Opinion ID: 1484593
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: The Third Shift Controversy.

Text: In changing from a two-shift operation to one of three shifts, the third shift was required to begin its six day work-week at midnight Monday. The work-week therefore terminated Sunday morning. The Union contends that these workers, under the terms of the contract, are entitled to double time for the hours they worked on Sunday. There was agreement between the Union and the Company that the workers of this shift should receive an eight-cent differential for night work and eight hours pay for six and a half hours actual work. It was the Company's view that this wage and hour agreement was complete and that double time was not to be paid for the Sunday work. The Company representative expressed himself as being unable to read this interpretation [the Union's] into the agreement. There is nothing in the evidence to cast any doubt upon the good faith of either party in this disagreement. The contract provides for arbitration in proper cases of differences and the disagreement seems to fall squarely within this provision. We hold as to this item that the Company has violated no right guaranteed by § 7.