THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ELECTRONIC, ELECTRICAL, SALARIED, MACHINE AND FURNITURE WORKERS

 

 

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ARTICLE XIV - MEASURED DAY WORK PLAN

76. The Union and the Company agree to cooperate in the interest of establishing and maintaining the principle of a fair days work for a fair days pay. 

 

77. Work standards and time studies shall: 

77.1 Changes that occur after the signing of this agreement shall be established or changed to reflect the actual conditions of the entire job at 100%.  Only those elements currently at the 130% standard or those elements affected by a method or materials change will be studied. 

77.2 Be fair and equitable. 

77.3 Be based on the pace of normally qualified operators working at 100% efficiency. 

77.4 Give due consideration to the quality of workmanship required. 

77.5 Allow for personal time and delays as required. 

77.6 A work standard shall be considered to be established when the workers to whom it applies have been notified. 

77.7 Before the Company studies any job, the worker who works on the job shall be notified in advance and shall be told the purpose of the study. 

77.8 In cases of disagreement relative to the time studies or work standard as set for a job, the Company will make available the applicable data and records during discussion of such disagreement; and if it appears that an error has been made, that element will be restudied. 

77.9 At the request of the employee or the Steward, before a work standard is released, they will have an opportunity to examine such time study or work standard. 

77.10 Any work standard may be protested by the worker on the job, or the Union, through the Grievance Procedure. 

77.11 The speeds of conveyor lines will be increased or decreased to reflect changes in schedule. Station work assignments will be made according to standard line balancing practices and employees will be added or removed by these workload requirements. 

77.12 Before an operator will be removed from the job after being properly oriented and instructed and for failure to meet the standard; the method, materials, layout and tooling will be checked to verify that they conform to the standard. In the event the employee is to be reassigned, he or she shall be placed in accordance with Paragraph 37. 

77.13 Each employee working on a work standard shall be given one ten (10) minute period each four (4) hour period for personal relief. In the event an employee working on a production standard is scheduled to work a 10-hour shift or longer, he or she will receive a ten (10) minute period for personal relief at the end of the eighth working hour. Night Shift Bonus 

78. Employees working a regular night shift 50% or more of their time during a given work week shall be paid a bonus of $0.30 for each hour worked including overtime. 

78.1 "Night Shift" shall be construed to mean any regular shift starting after 1:00 P.M. on any day, and before 4:00 A.M. on the following day. 

78.2 The Company will not change the hours of regular night shifts for the purpose of evading payment of night bonus. Holidays 

79. When an employee with seniority does not work 40on New Year´s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day, New Year´s Eve Day, or the two (2) designated holidays, he or she shall be paid eight (8) straight-time hours at the day-work rate for their job classification as set forth in the addendum, provided: 

79.1 That he or she has worked the last scheduled workday prior to and the next scheduled workday after such holiday, unless absent on such days because of an emergency supported by documentary evidence. Employees absent the last scheduled workday prior to multiple consecutive holidays without such supporting documentary evidence will forfeit eight (8) hours of their holiday pay. Employees absent the next scheduled workday following multiple consecutive holidays without such supporting documentary evidence will forfeit eight (8) hours of their holiday pay. 

79.2 Such documentary evidence must be in the possession of their Supervisor within forty-eight (48) hours after the employee has returned to work following the holiday. When an employee does work on New Year´s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day, New Year´s Eve Day, or the two (2) designated holidays, he or she shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of Sub-Paragraph 83.4. 

79. 3 Designated holidays- 

 

2004 

Thursday     January 1              New Years Day

Friday           April 9                  Good Friday

Monday        May 31                 Memorial Day

Monday        July 5                   Independence Day

Monday        September 6       Labor Day 

Thursday      November 25     Thanksgivings Day 

Friday           November 26     Day After Thanksgiving Day 

Friday           December 24     Christmas Eve 

Monday        December 27     Christmas Day 

Tuesday       December 28     Designated Holiday 

Wednesday December 29     Designated Holiday 

Thursday      December 30     Designated Holdiday

Friday           December 31     New Years Eve 

 

2005

Friday            March 25           Good Friday 

Monday         May 30               Memorial Day 

Monday        July 4                  Independence Day 

Monday        September 5      Labor Day 

Thursday      November 24    Thanksgiving Day 

Friday           November 25     Day After Thanksgiving Day

Friday           December 23     Christmas Eve 

Monday        December 26     Christmas Day 

Tuesday       December 27     Designated Holiday 

Wednesday December 28     Designated Holiday 

Thursday      December 29     Designated Holiday

Friday           December 30     New Year´s Eve

 

2006

Friday            April 14              Good Friday 

Monday         May 29               Memorial Day 

Tuesday       July 4                  Independence Day 

Monday        September 4      Labor Day 

Thursday      November 23    Thanksgiving Day 

Friday           November 24    Day After Thanksgiving Day 

Monday        December 25    Christmas Eve 

Tuesday       December 26    Christmas Day

Wednesday December 27    Designated Holiday 

Thursday      December 28    Designated Holiday

Friday           December 29    New Years Eve 

 

2007 

Monday         January 1          New Year´s Day 

Friday            April 6               Good Friday 

Monday         May 28              Memorial Day 

Wednesday July 4                 Independence Day

Monday        September 3     Labor Day 

Thursday      November 22    Thanksgiving Day

Friday           November 23    Day After Thanksgiving Day 

Monday        December 24    Christmas Eve 

Tuesday       December 25    Christmas Day 

Thursday      December 27    Designated Holiday 

Friday           December 28    Designated Holiday 

Monday        December 31    New Years Eve 

 

2008

Tuesday        January 1          New Year´s Day

Friday             March 21          Good Friday

Monday          May 26              Memorial Day

Friday            July 4                 Independence Day

Monday         September 1     labor Day

Thursday       November 27   Thanksgiving Day

Friday            November 28   Day after Thanksgiving Day

Wednesday  December 24  Christmas Eve

Thurday         December 25  Christmas Day

Friday            December 26  Designated Holiday

Monday         December 29  Designated Holiday

Wednesday  December 31  New Year´s Eve

Thursday       January 1 (2009) New Year´s Day

79.4 The observed holiday replaces the actual holiday for purposes of pay. Jury Duty 

80. When an employee with seniority is called for jury duty or subpoenaed as a witness on a scheduled workday, Monday through Friday, he or she will be excused upon notification to their supervisor, and will be reimbursed for the difference between the amount paid for such service and the amount of their regular day-work rate for the hours he or she was scheduled to work during the same day up to eight (8) hours per day. When the employee is released from jury duty or witness duty he or she is expected to report to work at once if time is before 11 a.m. for day shift; 12 p.m. for second shift and 1 p.m. for third shift. In order to be eligible for payment under this Paragraph, an employee shall furnish the Manager of Employee Relations with a statement or subpoena from the court with regard to the pay received and time spent on such service. Absence for Death in Family 

81. An employee with seniority who is absent from work solely because of the death of their parents, brother, sister, child, stepchild, spouse, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, or grandchildren, will be compensated at their regular day-work rate, up to eight (8)hours per day, for time lost by him or her from their regular schedule by reason of such absence, for three days. Employee shall not suffer any lost vacation days due to death in family.  If employee is on vacation when bereavement occurs, lost vacation days shall be taken within the first three (3) days of the week following the scheduled vacation.