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Section 22 - Coverage of duties - Requiring a payment for covering a paid job.
Section 23 - Leaves of absence
Section 24 - Medical Plan
Section 25 - Helth Leave
Section 26 - Dental Plan
Section 28 - Disability
Section 32 - Bereavement
Section 33 - Tax Sheltered Annuity
Thus, the great bulk of the agreement covering wages, fringe benefits, hours and terms
and conditions of employment apply only to the paid staff. The provisions on unit recognition,
sale of the station, management rights and management responsibilities and union bulletin
board - all union institutional provisions - apply generally.
Two clauses provide payments generally: Reimbursement for expenses and child care
expenses. In the latter case, the Chief Steward, Paul Martin, did not know of any instances
where unpaid volunteers received child care moneys. (Tr. 231).
The hiring of paid staff is subject to the procedures of the collective bargaining
agreement; that is that a job is posted and resumes are received. The Applicant Review
Committee, which is comprised of the general manager or his or her designee, the director
or coordinator of the area in which the position exists, a paid staff member, an unpaid member
and an Affirmative Action Officer. The Committee interviews the applicants and
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