PURPOSE:

The purpose of the CONIFER Contract Administration Manual is to provide member companies with this guide to assist with the administration of the Collective Agreement.  This manual is designed as a general reference tool and may not address complex and unique issues.  Matters of a complex or unique nature should be discussed with staff at CONIFER.  Any questions, concerns or comments on this manual’s content or format can be directed to the staff at CONIFER.

UPDATES:

Updates and revisions to this manual will be completed coincidental with Collective Bargaining activity, when significant arbitrations are released, when there are significant changes to labour laws such as the Employment Standards and Labour Relations Code, or any event that requires revisions to the manual.

FORMAT:

Each tab of the Collective Agreement can be referenced by clicking on the link on this webpage and the link will open in PDF format.  Each Tab of the Admin Manual has links to each referenced arbitration case below the main heading of each tab. The text of the Collective Agreement, or contract language, appears in smaller size font than the corresponding explanatory notes and guidelines.  The manual is indexed alphabetically according to the Articles in the Collective Agreement.

 

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION MANUAL TABS

Explanatory Notes For 2023 to 2027 Memorandum Of Agreement

TAB 1 - ARTICLE I - BARGAINING AGENCY

• Tab 1 Case Reference: Westar Timber Ltd. And IWA Local 1-405

TAB 2 - ARTICLE II - DEFINITION

TAB 3 - ARTICLE III - MANAGEMENT RIGHTS

• Tab 3 Case Reference: Dunkley Lumber Ltd. And USW Local 1-424 - November 5, 2004

• Tab 3 Case Reference: MacMillian Bloedel And IWA 1-363 - August 6, 1993

• Tab 3 Case Reference: CIPA Lumber Company Ltd. And IWA 1-80 - February 16, 1994

• Tab 3 Case Reference: Mill And Timber Products Ltd., IWA 1-3567 - February 6, 1995

• Tab 3 Case Reference: Tolko Questwood Division And USW Local 1-424 (Consent Award) May 4, 2005

• Tab 3 Case Reference: British Columbia Forest Products Ltd., (Hammond Division) And IWA Local 1-367 - May 19, 1988

• Tab 3 Case Reference: Winton Global Inc., And USW Local 1-424, May 19, 2005

• Tab 3 Case Reference: Tolko Questwood Division And USW Local 1-424 (Shaver Termination) November 24, 2014

 TAB 4 - ARTICLE IV - UNION SECURITY

• Tab 4 Case Reference: Whonnock Forest Products Limited (Bay Forest Products Division) And IWA Local 1-217 - February 5, 1980

TAB 5  - ARTICLE V - WAGES

• Tab 5 Case Reference: IFLRA & IWA Locals 1-405, 1-417 And 1-423 (First Aid Attendants Interpretation) - June 1999

• Tab 5 Case Reference: Donohue Forest Products And IWA Local 1-424 (First Aid Premium Arbitration) - June 2001

• Tab 5 Case Reference: Northwood Pulp & Paper And IWA Local 1-424  (Car Loader Arbritration) - July 1990

• Tab 5 Case Reference: Westar Timber And IWA Local 1-405 (Car Loader Piece Work) - 1986

TAB 6 - ARTICLE VI - PAY DAYS

TAB 7 - ARTICLE VII - HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME

• Tab 7 Case Reference: North Caribou Forest Labour Relations Association and IWA Local 1-424 And Local 1-425 (Sunday Overtime Arbitration) - March 16, 1982

• Tab 7 Case Reference: Slocan Plateau And IWA Local 1-424 (Sunday Overtime Arbitration) - March 12, 2003

• Tab 7 Case Reference: Slocan Quesnel And IWA Local 1-424 (Hours Of Work & Overtime - Meaning Of A Day) - March 20, 1998 

• Tab 7 Case Reference: Finlay Forest Industries And IWA Local 1-424 (Wednesday to Sunday Shift Arbitration) - June 16, 1993

• Tab 7 Case Reference: Northwood Pulp And Timber Ltd., And IWA Local 1-424 (Overtime Grievance - Remedy In Kind) - August 29, 1995

• Tab 7 Case Reference: Northwood Pulp And Timber Ltd., And IWA Local 1-424 (Unilaterally Extending Graveyard Shift) - November 30, 1989

• Tab 7 Case Reference: Fraser Lake Sawmills And IWA Local 1-424 (Establishing Regular Shift And Discrimination) - October 23, 1995

• Tab 7 Case Reference: Fraser Lake Sawmills And IWA Local 1-424 (Changing 3 Shift Scheduling Without Compensation) - June 22, 1999

• Tab 7 Case Reference: Tolko Quesnel And IWA Local 1-424 (Discrimination Against Trades For Working 8 Hours for 8 Hours Pay Graveyard) - August 9, 1999

• Tab 7 Case Reference: Scott Cedar Products Ltd., And IWA Local 1-3567 (Discrimination By Having Different Shift Durations For Different Groups) - May 12, 1993

• Tab 7 Case Reference: Quesnel Forest Products And IWA Local 1-424 (Call Back Time Arbitration) - June 22, 1987

• Tab 7 Case Reference: Interfor Acorn Division And USW Local 2009 (Hot Meals Arbitration) - February 11, 2020

 TAB 8 - ARTICLE VIII -SENIORITY

• Tab 8 Case Reference: Plateau Forest Products Ltd., And IWA Local 1-424 (Termination Of Probationary Employee) - May 13, 1997 

• Tab 8 Case Reference: Houston Forest Products And USW Local 1-424 (Termination of Probationary Employee) - April 14, 2005

• Tab 8 Case Reference: Fraser Lake Sawmills And USW Local 1-424 (Williamson Dismissal) - May 20, 2015)

• Tab 8 Case Reference: Federated Cooperatives And IWA Local 1-417 (Rotation Of Trades Through All 3 Shifts) - January 14, 1991

• Tab 8 Case Reference: Canfor Houston And USW Local 1-2017 (Management Determines Qulaifications) -November 23, 2020

• Tab 8 Case Reference: BC Timber And IWA Local 1-71 (Competency, Seniority and Recal) - August 18, 1983

• Tab 8 Case Reference: Wiere’s Sawmill Ltd., And IWA Local 1-424 (Competency And Seniority) - May 24, 1985

• Tab 8 Case Reference: Canfor Ft. St. James And IWA Local 1-424 (Shift Seniority and Emergency Clause) - March 14, 1996

• Tab 8 Case Reference: Babine Forest Products And IWA Local 1-424 (Hiring Preference) - April 25, 2003

• Tab 8 Case Reference: West Fraser Timber And IWA Local 1-424 (Supervisors' Seniority) - May 22, 1984

 TAB 9 - ARTICLE IX - LEAVE OF ABSENCE

• Tab 9 Case Reference: Weldwood Of Canada Ltd., And IWA Local 1-425 (Employee Termination Because Of Incarceration) - March 7, 2000

• Tab 9 Case Reference: Federated Co-operative Ltd., And IWA Local 1-417 (Denied LOA For Incarceration) - March 18, 2002

• Tab 9 Case Reference: Canadian Woodworks And IWA Local 1-424 (Gronning Arbitration) - April 3, 2003

• Tab 9 Case Reference: West Fraser Mills Ltd., Skeena Division and IWA Local 2171 (Bains Arbitration)  - December 12, 2002

• Tab 9 Case Reference: Bereavement Leave Interpretation (Step Parent and Step Children) - April 13, 2000

• Tab 9 Case Reference: Doman & PPWC Local 8 (Jury Duty) -  January 3 1983

TAB 10 - ARTICLE X - VACATIONS WITH PAY

• Tab 10 Reference: Mackoff Interpretation Excerpt - January 25, 1983

TAB 11 - ARTICLE XI - STATUTORY HOLIDAYS

• Tab 11 Case Reference: North Caribou Labour Relations Association And IWA Local 1-424 (Premiums Recongnized In Calculation Of Stat Holiday Pay) - April 26, 1982

• Tab 11 Case Reference: Carrier Lumber And USW Local 1-424 (Statutory Holiday Pay) - September 23, 2014

• Tab 11 Case Reference: Interior Forest Labour Relations Association And IWA Local 1-405, 1-417 & 1-423 (Is Casual Working Stat Entitled To Rate & One-Half) - February 19, 1986

• Tab 11 Case Reference: Finlay Forest Industries Ltd., And IWA Local 1-424 (Qualifying Language For Stat Holiday Pay) - July 23, 1986

• Tab 11 Case Reference: West Fraser Quesnel Plywood and Local 1-424 (Loss of Stat Pay Due to Dsiciplinary Action) - September 17, 2013

• Tab 11 Case Reference: Westar Timber Celgar Lumber (Millwrights Refused Tasks Missed Last 3 Hours Shift Not Paid Stat) July 16, 1984

TAB 12 - ARTICLE XII - SAFETY AND HEALTH

TAB 13 - ARTICLE XIII - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE

• Tab 13 Case Reference: Fraser Lake Sawmills And IWA Local 1-424 (Advancing Grievance Within 14 Days) - March 7, 1990

• Tab 13 Case Reference: Canfor And IWA Local 1-424 (Time Limits Waived For Grievance Proceedure) - April 30, 1991

• Tab 13 Case Reference: Pacific Forest Products And IWA Local 1-118 (Consideration For Applying Section 89 Of The Labour Code) - August 31, 1984

• Tab 13 Case Reference: Lakeland Mills Ltd., And IWA Local 1-424 (Grievance Time Limits) - June 11, 2001

• Tab 13 Case Reference: Tolko Lakeview And USW Local 1-2017 (Grievance Time Lines) - February 10, 2020

TAB 14 - ARTICLE XIV - RIGHT OF REFERENCE

TAB 15 - ARTICLE XV - INTERPRETATION AND ARBITRATION

TAB 16 - ARTICLE XVI - GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Tab 16 Case Reference: Northwood Pulp & Timber Ltd., And IWA Local 1-424 (Grievance Over Non Bargaining Unit Employee Doing Bargaining Unit Work) - January 14, 1993

• Tab 16 Case Reference: Finlay Forest Industries And IWA Local 1-424 (Recognition That Minor Assistance From Supervisor Is Normal Give And Take) - November 2, 1988

• Tab 16 Case Reference: Balfour Forest Products Inc., And IWA Local 1-424 (Testing Equipment Outside Scope Of Normal Work) November 14, 1986

• Tab 16 Case Reference: Northstar Lumber And USW 1-424 (Supervisor Plowing Snow is "Caretaker" role as opposed to normal production work)

• Tab 16 Case Reference: Downie Street Sawmills Ltd., And IWA Local 1-417 (Cessation Of Operations & Seniority Retention) 

• Tab 16 Case Reference: Carrier Lumber Valemount Forest Products Ltd. And USW Local 1-417 (Permanent Plant Closure & Severance Pay)

• Tab 16 Case Reference: Slocan Quesnel And IWA Local 1-424 (Contractor And Fabrication Of Kiln Carts) - December 21, 1999

• Tab 16 Case Reference: Slocan Plateau And IWA Local 1-424 (Off Mill Site Storage & Reloading Facility) - February 29, 1996

• Tab 16 Case Reference: Slocan Quesnel And IWA Local 1-424 (Contracting Out Grievance Over Using Contractor For Cleanup) - November 12, 1993

• Tab 16 Case Reference: Riverside Soda Creek And IWA Local 10425 (Contracting Out Re Contractor Loading Logs For Transport To Another Division) July 24, 2002

• Tab 16 Case Reference: Slocan Group And IWA Local 1-424 (Contracting Out Claim Over Discontinuation Of Bargaining Unit Log Hauling) - June 20, 2002

• Tab 16 Case Reference: Conifex Ft. St. James And Local 1-2017 (Sunset Clause) - January 26, 2018

TAB 17 - ARTICLE XVII - HEALTH AND WELFARE

TAB 18 - ARTICLE XVIII - PENSION PLAN

TAB 19 - ARTICLE XIX - LONG TERM DISABILITY

TAB 20 - ARTICLE XX - JOB TRAINING

TAB 21 - ARTICLE XXI  - APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAM

TAB 22 - ARTICLE XXIII - TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE

• Tab 22 Case Reference: Fletcher Challenge And IWA Local 1-118 ( Combination Of Jobs And Technological Change) - March 8, 1989

• Tab 22 Case Reference: MacMillllan Bloedel And IWA Local 882 (Power House Crew And Technolocical Change) - February 10, 1983

• Tab 22 Case Reference: West Fraser Mills Chasm And USW Local 1-417 (Cut To Length And Technological Change) - Nov 8, 2010

• Tab 22 Case Reference: West Fraser Fraser Lake And USW Local 1-2017 (Bumping/Technological Change) - November 28, 2018

TAB 23 - ARTICLE XXIII - SAFETY EQUIPMENT

TAB 24 - ARTICLE XXIV - TOOL INSURANCE

TAB 25 - ARTICLE XXV - SAWMILL JOB EVALUATION

TAB 26 - ARTICLE XXVI - EMPLOYEE AND FAMILY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

TAB 27 - ARTICLE XXVII - EDUCATION FUND

TAB 28 - ARTICLE XXVIII - DURATION OF AGREEMENT

TAB S1- SUPPLEMENT 1 - WAGE SCALE - NON-EVALUATED CATEGORIES

TAB S2 - SUPPLEMENT 2 - ADJUSTMENTS & INTERPRETATIONS

TAB S3 - SUPPLEMENT 3 - JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS

TAB S4- SUPPLEMENT 4 - APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAM

TAB S5 - SUPPLEMENT 5 - BC NORTHERN INTERIOR SAWMILL & POLEYARD JOB EVALUATION PLAN

TAB S6 - SUPPLEMENT 6 - ALTERNATE SHIFT SCHEDULING

TAB S7 - SUPPLEMENT 7 - MEDICAL TRAVEL ALLOWANCE

TAB S8 - SUPPLEMENT 8 - LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING RTW & LTD