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TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE I-PURPOSE OF AGREEMENT ............. ............... ... .......... ...... ..................................... .. .. ... .. 1 ARTICLE 2- RECOGNITION ..... ..... .. ..... .................................. ... .. .~ .................... ... ........................ ........... 1 ARTICLE 3 -UNION SECURITY ............. ......................................................... .. ........ ...... ............. ...... .. .. 2 ARTICLE 4- MANAGEMENT RIGHTS ......................... ........... ... .. ....... .. .................................. .. ...... .. .. .. 2 ARTICLE 5-UNION STEWARDS .. ..... .. .... .......... ... .... ............... .. ................... ......................................... 3 ARTICLE 6 - GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURE ...................................................... ... 3 ARTICLE 7- SUSPENSION & TERMINATION ................ ........ .. ............ .... ..... .. .. .... ......... .. .. .................. 5 ARTICLE 8-NO STRIKES/NO LOCK-OUTS .................................... ....... .. ...................... ................. .. .. 6 ARTICLE 9- WAGES, CLASSIFICATIONS & WELFARE .. .. .. .................... .. ........................................ 6 ARTICLE 10- HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME .... .. .................................. ...... .. .. .......... .. .. ............ 6 ARTICLE 11-VACATIONS WITH PAY ............................... ..... .. ........................... .. ........... .. .... .. .. ......... 8 ARTICLE 12-STATUTORY HOLIDAYS ...... .. .. .. ...... .................. ..... .. ............. ...................................... 9 ARTICLE 13- SENIORITY .. .. .............................................. ........................... ............... .. ........ .. ... .... .. .... 10 ARTICLE 14-LAY-OFFS, RECALL AND VACANCIES .. .. ............ .. .. ....... ..... ......... ... .. ........ .... .. ......... 10 ARTICLE 15-VACANCIES, JOB POSTINGS & PROMOTIONS .. .. ........ .. .......................................... 11 ARTICLE 16-NEW JOB CLASSIFICATION ...................... ................................................... .. .. ........... 13 ARTICLE 17- HEALTH & SAFETY ......... ... ........ .. .. .~ .. .. .. ... ......... .. .................................. ...... .. ... .. ...... ... .. 13 ARTICLE 18 - LEAVE OF ABSENCE .. .. ....................... ........ ........... ...... ................................................ 14 ARTICLE 19- BULLETIN BOARDS ........... ...................... ...... .. .......... ................................................... 14 ARTICLE 20- BEREAVEMENT LEAVE AND JURY DUTY ........ .. ........ .. ...... ................................ .. .. 15 ARTICLE21-PAYMENTOFWAGES .. .. .............................................................................................. 15 ARTICLE 22- MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING RATES AND BENEFITS ......................................... 16 ARTICLE 23 -PENSION & BENEFITS .................. .. ........................... ................................................... 16 23 .01-HealthBenefits .... ... ............. ........... ................. .. ......... .. ... ........................ ........................... 16 23 .02 -Pension ......... ................ ...... ... ........ .. ...................................................................... ..... .. ..... 16 23.03- RRSP & ESPP .. ........................ .................................. .. ......... .. ................ .. ..... ........ .. .......... 17 23.04- Part-time and Seasonal/Temporary Employees .......... .......... .. ........... .. ................................ 17 ARTICLE 24-PART-TIMEAND SEASONAUTEMPORARY EMPLOYEES ... ......... .. ...................... 17 ARTICLE 25 -DURATION OF AGREEMENT ...................................................................................... 18 SCHEDULE "A" .................................. .... ..................................... ...... ............... ............... ......................... 19 WHEREAS the Employer and the Union are desirous of entering into a Collective Agreement; NOW THEREFORE it is agreed as follows: ARTICLE 1 -PURPOSE OF AGREEMENT 1.01 The purpose of this Collective Agreement is to establish and maintain an orderly collective bargaining relationship between the Employer and the Union, to secure the efficient and reasonable disposition of grievances and to promote the efficient operation of the Employer's business. This Collective Agreement shall govern the relationship between the Employer and the Union. 1.02 The parties agree that in the exercise of each of their rights and in the administration of this Collective Agreement, they shall do so in a fair and reasonable manner. ARTICLE 2- RECOGNITION 2.01 The Employer recognizes the Union as the exclusive bargaining agent for all ofits employees of ATCO Structures & Logistics Ltd employed at Department ofNational Defence facilities in the City of Burlington (except for 3230 Fairview Street), Town of Oakville (except for 90 Thomas Street), City ofWaterloo (except for 550 Parkside Drive), City of Welland (except for 459 Prince Charles Drive), City ofMississauga, City ofWindsor (except for 960 Ouellette Avenue), Town of Aurora (except for 215 Industrial Parkway South), City of Barrie, City of Brampton, City of Brantford, City of Cambridge, Municipality of Chatham-Kent, City of Georgetown (except for 91 Todd Street), Town of Grimsby, City of Guelph, City of Hamilton, City of Kitchener, City of London, Norfolk County, City of Oshawa (except for 53 Simcoe Street North and 1220 Keith Ross Court), City of Owen Sound, CityofSamia, City of St. Catharines (except for 81 Lake Street), City of St. Thomas, City of Stratford and the City of Toronto (except for 6450 Viscount Road, 659 Lakeshore Boulevard West and 5 Yukon Lane) as well as 660 Fleet Street, Toronto, Ontario (Fort York Armoury); 130 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario (Moss Park Armoury) ; and 1 Yukon Lane, Toronto, Ontario (Denison Armoury), save and except co-ordinators, quality control employees, managers, persons above the rank of manager, office and clerical staff. 2.02 The Employer shall not contract in/out work performed by bargaining unit employees if doing so will result in a permanent reduction in hours or a layoff of bargaining unit employees. ARTICLE 3- UNION SECURITY 3.01 Each and every employee shall, when working in a position within the bargaining unit, be required as a condition of employment to have monthly Union dues deducted from his/her total gross earnings (a) in an amount equivalent to 1.8% of total gross earnings; The Employer agrees to make such deductions from the pay due to its employees in each calendar month, as per the Employer's pay cycle, and to remit same not later than the fifteenth (15th ) day of the following month to the Secretary Treasure of the Union. The Employer shall when remitting such dues, name the employee from whose pay such deductions are made, together with his/her Social Insurance Number. The Employer shall notify the Union of any and all Termination of Employees (Voluntary or Otherwise). ARTICLE 4- MANAGEMENT RIGHTS 4.01 It is the exclusive function of the Employer to: a) maintain order, productivity and efficiency; b) hire, promote and discipline employees for just cause; and c) determine the kinds of equipment and materials to be used, the control of materials and parts, the methods and techniques of work, the schedules of production, the number of employees required, the extension, limitation or cessation of operations or any part thereof. 4.02 The Employer shall exercise its rights in a fair and reasonable manner. 4.03 Employer Policies Employer policies shall be communicated and available to the employees where applicable. Any revisions or amendments to the policy shall be presented or disclosed within one (I) week ofthe final draft. 2 ARTICLE 5 -UNION STEWARDS 5.01 The Employer agrees to recognize one (1) Steward and one (1) alternative steward appointed by the Union. The steward shall be deemed to have the highest seniority for the purposes of this Collective Agreement. The alternative steward shall only be deemed to have the highest seniority while acting in their steward capacity. 5.02 The Union shall advise the Employer in writing of any employee(s) who is/are appointed as Steward(s). 5.03 The Union acknowledges that Stewards have their regular duties to perform for the Employer. The Employer acknowledges that Stewards will from time to time be required to attend to on-site Union business (including grievances) without loss of pay. 5.04 The Union Steward shall not be discriminated against or disciplined for the proper performance of their duties on behalf of the Union. 5.05 The Union Steward on each job will be responsible for reporting any disputes to the Employer and Union Representative, so that these can be taken up in the proper manner without any delay. ARTICLE 6- GRIEVANCE & ARBITRATION PROCEDURE 6.01 The parties to this Collective Agreement are agreed that grievances should be adjusted as efficiently as possible. 6.02 Grievances may be adjusted and settled as follows: An employee who has a complaint will attempt to bring it to the attention of his/her supervisor within five (5) days in an attempt to resolve the matter. If the employee and the supervisor are unable to resolve the complaint, the employee may file a grievance in in the following manner. 3 Step No.1: Grievance and Reply The Union may, on its own behalf and/or on behalf of one or more affected employees,