National Master Automobile Transporters Agreement For the Period ...

Article 26Agreement, the principle of carry-over terminal seniority shall be recognized. In theevent that the Employer and the Local Union fail to formulate a Rider which provides forthe filling of vacancies consistent with the foregoing provision, the Joint AreaCommittees shall have such authority.ARTICLE 27.ROAD AND/OR DRIVING EQUIPMENTSPECIAL LICENSEIf the Employer or a government agency requests a regular employee to qualify on roadand/or driving equipment requiring a classified or special license (including a CDL), or inthe event an employee is required to qualify (recognizing seniority) on such equipmentin order to obtain a better job opportunity with the Employer, the Employer shall allowsuch regular employee the use of the equipment so required in order to take theexamination. Costs of such license (excluding a CDL) required by a governmentagency will be paid for by the Employer.In the event that passports, Fast Passes, TWIC cards or any other form of governmentissuedidentification (excluding birth certificates) or other forms of access credentialsare required by the Employer, the Employer’s customer(s), government agencies andbodies, or foreign governments, including as a requirement for access to ports,railheads or other locations, the Employer will be responsible for the full cost of same.The Employer will also be responsible for any renewal cost of such documentation;however the cost for replacement of lost or stolen documents will be the responsibilityof the employee. Employees who obtain any of the above access credentials on theirown shall be reimbursed for the document(s) the Employer requires the employee topossess at a particular location in order to exercise his contractual rights.In the event that an employee is unable to qualify for the issuance of any such requireddocumentation, the Employer and Local Union will be promptly notified by theemployee. At locations where an employee(s) is unable to obtain any such requireddocumentation, the Local Union and Employer shall be responsible for theestablishment of rules dealing with the assignment of work to such employee(s). If theparties fail to reach agreement on such rules, said employee(s) shall work at the bottomof the dispatch board or work schedule until he is able to obtain said documents orrules are established. In the event that no work opportunity is available, there will be nowage or benefit obligation to the Employer.Failure of an employee to have the required documentation in his possession at bordercrossings, loading or unloading locations, or other sites where such documentation isrequired will not be the basis for delay time or other pay claims for said employee.63