COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT

Collective Bargaining Agreement

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Title: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
Date: 5/9/2006
Industry: BLDFIX

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Exhibit 10.1

COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT

between

PRUDENTIAL STEEL LTD. and

or their successors and/or their
assigns, hereinafter called the
“Company”, OF THE FIRST PART

and

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA
LOCAL 7226

hereinafter called the “Union”,
OF THE SECOND PART

EFFECTIVE:

From January 1, 2004

To December 31, 2006

T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S


Article		Page
1	Purpose of Agreement	1
2	Union Recognition	1
2.04	Contracting out	1
3	No Discrimination	2
4	Management	2
5	Union Security	3
6	Grievances	4
7	Arbitration	5
8	Discharge and Disciplinary Procedure	6
9	Seniority	7
9.02	Probationary Period	8
9.03	Seniority Retention and Accumulation	8
9.04	Loss of Seniority	8
9.05	Seniority List	9
9.06	Transfer to Jobs Outside of Bargaining Unit	10
9.07	Job Postings	10
9.09	Recall Procedure	12
9.10	Temporary Transfer	12
9.11	Lines of Progression	13
10	Lay-off	14
10.01	Lay-off Status Defined	14
10.02	Lay-off Notice	14
11	Leave of Absence	15
11.04	Leave to Attend Union Business	15
11.05	Leave for Union Employment	16
11.06	Failure to Return from Leave	16
12	Safety and Health	17
13	Handicapped Employees	18
14	Union Representatives	18
15	Established Practices	18
16	Bulletin Boards	18
17	Committeemen and Stewards	18
18	Hours of Work	19
18.01	Definition of Day and Work Day	19
18.02	Purpose of Defining Work Day and Work Week	19
18.03	Definition of Work Week	19
18.04	Shift and Work Schedules	20
18.05	Definition of Shifts	20
18.06	Shift Premiums	20


Article		Page
18.07	Lunch Periods	21
19	Overtime	21
19.02	Hours Worked in Excess	21
19.03	Hours Worked on Saturday	21
19.04	Hours Worked on Sunday	21
19.05	Exceptions to Daily Overtime	22
19.06	Lunch Periods	22
19.07	Overtime Lunches	22
19.08	Notice of Overtime	23
20	Statutory Holidays	23
20.02	Holiday Pay Allowance	24
20.03	Pay for Work on Holidays	24
21	Wages	25
21.03	Standard Hourly Wage Scale	26
21.09	Out of Line Differentials	28
21.17	Temporary Transfer	29
21.18	Trade or Craft and Assigned Maintenance Convention	29
21.19	Incentives	29
21.20	General	29
21.22	Leave of Absence for Union C.W.S. Committee	30
21.23	Pay Days	30
21.24	Reporting Pay	30
21.25	Call Out Pay	31
21.26	Pay for Jury Service	31
21.27	Pay on Day of Injury	31
21.28	Bereavement Pay	31
21.29	Elimination of Bargaining Unit Jobs	32
22	Vacations	32
22.01	Vacation Year	32
22.02	Length of Vacation	33
22.03	Vacation Pay	33
22.07	Vacation Schedules	36
22.08	Christmas Shutdown	37
23	Insurance Benefit Program	37
23.01	Benefits	37
23.02	Pension Plan	37
24	Appendices	37
25	Copies of Agreement	38
25.02	Letters of Understanding and Agreement