Common use of AUTOMATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE Clause in Contracts

AUTOMATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE. (a) Technological change shall include automation, mechanization, the introduction of equipment, or a change in the operation that is directly related to the introduction of that equipment. In view of the interest and concern by the parties to this agreement in the impact on manpower and condition of employment resulting from competitive automation in the converting industry, it is agreed that the parties in this plant utilize all scientific developments to the best advantage of the Company and its Employees, in the interest of reducing costs and keeping the Company competitive in its field of operation. (b) The Company and Union Standing committee will constitute a joint committee on automation. It shall be the function of this committee to study the effect of automation on employment in this plant generated by introduction of new machinery and/or modification of old machinery to ensure that the interests of the Company and employees are mutually protected. (c) The joint committee will discuss as follows any significant changes in the employment status of permanent Employees if such changes are due to the introduction of automation. 1) In the event termination is necessary, crews will be reduced in accordance with the Seniority Section of the Agreement including those who have recall rights. 2) An Employee who is set back to a lower paid job because of automation will receive the rate of his regular job at time of setback for a period of three months and for a further period of three months will be paid an adjusted rate which will be midway between the rate of his regular job at the time of setback and the base rate. At the end of this six month period, the regular rate of his new job or jobs will apply. However, such Employee will have the option of terminating his employment and accepting severance pay as outlined in following subsection (3) below provided he exercises this option within three months. 3) An Employee with five (5) or more years of continuous service and whose permanent job has been automated and eliminated and for whom no other work is available will, upon termination receive a severance allowance of one week's pay for each year of employment computed on the basis of forty (40) straight time hours at the Employees regular rate. The maximum severance allowance payable is twenty-six (26) weeks pay. Such Employees for whom no employment is available will be given at least thirty (30) calendar days notice of separation. 4) When an Employee is terminated as a direct result of automation, Management will, when requested, assist the Union in communicating with Canada Manpower to advise them of the suitability of the former Employee for retraining and relocation in another job and request that they use their facilities for that purpose.

AUTOMATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE. (a) Technological change Whenever practicable the Company shall include automation, mechanization, give at least two (2) months advance notice to the introduction Union of equipment, the implementation of major automation or a technological change in the operation that is directly related to the introduction of that equipment. In view of the interest and concern by the parties to this agreement in the impact on manpower and condition of employment resulting from competitive automation in the converting industry, it is agreed that the parties in this plant utilize all scientific developments to the best advantage operations of the Company which directly causes a significant adverse impact on regular employees. If requested by the Union, the Company will meet with Union representatives to discuss such automation or technological change and its Employeessteps, which may be taken to eliminate or reduce such impact. Any regular employee who is displaced from his job classification, as a direct consequence of the implementation of major automation or technological change in the operations of the Company shall be dealt with as follows: (i) first, prior to such employee exercising any bumping rights which he may have pursuant to Article 12(2) - Layoffs and Demotions, the Company shall endeavour to make available to such employee the opportunity to be re-trained and re-assigned to a vacancy in another job classification (which the Company may make available to such employee without regard to Article 12(1)(b) - Promotion Awards and 12(d) - Bulletin Board Postings) on such terms and conditions as prescribed by the Company including reasonable re-training of the employee for such job (not to exceed two (2) months in duration). Provided such employee with the benefit of such reasonable re-training has the necessary ability, skill, knowledge of, application to and training for the available job he will be re-assigned on the terms and conditions prescribed by the Company and, if the rate of pay for the job classification to which he is re-assigned is less than the rate of pay for the job classification from which he was displaced, he shall continue to receive the rate of pay for the job classification from which he was displaced and such rate of pay shall be red circled and shall not be adjusted notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement until such time as the rate of pay for the job classification to which he has been reassigned catches up to such red circled rate of pay at which time he shall receive the rate of pay for the job classification to which he has been reassigned as prescribed in this Agreement; and (ii) second, in the interest of reducing costs and keeping the Company competitive in its field of operation. (b) The Company and Union Standing committee will constitute a joint committee on automation. It shall be the function of this committee to study the effect of automation on employment in this plant generated by introduction of new machinery and/or modification of old machinery to ensure that the interests of the Company and employees are mutually protected. (c) The joint committee will discuss as follows any significant changes in the employment status of permanent Employees if event such changes are due to the introduction of automation. 1) In the event termination employee is necessary, crews will be reduced not re-assigned in accordance with the Seniority Section provisions of Paragraph 1 above, then such employee may exercise whatever bumping rights he may have pursuant to Article 12(2) - Layoffs and Demotions and the Agreement including those provisions of Paragraph (i) above shall have no application to any employee who have recall is thereby displaced by the exercise of such bumping rights. 2) An Employee who is set back to a lower paid job because of automation will receive the rate of his regular job at time of setback for a period of three months and for a further period of three months will be paid an adjusted rate which will be midway between the rate of his regular job at the time of setback and the base rate. At the end of this six month period, the regular rate of his new job or jobs will apply. However, such Employee will have the option of terminating his employment and accepting severance pay as outlined in following subsection (3) below provided he exercises this option within three months. 3) An Employee with five (5) or more years of continuous service and whose permanent job has been automated and eliminated and for whom no other work is available will, upon termination receive a severance allowance of one week's pay for each year of employment computed on the basis of forty (40) straight time hours at the Employees regular rate. The maximum severance allowance payable is twenty-six (26) weeks pay. Such Employees for whom no employment is available will be given at least thirty (30) calendar days notice of separation. 4) When an Employee is terminated as a direct result of automation, Management will, when requested, assist the Union in communicating with Canada Manpower to advise them of the suitability of the former Employee for retraining and relocation in another job and request that they use their facilities for that purpose.

AUTOMATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE. (a) Technological change shall include automation, mechanization, the introduction of equipment, or a change in the operation that is directly related to the introduction of that equipment. In view of the interest and concern by the parties to this agreement in the impact on manpower and condition of employment resulting from competitive automation in the converting industry, it is agreed that the parties in this plant utilize all scientific developments to the best advantage of the Company and its Employees, in the interest of reducing costs and keeping the Company competitive in its field of operationoperations. (b) The Company and Union Standing committee will constitute a joint committee on automation. It shall be the function of this committee to study the effect of automation on employment in this plant generated by introduction of new machinery and/or modification of old machinery to ensure that the interests of the Company and employees are mutually protected. (c) The joint committee will discuss as follows any significant changes in the employment status of permanent Employees if such changes are due to the introduction of automation. 1) In the event termination is necessary, crews will be reduced in accordance with the Seniority Section of the Agreement including those who have recall rights. 2) An Employee who is set back to a lower paid job because of automation will receive the rate of his regular job at time of setback for a period of three months and for a further period of three months will be paid an adjusted rate which will be midway between the rate of his regular job at the time of setback and the base rate. At the end of this six month period, the regular rate of his new job or jobs will apply. However, such Employee will have the option of terminating his employment and accepting severance pay as outlined in following subsection (3) below provided he exercises this option within three months. 3) An Employee with five (5) or more years of continuous service and whose permanent job has been automated and eliminated and for whom no other work is available will, upon termination receive a severance allowance of one week's pay for each year of employment computed on the basis of forty (40) straight time hours at the Employees regular rate. The maximum severance allowance payable is twenty-six (26) weeks pay. Such Employees for whom who no employment is available will be given at least thirty (30) calendar days notice of separation. 4) When an Employee is terminated as a direct result of automation, Management will, when requested, assist the Union in communicating with Canada Manpower to advise them of the suitability of the former Employee for retraining and relocation in another job and request that they use their facilities for that purpose.

AUTOMATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE. (a) Technological change In the event of technological changes which affect the employees in the Union's jurisdiction significantly, management will inform local Union representatives of such changes as as possible. The Company will consider present employees for new jobs arising out of such technological changes before hiring the outside market. For purposes of administering this Article, the words "technological change" shall include automation, mechanization, the introduction of equipment, or "Changes in Systems" and/or "Changes Organization". Present employees who offered and accept employment on a change in the operation that is directly related to the introduction of that equipment. In view job by any of the interest changes referred to in Section above and concern who require training in order to perform the new job effectively will be provided with such training by the parties to this agreement in Company. A Joint Office Committee on Automation will be established at each mill consisting of two persons representing management, and two employees representing the impact on manpower and condition of employment resulting from competitive automation in the converting industry, it is agreed that the parties in this plant utilize all scientific developments to the best advantage of the Company and its Employees, in the interest of reducing costs and keeping the Company competitive in its field of operation. (b) The Company and Union Standing committee will constitute a joint committee on automationUnion. It shall be the function of this each committee to study the effect of changes and automation on employment the employees and their effect on working conditions in this plant generated by introduction of new machinery and/or modification of old machinery the at which it is appointed and to make such recommendations as are agreed upon, to the local mill manager to ensure that the interests of the Company and of the employees are mutually fairly and effectively protected. . A Joint All-Xxxxx Office Committee on Automation will be established, consisting of persons management and three from the Union. The functions of this Committee will be to review the activities of the mill office committee and to provide such information as will be of help in dealing with local problems. The Company undertakes to advise the appropriate committee or committees as as possible, and in any case not less than ninety (c90) The joint committee days before the introduction thereof, of technological changes and/or automation which the Company has decided to introduce and which will discuss as follows any significant result in lay-offs or other Significant changes in the employment status of permanent Employees if such changes are due to the introduction of automation. 1) employees. In the event termination that it is necessary, crews the number of employees will be reduced in accordance with the Seniority Section Article V of the Agreement including those who have recall rights. 2) this Agreement. An Employee employee who is set back demoted to a lower paid graded job because of technological change or automation will receive the rate maximum salary of the grade of his regular job new job, or his existing whichever is lesser. However, an employee who will suffer a reduction in salary due to his demotion be the salary he was receiving at time of setback the demotion for a period of three six (6) months and for a further period of three six (6) months he will be paid an adjusted rate salary which will be midway between the rate of his regular job salary at the time of setback the demotion and the base ratemaximum of the grade of his new permanent job. At the end of this six twelve (12) month period, the regular rate employee will receive the maximum of the grade of his new job or jobs will applypermanent job. However, such Employee will have the option of terminating his employment and accepting severance pay as outlined in following subsection (3) below provided he exercises this option within three months. 3) An Employee with five (5) or more years of continuous service and whose permanent job has been automated and eliminated and for whom no other work is available will, upon termination receive a severance allowance of one week's pay for each year of employment computed on the basis of forty (40) straight time hours at the Employees regular rate. The maximum severance allowance payable is twenty-six (26) weeks pay. Such Employees employee for whom no employment is available on the basis of his service with the Company, will be given at least thirty three (303) calendar days months’ notice of separation. 4. An who is separated from the payroll will be paid severance pay in accordance with the provisions of the Severance Pay Article below. Subject to operating requirements, leaves of absence without pay will be granted for a period of one (1) When an Employee month or such other period as is terminated as a direct result of reasonable for employees who, directly due to changes or automation, Management willwish to employment elsewhere. In the event that an employee is laid off directly due to technological changes or automation and is recalled for employment after he has enrolled in a full-time education improvement course at a recognized school, when requested, assist will be granted a leave of absence for the Union in communicating with Canada Manpower duration of his program up to advise them a maximum of one (1) year. Such of absence may be extended by one (1) additional year upon written request and of the suitability successful completion of the former Employee for retraining and relocation in another job and request that they use their facilities for that purposehis first year.

AUTOMATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE. Whenever practicable the Company shall give at least two (a2) Technological change shall include automation, mechanization, months advance notice to the introduction Union of equipment, the implementation of major automation or a technological change in the operation that is directly related to the introduction of that equipment. In view of the interest and concern by the parties to this agreement in the impact on manpower and condition of employment resulting from competitive automation in the converting industry, it is agreed that the parties in this plant utilize all scientific developments to the best advantage operations of the Company which directly causes a significant adverse impact on regular employees. If requested by the Union, the Company will meet with Union representatives to discuss such automation or technological change and its Employeessteps, which may be taken to eliminate or reduce such impact. Any regular employee who is displaced from his job classification, as a direct consequence of the implementation of major automation or technological change in the operations of the Company shall be dealt with as follows: (i) first, prior to such employee exercising any bumping rights which he may have pursuant to Article 12(2) ‐ Layoffs and Demotions, the Company shall endeavour to make available to such employee the opportunity to be re‐ trained and re‐assigned to a vacancy in another job classification (which the Company may make available to such employee without regard to Article 12(1)(b) ‐ Promotion Awards and 12(d) ‐ Bulletin Board Postings) on such terms and conditions as prescribed by the Company including reasonable re‐training of the employee for such job (not to exceed two (2) months in duration). Provided such employee with the benefit of such reasonable re‐training has the necessary ability, skill, knowledge of, application to and training for the available job he will be re‐ assigned on the terms and conditions prescribed by the Company and, if the rate of pay for the job classification to which he is re‐assigned is less than the rate of pay for the job classification from which he was displaced, he shall continue to receive the rate of pay for the job classification from which he was displaced and such rate of pay shall be red circled and shall not be adjusted notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement until such time as the rate of pay for the job classification to which he has been reassigned catches up to such red circled rate of pay at which time he shall receive the rate of pay for the job classification to which he has been reassigned as prescribed in this Agreement; and (ii) second, in the interest of reducing costs and keeping the Company competitive in its field of operation. (b) The Company and Union Standing committee will constitute a joint committee on automation. It shall be the function of this committee to study the effect of automation on employment in this plant generated by introduction of new machinery and/or modification of old machinery to ensure that the interests of the Company and employees are mutually protected. (c) The joint committee will discuss as follows any significant changes in the employment status of permanent Employees if event such changes are due to the introduction of automation. 1) In the event termination employee is necessary, crews will be reduced not re‐ assigned in accordance with the Seniority Section provisions of Paragraph 1 above, then such employee may exercise whatever bumping rights he may have pursuant to Article 12(2) ‐ Layoffs and Demotions and the Agreement including those provisions of Paragraph (i) above shall have no application to any employee who have recall is thereby displaced by the exercise of such bumping rights. 2) An Employee who is set back to a lower paid job because of automation will receive the rate of his regular job at time of setback for a period of three months and for a further period of three months will be paid an adjusted rate which will be midway between the rate of his regular job at the time of setback and the base rate. At the end of this six month period, the regular rate of his new job or jobs will apply. However, such Employee will have the option of terminating his employment and accepting severance pay as outlined in following subsection (3) below provided he exercises this option within three months. 3) An Employee with five (5) or more years of continuous service and whose permanent job has been automated and eliminated and for whom no other work is available will, upon termination receive a severance allowance of one week's pay for each year of employment computed on the basis of forty (40) straight time hours at the Employees regular rate. The maximum severance allowance payable is twenty-six (26) weeks pay. Such Employees for whom no employment is available will be given at least thirty (30) calendar days notice of separation. 4) When an Employee is terminated as a direct result of automation, Management will, when requested, assist the Union in communicating with Canada Manpower to advise them of the suitability of the former Employee for retraining and relocation in another job and request that they use their facilities for that purpose.

AUTOMATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE. (a) 31.01 Technological change shall include automation, mechanization, the introduction of equipment, or a change in the operation that is directly related to the introduction of that equipment. In view of the interest and concern by the parties to this agreement in the impact on manpower and condition of employment resulting from competitive automation in the converting industry, it is agreed that the parties in this plant utilize all scientific developments to the best advantage of the Company and its Employeesemployees, in the interest of reducing costs and keeping the Company competitive in its field of operationoperations. (b) 31.02 The Company and Union Standing committee Committee will constitute a joint committee on automation. It shall be the function of this committee to study the effect of automation on employment in this plant generated by introduction of new machinery and/or modification of old machinery to ensure that the interests of the Company and employees are mutually protected. (c) 31.03 The joint committee will discuss as follows any significant changes in the employment status of permanent Employees employees if such changes are due to the introduction of automation. 1) 31.04 In the event termination is necessary, crews will be reduced in accordance with the Seniority Section of the this Agreement including those who have recall rights. 2) 31.05 An Employee employee who is set back to a lower paid job because of automation will receive the rate of his their regular job at the time of setback for a period of three months and for a further period of three months will be paid an adjusted rate which will be midway between the rate of his their regular job at the time of setback and the base rate. At the end of this six month period, the regular rate of his the new job or jobs will apply. However, such Employee employee will have the option of terminating his their employment and accepting severance pay as outlined in the following subsection (3) 32.06 below provided he the employee exercises this option within three months. 31.06 An employee with three (3) An Employee with five (5) or more years of continuous service and whose permanent job has been automated and eliminated and for whom no other work is available will, upon termination receive a severance allowance of one week's pay for each year of employment computed on the basis of forty (40) straight time hours at the Employees regular rate. The maximum severance allowance payable is twenty-six (26) weeks pay. Such Employees for whom no employment is available will be given at least thirty (30) calendar days notice of separation. 4) When an Employee is terminated as a direct result of automation, Management will, when requested, assist the Union in communicating with Canada Manpower to advise them of the suitability of the former Employee for retraining and relocation in another job and request that they use their facilities for that purpose.forty

AUTOMATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE. (a) Technological change shall include automation, mechanization, the introduction of equipment, or a change in the operation that is directly related to the introduction of that equipment. In view of the interest and concern by the parties to this agreement in the impact on manpower and condition of employment resulting from competitive automation in the converting industry, it is agreed that the parties in this plant utilize all scientific developments to the best advantage of the Company and its Employees, in the interest of reducing costs and keeping the Company competitive in its field of operation. (b) The Company and Union Standing committee will constitute a joint committee on automation. It shall be the function of this committee to study the effect of automation on employment in this plant generated by introduction of new machinery and/or modification of old machinery to ensure that the interests of the Company and employees are mutually protected. (c) The joint committee will discuss as follows any significant changes in the employment status of permanent Employees if such changes are due to the introduction of automation. 1) In the event termination is necessary, crews will be reduced in accordance with the Seniority Section of the Agreement including those who have recall rights. 2) An Employee who is set back to a lower paid job because of automation will receive the rate of his regular job at time of setback for a period of three months and for a further period of three months will be paid an adjusted rate which will be midway between the rate of his regular job at the time of setback and the base rate. At the end of this six month period, the regular rate of his new job or jobs will apply. However, such Employee will have the option of terminating his employment and accepting severance pay as outlined in following subsection (3) below provided he exercises this option within three months. 3) An Employee with five (5) or more years of continuous service and whose permanent job has been automated and eliminated and for whom no other work is available will, upon termination receive a severance allowance of one week's pay for each year of employment computed on the basis of forty (40) straight time hours at the Employees regular rate. The maximum severance allowance payable is twenty-six (26) weeks pay. Such Employees for whom no employment is available will be given at least thirty (30) calendar days notice of separation. 4) When an Employee is terminated as a direct result of automation, Management will, when requested, assist the Union in communicating with Employment Canada Manpower to advise them of the suitability of the former Employee for retraining and relocation in another job and request that they use their facilities for that purpose.