Comcast Center“Super” Seniority List

Ranking

Your Comcast Communication Committee and Local #11 have been

working together to develop a fair seniority rank order list

Brief History

Local #11 was familiar with only about 20% of the Comcast Stagehands. In an effort to get to know all the workers at Comcast, what the skill set levels were, where the strengths and weaknesses of the workforce lie and what future training would be helpful. Local #11 and your Comcast Communication Committee developed a survey as a means to get to know you all better. Later it was discovered these surveys could be used as a tool to help develop your seniority list.

sen·ior·i·ty

   sinˈyɔrɪti,-ˈyɒr-Show Spelled[seen-yawr-i-tee, -yor-] Show IPA

–noun, plural -ties for 2. 1. the state of being senior; priority of birth;

superior age. 2. priority, precedence, or status obtained as

the result of a person's length of service, as in a profession, trade, company, or union: First choice of vacation time will be given to employees with seniority.

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Methodology

• The goal is to follow Local #11’s current hiring hall practices

• Local #11 Hiring Hall Seniority Ranking is based on earnings and time worked

• We could not get an accurate record of past earnings from our Employer therefore the calculation used to determine the seniority list is biased on Local #11 in principal with the addition of a skill set consideration

• We used the data from the surveys you filled out coupled with information from Live Nation and developed a mathematical formula to create a numeric list that would become a fair seniority list with a rank order similar to Local #11

Super Seniority CalculationPLEASE KEEP IN MIND YOUR INDIVIDUAL SCORE IS

BASED ON YOU!

YOUR TIME WORKED AT THE VENUE AND YOUR PERSONAL SKILL SET

65%

25%

10%

65% Time Working at the Comcast Center

25% Skill Set

10% Full Time Stagehand Status

Time In

• Hiring dates were taken from the survey and checked against an employer supplied hiring date sheet

• Time out due to injury was compensated by offering the average time before injury

• One (1) full point was given for working more than 10 shows in a season

• One half point (0.5) was given for working less than 10 shows in a season

• The total time points were added and entered into the formula as time in

Skill Categories

Rigger House Audio Tech

Climber/Focus Sound Board Op

Carpenter Audio Hand

House Electrician Video Hand

Lighting Board Op Projectionist

Elect Hand Video Switcher

Follow Spot Video Director

Camera Op Pyro Hand

Cable Page Backline Hand

Fork Op Truck Loader

Skill Set Credit

• 0 = No experience

• 1 = Minimal experience

• 2 = Some experience

• 3 = Can do with minor supervision

• 4 = Experienced no supervision needed

• 5 = Master can lead a crew

Full Time Stagehand Status

• Stagehands that are considered full time stagehands at the Comcast Center were given credit

Appeal of RankingThe Comcast Super Seniority list is a work in progress

Anyone who feels their ranking is incorrect can submit an appeal to Local #11 Best efforts will be made to ensure the list will be fair and unbiased

Appeals of Ranking

An individual may appeal his/her initial group placement and any subsequent ranking change. The Executive Board of Local 11, in consultation with the Comcast Communication Committee, will review and render a decision within thirty days of the submission of a written appeal containing a statement of the basis of the appeal and any supporting documentation. The Executive Board may, but need not, schedule a hearing on the appeal. The decision of the Executive Board shall be final and binding. In considering appeals the Executive Board, in addition to the supporting documents, may consider an individual’s singular skills or expertise when same is deemed necessary for the successful operation of the hiring hall.

As soon as possible send a letter to Local #11 requesting an appeal, Please include the reason and supporting documents for your appeal OR Please hand deliver your appeal in a sealed envelope to your Steward

i.e. copies of pay stubs or tax statements verifying your date of hire or proof of an injury that has prevented you from work or if you have expanded your skill set.

Please make sure your appeal is signed and dated

I.A.T.S.E. Local #11152 Old Colony AveSouth Boston, MA 02127

What is “Super” Seniority

Local #11 is a labor union operating a hiring hall. We have a seniority based job referral system with A, B, C, & D lists. Jobs are revered to our participants in rank order by seniority.

Comcast Stagehands have “Super” Seniority at the

Comcast Center over Local #11’s Seniority list. Local #11 Hiring Hall Participants will only work at the Comcast Center AFTER the Comcast Super Seniority Stagehands list has been exhausted!