Vermont
Telephone Company, Inc.
and
International
Brotherhood of
Electrical
Workers
Local Union No. 2326
Effective October
18, 19982001
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE 1 - UNION
RECOGNITION 3
ARTICLE 2 - DEDUCTION OF
UNION DUES 4
ARTICLE 3 -
DEFINITIONS 4
3.1
EMPLOYEE 4
3.2
REGULAR
EMPLOYEE 4
3.3
PART‑TIME
EMPLOYEES 4
3.4
PROBATIONARY
EMPLOYEE 4
3.5
TEMPORARY
EMPLOYEE 5
3.6
SUPERVISOR 5
3.7
DAY 5
3.8 HOLIDAY
7
3.9
SCHEDULED
TIME
6
3.10
STRAIGHT‑TIME
RATE 6
3.11
DIFFERENTIAL
PAY 6
3.12
PAYROLL WEEK 7
3.13
LAID
OFF 7
3.14
LEAVE
OF ABSENCE 7
3.15
RESIGNED 7
3.16
DISCHARGED 7
3.17
LUNCH
PERIOD 7
3.18
UPGRADED 7
3.19
DOWNGRADED 7
3.20
TEMPORARY
TRANSFER 7
3.21
PERMANENT
TRANSFER 7
3.22
REPORTING
CENTER 7
3.23
PREMIUM PAY 7
3.24
SERVICE DATE 7
3.25
WAGE
DATE 7
3.26
ACCREDITED
SERVICE 7
3.27
BRIDGING OF
SERVICE 8
3.28
USE
OF MALE GENDER 8
3.29
BARGAINING
UNIT 8
3.30
SURPLUS 8
3.31
BARGAINING UNIT
SENIORITY 8
ARTICLE 4 - TRANSFERS AND
PROMOTIONS 8
ARTICLE 5 - WORK SCHEDULES
AND TOURS 9
5.2
FORMAL WORK
SCHEDULES
9
ARTICLE 6 - MISCELLANEOUS
TIME OFF 9
6.1
DEATH IN
FAMILY 9
6.2
JURY DUTY 10
6.3
APPEARANCE BEFORE CONSTITUTED
AUTHORITIES 10
6.4
MILITARY
SERVICE
11
ARTICLE 7 - PAYMENT FOR
OVERTIME 12
7.4
ON CALL DUTY/CALL
OUTS
13
ARTICLE 8 - DIFFERENTIAL AND
PREMIUM PAYMENTS 15
ARTICLE 9 -
HOLIDAYS 15
ARTICLE 10 -
VACATIONS 17
ARTICLE 11 -
SENIORITY 19
ARTICLE 12 - LAYOFFS AND
RECALLS. 20
ARTICLE 13 - SAFETY AND
HEALTH.. 23
ARTICLE 14 - LEAVES OF
ABSENCE. 25
ARTICLE 15 - WAGES,
PROGRESSION TABLES,
PAYMENT
OF WAGES, BONUSES
27
ARTICLE
16 - MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY......
28
ARTICLE 17 - UNION
RESPONSIBILITY...... 29
ARTICLE 18 - MEALS AND
LODGING. 30
ARTICLE 19 - BULLETIN
BOARDS.. 33
ARTICLE 20 - DISCHARGE AND
DISCIPLINARY ACTION.. 33
ARTICLE 21 -
MISCELLANEOUS....... 34
ARTICLE 22 - GRIEVANCE
PROCEDURE 34
ARTICLE 23 -
ARBITRATION........ 37
ARTICLE 24 - NO STRIKE ‑‑ NO
LOCKOUT 38
ARTICLE 25 -
COMPANY‑SPONSORED SCHOOLS. 38
ARTICLE 26 - FEDERAL, OR
VERMONT STATE LAWS 40
ARTICLE 27 -
BENEFITS 40
ARTICLE 28 - UNION SECURITY
‑ CHECK OFF 46
ARTICLE
29 - QUALITY CIRCLES. 46
ARTICLE 30 - WAGE INCENTIVE
AND BONUSES........ 47
ARTICLE 31 - DURATION OF
AGREEMENT 47
MEMORANDUM OF
AGREEMENT........ 52
FAMILY CARE LEAVES OF
ABSENCE (FCLOA) 52
CHILD CARE LEAVES OF ABSENCE
(CCLOA) 54
TERMINATION PAY PLAN
(TPP).. 56
EMPLOYEE ADJUSTMENT INCOME
PLAN (EAIP). 60
DRUG & ALCOHOL
POLICY. 65
ARTICLES OF
AGREEMENT
between
VERMONT TELEPHONE COMPANY,
INC.
and
LOCAL UNION
2326
of the
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF
ELECTRICAL WORKERS
AFL-CIO
Effective
October 18, 19982001
AGREEMENT
This Agreement is made by
and between Vermont Telephone Company, Inc. its successors or assigns, by
consolidation, merger sale, or transfer, hereinafter called the "Company" and
Local Union 2326 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
affiliated with the American Federation of Labor ‑ Congress of Industrial
Organizations, hereinafter called the Union. The parties recognize that the Company
is of vital importance to the communities that it serves. To promote harmonious relationships, the
parties hereto desire to establish a standard of conditions and procedures under
which the employees shall work for the Company during the term of this
Agreement, to establish rational systematic methods for the settling of disputes
by peaceful
means, and to provide for
rates of pay, hours of work, and other conditions of employment for such
employees.
This Agreement shall be
subject to amendment at any time by mutual consent of the parties hereto. Such amendment shall be reduced to
writing, state the effective date, and be executed and approved by the
International Office of the Union in the same manner as is this
Agreement.
ARTICLE 1 – UNION
RECOGNAITION