Gates camletiien, barn shake packers, and cubermen, bened on hours actually worked, as follows: » Effective June 15, 1974 Per Hour Barn Shake Packers en A Joint Industry-Union Sub-committee will review ___ the guarantees for Grooving Machine Operators and _ Packers and Barn Shake Operators, Packers and ay en. Any resulting adjustments will be ef- ~ fective June 15, 1974. Section 4: Stand-by Time Shingle sawyers, shake resawyers, grooving machine operators, shingle packers, shake packers, grooving machine packers, barn shake operators, barn shake packers, and cubermen, shall be paid for stand-by time at the following ra tes, where such time accumulates to a total of one-half hour or more in = any one day: Effective | June 15, 1974 Per Hour Sawyers _ $ 7.39 Packers 5.93 Grooving Machine eheratirs 5.58 Grooving Machine Packers . 5.58 Shake Resawyers 7.39 Shake Packers 5.93 Barn Shake Operators 5.85 Barn Shake Packers 5.3114 Cubermen 5.314% A Joint Industry-Union Sub-committee will review the stand-by rates for Grooving Machine Operators and Packers, Barn Shake Operators and Packers, and Cubermen. Any resulting adjustments will be effective June 15, 1974. Section 5: Hourly Rate Categories The Parties agree that hourly job rate categories in the Shingle industry will be grouped by the _ Sawmill Job Rate Determination Committee as -_ supplemented.. Any resulting adjustments will be effective June 15, 1974. Section 7: Filer-Grinderman (a) The following categories shall receive the rates set out below: é 3 oa Effective ct June 15, 1974 ies Per Hour Head Filer and Grinderman MB Vancouver Plywood $ 7.08% MB lay on 7.0812 .P.P 7.08% B.C.F. P. Dicinila 7.08% _ Filer-Grinderman _ C.Z. Building Materials 6.59 Vancouver Plywood 6.59 t 6.59 6.59 Alberni Plywood 6.59 H 6.59 ood T-Ply 6.59 6.59 F.P. Cowichan 6.16 and Grinderman Assistant 5.65 ) Definitions 1. Head Filer and Grinderman - Has supervisory responsibilities. ‘a » Filer Grinderman ible for a considerable amount and of filing and grinding duties but supervisor y duties. Sbtatormen marily a Grinder with little or no filing onsibilities. and Grinderman Assistant narily a training position. incumbents will have their rates reduced | result of this Agreement. ; (d) Head Filer and Grindermen will be entitled to write the Industry Fitter T.Q. Examination. On passing the exam they shall be entitled to the rate of $7.2914 per hour. Present Section 6 now Section 8. Section 11: Shift Differential The first shift, which may vary in individual operations, is the recognized day shift. Hours worked outside the recognized day shift will be regarded as the second and third shifts. Effective June 15, 1974, premium rate of eighteen cents (18c) per hour will be paid for second and third shifts. A day shift employee working in excess of eight (8) hours will be paid the appropriate overtime rate without the differential. Effective June 15, 1974, persons employed other than on regular shifts shall be paid the eighteen cents (18c) premium rate for all hours worked outside the recognized day shift. Present Sections 10 and 11 now Sections 12 and 13. ARTICLE X — COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE Section 1: Each employee covered by this Agreement shall * receive a cents per hour Cost-of-Living Allowance (COLA) in addition to his hourly wage rate (or straight-time hourly earned rate, in the case of employees on an incentive classification) in ac- cordance with Sections 3 and 4 below. -Section 2: The Cost-of-Living Allowance shall be determined in accordance with changes in the official Consumer Price Index for Canada (All Items), published by Statistics Canada (1961 - 100) and hereafter referred to as the Statistics Canada Consumer Price Index. Section 3: Adjustments in the Cost-of-Living Allowance shall be made quarterly beginning with the first quarter of 1975 and at the following times: (a) For the period commencing January 1, 1975 to and including March 31, 1975 the amount of COLA will be determined by the difference between the Statistics Canada Consumer Price Index for November, 1974 and the Index for August, 1974. The hourly cost-of-living adjustment to be made commencing January 1, 1975 also will be paid for the hours worked during the last twenty-two scheduled shifts at each operation in the calendar year 1974. (c) For the period commencing April 1, 1975 to and including June 14, 1975, the amount of COLA will be determined by the difference between the Statistics Canada Consumer Price Index for February, 1975 and the Index for November, 1974. Section 4: (b ~~ The amount of. Cost-of-Living Allowance will be © equal to one cent (1c) for each 0.35 point rise in the Statistics Canada Consumer Price Index, as determined by the preceding calculation, counting as a full cent any fraction in excess of one-half cent (0.5c). ‘Section 5: In the event that the Statistics Canada Consumer Price Index declines, only the Cost-of-Living Allowance will be subject to reduction. In no event will a decline in the Statistics Canada Consumer Price Index below the figure for August, 1974 provide: the basis for a reduction in the wage scale by job classification. Section 6: The amount. of any Cost-of-Living Allowance in effect at the time will only be paid for all hours ac- tually worked on and after January 1, 1975 except as outlined in Section 3 (b) above and shall be included -in the calculation of statutory holiday payments, annual vacation payments, stand-by time payments, call time payments and Accident Prevention Com- mittee payments. The Cost-of-Living Allowance shall not be used in computing overtime premium, travel time or in the calculation of any other pay, allowance or benefit. Section 7: In the event that Statistics Canada does not issue the Consumer Price Index on or before the beginning of the periods referred to above, any adjustment required will be made at the beginning of the first pay period after publication of the Consumer Price, Index. In the event a retroactive adjustment is made by Statistics Canada to the Consumer Price Index, it is agreed the paid allowance to employees will not be adjusted retroactively. Section 8: . The Parties to this Agreement agree that the continuance of the Cost-of-Living Allowance is dependent upon the availability of the monthly Statistics Canada Consumer Price Index in its present form and calculated‘on the same basis as the Index for August, 1974. If Statistics Canada changes the form or basis of calculating the Consumer Price Index, the Parties shall attempt to determine an appropriate Index figure by agreement. If agreement is not reached, the Parties agree to request Statistics Canada to make available, for the life of this Agreement, a monthly Consumer Price _ Index in its present form and calculated on the same basis as the Index for August, 1974. ARTICLE XI — STATUTORY HOLIDAYS Seetion 1: Logging Camps (a) All employees in logging camps who work on New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Victoria Day, Dominion Day, British Columbia Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day and Christmas Day will be paid rate and one-half for all hours so worked. An hourly rated or piecework employee in a logging camp who qualifies for any of the holidays named in Sec. 1(a) herein, ‘in ac- cordance with the conditions set out in-Sec. 3, shall be paid for the said holiday at his regular job rate of pay for his regular work schedule. Section 2: Manufacturing Plants (a) All employees in manufacturing plants who work on New Year’s Day, the designated Easter Holiday, Victoria Day, Dominion Day, British Columbia Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day,. Remembrance Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day shall be paid rate and one-half for all hours so worked. Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9and 10 remain the same. (b) ARTICLE XII — VACATIONS WITH PAY Section 1: One to Three Years’ Service (a) The annual vacation for employees with one (1) to three (3) years’ service covered by this Agreement shall be two (2) weeks, and the pay therefor shall be based upon four and one-half per cent (4% per cent) of the total wages or salary earned by the employee during the working year. An employee with one (1) to three (3) years’ service whose employment is terminated shall receive vacation pay at the rate of four and one-half per cent (414 per cent) of the wages or salary earned curing the period of en- titlement. - (b) Section 2: Three to Twelve Years’ Service (a) An employee with three (3) or more years’ continuous service shall receive an additional one (1) week’s vacation with pay, based on two per cent (2 per cent) of the total wages or salary earned by the employee during the working year. The additional one (1) week may be taken when convenient for the Company but does not have to be consecutive with the vacation period provided for in Sec. 1 herein. (c) An employee with three (3) or more years’ - continuous service whose employment is terminated shall receive vacation pay at the rate of six and one-half per cent (614 per cent) of the wages or salary earned during the period of entitlement. (b) Section 3: Twelve to Twenty Years’ Service (a) An employee with twelve (12) or more years’ continuous service shall receive a further additional one (1) week’s vacation with pay, based on two per cent (2 per cent) of the total wages or salary earned by the employee during the working year. (b) The additional one (1) week may be taken when convenient for the Company but does not have to be consecutive with the vacation periods provided for in Secs. 1 and 2 herein.