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A G R E E M E N T
between
XXXXX MATTRESS CO., LTD.
and
HAWAII TEAMSTERS AND ALLIED WORKERS, LOCAL 996
January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2001
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Number and Title Page
1 UNION RECOGNITION AND COVERAGE.............................. 4
2 UNION SECURITY.............................................. 4
3 AUTHORIZED DEDUCTIONS (CHECK-OFF)........................... 5
4 BARGAINING UNIT WORK........................................ 5
5 HIRING AND NOTIFICATION..................................... 5
6 NO DISCRIMINATION........................................... 6
7 RIGHT OF ACCESS TO EMPLOYER PREMISES........................ 6
8 UNION BULLETIN BOARD........................................ 6
9 ASSISTANT BUSINESS AGENT.................................... 6
10 LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR UNION BUSINESS......................... 6
11 SAFETY...................................................... 6
12 SENIORITY................................................... 7
Layoffs and Recalls...................................... 7
Posting/Promotions and Transfers......................... 7
Trial Period............................................. 7
Work Opportunity......................................... 7
13 CONTINUOUS AND UNINTERRUPTED SERVICE........................ 7
14 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE AND ARBITRATION......................... 8
Step 1 - Immediate Supervisor............................ 8
Step 2 - Manager......................................... 8
Step 3 - Arbitration..................................... 8
15 HOURS AND OVERTIME.......................................... 9
16 MINIMUM TIME................................................ 10
17 TEMPORARY TRANSFER.......................................... 10
18 DISCIPLINE AND DISCHARGE.................................... 10
19 WAGES....................................................... 11
New Classifications...................................... 11
Job Descriptions......................................... 11
Paydays.................................................. 11
20 VACATIONS................................................... 11
21 HOLIDAYS.................................................... 12
22 SICK LEAVE.................................................. 12
Medical Release.......................................... 13
23 HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND..................................... 13
24 JURY DUTY................................................... 13
25 DEATH IN FAMILY............................................. 14
26 LEAVE OF ABSENCE WITHOUT PAY................................ 14
27 MATERNITY LEAVE............................................. 14
28 LOCKER SPACE................................................ 15
29 PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS....................................... 15
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30 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS...................................... 15
31 INCENTIVE PLAN.............................................. 15
Section Number and Title Page
32 SAVING CLAUSE............................................... 15
33 DOCUMENT CONTAINS ENTIRE AGREEMENT.......................... 16
34 MASCULINE INCLUDES FEMININE................................. 16
35 MODIFICATION OF AGREEMENT................................... 16
36 DURATION.................................................... 16
EXHIBIT "A" - Job Classification and Hourly Wage Schedule
EXHIBIT "B" - Assignment of Wages to Cover Dues, Initiation Fee, and
Assessments
EXHIBIT "B-1" - Assignment of Wages for Union's Negotiation and Administration
of Contract
LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING
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A G R E E M E N T
THIS AGREEMENT, by and between XXXXX MATTRESS CO., LTD., hereinafter
referred to as the "Employer," and HAWAII TEAMSTERS AND ALLIED WORKERS, LOCAL
996, hereinafter referred to as the "Union;"
WITNESSETH:
Section 1. UNION RECOGNITION AND COVERAGE
1.01 The Employer recognizes the Union as the sole and exclusive
collective bargaining agent for all employees as certified under Case No.
37-RC-2251.
1.02 Included are all full-time and part-time production employees,
truck drivers and helpers of the Employer employed at Waipahu, Oahu.
1.03 Excluded are casual employees, office clerical employees,
confidential, professional employees, guards and/or watchmen, and supervisors as
defined under the Act.
1.04 A casual employee may be hired for the purpose of supplementing
the regular work force when additional employees are needed for a period of up
to three (3) months. There shall be no more than four (4) casual employees
employed at any one time.
Section 2. UNION SECURITY
2.01 Present employees covered by this agreement who are not members of
the Union on the date of execution of this agreement shall, immediately
following the expiration of thirty (30) calendar days after the date of
execution of this agreement, choose as a condition of continued employment one
of the following options:
(a) Become and remain a member of the Union for the duration
of this agreement; or
(b) Pay to the Union for the duration (either directly or by
means of Exhibit "B-1," Assignment of Wages for Union's Negotiation and
Administration of Contract) for the Union's negotiation and
administration of the collective bargaining agreement on his behalf a
monthly amount equal to the membership dues uniformly required as a
condition of retaining membership in the Union.
2.02 Each new employee covered by this agreement and hired after the
date of execution of this agreement shall, immediately following the expiration
of thirty (30) calendar days from the beginning of employment as a covered
employee, become and remain a member of the Union for the duration of this
agreement as a condition of continued employment.
2.03 An employee who during the term of this agreement executes an
Exhibit "B," Assignment of Wages to Cover Dues, Initiation Fee and Assessments,
shall continue to pay regular monthly dues to
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the Union for the balance of the duration of this agreement as a condition of
continued employment with the Employer.
2.04 Five (5) days after receipt of written notice from the Union that
an employee has failed to tender his Union dues and initiation fees in
accordance with the provisions of the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947, as
amended, the Employer shall discharge such employee.
2.05 The Union shall indemnify and hold the Employer harmless from any
and all claims, demands, suits or any other actions arising from this Section or
from complying with any request for termination of employment under this
Section.
Section 3. AUTHORIZED DEDUCTIONS (CHECK-OFF)
3.01 Upon receipt from an employee of a written authorization on a form
provided by the Union and shown as Exhibit "B," attached hereto, and consistent
with provisions of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, as amended, the
Employer agrees to deduct monthly from his wages and transmit to the Union, all
dues (including all arrears from incumbent employer), assessments and initiation
fees uniformly required as a condition of acquiring and maintaining membership
in the Union under the Act, after other deductions required by law.
3.02 The Union agrees to supply the Employer with the statement of
deductions to be made each month.
3.03 The Union understands to indemnify and hold blameless the Employer
from any claim that may be made upon it for, or on account of, any such
deduction from the wages of any employee.
3.04 Upon receipt from an employee of a written authorization on a
proper form, the Employer agrees to deduct the amount due and transmit said
amount to the Teamsters Federal Credit Union.
Section 4. BARGAINING UNIT WORK
Bargaining unit work shall be performed only by employees covered under
this agreement except that the production manager and plant superintendent may
continue to do bargaining unit work as they are presently performing. Other
non-bargaining unit employees may perform bargaining unit work only in cases of
emergencies, for the purpose of training, for major overhaul and/or major
repairs.
Section 5. HIRING AND NOTIFICATION
5.01 When new employees are to be hired, the Union shall be promptly
notified. The Employer shall have the right to hire or reject any applicant,
subject to the No Discrimination provision.
5.02 The Employer shall immediately notify the Union in writing of all
hirings, layoffs, promotions, and terminations from the payroll together with
the reason for any terminations.
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Section 6. NO DISCRIMINATION
In accordance with the policies of the Employer and the Union and to
the extent required by Federal and State law, it is agreed that there will be no
discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of his
race, sex, age, religion, color, handicap, or because he is a disabled veteran
or Vietnam Era veteran, in the administration or application of the terms of
this agreement or in hiring.
Section 7. RIGHT OF ACCESS TO EMPLOYER PREMISES
Duly certified representatives of the Union shall be permitted on the
Employer's premises for the purpose of investigating grievances that have arisen
and ascertaining whether or not this agreement is being observed. Before doing
so, however, they shall notify the Production Manager or in his absence, his
representative. The Union agrees that requests for access to the Employer's
premises will be exercised reasonably and such entry will not interfere with the
normal conduct of the Employer's operations. It is agreed that the Manager may
send a representative of the Employer to accompany the Union representative
provided the Union representative is afforded the opportunity to interview
employees privately.
Section 8. UNION BULLETIN BOARD
The Employer agrees to provide a suitable bulletin board for posting of
official Union notices which shall be signed by a responsible agent of the
Union.
Section 9. ASSISTANT BUSINESS AGENT
The Union shall have the right to designate an Assistant Business Agent
and shall advise the Employer of his name. He shall report to the Union and to
the Employer, violations of the agreement, and to the Union, complaints by
members thereof, and shall assist in handling grievances.
Section 10. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR UNION BUSINESS
Any employee elected or appointed to office in the Union which requires
full time in the discharge of its duties shall be given a leave of absence not
to exceed one (1) year, unless otherwise mutually agreed upon, without pay and
without loss of seniority. No more than one (1) employee shall be on such leave
of absence at one (1) time and such leave of absence shall not extend beyond the
term of this agreement unless extended by mutual consent.
Section 11. SAFETY
The Employer and the Union jointly recognize the importance of
maintaining safe working conditions. They will cooperate in insuring that
employees work under safe and healthful conditions and employees shall observe
safety rules and regulations. They will jointly establish a standing safety
committee.
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Section 12. SENIORITY
12.01 Seniority shall mean the employee's length of continuous service
with the Employer.
12.02 Seniority shall not apply to an employee until he shall have
completed three (3) months of continuous service with the Employer. Upon
satisfactory completion of said probationary period, the employee will be
credited with seniority from his date of hire.
12.03 Seniority shall be considered broken by (a) discharge, (b)
resignation, or (c) twelve (12) consecutive months of layoff, disability, or
working outside the bargaining unit.
Layoffs and Recalls
12.04 In making layoffs, the employee with the least seniority shall be
laid off first; provided, however, the remaining employees are competent and can
satisfactorily perform the work required. In making recalls after layoff, the
laid off employee with the most seniority shall be recalled first; provided,
however, the employee is competent in his job and can satisfactorily perform the
work required.
Posting/Promotions and Transfers
12.05 In order to afford employees an opportunity to apply for
promotions and transfers to permanent full-time job vacancies in higher rated
jobs covered by this agreement, notice of such vacancies shall be posted on the
Employer's bulletin board for a period of four (4) working days before the
vacancy is filled on a permanent basis. This shall not be construed to preclude
temporary transfers and/or hires to fill such vacancies when deemed necessary by
the Employer. All employees of the Employer will be considered in filling such
vacancies, but any employee who fails to apply for the vacancy may not claim to
be aggrieved when the vacancy is filled.
12.06 Promotions and permanent transfers shall be made on the basis of
seniority and qualifications. In the event two (2) or more employees have the
same relative qualifications, the employee with the greatest seniority shall be
selected.
12.07 Trial Period. All employees who are promoted or transferred to a
different job classification shall serve a trial period from date of promotion
or transfer for a period of up to three (3) months. If during such trial period
the employee's work is not satisfactory, he shall be returned to his former
position with no loss of seniority.
12.08 Work Opportunity. Overtime work shall be granted to the employee
who is working in the position where overtime may occur. However, if the
employee declines overtime work, the next most senior qualified employee shall
be the first to be asked, then others below him will be asked next. Each
qualified employee asked will have the option to accept or refuse the overtime
work. When all qualified employees have been given the opportunity to work and
no qualified employee has accepted to work, the Employer may then require a
qualified employee to work overtime. The selection shall then be made by reverse
order of seniority.
Section 13. CONTINUOUS AND UNINTERRUPTED SERVICE
13.01 It is expressly understood and agreed that during the term of
this agreement, any past, existing or future custom or practice of the Employer
or of the Union, to the contrary notwithstanding,
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there shall be no lockout by the Employer, nor any strike, sitdown, refusal to
work, stoppage of work, slowdown, retarding of production or picketing of the
Employer on the part of the Union or its representatives or on the part of any
employees covered by the terms of this agreement.
13.02 It shall not be a violation of this agreement, and shall not be
cause for discharge or disciplinary action in the event an employee refuses to
enter upon any property involved in a lawful primary labor dispute, or refuses
to go through or work behind any lawful primary picket line, including the
lawful primary picket line of this Union, and including lawful primary picket
lines at the Employer's place of business.
Section 14. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE AND ARBITRATION
14.01 When any employee covered by this agreement or the Union believes
that the Employer has violated the express terms and conditions thereof and that
by reason of such violation his or its rights arising out of this agreement have
been adversely affected, he or it, as the case may be, shall be required to
follow the procedure hereinafter set forth in presenting the grievance and
having the grievance investigated and the merits thereof determined. Due
diligence shall be exercised by both parties in adjusting the grievance to the
mutual satisfaction of the complainant and the Employer. All settlements of
grievances presented in writing shall be recorded in writing.
14.02 No retroactive adjustment of a grievance, at any step, shall
exceed sixty (60) days from the date of the submission of the grievance in
writing.
14.03 Time limits in the following steps may be extended by mutual
consent of the parties hereto.
14.04 Step 1 - Immediate Supervisor. The grievance in the first
instance shall be presented to the immediate supervisor either orally or in
writing, within ten (10) working days of the alleged breach of the express terms
and conditions of this agreement. Failure to so present the grievance shall be
deemed a waiver of remedy under this provision.
14.05 Step 2 - Manager. If the immediate supervisor does not adjust the
grievance to the complainant's satisfaction within three (3) days from the time
the grievance is submitted to him, then the grievance may be presented to the
Manager. Presentation to the Manager shall be made in writing and must be made
within the next five (5) days.
14.06 Step 3 - Arbitration. If the Manager does not adjust the
grievance to the complainant's satisfaction within fourteen (14) days from the
time the grievance is presented to him, then the grievance, as previously set
forth in writing, may be submitted to an arbitrator as hereinafter provided for.
Unless the Manager is unavailable for a meeting, the parties shall meet to
choose an arbitrator within five (5) days of service by either party of its
desire to arbitrate. The grievance shall be arbitrated as expeditiously as
possible.
14.07 Xxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, C. Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xx., and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx are
hereby appointed as a panel of arbitrators. Each party may strike one (l) name
from the panel, and the remaining arbitrator shall serve in the case.
14.08 The arbitrator shall receive for his services such remuneration
as, from time to time, shall be acceptable to him and agreed upon by the
parties. All fees and expenses of the arbitrator shall be
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borne equally by the complainant and the Company. Each party shall bear the
expenses of the presentation of its own case.
14.09 All decisions of the arbitrator shall be limited expressly to the
terms and provisions of this agreement and in no event may the terms and
provisions of this agreement be altered, amended, or modified by the arbitrator.
All decisions of the arbitrator shall be in writing, and copy thereof shall be
submitted to each of the parties hereto.
14.10 The complainant in every hearing before the arbitrator shall
present a prima facie case. In general, judicial rules of procedure shall be
followed at every hearing, but the arbitrator need not follow the technical
rules of evidence prevailing in a court of law or equity. The arbitrator shall
make his decision on the light of the whole record and shall decide the case
upon the weight of all substantial evidence presented.
14.11 The parties may, by mutual consent, request the arbitrator to
conduct an informal hearing. An informal hearing shall mean a hearing without a
reporter being present to transcribe the testimony of witnesses and argument by
representatives of the parties; but in all other respects, the foregoing
provisions of this section shall be applicable. In the case of an informal
hearing, the decision of the arbitrator may be limited to a written statement of
his conclusions, without comment on the evidence or statements of the reasons
therefor.
14.12 All decisions of the arbitrator under this section, including
decisions following informal hearing, shall be final and binding upon the
parties.
Section 15. HOURS AND OVERTIME
15.01 To the extent practicable, full-time employees shall work five
(5) consecutive workdays of eight (8) hours each, Monday through Friday,
excluding lunch period.
15.02 Overtime will be paid for on the basis of one and one-half
(1-1/2) times the employee's straight time rate of pay for all time worked in
excess of eight (8) hours in any one day or forty (40) hours in any one (1)
week, or for any work performed on the sixth (6th) consecutive day of work in a
workweek. Work performed on Sunday will be paid at two (2) times the employee's
straight time rate of pay. Work performed by an employee in excess of twelve
(12) hours in any one day will be paid at two (2) times the employee's straight
time rate of pay.
15.03 No employee shall be allowed to work overtime unless such
overtime work has been authorized previously by his supervisor. Such overtime
shall be verified in writing by his supervisor on the employee's time record.
The Employer will notify an employee by noon on Wednesday or soon thereafter as
soon as the Employer knows there will be overtime work on the following Saturday
or Sunday.
15.04 There shall be no duplicate payment of overtime for both work in
excess of forty (40) hours per calendar week and work performed on an employee's
scheduled day off, and any other pyramiding of overtime.
15.05 No employee shall be scheduled to work more than five (5)
consecutive hours without a meal period, which shall be no less than thirty (30)
minutes in length and no more than sixty (60) minutes in length. An employee who
is required to work past his regularly scheduled lunch period in excess of
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one-half (1/2) hour shall be paid at the overtime rate from the start of his
scheduled lunch period until he is given an opportunity to eat. An employee who
is required to work more than twelve (12) hours in a day shall be offered an
extra meal period.
15.06 The Employer will continue its present practice regarding the
posting of work schedules.
Section 16. MINIMUM TIME
An employee who is scheduled to work and who reports for work at the
specified time shall receive a minimum of four (4) hours at the prevailing rate
unless he quits or voluntarily lays off or is terminated prior to the completion
of four (4) hours, in which case he shall be paid for the actual time worked.
Section 17. TEMPORARY TRANSFER
17.01 Any employee subject to this agreement may be temporarily
transferred to another classification or may be used for relief of employees
under other classifications.
17.02 Any employee temporarily transferred to a lower-rated job shall
continue to receive his regular rate of pay unless the transfer is made
permanent. However, a transfer to a lower paid classification made at the
request of or for the convenience of an employee shall not be deemed a temporary
transfer, and the employee shall be paid at the rate applicable to the work
being performed.
17.03 Any employee temporarily transferred to a higher-rated job shall
receive the rate applicable to the higher-rated job for the hours actually
worked in it.
Section 18. DISCIPLINE AND DISCHARGE
18.01 Employees shall be subject to discipline or discharge by the
Employer for insubordination, pilferage, drunkenness, incompetence, dishonesty,
failure to perform work as required, violation of the terms of this agreement,
or failure to observe safety rules and regulations or the Employer's house
rules, which shall be conspicuously posted. The Employer will immediately notify
the Union in writing of any discharge or suspension involving a bargaining unit
employee who has completed his probationary period.
18.02 A probationary period of three (3) months of continuous service
with the Employer shall be established for all employees, and such employees may
be summarily discharged.
18.03 The Employer agrees to notify the Union of proposed changes in
house rules prior to posting such new rules and to discuss such changes with the
Union representatives prior to their application. In all cases, the final
decision will be left to the Employer. In the event of conflict between the
house rules and the agreement, the agreement shall prevail.
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Section 19. WAGES
19.01 Attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A," and made a part hereof, are
the job classifications and wage schedule which sets forth the hourly wage rate
which shall apply for the term of this agreement.
19.02 New Classifications. The Employer will promptly notify the Union
of the job title and proposed wage rate for new classifications established
during the term of this agreement or for classifications whose job contents are
materially changed, and will furnish the Union with job descriptions of such
classifications. In the event the Union disagrees with the wage rate of any such
classification, it may, within thirty (30) days from the date of notification,
take the matter through the grievance procedure, commencing at Step 3.
19.03 Job Descriptions. The Employer will furnish the Union with job
descriptions of all classifications in the bargaining unit.
19.04 Paydays. The Employer agrees to pay all employees once a week.
Section 20. VACATIONS
20.01 After each anniversary year of service, employees shall have one
(1) week vacation per year after one (1) but less than two (2) years of
continuous service; two (2) weeks' vacation per year, after two (2) but less
than ten (10) years of continuous service; three (3) weeks' vacation per year,
after ten (10) years of continuous service.
20.02 Vacation pay shall be based upon the formula of forty (40) hours'
pay at the employee's current straight time rate of pay for each week of
vacation to which he is entitled.
20.03 In the event employment is terminated involuntarily, except in
cases of discharge for cause, an employee with at least twelve (12) months'
continuous service shall be entitled to a prorated vacation earned on the basis
of full months worked since his last anniversary date of employment.
20.04 If an employee is directed to report for work on a day which is a
portion of his properly scheduled vacation, he shall receive overtime pay for
all work performed on such day and shall receive another day's vacation with
straight time pay, or pay in lieu thereof. Except during emergencies, no
employee shall be called to work during his vacation. "Emergencies" shall
include unforeseen situations beyond the Employer's control.
20.05 When an employee who is on vacation becomes ill or injured, each
day of confinement which will qualify as a day of sick leave, as provided for in
Section 22, will not be a vacation day but rather a day of sick leave. An
employee who becomes ill or injured while on vacation shall notify the Employer
at the beginning and end of his disability and will provide the Employer with a
doctor's certificate for such illness or injury.
20.06 Vacations shall be granted within one hundred and twenty (120)
days of the employee's anniversary date or at such other time as may be mutually
agreed upon by the parties concerned. In the scheduling of vacations, employees
shall be given preference of choice of vacation time in order of their company
seniority. If the employee's choice of vacation period would cause a hardship
upon the Employer due to the workload or to number of employees who would be on
vacation, the Employer
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reserves the right to assign some other vacation period than that requested. A
tentative schedule of vacations, however, shall be posted at least one month in
advance. Vacation time of less than one (1) full week, but not less than
one-half (1/2) day may be granted.
Section 21. HOLIDAYS
21.01 The following days shall be considered holidays under this
agreement:
New Year's Day Labor Day
Presidents' Day Thanksgiving Day
Memorial Day Christmas Eve
Kamehameha Day Christmas Day
Independence Day New Year's Eve
21.02 Holidays shall be observed on days observed by State employees or
the next best day.
21.03 All hours worked on an above-listed holiday shall be compensated
for at time and one-half (1-1/2) the employee's straight time rate of pay in
addition to holiday pay.
21.04 In the event a holiday falls on an employee's regularly scheduled
day of rest, his next regularly scheduled workday shall be considered his
holiday.
21.05 An employee shall be paid at the straight time rate when not
required to work, in the event a holiday falls on the employee's regularly
scheduled workday.
21.06 If a holiday falls within an employee's vacation, he shall
receive an additional day of vacation or a day's straight time pay in lieu
thereof.
21.07 In order to be eligible for holiday pay when the holiday is not
worked, an employee must have worked his last scheduled workday before and his
first scheduled workday after the holiday except when the employee has been
excused by the Employer.
Section 22. SICK LEAVE
22.01 An employee covered by this agreement who has had twelve (12)
months of continuous employment with the Employer and who, because of illness or
injury not compensable under the State Workers' Compensation Law, is prevented
from working, shall be entitled to sick leave pay computed on the employee's
then current straight time rate of pay. Such pay shall start on the second day
of each absence.
22.02 Upon each occasion of absence from work on account of illness or
injury for which he is entitled to sick leave benefits, the employee shall
present a certificate from a physician who certifies that his absence from work
was caused by such illness or injury. The employee shall be entitled to six (6)
days per year of service; provided, however, that not more than twelve (12) days
per year are used, and the unused sick leave may be accumulated so as to provide
the employee with a maximum of thirty-five (35) days in any one (1) year of
service. In the event the employee does not present such a medical certificate,
but does present other evidence acceptable to the Employer that his absence from
work was caused by such illness or injury, the Employer shall grant such
employee sick leave benefits.
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22.03 No employee whose illness or injury is caused by his own
misconduct shall be entitled to the benefits of this section.
22.04 Any employee found guilty of abusing the above sick leave
benefits shall lose all further benefits under this section for a period of one
(1) calendar year, or may have his employment terminated by the Employer.
22.05 The Employer will continue to provide TDI at no cost to
employees.
22.06 Medical Release. An employee absent five (5) or more days due to
illness or injury shall, upon request present a release from his physician
stating that he is physically able to perform the duties of his former position.
Section 23. HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND
23.01 The Employer shall contribute to the Hawaii Teamsters Health and
Welfare Trust Fund Medical Plan on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of each
month the sum of $365.00 per month for each employee covered by this agreement
who has been compensated for at least eighty-seven (87) hours during the
previous calendar month. The plan will include prescription drug and vision care
benefits.
23.02 For each new employee, payment shall start immediately following
the first full month of employment.
23.03 The Employer shall pay the cost of any increases in premiums, up
to the following caps, with the employee making up the difference, to maintain
the existing level of benefits during the term of this Agreement.
1st year $390.00
2nd year $415.00
3rd year $440.00
23.04 The Employer shall contribute to the Hawaii Teamsters Health and
Welfare Fund Dental Plan $33.50 per month for each employee covered by this
agreement who has been compensated for at least eighty-seven (87) hours during
the previous calendar month.
23.05 For each new employee, payment shall start immediately following
the first full month of employment.
23.06 The Employer shall pay for an increase in premiums to maintain
the existing level of benefits during the term of this agreement.
Section 24. JURY DUTY
Any employee, who serves on a federal or state jury, or who is called
to take an examination as a juror, shall receive full pay during the period of
such service, up to a maximum of thirty (30) days of jury service in any
calendar year. The Employer will make up the difference, if any, between the
amount paid by the government (excluding mileage) and the straight time amount
he would have earned had he worked. It is understood that the employee will
submit to the Employer a certificate from a court official
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indicating the time so spent and the amount of jury pay. It is also understood
that if the day's jury service is completed prior to the end of the workday, the
employee will call the Employer to determine whether he should return to work.
Section 25. DEATH IN FAMILY
25.01 In the event of the death of a member of an employee's family
(his spouse, child, parent, brother, sister, grandparent, or grandchild), he
shall be entitled to three (3) days off with pay during the period when he
otherwise would have worked. Pay under this section shall be computed on an
employee's regular straight time rate, not to exceed eight (8) hours in any one
(1) day.
25.02 Time off shall be given when the death occurs on the Island of
Oahu. When the death occurs outside Oahu, time off will be given only if the
employee leaves Oahu.
25.03 If the death of a member of an employee's family enumerated in
the first paragraph occurs outside the State of Hawaii, five (5) days off with
pay will be given if the employee leaves the state.
25.04 When the death occurs while the employee is on paid vacation,
funeral leave shall be granted the employee, and his vacation shall be extended
for the number of days of paid funeral leave.
25.05 In case of death of an employee's father-in-law or mother-in-law,
the employee shall be granted one (1) day off with pay.
Section 26. LEAVE OF ABSENCE WITHOUT PAY
26.01 An employee with one (1) or more years of continuous service with
the Employer will be granted a leave of absence without pay not to exceed six
(6) weeks including vacation time, if any. Seniority shall continue to
accumulate during the leave. Granting of leaves under this section shall be at
the discretion of the Employer. The leave may be extended with the permission of
the Employer.
26.02 An employee shall be reinstated in his former job provided he
returns to work as scheduled and his position is in existence at the time of his
return, and he can perform the job satisfactorily. If the position is no longer
in existence, the Employer will provide him with a job consistent with the
seniority provisions of this agreement.
Section 27. MATERNITY LEAVE
27.01 An employee with more than one (1) year of continuous service
will be granted maternity leave of absence, without pay, not to exceed a period
of six (6) months. Seniority shall accrue during maternity leave. A statement
signed by a qualified physician certifying to the employee's condition will be
required for the leave.
27.02 Sick leave and TDI benefits will be applied during the period of
disability. Any extended absence beyond the maternity leave period resulting
from maternity complications shall be treated as any other disability, and such
leave shall be in accordance with the section on seniority.
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27.03 An employee returning from maternity leave shall be reinstated in
her former position if (a) that position still exists; (b) the employee is
physically capable of performing those duties; (c) she has the seniority for
that position; provided she has made application for reinstatement and reports
for work assignment. In the event of failure to make application or report for
work, the employee's employment could be terminated.
Section 28. LOCKER SPACE
The Employer shall provide locker space for employees. Lockers may be
subject to reasonable inspection by the Employer in the presence of a Union
representative.
Section 29. PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS
The Employer will pay for the cost of physical examinations it requires
of employees and will compensate the employee for work time lost if the employee
is required to take his examination during his normal working hours. The
Employer has the option of designating the physician to do the examination.
Section 30. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
This agreement shall be binding upon both parties, their successors and
assigns. In the event of the sale or transfer of the business of the Employer or
any part thereof, the purchaser or transferee shall be bound by this agreement.
The Employer agrees to provide reasonable advance notice in writing to the new
owner or transferee of the existence of this labor agreement and agrees to give
reasonable advance notice in writing to the Union of any sale or transfer.
Section 31. INCENTIVE PLAN
The Employer may establish an incentive plan which provides an
opportunity for employees to earn wages in excess of the amounts provided for in
Exhibit "A." After establishing such an incentive plan, the Employer may
continue, delete, or amend the plan. No employee will be caused to suffer a
reduction in his/her hourly rate as provided for in Exhibit "A" as the result of
such incentive plan.
Section 32. SAVING CLAUSE
32.01 Should any part of this agreement be rendered or declared invalid
by reason of any existing legislation or by any decree of a court of competent
jurisdiction, such invalidation of such part or portion of this agreement shall
not invalidate the remaining portions thereof, and they shall remain in full
force and effect.
32.02 If any provision in this agreement may not be put into effect on
the effective date of the agreement due to applicable legislation, executive
orders, or regulations issued thereunder, then such provision or any part
thereof shall become effective at the earliest time in such amounts and for such
periods, retroactively, and prospectively at the earliest date permitted by law
at any time during the life of this agreement and any extension thereof.
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Section 33. DOCUMENT CONTAINS ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This document contains the entire agreement of the parties and neither
party has made any representations to the other which are not contained herein.
Section 34. MASCULINE INCLUDES FEMININE
Whenever in this agreement the masculine gender is used, it shall be
deemed to include the feminine gender.
Section 35. MODIFICATION OF AGREEMENT
No provision or term of this agreement may be amended, modified,
changed, altered or waived except by written document executed by the parties
hereto.
Section 36. DURATION
36.01 This agreement shall remain in full force and effect from January
1, 1999, to and including December 31, 2001. It shall be deemed renewed from
year to year thereafter unless either party shall give written notice to the
other of its desire to change its provisions. Such written notice shall be given
at least sixty (60) calendar days and not more than ninety (90) calendar days
prior to the last day of its original term or the last day of any yearly
extended term, as the case may be.
36.02 Notices served under this section shall be in writing and be
accompanied by the proposals of the notifying party.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto through their duly authorized
representatives have executed this agreement on the __________ day of
____________________ 1999.
HAWAII TEAMSTERS AND ALLIED
XXXXX MATTRESS CO., LTD. WORKERS, LOCAL 996
________________________________ ________________________________
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XXXXX MATTRESS CO., LTD.
EXHIBIT "A"
JOB CLASSIFICATION AND HOURLY WAGE SCHEDULE
Eff.
Classifications 1/1/98
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GRADE 1 $ 8.81
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Janitor
GRADE 2 9.65
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Seamstress
Cutter
Production and Delivery Helper
GRADE 3 10.08
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Xxxxxxx Machine Helper
GRADE 4 10.61
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Delivery Driver (Type 3 License)
Box Spring Builder
Mattress Builder
Xxxxxxx Machine Operator
Tufting Machine Operator
Cushion Builder
Mattress Unit Assembler
Frame Builder
Border Xxxxxx and Welder
Box Spring Unit Assembler
Flatten, Bend and Assemble P.S. Bands Person
Quilting Machine Operator
GRADE 5 11.67
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Production Leadman
GRADE 6 11.83
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Delivery Driver (Type 5 License)
GRADE 7 13.59
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Mechanic
GRADE 8 13.79
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Tractor-Trailer Driver (Type 6 License)
Hiring Rate - New employees will be paid at a rate below the classified hourly
wage rate for the first ninety (90) days of employment according to the
following schedule:
Days of Employment Amount Below the Hourly Job Rate
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1st - 30th $.75
00xx - 00xx .00
00xx - 00xx .00
XXXXXXX "A"
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Bonus Program
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First (1st) year bonus ten cent ($.10) per hour worked
Second (2nd) year bonus fifteen cents ($.15) per hour worked
Third (3rd) year bonus fifteen cents ($.15) per hour worked
Bonus to be paid at the end of each calendar year according to the following:
The bonus for the preceding eleven (11) calendar months will be paid during the
first week in December. The bonus for the month of December will be paid during
the first week of January in the subsequent year.
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EXHIBIT "B"
ASSIGNMENT OF WAGES TO COVER DUES, INITIATION FEE, AND ASSESSMENTS
TO:
I assign to HAWAII TEAMSTERS AND ALLIED WORKERS, LOCAL 996, out of my
wages the Union initiation fee, monthly dues, and assessments, as certified to
you in writing by the Union; and I authorize the payment to the Union each month
of the amount so deducted.
This assignment shall be irrevocable until one (1) year from the date
below, or until the termination date of the applicable collective bargaining
agreement (within the meaning of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947),
whichever occurs sooner, and shall be automatically renewed, and shall be
irrevocable for successive periods of one (1) year each or for the period of
each succeeding applicable collective bargaining agreement, whichever shall be
shorter; unless at least ten (10) days and not more than twenty (20) days before
the expiration of each period of one (1) year, or of each applicable collective
bargaining agreement, whichever occurs sooner, I give written notice to the
Employer of my desire to revoke this assignment, or unless the same shall be
automatically canceled as provided below. This assignment is automatically
canceled when my employment ends, or when I cease to be employed in a capacity
represented by the bargaining unit.
There shall be no obligation on the part of the Employer to make any
deduction beyond the original term of the collective bargaining agreement
existing at the date of this assignment, unless the agreement is extended or a
new agreement has been negotiated containing an authorization for Union
deductions as provided in the agreement existing at the date of this assignment.
Date______________________________ ___________________________________
Employee
Receipt of the foregoing assignment is acknowledged:
XXXXX MATTRESS CO., LTD.
Date_______________________________ By_________________________________
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EXHIBIT "B-1"
ASSIGNMENT OF WAGES FOR UNION'S NEGOTIATION
AND ADMINISTRATION OF CONTRACT
I hereby voluntarily assign to HAWAII TEAMSTERS AND ALLIED WORKERS,
LOCAL 996, out of my wages for the Union's negotiation and administration of the
collective bargaining agreement on my behalf, a monthly fee in the same amount
as Union dues, as certified to you in writing by the Union; and I authorize the
payment to the Union each month the amount so deducted.
This authorization shall become effective upon the date set forth below
and cannot be canceled for a period of one year from this date or until the
termination of the existing collective bargaining agreement between the Employer
and the Union, whichever occurs sooner.
I agree and direct that this authorization shall be irrevocable for
successive periods of one year each, or for the period of each succeeding
applicable collective bargaining agreement between the Employer and the Union,
whichever shall be shorter, unless
(1) I cancel this authorization by written notice to the
Employer within ten (10) days after the expiration of any such one (1)
year period;
(2) In the case of the expiration of any collective bargaining
agreement between the Employer and the Union during any such one (1)
year period, I cancel this authorization by written notice to the
Employer at any time during the period following the expiration of the
applicable collective bargaining agreement and ten (10) days after the
effective date of any new agreement.
This authorization shall be suspended during any period in which there
is no collective bargaining agreement in effect between the Employer and the
Union.
This authorization shall end if my employment with the Employer ends.
This authorization is made pursuant to the provisions of Section 302(c)
of the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947.
Date_____________________________ _____________________________________
Employee
Receipt of the foregoing is
acknowledged:
XXXXX MATTRESS CO., LTD.
Date______________________________ By___________________________________
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_________________________, 1999
HAWAII TEAMSTERS AND ALLIED WORKERS, LOCAL 996
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000
Gentlemen:
In conjunction with the collective bargaining agreement being executed
simultaneously with this letter, it is understood and agreed as follows:
1. The Employer will continue to offer merchandise at a
reduced price to its employees for their personal use.
2. The Employer will continue its past practice regarding
rest periods.
3. The Employer will continue its present Life Insurance
Plan.
4. With respect to Section 1, UNION RECOGNITION AND COVERAGE,
it is agreed that no casual employee will be used during
periods when any regular employee does not have full-time
work, for which he is qualified, offered to him.
5. With respect to Section 12, SENIORITY, it is agreed that
if less than normal work opportunity is available, the
Employer may spread the available work opportunity as
equally as practical among its employees for a maximum
period of four (4) consecutive weeks no oftener than once
every six (6) months. At least six (6) months must elapse
from the ending of such a period to the beginning of the
next period.
Very truly yours,
XXXXX MATTRESS CO., LTD.
By_____________________
Understood and Agreed:
HAWAII TEAMSTERS AND ALLIED WORKERS,
LOCAL 996
By___________________________________
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