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Multi Packaging Solutions

THE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

UN/FOR LOCAL 591G

AND

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SHOREWOOD CARTON CORPORATION LIMITED

Contract Duration: January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2022

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE# DESCRIPTION PAGE

PURPOSE 3

2 RECOGNITION & MEMBERSHIP 3

3 UNION SECURITY 3

4 NO DISCRIMINATION 4

5 UNION REPRESENTATION 4

6 MANAGEMENT RIGHTS 5

7 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 6

8 NO STRIKE OR LOCKOUT 8

9 HOURS OF WORK 8

10 OVERTIME 9

11 BEREAVEMENT LEAVE 10

12 OCCUPATIONAL HEAL TH AND SAFETY 10

13 JURY DUTY 11

14 CALL-IN PAY AND REPORTING PAY 11

15 SENIORITY 12

16 JOB POSTING 12

17 PRODUCTION NOT LIMITED 13

18 OPERATION OF EQUIPMENT & PERFORMANCE OF WORK 13

19 STRUCK WORK 13

20 VACATIONS 13

21 PLANT HOLIDAYS 14

22 HEALTH & WELFARE BENEFITS 15

23 WAGES 15

24 EARLY RETIREMENT PROGRAMME 16

25 DURATION 16

26 PREMIUM RATES 16 SCHEDULE"A" JOB CLASSIFICATION AND RATES OF PAY 18 SCHEDULE"B" GROUP BENEFITS 19 SCHEDULE"C" LETTER OF MEMORANDUM - UNION RIGHTS 20 SCHEDULE"D" LETTER OF MEMORANDUM - SEVERANCE PAY 21 SCHEDULE "E" LETTER OFUNDERSTANDING - PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES 22 SCHEDULE "F" LETTER OF MEMORANDUM - EXCESS HOURS 23

THIS AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO AS OF THIS 12TH DAY OF MARCH 2018

BETWEEN:

UNI FOR LOCAL 591 G

(Hereinafter referred to as the "Union")

- And -

SHOREWOOD CARTON CORPORATION LIMITED (Hereinafter referred to as the "Company")

ARTICLE 1 - PURPOSE

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1.1 To provide a harmonious industrial and economic relationship and to provide methods for a fair adjustment of all disputes which may arise between the parties concerning the interpretation or alleged violation of this Agreement.

ARTICLE 2 - RECOGNITION & MEMBERSHIP

2.1 The Company recognizes the Union as the bargaining agent of all those employees of Shorewood Carton Corporation Limited located at the Rolark, save and except foreman, persons above the rank of foreman, office and sales staff, persons regularly employed for not more than twenty-four (24) hours per week, students employed during the school vacation period , employees in bargaining units for which any trade union held bargaining rights as of October 24, 1985 and employees who provide work outside of the warehouse classifications. Should the Company relocate the facility within a range of 25 kms from its current location, the Successor Rights will apply.

ARTICLE 3 - UNION SECURITY

3.1 Any employee, within the meaning of the word employee in this Agreement, who, as of the effective date of this Agreement, is a member of the Union in good standing or may become a member during the lifetime of this Agreement, shall , as a condition of employment, continue such membership to the extent of paying the amounts required of Union members as a condition of retaining membership in the Union.

3.2 New employees of the Company shall , within sixty (60) days from the start of their employment, make application to the Union for membership and upon acceptance shall remain a member of the Union as a condition of employment in accordance with the preceding paragraph.

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3.3 All employees in the bargaining unit shall, as a condition of employment, pay the amount of regular monthly Union dues specified by its Constitution by having such dues deducted from their pay and remitted to the Union in accordance with Article 3.4 hereof.

3.4 The Company agrees that it will deduct weekly from the earnings of each such employee the money referred to in Article 3.3 hereof. The parties agree that each employee upon employment will be required to sign an authorization card as a condition of employment, directing the Company to deduct Union dues in accordance with these provisions.

ARTICLE 4 - NO DISCRIMINATION

4.1 The parties to this Agreement agree to continue their policy of no discrimination against any employee in accordance with the provisions of the Ontario Human Rights Code.

ARTICLE 5 - UNION REPRESENTATION

5.1 The Union may appoint or otherwise elect and the Company shall recognize no more than one (1) Shop delegate and one (1) alternate delegate. Such delegates shall be seniority employees of the Company who have successfully completed their probationary period. In electing or appointing such delegates the Union shall ensure that they represent the area or department of the plant. The Shop delegates shall represent the employees who are covered by this Agreement by assisting such bargaining unit employees in the processing of grievances and otherwise representing the Union in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

5.2 For the purposes of this Agreement, Shop delegates together with officers of the Union shall be deemed to be officials of the Union.

5.3 The Shop delegates will be responsible for ensuring the consistent observance of the Collective Agreement and the presentation of any grievance that may arise to the Company. It is understood that the Shop delegates have regular duties to perform on behalf of the Company and such person shall not leave his regular duties to attend to any Union business without the permission of his direct supervisor or manager. This permission shall not be unreasonably withheld by their supervisor.

5.4 The Union agrees that no Union member will conduct any Union activities during working hours on the premises of the Company without the express permission of Management.

5.5 The names of the Shop delegates employed at the Company shall be provided to the Company. The Company shall be provided with the names whenever there are any changes to Shop delegates. The Company shall not be required to recognize any employee in such Union positions until it has been notified by a Union official of the names of such Shop delegates.

5.6 The Company recognizes the Shop delegate as the initial contact pertaining to official Union matters and shall not discriminate against him for performing such duties.

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5.7 The Company will recognize a negotiating committee comprised of not more than one (1) employee. The member of the negotiating team will be paid by the Company at their regular basic rate for time spent during their normally scheduled hours of work in direct negotiations with the Company up to, but not including, conciliation.

5.8 Should the chief steward wish to consult with a Union representative regarding an alleged infraction of this Agreement during working hours, they may do so, provided they secure the consent of their supervisor or other management person. Such consent shall not be unreasonably denied .

5.9 All hiring, layoffs, recalls and/or discharges shall be reported to the senior steward within two (2) working days.

5.10 Employees shall have the right to require the presence of their shop steward if they are called in by management regarding a warning or a reprimand.

5.11 Leave of absence shall be granted to duly authorize Union officials, including negotiation committee members, to attend union activities. Requests for such leaves of absence shall not be unreasonably denied. In order to ensure the orderly operation of the plant, a reasonable notice has to be given to the employer.

ARTICLE 6 - MANAGEMENT RIGHTS

6.1 The Company and the employees mutually agree that all the ordinary functions of Management are hereby preserved and retained by the Company, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing , that all the provisions of this Agreement are intended only to enunciate and clarify the rights, duties, privileges, and prerogatives of each of the parties to this Agreement, and to fix and determine their respective responsibilities.

6.2 The employees acknowledge that it is the exclusive function of Management to:

(a) Maintain order, discipline and efficiency;

(b) Hire, discharge, classify, promote, demote or discipline employees, provided that a claim of discriminatory promotion or demotion or a claim that an employee has been discharged or disciplined without reasonable cause may be the subject of a grievance and dealt with as provided herein;

(c) Generally to manage the industrial enterprise in which the Company is engaged, and , without restricting the generality of the foregoing , to determine the number and location of plants, the products to be manufactured, methods of manufacturing, schedules of production, kinds and locations of machines and tools to be used, processes of manufacturing and assembling, the engineering and designing of its products, and the control of materials and parts to be incorporated in the products produced ,

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(d) Flexibility, it is recognized that employees can work most skillfully at work identified within his/her classification . However, to achieve maximum plant efficiency, employees may be assigned to other jobs so as to accomplish any needed work.

ARTICLE 7 - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE

7.1 "Grievance" shall mean a complaint or claim concerning improper discipline or discharge, or a dispute with reference to the interpretation, application, administration or alleged violation of this Agreement.

7.2 No employee shall have a grievance until he has discussed his comp laint with his supervisor. If the employee's supervisor does not promptly settle the matter to the employee's satisfaction, an employee's grievance may be processed as follows:

STEP No.1

If an employee has a grievance, the grievance shall , within five (5) days of the circumstances giving rise to the grievance, be reduced to writing and presented to the Logistics Manager. The Manager shall give the grievor a written reply as soon as possible, but not later than three (3) days after such written grievance. If such reply is not satisfactory to the grievor, the next step must be taken within three (3) days of the Manager's answer, but not thereafter.

The grievance referred to above shall identify:

(a) The facts giving rise to the grievance; (b) The section or sections of the Agreement claimed violated ; (c) The relief requested ; and (d) Shall be signed by the employee.

STEP No. 2

At this Step, the written grievance shall be presented to the General Manager or his designate within the aforesaid three (3) days of receipt of the Logistics Manager's reply, but not thereafter.

A meeting will be held between the Shop delegate, Union official , grievor, General Manager or his designate and other representatives of the Company, within five (5) days of the presentation of the written grievance to the General Manager or his designate. The General Manager or his designate shall give written reply to the Shop delegate and Union office within three (3) days of such meeting.

If the General Manager or his designated reply is not satisfactory to the grievor, the next step must be taken within five (5) days after the delivery of the General Manager or his designated reply to the Shop delegate and Union office, but not thereafter.

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7.3 In the event the grievance is not settled at Step 2, the party whose grievance it is shall request arbitration of the grievance by giving notice in writing to the other party within five (5) days of the delivery of the decision at Step 2.

7.4 Discharge Cases A cla im by a seniority employee that he has been unjustly discharged shall be treated as a grievance and shall commence at Step 2 of the grievance procedure if a written statement of such grievance is lodged with the General Manager within five (5) working days after the discharge occurs.

7.5 Arbitration

(1) When either party requests that a grievance be submitted to arbitration, it shall make such a request in writing addressed to the other party to this Agreement. Within five (5) days thereafter both parties shall by agreement appoint an arbitrator. If they are unable to do so within a period of five (5) days, they will then request the Minister of Labour for the Province of Ontario to assist them in selecting an arbitrator.

(2) No person may be appointed as an arbitrator who has been involved in an attempt to negotiate or settle the grievance.

(3) Each of the parties hereto will jointly bear the expenses of the arbitrator appointed by it.

(4) No matter may be submitted to arbitration which has not been properly carried through all previous steps of the grievance procedure.

(5) The arbitrator shall not be authorized to make any decision inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, nor shall they alter, modify or amend any part of its provisions. The arbitrator decision shall be final and binding upon the Company and the Union.

7 .6 The time limits and other procedural requirements set out in this Article 7 are mandatory and not merely directory. Therefore failure to put a grievance in writing at the proper step in accordance with the requirements hereof shall be deemed a complete waiver and abandonment of the grievance by the grievor. Notwithstanding the foregoing the parties may mutually agree to extend the time limits.

7.7 Union Policy Grievance or Company Grievance

A Union policy or a Company grievance may be submitted to the Company or the Union, as the case may be, in writing , within ten (10) days from the time the circumstance upon which the grievance is based were known or should have been known by the grievor. A meeting between the Company and the Union shall be held within five (5) days of the presentation of the written grievance and shall take place within the framework of Step 2 of Article 7.2 hereof.

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The Company or the Union, as the case may be, shall give its written decision within five (5) days after such meeting has been held . If the decision is unsatisfactory to the grieving party, the grievance may be submitted to arbitration within fifteen (15) days of the delivery of such written decision and the arbitration sections of this Agreement shall be followed .

If the Company is not advised of the Union's intention to proceed to arbitration within five (5) days, the Company shall not be liable for any damages during the foregoing fifteen (15) day period . The provisions of this paragraph 7.7 shall not be used by the Union to institute a grievance directly affecting an employee or employees which such employee or employees could themselves institute, and the provisions of Article 7.2 hereof shall not thereby be bypassed.

7.8 DISCHARGE No written or oral disciplinary notice dating back beyond eighteen (18) months from the date of such discipline shall be relied upon in connection with any subsequent discipline (i .e. suspension or discharge).

ARTICLE 8 - NO STRIKE OR LOCKOUT

8.1 It is understood and agreed that there is to be no strike or lockout during the lifetime of this Agreement, the definitions of "strike" and "lockout" being that as laid down by the Ontario Labour Relations Act.

ARTICLE 9 - HOURS OF WORK

9.1 It is hereby expressly understood and agreed that the provisions of this Article 9 are for the purpose of computing overtime and shall not be construed to be a guarantee of or a limitation upon the hours of work to be done per day or per week or otherwise nor as a guarantee of working schedules.

9.2 The normal work week for employees will be composed of forty (40) straight-time hours worked in the week.

9.3 The Company reserves the right to elect a four (4) day or five (5) day work week or combination of four (4) day and five (5) day work week for any job at any time. Whenever the Company plans on changing the current work week for any job it will endeavor to give any employee affected two (2) weeks' notice. The four (4) day work week shall be four (4) consecutive days of ten (10) hours each , the five (5) day work week shall be worked Monday through to Friday at eight (8) regular hours per day for a total of forty (40) regular hours per week.

9.4 For the day shifts, the hours of labour shall be between 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

9.5 For the afternoon shift and night shifts the hours of labour shall be between the quitting and starting time of the day shifts .

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9.6 When more than one (1) shift is operated , only one (1) of these shifts shall be deemed to be the day shift and any additional shift or shifts shall be designated as the "afternoon shift" (second shift) if it immediately follows the day shift, and the "night shift" (third shift) if it follows the second shift.

9.7 Employees are expected to rotate shifts on a monthly basis. The Company will endeavour to accommodate employee requests based on life needs on a case by case basis. The onus is on the employee to find a suitable replacement subject to supervisory approval.

9.8 Breaks

The employees shall be entitled to two (2) paid twenty (20) minute breaks to be taken one (1) in each half(½) of an employee's scheduled eight (8) hour shift. If employees work ten (10) hour shifts, they shall be entitled to three (3) fifteen (15) minute breaks.

Warehouse Department

Days:

Afternoons:

Monday to Thursday Friday Monday to Thursday Friday

6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 6:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Notwithstanding the foregoing hours, it is understood that the Company has the right to choose the hours in accordance with Article 9 upon giving the Union a minimum of two weeks' notice.

ARTICLE 10 - OVERTIME

10.1 The employees recognize that the customer demands will make overtime production work necessary and they hereby agree to work, by mutual consent, such overtime as is required to meet these demands. The employees agree that, for the lifetime of this Agreement, they will not impose any ban on overtime and the Company agrees that it will not take any punitive action against an employee for refusing to work overtime.

10.2 Whenever possible , at least twenty-four (24) hours' notice of overtime shall be given to employees.

10.3 Exception as expressly provided in Article 10.4, whenever an employee works more than the hours he has been scheduled on a particular day, he shall be paid at overtime rates as follows:

• One and one-half (1 ½) times his regular hourly rate (exclusive of any shift premium) when over forty (40) hours (scheduled work-week). This would include daily overtime as well as Saturday and Sunday.

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• In the event of a documented emergency or upon notification of a medical appointment the company will pay overtime after the employee works eight (8) hours. The company requ ires two (2) days' notice of a medical appointment.

10.4 Statutory holidays will be compensated at time and a half (1 ½) provided the employee works the day before and the day after the holiday. (In accordance to the local employment standards act). Straight time compensation on statutory holidays is applicable only if an alternative holiday is offered .

ARTICLE 11 - BEREAVEMENT LEAVE

11 .1 A regular employee shall be granted leave of absence with pay, for a period not exceeding five (5) continuous days (includes weekends) , in the event of the death of a spouse, child , mother, father, sister and/or brother.

11 .2 A regular employee will be granted up to three (3) days leave of absence with pay, between Monday and Friday inclusive, for the purpose of making arrangements, or attending the funeral , in the event of the death of a member of his or her immediate family, which shall be limited to grandmother, grandfather, grandchildren , mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughterin-law, son-in-law, step-mother, step-father, step-sister, step-brother, sister-in-law, and/or brother-in-law.

11 .3 Such possible leave of absence days shall be granted within the five (5) working day period that precedes or follows the funeral , unless otherwise mutually agreed between the Employer and the employee.

11.4 The above is subject to the provision that the employee shall not receive any additional day or days leave, or pay, because of the death and/or arrangements and funeral occurred on a holiday, or during his vacation , or any leave of absence without pay.

ARTICLE 12 - OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

12.1 It is the intent of the Company, the Union and the employee's to co-operate in eliminating and preventing unsafe working conditions and unsafe working practices. The parties will cooperatively aim to keep the plant a safe place to work and as a minimum will comply with the conditions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 2014, Regulations for Industrial Establishments.

12.2 UNIFORM

The Company will provide all employees with a uniform. All employees must be in full uniform during working hours or they will be sent home. Employees will be responsible for the replacement and repair of lost, damaged or stolen uniforms.

The exception to the above are new employees for the first three months or anyone with a doctor's note stating they are allergic to the chemicals in the uniform.

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The Company agrees to provide one winter coat per year to all employees classified as warehouse persons or truck drivers.

12.3 SAFETY BOOTS The Company agrees to contribute the amount of $ 110.00 once per year towards the purchase of safety shoes by employees where such shoes are actually purchased . The employee shall provide proof of purchase prior to receiving payment.

12.4 SAFETY EYE WEAR

The Company agrees to provide approved prescription safety eye glasses for those employees working in areas of the plant where safety glasses are required up to a maximum of $150.00 once every two years, provided this eye wear is purchased through the Company Safety Eye Wear Plan. Details of this Plan can be provided to you , upon request, by the Employee Health and Safety Manager of the company.

ARTICLE 13 - JURY DUTY

13.1 The Company will pay an employee who has completed his probationary period who is required for jury service or as a Crown witness for each day of service, the difference between his regular straight-time hourly rate for the number of hours he normally works on his regular shift, and payment he received for jury service, provided the employee presents proof of jury service and the amount of pay received.

ARTICLE 14 - CALL-IN PAY AND REPORTING PAY

14.1 An employee called back to work after he has left the plant shall be paid for a minimum of four (4) hours at time and a half (1 ½) his regular hourly rate .

14.2 A "call-in" is where an employee is called in after completing his regular shift hours that day.

14.3 Reporting Pay - If an employee reports on his regular shift without previous notice that his regular work is not available, he will be given full pay at his regular basic rate for the shift for which he has reported unless excused at his own request. However, he will be expected to perform such other duties as are available during the period for which he is paid. The Company will make every reasonable effort to notify an employee in advance, by telephone call or written notification to the last known address. Where the employee fails to receive notification due to absence from home, or circumstances beyond the Company's control, such as fire , flood , windstorm or power failure , this clause won't apply.

14.4 An employee injured while working on the job and therefore unable to finish his days work shall be paid for the remainder of his shift.

14.5 Late Arrival - In cases where an employee reports late for work, only the time actually lost by the employee himself may be deducted from his pay.

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ARTICLE 15 - SENIORITY

15.1 An employee will be considered on probation and will not have any seniority standing with the Company until after he has completed one thousand four hundred and forty regular hours (1440) of work, at which time he shall be classified as a permanent, regular employee and his seniority will then date back to his original date of hire. The dismissal of a probationary employee shall be for just cause.

15.2 The Company will prepare seniority lists annually for employees immediately following January 1st. Copies of seniority lists will be posted on the bulletin boards and one (1) copy will be sent to the Union.

15.3 In laying off or recalling employees following a lay-off, the Company shall , at all times, maintain a working force of employees qualified to perform the work available.

15.4 Classification seniority of an employee shall be the length of their continuous service in the classification since the date of their last entry into the classification .

15.5 (a) Subject to paragraph (b) below, in the laying off of employees, the employees will be laid off in inverse order of their classification seniority within a classification . (b) If an employee faced with a layoff in his current classification has worked in other classification(s) with the Company, he can exercise his seniority accumulated while in the immediately preceding classification to displace junior employees in the immediately preceding classification provided he has the qualifications, skill and ability to perform the work in the sole judgment of the Company. If the employee bumps into the immediately preceding classification , he will be paid the wage rate in the immediately preced ing classification.

(c) For the purpose of (a) and (b) above, shop stewards will be provided with super seniority within their current or immediately preceding classification for the purpose of layoffs.

15.6 Notice of recall from lay-off will be by Registered Letter or telegram addressed to the last address recorded by the employee with the Company. An employee must signify his intention to return to work within three (3) days after the notice has been sent and must return to work within a further four (4) days or forfeit his claim to re-employment with the Company.

ARTICLE 16 - JOB POSTING

16.1 When job vacancies occur on jobs above the rank of General Help, notice of such vacancies will be posted on the plant bulletin board for five (5) working days. During that period , employees may make applications for promotion to such jobs.

Promotions will be based on skill , ability, merit and efficiency, and where these factors are relatively equal between applicants, the job appl icant with the most seniority shall be entitled to the job first.

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16.2 A job will not be considered vacant for posting purposes when an employee is temporarily absent from such job or where an employee is on lay-off and subject to recall to a job.

16.3 Each employee who applies for a job posting should receive a written response outlining why they did not get the job.

ARTICLE 17 - PRODUCTION NOT LIMITED

17.1 The parties agree that no arbitrary limitation shall be placed upon the production efforts of an individual or group of workers.

ARTICLE 18 - OPERATION OF EQUIPMENT & PERFORMANCE OF WORK

18.1 No employee may at any time operate any equipment by himself without someone else being present in the department or within call .

ARTICLE 19 - STRUCK WORK

19.1 (a) The Company agrees that employees who are covered by this Agreement may refuse to execute struck work emanating from a Company, whose UNIFOR employees are locked out or engaged in a legal strike sanctioned by UNIFOR.

(b) This does not preclude the execution of work transferred by the customer.

(c) The Local will give the Company notice of its intention to invoke this clause, and in any event, any work in progress will be completed without interference.

ARTICLE 20 - VACATIONS

20.1 Employees are eligible to take up to two (2) emergency sick days in a rolling twelve (12) month period , provided the employee provides reasonable documentation. These two (2) days will be deducted from the employee's annual vacation allotment.

20.2 Employees with less than one (1) full year of service as of June 30th will be entitled to receive four percent (4%) of his gross earnings.

20.3 Employees with one (1) full year, but less than four (4) years, of continuous service as of June 30th will receive two (2) weeks' vacation with pay of four percent (4%) of his gross earnings exclusive of vacation pay in the twelve (12) month period ending June 30th.

20.4 Employees with four (4) full years , but less than seven (7) full years , of continuous service, as of June 30th will receive three (3) weeks' vacation with pay of six percent (6%) of his gross earnings exclusive of vacation pay in the twelve (12) month period ending June 30th.

20.5 Employees with seven (7) full years of continuous service as of June 30th will receive four (4) weeks' vacation with pay of eight percent (8%) of his gross earnings exclusive of vacation pay in the twelve (12) month period ending June 30th.

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20.6 Employees with fourteen (14) full years of continuous service as of June 30th will receive five (5) weeks' vacation with pay of ten percent (10%) of his gross earnings exclusive of vacation pay in the twelve (12) month period ending June 30th.

20.7 Where the Company does not shut down the plant for vacation period , vacations will be granted to the extent possible at times most desirable to the employees; however, the parties recognize that the final right to determine the feasibility of the taking of a vacation at a particular time or the number of employees is exclusively reserved to the Company in order to ensure the orderly operation of the plant.

20.8 A vacation holiday schedule will be posted in the plant each year not later than March 1st. The

employees shall indicate their preferred vacation weeks not later than April 1st in each calendar year. In cases of conflict, vacation shall be granted on the basis of seniority.

20.9 A vacation granted to an employee in any calendar year must be taken in that year, and shall not accumulate from one calendar year to another.

ARTICLE 21 - PLANT HOLIDAYS

21 .1 Subject the conditions set out below, the Company will pay the employees who have completed thei r probationary period for the following plant holidays:

1. New Year's Day 2. Good Friday 3. Victoria Day 4. Canada Day 5. Civic Holiday 6. Labour Day 7. Thanksgiving Day 8. Christmas Day

9. Boxing Day 10. Plus three (3) additional Float Holidays

21 .2 When any of the above holidays fall on either Saturday or Sunday, the Company will either declare the preceding Friday or the succeeding Monday as a day off with pay in lieu of the holiday.

21 . 3 Payment for the above holidays for hourly-rated employees will be calculated at the employee's regular hourly rate times the number of hours the employee would have normally worked on the day of the holiday. Where the holiday falls during a week when an employee is working a premium shift, the holiday will be based on the premium rate (regular rate plus shift premium).

21.4 In order to be eligible to receive payment for any of the above holidays, an employee must have worked the last regularly scheduled shift immediately preceding, and the first regularly scheduled shift immediately succeeding the holiday, unless absent from work due to a legitimate illness or injury.

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21 .5 When a paid holiday occurs during an employee's vacation on a regular day of work, the employee will be granted a day off with pay at the discretion of the company.

21 .6 An employee who quits or is discharged will be entitled to:

(a) One (1) day regular pay if he quits or is terminated between March 1 and August 31 less any float holidays already taken for that year; or

(b) Two (2) days of regular pay if he quits or is terminated between September 1 and February 29 less any float holidays already taken for that year.

ARTICLE 22 - HEAL TH & WELFARE BENEFITS

22 .1 It is agreed that for the duration of this Agreement, the Company will have in place a Welfare Plan and Group Life Insurance Plan as detailed in the Group Benefits in Schedule "B" attached to this Agreement. The month following ratification , the employees will pay 0.75% of their base salary into the plan. The Company shall also provide a drug / medical card to the employees.

22.2 New employees having a valid current standing membership in the Union shall be eligible for the Welfare and Group Life Insurance Plans effective at hiring date. All new employees' NOT having a valid Union membership at date of hiring will be eligible for the Welfare and Group Life Insurance Plan benefit only upon completion of their probationary period as per the Collective Agreement.

ARTICLE 23 - WAGES

23.1 Shift Premium - Second (Afternoon) Shift: $2.50 - Third (Night Shift) : $2.50

23 .2 Lead Hand Premium - All Lead Hands: Eighty (.80) cents per hour

23.3 Employees will be classified and paid no less than in accordance with Schedule "A" which forms part of this Collective Agreement.

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ARTICLE 24 - EARLY RETIREMENT PROGRAMME (Unifor Graphical Pension Plan of Canada)

24.1 The Company shall pay an amount of money equal to seven and one quarter percent (7¼ %) of the basic day rate of each employee covered by this collective agreement, to the Unifor Graphical Pension Plan of Canada, ("the Unifor Plan"). Such payments shall be used by the Trustees of the Unifor Plan to fund what the Unifor Plan refers to as SRDF benefits for the employees on whose behalf the payments are being made and for paying the operating expenses of the Unifor Plan. The term "basic day rate" as used herein, shall mean the basic day rate of the employee in his classification, including leaves of absence due to sickness or layoff, for as long as the employee's name is maintained on the Company's payroll , but excluding payment for overtime, premiums, shift differentials or any periods during a labour dispute in which the employee is not working. The Company agrees that the Trustees of the Unifor Plan are solely responsible for the operation of the Unifor Plan including determining all benefit levels.

24.2 All payments for the Unifor Plan shall be payable by cheque, money order or ACH to the Unifor Graphical Pension Plan of Canada and shall be provided to the administrator of the Unifor Plan, at the address or account provided to the Company by the Union. The Company shall also submit with such payments, all contribution reports the Trustees deem necessary for the proper administration of the Unifor Plan. All payments by the Company to the Unifor Plan shall be due and payable within twenty (20) days of the end of the payroll period for which the obligation to make such payments arises.

24.3 The Company agrees to be bound by the terms of the October 22, 2014 Agreement and Declaration of Trust establishing the Unifor Plan, as may be amended from time to time, which the Company hereby acknowledges as having received.

ARTICLE 25 - DURATION

25.1 This Agreement shall become effective on the date of ratification and remain in effect to the 31st day of December, 2022 and shall continue automatically thereafter during annual periods of one year each, unless either party notifies the other party in writing as provided for in Article 25.2 hereof of its desire to negotiate amendments to this Agreement.

25 .2 Notice that amendments are required shall be given during the period of not more than ninety (90) days prior to the 31 st day of December, 2022 or during similar annual periods thereafter. If notice of desire to amend this Agreement is given by either party in accordance with the foregoing , the other party agrees to meet for the purpose of negotiations.

ARTICLE 27 - COMPLETE AGREEMENT

27 .1 This agreement contains the full and complete agreement on all bargaining issues between the parties.

Any side agreement, memorandum of understanding of any kind, written or oral , and any past practices which are not incorporated into this agreement are null and void .

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DATED AT TORONTO, ONTARIO

THIS 1ih DAY OF March, 2018

UNI FOR LOCAL 591 G SHOREWOOD CARTON CORPORATION LIMITED

John Lawrie, President Local 591 G Amato Della Vecchia, HR Director Canada

Dan Danchuk, Bargaining Unit, Chief Steward

Antonio Orecchio, Negotiations Representative

Fernando Pimentel , General Manager

Natalie Chinaloy, Human Resources Manager

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SCHEDULE"A"

SCHEDULE"A" JOB CLASSIFICATION AND RATES OF PAY

As of the date of ratification , probationary employees shall be paid the minimum wage or

whatever the Company deems appropriate. Once permanent, the employee shall be paid the

rate of the job that they are performing as per Schedule "A" Wage Classification .

WAREHOUSE DEPARTMENT

Classifications:

START

Warehouse person**

(**Includes Shipper/ Receiver/Order Picking/ Forklift)

(6 Mo.)

LEVEL 1

(12 Mo.)

LEVEL 2

(18 Mo.) (24 Mo)

LEVEL 3 LEVEL4

Effective January 1, 2018 - increase 1.5%+ $250.00 lump sum

16.24 17.12 18.01 18.89 19.79

Effective January 1, 2019- increase 1.5%

16.48 17.38 18.28 19.17 20.09

Effective January 1, 2020- increase 1.25%

16.69 17.59 18.51 19.41 20.34

Effective January 1, 2021- increase 1.5% 16.94 17.85 18.79 19.70 20 .65

Effective January 1, 2022- increase 2%

17.28 18.21 19.17 20.09 21. 06

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SCHEDULE "B"

SCHEDULE"B" GROUP BENEFITS

The Group health and dental plan will be modified accordingly with the Westrock Model Plan. The vendor will also be modified to the Westrock approved vendor.

RETIREMENT PLAN

Pension Arrangements:

► All Shorewood contributions are directed to the Unifor Graphical Pension Plan of Canada as per Article 24 of the Collective Agreement.

► Shorewood contributes 7.25% of the basic daily rate .

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SCHEDULE"C"

SCHEDULE"C" LETTER OF MEMORANDUM - UNION RIGHTS

This is a Letter of Memorandum between Shorewood Carton Corporation Limited , Rolark

Facility and Unifor Local 591 G. The letter serves as agreement between the parties that in the

instance of a full start up of the manufacturing process within the warehouse Unifor Local 591 G

continues the right to represent the people during the life of this agreement.

The Company has no intention or interest in starting a manufacturing process at the facility

again and desires to remove all the language that refers to such a process from our present

labour agreement. However, for the life of this agreement we agree to recognize the right of the

Union to represent the workers if an attempt to have a manufacturing process occurs.

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SCHEDULE"□"

LETTER OF MEMORANDUM-SEVERANCE PAY

This is a Letter of Memorandum between Shorewood Carton Corporation Limited, Rolark Facility and Unifor, Local 591 G. The letter serves as agreement between the parties that when an employee is permanently laid off as a result of downsizing or warehouse closure, the company agrees that the employees so affected will receive severance pay on the same terms as per the memorandum of agreement dated January 16, 2004 and is attached herewith .

The Retiree benefits as outlined in the Memorandum of Agreement entered into force on January 16, 2004 will only apply to those employees who were actively employed at the time of ratification of the said Agreement.

Agreed to at the City of Toronto , this 12 day of March, 2018

FOR THE COMPANY:

Amato Della Vecchia HR Director Canada

Fernando Pimentel General Manager

Natalie Chinaloy Human Resources Manager

FOR THE UNION:

John Laurie, Unifor Local 591 G President


Antonio Orecchio, Negotiations Representative

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SCHEDULE "E"

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING - PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES

Between: Shorewood Carton Corporation

("Company") - And -

UNIFOR LOCAL 51G

("Union")

As of the date of ratification, probationary employees shall be paid the minimum wage or whatever

the Company deems appropriate.

One the probationary employee has completed one-thousand four hundred and forty regular hours

worked (1440), the employee shall be classified as a permanent regular employee and his seniority

shall be backdated to his date of hire.

Once permanent, the employee shall be paid the rate of the job they are performing as per Schedule

"A" Wage Classification. The dismissal of a probationary employee shall be for just cause.

Agreed to at the City of Toronto, this 12 day of March, 2018

FOR THE COMPANY:

Amato Della Vecchia HR Director Canada

Fernando Pimentel General Manager

Natalie Chinaloy Human Resources Manager

FOR THE UNION:

John Lawrie , Unifor Local 591 G President


Antonio Orecchio , Negotiations Representative

Multi Packaging Solutions ~ WestRock

EXCESS WEEKLY HOURS AGREEMENT

This notice will serve to confirm the agreement and understanding between Shorewood Carton

Corporation Ltd. and Unifor, Local 591G.

o We are aware of the specific weekly limits as set out in the Employment

Standards Act, Part VII - Limit on Hours of Work.

o We agree to allow our bargaining unit employees to work hours in excess of 48

per week, up to the maximum of 60 in a work week provided they choose to do

so.

o This agreement applies to the Warehouse bargaining unit employees

represented by Unifor Local 591G.

o The duration of this agreement is from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2022.

Shorewood Carton Corp. Ltd.

Signed on this / 'a day of H FrfLC t-f 2018 in the City of Toronto, Ontario.

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do Pimentel, General Manager ·· i:22 ~

( Dan Danchuk

Natalie Chinaloy, HR Manager Antonio Orecchio

Senior Official for WestRock with Delegation of Authority

Robert B. McIntosh Executive Vice President,

General Counsel & Secretary

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