Collective Agreement (280K)
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COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
between
PRUDENTIAL STEEL LTD. and
or their successors and/or their
assigns, hereinafter called the
"Company", OF THE FIRST PART
and
UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA
LOCAL 7226
hereinafter called the "Union",
OF THE SECOND PART
EFFECTIVE:
From January 1, 2001
To December 31, 2003
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
Article Page
1 Purpose of Agreement 1
2 Union Recognition 1
2.04 Contracting out 1
3 No Discrimination 2
4 Management 2
5 Union Security 3
6 Grievances 3
7 Arbitration 5
8 Discharge and Disciplinary Procedure 6
9 Seniority 7
9.02 Probationary Period 7
9.03 Seniority Retention and Accumulation 8
9.04 Loss of Seniority 8
9.05 Seniority List 9
9.06 Transfer to Jobs Outside of Bargaining Unit 9
9.07 Job Postings 10
9.09 Recall Procedure 12
9.10 Temporary Transfer 12
9.11 Lines of Progression 13
10 Lay-off 13
10.01 Lay-off Status Defined 13
10.02 Lay-off Notice 13
11 Leave of Absence 15
11.04 Leave to Attend Union Business 15
11.05 Leave for Union Employment 15
11.06 Failure to Return from Leave 16
12 Safety and Health 16
13 Handicapped Employees 17
14 Union Representatives 18
15 Established Practices 18
16 Bulletin Boards 18
17 Committeemen and Stewards 18
18 Hours of Work 19
18.01 Definition of Day and Work Day 19
18.02 Purpose of Defining Work Day and Work Week 19
18.03 Definition of Work Week 19
18.04 Shift and Work Schedules 19
18.05 Definition of Shifts 20
18.06 Shift Premiums 20
18.07 Lunch Periods 20
19 Overtime 20
19.02 Hours Worked in Excess 20
19.03 Hours Worked on Saturday 21
19.04 Hours Worked on Sunday 21
19.05 Exceptions to Daily Overtime 21
19.06 Lunch Periods 21
19.07 Overtime Lunches 21
19.08 Notice of Overtime 22
20 Statutory Holidays 23
20.02 Holiday Pay Allowance 23
20.03 Pay for Work on Holidays 24
21 Wages 24
21.03 Standard Hourly Wage Scale 25
21.09 Out of Line Differentials 27
21.17 Temporary Transfer 28
21.18 Trade or Craft and Assigned Maintenance Convention 28
21.19 Incentives 28
21.20 General 29
21.22 Leave of Absence for Union C.W.S. Committee 29
21.23 Pay Days 29
21.24 Reporting Pay 29
21.25 Call Out Pay 30
21.26 Pay for Jury Service 30
21.27 Pay on Day of Injury 30
21.28 Bereavement Pay 30
21.29 Elimination of Bargaining Unit Jobs 31
22 Vacations 31
22.01 Vacation Year 31
22.02 Length of Vacation 32
22.03 Vacation Pay 32
22.07 Vacation Schedules 35
22.08 Christmas Shutdown 36
23 Insurance Benefit Program 36
23.01 Benefits 36
23.02 Pension Plan 36
24 Appendices 37
25 Copies of Agreement 38
25.02 Letters of Understanding and Agreement 38
26 Duration of Agreement 38
Appendices Page
Appendix (A) Cooperative Wage Study 40
Appendix (B) Learner Period Classification Analysis 40
Appendix (C) Schedule of Classifications 41
Appendix (D) Hours of Work Schedule 44
Appendix (E) Insurance Benefit Program 49
Appendix (F) Tradesmen's Tools 61
Appendix (G) Protective Clothing 61
Appendix (H) Lockers 62
Appendix (I) Pension Plan 63
Appendix (J) Lines of Progression 67
Appendix (K) Supplementary Unemployment Benefit 71
Letters of Understanding
Initiation Fee 89
Pay for Union Business 90
Education Fund 91
Day Shift for Union President 92
Humanities Fund 93
Steelworkers' Savings Plan 94
Severance Adjustment Allowance 95
Group Leader Positions 97
Crew Movement - Oil Country 99
Safety Equipment Trust Fund 102
Safety Monitoring 104
Apprentice Training Agreement 105
Employee Empowerment 122
Shift Leaders 125
Profit Sharing 126
Post Retirement Benefit Fund 127
Premium Threading 128
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ARTICLE 1 - PURPOSE OF AGREEMENT
1.01 Whereas the parties agree that it is mutually beneficial and desirable to
arrange and maintain fair and equitable earnings, labour standards, wage
rates and working conditions to obtain efficient operations, to protect the
safety and health of employees and to provide machinery for the adjustment
of disputes which may arise between the parties hereto. THEREFORE, the
Company and the Union agree as follows:
ARTICLE 2 - UNION RECOGNITION
2.01 The Company recognizes the Union as a sole and exclusive bargaining agent
for: all employees of the Company at its Calgary operations excepting
office, clerical and technical staff, plant security officers, office
janitors, foremen and supervisors with authority to hire and/or fire.
2.02 The terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement shall have full force
and effect for all employees in the Bargaining Unit, as described in
Article 2.01.
2.03 (a) Persons whose regular jobs are not in the Bargaining Unit shall not
work on any jobs which are included in the Bargaining Unit except for the
purposes of instructions, experimenting, in emergencies when Bargaining
Unit employees are not available.
(b) Emergencies when Bargaining Unit employees are not available, shall be
meant to include manpower shortages due to lateness and
unauthorized absenteeism. The Company will make every effort to place a
suitable Bargaining Unit employee in that position as soon as possible.
Contracting Out
2.04 (a) Whenever practicable, the Company will not contract out work normally
performed by members of the Bargaining Unit for which qualified employees
are available.
(b) In the application of Article 2.04 (a), the Company and the Union
recognize the need to work toward the efficient utilization of Bargaining
Unit employees so as to minimize the requirement to contract out work and
as such the following has been agreed to: A Contracting Out Committee will
be established, consisting of up to three (3) representatives of the
Company and three (3) representatives appointed by the Union. This
Committee shall meet on the 2nd Tuesday of January, April, June and
September, or as may be mutually agreed. All information will be disclosed
by the Company to enable this Committee to make the necessary
recommendations as to which work will be contracted out and which work will
be performed by Bargaining Unit employees. Any and all information supplied
shall be kept in the strictest confidence. Where agreement cannot be
reached by this Committee the Union may file a grievance of a general
nature at Step 3 of the Grievance Procedure.
(c) When the Company feels it is necessary because of equipment, knowledge,
skill or time considerations to have other companies perform such work, it
shall be in accordance with, and subject to, conditions set out in Article
2.04 (a) and (b).
ARTICLE 3 - NO DISCRIMINATION OR HARASSMENT
3.01 The Company and the Union agree that there will be no discrimination
against any employee because of race, creed, colour, sex, national origin,
union membership or union activity, or any other grounds covered by
applicable legislation.
3.02 The Company and the Union agree there will be no harassment of an employee
for any reason.
ARTICLE 4 - MANAGEMENT
4.01 The Union recognizes that it is the function of Management to manage the
affairs of the business, and to direct the working forces of the Company
subject to the terms of this Agreement.
4.02 Such Management function shall be:
(a) To determine the products and schedules of production, the locations of
production, and the methods and sequence of manufacturing processes.
(b) To maintain discipline of employees including the right to make
reasonable rules and regulations, provided, however, that any dispute as to
the reasonableness of such rules and regulations or any dispute involving
claims of discrimination against any employee in the application of such
rules and regulations shall be subject to the grievance procedure of this
Agreement.
(c) To discharge, suspend or discipline employees for just and reasonable
cause, and also hire, transfer, promote, demote and to assign employees to
shifts with due regard to seniority in Article 9 of this contract.
4.03 The Company shall not direct the working forces in a discriminatory manner.
ARTICLE 5 - UNION SECURITY
5.01 Effective upon date of hiring, all employees within the Collective
Bargaining Unit covered by the Agreement shall become members and maintain
membership in the Union, as a condition of employment.
5.02 The Company shall deduct from the wages of each employee in the Bargaining
Unit, union dues, initiation fees and assessments in the amount certified
by the Union to the Company to be currently in effect according to the
Union constitution. The total amount so deducted with an itemized statement
of same, in duplicate, shall be forwarded to the Union prior to the end of
the month in which said deductions are made in the manner provided for in
Section 5.04 hereof.
5.03 Union members are to be supplied with union deduction totals for income tax
purposes. The Company agrees to show on employees T4 slips the total union
deductions for the previous taxation year.
5.04 Cheques shall be made payable to the United Steelworkers of America. Until
further notice from the Union, all cheques shall be forwarded to the United
Steelworkers of America at the following address:
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