eaten ee Ree THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER 2nd Issue July, 1965 BARGAINING & AUTOMATION cedure. Such grievances, so far as rates are involved, can be concerned only with the con- sistency of such rates with the general rate structure. As far as practicable, such new classifications and rates will be discussed with the union before being put into effect. In any event, the union will be notified within a week of the date a change is approved by the gen- eral manager. Such changes will be considered temporary for 30 working days after the union is notified. If no grievance is filed within 10 days after the expiration of the 30 day period, they will be considered permanent. On the other hand, if as a result of such grievance, any adjustment is made, it will be effective from the time an employee was assigned to the job but not to exceed 30 days before approval by the general manager.” Machinists and California Metal Trades As- sociation: ~ “Companies, plants or shops which do not now have production worker job titles and/or classifications shall not institute such classi- fications in whole or in part until and unless such classifications are first approved by a joint committee composed of representatives of the California Metal Trades Association and the union. “In the event the employer introduces new work which the union believes does not fall within the existing classications, the employer and the union shall upon written request enter into negotiations for the necessary classification of work and shall agree on the wage scale ap- plicable thereto. If no agreement is reached, the dispute shall be referred to arbitration as provided in Step 4 of the grievance procedure. Pending final settlement of the proper rate for the new work, the work shall be performed at the rate of pay established by the employer. When a permanent rate is established, it shall become effective on the date the work was first performed in the plant.” Excellence Grows With _ Experience PIERRE PARIS & SONS 51 West Hastings Street Vancouver 3, B.C. Family Teamwork in Craftsmanship since 1907 United Steelworkers of America has, in its contract with U.S. Steel Corporation, a compre- hensive and detailed clause dealing with job classifications and wage rates. In this clause the management must first pro- vide an accurate job description which is then discussed with the plant union committee and management. If agreement is not reached, the classification and wage rate is installed. If at the fourth step of the grievance procedure agree- ment is still not reached it is submitted to arbitra- tion, the issue being limited to factors stipulated by the union and management’s respective fourth step representatives during the dispute. In the normal course of events, some workers quit their jobs, retire or die each year. This normal reduction of the existing work force is called attrition.. If a company wants to maintain or increase the total number of employees it hires additional workers to offset the effects of attrition.