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If there is dead time due are the cargo penalty rates paid for the dead time hours? - Correct Answer
no
what are men paid if told to stand-by initially due to bad weather? - Correct Answer 4 hour minimum
unless ordered back after lunch then the entire shift
what is the minimum pay for men that are turned to but then stood-by due to bad weather? -
Correct Answer 4 hours, unless orderd back after lunch then they are entiteled to the whole shift
what is the minimum pay for men that turn to IN bad weather? - Correct Answer 8 hours
what is the minimum paid to men that are fired? - Correct Answer time worked
is there any minimum for those that lose hours due to ILWU unilateral action, illness, or injury? -
Correct Answer time worked
what is the orginization of a basic ship gang for break bulk operations? - Correct Answer 1. gang boss
(in ports that use them) 2. skilled deck men as needed 3. 2 front men 4. 2 key hold 5. 2 hold
are extra men need for general cargo when loading/unloading by hand (piece by piece)? - Correct
Answer yes, 2 extra for discharge and 4 extra for loading
Is a Key Hold required to do manual labor when a lift is in the hatch? - Correct Answer no, he is there
to operate the lift
who is to drive a lift when put into a hatch? - Correct Answer the key hold, and he is not required to
do manual work
how many extra men are need on loading operations on general cargo? - Correct Answer if the loads
are not moved after being landed then no extra men, if they are moved afterward with a lift (any
mechanical means) then one extra man per key hold, and 4 extra if the loads are stowed by hand
,how many extra men are need for discharge operations on general cargo? - Correct Answer if the
loads are preslung or require of slings or similar devices then only the basic gang, if a machine is
introduced to take the loads to the point of discharge then 1 extra man per key hold, and 2 extra
men if discharged by hand.
why are there 2 K/H, 2H and 2 swing in a general cargo gang? - Correct Answer the 2 K/H & 2H are
there due to the requirements in the contract, but he swing are required when a lift is introduced
into the hatch
are additional men needed when a basic general cargo gang is used to uncover, cover, or rig? -
Correct Answer no
can a basic general cargo gang be assigned to dock work? - Correct Answer yes, and they can work
any hatch as needed or shifted in accordance with the contract
can extra men be added to a gang, from another gang, to fulfill their 8 hour garuantee? - Correct
Answer no
if minimum manning for an existing operation is to be changed how is that done? - Correct Answer
through the grievance process at the COAST LRC level at the request of the employers or the union
What is the manning for a robot gang? - Correct Answer 1. skilled deck men as needed (dwd) 2. K/H
as needed 3. minimum of 2 basic longshoremen 4. 2 xtra basic men if hand stowing is needed
what is the manning for a LASH operation for NON - break bulk cargo that is hand-handled? - Correct
Answer skilled or basic men as determined by the employer
what is the manning for a LASH operation for break bulk cargo that is hand-handled? - Correct
Answer skilled men as determined by the employer, and 4 holdmen
if a grievance or dispute arrises on the job can the men stand-by? - Correct Answer no, only on
health and safety or onerousness
if there is a health and safety issue whose choice is it to stand by? - Correct Answer the employer can
have the men stand by and wait for a decision to be reached OR have the men work around the
disputed issue/situation
,if there is a onerous work situation whose choice is it to have the men stand by? - Correct Answer
the employer can have the men stand by and wait for a decision to be reached OR have the men
work around the disputed issue/situation
if a man takes his own relief does that mean the rest of the unit is under an onerous workload? -
Correct Answer no, neither is reduction of manning due to the introduction of technology or more
efficient operations
who are the only men that can take a health and safety issue to the general foreman? - Correct
Answer the steward must take an issue first to his immediate supervisor, and these two men can take
the issue to the general forman
if the steward and foremen cannot reach an agreement on how to remedy a health and safety issue
what else can be done? - Correct Answer the BA is called and the BA and the foreman try to come to
an agreement
if a situation is deemed to be safe are the men required to go back to work? - Correct Answer yes,
and if they fail to do so it is grounds to be fired
if the men stand by on health and safety are they garuanteed to get paid for stand by time? - Correct
Answer only if it is deemed to be a bona fide issue, if it is not then no pay
can a man leave the work place while on stand by for a health and safety or onerousness issue? -
Correct Answer only under the direction of the walking boss, if he leaves without calling a reap then
he shall be fired
are men paid for stand by on health and safety if the job is deemed unsafe through mutual
agreement or arbitrators decree? - Correct Answer yes they are paid for standby
if men standby on health and safety do they have to make up the time? - Correct Answer not on
health and safety, only on onerousness do they have to make up time on stand by and only if the
operation is deemed to NOT have been onerous
how much make up time is allowed for? - Correct Answer the employer may elect to have the men
make up all stand by time if the operation is NOT deemed onerous. But the men can not work more
than 10 hours total, and are due over time AFTER make-up time is made up. (eg. as I understand it : 1
, hour of standby w/ a nononerous award means the men will work 1 hour past normal quiting time
WITHOUT OT, and 1 hour of ot to finish. if 3 hours of make up then the employer gets only 2 hours
past normal quitting time and the men get no OT)
are the men paid for stand by time during a dispute about onerousness? - Correct Answer only if the
operation is deemed onerous under the empoyer's original direction, if not deemed onerous then no
pay for stand by
what is the difference between a 13.2 complaint and a 13.3? - Correct Answer 13.2 is for specific
incidents of discrimination and filed against an individual and 13.3 is for when a contractual rule (or
application thereof) is discriminatory and is filed against institutions
what are the protected catagories under 13.1? - Correct Answer activity or lack thereof in the union,
race, creed, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, religious beliefs,
politcal beliefs, disability, medical leave status, marital status, political affliliation.
where does the non-discrimination section of the contract apply? - Correct Answer work sites, joint
dispatch halls, training sites, and other locations that are resonably related to employment covered
within this contract. (the union hall may not count)
who is allowed to file a discriminaiton grievance under 13.2? - Correct Answer longshoremen, clerks,
casuals, the PMA, longshore and clerk locals, and employers covered under the PCL&CA
Who has NO standing to file discrimination under 13.2? - Correct Answer walking bosses / foreman,
superintendents, managers, outside truck drivers, vendors, contractors, other employees of PMA
member companies (guards), PMA staff, union staff, etc.
who can have a discriminatory grievance filed against them? - Correct Answer longshoremen, clerks,
casuals, the PMA, longshore and clerk locals, and employers covered under the PCL&CA, walking
bosses / foreman, superintendents, managers, outside truck drivers, vendors, contractors, other
employees of PMA member companies (guards), PMA staff, union staff, etc.
can harrassment outside of the work place be filed upon under 13.2? - Correct Answer no, only
issues that come up while engaging in activies that reasonably relate to the the contract (work,
dispatch, etc.)
what are the protected categories under 13.2? - Correct Answer race, creed, color, sex, gender,
sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, religious beliefs, politcal beliefs, and alligations for
