20.0 KALW Provisions

20.1 Pangkalahatang Probisyon

20.1.1 KALW employees shall not be assigned to perform work outside of the scope of their Job Descriptions.

20.1.2 Per Article 6, the District agrees to facilitate the transition of temporary KALW employees to permanent positions.

20.1.3 Except in temporary situations, the District and KALW management shall not utilize non-bargaining unit workers to perform bargaining unit work. Nor shall the District utilize automation, robotics or automated equipment to replace, displace, or reduce bargaining unit work. This article does not prohibit the use of automation or robotics in the workplace, as long as existing bargaining unit work is not reduced, eliminated, or otherwise impacted.

20.2 Work Schedule Changes

20.2.1 Because KALW employee positions do not have direct impact on student health, safety and essential school-related functions, the District shall give an employee whose regular work schedule and/or work hours is being changed, as well as the Union, 20 (twenty) work days notice of said change. Kapag ang isang pagbabago sa regular na nakatalaga iskedyul epekto ng higit sa 4 (four) Mga miyembro unit, the Union shall be concurrently notified in advance of the change.

20.2. Regularly assigned work schedules will be made on a seniority basis. Permanent employees will have priority of assigned schedules over on-call as-needed employees.

20.2.3 The District shall meet with the Union upon request to discuss and attempt to resolve any disputes over schedule changes.

20.3 Assignment of Available Fill-in work

20.3.1 For open work shifts available as a result of vacation, sick, release time, or leaves of absence, said shifts shall be assigned on a rotational basis. Said shifts shall be offered first to permanent part-time employees, second to provisional part-time employees, and third to as-needed employees. Where possible, KALW management will assign all available shifts on a rotating basis. Priority will be given to announcers on a seniority basis when filling any available shifts.

20.3.2 Where possible, KALW management will make best efforts to maintain a full roster of on-call announcers in addition to the permanent staff announcers. “Full Roster” is defined as an adequate number of announcers to cover all available on-air shifts.

20.4 At least twice per week, the following spot shall be scheduled for on-air announcement on KALW during the morning or afternoon hours: “The announcing staff of KALW is represented by the Service Employees International Union, SEIU Local 1021.”