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Collective Agreement Ontera United Steelworkers Tc COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT Between ONTERA and UNITED STEELWORKERS TC LOCAL 1976 Expires December 31, 2019 1 14956 (01) ALPHABETICAL INDEX PREAMBLE······-····-·······························································-············································· .. ······· 4 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS ........................ " ................. " ......................................... 4 ARTICLE 1 • Scope .............................................................................................................................4 ARTICLE 2 • Seniority Status and Llsls ....................................................................................... 5 ARTICLE 3 • Bullettnlng and Fiiiing of Positions ........................................................................ 7 ARTICLE 4 • Displacement and Recall ......................................................................................... 8 ARTICLE 5 • Training ...................................................................................................................13 ARTICLE 6 - Hours of Service, Rest and Meal Periods ............................................................ 14 ARTICLE 7 - Assigned Rest Days .............................................................................................. 15 ARTICLE 8-0vertime and Calls ................................................................................................16 ARTICLE 9 • Applicable to Network Service Technicians Only ............................................... 18 ARTICLE 10 - Applicable to Network Installation Repair Technicians Only .......................... 21 ARTICLE 11 -Applicable to Construction Forces Only ........................................................... 23 ARTICLE 12 • Applicable to Installation Technicians Only................................... .- ................ 24 ARTICLE 13 • Assistance or Relleffor Employees when Overworked ................................... 25 ARTICLE 14 - Transfer at Company's Request or In Exercise of Seniority Rights ............... 25 ARTICLE 15-Technologlcal Change ........................................................................................ 25 ARTICLE 16 • Headquarters ........................................................................................................ 27 ARTICLE 17-Labour Management Commlttee........................................................................ 27 ARTICLE 18 - Relief Work .•. - .........................................................................................................28 ARTICLE 19 - Health and Safety ................................................................................................. 28 ARTICLE 20 - Investigations and Discipline.............................................................................. 28 ARTICLE 21 • Grievance Procedure ........................................................................................... 29 ARTICLE 22- Leaves of Absence ............................................................................................... 30 ARTICLE 23 • Examinations ........................................................................................................ 34 ARTICLE 24 - Court and Jury Duty .............................................................................................35 ARTICLE 25 • Service Papers .....................................................................................................35 ARTICLE 26 - Relocation Expenses .......................................................................................... 36 ARTICLE 27 • General Holidays .................................................................................................. 36 ARTICLE 28 - Vacations .............................................................................................................. 38 ARTICLE 29 • Health and Welfare ...............................................................................................41 ARTICLE 29A - Workers' Compensation/Short Term Disability .............................................. 42 ARTICLE 30 • Bereavement Leave .............................................................................................42 ARTICLE 31 - Deduction of Union Dues .................................................................................... 43 ARTICLE 32 - (Left Blank Intentionally) .................................................................................... 44 ARTICLE 33 - Arbitration ............................. ""............................................................................. 44 ARTICLE 34- Rates of Pay ......................................................................................................... 46 ARTICLE 35 • Applicable to Customer Service Representatives Only ................................... 50 ARTICLE 36 - Applicable to Help Desk Technicians Only ....................................................... 50 LETIERS OF UNDERSTANDING AND ....................................................................................... 52 MEMORANDUMS OF AGREEMENT ........................................................................................... 52 SPECIALIZED TRAINING ................................................................ .......................................... 53 ASSIGNMENT OF INSTALLATION WORK ............................................................................... 54 PAID EDUCATION LEAVE ........................................................................................................ 55 PAYMENT OF COMPANY/CARRIER REQUESTED MEDICAL FORMS ................................. 56 CONTRACTING OUT BARGAINING UNIT WORK ................................................................... 57 EMERGENCY CABLE LOCATES .............................................................................................. 58 NSTC CERTIFICATION ............................................................................................................. 59 CONSTRUCTION LINE GANG "TIME WORKED IN• ................................................................ 60 USE OF GPS TECHNOLOGIES INION ONTERA OWNED/LEASED/RENTED VEHICLES .... 61 EARLY RETURN TO WORK ...................................................................................................... 62 INTEGRATION OF ONTERAAND NORTHERNTEL NOC'S .................................................... 64 SHARING OF CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WORK ......................................... 65 2 SHARING OF INTERNET HELP DESK WORK ..................................................... ,... ., .............. 66 SHARING OF FtELO SERVICE ANO/OR FULFIUMENT (NElWORKtNG} WORK WITH BELL •• '"•••' • 1 •• • u ·•••••.,••o.o.o.• ••••.a,.o.o•• • •-•~••O."',."••t•••••.f•-4•• •+.f••l i l .. ••·-ti ••• t-4 •••••• •• 1t1•••·H .. ~Jt<1'~• 1-t•• ~• ... , ·•••-+~ ••• ·+-i4 • ' >+1• ••+ !• ••+•••~-4-t••. f+ 67 SHARING OF FlELD SERVICE AND/OR FULFILLMENT (NETWORKtNG) WORK WITH NORTHERNTEL ................................................................................................... ....... ............... 69 CONTRACTING OUT OF CABLE LOCATES ANO TOWER WORK ................................... ..... 71 AVERAGING OF HOURS ............................................................................................ .............. 72 EDUCATION ANO TRAINING .................................................................................................... 73 ON-CALL COVERAGE PROGRAM ........................................................................... ., .............. 74 WORKING CONDITIONS FOR EMPlOYEES IN MOOSONEE ............................................... 77 JOB PROTECTION FROM CONTRACTING OUT AND ENHANCED SEVERANCE ........... .... 79 WAGE ADJUSTMENTS ....................................................................................... ...................... 81 3 PREAMBLE The following rules and rates of pay shall govern the employees of Ontera. The rates of pay for additional positions established shall be in conformity with the rates of pay for comparable positions of the same class shown in this Agreement and currently occupied. Such rates shall be subject to immediate review by the proper officer of the Company on request of the Union. Changes shall be made in agreed basic rates of pay for individual positions only when warranted by changed conditions. When changes in basic rates of pay are proposed, the positions affected will be reviewed and compared with the duties and responsibilities of comparable positions by the proper officer of the Company and the Union, with the object of reaching an agreement of revised rates to maintain uniformity for positions on which the duties and responsibilities are relatively the same. Reduction in the basic rate of pay for any position will be made only when a permanent vacancy occurs In such position, and the amount of such reduction shall be applied to increase the basic rates of pay of other existing positions where an increase is required to bring the basic rates of pay of such positions in conformity with those of positions of which the duties and responsibilities are relatively the same. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS "Company'' shall mean Ontera. "Management'' shall be understood to mean the Senior Company Official of Ontera or Corporate Labour Relations Department. as applicable. "Union" shall mean the Local Steward or other such authority of tha Union. INTERPRETATION Any question of interpretation which may arise will be adjusted
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