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For more information about the BLS Contract Collection, see http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/blscontracts/ Or contact us: Catherwood Library, Ives Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 607-254-5370 [email protected] Contract Database Metadata Elements (for a glossary of the elements see - http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/blscontracts/2/) Title: Boston Globe and Boston Globe Employees Association, TNG-CWA Local 31245 (1998) K#: 1476 Employer Name: Boston Globe Location: MA Boston Union: Boston Globe Employees Association TNG-CWA Local: 31245 SIC: 2711 NAICS: 51111 Sector: P Number of Workers: 1150 Effective Date: 01/01/98 Expiration Date: 12/31/00 Number of Pages: 216 Other Years Available: N For additional research information and assistance, please visit the Research page of the Catherwood website - http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/research/ For additional information on the ILR School, http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/ AGREEMENT '• t-^ i — /* - TNG-CWA Local 31245 Boston Globe Employees Association AND THE BOSTON GLOBE January 1, 1998 through December 31, 2000 TABLE OF CONTENTS PREAMBLE '. 1 ARTICLE I - Recognition 2 Recognition 2 Successors and Assigns 2 ARTICLE II - General Provisions 3 i. Duration of Contract 3 2. Fair Practices 3 A. Discrimination 3 B. Affirmative Action 3 C. Anti-Harassment 4 D. Personal Services 4 E. Joint Committee on Workplace Equity and Diversity 4 3A. New Job Categories 5 3B. Significantly Altered Job Categories 5 4. Minimum Qualifications 5 5. Employment Tests 6 6. Filling Vacancies 6 A. Vacancies 6 B. Posting 6 C. Hiring / Promotion / Transfer 7 D. Applications 8 E. Union Notification 8 F. Career Guidance 8 0. Change of Classification Pay 9 H. Trial Period 9 1. Advertisement 9 ARTICLE HI - Job Security 10 1. Layoff 10 Appendix A to Article HI, Section 1, Department Listing 13 2. Discharge and Disciplinary Action 14 3. Probationary Period. 16 4. Probationary Credit 16 5. Seniority Defined 17 ARTICLE IV - Hours of Work and Overtime 17 1. Work Week 17 2. Overtime 18 3. Exclusions from Overtime 18 4. Assignment of Overtime 18 5. Scheduling and Shifts 19 6. Notice of Schedule Change 20 7. Recall 20 8. Unscheduled Work 20 9. Recall from Vacation 20 10. Shift Spacing 20 11. Higher Overtime Payment 21 12. Overtime Records 21 13. Inter-Classification Fill-In 21 ARTICLE V - Vacations, Holidays and Leaves of Absence 22 1. Vacations 22 1A. Vacation Pay 23 2. Vocation Scheduling 24 3. Vacation Seniority 24 4. Holidays '. 24 5. Holiday Compensation 25 5A. Religious Holidays 25 6. Globe Shutdown 26 7. Absence Credit 26 8. Vacation Credit 26 9. Military Service 26 10. Sick Leave 29 11. Workers' Compensation 30 12. Jury Duty 31 13. Bereavement Leave ; 31 14. Pregnancy /Child-Birth Leave 32 15. Family and Medical Leave 33 16. Unpaid Leaves of Absence 33 17. Court Appearances 34 1R. Sabbatical Leave 34 19. Job Sharing 34 20. Temporary Reduced Work Schedules (Medical) 35 ARTICLE VI - Wages 35 1. Terms of Payment 37 2. Wages 37 3. No Reduction in Wages or Loss of Merit 37 4. Length of Service Steps 38 5. Definitions 39 6. Supplemental Payments 39 Globe Wage Table 41 ARTICLE VI A - Kringc Benefits 54 1. Meal Allowance 54 2. Shift Differentials 54 3. Road Per Diem 55 4. lixpense Reimbursements 55 5. Tuition Reimbursement 56 6. Resignition Bonus 57 6A, 401(a) and (k) Plans 57 7. Severence Pay 58 7A. "Week's Earnings" Term of Service 59 8. Life Insurance/ Health Insurance/Long-Term Disability 59 8A. Basic Group Life Insurance Benefits 59 8B. Years Service Group Life Insurance Benefit 59 SC. Business Travel /Accident Life Insurance 60 8D. Pension Plan Insurance 60 8E. Health Insurance 60 8F. Long-Term Disability Benefits 63 9. Benefit Review 64 ii 10. Financial Planning 64 1 i. In-House Photographer/ Darkroom Technician 64 12. Photo Use 64 13. Expense Allowances 65 14. Dependent Care Before-Tax Salary Reduction Plan 65 ARTICLE VII - Miscellaneous 65 1. Outside Activities 65 2. Dangerous Conditions 66 3. Legal Assistance 66 4. Use of Employee's Name 67 5. Transfer to Another City / Country 67 6. Personnel Files/Access 68 7. Employee Performance Evaluation 68 8. One Year Intern Evaluation 68 9. Reporter / Photographer . 69 10. Photography Work 69 11. Free Lance Photography 69 12. Free Lance Work for the Globe 69 13. Stock Purchase Plan 69 14. Bonding '. 69 15. Outside Sales of Original Material 70 16. Sales Commission Plans 70 17. Editorial / Flexible Assignments 70 ARTICLE VIII -Technical Changes in the Workplace 71 1. Access to Information 7] 2. Technology/ Prior Notification 71 3. Jurisdiction 71 4. Job Security and Retraining 72 5. Joint Technology Committee 73 6. Arbitration 73 7. Review/ New Technology 73 8. Speed and Accuracy Standards 73 ARTICLE IX-Retirement 74 1. Agreement 74 2. Joint Administrative Trustees 75 3. Benefit Changes 75 4. 401 (K) Plan 76 5. Contributions 76 ARTICLE X - Union Security 78 1. Sole Bargaining Agent 78 2. Union Shop 78 3. Dues Checkoff 78 4. Checkoff on Renewal of Employment 79 5. Information to the Union 79 A. Original Data 79 B. Changes in Status 80 C. Other Data 80 D. Exempt Employees 80 6. Union Business / Time Off 80 iii 7. Office Space 81 8. Bulletin Boards 81 9. Strikes / Picket Lines 81 ARTICLE XI - Grievance and Arbitration 82 1. Right to Grieve 82 2. Union Delegate/Executive Committee 82 3. Grievance Procedure 83 4. Investigation Rights 84 5. Attendance at Meetings / Hearings 84 6. Protection of the Grievanl 85 7. Expedited Arbitration 85 ARTICLE XII - Career Development and Training 85 1. Program 85 2. On-lhe-Job Training 86 3. Employee Internships 86 4. Career Investigation 86 ARTICLE XIII - Job Safety and Working Conditions 86 1. Safe Working Environment 86 2. Health Maintenance 87 3. Personal Computers / Video Display Terminals 87 4. Pregnancy and PCs/VDTs 89 5. Occupational Health and Safety Committee 89 6. Training of Employees and Newly Hired Employees 89 7. Labeling 89 8. Investigation 89 ARTICLE XIV - Part-Time Employees 90 1. Part-Time Policy 90 2. Definitions 92 3. By-line Language 94 4. Stock Options 94 5. Retirement 94 6. Experience Credit 94 7. Hours of Work 94 8. Scheduling 94 9. Part-Time Job Opening 94 ARTICLE XV - Definitions or Non-Employees 95 APPENDIX I - Exemptions 96 Quid Pro Quo Negotiated Changes Memorandum of Agreement 99 Wage Increases Memorandum of Agreement 103 Other Negotiated Changes 104 BTU Work Assignments Memorandum of Agreement 106 Exhibit A 112 Imaging Center Memorandum of Agreement 114 Increase in Pension Cap Side Letter 116 1999 Health Fund Contribution Side Letter 117 Return Room Messenger/ Photo Resale Side Letter 118 Return Room Messenger - Resolution 119 Purchase of New Photography Equipment Side Letter 120 iv Special Incentive Salespersons Side Letter 121 Additional Exempt Confidential Secretaries Side Letter 124 Sales Supervisor Positions 125 Grievance / Issue Resolution Committee Side Letter 126 Telemarketing Positions Side Letter 127 Inside Sales Department Side Letter 130 New Advertising Department Job Classifications Side Letter 132 "Quid Pro Quo" Changes Side Letter 134 "Project Fast" Shared Services Center Side Letter 135 Part-Time Hours Side Leiter 136 Pending Grievances - Posted Conditions Side Letter 136 New Editorial Positions/ LMS Upgrade Side Letter 137 NLRB Unfair Labor Practice Charges Side Letter 139 401 (a) Administrative Costs Side Letter 140 Inside Sales Memorandum of Agreement 141 Inside Sates Agreement Implementation Side Letter 149 Inside Salespersons' Shift Reallocation Side Letter 150 "Emergency Hires" Side Leiter '. 151 Appendix A Salespersons'Account Sales and Service Tasks 152 Clerical Support Tasks 153 Production Coordinator's Tasks as the Relate to Inside Sales 154 Exhibit A - Major Metro Newspapers 156 SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT 157 I. Job Guarantee 157 II. Marketplace Wage Adjusted Classifications 158 III. Quid Pro Quo 159 A. Annualized Payments 159 B. One-time Quid Pro Quo Payments 161 C. Increase in LTD 162 D. Part-Time Benefits 162 Dangerous Conditions Policy 163 Clarification of Job Guarantee Side Letter 164 Exhibit A - Job Security List 165 .1 Exhibit B-Employees To Be Added to Exhibit A 165 .12 Exhibit D - Resignition Bonus Schedule 165 .14 Reduced Work Week Side Letter 166 Family Conflict Policy Side Letter 168 Expense Allowances Side Letter 169 Editorial Independent Contrators Side Letter 170 Evaluations and Overtime Assignments by Bargaining Unit Employees Side Letter 171 Health Insurance for Part-Time Employees Side Letter 171 Shift Scheduling and Holidays Side Letter 172 Taft-Hartley Trust Fund Side Letter 173 National Health Insurance Legislation Side Letter 174 v Committees Relative to Marketplace Adjusted Wage Classifications and Subcontracting Side Letter 175 Resolution of Certain Post Contractual Grievances Side Letter 176 Resolution of Certain Unfair Labor Practice Charges Side Letter .... 177 Retiree Newspaper Subscription Side Letter 178 UNIT CLARIFICATION SEITLEMENT AGREEMENT 179 UC Excusion of Associate Software Analyst Side Letter 183 Buyer Position Side Letter 184 vi PREAMBLE This Agreement is made this day of , ! 999 , effective January 1, 1998 between the Globe Newspaper Company, Inc. hereinafter called the Employer, and BGEA/TNG-CWA Local 31245, hereinafter called the Union. GLOBE NEWSPAPER BGEArTNG-CWA COMPANY, INC.: LOCAL 31245: By: By: Gregory L. Thornton Robert A. Jordan By: By: : Harriet E. Gould Mark L. Anastas By:= __ By: Alfred S. Larkin Jr. James D. McAuliffe By: By: Linda McCulley Leonard J.