A publication of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
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46 ARTICLE 34 WAGES Section 1. BUEs shall be paid in accordance with applicable law, and government - wide rules and regulation. Section 2. The Agency shall provide the air traf fic premium pay at the rate of 5% (five per centum) to all BUEs who meet the requirements of 5 U.S.C. Section 5546a(a)(1). Section 3. The provisions of Section 1 apply to, but are not limited to, the following: basic rate of pay, overtime pay, night di fferential, Sunday premium pay, holiday pay, and COLAs. Section 4. A BUE who performs work during a regularly scheduled eight (8) hour period of service which is not overtime work and a part of which is performed on Sunday is entitled to pay for the enti re period of service at the rate of his/her basic pay, plus premium pay at a rate equal to twenty - five (25) percent of his/her rate of basic pay. If the BUE is on leave for those hours, which actually fall on Sunday, he/she is not eligible for the premium pay. Section 5. Night differential, at the allowable rate, will be paid for work performed between the hours of 6 P.M. and 6 A.M. Payment of night differential continues for regularly scheduled night hours when a BUE is absent due to a holiday or other non - work day, and when travel is performed during the night hours of his/her regularly scheduled tour of duty. Night differential continues during short periods of paid leave but only if the total amount of leave (including both night and day hours) taken during the pay period is less than eight (8) hours. Section 6. At any point the Union believes that a request for Special Salary Rate (SSR) is warranted, the Agency will meet with the Union to discuss the validity of such a request. ARTICLE 35 OVERTI ME Section 1. Non - exempt BUEs shall receive Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime compensation for all FLSA overtime work. All time worked, including hours and minutes, shall be recorded on a daily basis. Overtime will be paid in accordance with 5 C .F.R. 551. Section 2. The Facility Overtime Procedure shall ensure equitable assignment of overtime per calendar year based on watch crew assignment and seniority. This will be ensured by entries within the ATC Facility Overtime Roster that is maintaine d at the FWS Desk. Section 3. Facility Overtime Definitions a. Holdover Overtime – Overtime required when it is necessary for a BUE to remain after a scheduled eight (8) hour watch. Holdover overtime will be assigned from the on - duty watch c rew and will be guaranteed two (2) hours if worked.