
						Hourly Rate

					
					
						10 %

					
						Longevity

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						21

					
					
						 

					
					
						Power Dispatcher Trainee

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						% Equal to Power Dispatcher Rate

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/12

					
					
						 

					
					
						$31.80

					
					
						$34.98

				
	
					
						3231

					
					
						21

					
					
						1

					
					
						First 1,000 Hours

					
					
						65%

					
					
						7/1/12

					
					
						 

					
					
						$31.10

					
					
						$34.28

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/13

					
					
						 

					
					
						$32.48

					
					
						$35.73

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/14

					
					
						 

					
					
						$33.53

					
					
						$36.88

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/15

					
					
						 

					
					
						$34.37

					
					
						$37.81

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/16

					
					
						 

					
					
						$35.22

					
					
						$38.74

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/17

					
					
						 

					
					
						$35.75

					
					
						$39.32

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/18

					
					
						 

					
					
						$36.46

					
					
						$40.11

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/19

					
					
						 

					
					
						$37.37

					
					
						$41.11

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$38.50

					
					
						$42.35

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						10/30/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$39.44

					
					
						$43.38

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/12

					
					
						 

					
					
						$36.69

					
					
						$40.36

				
	
					
						3232

					
					
						21

					
					
						2

					
					
						Second 1,000 Hours

					
					
						75%

					
					
						7/1/12

					
					
						 

					
					
						$35.99

					
					
						$39.66

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/13

					
					
						 

					
					
						$37.48

					
					
						$41.23

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/14

					
					
						 

					
					
						$38.69

					
					
						$42.56

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/15

					
					
						 

					
					
						$39.66

					
					
						$43.63

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/16

					
					
						 

					
					
						$40.64

					
					
						$44.70

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/17

					
					
						 

					
					
						$41.25

					
					
						$45.37

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/18

					
					
						 

					
					
						$42.07

					
					
						$46.28

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/19

					
					
						 

					
					
						$43.13

					
					
						$47.44

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$44.42

					
					
						$48.86

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						10/30/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$45.51

					
					
						$50.06

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/12

					
					
						 

					
					
						$41.58

					
					
						$45.74

				
	
					
						3333, 3237

					
					
						21

					
					
						3

					
					
						Third 1,000 Hours

					
					
						85%

					
					
						7/1/12

					
					
						 

					
					
						$40.88

					
					
						$45.04

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/13

					
					
						 

					
					
						$42.47

					
					
						$46.72

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/14

					
					
						 

					
					
						$43.85

					
					
						$48.24

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/15

					
					
						 

					
					
						$44.95

					
					
						$49.45

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/16

					
					
						 

					
					
						$46.06

					
					
						$50.67

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/17

					
					
						 

					
					
						$46.75

					
					
						$51.43

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/18

					
					
						 

					
					
						$47.69

					
					
						$52.45

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/19

					
					
						 

					
					
						$48.88

					
					
						$53.77

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$50.34

					
					
						$55.38

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						10/30/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$51.58

					
					
						$56.74

				

		 

		

			 

		

		

			102

		

 

		

			 

		

			
					
						Note: $1.33 Movement of monies from wages to pension effective 8-14-02

				
	
					
						Note: $.70 Movement of monies from wages to pension effective 7-1-12

				
	
					
						Note: All 100% jobs are in the system as Grade 1, updated the Grade Step Table to reflect this, 6/23/2020

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Note: 10/30/2020 is Day 1 following the Transition Agreement 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Job Code

					
					
						Grd

					
					
						Step

					
					
						Job Classification

					
					
						%

					
					
						Effective Date

					
					
						Change

					
					
						Hourly Rate

					
					
						10 %

					
						Longevity

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/12

					
					
						 

					
					
						$46.47

					
					
						$51.12

				
	
					
						3234, 3240

					
					
						21

					
					
						4

					
					
						Fourth 1,000 Hours

					
					
						95%

					
					
						7/1/12

					
					
						 

					
					
						$45.77

					
					
						$50.42

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/13

					
					
						 

					
					
						$47.47

					
					
						$52.22

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/14

					
					
						 

					
					
						$49.01

					
					
						$53.91

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/15

					
					
						 

					
					
						$50.24

					
					
						$55.26

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/16

					
					
						 

					
					
						$51.48

					
					
						$56.63

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/17

					
					
						 

					
					
						$52.25

					
					
						$57.48

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/18

					
					
						 

					
					
						$53.30

					
					
						$58.63

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/19

					
					
						 

					
					
						$54.63

					
					
						$60.09

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$56.27

					
					
						$61.90

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						10/30/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$57.65

					
					
						$63.42

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/12

					
					
						 

					
					
						$37.60

					
					
						$41.36

				
	
					
						6502

					
					
						22

					
					
						5

					
					
						Maintenance Helper

					
					
						83%

					
					
						7/1/12

					
					
						 

					
					
						$36.90

					
					
						$40.66

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/13

					
					
						 

					
					
						$38.40

					
					
						$42.24

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/14

					
					
						 

					
					
						$39.65

					
					
						$43.62

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/15

					
					
						 

					
					
						$40.64

					
					
						$44.70

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/16

					
					
						 

					
					
						$41.65

					
					
						$45.82

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/17

					
					
						 

					
					
						$42.27

					
					
						$46.50

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/18

					
					
						 

					
					
						$43.12

					
					
						$47.43

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Check

					
					
						83%

					
					
						7/1/19

					
					
						 

					
					
						$44.20

					
					
						$48.62

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$45.52

					
					
						$50.07

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						10/30/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$46.44

					
					
						$51.08

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						7120

					
					
						22

					
					
						1

					
					
						Generation Warehouse Lead

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/18

					
					
						 

					
					
						$50.91

					
					
						$56.00

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						98%

					
					
						7/1/19

					
					
						 

					
					
						$52.19

					
					
						$57.40

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$53.75

					
					
						$59.13

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						10/30/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$54.83

					
					
						$60.31

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Plant Helper

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						% Equal to Journeyman Rate

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						8301

					
					
						22

					
					
						2

					
					
						1-12 Months

					
					
						55%

					
					
						7/1/18

					
					
						 

					
					
						$28.57

					
					
						$31.43

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/19

					
					
						 

					
					
						$29.29

					
					
						$32.22

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$30.17

					
					
						$33.19

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Check

					
					
						55%

					
					
						10/30/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$30.77

					
					
						$33.85

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				

		 

		

			 

		

		

			103

		

 

		

			 

		

			
					
						Note: $1.33 Movement of monies from wages to pension effective 8-14-02

				
	
					
						Note: $.70 Movement of monies from wages to pension effective 7-1-12

				
	
					
						Note: All 100% jobs are in the system as Grade 1, updated the Grade Step Table to reflect this, 6/23/2020

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Note: 10/30/2020 is Day 1 following the Transition Agreement 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Job Code

					
					
						Grd

					
					
						Step

					
					
						Job Classification

					
					
						%

					
					
						Effective Date

					
					
						Change

					
					
						Hourly Rate

					
					
						10 %

					
						Longevity

				
	
					
						8302

					
					
						22

					
					
						3

					
					
						13-18 Months

					
					
						 

					
					
						1/7/18

					
					
						 

					
					
						$33.77

					
					
						$37.15

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/19

					
					
						 

					
					
						$34.62

					
					
						$38.08

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$35.65

					
					
						$39.22

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Check

					
					
						65%

					
					
						10/30/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$36.37

					
					
						$40.01

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						8303

					
					
						22

					
					
						4

					
					
						19-24 Months

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/18

					
					
						 

					
					
						$38.97

					
					
						$42.87

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/19

					
					
						 

					
					
						$39.94

					
					
						$43.94

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$41.14

					
					
						$45.26

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Check

					
					
						75%

					
					
						10/30/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$41.96

					
					
						$46.16

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						8304

					
					
						22

					
					
						5

					
					
						After 24 Months

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/18

					
					
						 

					
					
						$43.12

					
					
						$47.43

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/19

					
					
						 

					
					
						$44.20

					
					
						$48.62

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$45.52

					
					
						$50.08

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Check

					
					
						83%

					
					
						10/30/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$46.44

					
					
						$51.08

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						5%

					
					
						3/1/18

					
					
						 

					
					
						$56.15

					
					
						$61.77

				
	
					
						7112

					
					
						24

					
					
						 

					
					
						Sr. Maint Op IGT

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/18

					
					
						 

					
					
						$57.28

					
					
						$63.01

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						**Add 5% to Grade 7

					
					
						7/1/19

					
					
						 

					
					
						$58.71

					
					
						$64.59

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$60.47

					
					
						$66.52

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						10/1/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$61.69

					
					
						$67.86

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						SPP Maintenance Operator Trainee

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						25

					
					
						 

					
					
						% Equal to Maintenance Operator Rate

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						6710

					
					
						25

					
					
						1

					
					
						First 1,000 Hours

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/18

					
					
						 

					
					
						$33.77

					
					
						$37.15

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/19

					
					
						 

					
					
						$34.62

					
					
						$38.08

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$35.65

					
					
						$39.22

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Check

					
					
						65%

					
					
						10/30/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$36.37

					
					
						$40.01

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						6711

					
					
						25

					
					
						2

					
					
						1001 to 2000 Hours

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/18

					
					
						 

					
					
						$36.37

					
					
						$40.01

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/19

					
					
						 

					
					
						$37.28

					
					
						$41.01

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$38.40

					
					
						$42.24

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Check

					
					
						70%

					
					
						10/30/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$39.17

					
					
						$43.09

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						6712

					
					
						25

					
					
						3

					
					
						2001 to 3000 Hours

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/18

					
					
						 

					
					
						$38.97

					
					
						$42.87

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/19

					
					
						 

					
					
						$39.94

					
					
						$43.94

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$41.14

					
					
						$45.26

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Check

					
					
						75%

					
					
						10/30/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$41.96

					
					
						$46.16

				

		 

		

			 

		

		

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						Note: $1.33 Movement of monies from wages to pension effective 8-14-02

				
	
					
						Note: $.70 Movement of monies from wages to pension effective 7-1-12

				
	
					
						Note: All 100% jobs are in the system as Grade 1, updated the Grade Step Table to reflect this, 6/23/2020

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Note: 10/30/2020 is Day 1 following the Transition Agreement 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Job Code

					
					
						Grd

					
					
						Step

					
					
						Job Classification

					
					
						%

					
					
						Effective Date

					
					
						Change

					
					
						Hourly Rate

					
					
						10 %

					
						Longevity

				
	
					
						6713

					
					
						25

					
					
						4

					
					
						3001 to 4000 Hours

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/18

					
					
						 

					
					
						$41.56

					
					
						$45.71

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/19

					
					
						 

					
					
						$42.60

					
					
						$46.86

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$43.87

					
					
						$48.26

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Check

					
					
						80%

					
					
						10/30/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$44.76

					
					
						$49.24

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						6714

					
					
						25

					
					
						5

					
					
						4001 to 5000 Hours

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/18

					
					
						 

					
					
						$44.16

					
					
						$48.57

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/19

					
					
						 

					
					
						$45.26

					
					
						$49.79

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$46.62

					
					
						$51.28

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Check

					
					
						85%

					
					
						10/30/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$47.56

					
					
						$52.32

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						6715

					
					
						25

					
					
						6

					
					
						5001 to 6000 Hours

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/18

					
					
						 

					
					
						$46.75

					
					
						$51.43

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/19

					
					
						 

					
					
						$47.92

					
					
						$52.72

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$49.36

					
					
						$54.30

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Check

					
					
						90%

					
					
						10/30/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$50.36

					
					
						$55.40

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						6716

					
					
						25

					
					
						7

					
					
						6001 to 8000 Hours

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/18

					
					
						 

					
					
						$49.35

					
					
						$54.29

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/19

					
					
						 

					
					
						$50.59

					
					
						$55.65

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$52.10

					
					
						$57.31

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Check

					
					
						95%

					
					
						10/30/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$53.15

					
					
						$58.47

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/12

					
					
						 

					
					
						$27.18

					
					
						$29.90

				
	
					
						5538

					
					
						27

					
					
						 

					
					
						Project Clerk

					
					
						60%

					
					
						7/1/12

					
					
						 

					
					
						$26.48

					
					
						$29.20

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/13

					
					
						 

					
					
						$27.76

					
					
						$30.54

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/14

					
					
						 

					
					
						$28.66

					
					
						$31.53

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/15

					
					
						 

					
					
						$29.38

					
					
						$32.32

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/16

					
					
						 

					
					
						$30.11

					
					
						$33.12

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/17

					
					
						 

					
					
						$30.56

					
					
						$33.62

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/18

					
					
						 

					
					
						$31.17

					
					
						$34.29

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Check

					
					
						60%

					
					
						7/1/19

					
					
						 

					
					
						$31.95

					
					
						$35.15

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						7/1/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$32.91

					
					
						$36.20

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						10/30/20

					
					
						 

					
					
						$33.57

					
					
						$36.93

				
	
					
						﻿

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Note:  Apprentice Wireman are to be paid a percentage of the Generation Agreement Journeyman Wage Rate, as determined by the Apprenticeship

				
	
					
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			Attached to this Collective Bargaining Agreement are the Letters of Agreement the Parties have been able to locate and identify as being still in effect.  Please note, however, the list is not exhaustive.
		

		 

		

			 

		

		

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		SIGNATURE PAGE
		

		
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			GENERATION PLANT PERSONNEL
		

		
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			ACKNOWLEDGED BY:
		

		
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						Chugach Electric Association, Inc.

					
					
						 

					
					
						International Brotherhood of

				
	
					
						“Employer”

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Electrical Workers, Local 1547

				
	
					
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						“Union”

				
	
					
						/s/ Lee Thibert

					
					
						11-5-2020

					
					
						 

					
					
						/s/ Dave Reaves

					
					
						11-5-2020

				
	
					
						Lee Thibert

					
					
						Date

					
					
						 

					
					
						Dave Reaves

					
					
						Date

				
	
					
						Chief Executive Officer

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Business Manager

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						/s/ Tyler Andrews

					
					
						11-5-2020

					
					
						 

					
					
						/s/ Julius Matthew

					
					
						11-5-2020

				
	
					
						Tyler Andrews

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Julius Matthew

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Executive Vice President

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						IBEW Chief Spokesperson

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Employee Services and

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Business Representative

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Communications

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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						/s/ Dusty Menefee

					
					
						11-5-2020

				
	
					
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						Dusty Menefee

					
					
						Date

				
	
					
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			Alphabetical Index
		

		
			 
		

		
			1
		

		
			10 Hour Relief Period for Dispatchers.............................................................................................................................................62
		

		
			A
		

		
			Accommodations.......................................................................................................................................................................84
		

		
			Alaska Electrical Apprenticeship and Training Fund...........................................................................................................................67
		

		
			Annual Leave.............................................................................................................................................................................28
		

		
			Annual Leave and Holidays...........................................................................................................................................................28
		

		
			Appendix A - Information Services Only...........................................................................................................................................95
		

		
			Appendix B - Memorandum of Agreement.....................................................................................................................................97
		

		
			Appendix C - Shift Differential/Boiler/Senior Pay...............................................................................................................................98
		

		
			Appendix D - Chief Shop Steward...................................................................................................................................................99
		

		
			Appendix E - Wage Matrix.........................................................................................................................................................102
		

		
			Appendix F - Letters of Agreement.............................................................................................................................................110
		

		
			Appendix G - Transition Agreement.............................................................................................................................................134
		

		
			Appointment and Tenure.............................................................................................................................................................17
		

		
			Apprentices...............................................................................................................................................................................67
		

		
			Arbitration...............................................................................................................................................................................81
		

		
			Assignability.............................................................................................................................................................................92
		

		
			B
		

		
			Beluga Compensation.................................................................................................................................................................58
		

		
			Beluga Provisions.......................................................................................................................................................................56
		

		
			Beluga Relief Time.....................................................................................................................................................................59
		

		
			Bereavement Leave...................................................................................................................................................................31
		

		
			Blood Bank...............................................................................................................................................................................32
		

		
			Boiler Pay...................................................................................................................................................................................98
		

		
			C
		

		
			Certification Upon Return to Work.................................................................................................................................................33
		

		
			Change in Law - 12 Hour Schedule.................................................................................................................................................55
		

		
			Chief Shop Steward.....................................................................................................................................................................99
		

		
			Classification/Qualifications Committee.........................................................................................................................................24
		

		
			Clothing Allowance.....................................................................................................................................................................84
		

		
			Communications and Notices.......................................................................................................................................................83
		

		
			Compensation...........................................................................................................................................................................49
		

		
			Compensation During or in Lieu of Annual Leave...............................................................................................................................53
		

		
			Compensation for Training...........................................................................................................................................................54
		

		
			Compliance with Rules and Regulations.........................................................................................................................................77
		

		
			Consumption of Drugs/Alcohol.....................................................................................................................................................77
		

		
			Contracting Out – Purpose.................................................................................................................................................11, 95
		

		
			Crew Assignment.......................................................................................................................................................................58
		

		
			D
		

		
			Dangerous or Hazardous Work.....................................................................................................................................................69
		

		
			Decision.....................................................................................................................................................................................26
		

		
			Delegation of Authority...............................................................................................................................................................68
		

		
			Discharge...................................................................................................................................................................................77
		

		
			Discipline...................................................................................................................................................................................77
		

		
			Dispatch NERC Certificate Reimbursement.....................................................................................................................................84
		

		

		

		 

		

			 

		

		

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		Dispute Resolution...........................................................................................................................................................13, 95
		

		
			Duration.......................................................................................................................................................................................6
		

		
			E
		

		
			Emergencies.............................................................................................................................................................................83
		

		
			Emergency and First Aid Equipment...............................................................................................................................................70
		

		
			Emergency Conditions and Supervisors Working...............................................................................................................................11
		

		
			Emergency Leave.......................................................................................................................................................................30
		

		
			Employee Access to Personnel Records...........................................................................................................................................15
		

		
			Employee Notice of Absence.........................................................................................................................................................32
		

		
			Employee Responsibility – Substance Abuse Treatment.....................................................................................................................76
		

		
			Employee Responsibility – Treatment.............................................................................................................................................35
		

		
			Employees...............................................................................................................................................................................17
		

		
			Employees Working Out of Classification.........................................................................................................................................43
		

		
			Employer Supplied Protective Garments.........................................................................................................................................84
		

		
			Employer’s 401 (k) Plan...............................................................................................................................................................87
		

		
			Employer-Union Relations.............................................................................................................................................................7
		

		
			Erosion of Work Force.......................................................................................................................................................11, 95
		

		
			Evaluation Committee.................................................................................................................................................................24
		

		
			F
		

		
			First-Aid and CPR Certification and Training.....................................................................................................................................70
		

		
			For Cause Drug Testing...............................................................................................................................................................71
		

		
			For Information Services Only.......................................................................................................................................................69
		

		
			G
		

		
			General.....................................................................................................................................................................................39
		

		
			Good Standing with the Union.........................................................................................................................................................9
		

		
			Grievance...................................................................................................................................................................................79
		

		
			Grievance Procedure.................................................................................................................................................................79
		

		
			H
		

		
			Hardship and Benevolent Fund.....................................................................................................................................................87
		

		
			Health and welfare and Pension Plans...........................................................................................................................................86
		

		
			Health and Welfare Benefit Plan...................................................................................................................................................86
		

		
			Health and Welfare Supplemental Payments...................................................................................................................................87
		

		
			Hiring Hall.................................................................................................................................................................................13
		

		
			Holiday Compensation and Scheduling...........................................................................................................................................52
		

		
			Holiday Pay Eligibility.................................................................................................................................................................35
		

		
			Holiday Schedule.......................................................................................................................................................................36
		

		
			Holidays.....................................................................................................................................................................................36
		

		
			Holidays (Telecommunications and Information Services Departments only).........................................................................................37
		

		
			Hours of Work and Compensation.................................................................................................................................................39
		

		
			I
		

		
			Identification Cards.....................................................................................................................................................................84
		

		
			Information Services Only...........................................................................................................................................................95
		

		
			J
		

		
			Job Award.................................................................................................................................................................................22
		

		
			Job Bidding...............................................................................................................................................................................21
		

		
			Job Classifications and Job Duties...................................................................................................................................................68
		

		
			Job Classifications and Wage Schedules...........................................................................................................................................93
		

		

		

		 

		

			 

		

		

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		Job Posting...............................................................................................................................................................................21
		

		
			Jury Duty.....................................................................................................................................................................................31
		

		
			K
		

		
			Keep Whole...............................................................................................................................................................................40
		

		
			L
		

		
			Labor-Management Committee...................................................................................................................................................15
		

		
			Leave to Accept Union Office.........................................................................................................................................................9
		

		
			Leave Without Pay.....................................................................................................................................................................34
		

		
			Legal Status of the Parties.............................................................................................................................................................7
		

		
			Legal Trust...............................................................................................................................................................................88
		

		
			Letters of Agreement...............................................................................................................................................................110
		

		
			Licensing and Certifications.........................................................................................................................................................85
		

		
			Life Insurance Benefits...............................................................................................................................................................87
		

		
			Loan of Employees.....................................................................................................................................................................10
		

		
			Longevity...................................................................................................................................................................................48
		

		
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			Maintenance of Existing Certifications...........................................................................................................................................85
		

		
			Managerial Prerogatives of the Employer.........................................................................................................................................7
		

		
			Meals and Lodging.....................................................................................................................................................................40
		

		
			Medical Verification...................................................................................................................................................................32
		

		
			Memorandum of Agreement.......................................................................................................................................................97
		

		
			Military Leave...........................................................................................................................................................................32
		

		
			Miscellaneous...........................................................................................................................................................................83
		

		
			Misuse of the Employer’s Property and Time...................................................................................................................................77
		

		
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			Name Request...........................................................................................................................................................................15
		

		
			New Technology.........................................................................................................................................................................85
		

		
			No Strike Agreement.....................................................................................................................................................................6
		

		
			Notification...............................................................................................................................................................................35
		

		
			O
		

		
			Operational Safety.....................................................................................................................................................................70
		

		
			Optional Workday-Workweek Eight (8) Hour Day.............................................................................................................................64
		

		
			Optional Workday-Workweek Ten (10) Hour Day...............................................................................................................................64
		

		
			Organization of the Employer.......................................................................................................................................................68
		

		
			Overtime...................................................................................................................................................................................49
		

		
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			Parent Leave............................................................................................................................................................................97
		

		
			Part-time Employee...................................................................................................................................................................18
		

		
			Pay on Termination.....................................................................................................................................................................49
		

		
			Pay Period and Payday.................................................................................................................................................................48
		

		
			Payment in Addition to Worker’s Compensation...............................................................................................................................33
		

		
			Pension.......................................................................................................................................................................................89
		

		
			Pension Contributions on Worker’s Compensation.............................................................................................................................34
		

		
			Pension Plan.............................................................................................................................................................................89
		

		
			Pension Reallocation...................................................................................................................................................................90
		

		
			Performance of Work.................................................................................................................................................................77
		

		
			Picket Line...............................................................................................................................................................................78
		

		

		

		 

		

			 

		

		

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		Policy on Grievances...................................................................................................................................................................79
		

		
			Political Action Committee Fund...................................................................................................................................................91
		

		
			Preamble.......................................................................................................................................................................................4
		

		
			Pre-employment Physical Examination...........................................................................................................................................70
		

		
			Pregnancy Leave.......................................................................................................................................................................33
		

		
			Probationary Employee...............................................................................................................................................................17
		

		
			Procedures...............................................................................................................................................................................26
		

		
			Progressive Discipline.................................................................................................................................................................78
		

		
			R
		

		
			Random Drug Testing.................................................................................................................................................................75
		

		
			Recall Rights.............................................................................................................................................................................27
		

		
			Reduction in Force and Layoff.......................................................................................................................................................26
		

		
			Re-evaluation...........................................................................................................................................................................23
		

		
			Regular.......................................................................................................................................................................................49
		

		
			Regular Employee.....................................................................................................................................................................17
		

		
			Relief.........................................................................................................................................................................................53
		

		
			Relief After Reporting for Duty at Employer’s Premises.....................................................................................................................66
		

		
			S
		

		
			Safety.........................................................................................................................................................................................69
		

		
			Safety and Industrial Training.......................................................................................................................................................69
		

		
			Savings Clause...........................................................................................................................................................................83
		

		
			Schedule Change.......................................................................................................................................................................64
		

		
			Scheduling of Annual Leave.........................................................................................................................................................29
		

		
			Scope...........................................................................................................................................................................................6
		

		
			Scope and Duration of Agreement...................................................................................................................................................6
		

		
			Seniority.....................................................................................................................................................................................20
		

		
			Service Credit...........................................................................................................................................................................20
		

		
			Service Credit and Seniority.........................................................................................................................................................20
		

		
			Shift Differential for Standard Shift...............................................................................................................................................55
		

		
			Shift Differential/Boiler/Senior Pay...............................................................................................................................................98
		

		
			Shop Steward Time.......................................................................................................................................................................9
		

		
			Shop Stewards.............................................................................................................................................................................8
		

		
			Sick or Disability Leave.................................................................................................................................................................32
		

		
			Signature Page.......................................................................................................................................................................149
		

		
			SPP/Plant 1/ Plant 2A Senior Pay...................................................................................................................................................98
		

		
			Standard Twelve hour shift...........................................................................................................................................................55
		

		
			Standards of Work.........................................................................................................................................................................8
		

		
			State Safety Code.......................................................................................................................................................................69
		

		
			Statement of Intent Regarding Progressive Discipline.......................................................................................................................78
		

		
			Statutory Employee Benefits.......................................................................................................................................................49
		

		
			Substance Abuse Treatment Opportunity.............................................................................................................................35, 75
		

		
			Supplemental Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance.........................................................................................87
		

		
			T
		

		
			Telecommunications Department High Work Pay.............................................................................................................................63
		

		
			Telecommunications Department Stand-by Pay...............................................................................................................................63
		

		
			Temporary Employee.................................................................................................................................................................17
		

		
			Termination of Seniority...............................................................................................................................................................20
		

		
			Transition Agreement.............................................................................................................................................................135
		

		
			Transportation...........................................................................................................................................................................46
		

		

		

		 

		

			 

		

		

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			Union Access to Employer’s Premises.............................................................................................................................................10
		

		
			Union As Sole Bargaining Agent.......................................................................................................................................................7
		

		
			Union Bulletin Boards.................................................................................................................................................................10
		

		
			Union Shop.................................................................................................................................................................................7
		

		
			Union Signatory Clause...............................................................................................................................................................11
		

		
			Use of Leave Without Pay...........................................................................................................................................................34
		

		
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			Vacancies...................................................................................................................................................................................21
		

		
			Voting Time...............................................................................................................................................................................31
		

		
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			Wage Matrix.........................................................................................................................................................................102
		

		
			Wage Rates and Classifications.....................................................................................................................................................93
		

		
			Warranty Work...............................................................................................................................................................11, 95
		

		
			Work Location...........................................................................................................................................................................43
		

		
			Work Related Injuries.................................................................................................................................................................33
		

		
			Workday and Workweek.............................................................................................................................................................39
		

		
			Workday and Workweek - Cooper Lake...........................................................................................................................................60
		

		
			Workday and Workweek - Dispatch...............................................................................................................................................60
		

		
			Workday and Workweek - Electronics Technicians.............................................................................................................................62
		

		
			Workday and Workweek - Information Services...............................................................................................................................63
		

		
			Workday and Workweek - Seven Day Schedule.................................................................................................................................56
		

		
			Workday-Workweek...................................................................................................................................................................63
		

		
			Worker’s Compensation...............................................................................................................................................................33
		

		
			Working from Home...................................................................................................................................................................64
		

		
			 
		

		
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						PREAMBLE

					
					
						 

					1 
				
	
					
						ARTICLE 1

					
					
						 

					3 
				
	
					
						Scope and Duration of Agreement

					3 
				
	
					
						Section 1.1

					
					
						Scope

					3 
				
	
					
						Section 1.2

					
					
						Duration

					3 
				
	
					
						Section 1.3

					
					
						No Strike Agreement

					3 
				
	
					
						ARTICLE 2

					
					
						 

					4 
				
	
					
						Employer-Union Relations

					4 
				
	
					
						Section 2.1

					
					
						Legal Status of the Parties

					4 
				
	
					
						Section 2.2

					
					
						Union as Sole Bargaining Agent

					4 
				
	
					
						Section 2.3

					
					
						Union Shop

					4 
				
	
					
						Section 2.4

					
					
						Managerial Prerogatives of the Employer

					4 
				
	
					
						Section 2.5

					
					
						Standards of Work

					5 
				
	
					
						Section 2.6

					
					
						Shop Stewards

					5 
				
	
					
						Section 2.6A

					
					
						Letter of Intent

					6 
				
	
					
						Section 2.7

					
					
						Leave to Accept Union Office

					6 
				
	
					
						Section 2.8

					
					
						Good Standing with the Union

					6 
				
	
					
						Section 2.9

					
					
						Union Bulletin Board

					7 
				
	
					
						Section 2.10

					
					
						Union Access to Employer’s Premises

					7 
				
	
					
						Section 2.11

					
					
						Loan of Employees

					7 
				
	
					
						Section 2.12

					
					
						Hiring Hall

					8 
				
	
					
						Section 2.13

					
					
						Contracting Out – Purpose

					9 
				
	
					
						Section 2.14

					
					
						Employee Access to Personnel Record

					12 
				
	
					
						Section 2.15

					
					
						Seminars, Workshops and other Meetings

					12 
				
	
					
						ARTICLE 3

					
					
						 

					13 
				
	
					
						Appointment and Tenure

					13 
				
	
					
						Section 3.1

					
					
						 

					13 
				
	
					
						Section 3.2

					
					
						Service Credit and Seniority

					15 
				
	
					
						Section 3.3

					
					
						Termination of Seniority

					15 
				
	
					
						Section 3.4

					
					
						Vacancies

					16 
				
	
					
						Section 3.5

					
					
						Reduction-in-Force

					18 
				
	
					
						ARTICLE 4

					
					
						 

					20 
				
	
					
						Annual Leave and Holidays

					20 
				
	
					
						Section 4.1

					
					
						Annual Leave

					20 
				
	
					
						Section 4.2

					
					
						Scheduling of Leave

					21 
				
	
					
						Section 4.3

					
					
						Leave Without Pay

					23 
				
	
					
						Section 4.4

					
					
						Sick or Disability Leave

					24 
				
	
					
						Section 4.5

					
					
						Holidays

					25 
				
	
					
						Section 4.6

					
					
						Jury Duty

					27 
				
	
					
						Section 4.7

					
					
						Voting Time

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						Section 4.8

					
					
						Payment in Addition to Worker’s Compensation

					27 
				
	
					
						Section 4.9

					
					
						Pregnancy Leave

					28 
				
	
					
						Section 4.10

					
					
						Military Leave

					28 
				
	
					
						Section 4.11

					
					
						Blood Bank

					29 
				
	
					
						Section 4.12

					
					
						Employee Notice of Absence

					29 
				
	
					
						ARTICLE 5

					
					
						 

					30 
				
	
					
						Hours of Work and Compensation

					30 
				
	
					
						Section 5.1

					
					
						Workday and Workweek

					30 
				
	
					
						Section 5.2

					
					
						Compensation

					34 
				
	
					
						Section 5.3

					
					
						Compensation of Employee Working in Higher Classification

					36 
				
	
					
						Section 5.4

					
					
						Temporary Transfer to Lower Classification

					37 
				
	
					
						Section 5.5

					
					
						Air Travel

					37 
				
	
					
						Section 5.6

					
					
						Pay Period and Payday

					37 
				
	
					
						Section 5.7

					
					
						Pay on Termination

					38 
				
	
					
						Section 5.8

					
					
						Statutory Employee Benefits

					38 
				
	
					
						Section 5.9

					
					
						Longevity

					38 
				
	
					
						Section 5.10

					
					
						Moving Expenses

					38 
				
	
					
						Section 5.11

					
					
						Pyramiding of Overtime

					39 
				
	
					
						Section 5.12

					
					
						Hot-Stick Work

					39 
				
	
					
						Section 5.13

					
					
						High Work

					39 
				
	
					
						Section 5.14

					
					
						Licensing and Certifications

					39 
				
	
					
						ARTICLE 6

					
					
						 

					40 
				
	
					
						Apprentices

					40 
				
	
					
						Section 6.0

					
					
						 

					40 
				
	
					
						Section 6.1

					
					
						Apprentices

					40 
				
	
					
						Section 6.2

					
					
						Duties of Apprentice Lineman

					41 
				
	
					
						Section 6.3

					
					
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						Section 6.4

					
					
						 Apprentice Contributions

					42 
				
	
					
						ARTICLE 7

					
					
						 

					43 
				
	
					
						Organizational of the Employer

					43 
				
	
					
						Section 7.1

					
					
						Organization of Employer

					43 
				
	
					
						Section 7.2

					
					
						Delegation of Authority

					43 
				
	
					
						Section 7.3

					
					
						Personnel Evaluations Reports

					43 
				
	
					
						ARTICLE 8

					
					
						 

					44 
				
	
					
						Safety

					44 
				
	
					
						Section 8.1

					
					
						State Safety Codes

					44 
				
	
					
						Section 8.2

					
					
						Dangerous or Hazardous Work

					44 
				
	
					
						Section 8.3

					
					
						Helicopters

					44 
				
	
					
						Section 8.4

					
					
						Safety Training

					45 
				
	
					
						Section 8.5

					
					
						First Aid Certificates

					46 
				
	
					
						Section 8.6

					
					
						Physical Examination

					46 
				
	
					
						Section 8.7

					
					
						Emergency and First Aid Equipment

					46 
				
	
					
						Section 8.8

					
					
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						Oversized Items

					47 
				
	
					
						Section 8.10

					
					
						For Cause Drug and Alcohol Testing

					47 
				
	
					
						Section 8.11

					
					
						Random Drug Testing

					52 
				
	
					
						Section 8.12

					
					
						Substance Abuse Treatment Opportunity

					52 
				
	
					
						Section 8.13

					
					
						Employee Responsibility – Substance Abuse Treatment

					52 
				
	
					
						ARTICLE 9

					
					
						 

					53 
				
	
					
						Discipline

					53 
				
	
					
						Section 9.1

					
					
						Misuse of the Employer’s Property and Time

					53 
				
	
					
						Section 9.2

					
					
						Compliance with Rules and Regulations

					53 
				
	
					
						Section 9.3

					
					
						Performance of Work

					53 
				
	
					
						Section 9.4

					
					
						Consumption of Drugs/Alcohol

					53 
				
	
					
						Section 9.5

					
					
						Discharge

					53 
				
	
					
						Section 9.6

					
					
						Progressive Discipline

					54 
				
	
					
						Section 9.7

					
					
						Statement of Intent Regarding Progressive Discipline

					54 
				
	
					
						ARTICLE 10

					
					
						 

					55 
				
	
					
						Grievance Procedure

					55 
				
	
					
						Section 10.1

					
					
						Policy on Grievances

					55 
				
	
					
						Section 10.2

					
					
						Grievance

					55 
				
	
					
						Section 10.3

					
					
						Grievance Procedure

					55 
				
	
					
						Section 10.4

					
					
						Arbitration

					57 
				
	
					
						ARTICLE 11

					
					
						 

					59 
				
	
					
						Working Rules – Outside Plant

					59 
				
	
					
						Section 11.1

					
					
						Definitions

					59 
				
	
					
						Section 11.2

					
					
						Equipment

					62 
				
	
					
						Section 11.3

					
					
						Construction

					63 
				
	
					
						Section 11.4

					
					
						Call-Outs and Switching

					64 
				
	
					
						Section 11.5

					
					
						Line Patrol

					66 
				
	
					
						Section 11.6

					
					
						Mechanical Digging Equipment

					66 
				
	
					
						Section 11.7

					
					
						Shop Work

					66 
				
	
					
						Section 11.8

					
					
						High Potting

					66 
				
	
					
						Section 11.9

					
					
						Inclement Weather

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						Section 12.1

					
					
						Emergencies

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						Health, Welfare and Life Insurance Plan

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						Classification Committee

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						Wages

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						APPENDIX A

					
					
						 

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						Wage Matrix

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						Letters of Agreement

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						Chief Steward

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			This Agreement, entered into in duplicate by and between CHUGACH ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC., an Alaska nonprofit electric cooperative corporation having its principal offices at Anchorage,  Alaska, hereinafter referred to as the “Employer”, and LOCAL UNION NO. 1547 of the INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, AFL-CIO, of Anchorage,  Alaska, hereinafter referred to as the “Union”.
		

		
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			The Employer and the Union recognize that the Employer is engaged in furnishing an essential public service which vitally affects the health, safety, comfort and general well-being of those persons resident in the service area of the Employer.
		

		
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			The Employer and the Union have a common and sympathetic interest in the generation, transmission and distribution of energy.  Such common interest and the public welfare will be better served by the establishment and maintenance of labor management cooperation between the Employer and the Union.
		

		
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			It is the intent and purpose of the parties to promote and improve industrial and economic relations between the Employer, its employees, and the Union; to establish a basic understanding relative to rates of pay, hours of work and other conditions of employment to provide procedures for the amicable adjustment of all disputes and grievances.
		

		
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			The management of the Employer and the leadership of the Union are committed to use due diligence, to develop a positive labor management relationship.  The primary goals are to promote the success of the Employer, to provide rewarding jobs for its employees and to provide quality service to meet the needs of its customer.  The purpose of this Agreement is to create a labor-management structure and set forth terms and conditions of employment to support a work environment that will further these goals.
		

		 

		

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			Section 1.1Scope
		

		
			This Agreement is applicable to work within the scope of job classifications covered by this Agreement, and the employees who perform that work, and will not be applicable to other positions or job classifications except as agreed between the Union and Employer.
		

		
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			This Agreement shall become effective at 12:01 a.m. on the date of the execution of the Agreement by both parties or as otherwise provided by the parties in writing (whichever comes first), and shall continue in full force and effect through and including 11:59 p.m. June 30, 2025 and shall continue in full force and effect from year to year thereafter unless written notice of desire to terminate or amend this Agreement is served by either party upon the other at no more than Three Hundred (300) days, and no less than Two Hundred Seventy  (270) days, prior to the date of expiration.  Such written notice will specify the reasons for the termination or the nature of the changes desired.  If notice to terminate or amend is given, negotiations shall commence within thirty (30) days following the date of the notice, and this Agreement shall remain in effect until the terms of a new or amended Agreement are agreed upon; provided, however, that either party may at any time thereafter provide the other party with a second notice to terminate this Agreement as of the date stated in such notice to terminate, which date shall not be earlier than ninety (90) days after the expiration date of this Agreement, and thirty (30) days after giving of such notice to terminate.
		

		
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			The Union recognizes that the Employer is a utility and the Employer must comply with federal, state, and local laws and regulations applicable to Employer.  The Employer recognizes that Local Union No. 1547 is affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
		

		
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			The Employer recognizes the Union as the sole bargaining agent for all classifications of employees covered hereby in respect to hours, wages and other conditions of employment.
		

		
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			The Employer agrees that all employees covered by this Agreement will, as a condition of employment, within thirty (30) days of the date of this Agreement, or within thirty days after the employee’s date of hire, whichever is later, become members of the Union or pay all dues, assessments or fees to the Union as required by the Union.  The Employer agrees that only those employees covered hereby who remain in good standing in the Union should continue in its employ.  As used in this article, “good standing” means that an employee is not in arrears to the Union for current dues, assessments or fees, including initiation fees.
		

		
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			The management of Employer’s operations and direction of the work force is vested exclusively in the Employer.  Providing that the action taken by Employer is not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement and is not taken for the purpose of discriminating against an employee based on Union membership, the Employer retains management rights and responsibilities, including, but not limited to:  (1) to prescribe working rules pertaining to safety, discipline, and conduct; (2) to supervise and schedule the work force; (3) to employ, promote, transfer, and lay-off employees; (4) to discipline employees for just cause; (5) to determine the size of the work force; (6) to control and regulate the use of facilities, supplies, equipment, and other property of the Employer; and (7) to introduce new or improved methods of operation or facilities.
		

		
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			The Union agrees for its members who are covered by this Agreement that they will individually and collectively perform safe, efficient and diligent service, and that they will use their influence and best efforts to protect the property of the Employer.
		

		
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			Shop stewards who have been selected pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Union to represent the employees covered hereby will be recognized by the Employer.  The number of stewards appointed shall be reasonably related to the needs of the Union to represent bargaining unit members.  The names of the stewards will be furnished to the General Manager of the Employer in writing before beginning their duties.  An alternate shall act as the steward when appointed to do so by the Union and the Employer is so notified.  The Employer recognizes that the stewards will be assigned their Union duties and responsibilities by the Union and pursuant to this Agreement.  The stewards will cooperate with the Employer in securing compliance with this Agreement and, at the request of the General Manager of the Employer, or of the General Manager’s duly authorized representative, will call to the attention of its employees any violations of this Agreement.
		

		
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			Stewards shall perform their assigned duties as an employee covered by this Agreement.  Stewards will be given a reasonable amount of time by the steward’s supervisor during working hours, and without loss of pay, to handle Union business pertaining to the steward’s area of responsibility which could not reasonably be accomplished during non-working hours.  This business will be handled as expeditiously as possible and, except for matters taking only a few minutes, the appropriate management supervisor will be informed before a steward performs Union business.  A steward may, with permission from the management supervisor, use a company vehicle to pursue labor management problems during working hours.  During outages and other emergencies, a supervisor has the right to require a steward to give priority attention to Employer’s business.  The steward will confine the steward’s activities during working hours to those matters pertaining to this Agreement.
		

		
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			Stewards will not be terminated for any cause until the General Manager of the Employer and the Business Manager of the Union have completed an investigation of such cause, provided that the investigation shall not last longer than fifteen (15) work days in cases not involving a reduction in force, and 48 hours in cases involving a reduction in force, without mutual agreement of the parties.  In the event of a reduction in force involving a steward, the General Manager for the Employer 
		

		 

		

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		and the Business Manager of the Union will meet at least 48 hours prior to the reduction in force to allow adequate time for the Business Manager to replace the steward; this section, in and of itself, does not obligate Employer to otherwise give the Union advance notice of a reduction in force.  As used in this section, “shop steward” or “steward” includes alternate shop stewards, and “working hours” does not include meal and break periods.
		

		
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			Any employee elected or appointed to an office of the Union which requires a part or all of the employee’s time will, upon application, be given annual leave, insofar as such employee may have accrued annual leave, or leave without pay.  An employee who is on leave in order to discharge Union duties will continue to accrue service credit for a period not to exceed four (4) years.  This Union leave may be extended by mutual agreement.  This provision does not apply if an employee seeks leave solely to act as a candidate for Union office.
		

		
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			The Union may notify the Employer in writing that an employee covered by this agreement is not in good standing with the Union, in that such employee is in arrears for current dues, assessments or fees, including initiation fees.  The Employer will inform the employee of such notification and, unless the employee acquires good standing with the Union within a period of five (5) full workdays after being so informed by the Employer, the employee will be terminated.  The Employer agrees to deduct Union dues, assessments and fees from the pay of its employees and pay to the Local Union No. 1547 such amount as is authorized in writing by the employee on a form acceptable to the Employer.  The Employer agrees to make this deduction from each payroll check, and to send a check for the total amount to the Financial Secretary as designated by the Union on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the following month, together with a list of every bargaining unit employee that shows for each employee (1) the employee’s social security number, (2) the employee’s last name, first name, and middle initial, (3) the amount of working dues, assessments or fees deducted, (4) the amount of monthly dues or fees deducted, (5) the employee’s base working rate, (6) the number of hours compensated at straight time, and at the applicable overtime rate, (7) the total hours compensated, and (8) the employee’s gross wages.  This authority shall be revocable by the employee by notice in writing delivered by mail 
		

		 

		

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		to the General Manager of the Employer and the Financial Secretary of the Union once per year.  The Union agrees that the Employer assumes no responsibility in connection with deduction of dues, assessments or fees except that of ordinary diligence and care in forwarding monies deducted as set forth in this Article.  The Union shall indemnify the Employer and save the Employer harmless from any and all claims against the Employer based on this section or Section 2.3.  Employer retains the right, at its option, to select and use its own counsel in any proceedings arising from this section where Employer determines there is a conflict between the interests of the Union and the Employer as follows:  Employer shall provide the Union with a list of at least two (2) law firms that are acceptable to the Employer, and then the Union, in its sole discretion, shall select one of these law firms to act on Employer’s behalf.  If the Union provides indemnification under this section, the Union will pay a reasonable hourly rate for attorney services, and those costs and services that are reasonable and necessary for such defense.
		

		
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			Authorized representatives of the Union, while acting on Union business, will be permitted to visit the offices and other places of work of the Employer during working hours.  The Union representative will schedule visits to a department, work site, or facility with the Manager of Employee Relations, or the Manager’s designee.  Before visiting an area where employees are working, the Union representative will, whenever possible, inform the supervisor responsible for the department which is to be visited.  Members of the Union will be permitted to participate in Union meetings during their hours of work only as authorized by the General Manager or the General Manager’s designated representative.
		

		
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			In the event that the loan of employees becomes justified under the conditions heretofore described, the Employer will notify the Business Manager or other authorized representative of the Union as soon thereafter as practicable and in any event no later than the beginning of the next regular workday.  The employees will be covered under the terms of this Agreement while on loan.
		

		
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			The Employer shall notify the Union of possible vacancies, which the Employer intends to fill from the applicants for employment.
		

		
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			The Union shall refer applicants for jobs, provided that the selection of applicants for referral shall be on a nondiscriminatory basis and shall not be based upon, or in any way affected by Union membership, bylaws, rules, regulations, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or observance of Union membership, policies or requirements.
		

		
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			If the Union does not refer qualified job applicants, within three (3) working days after receipt of notice, who shall be acceptable to the Employer for filling the existing vacancies, the Employer shall be free to recruit employees from other sources.
		

		
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			The parties hereto recognize that the Employer is an equal opportunity employer within the contemplation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as such statute has been implemented by one or more executive orders, and that Employer, may be likewise a federal contractor within the contemplation of the aforesaid executive orders and required to pursue an affirmative action program with respect to equal opportunity for employment (ref:  Executive Order 11246,  as amended, section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended, 38 U.S.C. 4212, and their implementing regulations at 41 CFR Chapter 60).  In order to insure that Employer conforms in its hiring practices to the requirements of the law, federal, state and local, as implemented by executive and administrative orders and regulations, the parties mutually agree that neither Employer nor Union will discriminate against any person or persons on the grounds of race, religion, color, sex, age or national origin with respect to recruitment, hire, promotion, demotion, termination, lay-off, transfer, compensation, selection for training, or otherwise, so as to deny such person or persons equal employment opportunities.  
		

		
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			It is understood and agreed that the function of Sections 2.13.1-4 are not in any way intended to limit or restrict the ability of the Employer to do business with other employers, but rather, these provisions are designed and intended to preserve work for employees whose wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment are prescribed by this Agreement.
		

		
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			No regular employee shall be laid-off, terminated or discharged by the Employer as a result of the Employer’s subcontracting any work historically or normally performed by bargaining unit employees.  The Employer agrees that it will not contract out or subcontract work for the underlying purpose of eroding the size of the bargaining unit.
		

		

		

		 

		

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			The Employer may without penalty contract out work involving the installation, troubleshooting and/or repair of equipment and apparatus if required by the terms of a manufacturer’s or supplier’s warranty.  If skills new to the bargaining unit are used, the Employer will continue its existing practice of assigning at least one bargaining unit employee to assist with such warranty work as training that will facilitate work the bargaining unit employees will, with reasonable probability, do later.
		

		
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			(a)In order to preserve work traditionally performed by bargaining unit members, the Employer shall require that contractors for new construction involving any electrical work normally performed by employees covered by the Outside Agreement which is to be done at the site of construction of transmission lines, distribution lines, substations, SCADA systems, and inside wiring, become signatory to a current collective bargaining agreement with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1547 if they are the successful bidder on a project.  This requirement shall become applicable once a bid is awarded.  Contractors or subcontractors need not be signatory to such agreement in order to bid on the project.  Bidding is open to any contractor.  In order to comply with this section, contractors not already signatory to a collective bargaining agreement with IBEW may either become signatory or they may execute an agreement with the IBEW to comply with the same terms and conditions set forth in the most current applicable agreement between IBEW Local 1547 and the Alaska Chapter National Electrical Contractors Association, Inc., which agreement is limited to the scope of the work and duration of the project.  The IBEW and any successful bidder shall promptly enter into an agreement as necessary to comply with this section.
		

		
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			(1)Work intended to maintain and operate existing facilities, or equipment at their original location, capacity and intended use (including maintenance clearing and trimming) is maintenance and operations, not new construction, and is covered by all the above-referenced provisions except the signatory clause set forth at Section 2.13.3(a).  All subcontracting of maintenance and operation work normally performed by employees covered by this Agreement shall be compensated at the current prevailing rate of wages and fringe benefits as determined from time to time by the Alaska Department of Labor pursuant to Title 36.
		

		
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			The parties shall not enforce Sections 2.13.1-3 of this Agreement by means of slowdown, picketing, strikes or lockouts.  In order to avoid unnecessary disputes over application of this Article, the Union shall be given reasonable advance written notice of any preliminary decision to contract or subcontract work covered by Sections 2.13.1-3.  Before the Employer may award any contract for subcontract (including task order contracts and unit price contracts) or assign any work covered by Sections 2.13.1-3 (engage in subcontracting activities), the Union shall be given an opportunity within the next five business days following the date of notice to meet with the Employer for the purpose of discussing whether the proposed action is in compliance with this Article.  If mutual agreement cannot be reached within that time frame, the matter shall proceed to Step 3 of the grievance procedure if the Union so elects and the Employer will not refuse to arbitrate subcontracting 
		

		 

		

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		grievances on the basis that they are illegal.  If either party should refuse to arbitrate a contracting dispute, that party will be liable for the other side’s attorney’s fees and costs incurred in obtaining an order compelling arbitration.  The discussion provisions of this section shall not apply to emergency work, task orders issued under task order contacts, individual jobs issued under a unit price contract, contracts, or subcontract in an amount of $50,000 or less, professional services, or in cases where work is bid under the OELCC and there are no pre-qualified non-union contractors.  In addition, the notice requirement shall not apply to emergency work.  The exemption of the foregoing categories of work from the notice and discussion provision of this section in no manner limits or impairs any rights the IBEW has to file and process grievances as to such work.
		

		
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			Employees shall have access to their personnel records in the Employee Relations Department at any reasonable time in the presence of the Manager of Employee Relations or designated representative of the Employee Relations Department.  The employee will receive a copy of any disciplinary letters or of any material placed in this file which may lead to disciplinary action.  The employee’s personnel file in the Employee Relations Department will be secured (locked) and will be accessible only to designated employees in the Employee Relations Department, the employee’s immediate supervisor and supervisory/managerial personnel in the direct chain of command.  All other persons are barred from employee personnel files without the employee’s written consent, except as provided by law.
		

		
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			The Employer recognizes the value of sending representatives to workshops or seminars which are for fostering better labor relations between the parties.  In the interest of promoting better labor management relations, when the Employer determines it is beneficial to have representation from the bargaining unit attend such seminars or workshops, the Employer will pay for the associated expenses.
		

		 

		

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			Journeyman Linemen and Wiremen and other classifications as set forth in the IBEW-NECA Agreement may be employed as NECA-Temps for a period not to exceed six (6) months of continuous employment.  Such employees shall be subject to this Agreement as to hours of work and applicable working rules only.  In addition, NECA-Temporary employees shall receive the wage rates as set forth in the IBEW Inside-Outside Alaska Electrical Construction Agreement, as amended.  The Employer shall pay for the NECA-Temp employee’s account, the health and welfare benefits, retirement benefits and group legal benefits as specified in said IBEW-NECA Agreement.  NECA-Temporary employees shall not accrue seniority, service credits, holiday pay, annual leave, jury duty, worker’s compensation supplement or longevity.  NECA-Temporary employees shall be compensated at two (2) times the appropriate straight time rate for time worked on holidays as defined in Section 4.5.
		

		
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			A probationary employee is one who has been hired by the Employer for regular employment, but who has less than ninety (90) days continuous service with the Employer.  All employees hired to fill a regular job will be regarded as probationary employees for the first ninety (90) days.  During this period of probationary employment, the newly hired employee may be laid off or discharged by the Employer, and such actions shall not be subject, to the provisions of Article 10 herein.  All employees hired to fill a regular job shall accrue service credits and seniority during such probationary period.  This time may be extended by mutual agreement between Management and Union.
		

		
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			For the purpose of providing every regular employee covered by this Agreement with an opportunity to bid on posted vacancies, the Employer will make a reasonable effort to notify all such employees, including those on annual leave, of posted vacancies provided that the employee on annual leave has left an address or phone number where the employee can be contacted and further provided that the employee has previously notified the Manager of Employee Relations, the employee’s supervisor or the Shop Steward in writing that the employee desires to be notified of any posted vacancies.  Any regular employee covered by this Agreement, may, within five (5) working days from the date of job posting, present in writing (or verbally if out of town) to the Employer Relations Department, the employee’s immediate supervisor or the shop steward, the employee’s request to bid.  Such request will include all data required by the posting.
		

		
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			Within five (5) calendar days after the closing date of the bids, the bid will be considered and the job awarded.  Bid pay to start at the time of the bid award providing the employee is available to assume the position on that date and shall continue until bid position is canceled.  (Positions covered by 3.4.3 are not included).
		

		
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		Within three (3) working days the Executive Manager or designee will, in the absence of overriding circumstances, accept the recommendations of the Bid Committee.  If the Executive Manager or designee does not accept the recommendation of the Bid Committee, he or she shall inform the Bid Committee of the reasons in writing.  In the event of a tie Bid Committee the Bid Committee will reconvene with the Executive Manager or his designee as a voting member of the committee.  Neither the Executive Manager nor his designee will have been a member of the original Bid Committee.  The Bid Committee will reconvene, re-evaluate the bidders and render a decision.  Should an employee believe that they are passed over without justification the employee may file a grievance and follow the procedures in Article X.
		

		
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			d.Cash-in-lieu (cash-out) will be limited to not more than 640 hours per year; unless the bargaining unit member’s individual cap from (b) above is higher.  However, in a year in which voluntary separation of employment occurs, a bargaining unit member who has cashed out up to 640 hours or the bargaining unit member’s personal cap in that year can also cash out remainder of their leave up to 640 hours or the bargaining unit member’s personal cap upon separation.
		

		
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			In emergencies such as serious illness or other grave personal problems which, in the opinion of Employer merit such consideration, annual leave will be granted immediately, provided that the employee states the reason for requesting such leave.  If accrued annual leave is exhausted, the Employer may grant leave without pay under Section 4.3.  The Union will cooperate with the Employer to insure to the maximum extent possible that consideration given to emergency requests for annual leave are not abused.  Employees will make every reasonable effort to notify the Employer in a timely manner of the need to be absent because of an emergency.
		

		
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			In the event of a death in the immediate family, an employee shall be granted five (5) working days,  paid leave of absence for purposes of attending the funeral, attending the burial, or dealing with the immediate grief caused by the death.  Such leave will not be used as a reduction of the employee’s accrued annual leave and may not be banked for future use.  Employees will make every effort to notify the Employer in a timely manner of the need to be absent because of bereavement leave and, upon returning from such leave, will confirm the reason leave was taken on a form provided by the Employer.  The term immediate family is defined as the following and applies both to the family of the employee and the employee’s spouse:  child (including foster child and step-child), spouse, sister, brother, parents (including foster parents and step-parents), and grandparents.
		

		
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			If an employee takes annual leave or leave without pay because of claimed illness or need of medical attention, the Employer may require the employee to provide the Employer with a statement from a medical doctor certifying that the employee’s absence was necessary for medical reasons in cases of suspected abuse of leave.  Additional statements by a medical doctor may be required by the Employer in the case of extended illness or disability.  The employee shall received one (1) hour compensation at the straight time rate (not counted as hours worked).  The employee shall be reimbursed for physicians’ charges not covered by the employee’s insurance upon submission of all relevant documentation.
		

		
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			If a regular employee is absent from work because of an injury which is compensable under the worker’s compensation laws, or any other applicable law, the employee will continue to earn service credit until such credit is terminated by mutual agreement of the parties, or at such time as the compensation claim has been fully settled, whichever is earlier.  Employee shall furnish Employer with a statement from a medical doctor certifying that the employee’s absence was necessary for medical reasons and a statement certifying that the employee is able to return to work.  When an employee is on worker’s compensation, the employee shall continue to accrue annual leave.
		

		
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			If an employee is unable to report to work due to illness or disability, the employee will make every reasonable effort to notify Employer by either personally notifying the employee’s supervisor or by leaving a message on the company voice mail of the employee’s supervisor prior to the start of the employee’s regularly scheduled shift.
		

		 

		

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			All employees shall be granted an unpaid meal period of at least thirty (30) minutes in duration.  The meal period shall begin not more than 1⁄2 hour prior to the midpoint of the shift nor more than 1 hour following the midpoint of the shift.  The Employer may determine when the meal period will occur within this time frame.  A crew may choose to take an unpaid meal period of one hour; however, the end of the normal workday shall be extended by one-half (1⁄2) hour.
		

		
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			If work continues beyond one hour past the midpoint of the shift without starting the lunch break, it shall be at double the straight time rate until relieved for the normal 1/2 hour lunch period up to a maximum of three  (3) hours at double the straight time rate.  When the delayed lunch period is taken it shall be on the Employer’s time at the straight time rate.  It is intended that the employees will take the lunch period as close as practical to their scheduled meal period, so long as the work required to restore outages, to resolve emergencies, or to make hazardous conditions safe has been completed.
		

		
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			Employees working a straight (8) hour shift with no lunchtime provision will eat on company time.  The meal period shall begin not more than 1⁄2 hour prior to the midpoint of the shift nor more than 1 hour following the midpoint of the shift.  The Employer may determine when the meal period will occur within this time frame.
		

		
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			If work continues beyond one hour past the midpoint of the shift without starting the lunch break, it shall be at double the straight time rate until relieved for the normal 1⁄2 hour lunch period up to a maximum of three  (3) hours at double the straight time rate.  When the delayed lunch period is taken it shall be on the Employer’s time at the straight time rate.  It is intended that the employees will take the lunch period as close as practical to their scheduled meal period, so long as the work required to restore outages, to resolve emergencies, or to make hazardous conditions safe has been completed.
		

		
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			If the employee is unable to eat before the end of the employee’s regular scheduled shift, the employee shall be provided 1⁄2 hour at the straight time rate to eat a meal.
		

		
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			When an employee is required to work two (2) hours or more immediately following his regularly scheduled shift, or four (4) hours or more after a call-out, he shall be furnished a meal by the Employer on the Employer’s time at the straight time rate and every four (4) hours thereafter until relieved.  Eating shall be accomplished as quickly as reasonably possible not exceeding one (1) hour if returning to work after eating.  One-half (1/2) hour shall be permitted also at straight time if the employee eats after he has finished work, but the employee shall be permitted to elect to take in lieu of the meal furnished by the Employer $20.00 and one-half hour at the double time rate.  A $30.00 (includes gratuity) ceiling is established for meals that are eaten.  In the interest of safety or to minimize the duration of an outage, the Employer may require an employee to delay no more than one meal period.
		

		
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			Entitlement to meal money will be noted on the time card and certified by the appropriate supervisors and will be paid concurrently with the wages for the same day.
		

		
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			The definitions of workday, workweek, flexible workday, and optional workweek are provided within this Agreement.  The Union and the Employer may modify workdays, workweeks, or optional workweeks by mutual agreement except as provided in Section 5.1.3.8.  The Employer shall give full consideration to an employee’s child care needs when making assignments to alternate work schedules.
		

		
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			A second or swing shift consisting of eight (8) hours may be established.  Normally the running of service drops will be limited to daylight hours.  When running of services after dark, the residents of the immediate area will be notified prior to the employees beginning such work.    When a Journeyman Lineman is assigned to the swing shift loop wagon, they shall receive 115% of the applicable wage rate for all hours worked while assigned to the swing shift loop wagon.
		

		
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			In an effort to provide on-duty coverage for a seven (7) day per week operation, the Employer may establish an optional workweek for a loop wagon of Tuesday through Saturday and/or Sunday through Thursday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. Employees working these shifts will be compensated at the appropriate straight time wage rates for those hours.  However, straight time hours worked Saturday by the Tuesday through Saturday loop wagon will be compensated at 125% of the appropriate wage rate.  Straight time hours worked on Sunday by the Sunday through Thursday loop wagon will be compensated at 135% of the appropriate wage rate.  This compensation is provided by the Employer to the employee as an incentive to minimize the scheduling of single days of annual leave on Saturdays and Sundays.  The Employer and these employees will work to minimize disruption caused by scheduling annual leave on Saturdays and Sundays.  Annual leave taken or overtime pay for Saturdays will not be compensated at the 125% rate.  Annual leave and overtime on Sundays will not be compensated at the 135% rate.
		

		
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			The Employer may establish a swing shift for the construction and maintenance classification employees, provided 48-hour notice is given.  The swing shift may be 4:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight, Monday through Friday.  Any change in shifts shall require a 48-hour notice, thereby requiring each shift scheduled to be not less than two (2) days in duration.  This optional shift is to provide flexibility for the construction and maintenance classification employees.
		

		
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			For a night warehouseman as defined in Section 11.1.17 herein, the normal workday will be from 3:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. unless mutually agreed otherwise.
		

		
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			For all recognized shifts within this Agreement, the Employer may change the start time by up to one hour before or after the regular start time.  The Employer shall notify the employee(s) by the end of the shift plus one work day before the required start time (e.g., notice by 4:30 p.m. Tuesday for work on Thursday).  Employees working under this provision shall attend Safety Training sessions in accordance with Article 8.4.
		

		

		

		 

		

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			For an evening warehouseman as defined in Section 11.1.17 herein, the normal workday will be from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. unless mutually agreed otherwise.
		

		
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			For a night shop mechanics helper, as defined in Section 11.1.16 herein, a normal workday will begin at 4:00 p.m. and end at 12 midnight, Monday through Friday.
		

		
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			Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, compensation for the first eight (8) hours of work in any one workday and for the first forty (40) hours of regularly scheduled work in any one workweek will be at the regular rate of compensation for the job classification concerned.
		

		
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			All work performed in excess of eight (8) hours during the first five (5) days of the employee’s workweek and all work performed on the sixth (6th) and seventh (7th) days of the employee’s workweek will be compensated at double the applicable straight time rate.
		

		
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			When an employee is required to work on a paid holiday listed in Section 4.5 hereof, subject to the condition therein stated, he will be paid the appropriate straight time rate for the eight (8) hours of the holiday and, in addition, he will receive double the appropriate, straight time rate for all of the time worked during the holiday.  An employee on leave without pay on the day before or after a holiday will not be eligible for holiday pay.
		

		
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			An employee who is eligible to receive annual leave under the terms of this Agreement and who is on annual leave will be paid at the employee’s straight time rate in effect when such leave is taken and on the day the employee would be paid were the employee on duty in the employee’s regular job.  An employee who is eligible to receive annual leave under the terms of this Agreement and who is temporarily working in a higher classification will be paid for annual leave taken at the higher wage rate after the employee has served in the higher classification for more than thirty (30) calendar days.
		

		
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			An employee who is eligible to receive annual leave under the terms of this Agreement may receive payment in lieu of annual leave on a quarterly basis.  In an emergency, payment without regard to the quarterly limitation may be authorized consistent with Chugach’s established policy.  All cashing of leave shall be at the employee’s regular hourly straight time rate of pay.  An employee who is eligible to receive annual leave under the terms of this Agreement may cash in accrued leave at a higher wage rate when the employee is temporarily working in a higher classification only after the employee has served in the higher classification for more than thirty (30) days.
		

		
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			If an employee is instructed by his supervisor to report for scheduled work on a day such employee would not normally be on duty, or on a holiday, and such work is subsequently cancelled, the employee will be paid a minimum of two (2) hours at the applicable overtime rate, or at the holiday rate.
		

		
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			If the Employer requires an employee to be away from home overnight, the Employer will furnish all meals and lodging.  When an employee is away from home he shall have the option of receiving $150.00 per diem in lieu of the Employer furnished meals and lodging for all days which he may be required by the Employer to remain away from home.
		

		
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			An employee who has been on duty for four (4) or more hours outside of his normal shift shall not be required to report for work the following scheduled workday until he has had a minimum of ten (10) hours of relief.  An employee who has been on duty for two (2) to four (4) hours beyond midnight shall not be required to report for work the following scheduled workday until he has had a minimum of eight (8) hours of relief.  The employee shall be paid at his applicable rate for those scheduled hours included in his ten (10) hours of relief.  If the Employer requests the employee to come back to work without the minimum of ten (10) hours of relief, the employee shall be compensated at double the straight time rate until he is relieved.  In the interest of safety, the Employer may determine when an employee is required to rest.
		

		
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			When an employee is required to be out of town on scheduled work, the employee will be notified two (2) working days in advance and the work period will be for a minimum of ten (10) hours a day.  If the employee does not receive two (2) days notice, the employee shall be considered working and receive the appropriate wage rate for all hours from show up to show up as defined in Section 11.12.
		

		
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			When an employee is temporarily required to perform work in another classification for more than thirty (30) minutes in the morning before lunch, the employee shall be paid the higher rate that either classification calls for under the contract for a period not less than two (2) hours.  If an employee performs such work in the afternoon for more than thirty (30) minutes, he shall be paid at the higher rate for not less than two (2) hours.
		

		
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			Employer guarantees that, in the event an employee subject to this Agreement dies from injuries suffered as result of being required to travel by air at the direction of Employer, or in the discharge of duties to Employer, the total sum of $500,000 will be paid to the employee’s beneficiary, or beneficiaries, as designated by the employee.
		

		
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			An employee subject to this Agreement who does not wish to be assigned to work of the Employer requiring travel by aircraft will signify that wish by signing a “No Flying Roster” to be maintained by the Employer.  The employees whose names appear on the “No Flying Roster” will not be assigned to work of the Employer requiring travel by aircraft.  Two flying rosters will be maintained, one fixed wing; the other rotary (helicopters) and any employee will be allowed to change status once annually.
		

		
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			The Employer shall establish a payroll system providing for the payment every Thursday for the one (1) week pay period ending Wednesday the previous week.  If a Thursday payday falls on a day recognized as a paid holiday by Employer, the last workday preceding will be payday.  Employees subject hereto will be paid on or before the completion of their scheduled workday.
		

		
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			The following procedures will govern the compensation due an employee when a time sheet has been completed and approved by the employee’s supervisor.  Wages will be paid consistent with the time sheet and, in the event of a discrepancy, wages will be paid on the next check and discrepancies will be handled through the shop steward, employee, and supervisors involved.  Journeyman having time made out by foreman will approve each daily time sheet. 
		

		
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			When an employee is terminated for cause or to effect a reduction-in-force, the employee will be paid all wages to which the employee may be entitled, together with such other sums as may be due the employee pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, no later than the close of the same business day.  If an employee terminates voluntarily, all earnings and other sums due the employee will be paid to the employee not later than close of business on the next business day following the employee’s last workday; provided that checkout has been successfully completed.  Employees shall be given a termination slip at the time of termination.
		

		
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			Upon application of an employee or authorized representative of the Union, the Employer will furnish evidence that it has complied with all statutory requirements with respect to worker’s compensation, unemployment compensation, old age and survivor’s insurance and any other statutory benefits to which employees of the Employer are entitled.
		

		
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			Those employees listed in Appendix A hereof will receive additional compensation at the rate of one percent (1%) per year, not to exceed ten (10) years of continuous employment with the Employer, to be computed as follows:  On the first (1st) of the month following the completion of each continuous year of employment, the rate of compensation of the employee concerned will be increased by his accumulated percentage (up to ten percent (10%) of his current wage rate).  Base rate equals wage rate plus longevity.  Employees hired after March 9, 1987 shall not receive longevity.
		

		
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			Premium pay for hot-stick work will be allowed to crews while working with such equipment on voltages in excess of 5,000 volts.  Hot-stick work will not include the opening and closing of switches, the removal and replacement of fuses, or the lifting and replacing of hot-taps when hot-line clamps are used.  Hot-stick compensation will be at fifteen percent (15%) above the applicable hourly rate.
		

		
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			All lineman employed on work 70 feet above the ground, or higher, shall be eligible for high time for all the time they are above 70 feet.  High time is defined as one (1) hour straight time above the applicable hourly rate of pay.  A minimum of two (2) hours high time shall be paid to any employee who qualifies for such consideration.  No high time shall be paid for any such work which is performed less than 70 feet above the ground.
		

		
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			The Employer shall pay for, or reimburse employees for, all expenses incurred to maintain any license and certification required by Employer, or by local, state or federal law or regulation, as a condition of employment. The Employer is responsible to provide any training and fees associated with such certificates,  permits and licenses.  A typical example is the Commercial Driver's License or Certificate of Fitness.  If any change in State regulations requires additional licensing of existing personnel to perform required duties within their classification, all affected personnel will have a reasonable time to comply with this requirement.  Employees shall obtain written approval from the Employer prior to incurring expenses for which an employee seeks reimbursement.  Where the Employer is required to pay the expenses of licensing or certification, the Employer shall determine the means and methods used to provide any necessary training or testing.
		

		

		

		 

		

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			An apprentice is an employee who is being trained to qualify as a journeyman in one of the electrical workers trades covered by this Agreement and who has been properly indentured by the Alaska Joint Electrical Apprenticeship Trust (AJEATT).  All apprenticeship training will conform to the AJEATT Standards.  In recognition of the nature of such apprenticeship employment, the Employer agrees that:
		

		
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			The Employer agrees to contribute $.40 per compensable hour for each employee to provide improvement programs and apprenticeship training; $.20 of the designated $.40 per compensable hour shall be deducted from all classifications of employees base rate within this Agreement.  Contributions shall be remitted monthly to the Alaska Electrical Apprenticeship and Training Trust Fund.  Either party may at any time, with seven days written notification to the other party, cancel that portion of the contribution designated.
		

		 

		

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			The Union and the Employer recognize the importance of modern management principles and the continuing need for flexible management.  As a part of this program the Employer will maintain departmental organizational charts.  These will be made available to the Union within (10) working days upon request.
		

		
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			Delegation of authority shall be from an appropriate company representative, including supervisors, to a foreman, senior technician, senior meter reader, senior shop mechanic or leadman who, in turn, will instruct journeyman, operators, apprentices, or other employees, as assigned.
		

		
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			The applicable electrical safety codes which have been adopted by the State of Alaska, and any duly adopted amendments thereto or substitutions therefore, are hereby adopted by the parties as the minimum standards of safety to be met in the implementation of this Agreement and the assignment to and discharge of work by employees covered herein.
		

		
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			In the interest of safety, two (2) journeyman, or a journeyman and third year apprentice, will work together on all circuits energized at 400 volts or higher.  The foreman will decide, after due consultation with the employees concerned, whether weather or other conditions permit the performance of hazardous or dangerous work.  All voltages in excess of 5,000 will be deemed dangerous and hazardous and will be worked only with hot sticks.  All voltages between 400 and 5,000 will be worked with rubber gloves or hot-sticks, or with both such gloves and hot-sticks.
		

		
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			All work performed inside energized substations and switchyards shall be done by journeyman substation lineman, substation technicians, journeyman lineman, electronics technicians, journeyman wiremen, journeyman metermen, construction,  maintenance men,  mechanics and apprentices.  Nothing herein precludes management personnel from being in substations issuing instructions or performing design and as-builting work in accordance with the “Letter of Understanding between CEA and IBEW Concerning Relay/Control Wiring Technician, Substation Technician and Substation Lineman Classifications,” so long as such design and as-builting work does not involve the use of hand tools.
		

		
			If after due consideration, work performed by other crafts, or design engineers inside or in the vicinity of switchyards and substations, is deemed by the Employer to require a safety watch, a qualified substation lineman, substation technician, or journeyman lineman shall be assigned as a safety watch.
		

		
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			No employee subject hereto will be required to work under a hovering helicopter.  The Employer agrees to honor any state safety rules covering helicopters.  In addition, the ground crew will be furnished a radio with the helicopter’s frequency while working with helicopters.  No equipment shall ride in the passenger area when passengers are present.
		

		
			
		

		 

		

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			One hour safety training meeting on the third working Monday of each month.  This one hour meeting shall be immediately following and in addition to the one-half hour safety meeting referenced above.
		

		
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			Employer may exclude meter readers from attendance at such safety meetings, except that such employees shall attend a minimum of four (4) safety meetings during a calendar year.
		

		
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			Employees due at the meetings shall not be excused if normally due at work.  Outages and emergency situations shall be taken care of immediately, if possible.  Safety meetings missed due to outages or emergency situations shall be made up, if possible, within the month that it was scheduled.
		

		
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			A Safety Committee consisting of two (2) employees subject hereto and two (2) representatives of the Employer shall meet at least one (1) time a month for the purpose of reviewing the progress of safety training and making such changes in the program as the facts may require.  At the final monthly meetings in each calendar year, the Safety Committee will adopt a safety training program for the calendar year next following.  Training which is required by regulation shall be evaluated for inclusion by the Safety Committee based on its applicability to safety.  Union will provide for the selection of employee representatives for the Safety Committee, including filling vacancies thereon.  It will be the mutual concern of the parties hereto that, recognizing their common objective of promoting the safety of 
		

		 

		

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			Any rolling stock may be red-tagged if at least one (1) management representative and one (1) union representative in the Outside Unit agree that the equipment under their jurisdiction requires repair prior to use.
		

		
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			All employees performing the duties of foreman, leadman or senior classifications covered hereby will possess a current Red Cross First Aid Certificate and a current CPR Certificate or a State of Alaska approved equal.
		

		
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			Prior to starting work in a classification covered hereunder, all applicants, following the notice of hire, may be required to have a complete medical examination.  The Employer requires that such medical examination be made by a properly licensed medical doctor.  This doctor will be chosen by the Employer and such examination will be at the Employer’s expense.  Following notice of hire the Employer shall make every effort to schedule pre-employment physicals as soon as possible.
		

		
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			Individuals who are hired by the Employer for a position with a federal or state requirement to have a Commercial Driver’s License (“CDL”) will be required to report to the clinic chosen by the Employer for a pre-employment drug test immediately upon notification of hire.  The pre-employment drug test will be done in accordance with the standards set by the Department of Transportation.  The pre-employment physical for individuals with a CDL requirement may not be performed until the Employer receives notification that the pre-employment drug test was negative.  Individuals who refuse to report immediately for the pre-employment drug test will be rejected.  The Employer shall notify the Union of any such refusal to test.
		

		
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			The Employer will furnish such safety devices and equipment as may be reasonably necessary to the safety of employees hereunder, and such first aid equipment and supplies as may be reasonably necessary for proper emergency treatment of such employees.  All reasonably necessary protective equipment for employees working on energized facilities, including hard hats, gloves, and rubber boots, will be furnished and properly maintained by the Employer.  Employees hereunder will use safety equipment on all appropriate occasions.
		

		
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			Large and bulky items referenced above are defined as equipment and materials related to work covered under this Agreement.  Except for the loading and unloading of wood and steel poles, substation class power transformers, breakers and structures requiring the use of cranes and special rigging, qualified and trained warehousemen may utilize boom trucks of 12 tons or less rating, without special rigging that is appropriate for handling materials moving into and out of Chugach’s warehouse complex.
		

		
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			The Employer and the Union are committed to maintaining a safe and healthful working environment for all employees.  In addition, Employer has an obligation to ensure public safety and trust with regard to Association work environment and services.  Accordingly, the use of alcohol or controlled substances, including marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, amphetamines, and phencyclidine, or other controlled substances prohibited by state or federal law is strictly prohibited and may result in discipline in accordance with the appropriate labor agreements and Employer’s policies.
		

		
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			No Bargaining Unit Employee will be tested for drug metabolites or alcohol unless there exists probable suspicion that the employee to be tested is using or is under the influence of drugs or alcohol.  Probable suspicion means suspicion based on specific personal observations that the Employer representative can describe concerning the appearance, behavior, speech or breath odor of the on-duty employee.
		

		
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			The Employer representative and Steward must have received training in the signs of drug and alcohol intoxication in a training program endorsed or conducted by Employer, except that training is not a prerequisite in situations where the employee’s drug or alcohol use or impairment would be obvious to a person of ordinary intelligence and perception.  Employer will make attendance at its drug and alcohol training program available to Union Shop Stewards so they may receive the same training as Employer representatives.
		

		
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			If the Employer Representative has probable suspicion to believe that the employee is using or is under the influence of controlled substances or alcohol, he/she shall require the employee (in the presence of a Union Shop Steward) to go to the Laboratory to provide urine specimens for laboratory testing.  The Employer representative may also accompany the affected employee and Shop Steward to the Laboratory.  Transportation to the laboratory will be provided by the Employer.  In the event a Shop Steward is not immediately available, Employer will contact the alternate Shop Steward to go to the laboratory.  In the event that the alternate is not immediately available, Employer will contact the Union Business Representative or his/her designated representative.  If none of the above are available, Employer reserves the right to observe an employee suspected of using or being under the influence of drugs or alcohol without the presence of a Union Representative.  Additionally, if none of the above Union representatives are available, Employer reserves the right to require an employee when Employer has probable suspicion that he/she is using or is under the influence of controlled substances or alcohol, to go to the Laboratory to provide urine specimens for laboratory testing without the presence of a Union representative.
		

		
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			The Employer representative must make a written statement of the observations on which probable suspicion is based within twenty-four (24) hours.  A copy must be provided to the Shop Steward or other Union official.  Included in this statement will be the Employer representative’s efforts to contact the Stewards or representative.
		

		
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			The Employer will require urine specimens only, unless the employee consents to withdrawing of a blood specimen.  At the time the specimens are collected, the employee shall be given a copy of the specimen collection procedures.  Specimens must be immediately sealed, labeled and initialed by the employee to insure that the specimens tested by the Laboratory are those of the employee.  The employee shall sign test laboratory form(s) authorizing the tests and disclosure of the test results to the Employer.
		

		
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		The initial and confirmation cutoff levels used when screening urine specimens to determine whether they are negative or positive for various classes of drugs and alcohol shall be those contained in the Scientific and Technical Guidelines for Federal Drug Testing Programs (subject to revision in accordance with subsequent amendments to the HSS Guidelines), except that the cutoff levels for the following substances shall be as follows:
		

		
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			Employer recognizes that the results of a drug or alcohol test will be considered medical records and held confidential to the extent permitted by law.  Employer will limit disclosure of information acquired in connection with a drug or alcohol test, including positive and negative test results, to the following, unless the employee consents in writing to disclosure to others:
		

		
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			In the interest of promoting the highest standards of workplace excellence and safety, the parties agree to adopt a random drug testing program.  Employees shall be subject to random drug and alcohol testing in accordance with the protocol and procedures specified in 49 CFR Sec. 382.305.  The program shall become effective at such time as the employer implements a parallel program for non-represented employees.    Former ML&P employees not currently in a random drug testing pool will be included in the selection pool for this program six months after the effective date of the Transition Agreement in Appendix  D of this agreement.
		

		
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			Section 9.1Misuse of the Employer’s Property and Time
		

		
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			Failure of an employee to comply with the working rules contained herein or other written regulations of the Employer, to follow lawful and proper orders and instructions or to comply with safety regulations and practices, may be considered insubordination.  Those rules and regulations that the Employer has reduced to writing will be kept in a place that is readily accessible to all employees concerned.
		

		
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			Although the Employer retains the right to discipline an employee for just cause, it agrees that in the case of discharge, one of the designated Union representatives shall be noticed of the reason for the contemplated discharge prior to taking any action against the employee, unless exigent circumstances or unusual confidentiality requirements preclude such notice.  Any employee who is discharged will remain on the payroll until such time as the employee is given a written statement of the reasons for the employee’s termination.  A copy of this written statement will be provided to the Business Manager of the Union via fax machine at the time the statement is provided to the employee.  Either the Union or the discharged employee may take exception to such discharge under the grievance procedure, as set forth in this Agreement.
		

		
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			No bargaining unit employee shall be disciplined or discharged except for just cause.  The Employer will maintain a practice of progressive discipline.  The Employer’s disciplinary process is meant to be corrective and not punitive; many incidents may not result in discipline, but may require only verbal advice, instruction or counseling.  The steps in the progressive discipline process are:  verbal reprimand, written reprimand, suspension, disciplinary demotion, or discharge.  Based on the seriousness of a particular offense, discipline may be imposed at any reasonable level.  The supervisor responsible for interviewing an employee reasonably suspected of misconduct should notify the employee that the employee may have a Union representative present at an investigatory meeting.  
		

		
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			Under the Progressive Discipline Section of this collective bargaining agreement, the parties intend that the Employer should notify an employee that the employee may have a Union representative present when the employee is being interviewed for suspected misconduct.
		

		 

		

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			The parties hereto recognize that the prompt and equitable settlement of employee grievances is essential to the maintenance of sound labor relations.  The parties further recognize that such grievances are usually more satisfactorily and expeditiously settled at the lowest supervisory level at which an acceptable understanding can be reached.  Every reasonable effort will be made by the shop steward, in cooperation with Employer’s General Manager, to correct violations and infractions of this Agreement.  The shop steward, upon request to the shop steward’s immediate supervisor, shall be given a reasonable amount of time during working hours, and without loss of pay, to handle grievances pertaining to the shop steward’s area of responsibility consistent with the provisions of Section 2.6 Shop Steward of this Agreement.  During outages and other emergencies, the shop steward may be required to give priority attention to Employer’s business.  Immediate supervisor means appropriate management personnel.
		

		
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			The Union shall submit a request to the Seattle Office of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) for a panel of eleven (11) potential arbitrators.  A copy of the request shall be sent to the Employer.  After receipt of the panel from AAA, the parties shall select an arbitrator using the strike method.  The order for striking shall be determined by the toss of the coin;  the Union Representative shall toss the coin and the management representative shall call heads or tails.  The arbitration hearing shall be conducted consistent with the rules established by AAA.
		

		
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			It is mutually understood and agreed that arbitration hearings will be conducted without unnecessary delay.  Each party shall be given reasonable opportunity to be heard by its representatives, and to produce witnesses and documentary evidence and to cross-examine.  The Arbitrator’s authority shall be limited as follows except as provided otherwise in this Agreement:
		

		
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			(b)The arbitrator shall have the power to interpret the terms of the Agreement, but the arbitrator’s decision shall be based solely on the existing terms of the Agreement, and the arbitrator shall not have the power to add to, subtract from or modify any of the terms of the Agreement.
		

		
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		Although no formal rules of evidence are contemplated by this Agreement, the arbitrator shall determine the admissibility of evidence, admissibility being principally a matter of relevancy, materially and the avoidance of undue repetition.  Each of the parties hereto agrees to produce all books, records and documents or other materials, or certified copies thereof, which, in the opinion of the arbitrator, are relevant to the issues of the grievance.
		

		
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			The judgment of the Arbitrator shall be final and conclusive on the Employer and the Union.  The parties further agree that, from the time Employer first was notified of the grievance until it is settled, including the entry of the judgment of the Arbitrator when the grievance has been submitted to arbitration, the subject of the controversy will remain status quo as of the time the grievance was first noticed.
		

		
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			A foreman is a journeyman lineman who directs other employees as assigned.  He may not direct more than one crew or over twelve employees.  Except as provided below, at the foreman’s discretion, he may work with the tools provided it does not interfere with the supervision of safety.  Whenever a foreman is directing a construction crew he shall not work with the tools.  On underground work a foreman directing less than four journeyman, including the foreman, may work with the tools.
		

		
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			11.1.3Maintenance & Operations (M/O) Foreman
		

		
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			11.1.4Loop Wagon Leadman
		

		
			A loop wagon leadman is the responsible journeyman lineman on a loop wagon on which two (2) journeyman lineman are employed.  This employee will be responsible for the inventory of tools and material assigned to such loop wagon and will maintain such records as are necessary to its operation.
		

		
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			The cable splicer foreman is a journeyman lineman who will direct cable splicer(s).  When four (4) or more cable splicers are employed the foreman will not work with the tools and he will not direct more than nine (9) cable splicers.
		

		
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			A cable splicer’s helper is a journeyman lineman who works with and assists a cable splicer.  If a journeyman lineman is not available, an apprentice in his third year of training may be used as such helper and at the applicable apprentice wages.
		

		
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			11.1.10Equipment Operator
		

		
			An equipment operator will preferably be a journeyman lineman.  The equipment operator will operate line trucks; mechanical earth augers, crawler-type equipment, and such other specialized mechanical equipment as may be used by the Employer in line construction and maintenance.
		

		
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			A night shop mechanic is an employee who is qualified to and will service, repair, and maintain all mechanical equipment and whose workday is as defined in Section 5.1.3.1.  The employee shall be restricted to non-hazardous duties unless two (2) mechanics are on duty.
		

		
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		11.1.15Mechanics Helper
		

		
			A mechanics helper is an employee reporting to the senior shop mechanic responsible to:  refuel vehicles, add and change oil, and lube.  Replace lamps and lenses, clean windows, check transmission and differential oil levels, check and add engine coolant and washer fluid, check tire inflation and tread condition.  May include changing tires on light vehicles, i.e., on 3⁄4 ton or under in the field.  Maintain vehicle service records.  Report all safety related conditions to senior shop mechanic.
		

		
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			11.1.16Night Shop Mechanics Helper
		

		
			A  night shop mechanics helper is an employee reporting to the night shop mechanic responsible to:  refuel vehicles, add and change oil, and lube.  Replace lamps and lenses, clean windows, check transmission and differential oil levels, check and add engine coolant and washer fluid, check tire inflation and tread condition.  May include changing tires on light vehicles, i.e., on 3⁄4 ton or under in the field.  Maintain vehicle service records.  Report all safety related conditions to night shop mechanic and whose workday is defined in Section 5.1.3.10.
		

		
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			A night warehouseman is an employee who, under the supervision of a warehouse foreman, assists the latter in receiving, storing, and issuance of equipment and material and the maintenance of records pertaining thereto.
		

		
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			11.1.18Connects and Disconnects Lineman
		

		
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			11.1.19Relay/Control Wiring Technicians, Substation Technicians and Lineman
		

		
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			11.1.20Line Patrol Foreman
		

		
			A lineman patrol foreman is a journeyman lineman who patrols, inspects and evaluates transmission and distribution facilities, works directly with supervisors, designers, inspectors, engineer technicians, surveyors, and lineman, as assigned, conducts routine inspections and evaluations to determine where maintenance is required and how it will be accomplished.
		

		
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			Section 11.2Equipment
		

		
			The Employer will furnish to all regular employees such safety straps, gaffs, and all other necessary tools and equipment, except shop mechanics.  If the personal tools or equipment furnished by all employees are destroyed or damaged by fire, storm, flood, or documented theft while stored on the Employer’s premises, or carried in the Employer’s equipment, the Employer will replace or repair such tools at no expense to the employees.
		

		
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			11.2.1Coveralls and Jackets
		

		
			Employer agrees to furnish coveralls to shop mechanics and lightweight jackets with company insignia to all employees.  Such clothing will be replaced at the Employer’s expense when no longer serviceable.
		

		
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			11.2.2Identification Clothing
		

		
			For purposes of identification the Employer agrees to provide meter readers with shirts, sweatshirts, coat and hats with Chugach insignia.
		

		
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			11.2.3Meter Reader
		

		
			Meter Readers in areas south of Portage,  Moose Pass and Cooper Landing shall be provided with a vehicle equipped with a two-radio or cellular phone.
		

		
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			The employer will pay a mechanics tool allowance of $100.00 per month not to exceed $1,200.00 in any calendar year payable not later than the first pay period of each month.
		

		
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			11.2.5Cleaning
		

		
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		11.2.6Clothing Allowance
		

		
			The clothing allowances for Journeyman Lineman, Relay-Control Wiring Technicians, Substation Technicians and Utility Arborist will receive FR gear per the Arc Flash Protective Clothing LOA dated February 12, 2009.  
		

		
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			These clothing allowances will be effective January 1, 2007, and each year thereafter payable not later than January 30 of each year.
		

		
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			The Union and the Employer agree to negotiate revisions to this section if applicable law governing required employee clothing changes after execution of this Agreement.
		

		
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			These clothing allowances are intended to be used by employees to purchase and wear; line boots, bunny boots, Carhartts, winter clothing and rain gear.
		

		
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			Section 11.3Construction
		

		
			Framing poles, boring and fitting cross-arms, making guys, and setting anchors will be done by journeyman lineman provided that a crew setting and tamping poles on new construction will consist of a minimum of one (1) journeyman lineman, and one (1) apprentice and a foreman.
		

		
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			11.3.1Pole Handling
		

		
			Employer will contract or otherwise arrange for the delivery of utility poles at the point of “first drop”, that is, at its pole storage facility or without reference to this Agreement.
		

		
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			11.3.2Handling and Distribution
		

		
			Utility pole handling and/or distribution of utility poles to job sites, subsequent to the foregoing “first drop” will be assigned to employees of Employer when the work related thereto is to be performed by Employer’s employees, and will normally be the responsibility of the electrical contractor, but Employer may, at its discretion, assign utility pole handling and distribution work to its own employees without regard to the use to be made thereof, or the purpose for such pole handling and/or distribution.
		

		
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		11.3.3Trenching
		

		
			All trenching from the pole or pedestal to the meter base of the user of electricity will be done by journeyman linemen who may be assisted by apprentices.  An individual homeowner may dig his own trench in order to preserve trees and shrubbing or for other aesthetic reasons.
		

		
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			Electrical equipment to be transported from Chugach facilities will be loaded on trailers or railroad cars by journeyman linemen assisted by permit operators as required.  Such loading may be performed by qualified and trained warehousemen if such loading can be accomplished with a forklift, boom truck rated at twelve tons or less without special rigging, or by hand.  Transference of loads to another conveyance will be done by the applicable trades.  Unloading of the electrical equipment will be done by journeyman linemen assisted by permit operators.
		

		
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			11.3.5One Man Crew
		

		
			A journeyman lineman shall perform the work and may work as a one-man crew when executing connects and disconnects (meter removal, installation and booting only) locates, inspections, routine switching of circuits as provided under Section 11.4.1, line patrol and emergency repairs to the extent necessary to safeguard the general public.  At its discretion, the Employer may assign such one-man crew to perform any of the above listed duties, during normal workday and workweek, or assign a one-man crew to temporarily fill out or augment an existing crew.
		

		
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			Section 11.4Call-Outs and Switching
		

		
			All lineman classification call-outs shall be done by at least two (2) journeyman linemen; except one (1) person may be called out for work in accordance with Article 11.3.5, one man crew.  The first person to respond to a two (2) person call-out may assist police and/or fire personnel to safe guard the general public or perform other work to prepare for response to the outage so long as this work can be done safely.
		

		
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			Call-outs for work determined to be in the following classifications may be performed by calling out one (1) employee.
		

		
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			In order to provide for the equalization of overtime the Employer will establish an alphabetical call-out list and will make every reasonable effort to insure that call-outs are made following an alphabetical rotation, starting after the last person called.  Separate lists will be maintained for:  journeyman linemen, substation technicians, relay control wiring technicians, warehousemen, mechanics and construction and maintenance personnel.
		

		
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			Personnel called out because of their technical expertise will be advised that the call-out is technical in nature.  However, these personnel may be utilized for other work within the employee’s classification.  The technical nature of the call-out will be noted on the call-out list and these personnel will not be called for a regular call-out within the same alphabetical rotation.
		

		
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			Hot Apprentices may be called out after the Dispatch Center has gone through the call-out list and all journeymen on the call-out list have been offered the work and they have either accepted declined or were not contacted, and there is still a need for additional help.  Should this occur, the journeyman to Apprentice ratio must be at least three (3) to one (1).
		

		

		

		 

		

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		11.4.1Switching
		

		
			One (1) journeyman lineman, one (1) substation technician, or one (1) relay control wiring technician may perform low voltage switching, such as closing or reopening power circuit breakers by low voltage switch operation, turning load tap changers to manual or automatic, ground trip switching, or the operation of under-frequency tripping controls, consistent with Section 11.3.5, provided the employee has immediate two-way communications with the Power Control Center.  In addition, powerhouse operators may switch in substations that are adjacent to and part of an established powerhouse.
		

		
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			Section 11.5Line Patrol
		

		
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			Section 11.6Mechanical Digging Equipment
		

		
			Mechanical digging equipment will be operated by qualified journeyman linemen; provided that operators currently employed by the Employer may operate such equipment.  If mechanical digging equipment is to be operated at a location at which other line construction employees are not then working, a minimum of two (2) journeyman linemen will be assigned to the excavation crew, but the second of such employees may be assigned to install cable in the trench, or to perform other work while assisting the employee operating the excavation equipment.
		

		
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			Section 11.7Shop Work
		

		
			The testing, repair, and rebuilding of transformers, oil circuit reclosers, sectionalizers, voltage regulators, and other electrical apparatus will be done by qualified journeyman linemen who may be assisted by apprentices.  Nothing in this paragraph precludes work performed by Relay Control Wiring Techs/Substation Linemen as specified in the June 7, 1999 Letter of Understanding concerning Relay Control Wiring Technicians, Substation Technicians and Substation Lineman Classifications.
		

		
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			Section 11.8High Potting
		

		
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			Section 11.9Inclement Weather
		

		
			Employees who report for work on scheduled workday and who, because of inclement weather or comparable reasons, are unable to discharge their usual duties, will be paid for such day at the applicable rate; provided, however, that such employees may be assigned to other work; or participate in training and instruction pertinent to their employment, including first aid, safety, and hot-stick work.
		

		
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			Section 11.10Accommodations
		

		
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			Section 11.11Substation, Meter and Relay Department Crew Structure.
		

		
			It is understood and agreed that, in the event only two (2) employees are working together, one (1) employee shall be responsible for the job and shall receive at least the same wage rate as a leadman.  In the event three (3) or more employees are working together, one (1) employee shall be responsible for the job and receive the same wage rate as foreman.
		

		
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			11.11.1
		

		
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			Section 11.12Show-up Shop
		

		
			For Cooper Landing crew, show-up will be in Cooper Landing.  For all other classifications, show-up will be at the Employer’s Headquarters Building-Operations complex in Anchorage.  The Employer and the Union may mutually agree on a case-by-case basis to change the show-up location to compete for maintenance/construction projects.
		

		
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		Section 11.15
		

		
			The following position definitions have been moved from Article 11.1 and are incorporated in Job Classifications which have been mutually agreed upon by the Union and Employer through the Classification Committee of Article 15 Section 15.3:
		

		
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			Senior Substation Technician
		

		
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			Substation Lineman, Foreman
		

		
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		Section 11.16New Technology
		

		
			The use of new equipment, technology or procedures which replace or supersede existing equipment, technology or procedures currently utilized to perform bargaining unit work, shall remain bargaining unit work.  It is recognized that employees covered by this Agreement may be required to maintain competency and skills as new technology is introduced.  Whenever an employee is assigned to new technology, procedures or equipment, the employer will provide and the employee will undertake any necessary training and assimilate any new skills which may be required.
		

		 

		

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			Section 12.1Emergencies
		

		
			The Employer is engaged in furnishing a vital public service which may under certain circumstances pose a serious threat to life and property.  Therefore, notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement relating to the limiting of work, the composition of work forces and the assignment of duties, all employees will be expected to do any work that is reasonably necessary to the saving of life or the prevention of serious injury to persons or property.
		

		
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			All communications between the parties that are contemplated or required by this Agreement will be in writing and will be delivered to the business office of the Union and the Employer.  Wherever provision is made in this Agreement for the delivery of a communication or notice to the other party within a specified period, such notice of communications will be considered to have been delivered when it has been emailed or deposited in the United States mail, registered or certified, properly addressed to such other party’s mail address of record, and with adequate postage prepaid or when delivered by messenger with written receipt of delivery.
		

		
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			Section 12.3Savings Clause
		

		
			If any article, section or provision in this Agreement or any subsequent amendment hereof is rendered or declared invalid by reason of any statute, ordinance, regulation, or other law, or by the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidation will not affect the remaining portions of this Agreement and such other portions will remain in full force and effect.  Upon the invalidation of any article, section, provision, or amendment hereof, the parties shall, within thirty (30) days from the date that notice of the invalidity is received, in good faith negotiate and agree on lawful and enforceable amendments or modifications that will effectuate the parties’ original intent.  The parties may agree to extend the thirty (30) day time period by mutual consent.
		

		
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			Section 12.4Identification Cards
		

		
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			Employer agrees to participate in and contribute to the Alaska Electrical Health and Welfare Fund (“Fund”) for the purpose of providing certain health and welfare benefits to those employees covered under Medical Plan #553, Vision Plan #702, Dental Plan #601, Disability Plan #801, and Life Insurance Plan #903.  The Employer will pay Health and Welfare premiums as follows:  (As of April 1, 2020, the total monthly premium per employee is $2,161.00, of which the Employer pays $1,779.99 on behalf of each employee.  The employee pays the remaining $381.01 of the premium.  These totals are subject to change April 1st of each year.)
		

		
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			Effective April 1, 2021 the split in the total health and welfare premium will be paid ninety percent (90%) by the Employer and paid ten percent (10%) by the employee.  The split in the total health and welfare premium will remain and be paid ninety percent (90%) by the Employer and paid ten percent (10%) by the employee for the remainder of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
		

		
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			Employer agrees to participate in, and to contribute to, the Alaska Electrical Pension Fund, a trust fund which was established pursuant to (1) an agreement between the Union and the Alaska Chapter of National Electrical Contractors Association, Inc., and (2) that certain Declaration of Trust Agreement entered into by the aforesaid parties for the purpose of providing pension benefits for those persons covered by the said agreement.  The foregoing payments to the Fund made by Employer will entitle the said covered employees of Employer to pension payments under such terms and conditions as may be lawfully provided for the administration and management of said Fund.  All payments due hereunder will be made to the said Fund on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following the month in which said compensable hours were earned by Employer’s said employees.
		

		
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			The parties agree to increase the current Chugach employee Pension Contribution of $9.75; by $0.25 on July 1, 2020, by $0.63 on October 30, 2020, by $0.10 on July 1, 2021, by $0.10 on July 1, 2022, by $0.10 on July 1, 2023, by $0.10 on July 1, 2024.
		

		
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		13.2.1Pension Reallocation
		

		
			Any covered employee who is a participant in the Alaska Electrical Pension Fund (AEPF) may elect to reallocate the contributions made by the Employer to the AEPF according to the rules regarding the reallocation of contributions from the Defined Benefit Plan to the Defined Contribution Plan as outlined in the Trust Plan documents.  If an employee makes application to the Plan Administrator for a reallocation and the application is approved, the Plan Administrator will notify the Employer of the new allocation of contributions.  The Employer agrees to remit future contributions according to such instructions.  The allocation will continue in effect until the Plan Administrator notifies the employer of a subsequent reallocation.  Such reallocations may occur no more than once annually.  Nothing in this supplemental agreement will cause the Employer to contribute more or less on behalf of an employee than the amount specified in the collective bargaining agreement.
		

		
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			The Employer shall contribute fifteen cents ($.15) per compensable hour for each employee, but not to exceed forty (40) compensable hours per week per employee to the Alaska Electrical Legal Fund.  This shall take effect upon date of sale and remain in effect hereafter.  All payments due hereunder will be made by the Employer to the said Fund on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following the month in which said compensable hours were earned by Employer’s said employees.
		

		
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			With voluntary authorization by an employee on a form supplied by the Union, the Employer agrees to deduct a flat amount per pay period from the employee’s wages to be submitted to the IBEW Local Union No. 1547, for its Political Action Fund.  This money will be sent in monthly with the dues, and shall be made by the fifteenth (15th) of the month following which the deduction was made.  In accordance with requirements of Alaska State Law, the Union agrees that Political Action Committee Funds shall not be used for utility board elections.
		

		
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		Section 13.6Money Purchase Plan
		

		
			An Employer Contribution of 1.9% of gross annual earnings will become effective October 30, 2020.    Employees may voluntarily contribute to the Alaska Electrical Workers Money Purchase Plan upon presentation of a properly signed authorization form to the Employer.  The Employer agrees to withhold and forward voluntary money purchase plan contributions authorized by an Employee. This authorization for deduction may be discontinued at any time by the employee.
		

		 

		

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			This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the parties hereto, and no provisions, terms or obligations herein contained shall be affected, modified, altered, or changed in any respect whatsoever by the consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, or assignment of either party hereto, or of any kind of ownership or management of either party hereto, or by any change, geographic or otherwise, in the location or place of business of either party hereto.
		

		
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			Section 15.1Labor Management Committee
		

		
			A Labor-Management Committee, consisting of the General Manager and two representatives from management, the Union Business Representative and two representatives from the employee group, will meet during working hours no less than quarterly.  The Committee will not have the authority to alter the meaning or cost application of the collective bargaining agreement.
		

		
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			The parties recognize the Employer’s bargaining unit job classifications as listed and contained in this Agreement, and that such classifications have been agreed upon and are in existence upon the signing of this Agreement.
		

		
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			The parties recognize that new job classifications may be created or that existing job classifications may be changed during the life of this Agreement pursuant to the Classification Committee and its procedures set forth in Section 15.3 and Section 15.3.1.
		

		
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			Section 15.3Classification Committee
		

		
			The Union and the Employer shall utilize Classification Committee consisting of two (2) management representatives appointed by the CEO, or designee, and two (2) bargaining unit representatives appointed by the Business Manager or designee.  The primary purpose of the Classification Committee shall be the review of newly proposed job classifications or changes in existing classifications falling within the scope of this Agreement.
		

		
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			The Employer agrees to submit changes in job descriptions for review and comment to the Classification Committee prior to implementing such change and that it will continue to seek consensus and work collaboratively with the Union prior to implementation, recognizing that such decisions are best made by mutual agreement whenever possible. 
		

		
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		(a) When the Employer or the Union believes creation of a new job classification is appropriate or either party wishes to propose changes to existing classifications the following procedure shall be followed to ensure efficiencies in the process.
		

		
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			Step One:    The moving party will prepare a proposal identifying the changes sought and forward it to the Vice President of Human Resources (HR) who will then distribute it to the Classification Committee for review and consideration.  The Vice President of HR will complete the formal drafting of a new or revised classification, if necessary.
		

		
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			Step Two:    The Classification Committee will meet within seven (7) calendar days of the Committee members’ receipt of the proposal on newly proposed position descriptions or to discuss changes to existing position descriptions, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the parties.  Committee members unable to attend in person shall attend telephonically.
		

		
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			Step Three:    The Classification Committee will reach a decision within seven (7) days of the meeting and the decision of the majority of the Committee  shall be final, except as provided below.
		

		
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			Step Four:    If the Classification Committee does not agree on the establishment of the new job classification or the proposed changes, or does not render a decision within the timeframe noted above, unless the delay is the result of extensions of time requested by the Employer, the matter must be submitted to and reviewed by the appropriate Senior Vice President.  The Senior Vice President will be the tie breaker with respect to the creation of a new or the modification of an existing classification.    If the parties deadlock regarding appropriate compensation for the new or modified job classification the matter will proceed immediately to arbitration.
		

		

		

		 

		

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			(b) No regular employee will be laid-off, terminated or discharged by the Employer as a result of the Employer’s creation of a new classification or the modification of an existing classification.
		

		
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			(c) The Employer agrees that when establishing new or revised job classifications it will not unilaterally remove the Journeyman Lineman requirement for any existing job classification.  The removal of the Journeyman Lineman requirement from any existing job classification requires mutual agreement by the Union and the Employer.
		

		 

		

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			Effective, July 1, 2020: the base wage rates for all classifications shall increase by three percent (3%).  Effective, October 30, 2020: the base wage rates for all classifications shall increase by two (2%) percent or the base wage of the ML&P classifications whichever is higher.  
		

		
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			Effective, January 1, 2020, the base wage rates for the former ML&P employees shall increase one-half percent (.5%) and a retroactive payment for the time period of July 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 will be paid no later than December 2, 2020 based on a method agreed to by the parties.
		

		
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			Effective, October 30, 2020: the base wage rates for all classifications shall increase by five percent (5%) or the base wage rate of the CEA classifications whichever is higher.  
		

		
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			All Employees:
		

		
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			Effective, July 1, 2021: the base wage rates for all classifications shall increase by two  (2%). 
		

		
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			Effective, July 1, 2022: the base wage rates for all classifications shall increase by the Anchorage CPI-U at not less than two percent (2%) and at no more than three percent (3%).
		

		
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			Effective, July 1, 2023: the base wage rates for all classifications shall increase by the Anchorage CPI-U at not less than two percent (2%) and at no more than three percent (3%).
		

		
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			Effective, July 1, 2024: the base wage rates for all classifications shall increase by the Anchorage CPI-U at not less than two percent (2%) and at no more than three percent (3.3%).
		

		
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			Letter of Understanding
		

		
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			CHUGACH ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC.
		

		
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			INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS
		

		
			LOCAL 1547
		

		
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			RELAY/CONTROL WIRING TECHNICIAN, SUBSTATION TECHNICIAN and SUBSTATION LINEMAN CLASSIFICATIONS
		

		
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			This letter is to confirm the understanding reached between the parties, concerning the above-mentioned job classifications.  In accordance with Article 15, Section entitled “Classification Committee” of the Outside Plant Personnel Agreement (OPPA), it is mutually agreed to establish the positions of Substation Technician and Senior Substation Technician within the OPPA.  In addition, the existing Substation Lineman, Substation Leadman, Substation Foreman, Relay/Control Wiring Technician and Senior Relay/Control Wiring Technician and job classifications will be modified to adapt to the new classification structure.
		

		
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			Modification of Position Descriptions
		

		
			Substation Technician and Senior Substation Technician classifications will be added to appendix A of the OPPA.  The wage rate for the Substation Technician classification will be the current rate of the Relay/Control Wiring Technician Classification; the wage rate for the Senior Substation Technician classification will be the current rate of the Senior Relay/Control Wiring Technician.  The wage rates for the modified position descriptions, dated Monday, June 7, 1999, for the Substation Lineman, Substation Leadman, and Substation Foreman classifications will be the same as for the existing classifications.
		

		
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		Reporting Relationships
		

		
			The current reporting relationships will be maintained within classification, Technician to Senior Technician and Substation Lineman to Substation Leadman or Substation Foreman.  However, Technicians may be required to report to Substation Leadman or Substation Foreman and Substation Lineman may be required to report to Senior Substation Technicians or Senior Relay/Control Wiring Technicians.  This structure is further clarified in “Duties” below.
		

		
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			Duties
		

		
			It is anticipated that in the future by mutual agreement, between the Employer and the Union, common job duties between the Electronics Technicians of the Generation Plant Personnel Agreement and the subject classifications may be added to these position descriptions.
		

		
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			The duties defined in these position descriptions will be those of the respective positions subject to recognition of the following points.
		

		
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			Job duties included in these descriptions which are currently done by other classifications or management personnel (for example:  analyzing data, using computer equipment, writing test reports) will remain shared duties and are not exclusively the duties of these classifications.  However, this does not imply that bargaining unit work can be transferred to non-bargaining unit positions.
		

		
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			Substation Technicians, Relay/Control Wiring Technicians and Substation Lineman will, as required, work as composite crews and assist one another in their daily work.  Substation Technicians will work independently, with Substation Linemen, with Relay/Control Wiring Technicians, or with other Technicians, as required, so long as such work is in accordance with OPPA.
		

		
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			When work involves multiple job classifications, the person-in-charge will be established by the nature of the work.  Within the Substation department, if work is of a preventative/diagnostic/analytical nature, it will primarily be Substation Technician work.  If the work is primarily of remedial maintenance/aerial/high voltage switching/heavy equipment/oil processing nature it will be Substation Lineman work.  Notwithstanding the above, demonstrated proficiency will be the final determinant of the appropriate testing and maintenance crew structure and leadership.  This determination of the appropriate crew leadership structure for a given task will not adversely effect wage rates for individuals in bid leadership positions (Substation 
		

		 

		

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		Leadman, Substation Foreman, Senior Substation Technician, or Senior Relay/Control Wiring Technician), regardless of their role in a given task’s crew structure.  Individuals who are in leadership positions as a result of a given task’s required crew structure will be upgraded according to the OPPA.
		

		
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			The term Substation Boundary is defined by the attached diagram entitled “LOU Attachment – A, General Substation Boundary Layout”.  Substation Technician and Relay/Control Wiring Technician duties shall be primarily confined to the following:  work within the substation boundary, appropriate shop work, and other work as defined in the position descriptions.  They will also perform ground level work on line reclosers, sectionalizing circuit switchers, the mobile substation, and other remote distribution automation devices.  Line work outside of the station getaways, located at the Substation Boundary, will remain jurisdictionally unchanged.  Substation Lineman, Substation Technicians, and Relay/Control Wiring Technicians will perform high and low voltage switching, grounding, and work associated with the establishment and removal of clearances and hot line orders within substations, as defined in the appropriate position descriptions.
		

		
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			Individuals who are not currently trained in the performance of high and low voltage switching, and work associated with the establishment and removal of clearances and hot line orders, within substations, will receive adequate training to certify them in these tasks.  This training will include switching and clearance procedures, as well as, the actual operation of switches and the physical establishment of clearances.
		

		
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			Substation Linemen’s duties will be primarily focused within the substation boundary; however, there will be no restrictions on their performance of traditional line work outside the substation boundary, so long as it is done in accordance with the OPPA.
		

		
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			Relay/Control Wiring Technician Design Work
		

		
			It is recognized that when individuals within the Relay/Control Wiring department are knowledgeable and qualified, they may perform design work under the supervision of a registered professional engineer.  Whenever practicable, the Employer will continue to use qualified technicians to perform design work on projects to which they are assigned.  Under the supervision and direction of a registered professional engineer, Relay/Control Wiring Technicians will be called upon to design single line and three line schematics, wiring diagrams, and associated drawings.  This is not intended to imply exclusive jurisdictional 
		

		 

		

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		responsibility for this work.  A registered professional engineer, a responsible charge engineer or the engineer’s consultant may perform the work.
		

		
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			Balance and Reduction in Force for the Substation Department
		

		
			Initially the Department will hire up to four Substation Technicians.  Current Substation Linemen may apply.  The number of Substation Linemen in the Department will be reduced by up to four.  In order achieve this staffing level, voluntary transfers out of the Department will be requested.  In the event that a Departmental reduction in force is necessary, the reduction in force will take place based on qualifications mutually agreed upon by the Union and the Employer and consistent with the requirements of the appropriate job classification.  A qualifications committee comprised of two union representatives and two management representatives will be convened.  Qualifications will be determined by written, oral, and demonstrative evaluation of skills and judgement.  The four most qualified Substation Linemen, as determined by the qualifications committee will remain in the Department.  Qualifications being equal, seniority will prevail.
		

		
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			In the event the qualifications committee cannot reach agreement on the qualification requirements or the qualifications of individuals, the committee will reconvene with the Executive Manager or his designee as a voting member of the committee.  Neither the Executive Manager nor his designee will have been a member of the original committee.  The committee will then complete the establishment of the qualification requirements and/or determination of employee qualifications.  Employees who are transferred based upon these qualifications and believe the qualifications are not reasonable may file a grievance and follow the procedures in Article X of the OPPA.
		

		
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			The Department’s remaining Substation Linemen will return to the pool of Journeyman Linemen in the T&D Services Division.  For purposes of reduction in force, Substation Technicians, beginning on the date the first Substation Technician position is filled, will be grouped with Journeymen Linemen under Article Three, section entitled “Reduction in Force” of the OPPA.  This provision will continue for four years.  At the conclusion of the fourth year, in Article Three, Section entitled “Reduction in Force”.  For purposes of reduction in force, the intent of this language is to protect the seniority of current employees in the Substation Department.
		

		
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		Future Department staffing levels will be dependent on the needs of the Employer.  For both hiring and reduction in force (RIF) situations, the Employer will attempt to maintain a balance of one Substation Lineman for each Substation Technician.  If a manpower reduction occurs within the Department, it will be by qualifications, within classification, as determined above.  If qualifications are equal the RIF will be determined by reverse seniority.  If a company wide or division wide RIF occurs, such that positions within the company are eliminated, Substation Linemen will be grouped with other Journeyman Linemen and Substation Technicians (as described above).  Relay Control Wiring Technicians will be grouped within their respective classification, in accordance with Article 3, section entitled “Reduction-in-Force”, of the OPPA.
		

		
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			In the event that either the Substation Linemen or Substation Technicians are laid off or a departmental manpower reduction occurs, creating an imbalance in the 1:1 ratio, the next reduction in force within the Substation department will be made to re-establish the 1:1 ratio.  In the event that a Substation Lineman position is vacated, and it is to be refilled, the Employer will make a reasonable effort (as defined below) to fill the position with a person holding a Journeyman lineman certification.  Preferably this person will be a fully qualified Substation Lineman or if none are available, another Journeyman Lineman provided this individual is capable and willing to be trained as a Substation Lineman.  The classification committee will develop a position description for the position of Substation Lineman Trainee.
		

		
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			Job Bidding and Award
		

		
			The following procedure will constitute fulfillment of the Employer’s commitment to make a “reasonable effort to fill the position with a person holding a Journeyman Lineman Certification”.  In steps one, two, three, and four below, all job posting and bidding will follow applicable procedures set forth in the Article 3 “Vacancies” of the OPPA, subject to the following modifications.
		

		
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			A bid committee will convene and the validity of bids will be determined in accordance with the OPPA.  The Bid Committee must consider the following factors equally, without discrimination of any kind:  ability to meet the posted qualifications, merit, fitness, and three years past performance.  The Bid Committee may require written, oral, and demonstrative evaluation of 
		

		 

		

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		qualifications.  These evaluations will be mutually agreed upon by the Bid Committee and will be based upon the appropriate job description.  In addition the Bid Committee may request interviews with bidders and/or managers.  Where qualifications are equal seniority shall prevail.  If this step fails to produce a successful applicant, the Employer will attempt to fill the position with a qualified Substation Lineman through the Hiring Hall.
		

		
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			If Step Two fails to fill the position, the position will be re-posted as a Substation Lineman Trainee.  In accordance with the OPPA, all qualified bids will be considered by the Bid Committee.  The Bid Committee must consider the following factors equally, without discrimination of any kind:  ability to meet the posted qualifications, merit, fitness, aptitude for learning, and three year’s past performance.  The Bid Committee may require written, oral, and demonstrative evaluation of qualifications.  These evaluations will be mutually agreed upon by the Bid Committee and will be based upon the appropriate job description.  In addition the Bid Committee may request interviews with bidders and/or managers.  Where qualifications are equal seniority shall prevail.
		

		
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			The most qualified bidder, as determined above, will be the successful bidder and will be awarded the trainee position.  The successful bidder will undertake the formal Journeyman Upgrade Program established by the Alaska Joint Electrical Apprenticeship and Training Trust (AJEATT) and the Employer.  The probationary period of the trainee will be six months, and at the end of this period the Employer will evaluate the employee.  If the trainee successfully completes the probationary period, the trainee will move on to complete the remainder of the training program.  If the trainee does not successfully complete the probationary period, the trainee shall return to a position assigned by the Employer within the classification listed in Article 3 “Reduction-in-Force” of the OPPA which the employee occupied prior to the failed probationary period.  The Employer will then proceed to Step Four.
		

		
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			If the successful bidder of Step Three fails to complete the probationary period the trainee position will be re-posted and re-bid, in accordance with Step Three.
		

		
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		be evaluated by the employer based on: ability to meet the posted qualifications, merit, fitness, aptitude for learning, and three year’s past performance.
		

		
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			If there are no bidders, or if the successful bidder does not complete either the probationary period, or the training program, the Employer will be deemed to have fulfilled it obligation to fill this position with an individual having a Journeyman Lineman Certification.  At this time, the Employer may fill this Substation Lineman position as a Substation Technician with an individual who does not hold a Journeyman Lineman’s Certification.
		

		
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			The process defined in steps one through four above will be completed, as required, once for each of the four Substation Lineman positions contemplated in this Letter of Understanding.  When this process has been completed once for each of these positions, the bidding process for Substation Linemen positions will revert to the procedures outlined in Article 3 “Vacancies” of the OPPA.
		

		
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			If a Substation Lineman position is bid in accordance with Article 3 “Vacancies” of the OPPA, and there are no successful bidders, then the Employer may, at the Employer’s discretion, fill this position in one of the following ways.  First, the position may be filled as a Substation Lineman trainee.  Second, the position may be filled as if it were a Substation Technician position according to the requirements of the position description.  Finally, the position may be filled by an indentured apprentice as contemplated in this letter of understanding.
		

		
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			In accordance with the section entitled “Callouts and Switching” of Article 11 of the OPPA, separate callout lists will be maintained for the Substation Technicians and Relay/Control Wiring Technicians.  Substation Linemen may indicate their specialty on the lineman call-out list.  There will be no requirement for crew composition ratios with respect to callout.  Recognizing the jurisdictional guidelines of the subject job classifications, callouts will be made according to the Employer’s needs off of the appropriate list.  Each individual called out for composite crew structure call-outs will be compensated at the appropriate leadership rate, until the nature of the problem is determined to be in a specific area.  The On-Duty supervisor will make determination of the area of responsibility of the problem with technical input from the technicians involved.  This decision will be made as soon as practical.  At that time leadership will revert to the appropriate crew member and others will be compensated at the employee’s normal rate of pay including appropriate overtime compensation.
		

		
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			The existing requirement for successful bidders to remain in the Substation department for a minimum of three years is eliminated; therefore, the bid frequency and duration requirements of Article 3, Section entitled “Job Bidding”, of the OPPA will govern these bids.  There will be neither a requirement for a minimum number of trainees or apprentices in the Department nor any requirement for crew composition ratios between Substation Technicians, Relay/Control Wiring Technicians, or Journeyman Substation Linemen.
		

		
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			All new Substation Technicians, Relay/Control Wiring Technicians and Substation Linemen will undergo a six-month probationary period, which may be extended by mutual agreement of the Employer and the Union.  In addition, these new employees will be required to complete the Journeyman Upgrade Program either by test or formal completion.  The employee will have twice the duration of the Journeyman Upgrade program to complete this requirement.
		

		
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			Apprentices are contemplated under the training provisions of this agreement.  Appropriate journeyman to apprentice ratios will be determined by mutual agreement of the Employer and the Union at the time the Apprentice Substation Technician position description is agreed to by the Classification Committee.
		

		
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			Substation Technicians, Relay/Control Wiring Technicians, Substation Lineman and Apprentices will participate in an annual certification as required by OSHA 1910-269, as well as, annual evaluations of job performance and skill.  These evaluations may be written, oral, or demonstrative in nature and shall be consistent with the requirements of the OPPA.  A written record will be kept of the employee’s evaluation form.
		

		
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			The Employer, the Union, and the Alaska Joint Electrical Apprenticeship and Training Trust (AJEATT) will work to develop a curriculum which will fulfill the federal requirements for a qualifying apprenticeship program.  This program will be designed to meet the Employer’s requirements for qualified and well-trained Substation Technicians, Relay/Control Wiring Technicians and Substation Lineman.  Participation in the program is voluntary; no employee will suffer loss of pay or benefits and responsibilities shall not be affected as a result of not participating in the program.
		

		
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		All employees in the Substation Technician, Substation Lineman, and Relay/Control Wiring Technician classifications will be eligible for this training program.  These employees will be able to challenge, by examination, steps of the apprentice program so long as such challenges comply with the requirements of a federally approved apprentice program.  The Employer will schedule employees who are currently Journeyman Substation Lineman or Relay/Control Wiring Technicians for Journeyman Upgrade training based on qualifications.  Qualifications will be determined by written, oral, and demonstrative evaluation of skill, judgement and aptitude for learning.  These evaluations will be mutually agreed upon by the Employer and the Union and will be based upon the appropriate job description.  Availability for enrollment in this program will be based on the above mentioned qualifications and the Employer’s manpower requirements.  The Employer will make a reasonable effort to provide all employees who choose to participate, with the option to participate as soon as practicable.  Classroom training will be coordinated between the Employer and the Alaska Joint Electrical Apprentice Training Program (AJEATP) to minimize disruption to the Employer’s work force.
		

		
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			The Journeyman Upgrade Program will involve up to six weeks of classroom training annually.  This training will be conducted during the normal workday/workweek or some variation thereof, evenings, or Saturdays to be mutually agreed upon between the Employer, the Union and the AJEATP.  Employees will perform one-half of this Classroom training on their own time (to be deducted from their annual leave account or done in the evenings or on Saturdays) and one-half on the Employer’s time (to be compensated at the employee’s straight time rate).  The Employer, the Union, and the AJEATP will work to minimize the classroom training requiring the use of annual leave, so long as it does not impact the quality of the training program.  In the initial year of the program the Employer may, depending on manpower requirements, grant LWOP to applicants who do not have sufficient accrued annual leave hours in their leave bank to meet the years training requirements.  Throughout the duration of the Journeyman Upgrade Program, employees will maintain sufficient annual leave hours in their leave account to cover the upcoming year’s scheduled training.  Upon successful conclusion of each training step and subsequent completion of that year’s step examination or upon successfully 
		

		 

		

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		challenging a step of the program, the employee’s annual leave account will be reimbursed for the actual time that was deducted for classroom training.  In addition, the employee’s wage rate will be increased to the appropriate step increase.  At least two opportunities to pass the examination will be allowed.  Individuals will be allowed at least thirty calendar days before re-taking examinations.
		

		
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			If the employee fails to complete the Journeyman Upgrade Program or fails to pass the appropriate journeyman examination in the time frame prescribed in the training program, the employee’s annual leave account will be decreased, in equal amounts, by the total amount of annual leave which has been reimbursed for training.  This reduction in annual leave will occur over a period of time similar to the period of time that the training took place.
		

		
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			This provision may be waived, due to hardship (as defined in section V .5 of Chugach’s 401(K) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust Summary/Plan description), by mutual consent of the Employer and the Union.
		

		 

		

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						Day 1 Base

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						Job Grade

					
					
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						Longevity 7/1/2020

					
					
						10/30/2020

					
					
						Longevity10/30/20

				
	
					
						Chief Steward

					
					
						6666

					
					
						01

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 $      60.68 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Construction & Maintenance Foreman

					
					
						6102

					
					
						01

					$57.26 
					$62.99 
					
					
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						Construction & Maintenance Helper

					
					
						6101

					
					
						13

					$29.32 
					
					
						 

					
					
						 $      29.91 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Construction & Maintenance Man

					
					
						6103

					
					
						12

					$50.39 
					$55.43 
					
					
						 $      51.40 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Equipment Operator

					
					
						No JC

					
					
						12

					$50.39 
					$55.43 
					
					
						 $      51.40 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Field Inspector

					
					
						No JC

					
					
						18

					$50.39 
					$55.43 
					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Foreman Lineman

					
					
						6802

					
					
						01

					$57.26 
					$62.99 
					
					
						 $      60.68 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Journeyman Lineman

					
					
						6201

					
					
						02

					$50.39 
					$55.43 
					
					
						 $      54.04 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Journeyman Wireman Foreman

					
					
						3305

					
					
						01

					$57.26 
					
					
						 

					
					
						 $      60.68 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Leadman

					
					
						6203

					
					
						03

					$52.71 
					$57.98 
					
					
						 $      55.94 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Line Inspector

					
					
						NO JD

					
					
						01

					$57.26 
					$62.99 
					
					
						 $      60.68 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Locator

					
					
						6823

					
					
						19

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 $      45.03 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Maintenance Man

					
					
						8108

					
					
						13-2

					$39.26 
					$43.19 
					
					
						 $      40.04 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Mechanics Helper

					
					
						8201

					
					
						32

					$29.32 
					$32.25 
					
					
						 $      37.93 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Meter Reader

					
					
						5801

					
					
						09

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 $      37.93 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Meter Tech

					
					
						3205

					
					
						18

					$50.39 
					$55.43 
					
					
						 $      54.04 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Meter Tech 1.5%

					
					
						3206

					
					
						23

					$51.14 
					
					
						 

					
					
						 $      54.85 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Meter Tech 2.5%

					
					
						3207

					
					
						24

					$51.67 
					
					
						 

					
					
						 $      55.39 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Meter Tech 5%

					
					
						6825

					
					
						47

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 $      56.74 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Meter Tech Foreman

					
					
						NO JD

					
					
						01

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 $      60.68 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Meter Tech Foreman 1.5%

					
					
						6216

					
					
						38

					$58.10 
					
					
						 

					
					
						 $      61.59 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Meter Tech Foreman 2.5%

					
					
						6217

					
					
						39

					$59.23 
					
					
						 

					
					
						 $      62.20 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Meter Tech Foreman 5%

					
					
						6218

					
					
						41

					$61.66 
					
					
						 

					
					
						 $      63.71 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Meter Tech Leadman 1.5%

					
					
						6210

					
					
						33

					$53.51 
					
					
						 

					
					
						 $      56.78 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Meter Tech Leadman 2.5%

					
					
						6211

					
					
						34

					$54.04 
					
					
						 

					
					
						 $      57.34 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Meter Tech Leadman 5%

					
					
						6215

					
					
						36

					$55.37 
					
					
						 

					
					
						 $      58.74 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Mid Loop Wagon Foreman

					
					
						6405

					
					
						43

					$72.87 
					$80.16 
					
					
						 $      75.85 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Mid Loop Wagon Leadman

					
					
						6208

					
					
						06

					$67.10 
					$73.81 
					
					
						 $      69.93 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Mid Loop Wagon Lineman (Driver)

					
					
						6209

					
					
						07

					$64.28 
					$70.71 
					
					
						 $      67.55 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Night Shop Foreman

					
					
						6809

					
					
						25

					$58.68 
					$64.55 
					
					
						 $      62.15 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Night Shop Mechanic

					
					
						6404

					
					
						30

					$53.47 
					$58.82 
					
					
						 $      54.52 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Night Shop Mechanic's Helper

					
					
						6824

					
					
						37

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 $      43.62 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Night Warehouseman

					
					
						7121

					
					
						28

					$48.95 
					$53.85 
					
					
						 $      54.52 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						PBC Apparatus Foreman

					
					
						6806

					
					
						01

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 $      60.68 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						PBC Apparatus Lineman

					
					
						6204

					
					
						02

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 $      54.04 

					
					
						 

				

		 

		

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						Job Code

					
					
						Job Grade

					
					
						3.00%   7/1/2020

					
					
						Longevity 7/1/2020

					
					
						10/30/2020

					
					
						Longevity10/30/20

				
	
					
						Relay Control Wiring Tech

					
					
						3220

					
					
						17

					$50.39 
					$55.43 
					
					
						 $      54.04 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Relay/Control Wiring Tech 1.5%

					
					
						3244

					
					
						45

					$51.18 
					$56.30 
					
					
						 $      54.85 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Relay/Control Wiring Tech 2.5%

					
					
						3245

					
					
						46

					$51.71 
					$56.88 
					
					
						 $      55.39 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Relay/Control Wiring Tech 5%

					
					
						3246

					
					
						47

					$53.06 
					$58.37 
					
					
						 $      56.74 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Shop Mechanic

					
					
						6402

					
					
						31

					$45.79 
					$50.37 
					
					
						 $      47.41 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Sr. Meter Reader 

					
					
						5805

					
					
						10

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 $      40.30 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Sr. Meter Tech

					
					
						3212

					
					
						16

					$57.24 
					$62.96 
					
					
						 $      60.68 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Sr. Meter Tech 5%

					
					
						3219

					
					
						08

					$60.14 
					
					
						 

					
					
						 $      63.71 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Sr. Relay/Control Wiring Tech

					
					
						3223

					
					
						14

					$57.24 
					$62.96 
					
					
						 $      60.68 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Sr. Relay/Control Wiring Tech 1.5%

					
					
						3247

					
					
						49

					$58.14 
					$63.95 
					
					
						 $      61.59 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Sr. Relay/Control Wiring Tech 5%

					
					
						3249

					
					
						51

					$60.24 
					$66.26 
					
					
						 $      63.71 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Sr. Relay/Control Wiring Tech 2.5%

					
					
						3248

					
					
						50

					$58.96 
					$64.86 
					
					
						 $      62.20 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Sr. Shop Mechanic

					
					
						6403

					
					
						02

					$50.39 
					$55.43 
					
					
						 $      54.04 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Substation Foreman

					
					
						6803

					
					
						 

					$57.46 
					$63.21 
					
					
						 $      60.68 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Substation Foreman 1.5%

					
					
						3259

					
					
						49

					$58.14 
					$63.95 
					
					
						 $      61.59 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Substation Foreman 2.5%

					
					
						3260

					
					
						50

					$58.96 
					$64.86 
					
					
						 $      62.20 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Substation Foreman 5%

					
					
						3261

					
					
						51

					$60.24 
					$66.26 
					
					
						 $      63.71 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Substation Leadman

					
					
						3265

					
					
						03

					$52.71 
					$57.98 
					
					
						 $      55.94 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Substation Leadman 2.5%

					
					
						3263

					
					
						54

					$54.29 
					$59.72 
					
					
						 $      57.34 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Substation leadman 5%

					
					
						6826

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 $      58.74 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Substation Lineman

					
					
						6205

					
					
						02

					$50.39 
					$55.43 
					
					
						 $      54.04 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Substation Lineman 1.5%

					
					
						3256

					
					
						45

					$51.18 
					$56.30 
					
					
						 $      54.85 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Substation Lineman 2.5%

					
					
						3257

					
					
						46

					$51.71 
					$56.88 
					
					
						 $      55.39 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Substation Lineman 5%

					
					
						3258

					
					
						47

					$53.06 
					$58.37 
					
					
						 $      56.74 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Substation Lineman, Foreman

					
					
						 

					
					
						01

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 $      60.68 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Substation Lineman, Senior

					
					
						NO JD

					
					
						01

					$57.26 
					$62.99 
					
					
						 $      60.68 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Substation Technician

					
					
						3218

					
					
						02

					$50.39 
					$55.43 
					
					
						 $      54.04 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Substation Technician 1.5%

					
					
						3250

					
					
						45

					$51.18 
					$56.30 
					
					
						 $      54.85 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Substation Technician 2.5%

					
					
						3251

					
					
						46

					$51.71 
					$56.88 
					
					
						 $      55.39 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Substation Technician 5%

					
					
						3252

					
					
						47

					$53.06 
					$58.37 
					
					
						 $      56.74 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Substation Technician, Senior

					
					
						3241

					
					
						14

					$57.24 
					$62.96 
					
					
						 $      60.68 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Swing Loop Wagon Leadman

					
					
						6207

					
					
						04

					$61.23 
					$67.35 
					
					
						 $      64.33 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Swing Loop Wagon Lineman

					
					
						6206

					
					
						05

					$59.02 
					$64.92 
					
					
						 $      62.15 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Tree Trimmer

					
					
						6821

					
					
						26

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 $      47.41 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Tree Trimmer Foreman

					
					
						6822

					
					
						27

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 $      53.33 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Utility Arborist

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Warehouse Foreman

					
					
						6901

					
					
						02

					$50.39 
					$55.43 
					
					
						 $      54.04 

					$59.44 
				
	
					
						Warehouse Trainee

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Warehouseman

					
					
						8104

					
					
						26

					$45.79 
					$50.37 
					
					
						 $      47.41 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Wireman-Journeyman

					
					
						3303

					
					
						22

					$50.39 
					$55.43 
					
					
						 $      54.04 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Wiring Inspector

					
					
						No JC

					
					
						 

					$57.33 
					$63.06 
					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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						NOTE:  7/7/2017 Corrected JC 3206

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						NOTE: 6/25/2020 Corrected Night warehouseman JC from 8102 to current JC in use 7121.  KM

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				

		

		

		 

		

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			Chief Shop Steward:    
		

		
			The Parties recognize that timely resolution of disputes is key for a successful transition and is key to the well-being of employees; therefore, the Parties agree that there will be one chief shop steward appointed by the Union to represent bargaining unit employees in the Outside, Office and Engineering, and the Generation Collective Bargaining Agreements.  The following provisions shall apply to the chief shop steward:
		

		
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			a.Chugach recognizes that the Business Manager of IBEW Local 1547 retains the right to appoint and dismiss all shop stewards in accordance with the Union rules and regulations.  While the Business manager will make the ultimate decision on who to appoint as the Chief Shop Steward, he will consider relevant work experience with Chugach or the former ML&P in making the decision.  There will be one full-time non-working Chief Shop Steward.  Chugach recognizes the shop stewards as the duly-appointed Union representatives of the employees. The Union will notify Chugach as to the identity of all shop stewards.  All shop stewards shall make every effort in cooperation with Chugach’s Vice President of Member and Employee Services or duly-authorized representative to correct violations and infractions of this Agreement by either covered employees or management personnel.  The duly-authorized assistant shop stewards, upon request made to their immediate supervisors, shall be given reasonable amounts of time during working hours and without loss of pay, to handle all work-related Union business pertaining to their areas of appointment, including but not limited to grievances and arbitration hearings, and shall keep both Chugach and the Union informed as to their whereabouts.  Chugach may require shop stewards to record time spent on union business during working hours on the steward’s time card.
		

		
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			b.No shop steward shall be terminated for any cause until the CEO of Chugach and Business Manager of the Union have completed an investigation into the alleged cause for termination and determined there has been just cause.  Investigations into the alleged cause for termination shall not last longer than fifteen (15) work days in cases not involving a reduction in force, and 48 hours in cases involving reduction in force.  Investigation timelines may only be extended by written mutual agreement of the parties.  
		

		
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			c.The bargaining unit member appointed to the Chief Shop Steward position shall perform the function of full-time steward at the top craft pay rate of foreman.  Chugach shall pay all wages and benefits for the Chief Shop Steward.  The bargaining unit member appointed to the Chief Shop Steward position shall be a full-time FLSA exempt position.  The parties agree to verify the FLSA status of the Chief Shop Steward position.  If the Chief Shop Steward position is determined to be overtime eligible, the parties agree to negotiate a remedy by adjusting hours to be worked, duties, or cost allocation between the parties.  The Chief Shop Steward may be assigned administrative, research, and program duties (excluding Chugach’s Labor Relations) within the Member and Employee Services Division, consistent with his or her knowledge, skills, and abilities.
		

		
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			d.The Chief Shop Steward will normally observe the standard work week of Monday through Friday.  The Chief Shop Steward shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the Agreement, except the provisions that pertain to an hourly employee such as, but not limited to, overtime, call-out, ten-hour breaks, pay premiums, and additional meal period provisions.  Retirement, money purchase, hardship and benevolent fund, and any other similar contributions will be based on a 40-hour work week.
		

		
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			e.The Chief Shop Steward shall be given reasonable notice by Chugach prior to the time any committee meeting defined by the Chugach CBAs.  With advanced notice the Chief Shop Steward may schedule meetings of employees or stewards during work hours only as authorized by the Vice President of Member and Employees Services.
		

		
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			f.The Chief Shop Steward shall be afforded private office space and issued Chugach provided cell phones.  The cost of such items shall be paid by Chugach.
		

		
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			g.The Chief Shop Steward shall retain his or her regular employment status and continue to accrue all benefits.  Additionally, the Chief Shop Steward may return to his or her former regular positions or similar positions within the same classification and rate of pay following a fifteen (15) calendar day advance written notification to the Union and Chugach.  This shall not limit the ability of the Chief Shop Steward to bid in accordance with other provisions of this Agreement.  The Chief Shop Steward will be the last employee laid off within the work unit provided he or she is qualified to perform the remaining work.
		

		
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			The full-time Chief Shop Steward shall continue to receive chief steward premium pay when he or she is on paid leave.
		

		 

		

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		SIGNATURE PAGE
		

		
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			OUTSIDE PLANT PERSONNEL
		

		
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			ACKNOWLEDGED BY:
		

		
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						Chugach Electric Association, Inc.

					
					
						 

					
					
						International Brotherhood of

				
	
					
						“Employer”

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Electrical Workers, Local 1547

				
	
					
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						“Union”

				
	
					
						/s/ Lee Thibert

					
					
						11-5-2020

					
					
						 

					
					
						/s/ Dave Reaves

					
					
						11-5-2020

				
	
					
						Lee Thibert

					
					
						Date

					
					
						 

					
					
						Dave Reaves

					
					
						Date

				
	
					
						Chief Executive Officer

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Business Manager

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						/s/ Tyler Andrews

					
					
						11-5-2020

					
					
						 

					
					
						/s/ Julius Matthew

					
					
						11-5-2020

				
	
					
						Tyler Andrews

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Julius Matthew

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Executive Vice President

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						IBEW Chief Spokesperson

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Employee Services and

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						Business Representative

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Communications

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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						/s/ Dusty Menefee

					
					
						11-5-2020

				
	
					
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						Dusty Menefee

					
					
						Date

				
	
					
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						IBEW Chief Spokesperson

					
					
						 

				
	
					
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						Chief Shop Steward

					
					
						 

				

		

		

		 

		

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			ALPHABETICAL INDEX
		

		
			 
		

		
			A
		

		
			Accommodations.......................................................................................................................................................................67
		

		
			Air Travel...................................................................................................................................................................................37
		

		
			Aircraft.......................................................................................................................................................................................37
		

		
			Alaska Electrical Legal Fund.........................................................................................................................................................73
		

		
			Annual Leave.............................................................................................................................................................................20
		

		
			Annual Leave and Holidays...........................................................................................................................................................20
		

		
			Appendix – Wage Matrix.............................................................................................................................................................90
		

		
			Appendix B – Letters of Agreement...............................................................................................................................................92
		

		
			Appendix C – Chief Steward.......................................................................................................................................................121
		

		
			Appendix D – Transition Agreement...........................................................................................................................................124
		

		
			Appointment and Tenure.............................................................................................................................................................13
		

		
			Apprentice Contributions.............................................................................................................................................................42
		

		
			Apprentices...............................................................................................................................................................................40
		

		
			Arbitration...............................................................................................................................................................................57
		

		
			Assignability.............................................................................................................................................................................75
		

		
			Assigned Positions.......................................................................................................................................................................18
		

		
			B
		

		
			Blood Bank...............................................................................................................................................................................29
		

		
			C
		

		
			Cable Splicer.............................................................................................................................................................................59
		

		
			Cable Splicer Foreman.................................................................................................................................................................59
		

		
			Cable Splicer’s Helper.................................................................................................................................................................60
		

		
			Call-In Pay.................................................................................................................................................................................35
		

		
			Call-Out Pay.............................................................................................................................................................................35
		

		
			Call-Outs and Switching...............................................................................................................................................................64
		

		
			Certification Upon Return to Work.................................................................................................................................................28
		

		
			Chief Steward.........................................................................................................................................................................121
		

		
			Classification Committee.............................................................................................................................................................76
		

		
			Classification Committee Procedure...............................................................................................................................................76
		

		
			Cleaning.....................................................................................................................................................................................62
		

		
			Clothing Allowance.....................................................................................................................................................................63
		

		
			Communications and Notices.......................................................................................................................................................70
		

		
			Compensation...........................................................................................................................................................................34
		

		
			Compensation During or in Lieu of Annual Leave...............................................................................................................................34
		

		
			Compensation of Employee Working in Higher Classification...............................................................................................................36
		

		
			Compliance with Rules and Regulations.........................................................................................................................................53
		

		
			Connects and Disconnects Lineman...............................................................................................................................................61
		

		
			Construction.............................................................................................................................................................................63
		

		
			Consumption of Drugs/Alcohol.....................................................................................................................................................53
		

		
			Contracting Out – Purpose.............................................................................................................................................................9
		

		
			Coveralls and Jackets...................................................................................................................................................................62
		

		
			D
		

		
			Dangerous or Hazardous Work.....................................................................................................................................................44
		

		
			Definitions...............................................................................................................................................................................59
		

		
			Delegation of Authority...............................................................................................................................................................43
		

		
			Discharge...................................................................................................................................................................................53
		

		

		

		 

		

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		Discipline...................................................................................................................................................................................53
		

		
			Duration.......................................................................................................................................................................................3
		

		
			Duties of Apprentice Lineman.......................................................................................................................................................41
		

		
			E
		

		
			Emergencies.............................................................................................................................................................................70
		

		
			Emergency and First Aid Equipment...............................................................................................................................................46
		

		
			Emergency Leave.......................................................................................................................................................................22
		

		
			Employee Access to Personnel Record...........................................................................................................................................12
		

		
			Employee Notice of Absence.........................................................................................................................................................29
		

		
			Employee Responsibility – Substance Abuse Treatment.....................................................................................................................52
		

		
			Employee Responsibility – Treatment.............................................................................................................................................24
		

		
			Employer-Union Relations.............................................................................................................................................................4
		

		
			Equipment...............................................................................................................................................................................62
		

		
			Equipment Operator...................................................................................................................................................................60
		

		
			Erosion of Work Force...................................................................................................................................................................9
		

		
			F
		

		
			Field/Wiring Inspector.................................................................................................................................................................60
		

		
			First Aid Certificates...................................................................................................................................................................46
		

		
			For Cause Drug and Alcohol Testing...............................................................................................................................................47
		

		
			Foreman.....................................................................................................................................................................................59
		

		
			G
		

		
			General Provisions.....................................................................................................................................................................75
		

		
			Good Standing with the Union.........................................................................................................................................................6
		

		
			Grievance...................................................................................................................................................................................55
		

		
			Grievance Procedure.................................................................................................................................................................55
		

		
			H
		

		
			Handling and Distribution...........................................................................................................................................................63
		

		
			Hardship and Benevolent Fund.....................................................................................................................................................73
		

		
			Health, Welfare and Life Insurance Plan.........................................................................................................................................71
		

		
			Health, Welfare and Pension Plans.................................................................................................................................................71
		

		
			Heated Man-Hauls.....................................................................................................................................................................47
		

		
			Helicopters...............................................................................................................................................................................44
		

		
			High Potting.............................................................................................................................................................................66
		

		
			High Work.................................................................................................................................................................................39
		

		
			Hiring Hall...................................................................................................................................................................................8
		

		
			Holiday Compensation.................................................................................................................................................................34
		

		
			Holidays.....................................................................................................................................................................................25
		

		
			Hot-Stick Work...........................................................................................................................................................................39
		

		
			Hours of Work and Compensation.................................................................................................................................................30
		

		
			I
		

		
			Identification Cards.....................................................................................................................................................................70
		

		
			Identification Clothing.................................................................................................................................................................62
		

		
			Inclement Weather.....................................................................................................................................................................67
		

		
			J
		

		
			Job Award.................................................................................................................................................................................17
		

		
			Job Bidding...............................................................................................................................................................................16
		

		
			Job Classifications.......................................................................................................................................................................76
		

		

		

		 

		

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		Job Posting...............................................................................................................................................................................16
		

		
			Journeyman.............................................................................................................................................................................59
		

		
			Jury Duty.....................................................................................................................................................................................27
		

		
			L
		

		
			Labor – Management Committee.................................................................................................................................................76
		

		
			Labor Management Committee...................................................................................................................................................76
		

		
			Leave to Accept Union Office.........................................................................................................................................................6
		

		
			Leave Without Pay.....................................................................................................................................................................23
		

		
			Legal Status of the Parties.............................................................................................................................................................4
		

		
			Letter of Intent.............................................................................................................................................................................6
		

		
			Letters of Agreement.................................................................................................................................................................92
		

		
			Licensing and Certifications.........................................................................................................................................................39
		

		
			Line Patrol...............................................................................................................................................................................66
		

		
			Line Patrol Foreman...................................................................................................................................................................62
		

		
			Loan of Employees.......................................................................................................................................................................7
		

		
			Locator Lineman.......................................................................................................................................................................60
		

		
			Longevity...................................................................................................................................................................................38
		

		
			Loop Wagon Leadman.................................................................................................................................................................59
		

		
			M
		

		
			Maintenance & Operations (M/O) Foreman.......................................................................................................................................59
		

		
			Managerial Prerogatives of the Employer.........................................................................................................................................4
		

		
			Meals Breaks and Rest Breaks.....................................................................................................................................................30
		

		
			Mechanical Digging Equipment.....................................................................................................................................................66
		

		
			Mechanics Helper.......................................................................................................................................................................61
		

		
			Mechanics Tool Allowance...........................................................................................................................................................62
		

		
			Medical Verification...................................................................................................................................................................24
		

		
			Meter Reader...........................................................................................................................................................................62
		

		
			Methods of Dispute Resolution.....................................................................................................................................................11
		

		
			Military Leave...........................................................................................................................................................................28
		

		
			Miscellaneous...........................................................................................................................................................................70
		

		
			Misuse of the Employer’s Property and Time...................................................................................................................................53
		

		
			Money Purchase Plan.................................................................................................................................................................74
		

		
			Moving Expenses.......................................................................................................................................................................38
		

		
			N
		

		
			NECA-Temporary Employees.........................................................................................................................................................13
		

		
			New Technology.........................................................................................................................................................................69
		

		
			Night Shop Mechanic.................................................................................................................................................................60
		

		
			Night Shop Mechanics Helper.......................................................................................................................................................61
		

		
			Night Warehouseman.................................................................................................................................................................61
		

		
			No Flying Roster.........................................................................................................................................................................37
		

		
			No Strike Agreement.....................................................................................................................................................................3
		

		
			Non-Discrimination.......................................................................................................................................................................9
		

		
			Notice for Out of Town Work.........................................................................................................................................................36
		

		
			Notification...............................................................................................................................................................................23
		

		
			O
		

		
			One Man Crew...........................................................................................................................................................................64
		

		
			Organization of Employer...........................................................................................................................................................43
		

		
			Organizational of the Employer.....................................................................................................................................................43
		

		
			Oversized Items.........................................................................................................................................................................47
		

		

		

		 

		

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		Overtime...................................................................................................................................................................................34
		

		
			P
		

		
			Pay on Termination.....................................................................................................................................................................38
		

		
			Pay Period and Payday.................................................................................................................................................................37
		

		
			Payment in Addition to Worker’s Compensation...............................................................................................................................27
		

		
			Pension Contributions on Worker’s Compensation Pay.......................................................................................................................25
		

		
			Pension Plan.............................................................................................................................................................................72
		

		
			Pension Reallocation...................................................................................................................................................................73
		

		
			Per Diem.....................................................................................................................................................................................36
		

		
			Performance of Work.................................................................................................................................................................53
		

		
			Personnel Evaluations Reports.....................................................................................................................................................43
		

		
			Physical Examination...................................................................................................................................................................46
		

		
			Picket Line...............................................................................................................................................................................67
		

		
			Pole Handling...........................................................................................................................................................................63
		

		
			Policy on Grievances...................................................................................................................................................................55
		

		
			Political Action Committee Fund...................................................................................................................................................73
		

		
			Preamble.......................................................................................................................................................................................1
		

		
			Pregnancy Leave.......................................................................................................................................................................28
		

		
			Probationary Employees.............................................................................................................................................................14
		

		
			Progressive Discipline.................................................................................................................................................................54
		

		
			Pyramiding of Overtime...............................................................................................................................................................39
		

		
			R
		

		
			Random Drug Testing.................................................................................................................................................................52
		

		
			Ratios.........................................................................................................................................................................................40
		

		
			Recall Rights.............................................................................................................................................................................19
		

		
			Reduction-in-Force.....................................................................................................................................................................18
		

		
			Regular.......................................................................................................................................................................................34
		

		
			Regular Employees.....................................................................................................................................................................14
		

		
			Relay/Control Wiring Technicians, Substation Lineman.......................................................................................................................61
		

		
			Relief.........................................................................................................................................................................................36
		

		
			S
		

		
			Safety.........................................................................................................................................................................................44
		

		
			Safety Training...........................................................................................................................................................................45
		

		
			Savings Clause...........................................................................................................................................................................70
		

		
			Scheduling of Leave...................................................................................................................................................................21
		

		
			Scope...........................................................................................................................................................................................3
		

		
			Scope And Duration of Agreement...................................................................................................................................................3
		

		
			Seminars, Workshops and other Meetings.......................................................................................................................................12
		

		
			Senior Shop Mechanic.................................................................................................................................................................60
		

		
			Seniority.....................................................................................................................................................................................15
		

		
			Service Credit...........................................................................................................................................................................15
		

		
			Service Credit and Seniority.........................................................................................................................................................15
		

		
			Shop Mechanic.........................................................................................................................................................................60
		

		
			Shop Stewards.............................................................................................................................................................................5
		

		
			Shop Work.................................................................................................................................................................................66
		

		
			Show-up Shop...........................................................................................................................................................................67
		

		
			Sick or Disability Leave.................................................................................................................................................................24
		

		
			Signature Page.......................................................................................................................................................................139
		

		
			Standards of Work.........................................................................................................................................................................5
		

		
			State Safety Codes.....................................................................................................................................................................44
		

		

		

		 

		

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		Statement of Intent Regarding Progressive Discipline.......................................................................................................................54
		

		
			Statutory Employee Benefits.......................................................................................................................................................38
		

		
			Substance Abuse Treatment Opportunity.......................................................................................................................................24
		

		
			Substation, Meter and Relay Department Crew Structure..................................................................................................................67
		

		
			Swing and Mid-Shift Lineman.......................................................................................................................................................60
		

		
			Switching...................................................................................................................................................................................66
		

		
			T
		

		
			Temporary Employees.................................................................................................................................................................14
		

		
			Temporary Transfer to Lower Classification.....................................................................................................................................37
		

		
			Termination of Seniority...............................................................................................................................................................15
		

		
			Transfer of Temporary Employees to Probationary or Regular Status...................................................................................................14
		

		
			Transition Agreement.............................................................................................................................................................125
		

		
			Transportation of Electrical Equipment...........................................................................................................................................64
		

		
			Tree Trimming...........................................................................................................................................................................67
		

		
			Trenching...................................................................................................................................................................................64
		

		
			U
		

		
			Union Access to Employer’s Premises...............................................................................................................................................7
		

		
			Union as Sole Bargaining Agent.......................................................................................................................................................4
		

		
			Union Bulletin Board.....................................................................................................................................................................7
		

		
			Union Shop.................................................................................................................................................................................4
		

		
			Union Signatory Clause...............................................................................................................................................................10
		

		
			Use of Leave Without Pay...........................................................................................................................................................23
		

		
			V
		

		
			Vacancies...................................................................................................................................................................................16
		

		
			Voting Time...............................................................................................................................................................................27
		

		
			W
		

		
			Wage Discrepancies...................................................................................................................................................................38
		

		
			Wage Matrix.............................................................................................................................................................................90
		

		
			Wages.......................................................................................................................................................................................79
		

		
			Warranty Work.........................................................................................................................................................................10
		

		
			Workday and Workweek.............................................................................................................................................................30
		

		
			Workday, Workweek, Flexible Workday, Optional Workweek...............................................................................................................32
		

		
			Worker’s Compensation...............................................................................................................................................................25
		

		
			Working Rules – Outside Plant.......................................................................................................................................................59
		

		
			 
		

		
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