TENTATIVE AGREEMENT
LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING NO. 10
SUBJECT: CORPORATE JOBS
COMMITTEE
The purpose of this Letter
is to define the objectives of the joint Union/Company Corporate Jobs
Committee.
1. The
Corporate Jobs Committee shall consist of not more than six (6) representatives
appointed in writing by the Union's Corporate Coordinator and not more than six
(6) representatives appointed in writing by the Company's Vice President of
Union Relations. This Committee may be
comprised of representatives from the Puget Sound,
2. The
Committee shall, as determined jointly by its chairs, study the job
classification system established by Article 13 of the parties' Collective
Bargaining Agreement in order to maintain the integrity of the system and to
develop and implement plans for change that will provide job enhancement,
employment security and productivity improvements. Such activities may include but are not
limited to:
·
Developing
innovative job structure proposals.
·
Deactivating
zero or minimally populated jobs.
·
Combining
jobs by placing similar work in similar job classifications.
·
Developing
new jobs and revisions to existing jobs to accurately reflect organization of
tasks.
·
Establishing
like classifications and titles for all locations covered by the Agreement
where work responsibilities are the same.
3. If a Committee member is required to visit a
Primary Location to fulfill a Corporate Jobs Committee commitment, the
appropriate Committee members shall be notified and participate as appropriate
in any business involving that visit.
4. The
Committee shall report to the
5. The
chairs may, from time to time, jointly recommend the adoption by the
6. To
create a proper environment for the Committee's work, the Committee's
proceedings shall not be used as the basis for, nor as evidence in, any
proceedings under Article 19 of the parties' Collective Bargaining Agreement.
7. The
Committee shall function through the life of the Bargaining Agreement.
8.
The
Dated: September 29, 2005 4,
2008
By:___________________________ By:_________________________
Date: _________________________ Date:_______________________