COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

ROSS STEEL FABRICATORS AND CONTRACTORS SARNIA, ONTARIO

AND

United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers

International Union (United Steelworkers)

LOCAL 14097-04

UNITED STEELWORKERS

NOVEMBER 15,2013 TO NOVEMBER 14,2016

COPE-343

TITLE

ARTICLE 1

ARTICLE 2

ARTICLE 3

ARTICLE 4

ARTICLE 5

ARTICLE 6

ARTICLE 7

ARTICLE 8

ARTICLE 9

ARTICLE 10

ARTICLE 11

ARTICLE 12

ARTICLE 13

ARTICLE 14

ARTICLE 15

ARTICLE 16

ARTICLE 17

ARTICLE 18

ARTICLE 19

ARTICLE 20

ARTICLE 21

ARTICLE 22

SCHEDULE "A"

INDEX

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RECOGNITION - EXCLUSIONS .................................. 2

UNION SECURI1Y ..................................................... 2

MANAGEMENT RIGH'TS ............................................ 4

NO DISCRIMINATION ................................................ 4

REPRESENTATION .................................................... 4

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE ........................................ 5

ARBITRATION ........................................................... 6

DISCHARGE AND DISCIPLINE .................................. 6

SENIORI1Y ................................................................ 7

HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME ......................... 10

REST PERIODS ....................................................... 12

CALL-IN PAY ........................................................... 12

STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS ....................................... 12

PAY ON DAY OF INJURY ......................................... 12

BULLETIN BOARDS ................................................ 12

VACATIONS ............................................................. 13

STATIITORY HOLIDAYS ........................................... 14

SAFElY AND HEALTH ............................................. 15

WELFARE PLAN (BENEFI'TS) ................................... 16

MEAL ALLOWANCE ................................................. 17

BEREAVEMENT PAY ............................................... 17

DURATION OF AGREEMENT ................................... 17

WAGES ................................................................... 19

DRIVER IV .............................................................. 20

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COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

ROSS STEEL FABRICATORS AND CONTRACTORS,

and/ or its successors and assigns, hereinafter called "THE COMPANY"

AND

United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers

International Union (United Steelworkers)

hereinafter called "THE UNION"

ARTICLE 1 - RECOGNITION - EXCLUSIONS

1.01 The Company recognises the Union as the sole bargaining agent for such employees as are named in the certification awarded by the Ontario Labour Relations Board, excluding such employees as are not named in the said certification. Exemption to be foremen, those above the rank of foremen, and office staff.

ARTICLE 2 - UNION SECURITY

2.01 The Company shall deduct Union dues including, where applicable, initiation fees and assessments, on a monthly basis, from the wages of each employee covered by this Agreement. The amount of dues shall be calculated in accordance with the Union's Constitution as interpreted and directed by the Union.

(a) All dues, initiation fees and assessments shall be remitted to the Union forthwith and in any event no later than fl.fteen (15) days following the last day of the month in which the remittance was deducted. The remittance shall be sent to the Intemational

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Secretary-Treasurer of the United Steelworkers, AFL-CIO-CLC, P.O. Box 9083, Commerce Court Postal Station, Toronto, ON, M5L 1K1, in such form as shall be directed by the Union to the Company along with a completed Dues Remittance Form R-115. A copy of the Dues Remittance Form R-115 will be sent to the United Steelworkers, 119 Exeter Road, Unit 'K', London, Ontario, N6L IA4.

(b) The remittance and the R-115 Form shall be accompanied by a statement containing the following information:

I. A list of the names of all employees from whom dues were deducted and the amount of dues deducted.

II. A list of the names of all employees from whom no deductions have been made and the reasons for not deducting dues.

m. This information shall be sent to both Union addresses identified in above Article in such form as directed by the Union to the Company.

(c) The Union shall indemnity and save the Company harmless against all claims or other forms of liability that may arise out of any actions taken by the Company in compliance with this Article.

(d) The Company, when preparing T-4 slips for the employees, will enter the amount of Union dues paid by the employee during the previous year.

2.02 In consideration hereof, the Union will authorize the use of the Union label on any and all products sold by the Company during the term of this Agreement.

2.03 Foremen and persons not in the bargaining unit shall not perform any work that is normally performed by members of the bargaining unit, except in extreme emergencies, working on propane tanks or white metal, etc. when qualified bargaining unit employees are not available.

2.04 HUMANITY FUND

The Company agrees to deduct on a weekly basis the amount of one cent ($0.01) per hour from the wages of employees in the bargaining

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unit for all hours worked, prior to the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following, to submit the amount so deducted to the Humanity Fund, cj o United Steelworkers, National Office, 234 Eglinton Ave. E., Suite 800, Toronto, Ontario, M4P 1K7, and to advise in writing both the Humanity Fund at the aforementioned address and the Local Union that such payment has been made and the names of all employees in the bargaining unit on whose behalf such payments has been made. The Company shall remit the employee deductions annually no later than December 31st.

ARTICLE 3 - MANAGEMENT RIGHTS

3.01 The Union acknowledges that it is the right of the Company to:

(a) Maintain order, discipline and efficiency;

(b) Hire, direct, classify, transfer, promote, demote, layoff and to discharge for just cause, suspend or otherwise discipline employees subject to the provisions of the Agreement;

(c) Establish from time to time and enforce rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement governing the conduct of the employee, and

(d) Generally to manage the affairs of the Company.

3.02 The foregoing shall in no way restrict the employee's right of recourse to the grievance procedure as outlined herein.

ARTICLE 4 -NO DISCRIMINATION

4.01 There will be no discrimination against any employee, by either party of this Agreement, because of race, age, sex, religious affiliation, Union affiliation, national origin or dependants of the employee.

ARTICLE 5 - REPRESENTATION

5.01 The Union may appoint, and the Company shall recognize, the Unit President and a Committee person and the Company shall further recognize an Alternate Committeeman who shall act in the absence of the regular Committeeman.

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5.02 The regular Committeeman shall be allowed to leave his regular duties to attend to grievances on the worksite, provided that he first obtains the permission of management and so indicate his time as Union business on his timecard.

5.03 All new employees shall be introduced to the Union Steward at the time of hiring. On his first working day, the employee's rate of pay and classification shall be given to the Union Steward.

5 .04 During negotiations for renewal of the Collective Agreement, the Company and the Union will share the costs of meeting rooms.

5.05 During negotiations, the Company will pay fifty percent (50%) of lost wages, up to a maximum of four (4) hours per day, for two (2) employee representatives on the Union's Committee.

5.06 The parties to this Agreement shall form a Health and Safety Committee consisting of one (1) member of the Company and one (l) employee appointed by the Union to make recommendations on matters of health and safety. The Committee shall meet once each month and two (2) members, (one from the Company and one from the Union), shall inspect the plant once monthly.

5.07 The Certified Worker Health and Safety Representative shall be considered to have the greatest seniority and shall be the last to be laid -off provided work is available which they are willing, qualified and able to perform, notwithstanding their positions on the seniority list.

ARTICLE 6- GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE

6.01 An employee may discuss any complaint, first with his supervisor, then together with his Committeeman and his immediate supervisor. Should the complaint not be adjusted satisfactorily to the employee, he may then present a grievance as follows:

STEP ONE: An employee may, through his Committeeman, present a grievance in writing to the Supervisor or his designated representative, within three (3) working days of the date the occurrence took place ca using the said grievance. The Supervisor or his designated representative shall, within three (3) working days, give his reply in writing.

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STEP TWO: If the reply is not satisfactory, the Committeeman may appeal to management, in writing, within three (3) working days of receipt of answer. Such grievance shall then be discussed at a meeting of the Union Committee and Staff Representative, and/ or the Local Union management and/ or Representative. The meeting shall be held within five (5) days of receipt of appeal by the Company, provided that this time limit may be extended by agreement of the parties. The Company shall, within three (3) working days of said meeting, give its answer in writing.

Any difference arising between the Company and the Union as to the interpretation, application or administration of the Agreement may be submitted by either party to the other at Step Two of the grievance procedure. For the purpose of the pollcy grievance a meeting shall be held within ten (10) days of receipt by the Company. The Company shall within ten ( 1 0) days of said meeting give its answer to the policy grievance.

ARTICLE 7 -ARBITRATION

7 .01 If the decision of management is not satisfactory, the Chairman of the Plant Committee or Staff Representative may, by serving written notice to management within five (5) working days of management's decision, appeal therefrom to a Single Arbitrator selected by the Company and the Union.

7.02 If the Company and the Union cannot agree on a Single Arbitrator within ten (10) days, the Ministry of Labour of the Province of Ontario shall select one and the decision of the Single Arbitrator shall be final and binding on both parties.

7.03 The Company and the Union shall share equally the cost of a Single Arbitrator.

7.04 The Single Arbitrator shall not be authorized to make any decisions inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, nor shall he alter, amend or add to any of its provisions.

ARTICLE 8 - DISCHARGE AND DISCIPLINARY ACTION

8.01 In the event of a claim that an employee has been discharged or

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disciplined unjustly or unreasonably, the grievance shall be filed, within three (3) full working days, at Step Two of the grievance procedure.

8.02 If it is determined or agreed at any Step of the grievance procedure, or decided by a Single Arbitrator, that an employee has been disciplined or discharged unjustly, management may put him back on his job with no loss of seniority and they may pay the employee the amount he would have earned had he been working, less any amounts he has earned from any source, or by any other arrangement as to compensation which is just and equitable in the opinion of the parties or in the opinion of the Single Arbitrator, if the matter is referred to a Single Arbitrator.

8.03 An employee discharged shall be allowed a reasonable period of time to discuss his discharge with his Committeeman in a private location before leaving the premises of the Company.

ARTICLE 9 - SENIORITY

9.01 The parties recognize that job opportunity and security shall increase in proportion to the length of service. It is therefore agreed that in all cases of vacancy, promotion, transfer of more than thirty (30) days duration, layoff, termination and rehiring after layoff or termination, senior employees shall be entitled to preference, providing they can do the job available.

9.02 In recognition, however, of the responsibility of management for the efficient operation of the plant, it is understood and agreed that in all such cases, management shall have the right to pass over any employee if it establishes that he does not have the ability or physical fitness to perform Ws work. If there is any doubt as to the qualifications of the senior employee's ability to do the work, he shall then be given a trial period on the job. Such trial period shall not be less than one (1) day and not more than five (5) days.

9.03 (a) Seniority of each employee covered by this Agreement shall be established after a probationary period of 720 hours worked (90 days) in any twelve (12) month period.

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(b) Seniority for all employees having served the probationcuy period shall be maintained and accumulated during:

1) absentee layoff;

2) sickness or accident;

3) authorized leave of absence; and

4) absence from employment while serving in Canada's Anned Forces, and to the extent required, in order to accord to each employee such re-employment rights as he shall be entitled to under the then existing statutes.

(c) During the probationary period outlined in the preceding clause, the Company may terminate the employment of any employee for failure to meet the standards as determined by the Company.

9.04 (a) In the application of the foregoing, it is understood that there shall be two (2) seniority lists; one known as the Group Seniority List and the other as the Plant Seniority List.

(b) The group Seniority List shall be designated as follows: Groups I, II, III, N, V, VI, VII. (See appendix "A" for classification detail).

(c) In the event that the Company finds it necessary to reduce the working force, it shall be done in the following manner:

1) All probationary employees will be laid-off first, unless they are the only one suitable to do the job.

2) The employee with the least seniority in such groups shall be laid-off, however, he shall be entitled to exercise his seniority in any other group of his choice provided he is willing and able to perform the available work. The ability of the person to perform the work will be determined by the Company, subject to grievance procedure.

(d) If there is any doubt as to the qualification of the senior employee's ability to do the work, he shall then be given a trial period on the job.

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Such trial period shall be not less than one ( 1) day and not more than five (5) days.

(e) The senior employee shall have the right to accept layoff without exercising his seniority; however, if at a later date said employee wishes to exercise his seniority, he must give the Company one (1) week's notice in writing of his intent to retum.

(f) Recalls shall be exercised in the inverse order of layoff.

(g) When an employee exercises his seniority due to layoff or recall, he shall receive the rate of pay of the group in which he exercises his seniority; however, if an employee is transferred by the Company from one group to another, he shall maintain his regular group rate or the group rate to which he is transferred, whichever is the greater, for the period of the transfer. Employees with five hundred and twenty (520) accumulated hours in a higher classification may request a test for the higher classification group rate.

(h) Should a probationary employee not complete ninety (90) days of work during his initial twelve (12) month period of employment with the Company, he shall begin a second twelve (12) month period beginning with his most recent date of retuming to work.

9.05 An employee shall lose his seniority standing and his name shall be removed from all seniority lists for any of the following reasons:

(a) If the employee voluntarily quits.

(b) If the employee is discharged for proper cause and is not reinstated in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement.

(c) If the employee is laid-off and fails to retum to work within three (3) working days after he has been notified to do so by the Company, by registered mail, to his last known address. A copy of such notice shall be sent to the Union.

(d) If the employee has been on layoff for a period of more than twelve (12) consecutive months.

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(e) If an employee does not report in, within three (3) working days , he will be presumed to have quit.

9.06 JOB POSTING

All vacancies for positions as in Schedule "A" of more than one (1) month's duration, and newly-created positions, shall be posted for five (5) days on the special bulletin board supplied for Union purposes. An employee desiring the position must make application to management within five (5) days. The senior employee applying for the position shall be given the appointment provided he is quali:fied to fill the position.

9.07 SENIORITY LISTS

The Company shall maintain the seniority lists as set out above. A copy of such lists shall be posted for employee's inspection. A copy shall also be provided to the Union. The lists shall be kept up-to­date.

9.08 LAYOFF NOTICE

In the event of layoff due to lack of work, the employees affected shall be given twenty-four (24) hours notice. The Union Committee shall be given adequate notice of pending layoffs. If notice is not given, the Company will pay to the employees one (1) day's pay.

9.09 TEMPORARY TRANSFERS

If an employee substitutes in any department on any job during the temporary absence of another employee, he shall receive the rate for the job or his regular straight-time hourly rate after five (5) consecutive days of substitution.

9.10 A Lead Hand shall not be subject to the above layoff s equence if he can do the work available, however, this clause shall not affect the layoff or rehire of any people who have been hired prior to March 17. 1997.

ARTICLE 10 - HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME

10.01 The following designated work week shall not be construed to mean a

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10.02

10.03

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10.05

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guarantee of hours to be worked.

(a) The regular work week shall consist of forty ( 40) hours of five (5) consecutive days, Monday to Friday, of eight (8) hours per day.

(b) The Company can implement a second or third shift of forty ( 40) hours per week in four (4) consecutive days, ten (10) hours per day, Monday to Thursday. In the event that the Company implements the ten ( 1 0) hour shifts, overtime will be paid after ten (1 0) hours of work in one (1) day or forty (40) hours in one ( 1) week. 'Ibis rate of overtime pay shall be time and one-half (llh) the regular rate of pay, or as otherwise stipulated in the Collective Agreement. If the employee doing the job refuses the overtime, employees shall be selected first down the seniority list voluntarily and then up the list mandatory and with due respect to the required job classifications.

(c) Should a third shift commence working at 11:00 p.m. or later on a Sunday evening, the hours worked shall be paid at straight time rate of pay.

(d) Lead Hand rate premium shall be ten percent (10%) of the Job Class 1A rate of pay in addition to the employee's regular rate of pay, plus appropriate shift premium. Employees scheduled for the second (2nd) shift (afternoon) shall receive a shift premium of seventy-five cents ($0. 75) per hour. Employees scheduled for the third (3rd) shift (nights) shall receive a shift premium of one dollar ($1.00) per hour.

All hours worked in excess of eight (8) hours in any one ( 1) day or in excess of forty (40) hours per week, shall be paid at the overtime rate of time and one-half (1 1/2) the usual rate except as noted in Article 10.01 (b).

Double time will be paid for all work performed on a Sunday.

Overtime at the rate of time and one-half (1 1h) will be paid for all hours worked between 12:01 a .m. Saturday and 12:01 a .m . Sunday.

If an employee cannot report to work on his regular start time, he must report within one ( 1) hour of his shift start. If there is any

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question as to the legitimacy of the absenteeism, the employee must supply proof of his reason for being absent.

ARTICLE 11 - REST PERIODS

11.01 There shall be two (2) ten (10)- minute rest periods each day, one in the forenoon from 10:00 to 10: I 0 a.m. and one in the afternoon from 2:30 to 2:40p.m. There shall be five (5) minutes allowed as a wash­up period at the end of each shift. The employee shall be at his post (working location) at the start and the end of each of these periods.

ARTICLE 12 - CALL-IN PAY

12.01 An employee who reports for work at the start of his shift, and who is prevented from working because no work is available, shall be paid the equivalent of four (4) hours at his regular rate. This provision shall not apply when such lack of work is due to a labour dispute, fire, flood, power shortage, act of God, or anything beyond the control of the Company.

ARTICLE 13 - STRIKES AND WCKOUTS

13.01

13.02

During the term of this Agreement, the Union shall not cause or direct any strike nor will the Company cause or direct any lockout.

The terms "strike" and "lockout" shall be defined in the Ontario Labour Relations Act.

ARTICLE 14 - PAY ON DAY OF INJURY

14.01 An employee who is injured at work and is required to leave his work for the balance of his shift shall be paid for the full shift on which the injury occurred.

ARTICLE 15 - BULLETIN BOARDS

15.01 The Company shall provide a space for a bulletin board for the use of the Union for meeting notices, etc... No notices of a political nature or any literature that may be objectionable to the general public shall be allowed on the bulletin board. This bulletin board shall be in the plant or shop.

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ARTICLE 16- VACATIONS

16.01

16.02

16.03

16.04

16.05

16.06

The Company agrees to grant, to all employees covered by this Agreement, vacation with pay in accordance with the Employment Standards Act, i.e. for less than one (1) year of senrice, four percent (4%) of their gross earnings.

(a) The Company will grant two {2) weeks vacation with pay at the the rate of four percent (4%) of their gross earnings for the vacation year, to all employees with one (1) or more years seniority.

(b) The Company will grant two (2) weeks vacation with pay, at the rate of five percent (5%) of their gross earnings for the vacation year, to all employees with three {3) or more years seniority.

The Company will grant three (3) weeks vacation with pay, at the rate of six percent (6%) of their gross earnings for the vacation year, to all employees with five (5) or more years seniority.

The Company will grant three {3) weeks vacation with pay, at the rate of seven percent (7%) of their gross earnings for the vacation year, to all employees with seven (7) or more years seniority.

The Company will grant four (4) weeks vacation with pay, at the rate of eight percent (8%) of their gross earnings for the vacation year, to all employees with ten (10) or more years seniority.

(a) The Company reserves the right to name the vacation period during which all employees shall take their vacation. The date for determining the length of vacation shall be June 1st to May 31st and the regular period shall be the same (June 1st to May 31st).

(b) The vacation schedule will be posted by February 1st. Employees shall indicate on the schedule when they desire their vacation periods, prior to the date of March 1st, when the schedule shall be removed. The Company shall respond to the employees by March 15th as to their requests. Should the Company not respond, then the desired vacation periods requested shall be deemed approved. It is further agreed that

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only two (2) employees will take their vacations at any one time in accordance with the employee's seniority.

(c) Vacation periods requested in any other manner, other than as specified above, shall be done in writing and the Company agrees to respond to the request within one ( 1) week of the request being received.

Vacation pay owing to an employee will be paid in full at the request of the employee anytime after June 1st of each year. Employees must request this payment in writing at least seven (7) days prior to the Thursday they wish to receive the payment. Employees must also schedule in writing a minimum of two (2) weeks off for vacation purposes to be taken within ten ( 1 0) months of June 1st in accordance with vacation Articles of the Union contract.

ARTICLE 17 - STATUTORY HOLIDAYS

17.01

17.02

17.03

The Company will pay for eleven ( 11) Statutory Holidays as follows:

New Year's Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day Civic Holiday

Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Day before Christmas Christmas Day Boxing Day

Employee's Birthday: An employee is required to give the Company at least five (5) days advance notice of his intention to take a holiday on his birthday.

If any of the above holidays are worked, the employees concerned shall receive payment at the rate of time and one-half (P/2 plus holiday pay.

In order to qualify for payment for any of the aforementioned holidays, an employee shall work the last full shift immediately prior to the holiday and the first full shift immediately following the holiday. An exception to this rule shall be made if an employee is absent on either of the said shifts because of:

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17.04

17.05

(a) a death in his immediate family, provided that the employee was entitled to bereavement pay for the shift on which he was absent;

(b) permission having been granted by the foreman or supervisor or their altemate, in writing.

All probationary and permanent employees shall be paid Holiday pay in accordance with the formula as per the Employment Standards Act.

When a Statutory Holiday, as defmed in Article 17, falls on the regular established pay day, pay cheques shall be issued and dated one (1) day prior to the Statutory Holiday.

ARTICLE 18- SAFETY AND HEALTH

18.01

18.02

18.03

18.04

18.05

18.06

The Company and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain high standards of safety and health in the plant in order to prevent industrial injury or illness. The Company will provide a First Aid Box to be kept up-to-date and in an accessible location.

The Company shall furnish equipment and supplies necessary to protect employees from injury. The Union will assist management in carrying out any reasonable accident prevention program.

The Company and the Union agree to name the Safety and Health Committee, comprising an equal number of Company and Union Representatives. The Company's function will be to promote safety and industrial hygiene in the plant.

The Company accepts the responsibility to make adequate and reasonable provision for the safety and health of the employees during the hours of their employment.

The Safety Committee shall be notified of each accident or injury.

An employee or group of employees, who believe that they are being required to work under conditions which are unsafe or unhealthy beyond the normal hazard inherent in the operation in question, shall have the right to file a grievance in the Second Step of the grievance

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procedure for preferred handling in such procedure and arbitration. and the Single Arbitrator shall have authority to establish rules of procedure for the special handling of grievances arising under this section.

SAFETY FOOTWEAR

(a) The Company agrees to pay a maximum of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) per calendar year towards the purchase of acceptable safety footwear. The employee must pass a probationary period and provide an acceptable receipt. Payment will be made within one (1) week.

(b) Company gloves and non-prescription safety glasses will be provided for all employees initially and replacements will be provided by the Company when the worn gloves or glasses are turned in. The Company will administer and pay for the program.

ARTICLE 19-WELFARE PLAN

19.01

19.02

19.03

19.04

19.05

The medical and surgical plan in effect as of the signing date of this Agreement, or its equivalent, shall remain in effect unless changed by legislation.

Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment in the amount of $25,000.00 shall apply to those who are insurable.

Weekly Indemnity benefits shall be sixty percent (60%) of gross earnings. to a maximum of six hundred dollars ($600.00) per week and shall apply from the first day of accident, first day of hospitalization, seventh day of illness, for a total of twenty-six (26) weeks. Weekly Indemnity shall not be paid where an employee is receiving payment from Workplace Safety and Insurance Board or Employment Insurance.

The Ontario Hospital Insurance shall apply for ward care only.

The Company shall provide for a ten dollar ($10.00) deductible Drug Plan. The Drug Plan shall cover all drugs as covered by Ontario Blue Cross Formulary Tirree or equal.

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19.06

19.07

19.08

(a) The Company shall provide for an Extended Health Care Plan.

(b) The Company shall provide for a Vision Care Plan based on $250.00/24 months.

The Company shall provide for Blue Cross #7 Dental Plan (preventative care) or similar Plan subject to a one (1) year lag of the Ontario Dental Association fee schedule.

Seventy-five percent (75o/o) of the premium cost to be paid by the employer and the employee will pay twenty-five percent (25%).

An employee temporarily unable to perlorm his previous duties due to injury received in the employ of the Company, who can retum to work under temporary medical restriction, will be assigned by the Company to a temporary modified work program within his own classification or given such other work as is available, and which he is capable of perlorming, following agreement regarding such program among the Doctor, W.S.I.B., the employee and the Company.

ARTICLE 20- MEAL ALLOWANCE

20.01 The Company shall pay an employee ten dollars ($10.00) meal allowance or provide a full hot meal after ten ( 1 0) hours of work, provided notice of overtime is not given on the preceding day.

ARTICLE 21 -BEREAVEMENT PAY

21.01 In the case of death in the immediate family of an employee, the Company shall grant three (3) consecutive days leave of absence with pay for regular working days only, the funeral must be to one ( 1} of the three (3) days, provided the employee attends the funeral. Immediate family shall be meant to include mother, father, mother­in-law, father-in-law, brother, sister, spouse and children. In the case of death of a brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandchildren, or grandparent, an employee shall receive a leave of absence with pay for the day of the funeral only, provided it is a regular working day.

ARTICLE 22 - DURATION OF AGREEMENT

22.01 This Agreement shall become effective with date of ratification and shall remain in effect for three (3) years and shall be renewed

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automatically thereafter for successive periods of twelve (12) months unless either party serves written notice on the other party, by Union or Company Representative, thirty (30) days and not more than ninety (90) prior to an annual expiration date that changes are required.

It is agreed the parties shall meet within twenty (20) days from notification or within such period as may be mutually agreed upon.

Signed at Sarnia, Ontario this -J- day of tJoJ , 2013.

FOR ROSS STEEL FRABRICATORS: FOR UNITED STEELWORKERS:

Leo McElhone

dd~ _t;;on ~hubaty Z5 ~,/,L

Jesse Walker, Staff Representative

COPE-343

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ROSS STEEL FABRICATORS AND UNITED STEELWORKERS SCHEDULE "A"

GROUP CLASS WAGE RATE

$ 2.25% $ 2.25% $ Inc. Effective Inc. Effective Inc.

November 15, November 15, Current 2013 2014

Lead hand As defined in Article 10.02 (d)

A Layout $ 22.45 $0.51 $ 22.96 $0.52 $ 23.47 $0.53

II A Fitter I $ 21.37 $0.48 $ 21.85 $0.49 $ 22.34 $0.50 B Fitter II $ 20.29 $0.46 $ 20.75 $0.47 $ 21.21 $0.48

c Fitter Ill $ 18.44 $0.41 $ 18.85 $0.42 $ 19.28 $0.43

Ill A Welder I $ 21.10 $0.47 $ 21.57 $0.49 $ 22.06 $0.50 B Welder II $ 20.13 $0.45 $ 20.58 $0.46 $ 21.05 $0.47

C Welder Ill $ 18.29 $0.41 $ 18.70 $0.42 $ 19.12 $0.43 D Maintenance

(starting rate) $ 18.29 $0.41 $ 18.70 $0.42 $ 19.12 $0.43 E Production Welder $ 16.47 $0.37 $ 16.84 $0.38 $ 17.22 $0.39 F Welder Trainee $ 16.13 $0.36 $ 16.49 $0.37 $ 16.86 $0.38

IV A Driver (class "A") $ 16.65 $0.37 $ 17.02 $0.38 $ 17.41 $0.39 {also see note 1 below)

v A Painter, Labourer $ 15.78 $0.36 $ 16.14 $0.36 $ 16.50 $0.37 Clean Up

VI A Assembler $ 13.80 $0.31 $ 14.11 $0.32 $ 14.43 $0.32

VII A Apprentice Rates in accordance with a formal program

VIII A Students Current rate of minimum wage

** Starting rates for new employees will be two dollars ($2.00) per hour less than classification rate for the first twenty two (22) days then one dollar ($1.00) per hour less than full classification rate for the balance of the probationary period.

2.25% Effective

November 15, 2015

$ 24.00

$ 22.85 $ 21.69 $ 19.71

$ 22.56 $ 21.52 $ 19.55

$ 19.55 $ 17.61 $ 17.24

$ 17.80

$ 16.87

$ 14.75

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ROSS STEEL FABRICATORS AND CONTRACTORS

and

~TED STEELWORKERS

RE: DRIVER IV

For trips exceeding 100 kilometers (one way), measured by published road Maps, pay will be at a rate of twenty-three cents ($0.23) per kilometer and twenty four cents ($0.24) per kilometer effective 24 months later in lieu of the hourly rate in SCHEDULE "A" IV.

If a sleeper is not available, the lodging rate of up to eighty dollars Canadian ($80.00 Canadian) per night. with receipts, will be reimbursed. If a sleeper is available, shower receipts will be reimbursed.

All truck drivers shall receive a flat fee of seven dollars and fifty cents ($7 .50) for all scheduled stops.

All truck drivers will be paid the hourly rate in SCHEDULE "A" IV for any breakdown delays up to a maximum of eight (8) hours per day.

The Company may require the drivers to keep a trip sheet showing the arrival and departure times at scheduled stops. The Company will require a trip sheet for any breakdown delays which will show the cause, duration, results and any other information in conjunction with same, of all such delays. The sheets will be tumed in at the end of each trip.

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