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11.6 Grievances relating to suspension or discharge shall be initiated by the union in Step 2 of the grievance procedure under Article 7. ARTICLE 12 — WORK SCHEDULES The sole authority in work schedules is the employer. The normal workday shall be 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for eight (8) hours. The normal work week shall be forty (40) hours Monday through Friday. Nothing herein shall be construed as to a guarantee of hours of work per day or per week. 12.1 Public Service may require the establishment of regular shifts for some employees on a daily, weekly, seasonal, or annual basis other than the normal workday. When practicable, the employer will provide twenty-four (24) hours advance notice to employees affected schedule changes. 12.2 In the event work is required because of unusual circumstances such as (but not limited to) fire, flood, snow, sleet, or facility equipment malfunction advanced notice is not required. Each employee has an obligation to work overtime or respond to call backs when requested unless unusual circumstances prevent him/her from so working. 12.3 Departures from the Normal Work Schedule. Should it be necessary for the department to temporarily establish work schedules departing from the normal work schedule, in other than an emergency as defined in 12.2, notice of such change shall be given to the employee eight (8) hours in advance when practicable. 12.4 Summer Work Schedule. During Daylight Savings Time, employees will work a Summer Work Schedule consisting of four (4) nine (9) hour days Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and a four (4) hour day, 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., on Friday. An employee who uses sick leave, vacation, and compensatory time shall be charged nine (9) hours during the Summer Work Schedule. Holiday and bereavement leave is credited at eight (8) hours during this schedule. Employees shall use one (1) hour of vacation or compensatory time to account for the nine (9) hour day or get supervisor approval to work one additional hour during a holiday/bereavement week to complete their 40-hour work week. 12.5 All employees scheduled to work six or more hours per shift are required to take a half-hour, unpaid meal break. Employees shall receive one (1) unpaid thirty (30) minute meal break near the middle of their shift and one paid fifteen (15) minute a.m. break and one paid fifteen - minute p.m. break per eight (8) or nine (9) hour shift. With the approval of their supervisor, employees may combine break time with their unpaid meal break. Employees must take an a.m. and a p.m. break of at least five (5) minutes each. 12.6 Fire calls during working hours. An employee will be allowed to respond to fire calls as approved and determined by his/her department director, based on the work assignments and responsibilities of the employee. Employees responding to fire calls during regular work hours will be compensated at the same rate as his/her regular city position with no additional firefighter pay compensation. While off duty from his/her regular position and on vacation or compensatory time employees will receive firefighter pay when responding. 12.7 Fire calls during non -work hours. Employees will receive their normal firefighter compensation for fire calls and training that do not occur during the regular work hours of the regular position. Page 79 of 249