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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: Mack Trucks, Inc. and International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) Locals 171, 472, 677, 1247, 2301, and 5841 (2001) K#: 4133 Employer Name: Mack Trucks, Inc. Location: GA MD PA SC Union: International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) Local: 171, 472, 677, 1247, 2301, 5841 SIC: 3711 NAICS: 336120 Sector: P Number of Workers: 3700 Effective Date: 10/02/01 Expiration Date: 10/01/04 Number of Pages: 160 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/ MASTER AGREEMENT between MACK TRUCKS, INC. and the /6 3g(p INTERNATIONAL UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA, UAW And Its Locals 171, 472, 677, 1247,2301,5841 October 2. 2001 •- MASTER AGREEMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS Article # Recognition 1 Union Shop and Checkoff 2 Representation 5 Notification 5 Grievance Procedure 6 Seniority 12 Layoff and Recall 20 Posting New Jobs or Vacancies 20 Transfer of Shift 21 Leaves of Absence 21 Military Provisions 28 Hours of Work 32 Overtime 34 Holidays 36 Vacations 43 Wages, Starting Rates Progression 46 Transfers-Wage Rates 56 Production Standards 56 Discharge and 56 Discipline Strikes and Lockouts 58 Health and Safety 59 Pension Plan 82 TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTINUED No, Article Eaflg # 23. Insurance Program 82 24. S.U.B. Plan Severance Pay 82 Plan 25. Transfer to Other Facilities 83 26. No Discrimination 83 27. Job Security 83 28. General 85 29. Posting Contract 92 30. Successors 92 31. Duration 93 32. Profit Sharing Plan 96 33. Mack Protected Employee Group 96 Plan 34. Legal Services Plan 96 Exhibit "1" 97 Exhibit "1A" 99 Exhibit "2" 101 Exhibit "3" 103 Letters of Agreement 115 MASTER AGREEMENT MACK TRUCKS, INC. AND THE INTERNATIONAL UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA, UAW This Master Agreement (hereinafter designated as the •AGREEMENT), made this 2nd day of October, 2001 by and between MACK TRUCKS, INC., a Pennsylvania corporation, (hereinafter designated as "MANAGEMENT" or the "COMPANY") and the INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA, UAW, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Locals Nos. 171, 472, 677,1247, 2301 and 5841 (hereinafter designated collectively as the "UNION"), covering bargaining unit employees of the Company in facilities at Hagerstown, Maryland; Atlanta, Georgia; Allen town, Pennsylvania; Macungie, Pennsylvania; Middletown, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland and Winnsboro, South Carolina is for the purpose of memorializing the Agreement between the Parties (hereinbefore the Company and the Union). The Parties mutually agree that wherever masculine or feminine words are used in this Agreement, they refer to females and males equally. WITNESSETH: That the Parties hereto mutually agree as follows: ARTICLE 1 - RECOGNITION SECTION 1, The Company recognizes the Union as the exclusive collective bargaining agent for the employees of the Company in the bargaining units described in the Local Supplemental Agreements. 1 Article 1, Section 2 SECTION 2. The Company agrees to notify the Union as promptly as practicable of its intention to construct or acquire any new facility or any addition thereto. SECTION 3. Management Rights All management rights not expressly modified or relinquished by this Agreement are reserved to the Company. Such rights will not be exercised in a manner that conflicts with the express provisions of this Agreement. The exercise of such rights may be made the subject of a grievance under Article 5 of this Agreement. ARTICLE 2 - UNION SHOP AND CHECK-OFF SECTION 4, (a) All present employees covered by this Agreement who are members of the Union as of the date of the signing of this Agreement shall continue their membership in the Union as a condition of employment. All present employees covered by this Agreement who are not members of the Union as of the date of the signing of this Agreement shall, as a condition of employment, become members of the Union upon the thirtieth (30th) calendar day following the date of the signing of this Agreement. All employees hired on or after the date of the signing of this Agreement and covered by this Agreement shall, as a condition of employment become members of the Union upon the thirtieth {30th) calendar day following the date of their employment. (b) All employees covered by this Agreement must become members of the Union and retain, as a condition of further employment, their membership in good standing in accordance with the Union's Constitution and By-laws for the duration of the contract, subject to the provisions of the National Labor 2 Article 2, Section 4 Relations Act of 1947, as amended, or hereafter amended. (c) The Company will not retain or re-employ in any job in the bargaining unit an employee who fails to comply with the provisions of this Section. (d) If a dispute arises as to whether an employee has failed to maintain membership in good standing in the Union as required herein, such dispute may be submitted for determination by an arbitrator in accordance with the provisions of this contract. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the Parties. (e) An employee shall not be required to become a member of or continue membership in the Union as a condition of employment, if employed in any state which prohibits, or otherwise makes unlawful, membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment. SECTION 5. (a) For the duration of this Agreement and subject to the provisions of this Section, the Company agrees to deduct from the wages earned, any regular benefits paid under the Supplemental Unemployment Benefits Plan, or any back pay awards for time lost from work as a rRKiilt nf a rijsrinlinarv si isnensinn of rllSCharrip anrl pay over to the Local Union, the Union membership dues of all employees within the bargaining unit who are members of the Union and who, in writing, authorize and request the Company to do so in accordance with the provisions of this Section. In addition, any Settlement Bonus or payments under the Profit Sharing Plan shall have Union dues deducted at the rate of 1.15% of the total amount of any such payment. "Union membership dues" as used herein, means the employee's periodic dues and initiation fees. Should the Local Union later certify to the Company that the amount due as periodic Union dues has been 3 Article 2, Section 5 changed, the Company shall deduct and remit in accordance with such certification. The Local Union will keep the Company informed of the proper amounts to be deducted in each case, however, the frequency of such deduction shall be uniform throughout the Company. The Local Union shall give the Company at least two (2) weeks advance notice of any changes in the amounts to be deducted. Employees who desire to authorize and request the Company to make such deductions and payments of their Union membership dues shall use the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and entitled "Authorization for Check-off of Dues". An alternative form of. authorization for use with employees in units located in right-tc-work states is attached as Exhibit 1-A. Payroll deductions of the Union membership dues shall become effective in the.calendar month during which the "Authorization for Check-off of Dues" form, property filled out and signed by the employee, is submitted to the Company by the Local Union before the twentieth {20th) day of the month. If such forms are received on or after the twentieth {20th} day of the month, deductions shall become effective in the first payroll period of the subsequent month, Payroll deductions of Union membership dues will be made from the last full workweek of the month and shall be taken from the first payday of the following month. Dues will also be deducted during the month from any regular Supplemental Unemployment Benefits payment. All such sums deducted by the Company shall be remitted to the Local Union Financial Secretary no later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the month. The Company will furnish to the Local Union the identity of employees for whom payroll or Supplemental Unemployment Benefits payment dues deductions are made. Such list will be furnished not later than the work day following pay day. 4 Article 2, Section 5 No payroll or Supplemental Unemployment Benefits deduction of Union membership dues shall be made from the earnings of any payroll period in which the employee's earnings after deducting taxes and other deductions required by law are insufficient to cover the full deduction for such payments. Amounts not deducted In any payroll period in a month due to lack of earnings or for any other reason will be deducted, to the extent earnings are available, in the last payroll period commencing in that month, but in no event will the deduction of membership dues be deferred beyond the calendar month in which such membership dues are initially owed.