Step 4 Settlement Agreement: Article 8; Hours of Work (1982)

We mutually agreed that there is no interpretive dispute between the parties at the National level as to the meaning and intent of Article 8 of the National Agreement as it relates to the issue in this case. The parties at the national level have concluded the following: While there is no contractual obligation for the Employer to pay out-of-schedule premium to employees in a training situation, the parties recognize the need for the employees to be informed as far in advance as possible when a schedule change for training purposes is needed. Whether the fact circumstances of this case would indicate that the grievant was not given as much notice as was reasonably possible is a matter to be determined at the lower level.