Identify differences between a bargaining and non-bargaining employee.  

CBA Scavenger Hunt

Congratulations! You have been hired as the new Food and Beverage Director for the Westin Detroit Metropolitan Airport Hotel. As part of the general property training program all management personnel must become familiar with negotiated collective bargaining agreement between the Westin and UNITE HERE Local 24 duly elected representative. Review the collective bargaining agreement and respond to the questions below to test your knowledge of the major provisions of the CBA. Management personnel are expected to be abide by the terms and working conditions described in the CBA. Any questions or concerns should be conveyed to the Director of Human Resources.

1. Identify the union that is recognized as the exclusive bargaining representative of employees at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center.

• Which employees are not represented by the Union according to the CBA? (1.1)

• Under what circumstances may the employer deduct monthly membership dues, or other fees established by the Union constitution and by-laws from a represented employees pay check? (1.3)

• What rights does the Union have in reference to presenting dues check-off/membership forms and other Union information to employees? (1.3)

• Can employees that are designated as a department steward be paid for handing and adjusting grievances on Westin property? (2.3)

• An employee comes up to you and asks if they can post a flyer about a union sponsored end of the year holiday party for employees to see. As the manager, would you allow this employee to hang such a flyer on company premises? (2.7)

• Describe the circumstances in which supervisors and managers may perform the work of bargaining unit employees. (3.1)

• How does the CBA define the work week? (3.3)

• Identify situations in which a bargaining unit employee would be paid overtime. (3.3)

1. What role does seniority play when it comes to developing employee work schedules? (3.4-3.5)

1. How much notice must the Westin give to employees prior to changing their set work schedule or changing an employee’s days off? (3.4)

1. If no employees volunteer for overtime opportunities, which employees will be required to work overtime? (3.5)

1. Unless there are unforeseen circumstances, employees will not be required to work over _____ hours per shift. (3.6)

1. A hotel steward showed up to work today on-time to complete their scheduled six hour shift. Three hours into their shift the employee is told to go home due to overstaffing. How many hours of work will that employee be compensated for in their pay check for that day of work? (3.7a)

1. If the Westin decided to host a required employee meeting, employees must be compensated a minimum of _______ hours of pay at the applicable rate for that required meetings’ attendance. (3.7)

1. Employee Classifications (3.8)
   1. Full-Time Employee

• Part-time employee

• Casual employee

1. Discuss the procedures for scheduling part-time employees. (3.11)

1. Can the Westin permit outside caterers to be used in lieu of bargaining unit employees? (3.12)

1. How often are employees paid? (4.2)

• Which departments are covered by the CBA? (4.3)

• Identify when a full-time employee receives the following vacation time. (5.1)
  • Two weeks’ vacation

• Three weeks’ vacation pay

• Four weeks’ vacation pay

•  Is an employee entitled to have their unused vacation pay paid out to them if they have resigned from their position? (5.4)

• Discuss the pay difference for a full-time employee that is scheduled to work on a holiday (as defined in the CBA) versus an employee that is not scheduled to work on a holiday. (6.1)
  • Scheduled to work:

• Not scheduled to work:

• Grievance-Arbitration Procedures (9)
  • How long does an employee have to file a written grievance?

• The employee, a representative of the Union and the HR Director shall meet no later than _____ weeks after the grievance is filed.

• If the parties cannot reach a settlement in regards to the grievance, what is the next step in the grievance resolution process?

• Since the Family Medical Leave Act is a piece of required federal legislation, why do you think it was included in the CBA? (10.2)

• What is the purpose of the Management Rights clause (11.1) in the CBA?

• Bargaining unit members that are assigned to train newly-hired employees, shall be compensated at what rate? (15.2)

• A full-time employee that has been employed for three continuous years is entitled to how many personal days? (21.1)

• When scheduling room attendants, how many rooms can attendants be expected to clean in an eight hour shift? (schedule B)

• An assistant cook who has been with the Westin for 10 months worked the following schedule this past week (December 2016). Determine the employee’s weekly pay according to wage provisions in the CBA. (Schedule A)

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Off	8 hours	8 hours	7 hours	10 hours	9 hours	10 hours
Total Weekly Pay: _________

• Identify differences between a bargaining and non-bargaining employee.  
  • Differences
    • Unionized:

1. Non-bargaining workers

Reference

 CBA between Westin Detroit Metropolitan Airport and UNITEHERE Local 24. (5/1/2014-04/30/2017). Retrieved from http://www.local24unitehere.org/wp-content/uploads/Westin-Detroit-Airport-Hotel-CBA-2014-2017.pdf