JULY-AUGUST, 1972

THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER:

(ii) Failing satisfaction at the Local Level the
Union would have the right of referral to a Regional
Authority.

5. THAT Article XI be amended by adding the

Pine provision: :

In the event that one of the within-named Statutory
Holidays falls on Saturday, it shall be observed on the
preceding Friday or the succeeding Monday, or partly
on one day or the other, as agreed upon between the
Company and the Shop Committee.

16. THAT Article XII, Section 5(a) be amended to
read as follows:

(a) Vacations for employees shall be taken at puch
time as mutually agreed upon by the Shop Com-
mittee and the Company when quantity and
regularity of production shall not be impaired.
Vacation pay shall be paid an employee upon
request within fourteen (14) days after completion
of said vacation year in which he becomes entitled
to receive his vacation.

17. THAT Article XIV — Fare Allowance be
amended to read as follows:

ARTICLE XIV— FARE ALLOWANCE

If an employee upon entering the employment of a
Company, or returning to work after a shutdown, or
after a period of leave of absence due to injury or
illness, is laid off through no fault of his own by
reason of no work being available, the Company
shall provide him with fare allowance upon the
following conditions:

(a) If laid off before working for forty (40) days he
shall receive the cost of his round trip transporta-
tion back to the point of hiring.

(b) It is agreed that the nine cents (9c) per hour Queen
Charlotte Island differential be eliminated subject
to red circle protection to employees now in receipt
of the said differential. _

(c) An employee with six (6) months’ seniority shall
receive one-way fare when returning to camp from
the point of hiring following a period of lay-off and
from the point of hospitalization or convalescence
following a period of absence by reason of accident
or illness.

(d) These provisions shall apply only to logging camps,
including those in the Queen Charlotte Islands, and
in addition to the sawmills at Tahsis.

18. THAT Article XVI — Health and Welfare, Section

3: Insurance Coverage be amended to read as follows:

Section 3: Insurance Coverage
The following coverage will be instituted on an In-
dustry-wide basis with a common carrier:
(a) Group Life Insurance for each qualified employee
in the amount of $8,000.
(b) Weekly Indemnity in the amount of $90.00 per week
for 39 weeks.
(c) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
in the amount of $8,000
19. THAT Article XVI—Health and Welfare, Section
4 be amended to read as follows:

Section 4: Medical Coverage

Medical coverage including Extended Health

Benefit coverage shall be provided with the cost of

premium payments shared by the Company and -

oP employee in the proportion set forth in Sec.
(a),

20. THAT Article XVI — Health and Welfare, Clause
(a) of Section 5: General Principles, be amended to
read as follows:

Section 5: General Principles :
(a) Premium cost for insurance will be shared between
the company and employee in accordance with the

following:
Effective June 15, 1972:
The Company 80%, the employee 20 %
Effective June 15, 1973:
The Company 90%, the employee 10 %

Effective January 1, 1974: The Company 100 %

21. THAT Article KVI — Health and Welfare be
amended by adding the following provision to Section
oO.

Any new employees who have not had previous
coverage will be eligible for benefits from the first
day of the month following the month employment
started.

22. THAT the following employees shall be exemp-
ted from the operation of Article XVIII, Section 6 —
Probationary Period:

“Employees who move from one operation of a
company to another operation of the same com-
pany within 30 days for those laid off; and within 90
days for those terminated as a result of a per-
manent closure.”’

23. ara Article XIX, Section 1 be amended to read
as follow

The eeneny will grant leave of absence to em-
ployees suffering injury or illness for the term of
this Agreement, subject to a medical certificate if
requested’ by the employer. The employee shall
have a reasonable period of time to present such
medical certificate. The employee shall report or
cause to have reported the injury or illness which
requires his absence to the Company as soon as
may be reasonably possible.

24. THAT Article XIX, Section 3 be amended by:
1. amending the first paragraph of the Section to
/read:
The Company will grant leave of absence up to a
maximum of six (6) months without pay to em-
ployees for compassionate reasons or for educa-
tional or training or extended vacation purposes,
conditional on the’ following terms:
2. amending Clause (d) to read as follows:
(d) That the Company shall be required to consult
with the Shop Committee in respect of any applica-
tion for leave under this Section.

25. THAT Article XIX, Section 5 be amended to
include, in addition to Jury Duty — Coroner’s Jury,
Crown Witness, or Coroner’s Witness.

26. THAT the following new Article be added to the
Master Agreement:

New Article: Safety Equipment

(a) Where the following articles of equipment are
required to be used by the Employer or by the
Workmen’s Compensation Board, the Employer
shall

(i) supply new employees with the articles of

equipment as required.

(ii) supply employees moving to another depart-

ment with the articles of equipment they require

and that they do not have at the time of the move, or

(iii) replace articles of equipment as required

when they are presented worn or damaged beyond

repair by an employee

at no cost to the employee.

Aprons

Hard Hats

Welding goggles, etc.

Flotation equipment

Dust protection

Eye protection

Ear protection.

(b) The employer shall be required to make available
at cost to those employees who are required to wear
them the following articles:
1._Caulk boots
2. Safety shoes
3. Rain gear
4. Gloves
5. Coveralls.

(c) Companies that supplied safety equipment and
clothing at no cost to the employee on the effective
date of this agreement will continue to do so at no
cost to the employee.

27. THAT a new Article be added to the Master
Agreement containing the following provisions:

The Parties agree to establish a Pension Plan and
to establish a Joint Committee to develop and
administer the Plan for all employees covered by
this agreement.

The Plan will be funded by Industry contributions
of 5 cents per hour per employee per hour worked
effective June 15, 1973; an added 5 cents per hour
effective January 1, 1974; and an added 5 cents per
hour effective June 1, 1974.

28. THAT a new Article be added to the Master
Agreement entitled Permanent Closures of Certified
FIR Operations and that it contain the following:

The Industry agrees that employees affected by a
permanent closure of certified FIR operations shall
be given 30 days’ notice of closure.

29. THAT: :

(a) All civil actions taken against employees as a
result of the current fallers’ dispute will be discon-

~ tinued;

(b) Neither Party will initiate any action or dis-
criminate in any way against employees involved
in the current fallers’ dispute;

(c) It is agreed that all employees affected -by the
fallers’ dispute who terminated or were terminated
by the company during the current fallers’ dispute
shall be reinstated without loss of seniority or
vacation credits if they apply for reinstatement
within 30 days of the date of this agreement.
Reinstatement shall include retroactive coverage
on all Health and Welfare benefits.

30. THAT Article XXVII (a) be amended to provide
for a two (2) year Agreement, effective from and after
the 15th day of June 1972 to midnight the 14th day of
June 1974.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties hereta have
executed this Memorandum of Agreement this 4th day
of July, 1972.

NOT PeNe