The WAPs should be ready this Sunday for reducing your WAPs as per the following Letter of Understanding:
Letter of Understanding Re: Trial for Reduced Off-Season Days of the Week Prioritization
Notwithstanding
the Days of the Week requirement listed in Article 15 (a)(ii), the
parties agree that during the period beginning the second Sunday
following the date of ratification up to and including March 31, 2012,
the following will apply:
“Days of the Week
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
A
Seniority List employee must prioritize a minimum of four (4) Days of
the Week. If he chooses to prioritize only four (4) Days of the Week, he
will not be allocated available work on more than four (4) days in a
given week. If he chooses to prioritize only five
(5) Days of the Week, he will not be allocated available work on more
than five (5) days in a given week. If he chooses
to prioritize six (6) or seven (7) Days of the Week, he will not be
allocated available work on more than five (5) days in a given week,
unless he has indicated his preference to be scheduled for six (6)
days.”
If
a Seniority List employee elected to prioritize less than six (6) Days
of the Week during the period outlined above, he must submit a new WAPS,
effective for the schedule which includes April 1, 2012, to reflect the
requirement outlined in Article 15 (a)(ii). If a
Seniority List employee does not submit a new WAPS at that time, then
all of his preferences will be defaulted to his WAPS that was in effect
for the last full week of the 2011 calendar year.
The
Employer will assess the results of this trial and discuss such results
with the Union at a Labour Management meeting prior to the next
off-season period. If the Employer determines
that there was no detrimental impact of such trial and the requirements
for the next off-season period have not changed materially, the Employer
may elect to renew this trial for that period, beginning the last
Sunday of the Thoroughbred season to March 31, 2013. This trial may be renewed, following this process, for each year of the Collective Agreement.
