Collective Bargaining Agreement

CollectiveBargainingAgreementAAAandLOCAL8-149OIL,CHEMICAL,andATOMICWORKERSINTERNATIONALUNIONEFFECTIVE-_________,_________,_________(M/D/Y)EXPIRES-_________,_________,_________(M/D/Y)AAA,INC.andBBBUNION,LOCAL8-149AFL-CIOCOLLECTIVEBARGAININGAGREEMENTTABLEOFCONTENTSARTICLEI.UNIONRECOGNITIONARTICLEII.MANAGEMENTRIGHTSARTICLEIII.UNIONACTIVITIESARTICLEIV.HOURSARTICLEV.PROBATIONARYPERIODARTICLEVI.SENIORITYARTICLEVII.DISCHARGEANDDISCIPLINEARTICLEVIII.UNIONBULLETINBOARDSARTICLEIX.LEAVESOFABSENCEARTICLEX.BEREAVEMENTARTICLEXI.JURYDUTYARTICLEXII.GENERALARTICLEXIII.GRIEVANCESARTICLEXIV.VACATIONSARTICLEXV.HOLIDAYSANDHOLIDAYPAYARTICLEXVI.WAGEINCREASESARTICLEXVII.HEALTHANDWELFAREARTICLEXVIII.CHECKOFFARTICLEXIX.RELOCATIONARTICLEXX.UNIONSECURITYARTICLEXXI.UNIONREPRESENTATIONANDSTEWARDSARTICLEXXII.SICKLEAVE,PERSONALDAYS,LONGEVITYDAYARTICLEXXIII.SHIFTDIFFERENTIALARTICLEXXIV.REPORTINGANDCALL-INPAYARTICLEXXV.SAFETYANDHEALTHARTICLEXXVI.WASHUPTIMEANDRESTPERIODSARTICLEXXVII.TUITIONREFUNDPLANARTICLEXXVIII.LOCKOUTSANDSTRIKESARTICLEXXIX.BIDDINGANDPOSTINGARTICLEXXX.CREDITUNIONCHECK-OFFARTICLEXXXI.401(k)PLAN(EMPLOYEESAVINGSANDRETIREMENTPLAN)ARTICLEXXXII.SUCCESSORSANDASSIGNSARTICLEXXXIII.SEVERANCEPAYARTICLEXXXIV.DURATIONANDTERMINATIONAGREEMENTAGREEMENTmadethis_________,_________,_________(M/D/Y),effectiveasof_________,_________,_________(M/D/Y),byandbetweenAAA,INC.,foritsfacilitiesat_________(address)and_________(address)and_________(address)(hereinaftercollectivelyreferredtoasthe'Employer')andBBBUNION,LOCAL8-149,AFL-CIO(hereinafterreferredtoasthe'Union').WHEREAS,bothpartieshavingacceptedtheprincipleofcollectivebargainingasameansofestablishingwages,hoursandworkingconditionsofthecoveredemployeesandbeingdesirousofcontinuingtodosoforthepurposeoffosteringrelationsofmutualinterest,andWHEREAS,itisthepurposeandintentofthepartiestopromotesoundandpeacefullaborrelations,WITNESSETH:NOW,THEREFORE,inconsiderationofthemutualcovenantsandagreementshereinaftersetforth,thepartiesdoherebyagreeasfollows:I.UNIONRECOGNITION1.TheCompanyrecognizestheUnionasthesolecollectivebargainingagentforpurposesofcollectivebargainingwithrespecttoratesofpay,wages,hoursandothertermsandconditionsofemploymentforallitsfull-timeandregularpart-timeemployeesemployedbytheCompanyatitsfacilitiespresentlylocatedat_________(address),_________(address)and_________(address);excludingofficeclericalemployees,professionalemployees,maintenancetradeandengineeringemployees,laboratoryemployees,FoodServiceemployees,Groundskeepingemployees,andguardsandsupervisorsasdefinedintheNationalLaborRelationsAct.However,itisagreedthatallnewhiresforhelperandanyadditionalcraftsmanbeyondthecurrentthree(3)slotsinplantmaintenancewillberepresentedbytheUnion.II.MANAGEMENTRIGHTS1.TheCompanyhas,retainsandshallpossessandexerciseallrightsandfunctions,powers,privilegesandauthoritynotspecificallyandexpresslycontractedawayorlimitedbythetermsofthisAgreement.2.AsillustrativeoftherightstheCompanypossessesandretains,butinnowaytobeconstruedasalimitation,theCompanyshallhavetheexclusiverightto:managealloftheCompany'soperationsanditsbusinessaffairs;directtheworkforce;determineproductionmethodsandprocedures;assignwork,evaluatejobsandtheperformanceofjobsforpaypurposesandtoreevaluatethem;decidethemethods,meansandprocessesofmanufacture,typeofmachineryandequipmenttobeused,thenumberandclassificationsofemployeestobeusedinthevariousaspectsoftheCompany'soperationsorforparticularassignments,typesandquantityofbusinesstobescheduledforproduction,qualityofmaterial,andthestandardsofefficiencyandqualityofworkmanshiprequired;decidesellingpricesandproducts,methodsofsellinganddistributingproducts;determinethelocationofthebusinessandtorelocateanypartoralloftheCompany'soperations;discontinueoperationsinwholeorinpart;allocateandtransferproduction;introduceneworimprovedmethodsorfacilities,ortochangeexistingmanufacturingpractices,decidemethodsandfacilities,maintainorderandefficiency;therighttohire,promote,demote,transfer,suspend,discharge,orotherwisedisciplineemployees;determinethesizeandcompositionoftheworkforceandrelieveemployeesfromdutybecauseoflackofworkorotherreasons;determinethehoursofworkandschedulehoursanddetermineovertime;establish,adjustandrevisejobclassifications,hourlyrates,establishrulespertainingtotheoperationoftheplantanddisciplineemployeesforviolationofsuchrules;determineanemployee'squalificationstoperformworkinanyparticularpositionandtoreassessandupgradequalificationstandardsforemployees,includingincumbents,inparticularpositionswheneverandtowhateverextentdeemedbytheCompanytobestservetheCompany'soverallinterestsinensuringregulatorycomplianceandproductqualityandintegrityandmaximizingproductivity,efficiencyandsafety;performscientificandengineeringstudies;tocontractoutorsubcontractwork;establishordiscontinueextrashifts,exceptasexpresslyamendedorchangedashereinaftersetout;toenforceproceduresdesignedtoensurethatemployeesdonotreportforworkorperformworkundertheinfluenceofdrugs,alcoholorothersubstancesthatmayordoimpairorreducementalacuity,motorco