IAFF Contract Flashcards
What NRS statute for the purpose of collective bargaining?
Chapter 288
Do employees eligible for union membership have the right to freely join, resign, and/or assist the union?
Yes
Who may work on union business during station standby time?
Union President
Can a union representative aside from the president work on union business during city work hours?
No
What may the city do during times of riot, military action, natural disaster, or civil disorder?
Suspend the collective bargaining agreement for the duration of the emergency
How many hours of Union leave is authorized annually?
120 24 hour shifts
If the union does not use the allowed union leave by July 1st, what happens to the hours?
They will roll over
Max amount of Union leave that can be rolled over on July 1st?
240 hours
How many members of the negotiating team may be granted on duty leave for meetings with the city?
3
How many members of the grievance committee may be granted leave for on-duty grievance procedures?
2
When may union members be granted leave from duty with or without pay for any reasonable and just cause determined by the fire chief?
When department strength permits
How long does the city have to provide funds to the treasurer of the union after a payroll deduction for dues?
Within 30 days
Dues deduction authorization shall be irrevocable for a period of ______ year and automatically renew commencing on ________.
1 year, October 1st
Union dues authorization may be withdrawn by an employee for a period of ______ days each year ending ________.
20, October 20
The union agrees that there shall be no strikes under any ________.
Circumstances
For the purpose of this agreement, the meaning of the word ________ shall be stoppage of work, slowdown or interruption op operations, or absence from work upon ay pretext or excuse, such as illness, which is not founded in fact.
Strike
How often shall the union monitor the bulletin board and remove any and all outdated material?
Quarterly
Except in an emergency, no rule, regulation nor amendment of cancelation thereof shall become effective until notice has been posted in each fire station for period of _____ consecutive days.
10
In regards to changing FD rules and regulations.
The fire chief will issue a ______ response to all questions raised by the union.
Written
In regards to changing FD rules and regulations.
Responses from the union and fire chief are due within _____ days of the meeting with copies to who?
3, city manager
Any changes to the SOP manual, and/or computer file shall be issued to the union ______ days prior to the proposed change.
30 calender
A grievance shall be discussed orally with the employees immediate supervisor within ______ calendar days of the occurrence.
5
If the grievance is not resolved by oral discussion, the employee shall file a grievance in writing and present it to the _____________, within _________ days.
Deputy Chief, 10
Once the deputy chief receives a grievance, they shall respond in writing within _____ calendar days.
7
If a grievant who is not represented by the union requests a meeting, the deputy chief will notify the union _____ days prior to the meeting and permit the representative to attend.
4
If the grievance is not resolved, how long does the employee have to present ______ with a written copy of the grievance.
10 days, fire chief
Once the fire chief receives a grievance. How long do they have to respond?
15 calendar days
If a grievance is not resolved with the fire chief, the employee has ______ days to present a copy of the grievance to the ________.
15 days, city manager
How long does the city manager have to respond in writing upon receipt of a grievance?
15 calendar days
If the city manager has a grievance meeting, when will they notify the union of the meeting?
1 week prior
If a grievance is not resolved with the city manager, the employee has ______ days to request the matter by submitted to binding arbitration.
15 days
An aggrieved employee has the right to be represented by an attorney at every level of the grievance except which one?
The initial consultation with the immediate supervisor
Who does the union provide a list of names of all persons authorized to act on behalf of the union?
Director of Human Resources
Employees will remain on the rehire list for ______ months from the date of the layoff.
36
Senority list should be brought up and posted by what date ?
October 1
If nobody protests the seniority list within _______ days, the list shall stand as conclusive until a new list is made.
45
________ shall not be broken by annual leave, sick leave, suspension, maternity leave, military leave, or any leave without pay less than ______ days duration.
Senority, 30
Employees are eligible to take annual leave after completion of _______ months of continuous full time service.
6
Employees with more than ______ year of service who separate from the city are entitled to payment for unused annual leave.
1
Annual leave accumulation for employees hired before 2013
2 1/2 times annual
Annual leave accumulation for employees hired after 2013
2 times annual
Employees may be advanced annual leave with the approval of who?
City Manager
Vacation schedules will be developed using ____ rounds of requests.
5
For fire suppression, ______% of the employees per shift will be allowed off.
12
No more than one half of vacation slots can be from one ______.
Rank
Suppression vacation percentages will be calculated what day every year?
October 15th
Who may allow more than the allowed VL spots per day?
Chief of his designee
If a holiday falls on a Sunday, when will it be observed?
Monday
If a holiday falls on a Saturday, when will it be observed?
Friday
How many employees off for BL?
2
If 3 or more employees have a birthday, who gets the birthday leave?
Senior member
If 3 or more consecutive working shifts are off because of sick time. What is required?
A certificate of recovery and fitness
What constitutes excessive sick leave?
6 incidents in a 12 month period
When using sick, where should the employee be?
residence, medical facility, doctors office
Max sick leave accrual for employees hired before 2013
2304
Max sick leave accrual for employees hired after 2013
1920
Travel pay amount per shift?
8 dollars
Acting pay is over how many hours?
4
How much does the city pay per employee for health insurance per pay period?
500 dollars
Uniform allowance per year?
1800
Employees in reserve status for the military get how many days of leave per year?
15
If an employee works weekends, how many days of military leave will they be given per year?
39
Catastrophic leave donations will be solicited for how long?
3 weeks
Minimum donation for catastrophic leave?
12 hours
A donating employee to catastrophic leave must have how many hours left after donation?
40
Employees with less than _______ years are not eligible to donate sick leave for a catastrophic request.
5
Employees must be off probation and employed for at least ______ months prior to being eligible for catastrophic leave.
6
How many union members are on the safety committee?
3
The safety committee shall meet once every ______ days
30
Who shall correct any life or health hazard?
The fire chief
If there is not sufficient volunteers to the hazmat or TRT team, assignments will be made based on what?
Senority
How many rovers per shift?
3 Captain
4 Engineer
9 FF/PM
9 FF
Fire investigators that are on call shall be compensated for ______ hours per 7 calendar days.
10
All employees covered by this agreement agree to take a physical exam within _______ days of their birthday.
30
On the promotion list, all names with a tie score will be considered as ______.
one
