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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.”

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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.