NAGE Labor Agreement

Question 1

Which MPD employees are part of NAGE?

Answer 1

All non-professional employees of MPD, excluding wage-grade employees of Property Division and Fleet Division, management executives, confidential employees, supervisors or any employee engaged in personnel work other than purely clerical.

Question 2

What is considered a strike?

Answer 2

-willfull absence, slowdown or stoppage of work, abstinence in whole or part from full, faithful, proper performance of duties, interfering with operations of the Department for the purpose of inducing, influencing or coercing a change in conditions, or compensation,

Question 3

If a strike occurrs, what must Local R3-05 do once they have received written notificaiton from the employer of the strike?

Answer 3

1.Within 8 hours, they must publicly disavow the strike by issuing a statement to the media
2.Must in good faith promptly direct the employees to return to work.

Question 4

How many stewards are authorized?

Answer 4

1 chief steward and 12 shop stewards

Question 5

T or F: a Steward must obtain permission from his/her supervisor prior to leaving their duty post for union matters

Answer 5

True

Question 6

When may an employee request a union representative during an interview by the employer?

Answer 6

If they believe the interview/meeting will result in disciplinary action

Question 7

How long can a meeting with the employer be delayed to consult with a union rep?

Answer 7

No more than 24 hours.

Question 8

T or F: Officially elected delegates can use admin leave to attend the NAGE conference

Answer 8

T

Question 9

When can the union meet with new hires?

Answer 9

Either during the formal orientation session or within 30 caledar days of the their appointment

Question 10

T or F: One NAGE member should be on the EEO Counselor List

Answer 10

T

Question 11

How many days after an employee is displaced via contracting out does the department have to notifiy the union?

Answer 11

30 calendar days

Question 12

What obligation does the department have to displaced employees?

Answer 12

to minimize displacement action through realignment, training, retraining, and restricting hiring, and placing in other available vacant positions within MPD for which they are qualified and able to perform with miminal training.

Question 13

Where and for how long are (unlimited) vacancy announcements posted?

Answer 13

On the District’s Office of Personnel website for at least ten days.

Question 14

Where and for how long are MPD vancancy announcements posted?

Answer 14

In the Dispatch and the MPD website for at least 5 days

Question 15

T or F: NON-selected candidates must be notified that they were not selected.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

What is the tie breaker for vacancy applicants, if all other factors are equal?

Answer 16

Seniority

Question 17

What does “performs other duties as required or assigned” generally mean?

Answer 17

Duties reasonably related to the duties outlined

*not required to work outside of their job description regualrly

Question 18

What is the schedule for full-time employees?

Answer 18

Monday-Friday, 8 hours a day

*unless assigned to 24 hour operational unit

Question 19

How many days notice must the department provide notice of a change in schedule?

Answer 19

14 days

*must also provide reason for change

Question 20

how many rest periods per tour of duty?

Answer 20

two 15-minute periods

*plus a 10 minute personal cleanup period

Question 21

How many days in advance must a request for annual leave be submitted?

Answer 21

1 day

Question 22

T or F: employees will be charged leave for any absence of less than an hour

Answer 22

False

*with adequate reason

Question 23

How many sick days is an employee entitled to?

Answer 23

As many as the employee needs

Question 24

When must an employee provide a doctor’s note?

Answer 24

After 3 workdays of absence, however if they employee did not require medical treatment, a statement signed by the employee is acceptable.

*may be combo of annual leave, sick leave, comp time or LWOP

Question 25

How long is maternity leave?

Answer 25

Up to (4) months

Question 26

How long is paternity leave?

Answer 26

Up to 16 weeks following the birth/adoption of the child

* must be annual leave or comp time

Question 27

When may an employee request a Leave of Absence from the COP?

Answer 27

for a serious illness

Question 28

If corrective action is proposed as discipline, how many days must advance written notice be provided?

Answer 28

10 business days

Question 29

If adverse action is proposed as discipline, how many days must advanced written notice be provided?

Answer 29

15 calendar days

Question 30

When can a commander’s conference be requested?

Answer 30

A proposed suspension of 10 days or less

Question 31

When must a grievance be presented by the union?

Answer 31

no later than 10 days of occurrence or employee knowledge of the occurrence

*class grievance-30 busniess days

Question 32

If the grievance submitted by the employee is not submitted within the time limits for each step…

Answer 32

it is considered settled based on the last decision received by the employee

Question 33

A grievance not responded to the management within the time limits…

Answer 33

enables the employee to take the grievance at the next higher step

Question 34

How long does management have to respond to an informal (oral) grievance?

Answer 34

3 business days

Question 35

What is step 1 of the grievance process?

Answer 35

a written grievance submitted within 7 business days following the informal response that contains the specific provision of the contract that has been violated, the manner of the violation, the date(s) of the violation, the specific remedy sought, authorization for the union representative, signature of the aggreived employee or representative.

Question 36

How long does management have to respond to the written grievance?

Answer 36

within 7 business days of receipt

Question 37

what must be contained in the response to the written grievance?

Answer 37

affirmation or denial of the allegation, analysis of the alleged violation, remedy or adjustment to be made (if applicable), signature of appropriate management representative

Question 38

If the step 1 greivance is not resolved, what is the next step?

Answer 38

submit a written grievance to the COP within 7 business days of receipt of response.