THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER JULY-AUGUST, 1972, Local 1-405 President Wayne Nowlin calls for acceptance of the Celgar Agreement by logging members in Nakusp. Group left, Tony Vanderheide, Regional Evaluator; Nowlin; Lorenz Stuart, Plant Chairman. From Page 17 | Celgar Master Agreement which he would normally have worked will be re- imbursed by the Company for the difference bet- ween the pay received for jury duty and his regular straight time hourly rate of pay for his regularly scheduled hours of work. It is understood that such reimbursement shall not be for hours in excess of eight-(8) per day or forty (40) per week, less statutory pay received for jury duty. The employee will be required to furnish proof of jury duty pay received. (b) Hours paid for jury duty will be counted as hours worked for the purpose of qualifying for vacations and for recognized paid holidays but will not be counted as hours worked for the purpose of comput- ing overtime. Public Office The Company shall grant unpaid leave of absence for a period of up to four (4) weeks to an employee nominated and campaigning for elective public office. An employee elected to Federal, Provincial or Muni- cipal office which requires his full time participation shall be granted leave without pay during the term of such office. : Seniority shall accumulate during the period of an employee’s leave of absence provided for above. Compassionate Leave : The Company will grant leave of absence up to a maximum of six (6) months without pay to employees for compassionate reasons or for educational or training or extended vacation purposes, conditional upon the following terms: (a) That the employee apply at least one (1) month in advance unless the grounds for such application could not reasonably be foreseen. (b) That the employee shall disclose the grounds for -application. (c) That the Company shall grant such leave where a bona fide reason is advanced by the applicant or may postpone leave for educational or training purposes where a suitable replacement is not avail- able. (d) The education or training for which the leave is requested must be considered to be relevant to the applicant’s present or future employment with the Industry. (e) Leave for education or training shall not apply to students employed on a temporary basis. (f) The Company shall consult with the Shop Com- mittee and Local Union in respect to any applica- tion for leave under this Section. Substitute last paragraph of ‘‘b’ of Section 3 — Article XI (Leave of Absence). The Company shall not be required to grant such leave when the number of employees on leave, or to be on leave, exceeds five (5) in number; provided that the employer will grant leave to more than five (5) em- ployees where, in its opinion, it will not have the effect of interfering with the normal flow of production. (c) Amend Section 1(b) to read as follows: : In the event that one of the above statutory holidays falls on a Saturday and/or Sunday, it shall be observed the preceding Friday or the following Monday and/or Tuesday; unless an alternate day is mutually agreed upon by the Union and the Company. HOURS OF WORK Article VII Section 1(b) Delete ‘‘watchmen’”’ from sub-section (d) and Amend Section 3(b) by inserting after the words “maintenance workers’”’ the word ‘‘watchmen”’. SAFETY — Contractors, Sub-Contractors and Owner Operators The Company, wishing to assure itself and its em- ployees that safe work practices and conditions shall prevail throughout the Industry, will undertake to extend its influence with its contractors, sub- contractors and owner operators by: (1) Assisting them in establishing and administering their safety program. (2) Discussing with them any unsafe practice: or condition which is brought to the labour / manage- ment safety committee. TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE Section 1 — Joint Committee It is agreed that a joint committee will be established to consider technological changes in progress and make recommendations to the parties to assist them in ameliorating the effect of such changes. The committee will meet with the Provincial and Federal representatives concerned with retraining of manpower. Section 2 — Advance Notification The Company shall notify the Shop Committee and the Union not less than six (6) months in advance of intent to institute changes in working methods or facilities which would involve the discharge or laying off of employees. Section 3 — Retraining The Company shall co-operate with the Govern- ment of British Columbia and participate in every way possible in training or retraining employees so affected. . : Section 4 — Rate Adjustment An employee who is set back to a lower paid job because of mechanization, technological change or automation will receive the rate of his regular job at the time of the set back for a period of three (3) months and for a further period of three (3) months he will be paid an adjusted rate which will be mid- way between the rate of his regular job at the time of the set back and the rate of his new regular job. At the end of this six (6) month period the rate of his new regular job will apply. However, such em- ployee will have the option of terminating his employment and accepting severance pay as outlined in Section 5 below, providing he exercises this option within the above referred-to six (6) month period. Section 5 — Severance Pay Employees discharged or laid off because of mechanization, technological change or automa- tion shall be entitled to severance pay of one week’s pay for each year of service with the Company. The amount calculated under such entitlement shall not exceed a maximum of thirty (30) weeks’ pay. Safety The Company shall send as designated below, em- ployees named by the Safety Committee to one Safety Seminar or meeting pertaining to our operations: Sawmill - lemployee each year Woods 2employees each year New Article: Safety Equipment (a) Where the following articles of equipment are required to be used by the employer or the Work- men’s Compensation Board the employer shall supply new employees with articles of equipment as required and replace the articles of equipment as required when they are presented worn or damaged beyond repair by any employee, at no cost to the employee. It being understood that all equipment supplied shall be returned to the Company when no longer required or when employ- ment is terminated. 1. Hard hats 2. Welding goggles 3. Flotation equipment 4. Dust protection 5. Eye protection 6. Ear protection : (b) The employer shall be required to make available to.those employees, who are required to wear them, the following articles at a price equal to the cost of these articles to the Company. Aprons Caulk boots Rain gear Gloves Coveralls Safety footwear * . * Present sawmill practice-if more favourable, will be continued. UNION SECURITY Article III, Section 2 be amended by deleting “who entered the employment of the Company on or after the first day of September, 1956, and all new employees’. MARSHALLING POINTS Marshalling points shall be designated as follows: 28 In camps or other provided crew accommodation within the T.F.L. boundaries. 2. Local 1-417 — as per present Agreement. 3. Local 1-405 — (a) At the Arrow Park Ferry Landing on the East side of the Arrow Lakes approximately twelve (12) miles south of Nakusp, B.C. ‘ (b) At the Kuskanax Ferry Landing on the East side of the Arrow Lakes approximately eight (8) miles north-of Nakusp, B.C. (c) If not covered by 1 or 2 above, at that point where the Company road leaves the Government highway and enters the T.F.L. ae DURATION OF AGREEMENT P Amend Article XXVI, Section 1 to provide for a two 2) year Agreement, effective from and after the ist day of July, 1972 to midnight June 30, 1974. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties hereto have executed this Memorandu elfth Day of July, 1972. m of Agreement this Tw COGN ES SOL