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   2009   Issue #6                                                                                                                    October

 MORE ARKANSAS CONTRACT INFO

  Article 9

Section 2. Promotions and Transfers

a. Seniority shall be applied in promotions, transfers, the filling of vacancies, the reduction of the working force and recall

    from layoff after a reduction of force as set out herein. The following factors of employee qualifications shall be

    considered by the Company:

1. Seniority;

2. Demonstrated job performance as shown by the employee’s

    knowledge and efficiency;

3. Skills and abilities to perform the job;

4. Dependability, cooperative attitude and willingness to work; and

5. Overall work record.

    The Company and the Union recognize the sensitivity of seniority to its workers.  Consequently, the Company and the

    Union agree that Seniority will be the determining selection factor. If, however, the Company determines that the

    remaining factors justify the non-promotion or non-transfer of a senior candidate, prior to making the promotion or 

    transfer, the Company will seek input from the Union and will be required to present it’s determination to a joint

    Union-Management committee.

  Article 14 – Overtime –

f.  With regard to maintenance call-outs, the following shall apply:

1. In order to ensure coverage of call-outs throughout the work week, as defined in Article 10(b), the Company will create

    multiple lists of mechanics during the first week of April each year, taking into account the vacations scheduled

    pursuant to section f of Article 21. Each week, the mechanics on one (1) of the lists shall be required to accept

    call-outs. The lists shall rotate each week throughout the year. Mechanics will be allowed to trade positions on the lists

    with supervisor approval.

2. A phone number or Company provided pager at which each of the listed employees may be reached at any time must

    be provided by each employee on the list. Employees on the list will receive one hour of straight time pay for the week.

    Employees on the list who fail to respond and accept a callout within twenty-five (25) minutes of the call shall be

    subject to discipline.

h. Twelve (12) hour production Tour Worker vacancies, deemed necessary to fill, which cannot be filled per Article 9

    Section 3a., will be filled with overtime, as follows:

2. Vacancies not known about in time to be scheduled will be filled using the following procedure:

a. First, the employee not receiving relief will be offered the opportunity to work sixteen (16) hours.

b. Next, the short and then the long off employee returning to the job where the vacancy exists will be offered the

    opportunity to fill the vacancy.

c. Next, the short and then the long off employees who are qualified to perform the vacant job in descending order from

    where the vacancy exists.

d. Next, the supervisor will notify the shift employee designated by the Local Union to help fill the vacancy.

e. Finally, there will be at least one employee in each line of progression assigned a pager on his seven (7) day off time

    period. The employee(s) will change each month starting with the top job and going down the line in descending order.

    The employee(s) carrying the pager will fill the vacancy. This pager system will not be used unless the Company

    determines it is necessary. There will be no compensation for employees carrying the pager.

Article 15 – Calltime

a. Two hours straight time pay for a day worker.

b. Four hours for a shift worker to cover a graveyard shift; two hours to cover a day shift.

c. Day and Tour Workers called in for extra help on any shift will receive two (2) hours straight time pay.

Article 19 – Holidays

a. The following fourteen (14) holidays are designated as paid for Regular

    Employees:

    New Year’s Day                Thanksgiving Day

    Easter Sunday                  Day After Thanksgiving

    Easter Monday                 Day Before Christmas

    Memorial Day                   Christmas Day

    Independence Day           Day After Christmas

    Labor Day                        Personal Floating Holidays (3)

Article 20 – Vacations

    Years of Service              Weeks Vacation

    1 year                              1 week

    3 years                            2 weeks

    8 years                            3 weeks

    12 years                          4 weeks

    18 years                          5 weeks

    25 years                          6 weeks1

(1 All employees hired after the execution of this Agreement shall not     be eligible for vacation in excess of five (5) weeks per year.)

The change in the number of years of service from five (5) years to eight (8) years in order to be eligible for three (3) weeks of vacation will not apply to any employee on the seniority list as of August 1, 2005 . They will be eligible for three (3) weeks of vacation after five (5) years of service.

b. Vacation pay will be forty-six (46) hours or 1.7% of total wages in the preceding calendar year, whichever is greater,

    per vacation week at the employee’s regular straight-time hourly rate of pay for his job classification.