ARTICLE 17
ADMINISTRATION OF OVERTIME

Section 1 - Distribution:
Overtime work shall be equally distributed among employees. Specific arrangements for the equitable distribution of overtime shall be agreed to at Union Management Cooperation Meetings. Individual employee qualifications shall be considered when decisions are made on which employees shall be called for overtime work.

Section - 2:
Management will solicit volunteers when overtime work is required. In the event a sufficient number of qualified volunteers are not available to perform the job functions, overtime work will be assigned to equally qualified employees in inverse order of seniority, unless a different system is worked out on a local-by-local basis. Instances of hardship should be presented to the supervisor and shall be considered on a case-by-case basis.