Common use of BARGAINING AGENCY Clause in Contracts

BARGAINING AGENCY. (a) The Company recognizes the Union as the sole collective bargaining agency for all employees at its retail stores in Ontario, except the stores in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton, save and except Assistant Store Manager, persons above the rank of Assistant Store Manager, Graduate and Undergraduate Pharmacists, including Pharmacy Interns and Apprentice Pharmacists, and Office Staff. (b) A person classified as a Management Trainee is a member of the bargaining unit until such time as the Company advises the Union that the trainee has successfully, or otherwise, completed his training which shall be done within nine (9) months of each trainee's commencement of training. The Union will be advised in writing of names of management trainees. The Management Trainee Program is implemented solely for training purposes, in order to provide future managers with hands on experience of working in a store. Prior to placing a Management Trainee in any store, the Company agrees to provide the union with the name, the duration of placement and the location of placement of the Trainee. The Company agrees that the Trainee’s hours are separate and over and above from the store departments’ allotment of scheduled hours. A Management Trainee placement at the store will not exceed nine (9) months duration. Any concerns about the operation of the Management Trainee Program may be brought to the attention of senior management, and a meeting will be convened to discuss them. (c) The Company agrees that stores shall be staffed by Assistant Store Managers on the following basis; All stores shall have one (1) Assistant Store Manager, unless, i. The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $100, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be two (2) Assistant Store Managers. ii The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $150, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be three (3) Assistant Store Managers. Assistant Store Managers shall not be used to the extent that they cause a reduction of hours of any bargaining unit employees. (a) The term full-time employee or full-time employees whenever herein used, shall mean employees scheduled to work a normal work week forty (40) hours per week. (b) The term part-time employee or part-time employees whenever herein used, shall mean employees scheduled to work less than a normal work week of twenty-eight (28) hours per week and shall be covered only as specifically set out in Appendix “A”.

BARGAINING AGENCY. (a) The Company Employer recognizes the Union as the sole collective bargaining agency agent for all employees at its in the Meat, Fish and Delicatessen Departments in the retail stores in Ontario, except of the stores Employer located in the Regional Municipality area of Ottawa-Carletongreater: Calgary, save and except Assistant Store ManagerCanmore, persons above the rank of Assistant Store ManagerLethbridge, Graduate and Undergraduate Pharmacists, including Pharmacy Interns and Apprentice PharmacistsMedicine Hat, and Office StaffXxxxxx who are engaged in the receiving, cutting, grinding, preparing, processing, sealing, wrapping, bagging, pricing, fabricating, cubing, tenderizing, and serving all meat, fish, and poultry products whether fresh, frozen, chilled, cooked, cured, smoked, or packaged. (b) A person classified Subject to Letter of Understanding #1 “Severance”, the Employer agrees the following work shall be performed by employees of the Employer covered by this Collective Agreement, the receiving, cutting, grinding, preparing, processing, sealing, wrapping, bagging, pricing, fabricating, cubing, tenderizing and serving and selling of all meat, fish and poultry products whether fresh, frozen, chilled, cooked, cured, smoked, or packaged during the term of this Collective Agreement. However, it is also understood that the Employer shall not be precluded from making such decisions that pertain to the reassignment of work now being performed by employees covered by this Collective Agreement providing such reassignments will remain in the jurisdiction of the Union and are handled in a manner that is mutually acceptable to both parties to this Agreement during the term of this Collective Agreement. (a) If the Employer transfers work set forth in Article 1.1 to a meat plant operated by the Employer within the present area jurisdiction of the Union, the Employer will recognize the Union as the bargaining agent for all employees, excluding office and clerical staff and supervisory personnel, employed by the Employer in said meat plant. In the event that a Management Trainee meat plant is certified by, or under a Collective Agreement with another trade Union at the time it is acquired by the Employer, the foregoing shall not apply. (b) If a full-time employee is terminated because: (i) The Employer transfers work set forth in Article 1.1 to a meat plant operated by the Employer, or (ii) The Employer purchases block ready meats, employees who have sixty (60) days continuous full-time service and up to one (1) year of continuous full-time service shall be given one (1) week’s notice in writing or pay in lieu thereof. One (1) weeks additional notice or pay in lieu thereof will be given to employees with more than one (1) years continuous full-time service for each additional year of continuous full-time service up to a maximum of twenty-six (26) weeks. (iii) The above notice or pay in lieu thereof shall not apply if the full-time employee: (1) is temporarily laid off; (2) accepts other employment with the Employer; (3) is terminated but is re-employed within ten (10) working days to full-time status duty; (4) is offered comparable work in the meat plant operated by the Employer. (iv) Employees who receive notice or pay in lieu thereof shall not be entitled to the benefits contained in Article 10 of this Agreement. Sub- articles (a) and (b) of this article shall not conflict with or supersede the provisions of Article 11 – Seniority of this Collective Agreement. (c) The Employer will give the Union no less than three (3) months’ notice prior to the opening of a newly built meat plant within the present area jurisdiction of the Union. The Employer or its subsidiaries will give preference in hiring prior to the opening of the new meat plant and for three (3) months after the opening of the new plant to qualified full-time employees displaced from the Employer’s retail stores. 1.3 There shall be a member of the bargaining unit until such on duty at all times custom meats are for sale in the meat and delicatessen departments, except during rest and meal periods when staff is not available. In the event this provision is violated then all time as during which meats are for sale and a member of the Company advises bargaining unit is not in attendance, will be computed at the Union journeyman rate of pay and distributed equally amongst the members of the bargaining unit in the store in which the violation occurs. This penalty will not apply in the event that the trainee has successfullyan employee is scheduled to work and fails to report and a replacement is not available, or otherwise, completed his training which if through illness or accident an employee on duty is unable to finish their scheduled shift. 1.4 Supervisory personnel shall be limited to instructional work only, but shall not perform work that is normally done within nine (9) months by members of each trainee's commencement the bargaining unit. 1.5 In the event the Employer, because of training. The Union health regulations brought down by the Federal or Provincial Government, is required to reassign work normally done by a member of this bargaining unit to the Calgary Refrigerated Warehouse and Calgary Commissary, then such member who may be affected will be advised in writing of names of management trainees. The Management Trainee Program is implemented solely given the first (1st) opportunity to apply for training purposes, in order to provide future managers with hands on experience of working in a store. Prior to placing a Management Trainee in any store, the Company agrees to provide the union with the name, the duration of placement and the location of placement of the Trainee. The Company agrees that the Trainee’s hours are separate and over and above from the store departments’ allotment of scheduled hours. A Management Trainee placement employment at the store will not exceed nine (9aforementioned meat plant operation. There is no guarantee of employment of any affected employee in the retail stores but full consideration of employment at the meat plant(s) months duration. Any concerns about the operation of the Management Trainee Program may be brought to the attention of senior management, and a meeting will be convened to discuss them. (c) The Company agrees that stores shall be staffed by Assistant Store Managers on the following basis; All stores shall have given provided vacancies exist. If more than one (1) Assistant Store Managervacancy exists, unless, i. The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $100, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be two (2) Assistant Store Managers. ii The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $150, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be three (3) Assistant Store Managers. Assistant Store Managers shall not be used to the extent that they cause a reduction of hours of any bargaining unit employeesretail seniority will prevail. (a) The term full-time employee or full-time employees whenever herein used, shall mean employees scheduled to work a normal work week forty (40) hours per week. (b) The term part-time employee or part-time employees whenever herein used, shall mean employees scheduled to work less than a normal work week of twenty-eight (28) hours per week and shall be covered only as specifically set out in Appendix “A”.

BARGAINING AGENCY. (a) The Company Employer recognizes the Union as the sole collective bargaining agency agent for all employees at its in the Meat, Fish and Delicatessen Departments in the retail stores in Ontario, except of the stores Employer located in the Regional Municipality area of Ottawa-Carletongreater: Calgary, save Banff, Canmore, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat and except Assistant Store ManagerXxxxxx who are engaged in the receiving, persons above the rank of Assistant Store Managercutting, Graduate grinding, preparing, processing, sealing, wrapping, bagging, pricing, fabricating, cubing, tenderizing and Undergraduate Pharmacistsserving all meat, including Pharmacy Interns fish and Apprentice Pharmacistspoultry products whether fresh, and Office Stafffrozen, chilled, cooked, cured, smoked or packaged. (b) A person classified as a Management Trainee is a member Subject to Letter of Understanding #1 “Severance”, the Employer agrees the following work shall be performed by employees of the bargaining unit until such time as Employer covered by this Collective Agreement, the Company advises receiving, cutting, grinding, preparing, processing, sealing, wrapping, bagging, pricing, fabricating, cubing, tenderizing and serving and selling of all meat, fish and poultry products whether fresh, frozen, chilled, cooked, cured, smoked, or packaged during the Union term of this Collective Agreement. However, it is also understood that the trainee has successfully, or otherwise, completed his training which shall be done within nine (9) months of each trainee's commencement of training. The Union will be advised in writing of names of management trainees. The Management Trainee Program is implemented solely for training purposes, in order to provide future managers with hands on experience of working in a store. Prior to placing a Management Trainee in any store, the Company agrees to provide the union with the name, the duration of placement and the location of placement of the Trainee. The Company agrees that the Trainee’s hours are separate and over and above from the store departments’ allotment of scheduled hours. A Management Trainee placement at the store will not exceed nine (9) months duration. Any concerns about the operation of the Management Trainee Program may be brought to the attention of senior management, and a meeting will be convened to discuss them. (c) The Company agrees that stores shall be staffed by Assistant Store Managers on the following basis; All stores shall have one (1) Assistant Store Manager, unless, i. The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $100, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be two (2) Assistant Store Managers. ii The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $150, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be three (3) Assistant Store Managers. Assistant Store Managers Employer shall not be used precluded from making such decisions that pertain to the extent reassignment of work now being performed by employees covered by this Collective Agreement providing such reassignments will remain in the jurisdiction of the Union and are handled in a manner that they cause a reduction is mutually acceptable to both parties to this Agreement during the term of hours of any bargaining unit employeesthis Collective Agreement. (a) The term full-If the Employer transfers work set forth in Section 1.1 to a meat plant operated by the Employer within the present area jurisdiction of the Union, the Employer will recognize the Union as the bargaining agent for all employees, excluding office and clerical staff and supervisory personnel, employed by the Employer in said meat plant. In the event that a meat plant is certified by, or under a Collective Agreement with another trade Union at the time employee or full-time employees whenever herein usedit is acquired by the Employer, the foregoing shall mean employees scheduled to work a normal work week forty (40) hours per weeknot apply. (b) The term partIf a full-time employee or partis terminated because: (i) The Employer transfers work set forth in Section 1.1 to a meat plant operated by the Employer, or (ii) The Employer purchases block ready meats, employees who have sixty (60) days continuous full-time service and up to one (1) year of continuous full-time service shall be given one (1) week’s notice in writing or pay in lieu thereof. One (1) weeks additional notice or pay in lieu thereof will be given to employees whenever herein used, shall mean employees scheduled with more than one (1) years continuous full-time service for each additional year of continuous full-time service up to work less than a normal work week maximum of twenty-eight six (2826) hours per week and weeks. (iii) The above notice or pay in lieu thereof shall not apply if the full-time employee: (1) is temporarily laid off; (2) accepts other employment with the Employer; (3) is terminated but is re-employed within ten (10) working days to full-time status duty; (4) is offered comparable work in the meat plant operated by the Employer. (iv) Employees who receive notice or pay in lieu thereof shall not be covered only as specifically set out entitled to the benefits contained in Appendix “A”.Article 10

BARGAINING AGENCY. (a) 1. The Company recognizes and agrees that the Union as is the sole collective bargaining agency for all agent of the employees of Cache Creek Machine Shop Ltd., employed at its retail stores in Ontario, except the stores place set out in the Regional Municipality certificate of Ottawa-Carleton, save bargaining authority and except Assistant Store Manager, persons above at any other premises opened or taken over by the rank of Assistant Store Manager, Graduate and Undergraduate Pharmacists, including Pharmacy Interns and Apprentice Pharmacists, and Office StaffCompany in British Columbia. (b) A person classified 2. This Agreement shall be binding on the Company and the Union and their respective successors, administrators, executors and assigns and on each employee. 3. Each employee covered by this Agreement shall, as a Management Trainee condition of employment and/or continued employment, be and remain or become and remain, a Union member in good standing for the duration of this Agreement or for the duration of his employment with the Company, whichever is shorter. Counting from the date he commences employment with the Company, each new employee will be allowed thirty (30) calendar days within which to make application to join the Union and tender the appropriate initiation fees. The Union shall have the exclusive right to determine who is a member in good standing. Should an employee at any time cease to be a member in good standing of the bargaining unit until such time as the Company advises the Union that the trainee has successfully, or otherwise, completed his training which shall be done within nine (9) months of each trainee's commencement of training. The Union will be advised in writing of names of management trainees. The Management Trainee Program is implemented solely for training purposes, in order to provide future managers with hands on experience of working in a store. Prior to placing a Management Trainee in any storeUnion, the Company agrees shall, upon notification in writing from the Union, discharge such employee forthwith. 4. The right to hire employees of its choice is vested exclusively in the Company, but when the Company requires new employees, it shall so notify the Union so that the Union may have the opportunity to provide the union Company with the name, the duration of placement and the location of placement of the Traineesuitable applicants. 5. The Company agrees that shall deduct from each new employee an amount equal to the Trainee’s hours are separate and over and above Union dues, from the store departments’ allotment employee's first payroll cheque after completion of scheduled hours. A Management Trainee placement at six (6) days of work in a calendar month and add that employee's name and the store will not exceed nine (9) months duration. Any concerns about the operation of the Management Trainee Program may be brought said amount to the attention of senior managementclosest applicable checkoff; i.e., and a meeting will be convened if the checkoff for that month has not been remitted to discuss them. (c) The Company agrees that stores the Union, it shall be staffed by Assistant Store Managers on added to that checkoff; if the month's checkoff has been remitted, it shall be added to the following basis; All stores shall have one (1) Assistant Store Manager, unless, i. The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $100, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be two (2) Assistant Store Managers. ii The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $150, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be three (3) Assistant Store Managers. Assistant Store Managers shall not be used to month's checkoff and shown as the extent that they cause a reduction of hours of any bargaining unit employeesprevious month worked. (a) The term full-time employee or full-time employees whenever herein used, shall mean employees scheduled to work a normal work week forty (40) hours per week. (b) The term part-time employee or part-time employees whenever herein used, shall mean employees scheduled to work less than a normal work week of twenty-eight (28) hours per week and shall be covered only as specifically set out in Appendix “A”.

BARGAINING AGENCY. (a) The Company recognizes the Union as the sole collective bargaining agency for all employees at its retail stores in Ontario, except the stores in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton, save and except Assistant Store Manager, persons above the rank of Assistant Store Manager, Graduate and Undergraduate Pharmacists, including Pharmacy Interns and Apprentice Pharmacists, and Office Staff. (b) A person classified as a Management Trainee is a member of the bargaining unit until such time as the Company advises the Union that the trainee has successfully, or otherwise, completed his training which shall be done within nine (9) months of each trainee's commencement of training. The Union will be advised in writing of names of management trainees. The Management Trainee Program is implemented solely for training purposes, in order to provide future managers with hands on experience of working in a store. Prior to placing a Management Trainee in any store, the Company agrees to provide the union with the name, the duration of placement and the location of placement of the Trainee. The Company agrees that the Trainee’s hours are separate and over and above from the store departments’ allotment of scheduled hours. A Management Trainee placement at the store will not exceed nine (9) months duration. Any concerns about the operation of the Management Trainee Program may be brought to the attention of senior management, and a meeting will be convened to discuss them. (c) The Company agrees that stores shall be staffed by Assistant Store Managers on the following basis; All stores shall have one (1) Assistant Store Manager, unless, i. The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $100, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be two (2) Assistant Store Managers. ii. ii The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $150, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be three (3) Assistant Store Managers. Assistant Store Managers shall not be used to the extent that they cause a reduction of hours of any bargaining unit employees. (a) The term full-time employee or full-time employees whenever herein used, shall mean employees scheduled to work a normal work week of thirty-two (32) to forty (40) hours per week, as defined in Article 5.01. (b) The term part-time employee or part-time employees whenever herein used, shall mean employees scheduled to work less than a normal work week of twentythirty-eight two (2832) hours per week and shall be covered only as specifically set out in Appendix “A”hours.

BARGAINING AGENCY. (a) The Company Board recognizes the Union as the sole collective bargaining agency for all on behalf of its employees at its retail stores in Ontarioand the Parties hereto have agreed to enter into this agreement as affecting and relating to the staff of the Board (but excluding employees certified by Canadian Union of Public Employees, except the stores in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-CarletonLocal 5101, save Teachers and except Assistant Store Manager, persons above the rank of Assistant Store Manager, Graduate and Undergraduate Pharmacists, including Pharmacy Interns and Apprentice Pharmacists, and Office Staffexempt employees). (b) A It is agreed that when a dispute arises as to whether or not a person classified as a Management Trainee is a member of an employee within the bargaining unit until such time as the Company advises the Union that the trainee has successfullyunit, or otherwise, completed his training which it shall be done within nine (9) months of each trainee's commencement of training. The Union will be advised in writing of names of management trainees. The Management Trainee Program is implemented solely for training purposes, in order subject to provide future managers with hands on experience of working in a store. Prior to placing a Management Trainee in any store, the Company agrees to provide the union with the name, the duration of placement grievance and the location of placement of the Trainee. The Company agrees that the Trainee’s hours are separate and over and above from the store departments’ allotment of scheduled hours. A Management Trainee placement at the store will not exceed nine (9) months duration. Any concerns about the operation of the Management Trainee Program may be brought to the attention of senior management, and a meeting will be convened to discuss themarbitration procedure as provided Article IV. (c) The Company agrees that stores Shop Committee Recognition - There shall be staffed by Assistant Store Managers on the following basis; All stores shall have one (1) Assistant Store Manager, unless, i. The store is open for greater established a Shop Committee consisting of not less than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $100, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be two (2) Assistant Store Managers. ii The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $150, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be three (3) Assistant Store Managersmembers and not more than seven (7) members with completed probationary periods. Assistant Store Managers shall not The Union will notify the Board, in writing, of the members on the Committee and of changes in the Committee, should any occur. (d) All Committees representing the Union in any form will be used to appointed by the extent that they cause a reduction of hours of any bargaining unit employeesLocal Union. (a) All new employees upon hire shall become members of the Union and maintain membership therein throughout the term of this agreement, as a condition of continued employment. The term fullUnion check-time employee or full-time employees whenever herein usedoff form shall be completed and forwarded to the Union office not later the fifteen (15) calendar days following the date of hire. A seniority date will be issued after completion of the probationary period. Refer to Article V, shall mean employees scheduled to work a normal work week forty (40) hours per weekSection 1. (b) During orientation, the Board shall provide all new employees with a copy of the current Collective Agreement and materials supplied by the Union. An employee orientation session will also be made available for employees, with representatives of School District 79 and USW Local 1-1937, each year at the In-Service Day following achieving seniority. SECTION 3 The term part-time employee or part-time employees whenever herein usedParties hereto agree that should any dispute arise as to the meaning and application of this agreement, shall mean employees scheduled to work less than a normal work week of twenty-eight (28) hours per week and there shall be covered only no suspension of work on account of such dispute, but an xxxxxxx effort shall be made to settle the same in accordance with the grievance procedure as specifically set out outlined in Appendix “A”Article IV. SECTION 4 The Board and the Union will meet at such time and place as may be mutually agreed upon for the purpose of discussing working conditions and adjusting any matters within the confines of this agreement, which come within the scope of collective bargaining between employer and employee.

BARGAINING AGENCY. (a) The Company recognizes the Union as the sole collective bargaining agency agent for all employees at its retail stores in the Province of Ontario, except excluding the stores in the Regional Municipality City of Ottawa-Carleton, save and except Assistant Store Manager, third party Pharmacies and Non-Retail Pharmacy Clinics, persons above the rank of Assistant Store Manager, Graduate and Undergraduate Pharmacists, including Pharmacy Interns and Apprentice Pharmacists, and Office Staff. (b) A person classified as a Management Trainee is a member of the bargaining unit until such time as the Company advises the Union that the trainee has successfully, or otherwise, completed his training which shall be done within nine (9) months of each trainee's commencement of training. The Union will be advised in writing of names of management trainees. The Management Trainee Program is implemented solely for training purposes, in order to provide future managers with hands on experience of working in a store. Prior to placing a Management Trainee in any store, the Company agrees to provide the union with the name, the duration of placement and the location of placement of the Trainee. The Company agrees that the Trainee’s hours are separate and over and above from the store departments’ allotment of scheduled hours. A Management Trainee placement at the store will not exceed nine (9) months duration. Any concerns about the operation of the Management Trainee Program may be brought to the attention of senior management, and a meeting will be convened to discuss them. (c) The Company agrees that stores shall be staffed by Assistant Store Managers on the following basis; All stores shall have one (1) Assistant Store Manager, unless, i. The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $100, 000.00 100,000.00 per week, in which case there may be two (2) Assistant Store Managers. ii. ii The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $150, 000.00 150,000.00 per week, in which case there may be three (3) Assistant Store Managers. Assistant Store Managers shall not be used to the extent that they cause a reduction of hours of any bargaining unit employees. (a) The term fullFull-time Time employee or fullFull-time Time employees whenever herein used, shall mean employees scheduled to work a normal work week of thirty-two (32) to forty (40) hours per week, as defined in Article 5.01. (b) The term part-time employee or part-time employees whenever herein used, shall mean employees scheduled to work less than a normal work week of twentythirty-eight two (2832) hours per week and shall be covered only as specifically set out in Appendix “A”hours.

BARGAINING AGENCY. (a) The Company recognizes the Union as the sole collective bargaining agency for all of the employees at its retail stores in Ontarioof the Company, except the stores as described in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton, save and except Assistant Store Manager, persons above Order dated December for the rank of Assistant Store Manager, Graduate and Undergraduate Pharmacists, including Pharmacy Interns and Apprentice Pharmacistsconsolidated certification, and Office Staff. any future variances as may be granted by the Canada Industrial Relations Board, excluding management, supervisors (b) A including operations and office), sales staff, front end attendants, and those excluded by the Code. The term "employee" as used in this Agreement shall apply to any person classified performing work in any job which is covered by the certificate and this Agreement. work within the bargaining unit shall be performed only by those persons coming within the bargaining unit who are members of the Union as prescribed herein. Further to this, no work shall be done by an outside jobber, contractor, or agency that falls within the scope of any work the Company performs for remuneration, unless all of the Company's own employees are working the Company's employees cannot perform the work required to be done, and/or as provided under the Sub-Contracting Article in this Agreement. The Parties agree, however, that if a Management Trainee particular job is discontinued or altered by any technological change, the employee or employees involved will be given the opportunity to stay in the employ of the Company in a member job to which their seniority and capabilities would entitle them. These provisions shall not preclude the Company from setting up dealerships within the area covered by the certification, provided that such dealerships will not result in tho loss of employment of any of the Company's who are members of the bargaining unit until unit, and further that such dealerships are discussed with the Union before implementation and further that all dealers, if individuals, shall be required to be members of the Union and if they hire employees, an agreement acceptable to the Parties shall apply. If an agreement acceptable to the Parties is not concluded within thirty days (30) days or such longer period of time as mutually agreed to by the Company advises the Union that the trainee has successfullyParties, then an agreement similar or otherwise, completed his training which identical to this one shall be done within nine (9) months of each trainee's commencement of training. The Union will be advised in writing of names of management trainees. The Management Trainee Program is implemented solely for training purposes, in order to provide future managers with hands on experience of working in a store. Prior to placing a Management Trainee in any store, the Company agrees to provide the union with the name, the duration of placement and the location of placement of the Traineeapply. The Company agrees that the Trainee’s hours are separate and over and above from the store departments’ allotment of scheduled hours. A Management Trainee placement at the store will not exceed nine (9) months duration. Any concerns about the operation of the Management Trainee Program may be brought shall provide to the attention Union immediately upon the signing of senior management, this Agreement a complete list of all dealerships who make propane deliveries or service propane equipment and a meeting will be convened to discuss them. (c) The Company agrees that stores shall be staffed by Assistant Store Managers on appliances operating in the following basis; All stores shall have one (1) Assistant Store Manager, unless, i. The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $100, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be two (2) Assistant Store Managers. ii The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $150, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be three (3) Assistant Store Managers. Assistant Store Managers shall not be used to the extent that they cause a reduction of hours of any bargaining unit employees. (a) The term full-time employee or full-time employees whenever herein used, shall mean employees scheduled to work a normal work week forty (40) hours per week. (b) The term part-time employee or part-time employees whenever herein used, shall mean employees scheduled to work less than a normal work week of twenty-eight (28) hours per week and shall be covered only geographic area as specifically set out in Appendix “A”a) herein, A dealer is one who delivers propane and/or services propane equipment or appliances. An agent is a service station or whatever that cylinders from a stationary tank on its premises.

BARGAINING AGENCY. (a) The Company Employer recognizes the Union as the sole agency for the purposes of collective bargaining agency for all the following employees employed by Malting Canada at its retail stores plant in OntarioAlberta: Operator I, except the stores in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton, save and except Assistant Store Manager, persons above the rank of Assistant Store Manager, Graduate and Undergraduate Pharmacists, including Pharmacy Interns and Apprentice PharmacistsOperator II, and Office Staff. (b) A person classified Laboratory Technician employees. Excluded are all office clerical employees, office, customer relations and sales personnel, security guards, supervisory, administrative, managerial and executive employees. Temporary students, part-time and temporary plant employees may be hired as long as Unit Employees are not laid off. These employees shall be compensated as set forth in Section "WAGE SCHEDULE". An employee hired as a Management Trainee is a member of the bargaining unit until such time as the Company advises the Union that the trainee has successfully, temporary or otherwise, completed his training which shall be done within nine (9) months of each trainee's commencement of training. The Union will be advised in writing of names of management trainees. The Management Trainee Program is implemented solely for training purposes, in order to provide future managers with hands on experience of working in a store. Prior to placing a Management Trainee in any store, the Company agrees to provide the union with the name, the duration of placement and the location of placement of the Trainee. The Company agrees that the Trainee’s hours are separate and over and above from the store departments’ allotment of scheduled hours. A Management Trainee placement at the store will not exceed nine (9) months duration. Any concerns about the operation of the Management Trainee Program may be brought to the attention of senior management, and a meeting will be convened to discuss them. (c) The Company agrees that stores shall be staffed by Assistant Store Managers on the following basis; All stores shall have one (1) Assistant Store Manager, unless, i. The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $100, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be two (2) Assistant Store Managers. ii The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $150, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be three (3) Assistant Store Managers. Assistant Store Managers shall not be used to the extent that they cause a reduction of hours of any bargaining unit employees. (a) The term full-time employee or full-time employees whenever herein used, shall mean employees scheduled to work a normal work week forty (40) hours per week. (b) The term part-time employee shall be advised at the time of their hiring of their temporary status and the estimated duration of their employment. A copy shall also be sent to the Union. It is understood that the hiring of a part- time or temporary employee does not create a new position or vacancy. Employees in these classifications shall become members of the Union and pay Union dues after they work four (4) consecutive calendar months within any twelve (12) month period. The Employer agrees to have the Union Form for membership application, dues deduction, and initiation fee deduction signed by the employees at the time of hire. Temporary students, part-time and temporary plant employees whenever herein usedare not considered probationers and shall accumulate no seniority during any period of employment in the above classifications. These employees will not receive the insurance, shall mean health and pension benefits however these employees scheduled to work less than a normal work week of twenty-eight (28) hours per week and shall be covered only as specifically set out in Appendix “A”by all terms and conditions of this Agreement except for the following provisions, unless otherwise required by the Canada Labour Code: Articles Sections Section Article Section Article and In the event that the Company determines that a temporary student, part-time or temporary plant assignment will continue beyond one hundred thirty (130) continuous working days, the Company agrees, at that time, to convert the position to a regular full-time classification. Probationary status shall begin at the time of the conversion. The date that the employee switches to probationer status shall be considered their original starting date for the purposes of establishing their seniority date. The Company may request an extension of the one hundred thirty (130) continuous work day period and such a request for an extension will not be unreasonably denied by the Union.

BARGAINING AGENCY. (a) The Company recognizes the Union as the sole collective bargaining agency for all of the employees at its retail stores in Ontarioof the Company, except the stores as described in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-CarletonOrder dated January 31, save and except Assistant Store Manager, persons above 2002 for the rank of Assistant Store Manager, Graduate and Undergraduate Pharmacists, including Pharmacy Interns and Apprentice Pharmacistsconsolidated certification, and Office Staffany future variances as may be granted by the British Columbia Labour Relations Board, excluding management, supervisors (including operations and office), sales staff, front end attendants, and those excluded by the Code. (b) A person classified as a Management Trainee is a member of the bargaining unit until such time as the Company advises the Union that the trainee has successfully, or otherwise, completed his training which shall be done within nine (9) months of each trainee's commencement of training. The Union will be advised in writing of names of management trainees. The Management Trainee Program is implemented solely for training purposes, in order to provide future managers with hands on experience of working in a store. Prior to placing a Management Trainee in any store, the Company agrees to provide the union with the name, the duration of placement and the location of placement of the Trainee. The Company agrees that the Trainee’s hours are separate and over and above from the store departments’ allotment of scheduled hours. A Management Trainee placement at the store will not exceed nine (9) months duration. Any concerns about the operation of the Management Trainee Program may be brought to the attention of senior management, and a meeting will be convened to discuss them. (c) The Company agrees that stores shall be staffed by Assistant Store Managers on the following basis; All stores shall have one (1) Assistant Store Manager, unless, i. The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $100, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be two (2) Assistant Store Managers. ii The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $150, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be three (3) Assistant Store Managers. Assistant Store Managers shall not be used to the extent that they cause a reduction of hours of any bargaining unit employees. (a) The term full-time employee or full-time employees whenever herein used, shall mean employees scheduled to work a normal work week forty (40) hours per week. (b) The term part"employee" as used in this Agreement shall apply to any person performing work in any job which is covered by the certificate and this Agreement. c) All work within the bargaining unit shall be performed only by those persons coming within the bargaining unit who are members of the Union as prescribed herein. Further to this, no work shall be done by an outside jobber, contractor, or agency that falls within the scope of any work the Company performs for remuneration, unless all of the Company's own employees are working and/or the Company's employees cannot perform the work required to be done, and/or as provided under the Sub-time Contracting Article in this Agreement. The Parties agree, however, that if a particular job is discontinued or altered by any technological change, the employee or part-time employees whenever herein usedinvolved will be given the opportunity to stay in the employ of the Company in a job to which their seniority and capabilities would entitle them. d) These provisions shall not preclude the Company from setting up dealerships within the area covered by the certification, provided that such dealerships will not result in the loss of employment of any of the Company's employees who are members of the bargaining unit, and further that such dealerships are discussed with the Union before implementation and further that all dealers, if individuals, shall mean employees scheduled be required to work less than be members of the Union and if they hire employees, an agreement acceptable to the Parties shall apply. If an agreement acceptable to the Parties is not concluded within thirty days (30) days or such longer period of time as mutually agreed to by the Parties, then an agreement similar or identical to this one shall apply. e) The Company shall provide to the Union upon request a normal work week complete list of twenty-eight (28) hours per week all dealerships who make propane deliveries or service propane equipment and shall be covered only appliances on behalf of Superior Propane operating in the geographic area as specifically set out in Appendix “A”a) herein. A dealer is one who delivers propane and/or services f) Wherever the singular or masculine terms are used in the Agreement, they shall also mean the plural or feminine terms where the context so requires.

BARGAINING AGENCY. ‌ (a) The Company recognizes the Union as the sole collective bargaining agency for all employees at its retail stores in Ontario, except the stores in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton, save and except Assistant Store Manager, persons above the rank of Assistant Store Manager, Graduate and Undergraduate Pharmacists, including Pharmacy Interns and Apprentice Pharmacists, and Office Staff. (b) A person classified as a Management Trainee is a member of the bargaining unit until such time as the Company advises the Union that the trainee has successfully, or otherwise, completed his their training which shall be done within nine (9) months of each trainee's commencement of training. The Union will be advised in writing of names of management trainees. The Management Trainee Program is implemented solely for training purposes, in order to provide future managers with hands on experience of working in a store. Prior to placing a Management Trainee in any store, the Company agrees to provide the union with the name, the duration of placement and the location of placement of the Trainee. The Company agrees that the Trainee’s hours are separate and over and above from the store departments’ allotment of scheduled hours. A Management Trainee placement at the store will not exceed nine (9) months duration. Any concerns about the operation of the Management Trainee Program may be brought to the attention of senior management, and a meeting will be convened to discuss them. (c) The Company agrees that stores shall be staffed by Assistant Store Managers on the following basis; All stores shall have one (1) Assistant Store Manager, unless, i. i) The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $100, 000.00 100,000.00 per week, in which case there may be two (2) Assistant Store Managers. ii . ii) The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $150, 000.00 150,000.00 per week, in which case there may be three (3) Assistant Store Managers. Assistant Store Managers shall not be used to the extent that they cause a reduction of hours of any bargaining unit employees. In addition, all Managers (Front Store Managers, Assistant Managers and Managers in Training) shall not be scheduled to work alone in a store during operational hours. In the event this provision poses a challenge due to allotted hours the Company will provide the Union with a request to deviate from this provision. The Union will not unreasonably withhold consent. (a) The term full-time employee or full-time employees whenever herein used, shall mean employees scheduled to work a normal work week forty (40) hours per week. (b) The term part-time employee or part-time employees whenever herein used, shall mean employees scheduled to work equal to or less than a normal work week of twenty-twenty- eight (28) hours per week and shall be covered only as specifically set out in Appendix “A”.

BARGAINING AGENCY. (a) 1.01 The Company Employer recognizes the Union as the sole collective exclusive bargaining agency agent for all employees at its retail stores in Ontario, except the stores employed in the Regional Municipality Bargaining Unit at the present retail establishment and/or its replacement store, located in Prince Xxxxxx, British Columbia. 1.02 The parties agree that the following positions are exempt: - General Manager - Service Centre Manager - Confidential Administration Clerk - Floor Managers (2) - Human Resources Manager - Business Manager The Employer agrees to notify the Union, in writing of Ottawaa change of manager. The intention of management is not to perform any bargaining unit work. However, from time to time it may be necessary to fill in on an emergency basis bargaining unit work. Under no circumstances shall hours worked by management be over one (1) hour in duration unless first discussed with the Shop Xxxxxxx as to the circumstances involved. 1.03 Bargaining Unit Work: - Mechanics / Apprentices - Installers - Janitors - Cashiers - Retail Floor Sales / Filler - Service Advisors /Writers / Service Parts / Pass-CarletonThru - Warehouse / Shipping / Receiving / Picking / Dispatch / Filler / Adjusting - Office Workers - Supervisors - Service Parts / Pass thru - Inventory / Promotional / Merchandisers The parties agree that the supervisory roles are within the bargaining unit. The employer shall promote employees to supervisory positions based on skill, save and except Assistant Store Manager, persons above the rank of Assistant Store Manager, Graduate and Undergraduate Pharmacists, including Pharmacy Interns and Apprentice Pharmacistsexperience, and Office Staffcompetence. (b) A person classified as 1.04 Any new positions created by the Employer during the life of the Agreement will be discussed between the Union and the Employer. Any dispute arising from these discussions will be settled through binding arbitration. 1.05 If the present hours of operation of the business are substantially increased beyond present levels, the Employer and the Union will meet with a Management Trainee is view to resolving any problems created by increased opening hours. 1.06 Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to restrict the right of persons occupying the above positions to perform work normally done by them. 1.07 No employee shall be transferred to a member of position outside the bargaining unit until such time as the Company advises the Union that the trainee has successfullywithout his/her written consent, or otherwise, completed his training a copy of which shall be done forwarded to the Union representative within three (3) days. On a one-time only basis, for the first nine (9) months of each trainee's commencement of training. The Union will be advised in writing of names of management trainees. The Management Trainee Program is implemented solely for training purposes, in order to provide future managers with hands on experience of working in a store. Prior to placing a Management Trainee in any storeafter being transferred outside the bargaining unit, the Company agrees to provide the union with the name, the duration of placement and the location of placement of the Traineeemployee shall neither earn nor lose seniority. The Company agrees that the Trainee’s hours are separate and over and above from the store departments’ allotment of scheduled hours. A Management Trainee placement at the store will not exceed After nine (9) months duration. Any concerns about have elapsed, the operation of employee leaving the Management Trainee Program may be brought to the attention of senior management, and a meeting will be convened to discuss them. (c) The Company agrees that stores shall be staffed by Assistant Store Managers on the following basis; All stores shall have one (1) Assistant Store Manager, unless, i. The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $100, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be two (2) Assistant Store Managers. ii The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $150, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be three (3) Assistant Store Managers. Assistant Store Managers shall not be used to the extent that they cause a reduction of hours of any bargaining unit employees. (a) forfeits all seniority rights from the Union bargaining unit and has no right to return. The term fullUnion and Company may, by mutual agreement, allow an employee to utilize this clause on more than a one-time employee or full-time employees whenever herein used, shall mean employees scheduled to work a normal work week forty (40) hours per weekbasis. (b) The term part-time employee or part-time employees whenever herein used, shall mean employees scheduled to work less than a normal work week of twenty-eight (28) hours per week and shall be covered only as specifically set out in Appendix “A”.

BARGAINING AGENCY. (a) The Company recognizes the Union as the sole collective bargaining agency for all employees at its retail stores in Ontario, except the stores in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton, save and except Assistant Store Manager, persons above the rank of Assistant Store Manager, Graduate and Undergraduate Pharmacists, including Pharmacy Interns and Apprentice Pharmacists, and Office Staff. (b) A person classified as a Management Trainee is a member of the bargaining unit until such time as the Company advises the Union that the trainee has successfully, or otherwise, completed his training which shall be done within nine (9) months of each trainee's commencement of training. The Union will be advised in writing of names of management trainees. The Management Trainee Program is implemented solely for training purposes, in order to provide future managers with hands on experience of working in a store. Prior to placing a Management Trainee in any store, the Company agrees to provide the union with the name, the duration of placement and the location of placement of the Trainee. The Company agrees that the Trainee’s hours are separate and over and above from the store departments’ allotment of scheduled hours. A Management Trainee placement at the store will not exceed nine (9) months duration. Any concerns about the operation of the Management Trainee Program may be brought to the attention of senior management, and a meeting will be convened to discuss them. (c) The Company agrees that stores shall be staffed by Assistant Store Managers on the following basis; All stores shall have one (1) Assistant Store Manager, unless, i. The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $100, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be two (2) Assistant Store Managers. ii The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $150, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be three (3) Assistant Store Managers. Assistant Store Managers shall not be used to the extent that they cause a reduction of hours of any bargaining unit employees. (a) The term full-time employee or full-time employees whenever herein used, shall mean employees scheduled to work a normal work week forty (40) hours per week. (b) The term part-time employee or part-time employees whenever herein used, shall mean employees scheduled to work less than a normal work week of twenty-eight (28) hours per week and shall be covered only as specifically set out in Appendix “A”.

BARGAINING AGENCY. (a) The Company recognizes the Union as the sole collective bargaining agency for all of the employees at its retail stores in Ontarioof the Company, except the stores as described in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-CarletonOrder dated January 31, save and except Assistant Store Manager, persons above 2002 for the rank of Assistant Store Manager, Graduate and Undergraduate Pharmacists, including Pharmacy Interns and Apprentice Pharmacistsconsolidated certification, and Office Staff. (b) A person classified any future variances as a Management Trainee is a member of the bargaining unit until such time as the Company advises the Union that the trainee has successfully, or otherwise, completed his training which shall be done within nine (9) months of each trainee's commencement of training. The Union will be advised in writing of names of management trainees. The Management Trainee Program is implemented solely for training purposes, in order to provide future managers with hands on experience of working in a store. Prior to placing a Management Trainee in any store, the Company agrees to provide the union with the name, the duration of placement and the location of placement of the Trainee. The Company agrees that the Trainee’s hours are separate and over and above from the store departments’ allotment of scheduled hours. A Management Trainee placement at the store will not exceed nine (9) months duration. Any concerns about the operation of the Management Trainee Program may be brought to granted by the attention of senior British Columbia Labour Relations Board, excluding management, supervisors (including operations and a meeting will be convened to discuss them. (c) The Company agrees that stores shall be staffed office), sales staff, front end attendants, and those excluded by Assistant Store Managers on the following basis; All stores shall have one (1) Assistant Store Manager, unless, i. The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $100, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be two (2) Assistant Store Managers. ii The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $150, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be three (3) Assistant Store Managers. Assistant Store Managers shall not be used to the extent that they cause a reduction of hours of any bargaining unit employees. (a) The term full-time employee or full-time employees whenever herein used, shall mean employees scheduled to work a normal work week forty (40) hours per weekCode. (b) The term part"employee" as used in this Agreement shall apply to any person performing work in any job which is covered by the certificate and this Agreement. (c) All work within the bargaining unit shall be performed only by those persons coming within the bargaining unit who are members of the Union as prescribed herein. Further to this, no work shall be done by an outside jobber, contractor, or agency that falls within the scope of any work the Company performs for remuneration, unless all of the Company's own employees are working and/or the Company's employees cannot perform the work required to be done, and/or as provided under the Sub-time Contracting Article in this Agreement. The Parties agree, however, that if a particular job is discontinued or altered by any technological change, the employee or part-time employees whenever herein usedinvolved will be given the opportunity to stay in the employ of the Company in a job to which their seniority and (d) These provisions shall not preclude the Company from setting up dealerships within the area covered by the certification, provided that such dealerships will not result in the loss of employment of any of the Company's employees who are members of the bargaining unit, and further that such dealerships are discussed with the Union before implementation and further that all dealers, if individuals, shall mean employees scheduled be required to work less than be members of the Union and if they hire employees, an agreement acceptable to the Parties shall apply. If an agreement acceptable to the Parties is not concluded within thirty (30) days or such longer period of time as mutually agreed to by the Parties, then an agreement similar or identical to this one shall apply. (e) The Company shall provide to the Union upon request a normal work week complete list of twenty-eight (28) hours per week all dealerships who make propane deliveries or service propane equipment and shall be covered only appliances on behalf of Superior Propane, operating in the geographic area as specifically set out in Appendix “A”a) herein. A dealer is one who delivers propane and/or services propane equipment or appliances. An agent is a service station or other business that fills cylinders from a stationary tank on its premises. (f) Whenever the singular or masculine terms are used in the Agreement, they shall also mean the plural or feminine terms where the context so requires.

BARGAINING AGENCY. (a) The Company recognizes the Union as the sole collective bargaining agency for all employees at its retail stores in Ontario, except the stores in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Ottawa- Carleton, save and except Assistant Store Manager, persons above the rank of Assistant Store Manager, Graduate and Undergraduate Pharmacists, including Pharmacy Interns and Apprentice Pharmacists, and Office Staff. (b) A person classified as a Management Trainee is a member of the bargaining unit until such time as the Company advises the Union that the trainee has successfully, or otherwise, completed his their training which shall be done within nine (9) months of each trainee's ’s commencement of training. The Union will be advised in writing of names of management trainees. The Management Trainee Program is implemented solely for training purposes, in order to provide future managers with hands on experience of working in a store. Prior to placing a Management Trainee in any store, the Company agrees to provide the union with the name, the duration of placement and the location of placement of the Trainee. The Company agrees that the Trainee’s hours are separate and over and above from the store departments’ allotment of scheduled hours. A Management Trainee placement at the store will not exceed nine (9) months months’ duration. With respect to any employee selected for the Management Trainee Program, the Employer will endeavour to place the employee in a store other than the employee’s home store, where possible, for the duration of the training. Any concerns about the operation of the Management Trainee Program may be brought to the attention of senior management, and a meeting will be convened to discuss them. (c) The Company agrees that stores shall be staffed by Assistant Store Managers on the following basis; : All stores shall have one (1) Assistant Store Manager, unless,: i. (i) The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $100, 000.00 100,000.00 per week, in which case there may be two (2) Assistant Store Managers. ii The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $150, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be three (3) Assistant Store Managers. Assistant Store Managers shall not be used to the extent that they cause a reduction of hours of any bargaining unit employees. (a) The term full-time employee or full-time employees whenever herein used, shall mean employees scheduled to work a normal work week forty (40) hours per week. (b) The term part-time employee or part-time employees whenever herein used, shall mean employees scheduled to work less than a normal work week of twenty-eight (28) hours per week and shall be covered only as specifically set out in Appendix “A”.two

BARGAINING AGENCY. (a) 1.01 The Company recognizes the Union as the sole collective bargaining agency for all employees at its retail stores in Ontarioemployees, except as duly Certified under the stores in Industrial Relations Code of British Columbia, for the Regional Municipality purpose of Ottawa-Carletoncollective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, save and except Assistant Store Manager, persons above the rank hours of Assistant Store Manager, Graduate and Undergraduate Pharmacists, including Pharmacy Interns and Apprentice Pharmacistsemployment, and Office Staffall other working conditions. (b) A person classified as a Management Trainee is a member of the bargaining unit until such time as the Company advises the Union that the trainee has successfully, or otherwise, completed his training which shall be done within nine (9) months of each trainee's commencement of training. The Union will be advised in writing of names of management trainees. The Management Trainee Program is implemented solely for training purposes, in order to provide future managers with hands on experience of working in a store. Prior to placing a Management Trainee in any store, the Company agrees to provide the union with the name, the duration of placement and the location of placement of the Trainee. 1.02 The Company agrees that as a condition of continued employment, all employees who are or may be covered by the Trainee’s hours Certificate of Bargaining Authority issued to the Union by the Industrial Relations Board of British Columbia must become Members of the Union within thirty (30) calendar days of commencing employment and remain Members during the life of this Agreement. 1.03 All present and new full-time employees of the Company who are separate or may be covered by the Certificate of Bargaining Authority issued to the Union by the Industrial Relations Board of British Columbia shall pay to the Union, as a condition of employment, and over not later than thirty (30) calendar days after the commencement of his employment, dues, initiation and above reinstatement fees by payroll deduction, as may from time to time be established by the Union for its Members, in accordance with its Constitution and/or By- Laws. 1.04 Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1.04 preceding, the Company shall deduct from each new employee an amount equal to the Union dues from the store departments’ allotment employee's first payroll cheque after completion of scheduled hoursfive (5) days of work in a calendar month and add that employee's name and the said amount to the closest applicable check-off; i.e., if the check-off for that month has not been remitted to that check-off; if the month's check-off has been remitted, it shall be added to the following month's check-off, and shown as the previous month worked. 1.05 All deductions as required under Article 1.04 and 1.05 shall be made in each calendar month the employee is employed by the Company. 1.06 The term "employee" as used in and for the purpose of this Agreement shall include all persons employed in the Company's operations and as covered by the Labour Relations Board Certification and without restricting the generality of the foregoing shall not include foremen and those having authority to hire or discharge employees, office workers, supervisory officials, salesmen, and watchmen. A Management Trainee placement at the store Supervisors will not exceed nine (9) months duration. Any concerns about the operation of the Management Trainee Program may be brought to the attention of senior management, and a meeting will be convened to discuss them. (c) The Company agrees that stores shall be staffed do work normally done by Assistant Store Managers on the following basis; All stores shall have one (1) Assistant Store Manager, unless, i. The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $100, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be two (2) Assistant Store Managers. ii The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $150, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be three (3) Assistant Store Managers. Assistant Store Managers shall not be used to the extent that they cause a reduction of hours of any bargaining unit employees. (a) The term full-time employee or full-time employees whenever herein used, shall mean employees scheduled to work a normal work week forty (40) hours per week. (b) The term part-time employee or part-time employees whenever herein used, shall mean employees scheduled to work less than a normal work week of twenty-eight (28) hours per week and shall be covered only as specifically set out in Appendix “A”.

BARGAINING AGENCY. (a) Section The Company or anyone authorized to act for it recognizes the Union as the sole collective col- lective bargaining agency as certified by the Labour Relations Board for the Province of British Columbia, for its employees covered by this Agreement and hereby consents and agrees to negotiate with the Union, or any Committee thereof in any and all employees at its retail stores matters affecting the re- lationship between the said and em- ployees set forth in Ontariothis Agreement, except who are members of the stores in union and who become members of the Regional Municipality Union, which is chartered by the United Food and Commercial Workers, International Union, Local looking towards a peaceful and amicable settlement of Ottawa-Carleton, save any differences that may arise between the Com- pany and except Assistant Store Manager, persons above the rank of Assistant Store Manager, Graduate and Undergraduate Pharmacists, including Pharmacy Interns and Apprentice Pharmacists, and Office StaffUnion. Section (ba) A person classified as a Management Trainee is a member of The Company agrees to retain in its employ, within the bargaining unit until such as out- lined in Section Article II, of this Agreement, only members in good standing. The Company shall be free to hire new employees who are not members of the union, provided said non- members, whether part time as the Company advises or full time em- ployees, shall be eligible for membership in the Union that the trainee has successfully, or otherwise, completed his training which shall be done within nine (9) months of each trainee's commencement of trainingafter attaining seniority. The Union will be advised in writing of names of management trainees. The Management Trainee Program is implemented solely for training purposes, in order to provide future managers with hands on experience of working in a store. Prior to placing a Management Trainee in any store, the Company agrees to provide each new employee at the union time of employment with a form letter outlining to the new employee his or her responsibility in regard to Union Membership, and to provide the Union in writing with the namename and address of each employee to whom they have presented the form letter, along with the employee’s date of hire, the duration of placement and the location of placement contents of the Traineeletter to be such that it is acceptable to the Company. The Company further agrees that to provide the Trainee’s hours are separate and over and above from the store departments’ allotment of scheduled hours. A Management Trainee placement at the store will not exceed nine (9) months duration. Any concerns about the operation Chief Xxxxxxx of the Management Trainee Program may be brought to Union, once a month, with a list containing names of ail employees who have term- inated their employment during the attention of senior management, and a meeting will be convened to discuss themprevious month. (c) The Company agrees that stores shall be staffed by Assistant Store Managers on the following basis; All stores shall have one (1) Assistant Store Manager, unless, i. The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $100, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be two (2) Assistant Store Managers. ii The store is open for greater than 100 hours per week or has front store sales volumes in excess of $150, 000.00 per week, in which case there may be three (3) Assistant Store Managers. Assistant Store Managers shall not be used to the extent that they cause a reduction of hours of any bargaining unit employees. Section (a) The term full-time agrees to deduct from the wages of each employee or full-time employees whenever herein usedupon proper authorization from the employee affected, shall mean employees scheduled to work a normal work week forty (40) hours such fines, assessments and initiation fees as are authorized by regular and proper vote of the membership of the Union. The monthly dues will be deducted once per week. (b) month on the first pay cheque of the month. The term part-time Company will procure from each new and probationary employee or part-time employees whenever herein used, shall mean employees scheduled to work less than a normal work week of twenty-eight (28) hours per week the necessary mem- bership applications and membership in the Union will be granted after attaining seniority. Monies deducted during any month shall be covered only as specifically set out in Appendix “A”forwarded by the Company to the Treasurer of the Union not later that the fifteenth (15th) day of the month for which dues are de- ducted and accompanied by a printed statement of the names of the employees for whom the deductions were made.