Local Lodge 1660, District 11 -I.A.M.A.W., - G.E. Hydro Section

Company offers for modifications to the Collective Agreement

Negotiations 2005-2006

Propositions

Application

#1     Article 3.3 Union Membership

NEW

Modify to read the following paragraph b)

During his trial period, the employee benefits a period of one working hour in the shop in the company of the shop steward in his area, and/or of the union shop chairman to become familial' with the union organization. The shop steward or the union shop chairman will advise the leader of the employee fort y eight (48) hours in advance of the date and hour of his release.

Time for Union business

#2      Article 3.7 Add to the following paragraph a) :

For purposes of lay-off, the Shop Chairman shall be deemed to have the most seniority of the shop.

#3     Modify to read the following paragraph c):

One steward on the 2nd shift in the machine shop will de vote one (1) hour of his regular working day.

Seniority - Machine Shop

Loss of service credits

#4      Article 4.4 Modify the article to read

An employee with one (1) vear or more senioritv and who is absent from work due to a lack of work (lay off) will receive credit for such absences of thirty-six (36) months al' less upan return ta wark.

Lay off Procedures

#5

Article 4.7 b)

Modify the article to read

Provided that he is able to do the work, an employee having seniority who is laid off according to the previous provisions of the present article can displace an employee with the least seniority and who is on delayed lay off, subject to the provisions of paragraphs 4.11 and 4.12.

#6

Article 4.7 c)

Modify the article to read :

ln order to properly administer the lay off or recall procedures, it is agl'8ed that the employees in such occupation (including modular) will have the opportunity to acquire a sufficient know ledge of the tasks of the said occupations.

Deferred layoff Article 4.13 a)

#7

Add at the end of paragraph The Union is immediately informed Add at the end of paragraph :

The Union is immediately informed

Article 5.10 a)

Modification and termination of employment

#8

Article 6.2 a)

Modify the article to read :

When an employee has to be withdrawn from his occupation al classification following a technological change in his occupation*, following a partial factory closure causing the elimination of his post, following an organizational change, he has the right, before being laid off, to be trained for an existing vacant position, provided he meets one of the following conditions:

i)     qualified to do the job;

b)    has previously performed a part of similar work to that of the vacant position in question.

After a minimum periocl of up to four (4) weeks of the aforementioned training has elapsecl, the employee must show that he will be able to meet the l'8quirements of the job in question.

If the Company decicles that the employee is not qualifiecl to follow the training or he failecl cluring the training periocl, the company sha11 give him the reason of their decision. ln case of grievance, the company will bear the onus of proof.

b) The employee who cannot be assigned to another post in the bargaining unit will be laid off for shortage of work and, if he so wishes, according to Article 6.3 b) ii) his name will appear on a recalllist, same duration as Article 4.14, headed "employees laid off according to section VI" and he has the right to be trained for an existing vacant position, provided he meets one of the following conditions:

  i) qualified to do the job.

 ii)   has previously performed a part of similar work to that of the vacant position in question;

After a minimum period of up to four (4) weeks of the aforementioned training has elapsed, the employee must demonstrate that he will be able to meet the requirements of the job in question.

If the Company decides that the employee is not qualified to follow the training or he failed during the training period, the Company shall give him the reasons of their decision. ln case of grievance, the company shall assume the onus of proof.

Occupation*includes a modulaI' occupation

#9

Working conditions

Article 7.1 b) Modify the article to read

As much as possible, the Company will schedule the work so that it will be accomplished during the first work shift. ln the case where it is necessary to schedule work on the other shifts, seniority by occupational classification or by modular occupation is the determining factor, taking aIs a into account the ability to accomplish the work in question when the time cornes for an employee ta exercise this choice when the vacancy of a position occurs.

Where a position is c10sed on a given shift, the concerned employee will be able, depending on his seniority, ta choose from which existing shift he may replace another employee with less seniority.

The parties agree that it is difficult to foresee aU possible situations in the administration of this article. ln such case, it must have an agreement between the parties.

Reporting-in Pay New

#10             Article 7.4

a) Hourly-rated employees reporting for work who have not been advised in advance not to report and for whom work is not available shall be paid for 4 hours at straight time rates. Exceptions to this will be when employees are prevented from working because of power failure and/or such similar circumstances beyond the Company's control. The Company will not be held to this obligation where an employee has failed to advise the Human Resources of current changes in address and/or telephone number.

 #11 Add the following paragraphs

Interruption of workday

b) Hourly-rated employee who is advised to leave his work before the end of his regular working day for the same circumstances enumerated in paragraph 7.4 a), will be paid for all hours remunerated until notice to leave. This enumeration can not be less than the salary for four (4) hours at regular rate.

#12    Article 8.3) Modify the article to read :

Notwithstanding the provisions contained in paragraph 8.2 an employee is remunerated for such a day of observance of a statutory holiday:

a)  If he has been employed with the Company for thirty (30) calendar days, and If he has worked for the Company within the thirty (30) working days preceding the said statutory holiday, and

If he was absent the last regular working day preceding the said statutory holiday due to EMERGENCY illness at home, death in the immediate family or has obtained prior permission from the Company to be absent on such a day.

Classification of Employees

Transfer and promotion

#13

Article 9.4 a)

Add at the end:

« ... to the Union one (1) working day before».

#14 Article 9.7 New text and replace the following other articles

Any employee who makes a request in accordance with the article 6.2 for a vacant position, has priority over the others employees of the bargaining unit.

#15    Article 9.10 Modify the article to read :

The employees mentioned in paragraph 9.3 and those who filed a request for transfer by virtue of paragraph 9.6 or 9.7 are the only ones entitled to the grievance procedures.

WORK OFF PREMISES

Work on site

#16

Article 12.5 c)

New

Add after the 2^nd paragraph :

Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the employee who absent at the time of the posting may, in the three (3) days following his return to employment, ask the employer to add his name to the list.

#17

Article 13.7 c)

Add to the paragraph :

For lack of confirmation by the employer, the choice of the employee will prevail provide that he advised the Company his choice before this date.

UNION CHECK-OFF

#18    Modify the article 16.3 to read :

Each employee covered by the present agreement must have an amount equivalent to Union dues, as decided by the Union, deducted from earned wages. The Company will deduct the said amount which will be remitted to the Union before 15^th ofthe

following month, at the address indicated by the Union. The Employer shan include, with the che que, for each pay period of the month, an alphabeticallist indicating:

Name;

Social Insurance number;

Period of pay;

Amount of the Union dues;

Total cumulative amount of dues;

BEREAVEMENTLEAVE

#19    Article 17.2 Modify the article to read :

The bereavement leave of five (5) or tl1ree (3) working days will begin with effect from the normal starting time of the employee's next shift following decease or according to the funeral arrangements.

FAMILY LEAVE

#20    Article 18.2 Absence for birth or adoption

An employee may be absent from work for five (5) regular days at the hirth of his child, the adoption of a child or where there is a termination of pregnancy in or after the twentieth week of pregnancy. The first two days of absence sha11 be remunerated if the employee is credited with sixt y days of uninterrupted service.

This leave may be divided into days at the request of the employee. It may not be taken more than fifteen days after the child arrives at the residence of his father or mother or after the termination of pregnancy.

The employee must advise his employer of his absence as soon as possible.

However, an employee who adopts the child of his spouse may be absent from work for only two days, without pay.

#21    Article 18.4 New Family leaves

An employee may be absent from work, without pay, for ten (10) days pel' year to fulfil obligations relating the care, health or education of the employee's spouse, father, mother, brother, sister or one of the employee's grandparents.

The leave may be divided Ü1to days. A day may also be divided if the employer consents thereto.

The employee must advise the employer of his absence as soon as possible and take the reasonable steps within his power to limit the leave and the duration of the leave.

An employee who is credited with three months of uninterrupted service may be absent from work, without pay, for a period of not more than 12 weeks over a period of 12 months where he must stay with his spouse, the child of his spouse, his father, mother, brother, sister or one of his grandparents because of a serious illness or a serious accident.

An employee must advise the employer as soon as possible of an absence from work and, at the employer's request, furnish a document justifying the absence.

However, if a minor child of the employer as a serious and potentially mortal illness, attested by a medical certificate, the employee is entitled to an extension of the absence, which shall end at the latest 104 weeks after the beginning thereof.

#22    Article 19.1 NEW

Add (1) one member to the health and safety committee becoming of the Modulab and the Laboratory.

DISCHARGE AND SUSPENSION

#23

Article 22.1 b) Representative»

Change«Union Steward» to read«Shop Chairman or Union

Duration of the collective agreement

#24    Article 26.1 Modify the article to read :

This agreement will become effective on March 27th, 2006 and will remain in effect for a period of three (3) years, terminating March 26th 2009, unless modified by mutual consent of the parties hereto.

#25    Letter of Intent # 16 - Social delegate

Modify the last paragraph to read:

Every year, an assessment will be made by the Union and the Company in order to estimate the social stewards' needs to ensure the proper functioning of his services.

#26    Letter of Intent #18 -

·         Considering that the work of the modular occupation assembler has been limited to mechanical assembly and runner balancing.

• Considering that the workload of this occupation may be sporadic.

·  Considering a surplus of work that may occur in certain maintenance occupations.

· The parties agree that in the case of a drop in the workload in the assembly occupation, that the employer may assign one or more assemblers to the mechanical maintenance (031) or general maintenance (033) occupations respecting the following conditions:

· no layoffs or elimination of positions may exist in these occupations (031 and 033);
· the assignment must be of a minimum of five (5) days;

· the employer must prove to the union that there is a true shortage of work in the assembly occupation;

·the employer must advise the union five (5) working days prIor to the beginning of the transfer and the estimated duration;

·  the choice of the transferred employee will be made on a voluntary basis and / or by seniority. The chosen employee is considered as a temporary transfer;

· the transfer period begins the first day of the first transfer during the year, and the duration should not exceed eight (8) months during a period of one year;

·at the expiration of the eight (8) month period the transferred employee returns to his occupation (019) and the position in question must be posted according to article 9.5 of the present collective agreement as a new position caused by an increase of employees in the concerned occupation (031 and 033);

· the employer will limit overtime in the assembly occupation (019) during transfers to the maintenance occupations (031 and 033) and this overtime, if any, will not exceed the number of hours in a regular work weel<:.

ADDENDA
MODULAR OCCUPATION

#27   MACHINIST - MACHINE SHOP

1) Training

Practical training will be do ne through the concept of rotation.
Opportunity for training will be granted taking into consideration the seniority of employees and the needs of production.

2) Transfer

The transfer from one module to the next will be voluntary.

3) Wage progression

The increases within the same module will be granted every six months. The module is made of three levels with a minimum and a maximum (representing the fourth level). The gap between the minimums and maximums is 15%

The change from one module to the next will be made after the evaluation of the knowledge and skills of the employee.

The new employees will be classified in their module at the level corresponding to their abilities and skills.

MACHINIST - MACHINE SHOP

GENERIC ABILITIES / KNOWLEDGE AND PROGRESSION (MODIFIED)

MODULE - 4

Abilities and knowledge of conventional and/or NIC machine-tools: - Vertical boring mill- smalllmedium

- Drill - smalllmedium

- Milling machine - small/medium

- Conventionallathe - small/meclium

Progression

·  Operate with ease two (2) types of machines and produce parts in conformity with quality and procluctivity standards.

·  Basic lmowledge of two (2) other machine-tools (ability to produce work within a reasonable time)

·   At the request of the machinist, evaluation of the theoretical knowledge and practical skills (quality/quantity) at 6 (6) month interval as pel' the evaluation guide.

Note: Befme progressing to the next module, the employee would have needed to satisfy aIl requirements of this module.

MODULE - 3

·  Abilities and know ledge of module 4 and ability to meet the requirements for progresSIOn.

Progression

·  Write and correct a program ofintermediate level

·  Operate with ease two (2) machine-tools oftwo (2) different blocks or four (4) different types of machine-tools.

· At the request ofthe machinist, evaluation ofthe theoretical knowledge and practical skills (quality/quantity) as pel' the evaluation guide.

Note: Before progressing to the next module, the employee would have needed to satisfy aIl requirements of this module.

MODULE - 2

·  Abilities and know ledge of modules 3 et 4 and to satisfy the progression requirements

Progression

·  NC Programming (Advanced), PNC

·  Write and correct a program of advanced level

·  Operate with ease two (2) machine-tools of three (3) different Blocks include the Block A or B.

·  At the request of the machinist, evaluation of the theoretical knowledge and practical skiIls (qualify/quantity) as pel' the evaluation guide.

Note: Before progressions to the next module, the employee would have needed to satisfy aIl requirements of this module.

MODULE - 1

·  Abilities and knowledge of modules 2, 3 and 4 and to satisfy the progression requirements.

DEFINITION OF BLOCKS

BLOCK-A

M-75, M-88, M-90, M-91, M-95 (Tool groups 210-211-212)

BLOCK-B

VB-62, CRAVEN, VB-65, VB-76, (Tool groups 200)

BLOCK-C

M79, M80, M81, M97, M98, M85 (Tool groups 280)

BLOCK-D

VB-64, VB-67, VB-82, VB-83 (Tool groups 203)

BLOCK-E

L-180, L-185, TL-73, TM44

(1 engine lathes) (Tooi groups 221)

BLOCK-F

Drill radial, Gun drill, OCTOPUS, "VAN-NORMAN" (Tool groups 230)

The introduction of a new machine-tool will be integrated inside the corresponding block at his tool group.

The Employer grants the obtained rights of employees that worked on machines who are no longer in service. This means the type and number of machines that an employee worked, will be counted for his progression or maintain of module.

#28    Grille Pointage - Bar Plant

EVALUATION COMMITTEE

#29    New

Add an item 2

 2) Any request for evaluation made, by an employee or his Union representative, will be done inside a period of thirty (30) days.

If the evaluation of the employee is accepte d, he will be retroactively remunerated at his new wage scale of the date of his request.

Local Lodge 1660, District 11 -I.A.M.A.W., - G.E. Hydro Section

Company offers for modifications to the Collective Agreement

Negotiations 2005-2006

Propositions

Monetary

#1      Shift premium

ln March 2006

Amend articles Il.1 and Il.2 to read :

· Raise the second shift premium from $1,00 to $1,10

· Raise the third shift premium from $1,25 to $1,35

New

Overtime regulations

#2

Article 14.8 b)

Modify the following amounts

#3 Salary rate

Mechanical maintenance occupation (031) will increase as salary scale of assembly occupation (0-19).

#4 Note 5 - Modify for

For employees working as Machinist-Machine-Shop (045) and Modelmaker (044) who is programming 3 axes simultaneous shall receive a 5% per hour premium added to their salary.

#5 New Letter of Intent Note 6 - Welder-Chipper

Addition to the salary scale

For employees working as welders (050) and chipper (009) who do during their own work, a preliminary verification by penetrant inspection shall receive a 0,50 $ per hour premium added to their salary.

InternaI training shaH be given to these employees in order that they be able to accomplish this task.

#6 New - Letter of intent - "Programming"

The employee, worbng as machinist (045) or modelmaker (044), who is volunteer to occasionally do programming of hydraulic profile and who is qualified to do programming 3 axes simultaneous sha11 receive an additional premium of 5%. The Company shall make a rotation amongst qualified employees in order to conserve their abilities.

ln case of refusaI on the part of the employee, the premium shall be cancelled. After a six-month (6) period, the qualified employee can again obtain his premium providing he accepts to make programming occasionally as mentioned in the above paragraph.

#7  New - Letter of Intent - Working clothes

The Company will supply, without charge, working clothes ta a11 employees, including a cleaning and distribution service.

 #8 New - Letter of Intent - Glasses with prescription or Prescribed Glasses

The Company shall pay, once per year, an amount of $100 per employee to coyer the cost of glasses which are prescribed on presentation of a written proof.

#9 Elimination the following classifications

· Shipping employee 184-1

· Hydraulic profiles programmer 040-9

WAGES

#10 Hourly salary rate

The regular salary rates applicable from March 27^th 2006 to March 26^th 2009, are listed by occupation in Appendix A.

Raise on March 27^th

1^st year  = 3%

2^nd year = 2,38%

3^rd year = 2,4%

This raise is applied at the base and maintains a difference 15% with the maximum.

#11   Cost of living allowance

Effective in 2007

a)  ln September 2007, a cast of living indemnity with no maximum will be granted and added ta the salary at the rate of 1 cent pel' each .135 points increase in the Consumer Price Index (1981 = 100) from August 2007 relative to the index of May 2007.

b) ln December 2007, a cast of living indemnity with no maximum will be granted and added ta the salary at the rate of 1 cent pel' each .135 points increase in the Consumer Price Index (1981 = 100) from November 2007 relative to the index of August 2007.

Effective in 2008

a) ln September 2008, a cast of living indemnity with no maximum will be granted and added ta the salary at the rate of 1 cent pel' each .135 points increase in the Consumer Price Index (1981 = 100) from August 2008 relative to the index of May 2008.

b)  ln December 2008, a cast of living indemnity with no maximum will be granted and added ta the salary at the rate of 1 cent pel' each .135 points increase in the Consumer Price Index (1981 = 100) from November 2008 relative to the index of August 2008.

#12   Insu rance Plan modifications

Dental Plan

1) Reimbursement dental expenses

March 27^th 2006, the reimbursements made within the context of Dental Insurance Plan will be based on the 2005 scale fees.