ARTICLE 15

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 1. Inventions.

A. Employees shall be permitted to retain ownership of an invention conceived or developed by them if the invention (a) was developed entirely on the employee’s own time and the invention is one for which no equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secret information of the Company was used; and (b) does not (i) relate directly to the business of the Company or to the Company’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (ii) result from any work performed by the employees for the Company. All other inventions shall be the property of the Company, and employees shall assist the Company in the protection of such inventions as directed by the Company.

B. No employee shall be required, as a condition of employment or continued employment, to sign an invention agreement, which contravenes the provisions of Article 15 (A).

Section 2. Sabotage.

The Union agrees to report to the Company when it has knowledge of any acts of sabotage or damage to or the unauthorized or unlawful taking of Company, government, customer or any other person’s or employee’s property. The Union further agrees, if any such acts occur, to use its best efforts in assisting to identify and apprehend the guilty person or persons.

Section 3. Investigatory Interviews.

Each employee has the right, during an investigatory interview, which the employee reasonably believes may result in discipline, to request the presence of his/her shop steward, if the shop steward is available. If his/her shop steward is not available, such employee may request the presence of another immediately available shop steward. If a shop steward, pursuant to the employee’s request, is present during such an interview, the shop steward, in addition to acting as an observer, may, after the Company has completed its questioning of the employee, ask additional questions of the employee in an effort to provide information which is as complete and accurate as possible. The shop steward shall not obstruct or interfere with the interview.

Section 4. Bulletin Boards.

A. The Union shall have the right to use designated bulletin boards on the Company property for the purpose of posting notices of Union meetings and other activities which are officially approved by the Union and the Company prior to posting. The Company will act promptly on such notices sent to them by the Union.

B. No other notices or distribution of pamphlets, advertising matter of any kind of literature will be permitted in the plant or on Company property excepting matter the distribution of which is protected by Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act as amended. Violators of this rule shall be subject to immediate disciplinary action up to and including discharge.

Section 5. No Discrimination.

In the administration of this Agreement, neither the Company nor the Union shall discriminate against any employee because of that employee’s race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, Union membership, Vietnam era veteran status or against qualified individuals with a disability. Use of any male noun or pronoun throughout this Agreement shall refer to both male and female employees.

Section 6. Subcontracting.

The Company shall inform the Union of any subcontracting of typical bargaining unit work prior to the writing of the contract for the subcontracted work and discuss it with the Union.

Section 7.

Both parties agree to establish a safety committee, which will meet on a regular basis.