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Citywide Air Conditioning Policy
Interpretive Memorandum No. 52
Article V, Section 18 of the 1978-80 City-wide
Agreement, abolishes shortened work-day schedules and
heat days in lieu thereof for employees who work in air
conditioned facilities.
Where there is a complete breakdown of air
conditioning, the following policy shall be applicable to
employees who have traditionally enjoyed such summer
schedules:
There there is complete breakdown of air
conditioning, the City will have one day from the date
of notification by the Union to repair the air
conditioning system. If the air conditioning has not
been repaired after the first day, affected employees
shall receive, in the discretion of the agency,
beginning with the second day of the complete
breakdown, either compensatory time credit of one hour
or the shortened work day schedule for each remaining
day during the breakdown. This policy shall apply
City-wide.
When there is an allegation of a partial
breakdown of air conditioning, a designated employer
representative shall take the temperature in the center
of the air conditioned area approximately 1 ½ hours prior
to the end of the workday. A partial breakdown of air
conditioning for the purposes of this Interpretive
Memorandum shall occur when the employer representative
certifies that despite the use of the air conditioning
equipment the temperature indoors exceeds 85°. The
employer representative may be accompanied by one
employee representative for the purpose of observing the
temperature reading.
Where there is such a partial breakdown of air
conditioning, as certified by the employer
representative, the following policy shall be applicable
to employees who have traditionally enjoyed summer
schedules:
The employer will have one day from the date of
notification by the Union to repair the air
conditioning. If the air conditioning has not been
repaired after the first day, eligible affected
employees shall receive in the discretion of the
agency, either compensatory time credit of one hour, or
the shortened work-day schedule for each remaining day
worked which exceeds the above guidelines.
NOTE: |
A CYCLOMETER (SWING THERMOMETER) IS A USEFUL
METHOD FOR QUICK MEASUREMENT OF ROOM
TEMPERATURE. |
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