Adjustment Program. During negotiations, the Company and the Union agreed to participate in an adjustment program in the event of a plant closure or plant relocation. A Committee of no less than six (6) people, three (3) from the Union and three (3) from the Company, would make up the Labour Adjustment Committee. The purpose of this Committee would be to assist displaced workers obtain comparable employment through job search initiatives, needs assessment, confidential counselling, and other measures which may be agreed to by the Committee and discussed with the Company prior to implementation. Note: The Adjustment Committee will be provided with a one day adjustment program orientation session, on Company time. A further training session on specifics relative to adjustment issues and processes will be provided should the Committee determine the need for such. The training will be conducted by an instructor mutually agreed to by the Committee, in plant and on Company time. The Company will provide adequate Company paid release time to the members of the Adjustment Committee to effectively attend to adjustment program business. The Company will provide office space for an Action Centre. Company paid release time will be provided for a fulltime Union Co-ordinator to staff the Action Centre.
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