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ARTICLE XXIX - FLEXIBLE WORK WEEK ADDENDUM

This addendum shall apply to employees working on the Flexible Work Week for 6 day production operations and 4 day work week for employees. A maximum of 275 people will be on this schedule. Except as amended below, all other provisions of the contract shall remain intact. This schedule will not be implemented prior to 3/1/2001 and only if daily volumes make it necessary. This addendum 68shall apply to those employees working in or directly supporting Foamed in Place Doors, Door Inner Panel Thermoforming, and Extrusion.

1. Normal Shifts

1.1. Day shift will begin at 6:00am

1.2. Evening shift will begin at 6:00pm

1.3. Evening Shift start time will be 4:3Opm for operations running back to back shifts.

1.4. Shifts that are scheduled to work 12 hours per day will be given a fifteen (15) minute paid lunch.

1.5. The Company may elect to schedule the groups a minimum of 10 hours per day.

2. Shift Preference

2.1. In exercising shift preference, employees shall have three (3) shift preferences in any 12 month period, and shall displace the youngest employee in his or her classification.

2.2. A shift preference move will be made within two weeks of the employee notification. Shift preferences will be made to be effective on Monday mornings at 6:00am.

3. Job Bids

3.1. Job Bids will remain posted at least 72 working hours so that employees in all work groups will have the opportunity to bid.

3.2. Job bids will be effective on Monday mornings at 6:00am.

4. Absence for Death in the Family

4.1. Absence for deaths in the family as designated in Paragraph 81 will be compensated at the employee´s regular day work rate up to 12 per day, for time lost by him or her from the regular schedule by reason of such absence, for 3 days.

5. Overtime

5.1. Time will be paid for actual hours worked in a scheduled work week.

5.2. Time and one half will be paid for all work performed over forty (40) hours in a work week. Double time will be paid for all work performed over 60 hours in a work week.

5.3. Scheduled Sunday overtime will be posted at least 24 hours in advance. The groups of employees who are scheduled to work the preceding Saturday will be given the overtime. However, in the event that Sunday overtime is known earlier in the week, the company may elect to schedule the groups that normally work on Mondays for the overtime. In this case, the overtime will be posted at least 72 hours in advance.

6. All references in the existing contract to "working days" are to be interpreted as "working days" for the employee affected.

7. Vacation

7.1. For purposes of vacation time off, each increment of forty (40) hours as in paragraphs 90 through 97 will be considered to be one week regardless of work group.

8. Jury Duty

8.1. When an employee with seniority is called for jury duty or subpoenaed as a witness on a scheduled work day, Monday through Saturday, he or she will be excused by the supervisor, and will be reimbursed the difference between the amount paid for such service and the amount of their regular day rate work for the hours he or she is scheduled to work during the same day up to twelve (12) hours per day. When the employee is scheduled to work 12 hours per day and is released from jury duty or witness duty before 12:00noon, he or she is expected to report to work at once for day shift or at his or her regular scheduled start time for evening shift. When the employee is scheduled to work 10 hours per day and is released from Jury duty or witness duty prior to 1:00am, he or she is expected to report to work at once for day shift or at his or her normal scheduled start time for evening shift. In order to be eligible for payment under this paragraph, an employee shall furnish Employee Relations with a statement or subpoena from the court with regard to the pay received and time spent on such service.

9. Holidays

9.1. When a Company paid holiday is observed on a person´s normal scheduled workday, he or she will be compensated at 12 hours of pay at their normal rate of pay. When a company paid holiday is observed on a person´s normal day off. He or she will be compensated at 8 hours of pay at their normal rate of pay.

10. A full time 3rd shift chief steward will be added if employment on 3"´ shift increases to 500 employees.

11. The company maintains the right to cover these areas with straight time people.

12. The company maintains the right to mix schedules within the above mentioned areas.