QUEENS BOROUGH PUBLIC LIBRARY

AGREEMENT WITH LOCAL 1321 DISTRICT COUNCIL 37,

OCTOBER 1, 1996 - SEPTEMBER 30, 1999  

INDEX

 

SUBJECT

ARTICLE

SECTION

PAGE (in printed contract)

Administrative Benefits Fund

VIII


10-11

      Education

VIII

4

11

      Legal Service

VIII

2

11

      Training

VIII

5

11

      Welfare

VIII

5,6

11

Alternate work schedule

CW II

2

30

Americans with Disabilities Act

CW 5

16i

39

Annual Leave




      Accrual for employees hired prior to July 1, 1985



27

      Accrual for employees hired on or after July 1, 1985



27

      Accrual for employees other than full time



27

      Accrual paid to beneficiary

CW V

13

38

      Accumulation

IV

3

5

      Annual statement of

CW V

4

35

      Bonus Day

IV

16

7

      Carry-over

IV

3

5

      Change to sick leave

CW V

7a

37

      Lump sum monetary value

CW V

2c

35

      Minimum Units of Use

IV

15

7

      Minimum units of usage

CW V

3a

35

      Requests for

CW V

2a

35

      Scheduling

IV

2

5

      Seniority

IV

2

6

      Use of

CW V

3

35

Appeals, Grievance

XI

5

17,18

Arbitration



18,19

      Demand

XI

6

18

      Limitations on Arbitrators

XI

8

18,19

      Procedure

XI

7

18

      Schedule B-3



48

Assault on the job

CW V

10

37

Assignment, Choice of, Maintainers

IV

5

6

Assistant Library Custodian




      Lunch period

IV

4b

6

Assistant Library Maintainer




      Choice of shift

IV

5

6

Automation

XII

10

22

Bargaining Units




      Unit 1 Professional Librarian

II

1

2

            Inclusions

II

1

2

            Exclusions

II

1

2

      Unit 2 Professional, Clerical & Cust,

II

1

2-3

            Inclusions

II

1

2-3

            Exclusions

II

1

3

Beepers

CW IV

12

34

Bereavement leave

IX


12

Bereavement Leave

CW V

21

41

Boiler Room




      Shift

IV

11

7

      Lunch

IV

11

7

Bonus Day

IV

16

7

Bulletin Boards

X

5

12-13

Car allowances

CW VIII


42

      Carfare

XVI

6

24

Career and Salary Plan




      Election of

IV

1

5

Central Library Custodial Staff




      Shift Changes

IV

7

6

Citywide Contract



28-48

      Exclusion from contract

1

2

1

      Issue covered by

XV


23-24

      Provisions incorporated by ref.



28-29

COBRA

CW VII

3-4

42

Compensatory Time




      Accrual paid to beneficiary

CW V

13

38

      Annual statement of balance

CW V

4

35

      Fair Labor Standards Act

CW IV

10b,c

34

      Mechanical breakdown of heating and air-conditioning

V

2

8-9

      Minimum amount for standby

CW IV

11 a

34

     Period within which must be taken

CW IV

10

34

Conferences Union

X

11

14

Confinement and child care leave

CW V

20

40-41

Conventions, Union

X

11

14

Custodial Assistant




     Lunch Period

IV

4b

6

Custodial Employees




     Foul Weather Gear

XVI

2

24

     Stripping Floors

XVI

4

24

Data processing tapes

CW VII

6

42

Death benefit

CW V

13-15

38-39

Death in Family

IX


12

Death in family

CW V

21

41

Definitions:




     Overtime, involuntary

CW IV

2b

32

     Overtime, voluntary

CW IV

2a

32

Disabled employees:




Contingency plan due to major failure of public  transportation

CW V

16i

39

Disciplinary action, interview leading to, and outside normal chain of command

CW IX

19

44

Distribution of materials:




     Health insurance

CW XII

1c

45

     Orientation kits

CW XII

1a

45

     Pension

CW IX

17

43

     Union literature

CW XII

1a,b

45

     Welfare fund benefits

CW XII

1 b

45

District Council 37 Education Fund

VIII

2,4

11

Domestic Partners:




     Bereavement leave

CW V

21 b,c

41

     Child care leave

CW V

20

40-t1

Dues Check Off



53-54

Dues check-off authorization cards

CW XII

2,5

45

Education Fund

VIll

2,4

11

Election Day

IV

14

7

Employee, Definition of

II

2

4

Engineering/Facilities Planning




     Department Employees

IV

7

6

Environmental testing results

CW XIV

2i

48-49

Evaluations

CW X


39-40

Excluded employees

II

1,5

2,3,4

Executive Orders:




     30

CW V

2c

35

     31

CW V

17d

40

     34

CW V

13

38

     48

CW V

21c

41

     123

CW V

21b

41

Extreme Temperatures 

(see Mechanical breakdown)

Fair Labor Standards Act

CW IV

10b

34

Family leave:




      Use of sick leave

CW V

5aii

36

First aid chests

CW XIV

2c

48

Floating Holidays

IV

14

7

Foul Weather Gear

XVI

2

24

Garnishment

CW IX

11

43

Grievance Forms



49-51

Grievances

XI


14-19

      Arbitration

XI

6,7,8

18-19

      Definition & Scope

XI

1

14-15

      Discharge & Suspension

XI

2e

15

      Group

XI

2 f

15

      Notice of Appeal

XI

3c,4e

16

            Contents

XI

3
Sch., B-2

16
51

      Procedure



15-19

            Step I

XI

5

17

            Step II

XI

5

17-18

            Step III

XI

5

18

      Statement of grievance

XI

3

16

            Contents of

XI

3
Sch. B-1

16,
49-50

      Time Limits

XI

4

16

Grievants, leave with pay to testify

CW V

22

41

Health and Security Plan

VIll


10-11

Health insurance:

CW VII


4142

      Laid off employees

CW VII

4

42

      Reimbursement for premiums

CW VII

3

42

      Retirees

CW VII

2,5

4142

Heat days:

(see Shortened workday)

Holiday Pay:

CW III

2-3

30-31

      And overtime pay

CW III

2c

31

      And shift differential

CW III

3

31

      Beginning and end of holiday shift

CW III

2d

31

      Entirely in cash or in compensatory time

CW III

2e

31

On scheduled day off

CW III

2c

31

Saturday or Sunday holiday

CW III

2b

30-31

Holidays

CW V

9

37

Scheduling

IV

8

6

Falling on Saturdays

IV

13

7

Hourly employees:




      Shift differential and holiday premium coverage

CW III

4

31

Injury on the job

CW V

11

38

Inspector General

CW IX

19

44

Job and Classification Descriptions

XVI

5

24

Job security

CW XVII

2

48

Job specifications, changes in

CW XI

2

45

Jury Duty

IV

6

6

Labor-Management Committee

XIV


23

Labor-Management Health Insurance Policy Committee

CW III

4

31

Lateness:

CW V

16

39

      Cause for discipline or discharge

CW V

16f

39

      Contingency plan for disabled employees

CW V

16i

39

      Deduction for lateness

CW V

16e

39

      Transportation delay

CW V

16h


Layoffs



19-22

      Automation

XII

10

22

      Bumping Procedures

XII

6

20-21

      Notice to Union

XII

2

19

      Preferred List

XII

7

20

      Preferred List

CW XVII

2

48

      Salary upon return to employment

CW XVII

2

48

      Seniority, Calculation of

XII

3,4

21

      Variation on Seniority

XII

5,6

20-21

Leave regulations for employees who are under the Career   and Salary PI

CW V

1a

34-35

Legal Services Fund

VIII

5

11

Limited Duty

XVI

3

24

Lincoln's Birthday

IV

14

7

Line of duty injury:




      Due to assault

CW V

10

37-38

      Other than assault

CW V

11

38

Lockout

XIII


22

Lunch Period




      Assistant Library Custodian

IV

4b

6

      Custodial Assistant

IV

4b

6

      ITS Technicians

IV

4a

6

      Junior Librarian Custodian

IV

4b

6

      Maintainers assigned to boilers

IV

11

7

      Motor Vehicle Operators and Maintainers

IV

4a

6

Maintainers




      Choice of Shift

IV

5

6

      Lunch Period

IV

11

7

Management Rights

III


4-5

Material furnished to union

CW VII

6

42


CW XII

6

45

Meal Allowance:

CW IV

8

33

      and overtime

CW IV

3e

32

      Shortened work day

CW V

18e

40

Motor Vehicle Operators




      Foul Weather Gear

XVI

2

24

      Lunch Period

IV

4a

6

Motor vehicles

CW XIV

2b

48

Mechanical Breakdown of Heating and air-conditioning

V


8-9

     Accrual of Compensatory Time

V

2

8

      Closing of Branch

V

2b

8

      Notification procedure

V

2

8

      Scheduling

V

2b

8

      Seasons defined

V

2d

9

      Staffing

V

2b

8

      Temperatures

V

4

9

      Thermometers

V

4

9

New Equipment

XIV

5

24

Negotiations, Employee Participation

X

10

14

No Lockout Clause

XIII


22

No Strike Clause

XIII


22

Non-Discrimination

XVIII


25

Notification of change in title or compensation

CW IX

5

43

Occupational safety and health:

CW XIV


48

      Citywide Occupational Safety and Health Committee

CW XIV

1

48

      Grievances:

CW XIV

2e

48

            Power of arbitrator

CW XIV

2f

48

Overpayment

CW IX

8a,c

43

Overtime

IV

8

6

Over time

CW IV


31-34

      After one hour

CW IV

5

32

      Computation

CW IV

6

32-33

      Emergency situations

CW IV

14

34

      Fair Labor Standards Act

CW IV

1,10b,c

31-34

      Meal allowance

CW IV

8

33

      No meal allowance

CW IV

3e

32

      No rescheduling to avoid

CW IV

3d

32

      Precedence of FLSA over

CW IV

1

31

     Units of one-quarter (¼) hour

CW IV

5,6e

32-33

Overtime cap

CW IV

7

33

      Sign-in procedures

CW IV

7c

33

Overtime, involuntary:




      compensation excess of 40 hours

CW IV

3a

32

      compensation less than 40 hours

CW IV

3b

32

      Definition

CW IV

2b

32

     Option in time off

CW IV

3c

32

Overtime, voluntary




       Compensation

CW IV

4a

32

      Definition

CW IV

2a

32

      Fair Labor Standards Act

CW IV

10b

34

      Period within time must be taken

CW IV

10

34

Part-time per annum employees:




      Accrual of annual leave