Agreement - Teamsters Local 399

cause for discharge into writing and mail or deliver to employee and
Local Union and the CSATF. In the event the discharge is not protested
in writing within ten (10) calendar days from receipt by the Union of
notice (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays), the discharge shall
be deemed to be for cause and shall not be subject to the grievance
procedure hereunder or any other procedure. If such protest is made
within such ten-day period, it shall immediately be submitted to Step
One of the grievance procedure in Article 7. Either party may, within
the time provided in Step One, go through the Second and Third Steps of
the grievance procedure and then to expedited arbitration. For purposes
of this provision, a discharge pursuant to Article 3(c) shall be deemed to
be a “discharge for cause.”
The discharge for cause of a Transportation
Coordinator (Occ. Code No. 3500) or Gang Boss (Occ. Code Nos. 3501
and 3502) that involves theft, falsification of records, fraud,
embezzlement, self-dealing or criminal conduct shall be deemed a
discharge for “serious misconduct.” In its written notice of discharge for
cause to the employee, Local Union and CSATF, the Producer shall
indicate whether the discharge is for “serious misconduct.”
(ii) Voluntary resignation, unless the employee
receives the permission of the Producer to resign as hereinafter provided
in this paragraph. An employee who desires to resign his employment
with the Producer may, not less than two (2) business days prior to
employee’s proposed last day of employment, request permission from
the Producer to do so. The Producer shall not unreasonably withhold its
approval of any such request. However, the exception and procedure set
forth in the two immediately preceding sentences shall not apply to
employees on distant location nor to employees assigned to a key piece
of equipment.
(iii)
the Producer, unless:
Refusal to accept two (2) offers of employment by
(A) he/she is currently employed elsewhere in
the motion picture industry, or
in writing.
(B)
for any other reason approved by Producer
(iv)
Laid off and not rehired within nine (9) months.
(v) An employee leaves the motion picture production
industry for gainful employment outside of said industry, when there is
work available for him/her within said industry. For purposes of this
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