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$49	Preview Subscribers	2003	Initial Collective Bargaining Agreements Initial Collective Bargaining Agreements (180K) Doc #151284: Click preview link for longer preview. INITIAL COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS ("ICBA") BETWEEN MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION AND THE USWA TO BE APPLICABLE AS NOTED AT THE USWA BARGAINING UNITS AT THE COUNCE, TN, YOUNGSTOWN, OH, AND ELYRIA, OH PLANTS ENTERED INTO: ____________, 2002 EFFECTIVE DATE: ___________, 2002 {PAGE} TABLE OF CONTENTS Article Section Page AGREEMENT........................... 10 ONE PURPOSE AND INTENT OF AGREEMENT Purpose.............................1 11 Observance..........................2 13 TWO RECOGNITION Employee Defined....................1 13 Disputed Exclusions.................2 13 Supervisors Working.................3 14 THREE SENIORITY Promotions and Layoffs..............1 15 Units...............................2 16 Continuous Service Record...........3 17 Probationary Employees..............4 20 Temporary Vacancies.................5 21 Distribution of Work................6 21 Filling of Vacancies................7 22 Union Officers......................8 22 Leaves for Union Business...........9 23 Continuous Service Lists............10 24 Veteran Limitation..................11 24 FOUR RIGHTS OF EMPLOYER.................. 24 FIVE ADJUSTMENT OF COMPLAINTS AND GRIEVANCES Purpose and Definition..............1 25 Processing of Grievances and Complaints..........................2 25 General Provisions 3 27 {PAGE} TABLE OF CONTENTS Article Section Page SIX SUSPENSION AND DISCHARGE OF EMPLOYEES........................ 31 SEVEN NO STRIKE - NO LOCKOUT.............. 32 EIGHT SAFETY AND HEALTH General Provisions.................1 32 Unusual Conditions.................2 35 Joint Safety and Health Committee..3 36 Use of Disciplinary Records........4 40 Alcoholism and Drug Abuse..........5 40 Safety and Health Training.........6 41 Medical Records....................7 42 NINE COMPANY AND UNION ACTIVITY Interference or Discrimination.....1 43 Union Activity.....................2 43 Intimidation or Coercion...........3 43 Nondiscrimination..................4 44 Civil Rights Committee.............5 44 TEN EMPLOYEES IN MILITARY SERVICE Reemployment.......................1 45 Training Programs..................2 46 Leave of Absence...................3 46 Educational Leave of Absence.......4 46 Disabled Veterans..................5 47 Vacations..........................6 47 Military Encampment Allowance......7 48 ELEVEN HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME Definitions........................1 48 Reporting Pay......................2 49 Overtime...........................3 51 {PAGE} TABLE OF CONTENTS Article Section Page ELEVEN HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME (Continued) Allowance for Jury or Witness Service...........................4 54 Allowance for Funeral Leave........5 54 TWELVE VACATIONS Eligibility........................1 55 Benefits Forfeited.................2 56 Service Date.......................3 57 Length of Vacations................4 57 Scheduling.........................5 60 Vacation Pay or Allowance..........6 61 THIRTEEN HOLIDAYS Holidays Enumerated................1 64 Pay for Holidays Not Worked........2 65 Vacation...........................3 66 Part-Time Employee.................4 67 Rate of Pay........................5 67 Part-Shift Work on Holiday.........6 68 FOURTEEN WAGES Standard Hourly Wage Scales........1 68 Application of the Standard Hourly Wage Scales................2 71 Production and Maintenance Jobs....3 71 Trade, Craft or Multiple-Rated Jobs..............................4 71 Learner Jobs.......................5 72 Inadequate Complaints or Grievances Prohibited 7 77 {PAGE} TABLE OF CONTENTS Article Section Page FOURTEEN WAGES (Continued) Correction of Errors...............8 77 Shift Differentials................9 77 Sunday Premium....................10 78 FIFTEEN CHECKOFF............................ 84 SIXTEEN SEVERANCE ALLOWANCE Permanent Closing..................1 85 Eligibility........................2 86 Benefits...........................3 86 Duplication........................4 87 Election Concerning Layoff Status............................6 88 Payment of Allowance...............7 89 SEVENTEEN SUB GRIEVANCES.......................... 89 EIGHTEEN NINETEEN TERM OF AGREEMENT................... 94 {PAGE} APPENDIX STANDARD HOURLY A WAGE SCALES OF RATES.......................... 97 LETTER AGREEMENT CONCERNING SAFETY SHOE ALLOWANCE................ 100 LETTER AGREEMENT CONCERNING A GAINSHARING PLAN............... 105 LETTER AGREEMENT CONCERNING MAINTENANCE EFFICIENCIES................... 114 LETTER AGREEMENT CONCERNING CERTAIN MATTERS PERTAINING TO SAFETY AND HEALTH.............. 118 LETTER AGREEMENT CONCERNING VACATION............ 124 LETTER AGREEMENT CONCERNING ADJUSTMENT OF COMPLAINTS AND GRIEVANCES..................... 126 LETTER AGREEMENT CONCERNING CHECK OFF........... 139 LETTER AGREEMENT CONCERNING LEAVES OF ABSENCE FOR INTERNATION- AL UNION EMPLOYEES............. 146 LETTER AGREEMENT CONCERNING UNINTERRUPTED OPERATIONS..................... 149 LETTER AGREEMENT CONCERNING SUMMER STUDENT EMPLOYMENT............. 153 ADDITIONAL MATTERS - YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO PLANT ADDITIONAL MATTERS - ELYRIA, OHIO PLANT ADDITIONAL MATTERS - SUCCESSORSHIP - ALL THREE PLANTS ADDITIONAL MATTERS - 401(K) PLANS - ALL THREE PLANTS ADDITIONAL MATTERS - HEALTHCARE, LIFE INSURANCE AND LTD PLANS - ALL THREE PLANTS ADDITIONAL MATTERS - HEALTHCARE AND LIFE INSURANCE DURING LAYOFF - ALL THREE PLANTS ADDITIONAL MATTERS - EMPLOYEES OF LTV WHO DO NOT BECOME EMPLOYEES OF MAVERICK - ALL THREE PLANTS ADDITIONAL MATTERS - CONTRACTING OUT - ALL THREE PLANTS ADDITIONAL MATTERS - INSTITUTE FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT - ALL THREE PLANTS ADDITIONAL MATTERS - RATIFICATION BONUS - ALL THREE PLANTS ADDITIONAL MATTERS - NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION - ALL THREE PLANTS ADDITIONAL MATTERS - COUNCE GAINSHARING PLAN - COUNCE PLANT ONLY ADDITIONAL MATTERS - SUB PLANS - ALL THREE PLANTS ADDITIONAL MATTERS - SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT TO THIS INITIAL COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT ("ICBA") - ALL THREE PLANTS {PAGE} AGREEMENT This Agreement, dated ____________, 2002 is between The Maverick Tube Corporation, Counce, Tennessee Plant (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), acting herein only in respect to employees of the Company in the bargaining unit set forth in Article Two - Recognition - of this Agreement, and United Steelworkers of America, on behalf of Local Union No. 7573, or its successor (hereinafter referred to as the "Union"). Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the provisions of this Agreement shall be effective -____________, 2002. The Union having been designated the exclusive collective bargaining representative of the Employees of the Company as defined in Article Two - Recognition, the Company recognizes the Union as such exclusive representative. Accordingly, the Union makes this Agreement in its capacity as the exclusive collective bargaining representative of such Employees. The provisions of this Agreement constitute the sole procedure for the processing and settlement of any claim by an Employee or the Union of a violation by the Company of this Agreement. As the representative of the Employees the Union may process complaints and grievances through the complaint and grievance procedure, including arbitration, in accordance with this Agreement or adjust or settle the same. ARTICLE ONE - PURPOSE AND INTENT OF AGREEMENT SECTION 1 - PURPOSE A. It is the purpose of this Agreement to set forth the rates of pay, hours of work, and terms and conditions of employment of the Employees covered hereunder, to secure orderly collective bargaining relations between the Company and the Union, to insure a prompt and fair disposition of grievances, and to eliminate interruptions and interference with the efficient operation of the Company's business. Accordingly, the parties acknowledge that during the negotiations which resulted in this Agreement, each had the unlimited right and opportunity to make demands and proposals with respect to any subject or matter not removed by law from the area of collective bargaining, and that all of the understandings and agreements arrived at by the parties after the exercise of that right and opportunity are set forth in this Agreement. The Company and the Union, during the term hereof, each voluntarily and unqualifiedly waives the right, and each agrees that the other shall not be obligated, to bargain collectively with respect to any subject or matter specifically referred to, or covered in this Agreement, even though such subject matter may not have been within the knowledge or contemplation of either or both of the parties at the time that they negotiated or signed this Agreement. It is also expressly understood that no term or provision hereof shall be enlarged, altered, changed or varied, whether by oral arrangement, interpretation of language or otherwise except by an instrument in writing, duly executed by the parties hereto, and that no inferences of intent on the part of the Company or the Union not expressly stated may be made. B. Officials respectively representing the Company and the Union may, from time to time during the life of this Agreement, at the request of either and at the mutual convenience of both, meet to appraise their administration of this Agreement, to analyze influences which may be impairing the attainment of their joint goal and to improve understanding between their respective representatives and among Employees. Such meetings shall not be for the purpose of conducting continuing collective bargaining negotiations, nor in any way to modify, add to, or detract from the provisions of this Agreement, and any differences of opinion arising out of such meetings shall not be subject to the grievance and arbitration provisions hereof. C. The parties recognize that for their joint benefit, increases in wages and benefits should be consistent with the long-term prosperity and efficiency of the pipe industry. SECTION 2 - OBSERVANCE The Union (its officers and representatives at all levels) and all Employees are bound to observe the provisions of this Agreement. The Company (its officers and representatives at all levels) is bound to observe the provisions of this Agreement. ARTICLE TWO - RECOGNITION SECTION 1 - EMPLOYEE DEFINED The term Employee as used in this Agreement shall mean all regular production and maintenance Employees of the Company employed at its Counce, Tennessee Plant, excluding office clerical employees and professional employees, guards and supervisors as defined in the National Labor Relations Act as amended. Notwithstanding any provisions of any prior LTV/USWA labor agreement applicable to the Counce, Tennessee, Youngstown, Ohio and Elyria, Ohio plants Employees are: (1) persons actually performing work on a job in the bargaining unit the pay period immediately preceding the Closing; and (2) persons who would be actually performing work in a job in the bargaining unit in the pay period immediately preceding the Closing but who are absent from work in such pay period because of scheduled vacation, funeral leave, military service or encampment or other authorized absence for which absence the person continued to receive his/her regular wage in such pay period; and (3) such persons as described in provisions (1) or (2) who has not quit, retired or otherwise ceased active employment with LTV as of the day before the Closing and who accept employment with Maverick and who actually perform work in a job in the bargaining unit after Closing. Closing as used in this provision means the date on which Maverick Tube Corporation became the owner and operator of the assets of the Ferndale plant and the Employer of Employees covered by this labor agreement. SECTION 2 - DISPUTED EXCLUSIONS Any differences which shall arise between the Company and the Union as to whether or not any individual employee is or is not included within the term "Employee" as defined in this Article Two shall be handled as a complaint or grievance in accordance with the procedure set forth in Article Five -- Adjustment of Complaints and Grievances -- of this Agreement. SECTION 3 -- SUPERVISORS WORKING Any supervisor at the plant shall not perform work on a job normally performed by an Employee in the bargaining unit at the plant: provided, however, this provision shall not be construed to prohibit supervisors from performing the following types of work: (a) experimental work: (b) demonstration work performed for the purpose of instructing and training Employees: 151284	Maverick Tube Maverick Tube Corp. ( Supplies & Fixtures ) ; AFL-CIO AFL-CIO ( Unions ) As referenced in this Initial Collective Bargaining Agreements: AFL-CIO- – the Counce, Tennessee, Youngstown, Ohio and Elyria, Ohio plants are the United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO- CLC ("USWA") with headquarters at Five Gateway Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222, and Maverick Tube Corporation (" _____________ AFL-CIO, – this ICBA. {PAGE} Entered Into this 1st day of January, 2003 United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO, CLC Maverick Tube Corporation /s/ D.R. McCall /s/ Gregg Eisenberg ------------------------------------ --------------------------- /s/ Mark A. _____________ dt 85085 ;	USWA United Steelworkers of America ( Unions ) As referenced in this Initial Collective Bargaining Agreements: United Steelworkers of America, – Company in the bargaining unit set forth in Article Two - Recognition - of this Agreement, and United Steelworkers of America, on behalf of Local Union No. 7573, or its successor (hereinafter referred to as _____________ United Steelworkers of America, – be the arbitrator under the then current Basic Labor Agreement between the Company and the United Steelworkers of America, applicable to the plants covered, or formerly covered, under the Republic Steel Agreement, or _____________ United Steelworkers of America – and at the time of mailing; and, if by the Company be addressed to the United Steelworkers of America at 96 Chappell Road, Troy, Tennessee 38260 and if by the Union, to the Company _____________ UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA – the Union, to the Company at 16401 Swingley Ridge Road, Suite 700, Chesterfield, MO 63017. UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA By: President Secretary and Treasurer Vice President Administration Vice President Human Affairs Director District _____________ United Steelworkers of America – Classes and wage rates as existing in the current USWA/LTV Appendix.] {PAGE} Staff Representative United Steelworkers of America 96 Chappell Road Troy, Tennessee 38260 Dear Mr. Sanford: This will confirm our understanding _____________ dt 84848
$84	Preview Subscribers	2003	Initial Collective Bargaining Agreements Initial Collective Bargaining Agreements (272K) Doc #151285: Click preview link for longer preview. INITIAL COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS ("ICBA") BETWEEN MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION AND THE USWA TO BE APPLICABLE AS NOTED AT THE USWA BARGAINING UNIT AT THE FERNDALE, MICHIGAN PLANT ENTERED INTO: ____________, 2002 EFFECTIVE DATE: ___________, 2002 {PAGE} TABLE OF CONTENTS Article Section Page AGREEMENT........................... 10 ONE PURPOSE AND SCOPE Purpose.............................1 11 Observance..........................2 12 TWO RECOGNITION Coverage............................1 14 Employee Defined....................2 14 Disputed Exclusions.................3 15 Supervisors Working.................4 15 Scope...............................5 16 Contracting Out.....................6 16 THREE COMPANY AND UNION ACTIVITY Interference or Discrimination......1 22 Union Activity......................2 22 Intimidation or Coercion............3 23 Nondiscrimination...................4 23 Civil Rights Committee..............5 23 FOUR UNION MEMBERSHIP AND CHECKOFF Union Membership....................1 24 Checkoff............................2 25 Indemnity Clause....................3 27 FIVE WAGES Standard Hourly Wage Scales.........1 27 Application of the Standard Hourly Wage Scales......................2 28 Further Application of the Standard Hourly Wage Scales......3 29 {PAGE} TABLE OF CONTENTS Article Section Page FIVE WAGES (Continued) Production and Maintenance Jobs...................4 30 Trade, Craft or Multiple- Related Jobs....................5 30 Apprentice or Learner Jobs.........6 31 Profit Sharing.....................7 32 Inequity Complaints or Grievances Prohibited...........9 37 Correction of Errors..............10 37 Inconsistent Pay Practices........11 37 Shift Differentials...............12 37 Sunday Premium....................13 39 SIX HOURS OF WORK Definitions........................1 39 Normal Work Pattern................2 39 Scheduling.........................3 40 Schedules Posted...................4 40 Schedule Changes...................5 40 Reporting Time.....................6 41 Overtime...........................7 42 Allowance for Jury or Witness Service.................8 47 Allowance for Funeral Leave........9 47 Overtime Distribution.............10 47 SEVEN HOLIDAYS Holidays Enumerated ...............1 48 Pay for Holidays Not Worked........2 49 Vacation...........................3 50 Part-Time Employee.................4 50 Rate of Pay........................5 51 Part-Shift Work on Holiday........ 6 51 {PAGE} TABLE OF CONTENTS Article Section Page EIGHT VACATIONS Eligibility........................1 51 Benefits Forfeited.................2 52 Service Date.......................3 53 Length of Vacations................4 54 Scheduling - General...............5 54 Scheduling of Vacations............6 55 Vacation Scheduling Complaints and Grievances..................7 57 Vacation Pay or Allowance..........8 58 Scheduling.........................9 61 NINE SUSPENSION AND DISCHARGE CASES Procedure - Discharges.............1 61 Suspensions........................2 63 Personal Reports...................3 64 Union Representation...............4 64 Temporary Foreman..................5 64 TEN SENIORITY Promotions and Layoffs.............1 65 Units..............................2 66 Continuous Service Record..........3 68 Probationary Employees.............4 70 Interplant and Intraplant Transfers.......................5 71 Temporary Vacancies................6 71 Distribution of Work...............7 72 Filling of Vacancies...............8 73 Union Officers.....................9 75 Leaves for Union Business.........10 75 Continuous Service Lists..........11 77 Seniority Pools...................12 77 {PAGE} TABLE OF CONTENTS Article Section Page TEN SENIORITY (Continued) Manning of New Facilities.........13 81 Permanent Vacancies and Transfer Rights................14 84 Veteran Limitation................15 88 ELEVEN ADJUSTMENT OF COMPLAINTS AND GRIEVANCES Purpose and Definitions............1 88 Complaint and Grievance Procedure.......................2 89 A. Processing of Complaints ...and Grievances 89 Step 1........................ 89 Step 2........................ 91 Step 3........................ 94 Step 4........................ 96 B. General Provisions............ 97 Arbitration Review.................3 103 Union Grievance Representation.....4 103 Access to a Plant..................5 105 Expedited Arbitration Procedure....6 106 TWELVE SAFETY AND HEALTH General Provisions.................1 108 Unusual Conditions.................2 110 Joint Safety and Health Committee.......................3 111 Use of Disciplinary Records........5 116 Alcoholism and Drug Abuse..........6 117 Safety and Health Training.........7 117 Medical Records 8 118 {PAGE} TABLE OF CONTENTS Article Section Page THIRTEEN EMPLOYEES IN MILITARY SERVICE Reemployment.....................1 119 Training Program.................2 119 Leave of Absence.................3 119 Educational Leave of Absence.....4 120 Disabled Veterans................5 120 Vacations........................6 121 Military Encampment Allowance....7 121 FOURTEEN SEVERANCE ALLOWANCE Permanent Closing................1 122 Eligibility......................2 123 Other Job........................3 123 Transfer.........................4 124 Benefits.........................5 124 Duplication......................6 124 Election Concerning Layoff Status.........................7 125 Payment of Allowance.............8 125 FIFTEEN MANAGEMENT........................ 126 SIXTEEN STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS Strikes Prohibited...............1 126 Lockouts Prohibited..............2 127 SEVENTEEN EIGHTEEN NINETEEN TERM OF AGREEMENT Term...............................1 131 Notice 2 131 {PAGE} APPENDICES Appendix Page A Standard Hourly Wage Scale of Rates Incumbent Employees as of 11/15/00 and all Trade and Craft Employees hired after 11/15/00...................133 A-1 Standard Hourly Wage Scale of Rates For all Employees hired after 11/15/00 except Trade and Craft Employees..............................134 B Special Hourly Additive Incumbent Employees as of 11/15/85...............................135 C C-1 C-2 C-3 D Letter Agreement Concerning the Employee Profit Sharing Plan, Ferndale Plant.........................142 E Letter Agreement Concerning Ratification Bonus.....................143 F Letter Agreement Concerning Bonus Payments...............................144 G H Memorandum of Understanding on Grievance and Arbitration..............147 H-1 Memorandum of Understanding on Back Pay Calculations..................149 I Understanding with Reference to Progression and Regression Charts and Rules Applicable Thereto...........150 J Memorandum of Understanding on Miscellaneous Matters..................152 K L M Memorandum of Understanding on Apprenticeship.........................158 N Memorandum of Understanding on Checkoff...............................162 O Memorandum of Understanding on Substitute Foreman.....................163 P Memorandum of Understanding on Supervisors Working....................164 Q R S Memorandum of Understanding on Plant Problem Discussions..............168 T Memorandum of Understanding on Employee Profit Sharing Plan...........169 ___ Memorandum of Understanding Overtime Equalization Guidelines Letter Agreement November 15, 2000 New Employee Orientation Program Letter Agreement November 15, 2000 Metatarsal Safety Shoe Allowance Letter Agreement November 1, 2000 Meal Allowance Letter Agreement November 15, 2000 Single Days of Vacation Letter Agreement November 15, 2000 Concerning Vacations and Holidays Letter Agreement November 15, 2000 Posting Schedules for Weekend and Holiday Work Letter Agreement November 15, 2000 Concerning Job Content Letter Agreement November 15, 20000 Concerning Job Content {PAGE} Letter Agreement November 15, 1997 Confirming Several Understandings Appendix HH Letter Agreement November 15, 1997 Confirming Continuous Operation Appendix JJ Letter Agreement November 15, 1997 Confirming Concerning 10 Hour Turns, Step I Grievance After Scheduled Hours, Galvanizing Department to Shutdown for Union Meetings, Provide Tools for Production, Informing of Need to Work Saturdays, Shift Preference, and Visitor Parking Spaces Appendix LL Letter Agreement November 15, 1997 Confirming Concerning Transfer of Bid Winners Appendix MM Letter Agreement November 15, 1997 Confirming Concerning Job Bidding During Term of Agreement Additional Matters - Successorship Additional Matters - 401(k) Plans Additional Matters - Health Care, Life Insurance, and LTD Plans Additional Matters - Employees of LTV Who Do Not Become Employees of Maverick Additional Matters - Settlement Agreement to this Printed Collective Bargaining Agreement Additional Matters - Ratification Bonus {PAGE} AGREEMENT This Agreement, dated _________________, 2002 is between, Maverick Tube Corporation, Ferndale Plant (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), acting herein only in respect to employees of the Company in the bargaining unit set forth in Article Two - Recognition - of this Agreement, and United Steelworkers of America, acting in behalf of Local Union No. 2659 - 29, or its successor (hereinafter referred to as the "Union"). Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the provisions of this Agreement shall be effective ________________, 2002. The Union having been designated the exclusive collective bargaining representative of the Employees of the Company as defined in Article Two - Recognition, the Company recognizes the Union as such exclusive representative. Accordingly, the Union makes this Agreement in its Capacity as the exclusive collective bargaining representative of such Employees. The provisions of this Agreement constitute the sole procedure for the processing and settlement of any claim by an Employee or the Union of a violation by the Company of this Agreement. As the representative of the Employees the Union may process complaints and grievances through the complaint and grievance procedure, including arbitration, in accordance with this Agreement or adjust settle the same. ARTICLE ONE - PURPOSE AND SCOPE SECTION 1 - PURPOSE It is the intent and purpose of the parties hereto to set forth herein the agreement covering rates of pay, hours of work, and conditions of employment to be observed between the parties hereto for the Employees of the Company in the bargaining unit of the Company set forth in Article Two - Recognition - of this Agreement. The parties recognize that for their joint benefit, increases in wages and benefits should be consistent with the long-term prosperity and efficiency of the Ferndale Plant. SECTION 2 - OBSERVANCE The Union (its officers and representatives at all levels) and all Employees are bound to observe the provisions of this Agreement. The Company (its officers and representatives at all levels) is bound to observe the provisions of this Agreement. SECTION 3 - LOCAL WORKING CONDITIONS See ADDITIONAL MATTERS - SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT TO THIS PRINTED COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, Section 5.1.17 as to Local Working Conditions ARTICLE TWO - RECOGNITION SECTION 1 - COVERAGE In accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended, the Company recognizes the Union as the exclusive bargaining agency of the production and maintenance Employees (with the exceptions hereinafter specified in this Article Two) of the Company employed at its Ferndale, Michigan Plant for the purpose of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, hours of work, and conditions of employment. SECTION 2 - EMPLOYEE DEFINED The term "Employee" as used in this Agreement, shall mean the production and maintenance Employees, but shall not include executives, foremen, assistant foremen, supervisors who do not work with tools, draftsmen, timekeepers, first-aid men and nurses, plant protection, office and salaried employees. Notwithstanding any provisions of any prior LTV/USWA labor agreement applicable to the Ferndale, Michigan plant Employees are: (1) persons actually performing work on a job in the bargaining unit the pay period immediately preceding the Closing; and (2) persons who would be actually performing work in a job in the bargaining unit in the pay period immediately preceding the Closing but who are absent from work in such pay period because of scheduled vacation, funeral leave, military service or encampment or other authorized absence for which absence the person continued to receive his/her regular wage in such pay period; and (3) such persons as described in provisions (1) or (2) who has not quit, retired or otherwise ceased active employment with LTV as of the day before the Closing and who accept employment with Maverick and who actually perform work in a job in the bargaining unit after Closing. Closing as used in this provision means the date on which Maverick Tube Corporation became the owner and operator of the assets of the Ferndale plant and the Employer of Employees covered by this labor agreement. SECTION 3 - DISPUTED EXCLUSIONS Any differences which shall arise between the Company and the Union as to whether or not any individual employee is or is not included within the term "Employee" as defined in this Article Two shall be handled as a complaint or grievance in accordance with the procedure set forth in Article Eleven - Adjustment of Complaints and Grievances - of this Agreement. SECTION 4 - SUPERVISORS WORKING Any supervisor shall not perform work on a job normally performed by an Employee in the bargaining unit provided, however, this provision shall not be construed to prohibit supervisors from performing the following types of work: (a) experimental work; (b) demonstration work performed for the purpose of instructing and training Employees; (c) work required of the supervisors by emergency conditions which if not performed might result in interference with operations, bodily injury, or loss or damage to material or equipment; and (d) work which, under the circumstances then existing, it would be unreasonable to assign to a bargaining unit Employee and which is negligible in amount. 151285	Maverick Tube Maverick Tube Corp. ( Supplies & Fixtures ) ; AFL-CIO AFL-CIO ( Unions ) As referenced in this Initial Collective Bargaining Agreements: AFL-CIO- – The parties to this Initial Collective Bargaining Agreement ("ICBA") are the United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO- CLC ("USWA") with headquarters at Five Gateway Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222, and Maverick Tube Corporation (" _____________ AFL-CIO, – David McCall {PAGE} Entered Into this 1st day of January, 2003 United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO, CLC Maverick Tube Corporation /s/ D.R. McCall /s/ Gregg Eisenberg ------------------------------------ --------------------------- /s/ Mark A. _____________ dt 85086 ;	USWA United Steelworkers of America ( Unions ) As referenced in this Initial Collective Bargaining Agreements: UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA – BARGAINING AGREEMENT {TEXT} Exhibit 10.31 AGREEMENT BETWEEN Maverick Tube Corporation Ferndale Plant and the UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA PRODUCTION AND MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES LOCAL UNION 2659-29 Effective ____________, 2002 FERNDALE, MICHIGAN {Page} _____________ United Steelworkers of America, – Company in the bargaining unit set forth in Article Two - Recognition - of this Agreement, and United Steelworkers of America, acting in behalf of Local Union No. 2659 - 29, or its successor (hereinafter referred _____________ United Steelworkers of America, – and at the time of mailing; and, if by the Company, be addressed to the United Steelworkers of America, Five Gateway Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222, and if by the Union, to the Company _____________ United Steelworkers of America – Tube Corporation Manager - Labor Relations Manager I. E. - Personnel Plant Manager Supervisor - Industrial Relations Services United Steelworkers of America President Secretary and Treasurer Vice President - Administration Vice President - Human Affairs District Director - District _____________ United Steelworkers of America – Appendix C APPENDIX C {PAGE} APPENDIX D November 15, 1985 Mr. Paul Holifield Staff Representative United Steelworkers of America 7000 Roosevelt Road, Suite 200 Allen Park, Michigan 48101 Dear Mr. Holifield: This is _____________ dt 84849 ; Production and Maintenance Employees Local Union 2659-29
$47	Preview Subscribers	2006	Collective Bargaining Agreement Collective Bargaining Agreement (62K) Doc #2495659: Click preview link for longer preview. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN GLAZIERS ARCHITECTURAL METAL & GLASS WORKERS LOCAL 1621 AND INTERNATIONAL WINDOW NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Effective March 1, 2005 ? February 28, 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS Pg. # ADDITIONAL SHIFTS ARTICLE 11 9 DISCIPLINE AND DISCHARGE ARTICLE 20 16 EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PROGRAM ARTICLE 27 22 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ARTICLE . . . 2495659	Int'l Aluminum International Aluminum Corp. ( Supplies & Fixtures )