RECOGNITION AND COVERAGE 1. The Company recognizes the Union as the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit made up of production, maintenance, office, technical, clerical and railroad employees of the Company, excluding only managers, confidential employees, supervisors and guards as defined under the National Labor Relations Act. Individuals in the bargaining unit shall be known as “Employees.” Individuals who are employed by the Company and are not in the bargaining unit shall be known as “non-bargaining unit employees.” Individuals who are in the bargaining unit and those who are not in the bargaining unit shall be known collectively as “employees.” 2. Except as expressly provided herein, the provisions of this BLA constitute the sole procedure for the processing and settlement of any claim by an Employee or the Union of a violation by the Company of this Agreement. As the representative of the Employees, the Union may process grievances through the grievance procedure, including arbitration, in accordance with this BLA or may adjust or settle same. 3. When the Company establishes a new or changed job whose duties include a material level of production, maintenance, office, technical or clerical work; the resulting job shall be considered a job covered within the bargaining unit; provided that where non-bargaining unit duties are added to a job in the bargaining unit on a temporary basis, they may be withdrawn. 4. It is understood that supervisors at a plant shall not perform work on a job normally performed by the bargaining unit except: a. experimental work; b. demonstration work performed for the purpose of instructing and training Employees; c. work required by conditions which, if not performed, might result in interference with operations, bodily injury or loss or damage to material or equipment; and d. work that would be unreasonable to assign to an Employee or which is negligible in amount. reasonably be identified, the Company shall pay such Employee his/her applicable Regular Rate of Pay for the time involved or for four (4) hours, whichever is greater.
The General Liability and Property Damage coverages required for performance of this Agreement shall include the State of Vermont and its agencies, departments, officers and employees as Additional Insureds. If performance of this Agreement involves construction, or the transport of persons or hazardous materials, then the required Automotive Liability coverage shall include the State of Vermont and its agencies, departments, officers and employees as Additional Insureds. Coverage shall be primary and non-contributory with any other insurance and self-insurance.
Fire and Extended Coverage Insurance Landlord agrees to keep in force policies of fire and extended coverage insurance which shall insure the Building against such perils or loss as Landlord may deem appropriate including vandalism and malicious mischief, in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the replacement cost of the Building and the improvements installed by the Landlord. Pursuant to Paragraph 4 Tenant is obligated to pay Landlord it's proportionate share of any such costs. Tenant agrees to maintain and keep in force, at its expense and throughout the term hereof, insurance against fire and such other risks as are from time-to-time included in standard extended coverage endorsements including vandalism and malicious mischief, insuring Tenant's stock-in-trade, trade fixtures, furniture, furnishings, floor and wall coverings, special equipment and all other items of personal property of Tenant located on or within the Premises and all such other improvements as are made by the Tenant to the Premises. Landlord and Tenant hereby mutually release and discharge the other from loss or damage to the described Premises or the contents, including any improvements and betterments located in or on the described Premises, to the extent such loss or damage is insured by the described fire and extended coverage insurance. Both Landlord and Tenant agree to furnish the other a certificate of insurance evidencing the required fire and extended coverage insurance and giving the certificate holder thirty (30) days notice of intent to cancel, non-renew or amend such insurance. If Tenant elects to satisfy this condition by self insuring, it may do so provided it provides Landlord and Landlord's insurance agent with (1) documentation establishing values of Tenant installed fixtures, furnishings, equipment, inventory and process equipment or other material used in Tenant's operation; (2) provide Landlord with financial statements and other information evidencing Tenant's financial ability to maintain the Premises and contents as self insured and (3) that Landlord's attorney shall prepare an agreement regarding subrogation of claims in the event of a casualty loss of Tenant's fixtures, furnishings and/or inventory.