Friday, June 11, 1948
THE FISHERMAN
Page Three
'48 MASTER FRESH FISH, COLD STORAGE PACT
'JTOS Agreement entered into on behalf of the Companies listed and appended hereto, the Parties of the First Part, hereinafter referred to as the COMPANY, and the United Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union, the Party of the Second Part, hereinafter referred to as the UNION. WHEREAS:
It is the intent and puipose of the Parties hereto that this Agreement is to provide orderly collective bargaining relations between the Company and the Union; to secure a prompt and equitable disposition of grievances and to eliminate interruptions of work ind interference with the proper operations of the Company's business, and to maintain mutually satisfactory working conditions, hours and wages for the employees covered by this Agreement and the Supplementary Schedule hereto. WITNESSETH.
The Parties' hereto mutually agree with each other as follows:
ARTICLE
UNION RECOGNITION
The Company agrees to recognize the Union as the collective jargaining agent for its emplcyees who are classified in the Supplementary Schedule to this Master Agreement.
ARTICLE
EMPLOYMENT
SECTION I: All employees who are members of the Union and who have not tendered their resignation from the Union on or before May 15, 1943 as it is hereby agreed they may, should they choose to do so, or thereafter become members, shall retain their membership in the Union throughout the term of the present Agreement.
SECTION II: When hiring help the Company agrees to give preferential treatment to Union members.
ARTICLE III — CHECK-OFF
The Company agrees, upon receipt of signed authorization from any employee who is or desires to be a member of the Union, to deduct from the earnings of such employee dues and initiation fees payable to the Union in accordance with the written assignment received, and to transmit by cheque regularly each month to the Secretary-Treasurer of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union at Vancouver, B.C., the full amount of the monies so deducted and to continue to do so until such time as the employee in writing revokes the authorization.
ARTICLE IV — MUTUAL INTEREST
SECTION I: The Union agrees to support the requirements of the Company that all employees shall perform, to the best of their individual abilities, the assigned work as directed by the Company management and will make certain that all Shop Steward-Committees are fully aware of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Supplementary Schedule hereto and the imployees' responsibilities thereunder. Further, the Union recognizes the importance and need for high productivity on the part of the employees consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Supplement hereto.
SECTION II: The Union agrees there will be no Union activity during working hours except that which is necessary in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement.
ARTICLE V — SENIORITY
Fundamentally,  rules  respecting  seniority  are  designed   to provide to employees an equitable measure of security based on length of service with the Company. SECTION I:
A    Employees   with   less   than   three   (3)   months continuous service with   the   Company   shall   be   considered temporary employees.
£>   Employees   with   more   than   three   (3)   months continuous service with the Company shall be considered regular employees.
(~* Employees who have gained the status of regular shall have their service time computed from the date of hiring.
T\ Seniority rights of employees shall be cancelled in the event they quit the employ of the Company or are discharged for just cause during the operating season.
E1 Seniority rights of regular employees shall accumulate from year to year and shall be established for each plant by departments or occupational groups. When an employee is transferred permanently from one group, or department or plant to another his or her seniority shall also be transferred, but in cases of temporary or seasonal transfers or in the case of a transfer for less than ninety (90) days, the employee shall retain his or her seniority in the original group, department or plant.
C" Seniority rights of any employee shall be confined to the particular classification under which he or she has acquired seniority, except that where special cases arise they shall be decided by the Management and Shop Steward Committee at the particular plant concerned, or should this prove impracticable by consultation between the Company and headquarters of the Union.
f In case of promotions or demotions of employees, skill, ability and efficiency of the employees shall be given primary consideration and where such factors are equal, departmental or group seniority shall be the governing factor.
IT All hiring at the commencement of operations shall be on basis of preference to those employees who have the greatest length of service consistent with the provisions of (e) above and whose services   have  been satisfactory.
T At cessation of the operation or when lay-offs occur the employee shall indicate whether he or she wishes to be reemployed when the operation recommences or when hiring takes place after lay-off. Those who indicate their desire to be re-employed shall leave their address with the company. The company shall inform such employees at time of lay-off of the approximate time when the particular operation concerned will reopen and will set a dead-Jine date before which employees shall communicate with the company and indicate their desire to be re-employed. Should employees fail to communicate with the company prior to the deadline date, their seniority rights shall be cancelled.
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QUALITY
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■ The company agrees that a leave of absence may be granted those employees who for reasons beyond their control cannot commence work on the date but who nevertheless wish to return to their jobs as soon as possible. Employees granted such leave of absence shall not be retired on the basis of their seniority with the company but shall be placed first on the list for re-hiring. Once they have re-commenced their employment they shall return to their place on the seniority list as determined by their full service with the Company in the occupational group or department at the plant concerned.
J Seniority rights of employees shall not be effected if inability to report for work arises from sickness or for reasons acceptable to the Company.
SECTION H: Nothing herein shall ^ prevent the Company from complying with "The Reinstatement and Civil Employment Act 1942" and the regulations thereunder.
SECTION III: During slack periods employees with the greatest length of service at the plant in the department or occupational' group concerned shall be given preference in lay-off and at the termination of such slack period shall be given preference in hiring providing they are competent and willing to accept such work as is available.
SECTION IV: Upon obtaining leave of absence from the Company employees appointed or elected to a Union position shall suffer no loss of Seniority as a result of such absence and such duties shall be considered an acceptable reason for absence for purposes of interpreting sub-section (j) of Section 1 above. It is understood that after one year's leave of absence the employee must apply for renewal of such leave of absence or seniority rights are cancelled. ■ »
SECTION V: At the commencement of the season at each plant of s-ufficient size and complexity to warrant the procedure, a meeting shall be held between the Shop Steward Committee and the Management to work out a seniority plan acceptable to both management and employees, it being recognized by the employees that inflexible seniority rules to cover all plants would be impracticable. It is clearly understood however, that the principles of seniority as defined in. this Article shall be the basic guide in establishing a plant  seniority plan for hourly paid workers.
SECTION VI: Should any operation be expanded or new operations be commenced as part of an existing operation, the management of the plant concerned shall discuss with the Shop Steward Committee the method to be used in filling job vacancies so created.
SECTION VH:   The seniority plan as mutually  agreed  upon by management and employees at a particular plant to solve specific plant problems shall not necessarily set a precedent either for another plant or the Union as a whole. SECTION VIH:
A The company shall prepare and maintain a seniority list for each plant; such lists to be prepared on the basis of the conditions set forth herein. The plant seniority lists shall provide the basis for lay-offs and hiring whether of a sporadic or seasonal nature, subject to the conditions as set forth herein. The plant seniority lists shall be available to the Shop Steward Committee or headquarters of the Union upon request.
P As soon as operations commence at each plant the plant seniority lists shall be revised in line with the personnel changes and shall be immediately posted for examination by the employees. Should mistakes of discrepancies occur in such lists, such mistakes or discrepancies shall be discussed between the Shop Steward Committee and the management with a view to correcting same in a mutually acceptable fashion.
SECTION IX. Any dispute in regard to seniority which cannet be settled in discussions between management and Shop Steward Committee at the plant or between headquarters of the Union and the Company, shall be dealt with under Section 2 and 3 of the Grievance Procedure herein.
ARTICLE VI — WORKING CONDITIONS
SECTION I:   The Company shall be bound by the provisions of the British Columbia Workmen's Compensation Act. In conformity with this Act a Safety Committee shall be organized. The Union Shop Steward Committee shall constitute   the employee representation on the Safety Committee.
SECTION II:   Time and duration of meal periods shall be determined   by   management   in   consultation with the Shop Steward Committee. SECTION ni:
A    Adequate dressing rooms and sanitary facilities shall be pro-vided by the Company and shall be maintained in a sanitary condition.   Employees shall co-operate in keepjng these facilities in a sanitary condition.
t>   Provision of proper lunch room facilities at each plant where same are required shall be decided upon in consultation between the Shop Steward Committee and the local management.
SECTION IV:   The Company agrees that if an employee is notified to  report to work  and  does  so  he  or she shall receive a minimum of four (4) hours time.
SECTION V:    The Company agrees that if an employee is requested to report for  work after  the completion of the regular working 'day said employee   upon   reporting shall receive a minimum of two (2)   hours time  at the overtime  rate ol! time  and one-half.
For purposes of interpreting Section 5 it is agreed that if at 5 00 pm. it is apparent that overtime must be worked and that such work can be completed not later than 6:00 p.m., the regular day may be extended to 6::00 p.m. and the usual time and one-half overtime rate shall be paid. If, however, it is impossible to finish the necessary overtime work in a maximum of one hour extension, the conditions as stated in Section 5 shall be effective from 5:00 p.m. The same principle shall be applied on days or at plants where the regular work day ends at other than 5:00 p.m.
SECTION VI:.No employee shall be required to work over five (5) hours in any one shift without being relieved
for meals.
ARTICLE VII — FAIR LABOR PRACTICES
No employee covered by this Agreement shall be asked to make written or verbal agreement with the Company covering hours of work, wage6 or working conditions during the term of this Agreement unless such individual agreement is approved by the Union members at the plant and the Executive Board of Jhe Union.
ARTICLE VIII — VACATIONS
Paid annual vacations for employees covered by this Agreement shall be on the following basis: \
SECTION I:. One day for each month of 192 hours. SECTION II:  Each unit of 192 hours shall be cumulative, but shall be within the span of a calendar year January 1 to Dec. 31st.
SECTION HI: An employee must  work  a  minimum of  six (6) months (1152 hours) to qualify for vacations on the
basis of Section 1.
SECTION IV:    Employees who work less than 1152 hours shall receive vacations on the basis of one-half day with pay for each unit of 192 hours.
SECTION V:  Overtime hours worked shall apply in the calculation of the number of units worked for vacation credits; it being understood that when vacation pay is calculated on a percentage basis of earnings such overtime hours shall be considered for the  purpose of such calculation as  straight time hours.
SECTION VI:  In the  calculation of hours  for vacation credits • the  time   shall   be   figured  to   the nearest one-eighth day.
SECTION VII: The   time   of   year of vacations   for individual employees  shall be  by   mutual arrangement between  the management and  the employees.
SECTION VIII: No vacation with pay, under the terms of this article shall exceed two (2) weeks (10 full working days and two Saturdays).
TRANSPORTATION
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES
OTTAWA    — CANADA
Hon. James A. MacKinnon, Minister
ARTICLE IX — EQUIPMENT
SECTION I: The Company shall supply mitts and/or gloves and • oilskin aprons to those   employees who because of
the nature of tneir work require them. It is agreed that worn out equipment shall be returned to the foreman of the plant before new articles are issued.
SECTION II; Shoe spikes shall be supplied to employees storing|ice.
SECTION HI: The Company shall keep on hand rubber suits for
use of those employees who are called upon to do excessively wet work.
SECTION IV: Where it has been customary for the Company to supply additional equipment, or where rubber boots and/or shoes and feit boots have been supplied by the Company at cost such practices shall bo continued during the term of thisAgree-
,   ARTICLE X
SECTION I:
^ The Company shall be responsible for two-way transpor-more J™w pr°vidGd thC emPloyee stay* 'or six (6) months or she «^Xaged °T Completes th* ™* *»r which he or
g Should the Company hire college or highschool students to f„rmp, w°rk at uP-c°a*t Plants such employees shall be clearly in-lZT« I transportation conditions as stated herein and shall be covered hereunder; except that the company shall inform the student
to ™r! / °{ the date UP to Which he or she ™ay ^ required
to lnT>°rfd.er^° ,qUallfy  f0r ^Pany-paid transportation back
tin the rt ThU date aS S6t by the Company shall not be later than the normal seasonal closure of the particular area concerned.
SECTION II. The Company shall be responsible for one-way trans-two ariH n„0 v, i, portt"on Pr°vided the employee works at the plant two and one-half months or more.
SECTION III:.Should an employee quit of his own accord or be discharged for just cause within two and one-half months from his arriva  at the plant, the employee shall be responsible for all transportation costs.
SECTION IV: Employees shall pay their own transportation when
travelling for personal reasons. SECTION V: When employees are travelling under Company orders pay shall continue on an eight hour day basis and costs of transportation shall be paid by the Company.
SECTION VI: Transportation referred  to in  this Article means steamer passage, and it is understood that no remuneration will be granted to employees in lieu thereof.
ARTICLE XI — TRAVELLING PAY
It is understood that pay of an employee engaged to work in a fresh fish or cold storage operation shall commence on date of departure from home port and shall terminate when paid off at the plant, unless such employee is transferred to another plant within the same Company. "Home ■Port" shall mean port of departure of British Columbia Coastwise steamer and time for computation of such pay shall be arrived at on the basis of the number of hours between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday and 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturday, excepting legal holidays and Sundays, and'excluding lunch period of one hour, spent travelling.
ARTICLE XII
It is definitely understood that neither the Company, superintendent in charge, nor any agent or employee of the Company nor the Union, nor any delegate of the Union has the power or authority to change the provisions of this agreement unless by mutual consent of both Parties.
ARTICLE XIII — GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
SECTION I: The Company agrees to recognize a Shop Steward Committee to be designated by the Union members at the plant. It shall be the duties of the Shop Steward Committee to see that the members of the Union in the plant observe this Agreement and to see that the rights and interests of such members are protected. In the event that a grievance or dispute arises every effort shall be made by the Shop Steward Committee and the manager to settle it. If the grievance or dispute cannot be settled in the above fashion, it shall be referred to the representatives of the Union who will meet with the management for further discussion.
SECTION II: It is agreed and understood that provided the terms of this Agreement are adhered to by the Company there shall be no stoppage or slow down of work by the employees and providing the terms of this agreement are adhered to by the Union there shall be no lockout by the Company during the term of this Agreement. Further, there shall be no strikes, lockouts, slowdown or stoppage of work during the period of this agreement by the employees, group of employees or the Union without first cleaning up all the fish on the floor and in the bins and any fish being loaded or unloaded at the Company's premises.
SECTION III: Any dispute arising out of this Agreement which cannot be settled by the Union and the Company concerned shall be referred to a committee of one representative of the Union and one representative of the Company and one disinterested party satisfactory to both the Union and the Company for settlement. There shall be no stoppage or slowdown of work and no lockout during the period of settlement. In the event of any dispute not being settled satisfactorily, either party or both may have recourse to the governing laws of the Province of British Columbia or the Dominion of Canada, whichever take precedence, and the regulations covering continuance of operating shall apply.
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ARTICLE XIV
TERMINATION OR REVISION
Unless specifically stated otherwise, this Agreement and attached Supplementary Schedule shall be in full force and effect from April 16, 1948, to April 15, 1949, and shall be continued thereafter unless notification in writing is given two months prior to April 15 of any year by either Party desiring to change or modify any portion of this Agreement or to terminate the entire agreement. Where notice is made requesting modification or change, such notice shall specify the exact clauses in which the modification or change is desired and subsequent negotiations shall be confined exclusively to such requests. Negotiations shall commence as quickly as possible following receipt of the two months'  notice  of modifications.
On behalf of the following Companies. Atlin Fisheries Limited Bacon Fisheries • Limited
Booth Fisheries Canadian Company Limited B. C. Packers Limited , Canadian Fish and Cold Storage Company Limited The Canadian Fishing  Company Limited Edmunds and  Walker Limited Pacifio  Fisheries Limited Royal Fish Company Limited Western Fish Company Limited Whiz Fisheries Limited
On behalf of the employees: United Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union.
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