ARTICLE XIII - Traveling Time and Expenses
Par. 1. When Elevator Constructors are sent outside the primary
jurisdiction, but within the zoned area of the secondary, travel
time and travel expense shall be paid in accordance with the
Local Expense Agreement.
When Elevator Constructors are sent beyond the zoned area of
the secondary jurisdiction or outside the secondary jurisdiction
all travel time during the regular established work hours, Monday
through Friday, inclusive, shall be paid at single time rates.
Likewise, all travel time before and after the regular established
work hours, Monday through Friday, inclusive, shall be paid
at time and one - half rates. Further, all travel time on Saturdays,
Sundays and Holidays shall be paid at time and one - half rates
(as agreed to in Article IX, Contract Service, travel time on
overtime call - backs is excepted from the above). Expenses
incurred on trip to be paid by the Company in accordance with
the Local Expense Agreement.
Employees operating vehicles provided by the Company shall not
be entitled to payment of wages or commuting expenses for time
spent driving before or after the regular working hours from
the employee's home to the first job site of the regular work
day or driving from the last job site of the regular work day
to the employee's home. (Note: Employees shall be reimbursed
for any tolls in excess of the toll charge for passenger vehicles).
This is not intended to circumvent expenses or travel time paid
pursuant to Art. IX or Art. XIII and/or a Local Travel and Expense
Agreement or established local practice.
Par. 2. Local unions and the Company are requested to establish
zones within the secondary jurisdiction and traveling time and
traveling expense allowances for each zone, consistent with
existing arrangements.
Par. 3. When the Local Union and the Company Representative
are unable to resolve differences regarding local travel time
and travel expense agreements and presently recognized primary
and secondary jurisdiction, either party may request the General
President, IUEC and the Director; Industrial Relations to study
the dispute. The General President, IUEC and the Director, Industrial
Relations, or their designees, shall entertain the request,
and after investigation and study, are authorized to make recommendations
to the Local Union and the Company Representative.
The General President, IUEC and the Director, Industrial Relations,
or their designees, may issue guidelines that the Local Union
and the Company Representative may utilize in negotiating changes
to and resolving disputes over local travel time and travel
expense agreements.
All parties shall continue to work under the existing local
travel time and local travel expense agreement for thirty (30)
days from the date that the Company and the IUEC are notified
that the parties have reached an impasse. The General President,
IUEC and the Director, Industrial Relations, or their designees,
may at their discretion extend the present Agreement for one
additional thirty (30) day period.
