Agreement - Teamsters Local 399

Agreement - Teamsters Local 399 Agreement - Teamsters Local 399

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(j) Discharges Discharges shall not be affected by the seniority or preference provisions of this Agreement. Letters of termination written pursuant to Paragraph 62 (other than for a Transportation Coordinator (Occ. Code No. 3500) or Gang Boss (Occ. Code Nos. 3501 and 3502) discharged for “serious misconduct”) will be reviewed each calendar year by the Producer and the Union upon request. The review specified is not subject to the grievance procedure and there is no right conferred to approach the grievance procedure through the review herein specified. (k) Superannuation Employees who have had a seniority status of ten (10) or more years with the Producer and who are unable to fulfill normal working requirements by reason of any infirmity or incapacity may be placed upon a superannuated list for employment by the Producer at wage scales and working conditions for such persons negotiated between the Producer and the Union. In such cases, employees affected may protest such classification to the Director of Industrial Relations of the Producer or to the Director of Industrial Relations, together with any other executive designated by Producer, and the decision of management shall be final, and such dispute is not subject to the grievance procedure set forth in Article 7 of this Agreement for the settlement of disputes. Nothing contained in this section relating to superannuation shall in any manner whatsoever affect or limit the Producer’s rights as provided in subparagraph (j) of this Paragraph 62, relating to discharges. 63. Substituting for Department Head Whenever the Producer designates an employee to substitute for a department head or assistant department head, for periods of time such as vacations, extended leave of absence or prolonged illness, such employee will be paid, during the substitution period, at the highest weekly rate in the wage schedule or, if the relieving employee is then receiving such highest weekly rate, he shall receive as additional compensation a bonus of fifteen percent (15%) or five hundred seventy-one dollars ($571.00), whichever is greater, but in no case more than the current rate of the person for whom he substitutes. -156-

64. Reporting of Accidents The nature and place of hospitalization of all accident cases requiring hospitalization shall be reported to the Union as soon as practicable after the accident. 65. Employees in the Armed Services Recognizing the moral and legal responsibility to the employees subject to this Agreement who have entered into the Armed Services, the Producer and the Union agree that they have a joint responsibility (subject to the then-existing statutes) in the reinstatement of such employees to the jobs such employees held prior to their entry into the Armed Services. Producers and the Union agree that employees temporarily holding such jobs will be displaced by such returning employees. 66. Vacations Vacations with pay will be allowed as follows (not applicable to #3571 Trainers and #3575 Wild Animal Trainers. Such vacation rates shall be not less than the rate applicable to #3573 Trainer - Schedule A; not applicable to overscale Dog Trainers or Wild Animal Trainers. Such persons shall negotiate their own rates of vacation pay directly with the Producer): (a) Daily Schedule Employees (1) Vacation pay for a person employed solely under a Daily Schedule shall be computed at the rate of four percent (4%) of total annual earnings for those hours worked at straight time, including hours worked on night rates and night premiums at straight time and hours paid as vacation time, during the employee’s personal income tax reporting year. -157-

(j)<br />

Discharges<br />

Discharges shall not be affected by the seniority or<br />

preference provisions of this <strong>Agreement</strong>. Letters of termination written<br />

pursuant to Paragraph 62 (other than for a Transportation Coordinator<br />

(Occ. Code No. 3500) or Gang Boss (Occ. Code Nos. 3501 and 3502)<br />

discharged for “serious misconduct”) will be reviewed each calendar<br />

year by the Producer and the Union upon request. The review specified<br />

is not subject to the grievance procedure and there is no right conferred<br />

to approach the grievance procedure through the review herein specified.<br />

(k)<br />

Superannuation<br />

Employees who have had a seniority status of ten (10) or<br />

more years with the Producer and who are unable to fulfill normal<br />

working requirements by reason of any infirmity or incapacity may be<br />

placed upon a superannuated list for employment by the Producer at<br />

wage scales and working conditions for such persons negotiated between<br />

the Producer and the Union.<br />

In such cases, employees affected may protest such<br />

classification to the Director of Industrial Relations of the Producer or to<br />

the Director of Industrial Relations, together with any other executive<br />

designated by Producer, and the decision of management shall be final,<br />

and such dispute is not subject to the grievance procedure set forth in<br />

Article 7 of this <strong>Agreement</strong> for the settlement of disputes.<br />

Nothing contained in this section relating to superannuation<br />

shall in any manner whatsoever affect or limit the Producer’s rights as<br />

provided in subparagraph (j) of this Paragraph 62, relating to discharges.<br />

63. Substituting for Department Head<br />

Whenever the Producer designates an employee to substitute for a<br />

department head or assistant department head, for periods of time such<br />

as vacations, extended leave of absence or prolonged illness, such<br />

employee will be paid, during the substitution period, at the highest<br />

weekly rate in the wage schedule or, if the relieving employee is then<br />

receiving such highest weekly rate, he shall receive as additional<br />

compensation a bonus of fifteen percent (15%) or five hundred<br />

seventy-one dollars ($571.00), whichever is greater, but in no case more<br />

than the current rate of the person for whom he substitutes.<br />

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