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WORKING HOURS
Section 1. The normal operational workday shall
consist of eight (8) hours. The normal workday with no operational duties
involved shall consist of 8 1/2 hours with thirty (30) minutes allowed for
non-paid meal break. The normal workweek shall consist of five (5) consecutive
eight (8) hour days. (Also see Article XX, Alternative Work Schedules.)
Section 2. Air Traffic Managers shall not require air traffic control
specialists to work more than six (6) consecutive days; to work more than two
(2) hours in addition to the regularly assigned shift; or to have an off-duty
period of less than eight (8) hours between watches. Up to 15 minutes of FLSA
overtime may be scheduled for the purpose of opening/closing an operational
position or a facility if mutually agreed upon by the Parties. The Union at
the local level may waive these individual restrictions.
Section 3. Staffing permitting, the Employer shall provide relief
periods away from the positions of operation. The Air Traffic Manager shall
negotiate with the Facility Representative to determine the procedures to be
used in providing relief breaks away from positions of operation. First
priority should be given to providing a reasonable amount of time away from
the position of operation for meals. The Parties shall negotiate the time
frame(s) in which meals may be taken at the local level.
Section 4. To the extent traffic volume and staffing levels within a
facility on a given day permit, position assignments shall be rotated among
the qualified employees. The Air Traffic Manager shall negotiate with the
Facility Representative with respect to the rotational plan that the facility
will normally follow.
Section 5. On changing to daylight savings time, the employee shall be
afforded the opportunity to remain on duty for his/her normal length of shift.
On changing from daylight savings time, at the employee's request, he/she
shall be allowed to work his/her regularly assigned shift.
Section 6. Staffing permitting, employees shall not be required to
spend more than two (2) consecutive hours performing operational duties
without a break away from operational areas. The employee is responsible for
requesting breaks, and the supervisor is responsible for administering breaks
in accordance with this Article. For facilities where staffing permits breaks
in accordance with this Article, and employees routinely spend more than two
(2) consecutive hours on position without a break, the NAATS Regional Director
and the Regional Air Traffic Division Manager shall meet to develop a plan to
alleviate the problem.
Section 7. Breaks are defined as a period of time during which no
duties are assigned.
Section 8. First priority for breaks shall be given to providing a
reasonable amount of time away from the position of operation for meals. In
the event the employee works during the fourth (4th) hour through the sixth
(6th) hour of their shift without a minimum thirty (30) minute uninterrupted
meal break, they shall be compensated at the rate of fifty percent (50%) of
one-half of the applicable hourly rate of basic pay. If the employee requests
and receives the meal break during some other period they will not be eligible
for the missed meal premium pay.
Section 9. Since position rotation and breaks may be restricted or
precluded during shifts with the majority of hours between 2330 and 0630 local
time, breaks/assignments to less busy positions shall be accomplished in the
last two (2) hours of the shift as soon as operational conditions permit.
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