1. THAT a Collective Agreement (styled “1979-1980 Master Agreement’’) is entered into in the terms of the Collective Agreement described as the 1977-1978 Master Agreement, save for the amend- ments herein set out, and the 1979-1980 Master Agreement to be effective from and after the 15th day of June, 1979 to midnight the 14th day of June, 1981. 2. THAT Article IX — Wages, Section 1: Rates, clause (a) is deleted and the follow- ing substituted: Section 1: Rates (a) The Parties hereby agree that wages of all hourly rated employees covered by the Agreement shall be increased by ninety cents (90¢) per hour effective the 15th day of June, 1979. The Parties further agree that effective the 1 5th day of June, 1980 the wages of all hourly rated employees will be further increased by ninety cents (90¢) per hour or by nine and one-half per cent (912%), whichever is greater. 3. THAT Article IX — Wages, Section 1: Rates, be amended by deleting clause (b) and substituting therefor a new clause (b) based on Appendix No. 1, and that Section 3: Shingle Rates, and Section 4: Stand-by Time also be amended based on Appendix No. 1. 4. THAT Article IX — Wages, Section 1: Rates, clause (c) is amended to provide the following: (1) a 30 cents per hour revision for all Tradesmen listed in Supplement No. 3 of the 1977-1978 Coast Master Agreement, except Fitter, Filer and Benchman cate- gories (2) delete category “‘Benchman ‘A’ Millwork” from Group Ill of “‘(ii) Certified Manufacturing Tradesmen’’ and from Supplement No. 3’*Manufacturing Plants.” 5. THAT Article IX — Wages, Section 1: Rates, clause (c) be further amended by removing the following filing room cate- gories from clause (c) (ii) and incorporating them in a separate section in the same Article, with rates as set out below: Effective June 15, 1979 Saw Fitter $11.55% Circular Saw Filer 11.76% Benchman 12.16% The general wage increases for all employees effective June 15, 1979 (Article IX, Section 1(a)) have been incor- porated into these rates. The above categories will remain in Supplement No. 3 of the 1979-1980 Coast Master Agreement and be listed under ‘‘Other Journeyman Categories’. 6. THAT Article IX — Wages, Section 1: Rates, clause (c) be further amended by moving Welders, in Manufacturing only, to Group | of (ii) Certified Manufacturing Tradesmen, conditional on the Welders being qualified as required under the standard Forest Industry welding specifi- cations and either having completed the three-year Apprenticeship Program or having worked in the trade for six thousand (6,000) hours as a Welder. Welders who do not meet these qualifica- tions will remain in Group II. 7. THAT Article 1X — Wages, Section 1: Ne SN Ca a ae c a eee THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER see! - - — — Par ee EE ee = FS EIENT a tT So ess ‘. Ded oo es oe eer . ie 7 ae $i < ae) i Pty Ja 4 ~ Se EERE * Sats Wd .. = be Til ceh ae 5 a vi yee oot ott Py aig hikes 3 RS aN, eo m =p Sess oe Ota ‘ eal ss Be 23 alae “ 7 JUNE-JULY, 1979 Reali Mig ihed (en ee Rates, clause (e) be amended by deleting the last sentence and replacing it with the proposal in Appendix No. 2. 8. THAT Article IX — Wages, Section 2: Falling and Bucking, be amended: (1) by deleting clause (a) and substitut- - ing therefor the following: (a) The daily rate for fallers and buckers will be $133.12 per day effective June 15, 1979; and $154.53 per day effective June 15, 1980, for the regular hours of work. (2) by deleting clause (b) and substitut- ing therefor the following: (b) The hourly rate for fallers and buckers will be $16.64 per hour effective June 15, 1979; and $19.32 per hour effective June 15, 1980, for all hourly compensation provisions. — The general wage increases for all employees effective June 15, 1979 and June 15, 1980 (Article IX, Section 1(a)) have been incorporated into the rates described in (a) and (b) above. (3) by deleting clause (d) and relettering clauses (e) through (h). 9. THAT the rates in Article IX — Wages, Section 7: Filer-Grinderman, be amended as provided for in Appendix No. 3. Delete the category of Grinderman at BCFP Cowichan from Section 7. 10. THAT Article IX — Wages, Section 11: Shift Differential, be amended by providing that effective June 15, 1980 there will be an eight cents (8¢) per hour increase in Shift Differential for afternoon or second shifts and for graveyard or third shifts. 11. THAT the Standard Logging Wage Scale be amended by adding the Forestry Crewman Categories (Appendix No. 4) and the Engineering Crewman Categories (Appendix No. 5). In addition, the follow- ing categories shall be grouped in the Standard Logging Wage Scale: Dryland Sort Licensed Scaler/Grader (cubic) _—Group 10 Dryland Sort Licensed Scaler/ Grader (f.b.m. & cubic) —Group 12 Full Time First Aid Attendants, “C”' Ticket —Group 7 Full Time First Aid Attendants, “B" Ticket —Group 8 Full Time First Aid Attendants, “A” Ticket —Group 9 Full Time First Aid Attendants, “AA” Ticket —Group 10 12. THAT Article IX — Wages be amended by adding the Standard Logging Wage Scale (Appendix No. 6). That the Standard Logging Wage Scale be further amended by increasing Truck Premiums, as provided for in Appendix No. 7. 13. THAT Article Vil — Plywood Job Evaluation, Section 2: Point Range and Increment, be amended as provided for in Appendix No. 8. 14. THAT Article VIII — Sawmill Rate Determination Porgram, Section 6: Job Analysis Wage Curve, be amended as provided for in Appendix No. 9. 15. THAT Article VIII — Sawmill Rate Determination Program be amended by adding a new section providing for three new grading categories, as set forth in Appendices Nos 10, 11 and 12. 16. THAT Article VIII, Section 2: Pur- pose and Method, be amended by adding the following provision: The Parties agree that Phase 3 of the Program be finalized on the basis of benchmark job descriptions as developed by the B.C. Coast: Sawmill Job Analysis Board. Upon the completion of Phase 3, the implementation shall be carried out in the same manner as provided for in Section 5, and any resulting rate increases shall be effective June 15, 1979. No incumbent's rate shall be reduced as a result of the implementation of Phase 3. 17. THAT Article XIIl — Vacations With Pay be amended by providing that effec- tive June 15, 1979 vacations will be on the following basis: (1) three (3) weeks after two (2) years’ continuous service; (2) four (4) weeks after nine (9) years’ continuous service; (3) five (5) weeks after seventeen (17) years’ continuous service; (4) six (6) weeks after twenty-four (24) years’ continuous service. 18. THAT Article XIII — Vacations With Pay be amended to provide that pay for vacations effective June 15, 1980 shall be as follows: (1) five per cent (5%) after one (1) year’s continuous service; . (2) seven per cent (7%) after two (2) years’ continuous service; (3) nine per cent (9%) after nine (9) years’ continuous service; . (4) eleven per cent (11%) after seven- teen (17) years’ continuous service; (5) thirteen per cent (13%) after twenty- four (24) years’ continuous service. Under no circumstances shall the .in- creases be applied to wages earned prior to June 15, 1979. The ‘method of calculating Vacation Option shall be in line with the agreement negotiated between: the IWA and the Interior Forest Labour Relations Associa- tion. 19. THAT Article XV — Fare Allowance be amended as provided for in Appendix No. 13. Furthermore, that Supplement No. 6, Memorandum of Agreement, Fare Allowance, be amended as provided for in Appendix No. 14. 20. THAT Article XVI — Travel Time be amended as provided for in Appendix No. 15. 21. THAT Article XVII — Health and Welfare, Section 3: Insurance Coverage; clauses (a), (b) and (c), be amended as follows: (a) Group Life Insurance for each qual- fied employeé, effective June 15, 1979 — $20,000, and effective June 15, 1980 — $23,000. | (b) Accidental Death and Dismember- ment Insurance for each qualified employ- ee, effective June 15, 1979 — $20,000 and effective June 15, 1980 — $23,000. : (c) Weekly Indemnity as follows: Effec- tive June 15, 1979 in the amount of two hundred dollars ($200) per week for fifty- two (52) weeks; Effective June 15, 1980 in the amount of two hundred and ten See “AGREEMENT” — page 7