JULY-AUGUST, 1972 THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER | 15 Master Agreement (e) Section 4(a) to be amended to provide that the Company’s share of cost shall be: 80% effective July 1, 1972 = 90% effective July 1, 1973 00% effective January 1, 1974 PENSION PLAN The parties agree to establish a Pension Plan and to establish a joint committee to-develop and administer the Plan for all employees covered by this agreement. The Plan will provide: (a) Identical benefits and eligibility provisions as are provided by the FIR/IWA Pension Plan to the extent of the settlement terms of the 1972-1973 FIR Master Agreement. (b) The Plan will be portable between IFLRA member mills. (c) The Plan will be funded by industry contribu- tions of five cents (Sc) per hour per employee per hour worked effective July 1, 1973 and further contributions being made on January it 1974 and June 1, 1974 as actu- arially required by the Plan. (d) The parties agree that any employee taking employment with any IFLRA Member Company and having established and maintained his eligibility as a participant in any Pension Plan established by the IWA Regional Council No. 1, their Local Unions and the forest products industry in B.C. will have his eligibility service time applied on the IWA/IFLRA Pension Plan eligibility period. STATUTORY HOLIDAYS Amend Article XIII, Section 1 by adding new clauses (d) and (e) to read as follows: (d) In the event that one of the within-named statu- tory holidays falls on Saturday it shall be observed on the preceding Friday or succeeding Monday as agreed between the Company and the Shop Committee. (e) In the case of a maintenance employee where one of the statutory holidays i is observed on his rest day > he oe have a day off in lieu thereof in the following wee LEAVE OF ABSENCE — ARTICLE XI (a) Amend Section 3(b) en substitute the word ‘five’ in the place of ‘‘thre (b) Add a new Section 6 to a as follows: Section 6: Bereavement Leave : (a) When death occurs to a member of a regular full- time employee’s immediate family, the employee will be granted an appropriate leave of absence for which he shall be compensated at his regular straight time hourly rate of pay for his regular work schedule for a maximum of three (3) days. (b) Piece workers who are entitled to bereavement leave shall be compensated in accordance with the principle established in Article XII, Section 2 of the aster Agreement. (c) Members of the employee’s immediate family are defined as the employee’s spouse, mother, father, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, mother-in-law, father-in-law, step-parents, grandparents ane grand- children. (d) Compensable hours under the teede of this Section 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 computing overtime. JURY DUTY Amend Article XI by. adding a new Section 7 to read as follows: 7(a) Any regular full-time employee who is required to perform Jury Duty, Coroner’s Duty or as a Crown Witness or Coroner’s Witness on a day on which he would normally have worked will be reimbursed by the Company for the difference between 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 shaH 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 Service and Jury Duty pay received. (b) Any piece-worker who is required to perform Jury Duty shall be compensated for the difference between statutory pay received for Jury Duty and his job rate in accordance with the principle established in Article XII, Section 2 of the Master Agreement. (c) Hours paid for Jury Duty will be counted as hours worked for the purpose of qualifying for vaca- - tions and for recognized paid holidays but will not be counted as hours worked for the purpose of computing overtime. TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE That Article XIX — Technological Change be amended by the addition of the following: New Section: 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 3 months and for a further period of 3 months he will be paid an adjusted rate which will be midway 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 6 month period the rate of his new regular job will apply. However, such employee 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 6 month period. And further, that Present Section 2: Severance Pay be amended to rea Employees discharged or laid off because of mechanization, technological change or automation 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. : NEW ARTICLE: SAFETY EQUIPMENT (a) The Company shall replace such equipment at no cost to the employee when these articles are presented worn or damaged beyond repair and when they are required by the Company or the Workmen’s Compensation Board: 1. Aprons 2. Hard Hats 3. Eye, Ear and Nose Protective Equipment. (b) The employer will endeavour to arrange special discount prices at local stores for employees for the following safety equipment: 1. Caulk Boots 2. Safety Boots 3. Rain Gear 4. Gloves 5.. Coveralls. TERM OF AGREEMENT The agreement shall be for two (2) years from One! after 1 July, 1972 to the 30th day of June, 1974.