
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT

COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT
of
June 04, 2007 2010
BETWEEN
TRIUMPH COMPOSITE SYSTEMS, INC.
and
INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS
AND AEROSPACE
WORKERS, AFL-CIO
DISTRICT LODGE
751, LOCAL LODGE 86
Page
ARTICLE 1UNION REPRESENTATION............................................................................................. 1
Section 1.1............................................................................................................................................ 1
Section 1.2 Union Security..................................................................................................................... 2
Section 1.3 Satisfaction of
Obligation...................................................................................................... 2
Section 1.4 Failure to
Satisfy Obligation.................................................................................................. 2
Section 1.5 Explanation to
Employees.................................................................................................... 2
Section 1.6 Indemnification..................................................................................................................... 2
Section 1.7 Payroll
Deduction for
Section 1.8 Contributions to Machinists' Nonpartisan Political League..................................................... 3
Section 1.9 Contributions
to Guide Dogs of
ARTICLE 2 MANAGEMENT RIGHTS CLAUSE............................................................................... 3
Section 2.1............................................................................................................................................ 3
ARTICLE 3 JOINT
RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMPANY AND
Section 3.1 Communication.................................................................................................................... 4
Section 3.2 Lean
Manufacturing Practices and Principles......................................................................... 5
Section 3.3
Non-Discrimination.............................................................................................................. 7
Section 3.4 Drug-Alcohol
Policy............................................................................................................ 7
Section 3.5 Training............................................................................................................................... 7
Section 3.6 Safety
Committee................................................................................................................ 7
Section 3.7 Employee
Reviews............................................................................................................... 7
ARTICLE 4 UNION REPRESENTATIVES AND UNION ACTIVITY.............................................. 7
Section 4.1
Section 4.2 Bulletin Boards.................................................................................................................... 8
Section 4.3 Union
Representatives' Access to Plants............................................................................... 8
Section 4.4 Conditions
Relating to Access to Plants................................................................................ 8
Section 4.5 Union Activity
During Working Hours.................................................................................. 9
Section 4.6 Stewards............................................................................................................................. 9
Section 4.7 Departure from Work Assignment by Stewards to Investigate Complaints or
........... Claims of Grievance.......................................................................................................... 10
Section 4.8 Departure from Work for Union Business........................................................................... 11
ARTICLE 5 WORKWEEK, HOURS OF WORK, SHIFTS................................................................ 12
Section 5.1 Workweek........................................................................................................................ 12
Section 5.2 Short Workweek............................................................................................................... 12
Section 5.3 Shifts; Lunch
Periods; Rest Periods.................................................................................... 12
Section 5.4 Shift
Preference................................................................................................................. 12
ARTICLE 6 RATES OF PAY................................................................................................................ 13
Section
6.1 Definitions.......................................................................................................................... 13
Section
6.2 Base Rates........................................................................................................................ 14
Section
6.3 Base Rate Changes............................................................................................................ 15
Section
6.4 Cost of Living.................................................................................................................... 18
Section
6.5 Gain Sharing Program........................................................................................................ 19
Section
6.6 Shift Differentials................................................................................................................ 19
Section 6.7 Jury Duty, Witness Duty, Military Leave, Bereavement Leave............................................. 19
Section
6.8 Garnishments..................................................................................................................... 21
Section
6.9 Paydays............................................................................................................................. 21
Section
6.10 Report Time.................................................................................................................... 21
Section
6.11 Overtime......................................................................................................................... 22
Section
6.12 Wage Payment Basis....................................................................................................... 24
Section
6.13 New Assignments............................................................................................................ 24
Section
6.14 Temporary Assignments................................................................................................... 25
ARTICLE 7 HOLIDAYS........................................................................................................................ 25
Section 7.1 Dates on Which
Observed................................................................................................. 25
Section 7.2 Unworked
Holidays........................................................................................................... 26
Section 7.3 Worked Holidays.............................................................................................................. 26
Section 7.4 Holidays During
Vacation................................................................................................... 27
Section 7.5 Employees on Third Shift................................................................................................... 27
ARTICLE 8 VACATION PLAN............................................................................................................ 27
Section 8.1 General.............................................................................................................................. 27
Section 8.2 Accumulation of
Vacation.................................................................................................. 27
Section 8.3 Use of Vacation
Credits..................................................................................................... 28
Section 8.4 Vacation
Payment on Termination...................................................................................... 29
ARTICLE 9 PAID TIME OFF............................................................................................................... 29
..... Section
9.1 PTO.................................................................................................................................. 29
..... Section
9.2 Payout of Unused Paid Time Off (PTO)............................................................................. 31
ARTICLE 10 SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLANS..................................................................... 31
Section 10.1 Retirement
Plan................................................................................................................ 31
Section 10.2 401(k) Savings
Plan......................................................................................................... 31
Section 10.3 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan........................................................................................ 33
ARTICLE 11 GROUP BENEFITS........................................................................................................ 33
Section 11.1 Type of Group Benefits Program for Employees on the Active Payroll............................... 33
Section 11.2 Cost of the Group Benefits Program for Employees on the Active Payroll.......................... 34
Section 11.3 Administration.................................................................................................................. 39
Section 11.4 Copies of
Policies to be Furnished to Union...................................................................... 39
Section 11.5 Federal or
State Programs............................................................................................... 39
ARTICLE 12 TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT..................................................................................... 40
Section 12.1........................................................................................................................................ 40
ARTICLE 13 JOB CLASSIFICATIONS — IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION OF........... 40
Section 13.1 Identification of Jobs — Placement in Job
Classifications.................................................. 34
Section 13.2 13.1 Temporary
Classifications........................................................................................ 40
Section 13.3 13.2Procedure
for Placement, Within Job Classifications, of New or Changed Jobs.......... 40
Section 13.4 13.3 Establishment of New Jobs...................................................................................... 41
Section 13.5 13.4 Procedure in Event of Disagreement......................................................................... 41
Section 13.6 13.5 Retroactive
Payment Where Classification Rate Changed.......................................... 41
Section 13.7 13.6 Misassignment Grievances........................................................................................ 41
Section 13.8 13.7 Jobs List.................................................................................................................. 42
ARTICLE 14 SENIORITY.................................................................................................................... 44
Section 14.1........................................................................................................................................ 44
Section 14.2 Accumulation
of Seniority................................................................................................. 45
Section 14.3 Loss of
Seniority.............................................................................................................. 46
Section 14.4 Nature of
Seniority Rights................................................................................................ 47
Section 14.5 Probationary
Employees.................................................................................................. 47
ARTICLE 15 LEAVE OF ABSENCE — MEDICAL LEAVE............................................................ 48
ARTICLE 16 PERSONAL LEAVE....................................................................................................... 48
ARTICLE 17 HEALTH AND SAFETY................................................................................................ 49
Section 17.1 Mutual
Objective............................................................................................................. 49
Section 17.2 Health and
Safety Focal Points......................................................................................... 49
Section 17.3 Use of Safety
Devices...................................................................................................... 50
Section 17.4 Safety Health and Environmental Reporting Process (SHERPS)........................................ 50
Section 17.5 Requirement of
Medical Examination................................................................................ 51
Section 17.6 Medical
Recommendations.............................................................................................. 52
Section 17.7 Employees with
Injuries or Illnesses.................................................................................. 52
Section 17.8 Employee
Assistance....................................................................................................... 53
ARTICLE 18 STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS......................................................................................... 53
ARTICLE 19 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE......................................................................................... 54
ARTICLE 20 MISCELLANEOUS........................................................................................................ 55
Section 20.1 Inventions........................................................................................................................ 55
Section 20.2 Sabotage......................................................................................................................... 56
Section 20.3
Nondiscrimination............................................................................................................ 56
Section 20.4 Masculine -
Feminine References..................................................................................... 56
Section 20.5 Security
Interviews........................................................................................................... 56
Section 20.6 Subcontracting................................................................................................................. 57
Section 20.7 Successorship.................................................................................................................. 57
ARTICLE 21 LAYOFF, RECLASSIFICATION AND RECALL RIGHTS....................................... 58
Section 21.1........................................................................................................................................ 58
Section 21.2........................................................................................................................................ 58
ARTICLE 22 PROMOTIONAL PROCEDURES................................................................................ 58
ARTICLE 23 DURATION..................................................................................................................... 59
LETTERS OF UNDERSTANDING..........................................................…....................................... 61
ATTACHMENT A..........................................................….................................................................... 67
of
June 04, 2007 2010
BETWEEN
TRIUMPH COMPOSITE SYSTEMS, INC.
and
INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS
AND
AEROSPACE WORKERS, AFL-CIO
DISTRICT
LODGE 751, LOCAL LODGE 86
THIS AGREEMENT, dated June 04, 2007 2010 by
and between Triumph Composite Systems, Inc., (the term "the Company"
being hereinafter deemed in each instance to refer to such corporation), and
the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO,
District Lodge 751 and Local Lodge 86, hereafter representing employees of the
Company in the units described in Article 1 (the term "the Union"
being hereinafter deemed in each instance to refer to the International
Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO).
ARTICLE
1
UNION REPRESENTATION
Section 1.1
The Company hereby recognizes the Union as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all employees engaged in production, manufacture, maintenance, installation, repair, and all associated duties, including inspectors, tooling, transportation, building maintenance, shipping, receiving and excluding all other employees, guards and supervisors as defined by the National Labor Relations Act. Above-recognized employees assigned away from the Spokane Plant are also recognized under this Agreement.
Section 1.2
Union Security.
All employees within the bargaining unit as defined in this Agreement, shall become members of the Union within thirty-one (31) days following the beginning of such employment or within thirty-one (31) days following the execution of this Agreement, whichever is later, and shall thereafter maintain their membership in good standing in the Union during the life of this Agreement, as a condition of continued employment.
Section
1.3 Satisfaction of Obligation.
Employees who are required either to become members of the Union or maintain membership in good standing in the Union may satisfy that obligation by periodically tendering to the Union an amount equal to the Union's regular and usual monthly dues.
Section
1.4 Failure to Satisfy Obligation.
In the event an employee who, as a condition of continued employment, is required to become a member of the Union, or maintain his membership in good standing therein, but in any such case does not do so, the Union will notify the Company in writing, or through such other office as may be designated by the Company, of such employee's delinquency. The Company agrees to advise such employee that his employment status with the Company is in jeopardy and that his failure to meet his obligation within five (5) days will result in his termination of employment.
Section
1.5 Explanation to Employees.
Either the Company or the
Section
1.6 Indemnification.
The Union shall indemnify, defend and save the
Company harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits or other forms of
liability that shall arise out of or by reason of action taken by the Company
under Section 1.4 in reliance upon representation by the Vice President-Human Resources (or his
designee).
Section 1.7 Payroll Deduction for Union Dues and Initiation Fee.
The Company shall make payroll deductions for
the Union's initiation fee, and its regular and usual monthly dues, upon
receipt by the office designated by the Company of a voluntary written
assignment from the employee covering such deductions on a form mutually agreed
to by the
Section
1.8 Contributions to Machinists' Nonpartisan Political League.
Upon receipt by the Company of a signed voluntary authorization by an employee, on a form approved by the Company, requesting that there be deductions made from his wages, in a monthly amount designated by the employee, such deductions to be forwarded to the Union for use by the Machinists' Nonpartisan Political League, the Company will thereafter make such deductions and forward them to the Machinists' Nonpartisan Political League, care of the Union. Such authorization will remain in effect for the duration of this Agreement, unless earlier canceled in writing by the employee.
Section 1.9 Contributions to Guide Dogs of
Upon receipt by the Company of a signed voluntary authorization by an employee, on a form approved by the Company, requesting that there be deductions made from his wages, in a monthly amount designated by the employee, such deductions to be forwarded to the Union for use by Guide Dogs of America, the Company will thereafter make such deductions and forward them to Guide Dogs of America, care of the Union. Such authorization will remain in effect for the duration of this Agreement, unless earlier canceled in writing by the employee.
ARTICLE 2
MANAGEMENT RIGHTS CLAUSE
Section
2.1
The
management of the plant and direction of the working force is vested
exclusively in the Company which shall include, but in no way limit, the right
to hire, promote to supervision, suspend, demote from supervision, discipline
or discharge for cause, to transfer or lay off because of lack of work or for
other legitimate reasons, to determine the type of products to be manufactured
and the method of manufacturing, to determine the location of the plant, or any
department thereof, to determine whether components, pieces, parts or
assemblies or subassemblies shall be manufactured or purchased, to determine
whether inspection, research, design and maintenance services will be performed
by members of the bargaining unit or purchased from others, and to plan and
schedule production, determine methods and processes and means of
manufacturing, to enforce reasonable plant rules on a uniform basis, and to
determine what constitutes good and efficient plant practices or operation. The foregoing management rights clause is
limited only by and subject to those matters specifically set forth in this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
3
JOINT
RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMPANY AND
Section
3.1 Communication.
Realizing that certain commitments from both
Management and the
1. The parties will work closely together in a cooperative relationship that extends from the shop floor to the top site management offices in order to solve problems quickly and effectively in a harmonious manner.
2. Both parties will work at improving communication skills in various ways. As a starting point the following commitments will be agreed to as positive means to add structured communication to the organization.
a) The Management of the Company will, at a minimum, agree to hold Company meetings which share honest, relevant information about past business performance and future business plans.
b) A joint committee of Union Stewards and Management representatives will meet every other week to discuss day-to-day matters affecting the combined efforts of both parties.
3. In
the interest of achieving a positive business operation,
a) A Senior Manager will be available at all times to intercede
in matters of importance on the shop floor which require immediate attention.
The parties especially recognize that any behavior which outwardly shows
disrespect for individuals will not be tolerated by
b) The Company will notify the Union Business Representative, in writing (including email), within five (5) working days of any changes to Human Resources policies, procedures or changes to the Employee Handbook that affect the collective bargaining unit employees.
Section
3.2 Lean Manufacturing Philosophy.
3.2(a) It is the intent of labor and management
to promote a culture of continuous improvement. To this end, all products new
and existing will be produced in keeping with lean manufacturing principles. At
the time of introduction of a new product or re-configuration of an existing
product, the manpower, skills requirements and IAM contractual job classifications
will be identified and assigned to meet the planned production hours to
manufacture the product. The employees assigned to the team will perform tasks
required to manufacture and ship the product.
By applying Lean Manufacturing Principles, it is our objective to:
· Create a sense of ownership among workers.
· Make improvements an expectation of workers.
· Create a structure of teams to utilize workers' ideas.
· Be open to new ideas from teams.
· Provide workers with training required to improving technologies and strategies.
· Support teams as partners in improvements.
· Encourage a culture that permits change and experimentation to improve our processes.
In all these matters we recognize mutual support reflects mutual success. These commitments have been developed to enhance the collective bargaining procedure -- not to replace it and will not supersede other articles of this Agreement.
3.2(b) Lean
Process Improvement (“LPI”) Guidelines.
Non-bargaining unit employees can design, manufacture or modify first
unit run of products, shadow boards, shop layout, cards or similar equipment to
be used for test or non-production prototype purposes. Non-bargaining unit employees can perform
initial equipment cleaning as part of LPI.
Only IAM employees will
manufacture production parts, tools, or assemblies and perform follow-on
cloning of duplicate equipment. All activities,
such as clean up, floor configuration and moving of equipment after an LPI
event has been completed, which has customarily and historically been performed
by IAM employees, will continue to be performed by IAM employees.
The Company will not assign
3.2(c) The Company and the Union agree that parts,
materials, tools (excluding production tooling), and other goods or products
furnished by an external supplier, vendor, contractor, or subcontractor may initially be delivered, managed or
presented to the Company at specific
locations to be designated by the Company
with input from the Union. Once a vendor or supplier delivers supplies
or products to their place of rest, all further movement will be by
IAM-represented employees. No bargaining
unit employee will be laid off as a consequence of vendor deliveries.
3.2(d) Computer and Phone Service Support. It is mutually agreed that non-union and IAM
represented employees can work together to support moving phones and
computers. This joint effort will allow
employees to move phone and computing equipment hardware, pull cables, fiber
optic lines, etc. The union and the
company agree that this working relationship will not initiate jurisdictional
ownership, complaints or grievances.
Section
3.3 Non-Discrimination.
The
Company and
Section
3.4 Drug-Alcohol Policy.
The
Company and the
Section
3.5 Training.
The Company and the
Section
3.6 Safety Committee.
The Company agrees to create a Safety Committee consisting of equal numbers of Management Representatives and Bargaining Unit Representatives to be chosen by the respective parties.
Section 3.7 Employee Reviews.
The
Company will review the general performance of each employee at least once annually. An Employee Evaluation Report will be
completed by the employee’s Supervisor.
The result of this evaluation will be discussed with the employee. The
employee has the right to attach his/her own comments and statements, and talk
to upper management, if he/she disagrees with any part of the evaluation. There shall also be space on the evaluation
form for the employee to state his/her work
goals, areas for training and improvement, and promotion requests. Such evaluations are an employee communication
and development tool. Upon request employees will be given a copy of their
individual reviews within five (5) working days.
ARTICLE 4
UNION REPRESENTATIVES AND UNION ACTIVITY
Section
4.1
The
Union shall inform the Company in writing of the names of its Grand Lodge
representatives, officers, Business Representatives and stewards who are
accredited to represent it, which information shall be kept up to date at all
times. Only persons so designated will be accepted by the Company as
representatives of the
Section
4.2 Bulletin Boards.
The
Company shall provide bulletin boards for the
Section 4.3 Union Representatives' Access to Plants.
Union representatives will be permitted access during working hours to areas in the Company's facilities where employees in the bargaining units defined in Article 1 hereof are assigned, for the purpose of conducting Union business to the extent government or customer regulations permit.
Section 4.4
Conditions Relating to Access to Plants.
Access of Union
representatives to Company facilities for the purpose of investigating
complaints or claims of grievance on the part of employees or the
4.4(a) The Company shall be required to admit only
those accredited Business Representatives who are being admitted as of the
effective date of this Agreement, and such other Business Representatives as
may be accredited by the
4.4(b) Business Representatives and Union representatives who are entitled under Section 4.3 to admittance to the Company's facilities shall sign in where required through the Company-designated organization at the plant. Upon being admitted, they shall proceed to the shop or organization they wish to visit, contact the supervisor then present, inform him of the purpose of their visit and obtain his permission prior to contacting any employee in such shop or organization. Such permission will be granted except where there is a substantial reason for delaying the contact due to safety conditions or the fact that a critical operation is in process. Upon leaving the plant or facility they shall sign out and return any temporary identification badges which were issued for the purpose of the specific visit.
4.4(c) Business Representatives and Union
representatives granted admittance to the Company's facilities under this
Article 4 shall not engage in organizing or campaigning for
4.4(d) Union representatives who fail to comply with the provisions of Sections 4.3, 4.4, and 4.5 shall forfeit their admittance rights.
Section 4.5 Union Activity During Working
Hours.
Solicitation of Union membership or collection
or checking of dues will not be conducted during working time. The Company
agrees not to discriminate in any way against any employee for Union activity,
but such activity shall not be carried on during working time, except as
specifically allowed by the provisions of this Agreement.
Section 4.6 Stewards.
The provisions and rules regarding stewards shall be as follows:
4.6(a) The Union may designate one (1) employee as a
steward for each seventy-five (75) employees, or
fraction thereof, up to a maximum of
three (3) for each shift. In the absence of the regular steward
for any reason, the
4.6(b) The effective appointment date of a steward
will be the third workday following the date on which the appointment letter
from the
4.6(c) The Company will notify the
4.6(d) An employee while serving as a steward shall not be surplused, transferred or loaned from his job classification, or his shift so long as other employees remain in his job title, and on the shift for which he is designated as steward. If he is not eligible so to remain in his job classification, he will be offered a downgrade to the highest job classification within his normal line of promotion which is then being utilized on the shift for which he is designated as steward. If he declines such a downgrade or if he is relieved of his steward's status prior to such downgrade action, he will then be subject to normal surplusing procedures as provided elsewhere in this Agreement.
4.6(e) Stewards will be promoted and recalled from layoff on the same basis as provided in this Agreement for other employees, except that in the event a shift in a shop is deactivated and is reactivated by the Company within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after such deactivation, the former steward will be offered an opportunity to return to that shift provided the Company determines to utilize the steward's former job classification or a lower classification in the same job family in such shift within such one hundred twenty (120)-day period, and further provided that the former steward has not been replaced as steward by the Union in the interim.
4.6(f) A steward will retain his steward status while
on approved medical leave of absence, provided that he has not been replaced as
steward by the
Section 4.7 Departure from Work Assignment by
Stewards to Investigate Complaints or Claims of Grievance.
In order to
permit a well regulated shop, each steward shall notify and obtain permission
from his supervisor before leaving his work assignment for the purpose of
investigating complaints or claims of grievance on the part of employees or the
Union or contacting the Business Representative in regard to such claim or
grievance. Such permission shall be granted except where there is a substantial
reason for delaying the contact or the investigation due to safety conditions
or the fact that a critical operation is in process. The supervisor may be
present during any discussion relating to any complaint or grievance. However,
upon the request of an employee or steward, the supervisor shall authorize a
steward to participate in a private discussion with an employee or Business
Representative, relating to a complaint or grievance. Discussions of the type
described in Section 4.7 will require the employee or steward to clock in to
"Union business." Any charge alleging that a steward is spending an
unreasonable amount of time (in excess of twenty (20) hours per month) in
handling grievances or disputes, or performing other duties of stewards, shall
be referred to the Director, Human Resources or Designee and discussed with the
District President with a view to adjustment of such complaint. The twenty (20)
hour reference above is not intended to restrict the ability of the steward to
conduct Union business in excess of twenty (20) hours per month.
Section 4.8 Departure from Work for Union Business.
Except as
provided in Section 4.7 above, each steward, local lodge officer or district
council delegate with authorization from the Union, shall give his supervisor
at least twenty-four (24)-hour advance notice if possible and clock out prior
to departure from his work assignment to conduct Union business. If the work
assignment given the steward, local lodge officer or district council delegate
seriously interferes with the performance of his duties for the Union, or if
Union business seriously interferes with his work assignment, the Company and
the
The Company
agrees to grant a leave of absence without pay and without loss of seniority to any employee, not to exceed three (3) employees
in number, for the purpose of attending a labor conference, it being further
understood that such leaves shall not accumulate to more than ten (10) working
days in any calendar year, and that such leaves of absence shall be requested
by the employee in writing with as much
advance notice as possible and
countersigned by the Union. Additional leave or employees will not be
unreasonably denied.
ARTICLE
5
WORKWEEK,
HOURS OF WORK, SHIFTS
Section 5.1 Workweek.
The normal work schedule shall consist of five (5)
consecutive workdays, Monday through Friday, followed by two (2) days of rest
(Saturday and Sunday).
Section 5.2 Short Workweek.
The Company, upon receiving prior agreement with
the
Section 5.3 Shifts; Lunch Periods; Rest Periods.
Each
employee shall be assigned to a definite shift with designated times of
beginning and ending. All shifts shall
be an eight (8) hour and forty-five (45) thirty
(30) minute period, which shall include a forty-five (45) thirty (30) minute unpaid lunch period. The designated times of beginning each shift
during the scheduled workweek shall be: first shift - between 5:00 A.M. and
8:30 A.M.; second shift - between
1:30 P.M. and 6:00 P.M.; third shift - between 10:00 P.M. and 1:30 A.M.
of the following day. Each employee shall be given a fifteen (15)-minute rest
period in each half of the shift to which he is assigned, the time of starting
each such rest period to be designated by the Company. Each employee who is
required to report for work two (2) or more hours prior to the start of his
regular shift shall receive a ten (10)-minute rest period prior to the start of
his regular shift. Each employee who is scheduled to work two (2) or more hours
of overtime after his regular shift shall receive a ten (10)-minute rest period
prior to the start of the overtime. Changes of shift assignments shall be made
on the first day of a new workweek whenever practicable.
Section 5.4 Shift Preference.
In order to
ensure operational efficiency, the Company shall have the exclusive right to
assign employees to any shift. Subject to the foregoing, senior employees who
have a shift preference on file shall be given preference over junior employees
who are assigned to the same job classification and shift, junior returning non‑bargaining
unit employees, new hires, recalls from layoff, and promotional candidates for
placement in openings in their job classification and organization. Employees
who have requested downgrades will not be given preference over senior
employees in their organization who have shift preferences on file. Shift
preferences must be filed more than three (3) working days prior to an
organization effecting a shift change or declaring a job opening by submission
of a dated open requisition. If an employee does not file a shift preference,
it shall be assumed that he is on his preferred shift. If an employee does file
a shift preference, it shall be assumed that it is his shift preference, and
the Company shall have the right to act on it. Under no circumstances will the
provisions of this Section 5.4 be construed to enable an employee, at his
instance and request, to displace a less senior employee from his job and
shift.
5.4(a) As stated, shift preferences as defined will not
apply in instances where the exercise of such rights would affect the
efficiency of Company operations in any organization on any shift. When such
instances arise, it shall be the responsibility of the Company to prepare an exception
request. Exception requests shall be discussed with the
5.4(a)(1) When staffing a new shift, the Company maintains
the right to assign employees necessary to accomplish the work, including the
right to assign employees with key skills regardless of their shift preference.
The Company will attempt to complete such staffing from volunteers, assignments
from other shifts in reverse seniority order, promotions, and new hires.
5.4(a)(2) When senior employees are displaced from their
shift of preference during a staffing exercise, the displaced employee shall be
given, in writing, a date of return to the preferred shift he was on as soon as possible, no later than seven (7)
calendar days.
5.4(b) The Company will de-staff a shift in the
following order: first, by shift preference filings, and second, in reverse
seniority order among remaining employees. In cases where the shift is to be
eliminated, employees will be notified in advance and given the opportunity to
file a timely shift preference.
ARTICLE
6
RATES
OF PAY
Section 6.1
Definitions.
The meanings of certain terms used in this Article 6 and elsewhere in this Agreement are stated below:
6.1(a) Base Rate. An employee's hourly rate of pay
determined under the applicable provisions of Sections 6.2 and 6.3, excluding
all allowances, differentials, adjustments, bonuses, awards, and premiums.
6.1(b)
Section 6.2
Base Rates. The following base rate
ranges will be effective June 04, 2007 2010:
|
Job
Classification |
Minimum Rate of Pay |
6/4/ Max. |
6/1/ Max. |
6/1/ Max. |
|
Production Mechanic A |
$13.36 |
$26.94 |
$26.94 |
$26.94 |
|
Production Mechanic B |
$11.00 |
$24.29 |
$24.29 |
$24.29 |
|
Maintenance Mechanic A |
$15.91 |
$29.59 |
$29.59 |
$29.59 |
|
Maintenance Mechanic B |
$14.21 |
$27.86 |
$27.86 |
$27.86 |
|
Inspection Mechanic A |
$14.21 |
$27.86 |
$27.86 |
$27.86 |
|
Inspection Mechanic B |
$12.51 |
$26.06 |
$26.06 |
$26.06 |
|
Tooling Mechanic A** |
|
|
|
|
|
Tooling Mechanic B** |
|
|
$25.30 $27.06 |
$26.06 $27.06 |
|
Development Mechanic A |
$16.91 |
$30.69 |
$30.69 |
$30.69 |
|
Development Mechanic B |
$15.21 |
$28.96 |
$28.96 |
$28.96 |
6.2(a) Base Rates
** $1.00
added
In all pay situations under this Agreement, the sequence
of increases will be general wage increases first, then seniority progression
increases under Section 6.3(a).
6.2(b) New Hires. New employees
will be paid a base rate within the base rate range established by
Section 6.2(a) for their job classification.
6.2(c) Recalls from
Layoff. An
employee who is recalled from layoff
through the exercise of seniority rights, will have the following base rate:
6.2(c)(1) If the employee is recalled to the same job
classification from which he was laid off, he will be paid at the base rate in
effect on the date of his layoff.
6.2(c)(2) If the employee is recalled to either a higher or lower
job classification than the one from which he was laid off, his base rate will
be determined first by treating him as though he had been recalled to the same
job classification under Section 6.2(d)(1) and then reclassified under Section
6.3(d).
6.2(d) Returns from
Leaves of Absence. An employee on
approved leave of absence who returns to the active payroll will have the
following base rate:
6.2(d)(1) If the leave of absence was granted due to
industrial injury or industrial illness, military service, or to accept a
full-time Union position, the employee's base rate will be equal to the base
rate he would have had if he had not been on a leave of absence.
6.2(d)(2) If the leave of absence was granted for any other
reason, his base rate will be determined as though he had been recalled from layoff
under Section 6.2(c).
Section 6.3
Base Rate Changes.
6.3(a) Seniority Progression Increases. On the Monday
immediately preceding their six (6)-month anniversary of the date of hire or
date of the last seniority progression increase, employees below the rate range
maximum for their job classification shall, subject to such maximum, receive a
seniority progression increase to their base rate of fifty-five cents
($0.55)
sixty-five cents ($0.65). Employees on approved
leave of absence will continue to accrue time toward their next six (6)-month
progression increase for the first ninety (90) days of the leave. Employees,
recalled from layoff will be credited with any time they had prior to their
layoff toward their next six (6)-month progression increase.
Effective June 04, 2007, all seniority progression increase employees
on the payroll as of that date shall receive a fifty-five cent (55¢) increase,
regardless of their six (6) month anniversary date, and thereafter shall have
seniority progression increase anniversary dates of June 04 and December 04 of
each calendar year.
No more than eighteen (18) seniority progression increase steps shall be required before an employee is advanced to the top of the wage range, unless the employee’s SPIs are changed by promotion, demotion, or change to a new job classification line.
6.3(b) All employees on the effective date of this Agreement whose wage
is above the maximum rate shall retain that rate and be eligible for any future
general wage increases.
6.3(c) General Wage Increase. General wage
increases (as
indicated in Section 6.2(a) will be granted as follows:
6.3(c)(1) Effective June 04, 2007 all
employees on the active payroll June 04, 2007 including
those on approved leave of absence for ninety (90) days or less, will have
their base rates increased by a four percent (4%) general wage increase.
6.3(c)(2) Effective June 01, 2008 all
employees on the active payroll June 01, 2008 including
those on approved leave of absence for ninety (90) days or less, will have
their base rates increased by a three percent (3%) general
wage increase.
6.3(c)(3) Effective June
01, 2009 all employees on the active payroll
June 01, 2009 including those on approved leave
of absence for ninety (90) days or less, will have their base rates increased
by a three percent (3%) general wage
increase.
6.3(c) Lump Sum Bonus.
6.3(c)(1) Bargaining unit employees on the
payroll effective June 04, 2010, who meet the qualifications listed below will
receive a lump sum bonus of four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) paid on June 18,
2010.
6.3(c)(2) Bargaining unit
employees on the payroll effective June 01, 2011, who meet the qualifications
listed below will receive a lump sum bonus of two thousand one hundred fifty
dollars ($2,150.00) paid on June 17, 2011.
6.3(c)(3) Bargaining unit
employees on the payroll effective June 01, 2012, who meet the qualifications
listed below will receive a lump sum bonus of two thousand one hundred fifty
dollars ($2,150.00) paid on June 15, 2012.
Seniority employees as of June 1 each
year are eligible, and also probationary employees on June 1 are eligible for a
pro-rated bonus as described below, if they subsequently earn seniority.
All Company straight-time compensated
hours, whether actually worked or paid leave, such as vacation, holiday, or
PTO, will count as an hour worked for the pro-rated formula below.
Workers’ compensation leave or
military leave time shall count as hours worked (up to eight (8) hours a day,
forty (40) hours a week).
IAM employees who worked less than
full time during the twelve (12) months prior to June 1 of any year, for
example, employees on other types of leaves (other than military or workers’
compensation), or new hires in the twelve (12) months prior to June 1, will
receive a bonus as follows:
a. Employees who have a minimum of one
thousand forty (1,040) straight-time compensated hours in the twelve (12)
months prior to June 1 – full bonus
b. Employees who have less than one
thousand forty (1,040) straight-time compensated hours in the twelve (12)
months prior to June 1 – bonus pro-rated according to formula:
Straight-time compensated
hours = Percent of bonus payment
1,040 hours
6.3(d) Base Rates After Reclassifications. Subject
to the base rate ranges provided for in Section 6.2(a), employees who are
promoted will have their base rate increased by one dollar ($1.00) or to the minimum for the job classification,
whichever is greater and employees who are downgraded
will have their base rate decreased by one
dollar ($1.00) or to the maximum for the
job classification, whichever is less.
Section
6.4 Cost of Living.
Employees covered by this Agreement shall receive Cost of Living Adjustments to the extent such adjustments become effective under and in accordance with all of the terms, conditions and limitations stated in this Section 6.4.
Seniority employees will be eligible to receive COLA
increases as defined below. This payment
will be based on months of active service and prorated accordingly. COLA calculations will be cumulative from
each six (6) month period to six (6) month period.
A. The Company
agrees to a COLA which shall be adjusted, as set forth below, for changes in
the cost of living during the life of this Agreement.
B. Eligibility
for COLA is extended to employees in the bargaining unit, including those on
leaves of absence on a pro-rated basis as indicated above.
C. The basis
for determining COLA will be as follows:
The COLA will be determined in accordance with changes in the Consumer
Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) (United States
City Average, All Items, 1982-84=100), published monthly by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS), United States Department of Labor, and hereinafter referred
to as the “BLS Consumer Price Index.”
D. The amount
of the COLA which shall be effective for the periods provided below shall be
based on the percent of increase between the average for the prior six (6)
months and the Peg Point (200.43 equals $0.00) (213.34
equals $0.00) with eight-tenths of one cent ($0.008) one cent ($0.01) adjustment for each full 0.075%
change in the average BLS Consumer Price Index for the appropriate six (6)
month period indicated.
E. The COLA
shall be calculated and paid on a semi-annual basis, in the form of a lump sum
payment. Said payment will be paid on or
before September 1 and March 1 of each year (first payment on or before
March 1, 2008).
F. No
adjustments, retroactive or otherwise, shall be made due to any revision, which
may later be made in the published figures of the BLS Consumer Price Index for
any base month.
The parties agree that the continuance of the COLA is
dependent upon the availability of the official monthly BLS Consumer Price
Index in its present form and calculated on the same basis as the BLS Consumer
Price Index for the second six (6) months, calendar year 2007 2010.
NOTE: Thirteen
payroll periods constitute the referenced six (6) months. The Company will pay five-sixths (5/6), or
83.33%, of the COLA applicable to the period January 1, 2010 2013 through June 30, 2010 2013, regardless of whether a renewal contract is
negotiated and regardless of its terms.
Section
6.5 Gain Sharing Program.
The Company and dated March 15, 2005 and employee committee
structure for input on the plan for
bargaining unit employees upon ratification of this Agreement. This Gain Sharing
Program is designed to motivate employees to meet or exceed
production goals, established by management, with a payment not to exceed twice
their normal weekly pay. Changes in the gain sharing formula, criteria, or structure
shall be made at Company discretion after consultation with the Gain Sharing
Committee and Business Representative
Section 6.6 Shift Differentials.
6.6(a) An employee assigned to the second or third shift shall receive a shift differential of seventy-five cents ($0.75) per hour which shall be added to his base rate and made a part thereof.
Section
6.7 Jury Duty, Witness Duty, Military Leave, Bereavement Leave.
6.7(a) Jury Duty. An employee absent from work due to (1) required jury duty (including grand jury duty), (2) to testify as a witness for the Company, (3) to respond to a subpoena to appear as a witness in any legal proceeding, (4) to appear at an arbitration resulting from the referral, by a court, for a lawsuit that has been filed with the court (excluding arbitration pursuant to a Collective Bargaining Agreement or other contractual provisions) or (5) to respond to a subpoena to appear for a deposition will be paid for such lost hours at his current straight time rate, up to a maximum of eight (8) hours per day, for each regular work day of required jury or witness duty. Employees will be excused from their scheduled shift for each day they serve if they miss four (4) hours of their shift for such duty. In addition, an employee will not be required to report to work prior to jury duty, but shall report back to work if released from jury duty before noon. Second and third shift employees summoned to jury or witness duty will be temporarily assigned to first shift on a weekly basis during the time required to serve. Fees received for jury or witness duty will not be deducted from such pay. To be eligible for time off with pay, the employee must furnish a copy of this summons or subpoena to management, before the appearance, to indicate that the absence from work as necessary to appear for a jury duty or to serve as a witness. In addition, management may require verification of such appearance. An employee is not entitled to pay under this Section 6.7(a) in circumstances where the employee (1) is called as a witness against the Company or its interests; or (2) is called as a witness on his own behalf in an action in which he is a party; or (3) voluntarily seeks to testify as a witness; or (4) is a witness in a case arising from or related to his outside employment or outside business activities; or (5) is subpoenaed as a witness while on leave of absence except when serving as a Company witness.
If an employee (regardless of shift
assignment) is called for jury duty, his/her shift assignment will be
considered as first shift, with a start time of 8:00 a.m. The effect of this would be if an employee is
called for jury duty and is released before noon, he/she would be required to
return to the plant and work until 4:30 p.m.
6.7(b) Military Leave. An employee who is a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces, who is absent due to required active annual training duty or temporary special services duty, shall be paid his normal straight time earnings, including shift differential where applicable, up to a maximum of ten (10) workdays each calendar year. An employee who, because of schedule adjustments by the reserve component, receives orders to report for two (2) training periods in one (1) calendar year may receive time off with pay in excess of the ten (10)-day annual maximum provided that the total time off with pay does not exceed twenty (20) workdays in a two (2) consecutive year period (either current and previous calendar years or current and following calendar years) and the employee was a member of the reserve component during both of the applicable consecutive years. Employees with military orders to serve additional days of duty will be excused on unpaid authorized leave of absence. The amount due the employee under this Section 6.7(b) shall be reduced by the amount received from the government body identified with such training duty or services, for the period of such duty (up to the maximum period mentioned above). Such items as subsistence, uniform and travel allowance shall not be included in determining pay received from state or federal government.
6.7(c) Bereavement Leave. Up to three (3) days bereavement leave with pay will be granted to an employee on the active payroll who, because of death in his immediate family, takes time off from work during his normal work schedule as such term is defined in Section 5.1 of this Agreement. Such pay shall be for eight (8) hours at his straight time base rate, including shift differential where applicable for each such day off; however, such pay will not be applicable if the employee receives pay for such days off under any other provision of this Agreement. Bereavement leave must be taken on consecutive workdays as selected by the employee within twenty (20) calendar days following the death (or evidence of belated notification of death). For the purposes of this Section 6.7(c) the "immediate family" is defined as follows: spouse, mother, father, mother-in-law, father-in-law, children, brother, sister, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, great-grandparents, grandparents, grandchildren, stepmother, stepfather, stepchildren, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother, half-sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law and spouse's grandparents. In addition, an employee will be granted bereavement leave for a stillborn child if the employee provides a certificate of fetal death which has been certified by the attending physician.
Section
6.8 Garnishments.
In cases of dismissal or suspension of an employee because of writs of garnishment served upon the Company in litigation involving claims of third parties against such employee, such a dismissal or suspension will be treated as a dismissal or suspension and will be subject to the grievance procedure.
Section
6.9 Paydays.
Paydays for employees under this Agreement on all
shifts shall be on or before Friday of every second week at which time they
will be paid, via direct deposit, through Friday of the preceding week, except
when circumstances intervening beyond the Company's control make such practice
impossible. When a holiday falls on Friday during the normal payday week,
direct deposits will be made on the preceding Thursday.
Section 6.10
Report Time.
6.10(a) If an employee reports for work in accordance with
instructions, he shall receive a minimum of four (4) hours pay at his straight
time base rate, including shift differential where applicable. Report time will
not apply in case of emergency shutdowns arising out of any condition beyond
the Company's control. An employee who leaves work of his own volition, or
because of incapacity (other than industrial injury or illness), or is
discharged or suspended after beginning work, will be paid only for the number of hours actually worked during that day. An
employee who leaves work because of incapacity due to industrial injury or
illness will be paid eight (8) hours pay at his straight time base rate,
including shift differential where applicable.
6.10(b) In the event of an emergency such as fire,
flood, power failure, snow, etc., beyond the control of the Company (alleged
lack of work cannot be construed as an emergency) or where the employee
voluntarily quits, lays laid off, or is discharged, the foregoing requirement shall
not be applicable and the employee shall be paid for actual time worked.
6.10(c) In an
emergency, prior to shift report time, the Employer will make an effort, by
telephone or radio to notify the employees not to report for work and employees
should call the Company status line and listen to the radio local media to find out whether to report to work.
Section 6.11
Overtime.
6.11(a) The normal working day shall consist of eight (8) hours, and the normal
workweek shall consist of forty (40) hours.
6.11(b)
All time worked in excess of eight (8)
hours in one (1) day shall be paid at time and one-half for the first two (2)
hours and then double time thereafter.
6.11(c)
All time worked on Saturday shall be paid at time and one-half for the first
eight (8) hours and double time thereafter, providing an employee has forty
(40) straight time compensated hours in the current workweek unless such
shortfall is due to Company actions.
6.11(d) All time worked on Sunday shall be paid at double time providing an employee has forty (40) straight time compensated hours in the current week plus eight (8) hours on Saturday. If an employee has no time worked on Saturday, anytime on Sunday shall be paid at time and one-half. However, if an employee has no time worked on Saturday due to Company action, overtime on Sunday will be paid at double time. All time worked on fixed holidays shall be paid at double time. The double time on holidays shall be in addition to the holiday pay specific in Article 7.
6.11(e) Each time any employee is called back to work after the close of his work shift, he shall be paid a minimum of three (3) hours, at applicable overtime rates.
6.11(f) The Company will attempt to meet its overtime
requirements on a voluntary basis among the employees who perform the work on a
straight time basis through the week; however, in cases of offering overtime,
new hires or rehires may be excluded for the overtime for the first fifteen
(15) calendar days of their employment. In the event there are insufficient
qualified volunteers within the work group to meet the requirements, the
supervisors may designate and require the necessary number of employees to work
the overtime. Reasonable effort will be
made by classification and shift to equalize overtime. An employee who has pre-approved vacation or PTO (not vacation being used
in lieu of PTO) on a Friday preceding or a Monday following shall not be
designated overtime on that weekend.
Employees shall not
be required to work more than thirty-two (32) hours of voluntary or designated
overtime in a calendar month. The
Company will not assign designated overtime to an employee on more than two (2)
consecutive weekends or two (2) weekends total in a calendar month. “Weekend” means Saturday or
Saturday/Sunday. Employees shall not be
required to work overtime on a contract holiday weekend. Any overtime in excess of these rules shall
be on a voluntary basis. Overtime in
excess of one hundred twenty-eight (128) hours in a calendar quarter shall be
compensated at a double time rate, regardless of what the rate would otherwise
have been for those hours.
The parties
agree that based on Triumph’s Ceridian Payroll Calendar, payroll quarters will
begin as follows:
|
Payroll Quarters |
Payroll Quarter Beginning |
Payroll Quarter Ending |
|
2nd – 2010 3rd – 2010 4th – 2010 |
March 22, 2010 June 14, 2010 September 20, 2010 |
June 13, 2010 September 19, 2010 December 26, 2010 |
|
1st – 2011 2nd – 2011 3rd – 2011 4th – 2011 |
December 27, 2010 March 21, 2011 June 13,2011 September 19, 2011 |
March 20, 2011 June 12, 2011 September 18, 2011 December 25, 2011 |
|
1st – 2012 2nd – 2012 3rd – 2012 4th – 2012 |
December 26, 2011 March 19, 2012 June 25, 2012 September 17, 2012 |
March 18, 2012 June 24, 2012 September 16, 2012 December 23, 2012 |
|
1st – 2013 2nd - 2013 |
December 24, 2012 March 18, 2013 |
March 17, 2013 June 23, 2013 |
6.11(g) A supervisor will give employees who work overtime, as much notice as possible, prior to the end of their regular shift, to permit revisions of personal schedules. The Company will provide notification of designated weekend overtime no later than the first rest break on Friday. When emergency situations arise following first rest break, notification of such overtime will be provided as soon as possible.
Section 6.12
Wage Payment Basis.
Employees shall be paid for time worked computed
to the nearest one-tenth hour in fifteen (15)
minute increments, rounded off on the basis of seven and one-half (7.5) minute
increments.
Section
6.13 New Assignments.
When
employees are assigned to work in a higher or lower job classification, the new
pay rate shall be effective in the employee's paycheck not later than the second payday
subsequent to the date on which the new assignment is made.
Section
6.14 Temporary Assignments.
A
temporary assignment will remain in effect for a period of not more than thirty
(30) sixty (60) consecutive calendar days
(or for ninety (90) consecutive calendar days if the assignment is a direct
replacement for an employee on medical leave of absence, travel assignment, or temporary supervisory
assignment) or for such longer period as may be designated by mutual
agreement between the Company and the Union. The Business Representative shall
be provided with notification of temporary assignments that are estimated to be
in effect for thirty (30) sixty (60) or
more days prior to or coincident with the effective date of such assignments.
The foregoing time period limitation will not apply in instances where an
employee is on travel assignment.
Repetitive temporary assignments shall not be used to fill a permanent
job opening.
ARTICLE 7
HOLIDAYS
Section
7.1 Dates on Which Observed.
The following holidays shall be observed by the Company for the purposes set forth in this Article 7:
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Day |
Date of Observance |
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Independence Day |
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July |
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Labor Day |
Monday |
September |
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Thanksgiving Day |
Thursday |
November |
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Friday following Thanksgiving |
Friday |
November |
|
Winter Break |
|
December 24, |
|
Winter Break |
|
December |
|
Winter Break |
|
December |
|
Winter Break |
|
December |
|
Winter Break |
|
December |
|
Winter Break |
|
December 31, |
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Day |
Date of Observance |
|
Winter Break |
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January |
|
Memorial Day |
Monday |
May |
|
Independence Day |
|
July 4, |
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Labor Day |
Monday |
September |
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Thanksgiving Day |
Thursday |
November |
|
Friday following Thanksgiving |
Friday |
November |
|
Winter Break |
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December |
|
Winter Break |
|
December |
|
Winter Break |
|
December |
|
Winter Break |
|
December |
|
Winter Break |
|
December |
|
Winter Break |
|
December |
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Day |
Date
of Observance |
|
Winter Break |
|
January |
|
Memorial Day |
Monday |
May |
|
Independence Day |
|
July |
|
Labor Day |
Monday |
September |
|
Thanksgiving Day |
Thursday |
November |
|
Friday following Thanksgiving |
Friday |
November |
|
Winter Break |
|
December 24, |
|
Winter Break |
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December 25, |
|
Winter Break |
|
December |
|
Winter Break |
|
December |
|
Winter Break |
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December |
|
Winter Break |
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December 31, |
|
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Day |
Date
of Observance |
|
Winter Break |
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January 1, |
Section 7.2
Unworked Holidays.
Employees shall receive eight (8) hours pay for unworked holidays (those
holidays designated above), at their base rate in effect at the time the
holiday occurs, plus applicable shift differential if, on the holiday, they are
on the active payroll, including those on approved leave of absence for not
longer than ninety (90) calendar days.
Section
7.3 Worked Holidays.
Employees who are required to work on the above-named holidays shall receive the pay due them for the holiday, plus double their base rate for all hours worked on such holiday, plus shift differential if applicable, unless the employee starts to work at 10:00 P.M., or thereafter on that day.
Section
7.4 Holidays During Vacation.
Should a holiday occur while an employee is on vacation, the employee shall be allowed to take one (1) extra day of vacation with pay in lieu of the holiday as such.
Section 7.5
Employees on Third Shift.
Those employees who are assigned to work on third
shift shall observe holidays in accordance with Sections 7.1 through 7.4 except when Independence Day falls on a Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday or a Thursday. When this occurs, they shall observe the
Independence Day holiday on the fifth of July.
ARTICLE 8
VACATION PLAN
Section
8.1 General.
Reasonable time away from the job is conducive to good health and well being and is considered in the best interest of the employee and the Company. Each employee should have the opportunity to schedule and take vacation each year and thereby use their vacation credits, allowing adequate staffing for Company operations.
Section
8.2 Accumulation of Vacation.
8.2(a) Vacation credits are accrued on a per-compensated hour basis excluding overtime and awarded every pay period with credits increasing on the basis of established increments as follows:
Company
Service Annual
Vacation
1
thru 2 years 40
hours
3
thru 4 years 80 hours
5
thru 9 years 96
hours
10
and 11 years 120
hours
12
and 13 years 128
hours
14
and 15 years 136
hours
16
and 17 years 144
hours
18 years or more 160 hours
Company service
date will be used to determine the credits to be awarded. Vacation credits may accumulate to a maximum of forty (40)
additional hours above Annual Vacation credit
(as determined from above schedule). No
additional vacation credits will be accrued
until the number of credits in the account drops below
the maximum.
Vacation credits
will not be accrued in excess of ninety (90) calendar days on a leave of absence.
Section
8.3 Use of Vacation Credits.
8.3(a) Subject to management approval based on Company
work schedule requirements, previously awarded vacation credits may be used by
the employee without limit. Management will encourage employee use of vacation
for time off within the period credits are available. Use of vacation at times
convenient to the employee will be arranged to the extent permitted by Company
work schedule requirements, provided the employee provides the Company with
twenty-four (24) hours advance notice. Once
a vacation request has been submitted, the Company will respond promptly, no
later than seven (7) calendar days, absent agreement to some other response
time. If an employee asks for vacation
within twenty-four (24) hours, the Company will answer that request before the
end of the shift.
8.3(b) Vacations are to be taken as time off. Unused vacation credits, in excess of the maximum limit, will be paid in lieu at the employee's base rate, including shift differential where applicable if the nonuse of vacation was due to the fault of the Company.
8.3(c) Subject to 8.3(a), vacation credits must
may be used in full or half-day two (2) hour increments.
8.3(d) Holidays occurring while an employee is on vacation are not deducted from vacation credits.
8.3(e) Payment for vacations will be made at the employee's base rate in effect at the time vacation is taken, including shift differential.
8.3(f) An employee on leave of absence shall be required to use one-half of these vacation credits at the time of the leave consistent with Articles 9 and 15, subject to the provisions of Section 8.3(c). This provision does not apply in the case of industrial illness or injury.
Section 8.4
Vacation Payment on Termination.
An employee who terminates for any reason will be paid for all unused credits in his or her vacation account through the last day worked.
ARTICLE 9
PAID TIME OFF (PTO)
Section
9.1.
On January 1, 2008 and on January 1 each year thereafter, the first pay period of each calendar year, eligible
employees will be credited forty (40) paid time off (“PTO”) hours. Each eligible employee’s current sick
leave bank balance as of September 01, 2007 will transfer over to PTO hours as
well, without reduction or offset to this forty (40) hours credit. Any remaining unused hours will be added, on
a one-time basis, to the forty (40) hours of PTO awarded on January 01, 2008.
There will be no cash out of unused sick leave on December 31,
2007. The prior (2003-2007) contract’s
sick leave provisions will continue to apply up to, but will become inoperative
and of no further force and effect on, September 1, 2007.
PTO is to be
scheduled, whenever possible, in advance (end of shift prior day). This PTO program is not intended to allow a
pattern of abuse of unscheduled PTO use by employees, and such activities may
be subject to the attendance policy.
Unused PTO will be cashed out in January 2009 and in January every
year thereafter no later than the second pay period
of each calendar year, for the previous year.
1. If all PTO use in prior
year was scheduled, 125% of unused balance will be cashed out.
2. If no PTO used at all,
150% of unused PTO balance will be cashed out.
Pre-shift call in
for sickness in an eight (8) hour increment will count as a scheduled PTO. PTO use after shift has started is considered
unscheduled.
Employees can use
PTO in minimum of one (1) hour increments.
To be eligible for
the annual forty (40) hours PTO, employees must have actually worked some part
of the calendar year prior to December 31 of the year in question (forty (40)
hours annual credit reduced pro-rata if employee is absent for any reason
longer than ninety (90) days in prior calendar year).
PTO credit will be
pro-rated for new hires, following their probationary period:
For
example:
1. If hired July 1, 2008
2010 and employee gains seniority on October 1, 2008
2010, then he earns twenty (20) hours
immediately on October 1, and forty (40) more hours on January 1 of the next
year.
2. The Company will allow ten (10) hours upon hire to
probationary employees; then at ninety (90) days populate their account with
pro-rated forty (40) hours, but as per the above example, minus what has
previously been used of the ten (10) hours new-hire credit. This ten (10) hours shall not be subject to
cash out if January 1 occurs during the probationary period.
3. If employee is hired
December 1, and gains seniority on March 1 of the next year, he would then vest
forty (40) hours, plus one-twelfth (1/12) of forty (40) hours to account for
his December work.
For FMLA, the
Company requires fifty percent (50%) vacation usage first, but PTO usage is
employee’s choice.
PTO must be used,
if available, to cover any unscheduled absence except FMLA, that is, non-FMLA
unscheduled days are always PTO if PTO is available. Vacation can be used in
four (4) hour increments to cover absence only after PTO is exhausted in
a calendar year.
Section
9.2. Payout of Unused Paid Time Off
(PTO).
PTO will be paid out to an employee when his/her
employment ends as follows:
A. Termination for Cause – Zero payout of balance
B. Layoff – Full payout of balance
C. Voluntary Resignation with greater than
2-week notice – Half payout of balance
D. Voluntary Resignation with less than
2-week notice – Zero payout of balance
ARTICLE
10
SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLANS
Section
10.1 Retirement Plan.
10.1(a) Effective June 04, 2007 2010, the Company shall contribute one dollar,
twenty-five cents ($1.25) one dollar
fifty-five cents ($1.55) per regular hour, per employee, to the IAM
National Pension Plan.
10.1(b) Effective June 01, 2008 2011, the Company shall contribute one dollar, forty
cents ($1.40) one dollar sixty-five cents
($1.65) per regular hour, per employee, to the IAM National Pension
Plan.
10.1(c) Effective June 01, 2009 2012,
the Company shall contribute one dollar, fifty cents ($1.50) one dollar seventy cents ($1.70) per regular
hour, per employee, to the IAM National Pension Plan.
Section 10.2
401(k) Savings Plan.
The Company has developed a 401(k) Retirement Plan. The following is a summary of the plan provisions and contribution rates. Participants should refer to the plan documents for more complete information.
10.2(a) To be eligible, an employee must have a minimum of six (6) months of service.
10.2(b) The current Administrator and Custodian of Funds is the Vanguard Group, and the Company reserves the right to change custodians.
10.2(c) All participants are one hundred percent (100%)
vested in their account balance at all times.
10.2(d) At the time of enrollment, each employee must file an investment election form to determine how they wish to allocate their account between equity or money market funds. The election can be changed once daily at close of markets.
10.2(e) Account balances are distributed to employees upon death or termination of employment. This distribution is normally made within sixty (60) calendar days following the end of the calendar quarter in which death or termination of employment occurs in a lump sum.
10.2(f) Employees who meet certain criteria may apply for a hardship withdrawal of any employee contributions.
10.2(g) Employee contributions are at the employee's option in one percent (1%) increments, subject to federal maximums. This election can be changed monthly. The maximum employee contribution allowed will be calculated by the Custodian.
10.2(h) Company contributions:
The Company will match 50% of the first 6% of
employee contributions for the duration of this Agreement.
Matching
Contribution Rate
6/4/2007
50% of first 6% of employee contribution
6/1/2008
50% of first 6% of employee contribution
6/1/2009
50% of first 6% of employee contribution
10.2(i) Both the employee and the employer contributions are remitted by the Company to the custodian on a monthly basis.
10.2(j) Net investment earnings are credited daily to each participant's fund.
10.2(k) Participants will receive reports on a quarterly basis as to the balance in their accounts and employee contributions made, if any.
10.2(l) Loan feature is available for withdrawal of employee contributions. Processing fees for loans are paid by employee.
10.2(m) Plan has internet access for participants.
10.2(n) A per employee fee, as determined by the Custodian, at $23/year in 2003, will be deducted quarterly from the employee's account. This fee is negotiated annually with the Custodian and any increases are borne by the employee.
Section 10.3
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
It is
mutually agreed upon that the Triumph Group Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
is available to all Triumph Composite Systems employees and that this plan will
not be subject to any collective bargaining negotiations.
Section 10.3 401(k) Loan Repayment While on Leave Of Absence.
An employee, while on leave of
absence who has an outstanding 401(k) loan will not be required to make loan
payments while on leave. However, upon
return from leave the loan will be re-amortized.
ARTICLE 11
GROUP BENEFITS
Section 11.1 Type of Group Benefits Program for Employees
on the Active Payroll.
Effective June 04, 2007, the The Company
will provide life insurance benefits, accidental death and dismemberment
benefits, short-term disability benefits, medical benefits and dental benefits
for eligible employees and medical benefits and dental benefits for covered
dependents of eligible employees as summarized in the document entitled
Attachment A. The Company reserves the
right to change or modify the benefits listed on Attachment A, so long as the
benefits provided are similar to those listed in Attachment A.
The Employer
agrees to provide IRS Code 125 benefits for its employees. This includes
pre-tax dollars for employee's portion of health and benefits premiums, and pre-tax flexible spending accounts for
use for such items as child care, health care, and other expenses.
Section 11.2 Cost of the Group Benefits Program for
Employees on the Active Payroll.
11.2(a) Life Insurance and Disability Benefits. The Company will pay the full cost of the Life
Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, and Short-Term Disability Plans
for eligible employees.
11.2(a)(1) The Life Insurance benefit is two (2) times the
annual base wage, including shift differential if applicable, but excluding
overtime hours, to a maximum benefit of $150,000.
11.2(a)(2) Short-term disability benefit $300 per week for twenty-six (26) weeks; however, weekly benefit for disabilities covered by Workers' Compensation is $150.
11.2(b)
Medical/Dental Benefits. The
Company and the employee will share the monthly premiums for health insurance,
with employees paying fifteen (15) percent of the monthly premium for the
coverage selected. The employees’ share from 2011 through 2013 cannot exceed the
maximum rates as noted in the tables below.
Maximum rates shown in the tables below reflect possible inflationary
increases up to 8% maximum. If the 15%
premium payment obligation in any year exceeds the rates in the tables below
for that year, TCS will pay the excess amount.
Current 2010 Premium Cost Sharing
2010 Medical Monthly Premiums
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$829.60 |
$146.40 |
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$1,244.40 |
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Employee |
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$28.14 |
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$56.29 |
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$99.32 |
$84.42 |
$14.90 |
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any year exceeds that year’s employee maximum, TCS will pay the excess premium.
2011 Maximum Employee Premium
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85%/15%
Premium sharing formula continue subject to these employee premium
maximums. If employee 15% premium
payment obligation in any year exceeds that year’s employee maximum, TCS will
pay the excess premium.
2012 Maximum Employee Premium
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2012 Delta Dental Premiums
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$11.58 |
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$17.38 |
85%/15%
Premium sharing formula continue subject to these employee premium
maximums. If employee 15% premium
payment obligation in any year exceeds that year’s employee maximum, TCS will
pay the excess premium.
2013 Maximum Employee Premium
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2013 Delta Dental Premiums
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$18.77 |
85%/15%
Premium sharing formula continue subject to these employee premium
maximums. If employee 15% premium
payment obligation in any year exceeds that year’s employee maximum, TCS will
pay the excess premium.
11.2(c) Quality Health Care Commitment. The
Company and
Section
11.3 Administration.
The Group Benefits Program shall be
administered by the insurance companies, health care contractors or
administrative agents with whom the Company enters into contractual
relationships for the purpose of providing and/or administering the coverage
contemplated by the Group Benefits Program. No question or issue arising under
the administration of such Group Benefits Program or the contracts and/or
administrative agreements identified therewith shall be subject to the
grievance procedure or arbitration provisions of this Agreement. No new medical
or dental plans will be added or existing plans deleted without prior
consultation with and notification to the
Section
11.4 Copies of Policies to be Furnished to
Copies of the policies, contracts, and administrative agreements executed pursuant to this Article shall be furnished to the Union and the coverages and benefits indicated in the Group Benefits Program, the rights of eligible employees in respect of such coverages, and the settlement of all claims arising out of such coverages shall be in accordance with the provisions, terms and rules set forth in such contracts.
Section
11.5 Federal or State Programs.
If during the term of this Agreement there is mandated by federal or state government a program that affords to employees covered by this Agreement similar benefits (such as but not limited to medical benefits and dental benefits) to those that are afforded by this Agreement, benefits afforded by this Agreement will be replaced by such federal or state program. The Company will comply with the provisions for the furnishing of such program to the extent required by law. No question or issue regarding the level of benefits under the state or federal program shall be subject to the grievance procedure or arbitration provisions of Article 19 of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 12
TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT
Section 12.1
The
Company agrees that any bargaining unit employees sent on travel assignments
will receive reimbursement, subject to
government standard non-taxable per diem rates, for actual meal
expenses, supported by receipts, plus approved lodging and rental car expenses.
ARTICLE
13
JOB CLASSIFICATIONS — IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION OF
Section
13.1 Identification of Jobs — Placement in Job Classifications.
The Job List
contains the job classifications and rates of pay for the period of this
Agreement.
Section 13.2
13.1 Temporary Classifications.
Temporary
classifications shall be identified with the prefix "T" may be
established by the Company for new work functions for which no current job
description is applicable and which require a period of time to stabilize job
duties. This period shall not exceed ninety (90) days unless extended by mutual
agreement. Extensions will be limited to two (2) and be granted in ninety (90) day
increments. Employees will be assigned to such new work at their current
classification rate. The
Section 13.3 13.2 Procedure
for Placement, Within Job Classifications, of New or Changed Jobs.
In the following sections of this Article, a
procedure is established for the placement, within a job classification, of new
jobs or jobs in regard to which, after the date of this Agreement, there has
been a substantial change in job function or job description. Such procedure
provides agreed upon measurements, standards and considerations to be applied
in the placement of any such job within a particular job classification.
Section
13.4 13.3 Establishment of New Jobs.
When work
operations involving new or substantially changed requirements are established
after the effective date of this Agreement and such requirements are not
adequately or specifically described in an existing job, the Company will
describe and establish a new job in a classification based upon its existing
classification rate. Before establishing a new job, the Company will discuss
the change with the
Section
13.5 13.4 Procedure in Event of
Disagreement.
If
the
Section
13.6 13.5 Retroactive Payment Where
Classification Rate Changed.
If the Union challenges the classification rate of any new or changed job classification as to which the Company has discussed a revised job description to the Union, and it is determined that the job is not in the correct classification rate, the Company shall pay each employee involved at the corrected rate for time in which the employee has performed the determining duties specified in the job description subsequent to the date on which the Union notifies the Company in writing of its challenge of the classification rate placement and within forty-five (45) calendar days prior to that date.
Section
13.7 13.6 Misassignment Grievances.
During the life of this Agreement, the Company shall have sole responsibility for making work assignments. The Union, however, may challenge the classification rate of any employee covered by this Agreement based on the contention that the work assigned by the Company differs from the job description to the extent and in such a manner so as to require assigning the employee to an existing or new job that would be in a higher classification rate after applying the guidelines of this Article. Disputes based on such contention may be settled in accordance with Article 19.
Section
13.8 Jobs List. 13.7 Classifications.
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Production
Mechanic A* = can be assigned to perform all Production Mechanic B
functions, router operator, plastic rotomold machine operator,
pattern making, forklift operator (including,
without limitation, hazardous materials), and shaper set-up. Must have
required certifications or qualifications. May be required to assign, and assist and
communicate instructions to other production mechanics at management
discretion. Can be assigned to lead or train other production mechanics in
daily work. Must demonstrate leadership,
training and communications skills.
Production Mechanic B = can be assigned to any and all assembly and fabrication activities associated with building products including but not limited to: general cell lay-up, assembly, trim, shaper, paint, sanding, all plaster/permanent mandrel production tasks, Ultem forming, ply-cutters, product rework/repair, shipping & receiving, resin room, material distribution (including non-hazardous material fork lift operation) and area clean-up.
Maintenance Mechanic A* = can be assigned to perform any Maintenance job
tasks for which he or she has the appropriate qualifications, licenses and/or
certifications to perform. Can be assigned to perform all Maintenance Mechanic
B functions. May be required to assign, and
assist and communicate instructions to other
maintenance mechanics at management discretion. Can be assigned to lead or
train other maintenance mechanics in daily work. Must demonstrate leadership,
training and communications skills.
Maintenance Mechanic B = can be assigned to perform all building and equipment maintenance, modification, relocation, installation, construction, demolition, and area clean-up for which he or she is qualified to perform.
Inspection Mechanic A* = can be assigned to any and all inspection tasks
including Material Review Board (MRB) disposition approval and First
Article Inspection (FAI) where qualified and holding appropriate
certifications. Can be assigned to lead and train other Inspection B
technicians in daily work responsibilities. Can be assigned to lead or train
other inspection mechanics in daily work. May be required to assign, and assist and
communicate instructions to other mechanics at management discretion.
Must demonstrate leadership, training and
communications skills.
Inspection Mechanic B = can be assigned to perform all Quality Assurance inspection activities, including MRB initiation and receiving inspections, where qualified and holding appropriate certifications. Skills and attributes must include interpersonal skills and ability to assist others regarding compliance and conformity requirements.
Tooling
Mechanic A* = can be assigned to perform all Tooling Mechanic B functions
and all other activities as required to meet production needs. May be required to assign, and assist and
communicate instructions to other mechanics in daily work. Can be
assigned to lead or train other tooling mechanics at management
discretion. Must demonstrate leadership,
training and communications skills.
Tooling Mechanic B = can be assigned to perform any and all tooling functions for which he or she is qualified and holds appropriate certifications.
Development
Mechanic A* = can be assigned to direct
or participate in research, design, test, and development tasks, including
materials, equipment, and processes.
These tasks require the appropriate qualifications to develop and repair
pneumatics, hydraulics, pressure and vacuum systems, heating systems, electric
motors and components, controls, and wiring.
Must be able to set up and operate machine shop equipment, such as
mills, lathes, brakes, shears, saws, surface grinders, welders, as well as
various power hand tools. Assignments
require strong blueprint and specification reading skills and math skills,
including algebra and trigonometry. Can
be assigned to perform all Development Mechanic B functions. Can be assigned to lead, train, and
assist, and communicate instructions to others
in all functions of the job. Must
demonstrate leadership, training and communication skills.
Development
Mechanic B = can be assigned to
perform research, design, test, and development tasks, including materials,
equipment, and processes. These tasks
can include development and/or repair of pneumatics, hydraulics, pressure and
vacuum systems, heating systems, electric motors and components, controls, and
wiring. Can be assigned to set up and
operate machine shop equipment, such as mills, lathes, brakes, shears, saws,
surface grinders, welders, as well as various power hand tools. Assignments can require strong blueprint and
specification reading skills and math skills, including algebra and
trigonometry.
* A higher
classified employee may perform incidental work functions of lower
classifications as required to meet production needs.
Management will not require “A”
classification employees to be responsible for management functions or
decisions, such as formal written employee evaluations, overtime assignments,
disciplinary or discharge decisions, handing out paychecks, permanent upgrades,
or to be responsible for the quality or quantity of work performed by other
employees. Management and “A”
classification employees will communicate on all facility operational and
productivity issues.
MQA/Quality Assurance, Roles and Responsibilities - Manufacture Quality Acceptance
(MQA) is the process whereby the operator that produces a product or performs a
task will also inspect and review the product and data to determine if the
product/task conforms to requirements as specified on the manufacture
plan. This is indicated by having the
same employee stamp off each operation of his or her work as conforming to
manufacturing plan requirements. The
MQA process is founded on two principles:
1. Individuals
are responsible for the quality of their own work.
2. It
is best to prevent rather than to pass on defects.
Inspection Mechanics shall not be
laid off or receive a pay reduction as a consequence of MQA implementation for
the life of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
14
SENIORITY
Section 14.1
Employees
will be recalled in seniority order and laid off in reverse seniority order
within job classifications. For those employees with the same seniority
date, the Company will utilize the employee’s “clock number” (last 4-digits of
the social security number), lowest to highest clock number to select those
employees identified for layoff, and the highest to lowest clock number for
recall.
Section
14.2 Accumulation of Seniority.
The seniority of an individual at any time (subject to the other sections of this Article 14) shall be:
14.2(a) The amount of IAM bargaining unit seniority he had immediately prior to the effective date of this Agreement for the purpose of promotions according to Job Classifications as specified in Section 13.8.
14.2(b) The time after such effective date that he is on the active payroll of the Company within any bargaining unit to which this Agreement relates; plus
14.2(b)(1) time lost by reason of industrial injury, industrial illness, or jury duty; plus
14.2(b)(2) time on leave of absence granted for the purpose of serving in the Armed Forces of the United States; plus
14.2(b)(3) time spent on authorized leave of absence for Union business; plus
14.2(b)(4) time spent on leave of absence granted by the Company for the purpose of permitting an employee to engage in activities requested by the Company; plus
14.2(b)(5) time spent on authorized leave of absence granted because of pregnancy or to cover periods of non-industrial injury or illness, not to exceed one (1) year during any such period; plus
14.2(b)(6) the first ninety (90) days of any other authorized leave of absence; plus
14.2(b)(7) time on disability retirement from any such unit provided the employee qualifies to return to the active payroll; plus
14.2(b)(8) time on layoff equal to length of
employment not to exceed six (6) years.
Section
14.3 Loss of Seniority.
14.3(a) An individual shall lose seniority rights for the following reasons:
14.3(a)(1) Resignation. (An individual who, while on leave of absence, engages in other employment or fails to report for work or to obtain renewal of his leave on or before its expiration, will be considered as having resigned.)
14.3(a)(2) Discipline and discharge for cause.
14.3(a)(3) Failure to return to work within fourteen (14) regular workdays after dispatch by certified mail, return receipt requested, of a recall from layoff unless such period is extended by the Company.
14.3(a)(4) An
employee that is absent for more than three (3) days without notifying the
Company, except that this sentence shall not be interpreted to prohibit Company
discipline including discharge for absenteeism.
14.3(a)(5) Retirement (excludes those employees on disability retirement who qualify to return to the active payroll.)
14.3(a)(6) An employee who fails to report to work at the end of his vacation period without justifiable reason and without notice thereof shall be terminated and cease to have seniority.
The Company shall keep and maintain a seniority list of
all employees having seniority rights, which list shall be open to inspection
by the Union at all reasonable times; and upon request, a copy of
the stated seniority list shall be given to the steward or the Business
Representative of the
Employees shall bear the responsibility of notifying the Company of proper post office addresses or any change of address, and the Company shall be entitled to rely upon the address shown by its records so obtained.
An employee with seniority who is drafted or enlists for service in the Armed Forces of the United States of America shall, if within ninety (90) days after his honorable release from such service, apply for re-employment, be restored to his former position together with all accumulated seniority in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the laws of the United States.
The Company may transfer or promote employees covered by
this Agreement to supervisory any non-IAM positions
within Triumph Composite Systems. Employees
transferring to such salaried positions
shall retain their bargaining unit seniority but shall not accumulate
additional seniority while they remain in such salaried positions. The
Company at any time may transfer or demote to positions within this unit
those employees who have seniority under this Article. Such transfers or
demotions may be made subject only to the job return rights of others.
14.3(b) Any employee of the Company outside of a collective bargaining unit covered by this Agreement who is discharged or quits shall be considered a new hire without seniority if subsequently employed within the bargaining unit.
Section 14.4 Nature of Seniority Rights.
Seniority rights are those specified by effective written agreement and shall not be deemed to exist independently of such agreement.
Section 14.5 Probationary Employees.
Newly hired employees, for the first ninety (90) days of employment, shall be
considered as on probation and without seniority. However, if a probationary
employee is laid off and rehired within a period of time not in excess of the
time he had previously spent as a probationary employee, he will be credited
with the time previously worked toward the completion of his probationary
period. Upon the completion of his
probationary period, his seniority date will then be established as of ninety
(90) days prior to the completion date of his probationary period.
During such ninety (90) day period, probationary employees may be laid off or terminated at the discretion of the Company. Such layoffs or terminations during the probationary period shall not be subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure.
ARTICLE 15
LEAVE OF ABSENCE — MEDICAL LEAVE
An employee, upon written request accompanied by proper medical documentation satisfactory to the Company, shall be granted a medical leave of absence without pay for a period of time equal to his length of service from the last date of hire or rehire to a maximum of two (2) years.
The Company may, at its discretion, require any employee to be examined at its expense by a physician of its choice. Physician to be a board certified specialist in the appropriate field.
The Company may, at its discretion, grant the employee the privilege of renewing such medical leave for a like period of time, provided that in the initial leave or any renewal thereof, the employee shall maintain contact with the Company, informing said Company of medical progress; and the Company may, at its discretion, require that the employee returning from a leave of absence be subject to a medical examination before returning to work.
The
Company shall comply with the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act
(FMLA). Eligible employees who apply for a leave under the FMLA which is not
covered by other provisions of the Agreement will be required to first exhaust fifty percent (50%) of any accumulated vacation time provided under other
provisions of the Agreement in accordance with Federal law.
ARTICLE 16
PERSONAL LEAVE
A leave of
absence may be granted for personal reasons and without pay for a definite
period of time not to exceed fifteen (15) working days and may be renewed for a
further period upon application to the Company. Personal leaves and extensions thereof shall be at the discretion of
the Company, it being understood that the Company shall give special
consideration to those cases involving sickness, and his or her absence from
work will not cause undue interference with production. Applications for leave and extensions shall be in writing signed by the
employee and shall contain information concerning the reason for the leave and
the period of leave time requested. Copies of actual
leave documents leaves and extensions shall be provided to the
Business Representative of the
An employee who obtains a leave of absence under this provision and engages in other employment, or gives a false reason for leave of absence, or engages in other activity other than that for which the leave was granted, or shall fail to return to work at the end of the leave period will lose his or her seniority status as an employee of the Company.
Union Representative Leave of Absence. In case he/she is appointed by the President
or Directing Business Representative of the
ARTICLE 17
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Section 17.1
Mutual Objective.
The
17.1(a) Health and Safety in the Workplace. The
Section
17.2 Health and Safety Focal Points.
The
Section
17.3 Use of Safety Devices.
17.3(a) The Company will furnish proper, modern and
sanitary safety devices (except eyeglasses ground and fitted to individual
requirements) for all employees working on potentially hazardous work. It
shall be mandatory for all employees to use such devices when the Company
determines that they are necessary. The Company shall replace any Company
approved employee provided prescription safety glasses or approved safety shoes
accidentally and irreparably damaged while performing their job assignment if
the employee's own negligence or lack of care was not a primary factor.
17.3(b) The
17.3(c) Effective September 01, 2010,
on employee request, the Company will provide prescription safety glasses to
employees. Once provided, no additional
prescription safety glasses will be provided for a twenty-four (24) month
period thereafter. The Company will
contract with vendors either outside the plan, or who are willing to visit the
plant.
Section 17.4 Safety Health and
Environmental Reporting Process (SHERPS).
The
parties agree that the preferred process for addressing the health and safety
matters is the SHERP process. SHERPs are a tool that formally allows the
employee, manager, and other parties, as needed, to work together to resolve
health and safety concerns and document the solutions. Further, it is the
intent of the parties to immediately resolve safety-related problems at the
location where the safety or health concern arises; therefore, the parties
encourage the appropriate Company and
Section
17.5 Requirement of Medical Examination.
In the interest of continued health and safety of individuals and their fellow employees, any applicant for employment, any employee returning from layoff or leave of absence, any employee requesting return from disability retirement or medical layoff, any employee with a medical recommendation, or any other active employee may be required by the Company to undergo a medical examination by a Health Care Provider of the Company's selection. Applicants and employees will be furnished a copy of the Health Care Provider's report and/or medical recommendation upon their request. If an employee is found to be incapable of performing the work functions of the job title because of a medical recommendation, the Company will attempt to place such employee in available work which, in the opinion of the Company, he is medically capable of performing. In the event that reassignment to a lower labor grade, denial of promotion, denial of return to active employment, involuntary separation from the payroll or other adverse action results from the Company's finding of medical disqualification, the Union may take such finding through the regular grievance channels; and such grievance, in order to be processed, (a) must be supported by medical testimony which is contradictory to the Company's findings and (b) must be filed by the Business Representative with the designated representative of the Company within seven (7) workdays after the date of such reassignment to a lower labor grade, such denial of promotion, such denial of return to active employment, such involuntary separation from the payroll or such other adverse action.
17.5(a) The Company will maintain emergency first aid service at other locations unless such service is available from military or other sources.
17.5(b) When an employee at work requires immediate medical attention by a private medical practitioner or at a hospital due to an industrial injury/illness or exposure to hazardous agents in the work environment, and the employee is not able to provide his own transportation, the Company will provide the transportation to and from the employee's normal work location. If such an employee is returned to his work location too late to use his normal transportation home, the Company will provide that transportation.
Section
17.6 Medical Recommendations.
17.6(a) A medical recommendation is a description of an employee's functional capabilities (i.e. physical or cognitive abilities) which are limited due to a medical condition. Medical recommendations are issued by the Company based on a review of relevant information, including information from the employee's community Health Care Provider when available.
17.6(b) An employee who may need a new medical recommendation or the removal of a current medical recommendation, shall have the responsibility to report to the Company designated location and provide the following information, as applicable:
17.6(b)(1) Upon the employee's return to work, the employee's community Health Care Provider's statement including the date the employee is released to return to work, and the employee's functional capabilities;
17.6(b)(2) To report for re-evaluation when the period of a time-limited medical recommendation has elapsed, with a statement from the employee's community Health Care Provider regarding the functional capabilities if available;
17.6(b)(3) A statement by the employee's community Health Care Provider pertaining to his medical condition, or change to such condition, including a statement of the employee's functional capacities.
If the Company agrees that the medical condition of the employee warrants the initiation, removal or modification of a medical recommendation, such action will be taken. A medical recommendation placed in an employee's folder will be removed when the medical recommendation expires, or is discontinued by the Company.
Section
17.7 Employees with Injuries or Illnesses.
The parties agree
to follow the Company's Return to Work Policy for employees who are unable to
perform any functions of their job because of injury or illness. Such policy
will be mutually agreed upon by the Company and the
Section
17.8 Employee Assistance.
The parties will cooperate in expanding employee assistance programs in order to promote the health and well-being of the workforce. These programs include the following:
17.8(a) Wellness Programs. The Company will emphasize programs to improve the health and wellness of the workforce. Examples would include health monitoring, exercise, hypertension classes, weight loss programs and stop-smoking classes.
17.8(b) Joint Company-Union Alcohol and Drug
Dependency Program. The parties recognize that drug and alcohol usage can
adversely affect an employee's job performance and the maintenance of a safe
and productive work environment and can undermine public trust and confidence
in the Company's products. Accordingly, they agree to cooperate in substance
abuse awareness and education.
ARTICLE 18
STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS
The
Union agrees that during the term of this Agreement, and regardless of whether
an unfair labor practice is alleged (a) there will be no strike, sit-down, slow
down, picketing, walk-out or any other interruption of work and (b) the Union
will not directly or indirectly authorize, encourage or approve any refusal on
the part of employees to proceed to the location of normal work assignment
where no rare or unusual physical hazard is involved in proceeding to such
location. Any employee who violates this clause shall be subject to discipline.
The Company agrees that during the term of this Agreement there will be no
lockout of employees covered by this Agreement. Any claim by either party that the other party has violated this Article
18 shall not be subject to the grievance procedure or arbitration provisions of
this Agreement, and either party shall have the right to submit such claim to
the court.
ARTICLE 19
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
Should differences
arise between the Company and its employees (either individually or
collectively) as to the meaning and application of the provisions of this
Agreement or should differences arise about matters not specifically mentioned
in this Agreement having to do with wages, hours, or conditions of employment,
an earnest effort shall be made to settle any such differences at the earliest
possible time by use of the following procedure:
STEP 1: The aggrieved employee shall present
his grievance to his Supervisor with a Steward present, and the grievance
shall be answered by the Supervisor before the end of the second working
day following the day on which the grievance was presented to the Supervisor.
The grievance must be presented within
ten (10) working days of the event resulting in the grievance or within ten
(10) working days after the subject of the grievance is known to the employee,
or shall not be considered.
STEP 2: If
the grievance is not adjusted satisfactorily in Step 1 of the Grievance
Procedure, it shall be reduced to writing, signed by the employee and/or
Steward, and presented to the Senior Manager or his designee. Said Management shall meet with the Steward
at a time mutually agreed upon, but in no event later than five (5) working
days after receipt of such written grievance. The Management's written
answer shall be given within two (2) working days following the meeting in
which the limit may be extended by mutual agreement between the parties.
Both the Company and the
STEP 3: If the grievance is not satisfactorily
settled, the
STEP 4: Grievances not satisfactorily settled
in Step 3 may be appealed to an impartial arbitrator. If the
In
the event an employee shall be suspended or discharged from employment
for any reason, such discharge shall constitute a grievance matter to be
handled in accordance with the procedure set forth herein, including
arbitration. The time limitations set
forth herein for presenting and deciding grievances may be extended by mutual
consent of the parties; except that the Company agrees that in matters of
discharge the Union shall, upon request, be granted an extension of time not to
exceed five (5) working days in which to present discharge grievance. A
grievance concerning a suspension or discharge may begin at Step 2 of the
grievance procedure and must be filed within ten (10) working days of the
suspension or termination.
ARTICLE 20
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
20.1 Inventions.
20.1(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.
20.1(b) No employee shall be required, as a condition of employment or continued employment, to sign an invention agreement which contravenes the provisions of this Section.
Section
20.2 Sabotage.
The
Section
20.3 Nondiscrimination.
All terms and conditions of employment included in this Agreement shall be administered and applied without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran, age, gender, sexual orientation or the presence of a disability, except in those instances where age, gender, or the absence of a disability may constitute a bona fide occupational qualification. If administration and application of the contract is not in contravention of federal or state law such administration or application shall not be considered discrimination under this Section 20.3. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 20.3 or of this Agreement, a grievance alleging a violation of this Section 20.3 shall be subject to the grievance and arbitration of provisions of this Agreement only if it is filed on behalf of and pertains to a single employee. Class grievances based on alleged violation of this Section 20.3 shall not be subject to the grievance procedure and arbitration procedures of this Agreement.
Section
20.4 Masculine - Feminine References.
In construing and interpreting the language of this Agreement, reference to the masculine, such as "he", "him", and "his", shall include reference to the feminine.
Section 20.5 Security Interviews.
Each employee has the right, during an investigation which the employee reasonably believes may result in discipline, to request the presence of his shop steward, if the shop steward is available. If his 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 investigator has completed his 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 20.6
Subcontracting.
Both parties
recognize the need to subcontract to create operational efficiencies and the
potential to grow the business by acquiring new work. To that extent,
the Company will discuss subcontracting plans and new work decisions at the management-stewards meetings every
other week (Section 3.1(b). It is
not the intent of the Employer to subcontract work customarily and
currently performed by the Employer in the
Section 20.7
Successorship.
In the event of a sale of Company assets is being considered,
the Company will give one hundred eighty (180) days minimum notice to the
Union, if possible in light of the proposed structure of the sale and
confidentiality considerations, and a minimum of sixty (60) days notice
regardless, in order to facilitate discussions of the impact of such sale on
bargaining unit employees.
The Company will likewise make any potential buyer fully
aware of the current IAM labor agreement.
The Company will comply with all state and federal laws with
respect to employee rights in connection with the sale of the business. There will be expedited bargaining on all
issues related to the sale and its effects on employees.
It is likewise recognized that in the normal situation of a
transfer of operations/assets structured as a stock sale, the labor contract
and all employee rights thereunder will continue unchanged and be binding on
the purchaser.
ARTICLE 21
LAYOFF, RECLASSIFICATION AND RECALL
RIGHTS
Section 21.1
Upon layoff, employees have the right to return to the job classification held prior to layoff for a period equal to length of service up to a maximum of six (6) years from the date of layoff.
Section 21.2
It
is the intent of the Company and the
The Company shall determine layoffs by Job Classifications. Layoffs shall be on a voluntary basis first. Should there be an insufficient number of volunteers, layoffs shall then be in reverse seniority order within the Job Classification. Should there be too many volunteers, then the most senior of the volunteers shall be laid off. Employees identified for layoff shall have the right to bump:
1) Less senior employees in the same Job Classification (i.e., Mechanic A to Mechanic B);
2) Less
senior employees in any Job Classification in which the employee has worked one hundred (100) or more consecutive calendar days in the previous seven (7) years.
It is further the intent to recall laid off employees in seniority order to the Job Classification held prior to layoff or any other Job Classification the employee has held for ninety (90) or more consecutive calendar days in the previous six (6) years. It is understood an employee who does not exercise their bumping rights give up their recall rights to that Job Classification.
PROMOTIONAL PROCEDURES
A. Classification "A's" will be selected by seniority within the job classification.
B. Promotions shall be by seniority and will be subject to a ninety (90)-day evaluation period, during which time they will be coded as a temporary classification per Section 6.14. Employees who fail to qualify will be returned to their former job classification.
1. A
promotion is a job which has a higher rate of pay.
2. The
Employer shall select the senior qualified employee applying. Such selection shall be subject to Article
19.
3. “Qualifications” shall mean the minimal
qualifications for the classification as determined by management, which shall
be put in writing and posted. These
minimum qualifications shall not be subject to Article 19.
ARTICLE 23
DURATION
This Agreement shall become effective as of the
beginning of first shift on June 04, 2007
2010 (which date is the date as of which
this Agreement was executed, sometimes referred to as the "effective
date of this Agreement") and shall remain in full force and effect
until midnight at the close of June 3, 2010 May 10, 2013,
and shall automatically be renewed for consecutive periods of one (1) year
thereafter, unless either party shall notify the other in writing, at
least sixty (60) days but not more than
ninety (90) days prior to June 3 May 10 of any calendar
year, beginning with 2010 2013, of its desire
to terminate the Agreement, in which event this Agreement shall
terminate at midnight at the close of such June 3 May 10,
unless renewed or extended by mutual written agreement. In the case of
such notice the parties agree to meet immediately thereafter for the
purpose of negotiating a new Agreement or a written renewal of this
Agreement.
INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF TRIUMPH COMPOSITE SYSTEMS, INC.
MACHINISTS
AND AEROSPACE WORKERS, AFL-CIO
By ___________________________________ By________________________________
Directing Business Representative Triumph Composite Systems, Inc.
District Lodge 751, IAM&AW
By_____________________________
Mark A. Blondin
Aerospace Coordinator
IAM&AW
On behalf of the collective bargaining unit for which, respectively, the undersigned is the certified collective bargaining agent, each of the undersigned as of the date stated above and as a party to the foregoing Agreement hereby accepts and agrees to the terms and conditions thereof.
LETTERS
OF
UNDERSTANDING
LETTERS OF UNDERSTANDING
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LTR # TITLE PAGE
1 Attendance
Policy .............................................................................................. 43
1 Layoff
Protection/Work Transfers....................................................................... 63
2 Performance Bonus and
Lump Sum Payment....................................................... 44
3 MQA/Quality Assurance, Roles and
Responsibilities......................... 45
LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING NO. 1
Subject:
Layoff Protection/Work Transfers
From June 04, 2010 through May 10, 2013,
the Company will not lay off any current employee (on the seniority list dated
June 01, 2010) due to work unavailability.
Exception: When such
unavailability is caused by a Boeing strike, act of God such as a natural
disaster, an act of terrorism, or other major unforeseeable event beyond the
Company’s control. This is a one-time,
non-precedent work preservation agreement based on the unique facts of the
current TCS business projections, which will no longer apply on and after May
11, 2013.
Dated this 4th day of June, 2010.
_____________________________________
Timothy A. Stevens
President
Triumph Composite Systems, Inc.
_____________________________________
Tom Wroblewski
President
and Directing Business Representative
District Lodge 751, IAM&AW
LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING NO. 1
Subject:
Attendance Policy
The Company agrees to revise the current hourly
attendance policy to read as follows:
Employees who have absences not covered by approved
accrued PTO or vacation credits
will not be treated as occurrence on a one-time basis every calendar year in
the following case only:
A medically documented personal medical absence of
no less than two (2) consecutive days.
Any future changes to the
current Company Attendance Policy must be discussed with the Union thirty (30)
days prior to the change being implemented.
Dated
this 4th day of June, 2007.
_____________________________________
MaryLou
B. Thomas
President
Triumph
Composite Systems, Inc.
_____________________________________
Tom
Wroblewski
President and Directing Business
Representative
District Lodge 751, IAM&AW
LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING NO. 2
Subject: Performance Bonus and Lump Sum Payment
The
Company agrees to pay employees covered by this Agreement and on the active
payroll as of June 04, 2007, a performance bonus of seventy-five dollars ($75)
per full month of Triumph service (fifty-three (53) months for employees hired
in January 2003) (minimum nine hundred dollars ($900) per employee), less
applicable withholdings paid on or before June 22, 2007.
Dated
this 4th day of June, 2007
_____________________________________
MaryLou
B. Thomas
President
Triumph
Composite Systems, Inc.
_____________________________________
Tom
Wroblewski
President and Directing Business
Representative
District Lodge 751, IAM&AW
LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING NO. 3
Subject:
MQA/Quality Assurance, Roles and Responsibilities
Manufacture Quality
Acceptance (MQA) is the process whereby the operator that produces a product or
performs a task will also inspect and review the product and data to determine
if the product/task conforms to requirements as specified on the manufacture
plan. This is indicated by having the
same employee stamp off each operation of his or her work as conforming to
manufacturing plan requirements.
The MQA process is
founded on two principles:
1. Individuals are responsible for the quality of their own work.
2. It is best to prevent rather than to pass on defects.
There will be a union
steward on the MQA team as defined in TCS procedure 824MQA.
Inspection Mechanics
shall not be laid off or receive a pay reduction as a consequence of MQA
implementation for the life of this Agreement.
Dated
this 4th day of June, 2007
_____________________________________
MaryLou
B. Thomas
President
Triumph
Composite Systems, Inc.
_____________________________________
Tom
Wroblewski
President and Directing Business
Representative
District Lodge 751, IAM&AW
Attachment
A
Medical Benefits Package
ATTACHMENT A
MEDICAL BENEFITS
AT A GLANCE
(PPO)
|
|
Preferred
Benefits when you use preferred
providers |
Non-Preferred Benefits when you use other
providers |
|
Deductible Amounts (Per calendar year) |
$200/Person $400/Family Waived for: Emergency use of ER; physician non- surgical office visits; APM $5 co-pay generic, $15 co-pay brand formulary, $30 co-pay non- formulary brand; Mail Order $10 co-pay generic, $30 co- pay brand formulary, $60 co-pay non- formulary brand. All Rx co-pays excluded from
co- insurance limit |
$400/Person $800/Family |
|
Annual Co- Insurance Limit *1 |
$2,000/Person $4,000/Family |
$4,000/Person $8,000/Family |
|
Physicians
Services Non-Surgical Office Visits Pediatric (6 visits the first year, 1 visit per year until age 6, includes immunizations) Routine Physical Exam (Over 6 years of age – 1 per 24 months, $250 maximum) Routine Ob/Gyn Exam (1 per calendar year, including Pap smear & related lab fees) |
100% after $15 co-pay 100% after $15 co-pay 100% after $15 co-pay 100% after $15 co-pay |
60% after deductible No benefits No benefits No benefits |
|
|
Preferred
Benefits when you use preferred providers |
Non-Preferred Benefits
when you use other providers |
|
Routine Mammography (limited to 1 baseline from ages 35-40, 1 every other year from 40-50, 1 per year
over age 50) Specialist-Non- surgical Office Visit Surgery (Inpatient/ Outpatient) |
100% after $15 co-pay 100% after $15 co-pay 90% after deductible |
No benefits 60% after deductible 60% after deductible |
|
Lab Work Performed in doctor’s office Performed in Laboratory |
90% after $15 co-pay 90% after deductible |
60% after deductible *4 |
|
Hospital Inpatient Outpatient |
90% after deductible 90% after deductible |
60% after deductible, plus an additional $500 per confinement deductible 60% after deductible |
|
Emergency Room Emergency Non-Emergency |
100% after $50 co-pay No benefits |
60% after deductible, *2 No benefits |
|
Alcohol and Substance Abuse Disorders Inpatient Outpatient benefit |
Excluded from co-insurance limit 90% after deductible 100% after $15 co-pay; to a maximum benefit of $1,500 per calendar year |
Excluded from co- insurance limit 60% after deductible, plus an additional $500 per confinement deductible 50% to a maximum of $1,000 per calendar year |
|
|
Preferred Benefits when you use preferred providers |
Non-Preferred Benefits when you use other providers |
|
Mental/Nervous Disorders Inpatient Outpatient |
90% after deductible to a maximum of 30 days lifetime 100% after $15 co-pay per visit to a maximum of 26 visits per calendar year |
60% after deductible to a maximum of 30 days lifetime, plus an additional $500 per confinement deductible 60% after deductible to a maximum of 26 visits per calendar year |
|
FAILURE TO CERTIFY: Hopsital Admissions, Skilled Nursing Facility Stays,
Hospice Care, Home Health Care, and Private Duty Nursing |
No reduction in benefits |
$500 reduction in benefits, per occurrence |
|
Prescription Drugs |
APM – 100% after $5 co-pay generic, $15 co-pay brand formulary, $30 co-pay non-formulary brand Mail Order – 100% after $10 co-pay generic/$30 co-pay brand formulary, $60 co-pay non-formulary brand (30 to 90 day supply) |
No Benefits |
|
Eye Exams |
Covered with $15 co-pay.
Maximum 1 exam per 24 months. $70 reimbursement for contact lenses or glasses every 24 months. Vision One Benefit Program provides significant discounts on eyewear. |
No Benefits |
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Other Covered Medical Expenses
Ambulance 80% after deductible
Skilled Nursing Facility 80% after deductible
Home Health Care 80% after deductible
Chiropractic Care 80% after deductible
Hospice Care 80% after deductible
Annual Benefit Maximums *3
Skilled Nursing Facility 120 days per calendar year
Home Health Care 120 visits per calendar year
Lifetime
Benefit Maximums *3
Mental/Nervous
Disorders
Inpatient 30 Days
Outpatient 104 Days
Alcoholism/Substance Abuse Disorders $ 25,000
Individual Lifetime Maximum Benefit $1,500,000
*1 This provision does
not apply to or include any charges incurred as a result of the co pay
(including APM co pay amounts and Mail Order co pays), deductibles,
non-certification reduction in benefits, or for alcoholism and substance abuse
disorders.
*2 When travel to a
Preferred Care Provider for an emergency condition, a condition which is life threatening or likely to result in permanent
disability, is not feasible, expenses will be reimbursed at the
Preferred level.
*3 Maximums
are a combined limit for Preferred and Non-Preferred services.
*4 Lab work performed at a non-PPO lab but referred by a PPO
doctor will be paid at 90% after a $200.00 deductible. Lab work
performed at a non-PPO lab and referred by a non-PPO provider will be paid at
60% after a $400.00 deductible.
This is only a brief summary. Some restrictions may apply. For more specific information about the coverage details, including limitations, exclusions and other Plan requirements, please call the Aetna HEALTHLINE at 1-888-238-6211.
Employee Monthly
Contribution To Premium
15%
MEDICAL BENEFITS AT A GLANCE
(EPO)
|
BENEFITS |
ELECT CHOICE |
|
Deductible |
No deductible |
|
Annual Maximum Co- insurance |
Individual $2,000; Family $4,000 Applies to 10% inpatient hospital and surgical co- pays only |
|
Maximum Benefit |
$1,500,000 |
|
Annual Co-pay Limit |
None for flat dollar co-pays. |
|
Claim Forms |
No claim forms. |
|
Preventive Care: Routine Physicals Annual Gynecological Check-up Eye Exams Hearing Exams Immunizations Well Baby Care & Pediatric Care Early Cancer Screening |
Covered in full at primary physician's office with $15 co-pay. Covered in full with $15 co-pay. (Includes one pap smear per year and related lab fees.) No referral necessary. Covered with $15 co-pay. Maximum 1 exam per 24 months. $70 reimbursement for contact lenses or glasses every 24 months. Vision One Benefit Program provides significant discounts on eyewear. Covered with $15 co-pay. 1 screening per 24 months. Covered with co-pay, except for travel, employment, or flu vaccine. Birth to age 7, covered with $15 co-pay. 1st year - 6 visits 2nd year - 2 visits Child to age 7 - 1 visit per calendar year Mammograms covered in full. 1 per calendar year. Std Benefit begins at 40, age 35 exception approved. |
BENEFITS |
ELECT CHOICE |
|
Outpatient
Services: Primary Office Visits Specialist Office Visits Surgery X-Ray and Lab Consultations & Second Opinions |
Covered in full with $15 co-pay. Covered in full with $20 co-pay. Covered with a $15 co-pay that applies if services rendered in the physician's office. If services are not rendered in the physician's office, the co-pay is 10% of charges (annual maximum co-insurance limit applies). Covered. Co-pay applies if services rendered in physician's office. Covered in full with $20 co-pay. |
|
Room & Board Same Day Surgery |
Co-pay: $150 plus 10% of charges. Annual maximum co-insurance limit applies. Co-pay: 10% of charges. |
|
National Medical
Excellence Program |
Included. $50 per person per night for lodging expenses. $10,000 maximum applies to travel and lodging. |
|
Maternity Care: Physician Care |
Covered with $15 co-pay on initial visit. 100% thereafter. |
|
Vision One Benefit
Program |
Significant discounts - see brochure. |
|
Home Health Care (Prescribed Services as an alternative to hospitalization): Physician & Nursing Services Diagnostic Tests Physical & Occupational Therapy Chiropractic Benefit Medical Supplies Homemakers & Home Health Aides |
Must be approved in advance by Aetna Home Health Care Dept. Covered in full. Maximum 120 visits per calendar year. Covered. Co-pay applies if services rendered in physician's office. Short-term therapy: Covered with $15 co-pay per visit. Maximum 60 days per calendar year. $20 co-pay per visit when medically necessary. Covered in full. Not covered. |
|
BENEFTS |
ELECT CHOICE |
|
Mental Health Care: (Provided or arranged for by a Preferred Mental Health Group) Outpatient Inpatient |
Covered with $20 co-pay per visit. Limited to 25 visits per calendar year. Outpatient visits exchangeable two for one inpatient days. Covered 30 days per calendar year. Co-pay:
$150 plus 10% of charges. Annual Maximum co-insurance limit applies. |
|
Substance Abuse: Inpatient Outpatient/Rehabilitation Benefits |
Co-pay:
$150 plus 10% of charges. 30 day limit per calendar year. Two courses of treatment per lifetime. Annual maximum co-insurance limit does not
apply. Outpatient:
Covered with $20 co-pay per visit. Limited to 30 visits per calendar year; 120
day lifetime maximum. Outpatient visits
exchangeable two for one rehab inpatient days. |
|
Out of Area Care |
Separate out of area benefit. See the benefits in the packets available. |
|
Emergency Care |
$50 co-pay. Non-emergency use of emergency room is not
covered. |
|
Ambulance |
Covered in full. |
|
Skilled Nursing
Facility |
Covered in full. Maximum 120 days per calendar year. |
|
Hospice |
Covered in full. Maximum 30 days inpatient; $5,000 outpatient. |
|
Allergy Injections |
Covered in full after $15 co-pay if
injection is rendered with other services/treatment. |
|
Oral Surgery |
Covered in full with applicable co-pay. |
|
Temporomandibular
Joint Dysfunction (TMJ) |
Covered in full with $15 co-pay. Pre-authorization recommended. Includes treatment that is medical in
nature, including exams, x-rays, injections, anesthetics, and physical
therapy. Excludes: orthodontia, tooth reconstruction and dental
oral surgery expenses. |
|
Prescription Drugs |
Inpatient:
Covered in full. Outpatient co-pays: $5 Generics; $15 brand name formulary; $30
non-formulary brand name. Mail-order co-pays:
$10 Generics; $30 brand name
formulary; $60 non-formulary brand name. |
NOTE 1: This is an overview of the benefits provided. For more detailed description of benefits, contact Aetna U.S. Healthcare.
NOTE 2: All non-emergency services received, other than from the Primary Care Physician, MUST have a prior written referral from the Primary Care Physician.
NOTE 3: All flat dollar co-pays and inpatient substance abuse expenses do not apply toward the annual maximum co-insurance limit.
Employee
Monthly Contribution To Premium
15%
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DENTAL
SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS
Deductible: $50 Single/$100 Family
Type A
Services:
Preventive and Diagnostic 90% (no deductible)
Type B
Services — Restorative:
Fillings, extractions, root canal 70% (deductible applies)
Type C
Services — Major Restorative:
Fixed bridgework, dentures, repair of crowns,
inlays, onlays, crown restoration, etc. 50% (deductible applies)
Above benefits subject to $1,500 ($1,700 if you use Delta Preferred Dentists exclusively) annual maximum.
Orthodontics: 50% $1,500 lifetime maximum and limited to
dependents under age 19
Employee
Contribution to Premium
15%
Page
401(k) Savings Plan............................................................................................................................. 20
Accumulation of Seniority..................................................................................................................... 25
Accumulation of Vacation..................................................................................................................... 17
Attachment A....................................................................................................................................... 41
Base
Rate Changes.............................................................................................................................. 10
Base
Rates........................................................................................................................................... 10
Bulletin Boards....................................................................................................................................... 5
Claims of Grievance............................................................................................................................... 7
Communication...................................................................................................................................... 3
Conditions Relating to
Access to Plants.................................................................................................. 6
Contributions to Guide Dogs of
Contributions to Machinists' Nonpartisan Political League....................................................................... 2
Copies of Policies to be
Furnished to Union.......................................................................................... 22
Cost
of Living...................................................................................................................................... 11
Cost of the Group Benefits Program for Employees on the Active Payroll.............................................. 21
Departure from Work Assignment by Stewards to Investigate Complaints or
Departure from Work for Union Business............................................................................................... 8
Drug-Alcohol Policy............................................................................................................................... 5
Duration............................................................................................................................................... 33
Employee Assistance............................................................................................................................ 31
Employee Reviews................................................................................................................................. 5
Employee Stock Purchase
Plan............................................................................................................ 21
Employees on Third Shift...................................................................................................................... 17
Employees with Injuries or
Illnesses...................................................................................................... 30
Establishment of New Jobs................................................................................................................... 23
Explanation to Employees....................................................................................................................... 2
Failure to Satisfy
Obligation.................................................................................................................... 1
Federal or State Programs.................................................................................................................... 22
Gain
Sharing Program.......................................................................................................................... 12
Garnishments....................................................................................................................................... 14
Grievance Procedure............................................................................................................................ 31
Health and Safety Focal
Points............................................................................................................. 29
Health and Safety................................................................................................................................. 28
Holidays During Vacation..................................................................................................................... 17
Identification of Jobs — Placement in Job Classifications....................................................................... 22
Indemnification....................................................................................................................................... 2
Inventions............................................................................................................................................ 32
Jobs List.............................................................................................................................................. 24
Jury Duty, Witness Duty, Military Leave, Bereavement Leave............................................................... 12
Layoff, Reclassification
& Recall Rights................................................................................................ 33
Lean Manufacturing
Practices and Principles........................................................................................... 4
Leave of Absence – Medical
Leave...................................................................................................... 27
Letters Of Understanding..................................................................................................................... 36
Loss of Seniority.................................................................................................................................. 26
Management Rights ............................................................................................................................... 3
Masculine - Feminine
References.......................................................................................................... 33
Medical Recommendations................................................................................................................... 30
Misassignment Grievances.................................................................................................................... 23
Miscellaneous...................................................................................................................................... 32
Nature of Seniority Rights..................................................................................................................... 27
New
Assignments................................................................................................................................ 15
Nondiscrimination................................................................................................................................ 33
Non-Discrimination................................................................................................................................ 5
Overtime.............................................................................................................................................. 14
Paid Time Off...................................................................................................................................... 18
Paydays............................................................................................................................................... 14
Payroll Deduction for Union
Dues and Initiation Fee................................................................................ 2
Personal Leave.................................................................................................................................... 28
Probationary Employees....................................................................................................................... 27
Procedure for Placement, Within Job Classifications, of New or Changed Jobs..................................... 22
Procedure in Event of
Disagreement..................................................................................................... 23
Promotional Procedures....................................................................................................................... 34
Report
Time......................................................................................................................................... 14
Requirement of Medical
Examination.................................................................................................... 29
Retirement Plan.................................................................................................................................... 19
Retroactive Payment Where Classification Rate Changed...................................................................... 23
Sabotage............................................................................................................................................. 33
Safety Committee................................................................................................................................... 5
Safety Health and Environmental Reporting Process (SHERPS)............................................................ 29
Satisfaction of Obligation........................................................................................................................ 1
Security Interviews............................................................................................................................... 33
Seniority.............................................................................................................................................. 25
Shift
Differentials.................................................................................................................................. 12
Shift Preference...................................................................................................................................... 9
Shifts; Lunch Periods; Rest
Periods........................................................................................................ 8
Short Workweek................................................................................................................................... 8
Stewards............................................................................................................................................... 6
Strikes and Lockouts........................................................................................................................... 31
Subcontracting..................................................................................................................................... 33
Temporary
Assignments....................................................................................................................... 15
Temporary Classifications..................................................................................................................... 22
Training.................................................................................................................................................. 5
Travel Reimbursement.......................................................................................................................... 22
Type of Group Benefits Program for Employees on the Active Payroll................................................... 21
Unworked Holidays............................................................................................................................. 17
Use of Safety Devices.......................................................................................................................... 29
Use of Vacation Credits....................................................................................................................... 18
Vacation Payment on
Termination......................................................................................................... 18
Wage
Payment Basis............................................................................................................................ 15
Worked Holidays................................................................................................................................. 17
Workweek............................................................................................................................................ 8