Permanent Partial Plant Closure. The Company shall notify the shop committee and the Union not less than sixty (60) days in advance of intent to institute permanent partial plant closure. A permanent partial plant closure is defined as the permanent cessation of: 1) Plywood Manufacturing: Greenend, Dryend, Finishing end, or Co-Generation 2) Lumber Manufacturing: Planermill, Sawmill, Kilns, or Co-Generation Following the application of seniority, employees who are not able to obtain an alternative position in the operation and are therefore laid off are entitled to severance pay of ten (10) days’ pay (eight (8) hours per day) for each year of service with the Company. Acceptance of severance pay results in termination of employment. If the Greenend, Dryend, Finishing end, Co-Generation, Planermill, Sawmill or Kilns is indefinitely closed, and is subsequently permanently closed, those regular full time employees who were initially laid off in accordance with the preceding paragraph, and have not obtained an alternative position during the period of indefinite closure, will be entitled to severance pay as provided in the preceding paragraph based on their seniority at the time of their layoff. Acceptance of severance pay results in termination of employment.
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Sources: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Permanent Partial Plant Closure. The Company shall notify the shop committee and the Union not less than sixty (60) days in advance of intent to institute permanent partial plant closure. A permanent partial plant closure is defined as the permanent cessation of:
1) Plywood Manufacturing: Greenend, Dryend, Finishing end, or Co-Generation
2) Lumber Manufacturing: Planermill, Sawmill, Kilns, or Co-Generation Following the application of seniority, employees who are not able to obtain an alternative position in the operation and are therefore laid off are entitled to severance pay of ten (10) days’ days pay (eight (8) hours per day) for each year of service with the Company. Acceptance of severance pay results in termination of employment. If the Greenend, Dryend, Finishing end, Co-Generation, Planermill, Sawmill or Kilns is indefinitely closed, and is subsequently permanently closed, those regular full time employees who were initially laid off in accordance with the preceding paragraph, and have not obtained an alternative position during the period of indefinite closure, will be entitled to severance pay as provided in the preceding paragraph based on their seniority at the time of their layoff. Acceptance of severance pay results in termination of employment. The application of this section becomes effective upon ratification of the 2009 to 2013 collective agreement. There is no retroactivity of application of this section to events which occurred prior to ratification.
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Sources: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Permanent Partial Plant Closure. The Company shall notify the shop committee and the Union not less than sixty (60) days in advance of intent to institute permanent per- manent partial plant closure. A permanent partial plant closure is defined as the permanent cessation of:
1) Plywood Manufacturing: Greenend, Dryend, Finishing end, or Co-Generation
2) Lumber Manufacturing: Planermill, Sawmill, Kilns, or Co-Co- Generation Following the application of seniority, employees who are not able to obtain an alternative position in the operation and are therefore laid off are entitled to severance pay of ten (10) days’ pay (eight (8) hours per day) for each year of service with the Company. Acceptance of severance pay results in termination of employment. If the Greenend, Dryend, Finishing end, Co-Generation, PlanermillPlan- ermill, Sawmill or Kilns is indefinitely closed, and is subsequently sub- sequently permanently closed, those regular full time employees who were initially laid off in accordance with the preceding paragraph, and have not obtained an alternative position during the period of indefinite closure, will be entitled to severance pay as provided in the preceding paragraph based on their seniority at the time of their layoff. Acceptance of severance pay results in termination of employment.
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Sources: Collective Agreement