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VACATION PAY SEE PARAGRAPH (C)

Vacations

Par. 1 The following plan is established for Vacation Pay: (a) A man who has worked less than five (5) years in the business shall receive Vacation Pay credit on the basis of 6% of his regular hourly rate for all hours actually worked. A man who has worked more than five (5) years in the business shall receive Vacation Pay credit on the basis of 8% of his regular hourly rate for all hours actually worked.

No Vacation Pay shall accrue for the first six (6) months worked in the business.

(b) The vacation pay accrued from January 1 of one year through June 30 of the same year shall be paid in full to the employee by July 15 of that year. The vacation pay accrued from July 1 of one year through December 31 of the same year shall be paid in full to the employee by January 15 of the succeeding year.

(c) A man with less than five (5) years in the business who works 1750 hours or more but less than 2000 hours in any vacation year shall receive at least 120 hours vacation pay. A man with more than five (5) years in the business who works 1750 hours or more but less than 2000 hours in any vacation year shall receive at least 160 hours vacation pay. The vacation year shall run from January l through December 31.

FYI

If you are doing one man pressure tests this is the agreed upon procedure form the collective bargaining agreement. If this procedure isn't used two elevator constructors must perform the test.

22.                     Procedure For One Man Pressure Relief Valve Test

At a meeting of the National Arbitration Committee held on February 8, 1984, at the Sheraton Bal Harbour, Bal Harbour, Florida, it was jointly agreed that pressure relief valve test work may be performed by one mechanic so long as the following procedure is followed:

Item 1. The elevator must be equipped with a quick release coupling to which a pressure gauge could be connected.

Item 2. The Elevator Constructor mechanic is to be supplied with a temporary run button (the cable is to be of a length which would permit the Elevator Constructor to position himself outside of the machine room or the hoistway while performing the test).

Item 3. With the elevator at the top floor, doors closed, shut off the main line disconnect.

Item 4. Disconnect one wire, which places the elevator on inspection, add one jumper on the directional limit, one jumper on the final limit, and connect the temporary run button to the appropriate terminals.

Item 5. Connect the pressure gauge to the quick release coupling.

Item 6. Put in the main line disconnect and position yourself outside of the machine room and/or hoistway and using the temporary run button, run the elevator up against the stop ring until you observe (hear) the bypass valve open.

Item 7. After checking the pressure gauge the mechanic is to open the bottom hoistway door and observe the cylinder and pipe for possible damage or leakage.

Item 8. If damage has occurred it will be repaired in the normal manner using a repair crew.

Item 9. The car will then be restored to normal service and observed as it runs the first few trips.

If there are any questions regarding this please call the hall.

Dave