• ARTICLE 2 – UNION RECOGNITION AND PAYROLL DEDUCTION
  • ARTICLE 3 – UNION RIGHTS, ACCESS, AND USE OF PORT RESOURCES
  • ARTICLE 4 – SENIORITY
  • ARTICLE 7 – GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
  • For the purpose of this Agreement, the term "grievance" means any dispute between the Port and the Union; or between the Port and any employee concerning the effect, interpretation, application, claim of breach, or violation of this Agreement; or any ...
  • All grievances must be filed in writing within fifteen (15) business days after they occur or first knowledge that a grievance exists. All grievances shall contain a statement of the relevant facts, the specific section(s) of the Agreement allegedly v...
  • Step 1: The dispute or grievance shall be filed with the department manager by the Shop Steward or Union Representative and the aggrieved employee. The manager must give their response within fifteen (15) business days.
  • Step 2: In the event no settlement is reached within fifteen (15) business days, the employee or the employee’s representative shall then, within fifteen (15) business days, move the grievance to the Senior Manager of Airport Operations or designee. T...
  • Step 3: If no settlement is reached within fifteen (15) business days, the parties may mutually agree to move the grievance to the Board of Adjustment (BA).
  • The BA shall consist of a Union Representative and up to two (2) members of the bargaining unit selected by the Union, and up to three (3) persons selected by the Port. The BA will meet within fifteen (15) business days of the request to discuss and a...
  • Step 4: If the parties do not mutually agree to move the grievance to the BA, or do not reach a resolution at the BA within fifteen (15) business days, upon mutual agreement, the Port and the Union may, within seven (7) business days, agree to submit...
  • Nothing said or done by the parties or the mediator during the grievance mediation can be used in the arbitration proceeding.
  • Step 5: In the event no settlement is reached by the Union and the Port within thirty (30) business days of the Step 3 meeting, either party shall have the right to submit a demand for arbitration. Within seven (7) business days after the demand for ...
  • The arbitrator shall not have the power to add to, subtract from, or modify the provisions of this Agreement in arriving at a decision of the issue or issues presented; and shall confine their decision solely to the interpretation, application, or enf...
  • Each party will bear its own costs of presenting grievances and/or arbitrations under this agreement. The Port and the Union shall share equally the fees and expenses of the arbitrator.
  • The grievance procedure and arbitration provided herein shall constitute the sole and exclusive method of determination, decision, adjustment, or settlement between the parties of any and all grievances as herein defined; and the grievance procedure a...
  • ARTICLE 9 – MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
  • ARTICLE 16 – TELEWORK
  • Any telework schedule will be reviewed and discussed on a regular basis to determine the upcoming schedule expectation. Employees requesting to telework need to review and agree to telework requirements and complete the Port’s telework agreement. Empl...
  • ARTICLE 17 – UNIFORMS
  • ARTICLE 18 – PREMIUM PAY
  • The parties recognize the value in maintaining and utilizing the skills of multi-lingual employees. The Port agrees to provide advance notice to the Union, if the Port develops a compensation program for employees who are proficient in a second langu...
  • ARTICLE 21 – SICK LEAVE
  • ARTICLE 22 – Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • (a) Accrual Rates
  • (e) Payment of Paid Time Off at Termination
  •  As a lump sum (all rights to insurance benefits, pension benefits and leave accruals during the period in which the PTO leave would have been used as service time are waived)
  •  As service time after their last day worked (this generally includes healthcare benefits, continuation of PTO and Sick Leave accruals, and service credit time). PTO cannot be used as service time in the year following the employees last Port of Seat...
  •  As a combination of cash and service time.