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40 Section 3. When the Employer determines hazardous geological/weather conditions exist, or are imminent, on duty Employees sha ll be released as soon as possible, as operational requirements permit. Bargaining Unit volunteers who remain on duty shall be utilized to the extent possible. After the Employer makes this determination, the Union shall be notified. ARTICLE 24 WORKING HOURS AND SHIFT ASSIGNMENTS Section 1. The administrative work week is the seven - day calendar week commencing at 0001 hours on Sunday and ending at 2400 hours the following Saturday. Section 2. The basic work week for employees is forty (40) hours in dur ation, consisting of five (5) eight (8) hour days during the period of Sunday through Saturday. A. A controller will not serve more than 10 consecutive hours of Air Traffic Control Duty. B. An uninterrupted eight (8) hour rest period is required prior t o each shift. C. Controllers must be relieved of all duties for twenty - four (24) consecutive hours at least once during each seven (7) day period. (Ref: Army Regulation 95 - 2, paragraph 14 - 6) Section 3. The Employer retains the right to establish the h ours and days of operation of the facility. Section 4. Shift assignments will be posted at least twenty - eight (28) days in advance. Changes in shift assignments will normally be posted seven (7) days in advance. Exceptions may be made to this requirement when circumstances make advance scheduling impossible. Changes in an employee's hours of work will be justified and not used as discipline or reprisal against an employee. Section 5. SHIFT ASSIGNMENTS At the request of the Union, the Parties at the loc al level shall negotiate the movement of employees through established shifts and regular days off available to be bid by bargaining unit employees. The bidding procedures will be negotiated at the local

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