AGREEMENT BETWEEN NEWFOUNDLAND AND …

1 AGREEMENT BETWEEN NEWFOUNDLAND AND labrador HYDRO AND LOCAL 1615 OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS OPERATIONS UNIT EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2014 - MARCH 31, 2018 INDEX ARTICLE 1 - RECOGNITION .. 1 ARTICLE 2 - CONTINUITY OF SERVICE .. 1 ARTICLE 3 - DEFINITIONS .. 1 ARTICLE 4 - WORK BY OUT-OF-SCOPE EMPLOYEES .. 3 ARTICLE 5 - JUDICIAL/COURT APPEARANCE .. 3 ARTICLE 6 - MANAGEMENT RIGHTS .. 4 ARTICLE 7 - 4 ARTICLE 8 - TRAINING PLAN - TECHNICIANS & TECHNOLOGISTS .. 5 ARTICLE 9 - UNION SECURITY.

2 7 ARTICLE 10 - UNION BUSINESS .. 8 ARTICLE 11 - GRIEVANCE .. 9 ARTICLE 12 - ARBITRATION .. 12 ARTICLE 13 - WAGES .. 12 ARTICLE 14 - ASSIGNMENT TO OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS .. 13 ARTICLE 15 - HOURS OF WORK .. 13 ARTICLE 16 - OVERTIME .. 19 ARTICLE 17 - PERIOD OF REST .. 22 ARTICLE 18 - STANDBY .. 23 ARTICLE 19 - TRAVEL TIME .. 25 ARTICLE 20 - INCLEMENT WEATHER .. 29 ARTICLE 21- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS .. 29 ARTICLE 22 - VACATIONS .. 30 ARTICLE 23 - LEAVE .. 33 ARTICLE 24 - SEVERANCE & RETIREMENT 40 ARTICLE 25 - PENSION.

3 41 ARTICLE 26 GROUP INSURANCE BENEFITS .. 41 ARTICLE 27 - TOOLS, EQUIPMENT AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING .. 42 ARTICLE 28 - SAFETY .. 43 ARTICLE 29 - SENIORITY .. 44 ARTICLE 30 - VACANCIES AND NEW POSITIONS .. 47 ARTICLE 31 - TRAVEL EXPENSES .. 48 ARTICLE 32 - RELOCATION EXPENSE .. 51 ARTICLE 33 - COMMUNICATIONS .. 52 ARTICLE 34 - LABOUR-MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE .. 52 ARTICLE 35 - TERM .. 53 ARTICLE 36 - ABROGATION .. 53 ARTICLE 37 - SUBJUGATION .. 53 ARTICLE 38 - TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES .. 53 ARTICLE 39 - DISCHARGE AND DISCIPLINE.

4 57 ARTICLE 40 - EMPLOYEE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE .. 58 ARTICLE 41 - CONTRACTING OUT .. 59 ARTICLE 42 - labrador BENEFITS .. 60 SCHEDULE "A" - HOURLY WAGE RATES .. 64 SCHEDULE B" - WAGE PREMIUMS AND ALLOWANCES .. 68 SCHEDULE C" - NORMAL WORK AREAS .. 69 SCHEDULE D" - UNIFORMS - SECURITY GUARDS .. 71 SCHEDULE E" - TRAVEL AND FIELD ALLOWANCES .. 72 SCHEDULE "F" - UNIFORMS EMERGENCY RESPONSE TECHNICIANS .. 75 SCHEDULE "G" - CLOTHING - STORES LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING .. 77 THIS AGREEMENT made this 9th day of April, 2015 BETWEEN NEWFOUNDLAND AND labrador HYDRO, a Statutory Corporation created by the NEWFOUNDLAND AND labrador HYDRO ACT, THE ACT No.

5 3 OF MARCH 27, 1975 hereinafter referred to as "THE CORPORATION" of the First Part AND LOCAL 1615 OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, hereinafter referred to as THE UNION of the Second Part WHEREAS; the Corporation is engaged in the generation, transmission and distribution of electrical energy within the Province of NEWFOUNDLAND & labrador , and; WHEREAS; in consideration of the duty and obligation of the Corporation through its employees to maintain satisfactory, economical, effective and continuous service to the general public, and; WHEREAS; the parties hereto recognize the mutual value of joint discussions and negotiations on matters pertaining to working conditions, hours of work and rates of pay; NOW THEREFORE, this AGREEMENT witnesseth and the parties hereto do hereby agree.

6 Operations AGREEMENT 1 ARTICLE 1 - RECOGNITION The Corporation recognizes the Union as the sole bargaining agent for those employees of the Corporation, who form part of the Bargaining Unit as defined by the order of the Labour Relations Board, dated February 10, 2014, issue in matter number 5456, and subsequent amendments. ARTICLE 2 - CONTINUITY OF SERVICE The duties performed by the employees of the Corporation as part of their employment are essential to the operation of a public utility and the welfare of the public is dependant thereon and it is therefore agreed that during the term of this AGREEMENT there shall, at no time, be a strike by the Union or a lockout by the Corporation.

7 The word strike as used herein includes a cessation of work, or refusal to work or to continue to work, by employees, in combination or in concert or in accordance with common understanding. The Union agrees not to permit its members to commit any act which will serve to discredit the Corporation in the eyes of the public while on Corporation business; the Corporation likewise agrees to do nothing to discredit the Union. ARTICLE 3 - DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this AGREEMENT , the terms, Permanent Employee , Probationary Employee , Full/Part Time Employee , Term Employee , Crew , Lead Hand , Out-of-Scope Employee , and Temporary Employee Emergency Work and Section shall have the meaning hereinafter ascribed to them and no other.

8 Permanent Employee is an employee who has completed the probationary period hereinafter defined and who has been appointed to a position which has been designated a permanent position by the Corporation. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Clause, when a person is hired to replace an employee who is on Workers Compensation or Long Term Disability, he/she will be hired on the condition that, should the incumbent employee be declared medically fit and returns to work, he/she will be laid off in accordance with the provisions of Article 29.

9 Probationary Employee is an employee who has been hired to fill a permanent or term position, and who before being advanced to the status of Permanent or Term Employee must undergo a period of probation of three (3) calendar Operations AGREEMENT 2 months. If during, or at the end of such period, the Corporation judges that the employee is unsatisfactory, his/her employment may be terminated. Full Time Employee is an employee whose normal scheduled hours of work are in accordance with the hours of work outlined in Article 15 of this AGREEMENT .

10 Part Time Employee is an employee whose normal scheduled hours of work are less than the normal workday, normal work week or normal hours per week in a cycle of shifts for a Full Time employee in his/her classification. A Part Time employee who is assigned to work in excess of his/her normally scheduled daily work hours, normal work week or normal hours per week in a cycle of shifts shall be paid at straight time rates until he/she has worked the equivalent of full time hours per day, per week or hours per week in a cycle of shifts and at premium rates for any hours worked thereafter.