IAFF Contract

Question 1

What NRS statute for the purpose of collective bargaining?

Answer 1

Chapter 288

Question 2

Do employees eligible for union membership have the right to freely join, resign, and/or assist the union?

Answer 2

Yes

Question 3

Who may work on union business during station standby time?

Answer 3

Union President

Question 4

Can a union representative aside from the president work on union business during city work hours?

Answer 4

No

Question 5

What may the city do during times of riot, military action, natural disaster, or civil disorder?

Answer 5

Suspend the collective bargaining agreement for the duration of the emergency

Question 6

How many hours of Union leave is authorized annually?

Answer 6

120 24 hour shifts

Question 7

If the union does not use the allowed union leave by July 1st, what happens to the hours?

Answer 7

They will roll over

Question 8

Max amount of Union leave that can be rolled over on July 1st?

Answer 8

240 hours

Question 9

How many members of the negotiating team may be granted on duty leave for meetings with the city?

Answer 9

3

Question 10

How many members of the grievance committee may be granted leave for on-duty grievance procedures?

Answer 10

2

Question 11

When may union members be granted leave from duty with or without pay for any reasonable and just cause determined by the fire chief?

Answer 11

When department strength permits

Question 12

How long does the city have to provide funds to the treasurer of the union after a payroll deduction for dues?

Answer 12

Within 30 days

Question 13

Dues deduction authorization shall be irrevocable for a period of ______ year and automatically renew commencing on ________.

Answer 13

1 year, October 1st

Question 14

Union dues authorization may be withdrawn by an employee for a period of ______ days each year ending ________.

Answer 14

20, October 20

Question 15

The union agrees that there shall be no strikes under any ________.

Answer 15

Circumstances

Question 16

For the purpose of this agreement, the meaning of the word ________ shall be stoppage of work, slowdown or interruption op operations, or absence from work upon ay pretext or excuse, such as illness, which is not founded in fact.

Answer 16

Strike

Question 17

How often shall the union monitor the bulletin board and remove any and all outdated material?

Answer 17

Quarterly

Question 18

Except in an emergency, no rule, regulation nor amendment of cancelation thereof shall become effective until notice has been posted in each fire station for period of _____ consecutive days.

Answer 18

10

Question 19

In regards to changing FD rules and regulations.

The fire chief will issue a ______ response to all questions raised by the union.

Answer 19

Written

Question 20

In regards to changing FD rules and regulations.

Responses from the union and fire chief are due within _____ days of the meeting with copies to who?

Answer 20

3, city manager

Question 21

Any changes to the SOP manual, and/or computer file shall be issued to the union ______ days prior to the proposed change.

Answer 21

30 calender

Question 22

A grievance shall be discussed orally with the employees immediate supervisor within ______ calendar days of the occurrence.

Answer 22

5

Question 23

If the grievance is not resolved by oral discussion, the employee shall file a grievance in writing and present it to the _____________, within _________ days.

Answer 23

Deputy Chief, 10

Question 24

Once the deputy chief receives a grievance, they shall respond in writing within _____ calendar days.

Answer 24

7

Question 25

If a grievant who is not represented by the union requests a meeting, the deputy chief will notify the union _____ days prior to the meeting and permit the representative to attend.

Answer 25

4

Question 26

If the grievance is not resolved, how long does the employee have to present ______ with a written copy of the grievance.

Answer 26

10 days, fire chief

Question 27

Once the fire chief receives a grievance. How long do they have to respond?

Answer 27

15 calendar days

Question 28

If a grievance is not resolved with the fire chief, the employee has ______ days to present a copy of the grievance to the ________.

Answer 28

15 days, city manager

Question 29

How long does the city manager have to respond in writing upon receipt of a grievance?

Answer 29

15 calendar days

Question 30

If the city manager has a grievance meeting, when will they notify the union of the meeting?

Answer 30

1 week prior

Question 31

If a grievance is not resolved with the city manager, the employee has ______ days to request the matter by submitted to binding arbitration.

Answer 31

15 days

Question 32

An aggrieved employee has the right to be represented by an attorney at every level of the grievance except which one?

Answer 32

The initial consultation with the immediate supervisor

Question 33

Who does the union provide a list of names of all persons authorized to act on behalf of the union?

Answer 33

Director of Human Resources

Question 34

Employees will remain on the rehire list for ______ months from the date of the layoff.

Answer 34

36

Question 35

Senority list should be brought up and posted by what date ?

Answer 35

October 1

Question 36

If nobody protests the seniority list within _______ days, the list shall stand as conclusive until a new list is made.

Answer 36

45

Question 37

________ shall not be broken by annual leave, sick leave, suspension, maternity leave, military leave, or any leave without pay less than ______ days duration.

Answer 37

Senority, 30

Question 38

Employees are eligible to take annual leave after completion of _______ months of continuous full time service.

Answer 38

6

Question 39

Employees with more than ______ year of service who separate from the city are entitled to payment for unused annual leave.

Answer 39

1

Question 40

Annual leave accumulation for employees hired before 2013

Answer 40

2 1/2 times annual

Question 41

Annual leave accumulation for employees hired after 2013

Answer 41

2 times annual

Question 42

Employees may be advanced annual leave with the approval of who?

Answer 42

City Manager

Question 43

Vacation schedules will be developed using ____ rounds of requests.

Answer 43

5

Question 44

For fire suppression, ______% of the employees per shift will be allowed off.

Answer 44

12

Question 45

No more than one half of vacation slots can be from one ______.

Answer 45

Rank

Question 46

Suppression vacation percentages will be calculated what day every year?

Answer 46

October 15th

Question 47

Who may allow more than the allowed VL spots per day?

Answer 47

Chief of his designee

Question 48

If a holiday falls on a Sunday, when will it be observed?

Answer 48

Monday

Question 49

If a holiday falls on a Saturday, when will it be observed?

Answer 49

Friday

Question 50

How many employees off for BL?

Answer 50

2

Question 51

If 3 or more employees have a birthday, who gets the birthday leave?

Answer 51

Senior member

Question 52

If 3 or more consecutive working shifts are off because of sick time. What is required?

Answer 52

A certificate of recovery and fitness

Question 53

What constitutes excessive sick leave?

Answer 53

6 incidents in a 12 month period

Question 54

When using sick, where should the employee be?

Answer 54

residence, medical facility, doctors office

Question 55

Max sick leave accrual for employees hired before 2013

Answer 55

2304

Question 56

Max sick leave accrual for employees hired after 2013

Answer 56

1920

Question 57

Travel pay amount per shift?

Answer 57

8 dollars

Question 58

Acting pay is over how many hours?

Answer 58

4

Question 59

How much does the city pay per employee for health insurance per pay period?

Answer 59

500 dollars

Question 60

Uniform allowance per year?

Answer 60

1800

Question 61

Employees in reserve status for the military get how many days of leave per year?

Answer 61

15

Question 62

If an employee works weekends, how many days of military leave will they be given per year?

Answer 62

39

Question 63

Catastrophic leave donations will be solicited for how long?

Answer 63

3 weeks

Question 64

Minimum donation for catastrophic leave?

Answer 64

12 hours

Question 65

A donating employee to catastrophic leave must have how many hours left after donation?

Answer 65

40

Question 66

Employees with less than _______ years are not eligible to donate sick leave for a catastrophic request.

Answer 66

5

Question 67

Employees must be off probation and employed for at least ______ months prior to being eligible for catastrophic leave.

Answer 67

6

Question 68

How many union members are on the safety committee?

Answer 68

3

Question 69

The safety committee shall meet once every ______ days

Answer 69

30

Question 70

Who shall correct any life or health hazard?

Answer 70

The fire chief

Question 71

If there is not sufficient volunteers to the hazmat or TRT team, assignments will be made based on what?

Answer 71

Senority

Question 72

How many rovers per shift?

Answer 72

3 Captain 4 Engineer 9 FF/PM 9 FF

Question 73

Fire investigators that are on call shall be compensated for ______ hours per 7 calendar days.

Answer 73

10

Question 74

All employees covered by this agreement agree to take a physical exam within _______ days of their birthday.

Answer 74

30

Question 75

On the promotion list, all names with a tie score will be considered as ______.

Answer 75

one