MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT REACHED (Corrected 3/17/09) IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING – MARCH 11, 2009
Nicor
Gas Company
Form 8-K
Exhibit 10.01
MEMORANDUM
OF AGREEMENT REACHED (Corrected 3/17/09)
IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING –
MARCH
11,
2009
As a
result of collective bargaining, the following agreement has been
reached.
I. Term of
Agreement
The term
of the new agreement will be from March 1, 2009 through February 28,
2014.
II. General Wage
Increase
Members
of Local 19 will receive a general wage increase of 3.00% effective March
1, 2009, 3.00%
effective March 1, 2010, 3.50% effective March
1, 2011, 3.00%
effective March 1, 2012, and 3.25% effective March
1, 2013.
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Present Maximum
Rate
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Effective 3/1/2009
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Effective 3/1/2010
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Effective 3/1/2011
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Effective 3/1/2012
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Effective 3/1/2013
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$32.22
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$0.97
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$0.99
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$1.19
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$1.06
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$1.18
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$32.07
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$0.95
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$0.98
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$1.18
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$1.05
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$1.17
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$31.69
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$0.95
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$0.98
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$1.18
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$1.04
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$1.16
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$31.35
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$0.94
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$0.97
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$1.16
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$1.03
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$1.15
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$30.55
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$0.91
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$0.94
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$1.13
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$1.00
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$1.12
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$30.54
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$0.91
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$0.94
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$1.13
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$1.00
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$1.12
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$30.48
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$0.91
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$0.94
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$1.13
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$1.00
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$1.12
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$30.01
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$0.90
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$0.93
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$1.11
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$0.99
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$1.10
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$28.93
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$0.87
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$0.89
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$1.07
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$0.95
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$1.06
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$28.46
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$0.84
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$0.86
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$1.04
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$0.92
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$1.03
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$28.30
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$0.85
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$0.87
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$1.05
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$0.93
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$1.04
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$27.57
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$0.83
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$0.85
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$1.02
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$0.91
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$1.01
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$27.35
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$0.82
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$0.84
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$1.01
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$0.90
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$1.00
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$27.20
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$0.82
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$0.84
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$1.01
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$0.90
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$1.00
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$26.92
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$0.81
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$0.83
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$1.00
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$0.89
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$0.99
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$26.33
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$0.79
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$0.81
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$0.98
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$0.87
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$0.97
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$25.69
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$0.77
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$0.79
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$0.95
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$0.85
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$0.94
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$25.66
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$0.71
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$0.73
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$0.88
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$0.78
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$0.87
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$24.35
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$0.73
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$0.75
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$0.90
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$0.80
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$0.90
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$24.30
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$0.73
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$0.75
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$0.90
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$0.80
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$0.89
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$23.12
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$0.69
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$0.71
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$0.86
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$0.76
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$0.85
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$23.10
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$0.69
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$0.71
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$0.86
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$0.76
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$0.85
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$22.90
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$0.68
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$0.70
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$0.84
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$0.75
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$0.83
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$22.59
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$0.68
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$0.70
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$0.84
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$0.74
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$0.83
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$21.56
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$0.65
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$0.67
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$0.80
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$0.71
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$0.79
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$20.98
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$0.63
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$0.65
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$0.78
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$0.69
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$0.77
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$20.26
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$0.61
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$0.63
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$0.75
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$0.67
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$0.74
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$20.13
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$0.60
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$0.62
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$0.74
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$0.66
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$0.73
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$19.46
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$0.57
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$0.59
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$0.71
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$0.63
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$0.70
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$19.44
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$0.57
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$0.59
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$0.71
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$0.63
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$0.70
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$18.33
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$0.55
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$0.57
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$0.68
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$0.60
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$0.67
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$17.92
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$0.54
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$0.55
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$0.67
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$0.59
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$0.66
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$16.87
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$0.51
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$0.52
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$0.63
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$0.56
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$0.62
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$16.72
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$0.50
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$0.52
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$0.62
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$0.55
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$0.61
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$16.52
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$0.50
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$0.51
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$0.61
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$0.54
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$0.61
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$15.99
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$0.48
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$0.49
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$0.59
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$0.53
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$0.59
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$15.82
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$0.46
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$0.47
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$0.56
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$0.50
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$0.56
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$15.37
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$0.46
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$0.47
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$0.57
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$0.51
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$0.56
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$15.35
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$0.45
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$0.47
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$0.56
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$0.50
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$0.55
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$14.33
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$0.43
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$0.44
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$0.53
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$0.47
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$0.53
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$13.16
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$0.39
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$0.40
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$0.49
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$0.43
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$0.48
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$12.47
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$0.37
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$0.38
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$0.46
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$0.41
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$0.46
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1
All
general wage increases will be placed into effect in the same manner as, and the
conditions applicable to, the last general wage increase.
General Contract
Items
Article
IV, Section 4
Night
shift premium has been increased from $1.35 to $1.50 per
hour. Sections 4(c) and 4(d) have been eliminated.
Article
IV, Section 13
An
exception has been added to exclude employee hours reported on disability and/or
workers compensation from the forty (40) paid hours of the basic work
week. This Article will not apply to employees “called out” to
perform work per prior agreement in 2000.
Article
IV, Section 18
Paragraph
3 of Article IV, Section 18 has been revised as follows:
The first
sentence “An employee who operates a Company-owned vehicle which is kept at
his/her home shall, in case of a call-back, be paid a call-back allowance of two
hours at straight time.” has been eliminated.
Article
IV, Section 23
Has been
revised to increase the meal money allowance from $7.50 to $8.00.
Article
VI
Has been
revised to eliminate language regarding “banked” vacation hours.
Has been
revised to use vacation in half hour increments for authorized Family Medical
Leave absences only.
Section 8
has been revised as follows: An employee’s eligibility for earned
vacation shall not be affected by a prolonged absence while they are on Short
Term Disability. However, employees will not accrue vacation
while on Long Term Disability.
Section
12 has been revised that employees on Short Term Disability or Workers
Compensation at the end of the calendar year will not be allowed to defer
vacation into the next year.
Article
VII, Section 3
Has been
revised that “Assignments of four hours in an eight hour day and five hours in a
ten hour day shall be considered a full day under this
section. No payment will be made for such temporary assignments if
they amount to less than four hours in an eight hour day and five hours in a ten
hour day.”
2
Article
VII, Section 5(b)
Has been
revised as follows: “The hourly rate of pay of an employee who is
less than 55 years of age will be reduced by $1.50 per hour immediately after
the date of the transfer to the lower job classification. On the
first anniversary date following the transfer and on every succeeding
anniversary date the employee’s hourly rate will be reduced by $1.50 per
hour. This reduction will continue until the hourly rate of the
employee is equal to the maximum hourly rate of the job the employee is
performing. During this period, the employee will not be
eligible to receive general wage increases. Employees administered
under Article VII, Section 5 prior to ratification will not be affected by this
change.
Article
VIII
The
Company and the Union have agreed to discuss the language of Article VIII for
revisions to the grievance procedure that would best meet the needs of the Union
and the Company.
Article
IX
The
sentence (4d) has been eliminated as the Employee Benefit Association Plan will
be replaced with a third party administrator to manage the Short Term
Disability, Long Term Disability and Workers Compensation Cases. The details of
the short term and long term disability plan provisions will be updated and
contained in the summary plan description.
Exhibit
C – Memorandums of Agreement
The
Company and the Union have agreed to add the following language to the
memorandum, “Statements Covering Items of Understanding, Re: Two
persons on Steel and Promotional Sequence (Dated February 15, 1994 and revised
March 1, 2000) as follows: “During daylight savings time, call out
for replacement of services less than 2” will be a proper work assignment for
two persons during day or night. If daylight savings time goes away, it
will revert to the same period of time described in months which currently is
March through October.
The
Memorandum of Agreement dealing with the installation of mains and services by
contractors will be made part of Exhibit C. (See Exhibit
I)
The
Company and the Union have agreed to review certain Memorandums of Agreement for
inclusion in the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
General
Items
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1.
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Assistant
Vice-President secretarial stenographer positions will no longer be part
of the bargaining unit. Employees currently in these positions
will be given a one time option to remain as a bargaining unit
employee.
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3
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2.
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Non-analytical
Hi/Lows and Step Down reads to the last actual ▇▇▇▇ will be a proper
assignment for a Level 3 clerical employee. (Hi/Lows involving
cancel and rebills greater than 90 days, write-offs and factor refinements
will still be considered level 4 work.) The
Company will fill six General Office Clerk positions (Level 3) in
BQA.
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3.
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The
Company will maintain ten Service Clerks (Level 4) and five Level 5
positions in BQA for the term of this
contract.
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4.
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The
Company will fill one Accounting Record Clerk Position (Level 5) and two
Service Representative (Level 6) positions in
BQA.
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5.
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The
Company will maintain ten Sr. Customer Care Specialists for the term of
this Contract.
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6.
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The
Company will fill five Sr. Customer Care Specialists positions in Sycamore
and one Sr. Customer Care Specialist in
Bloomington.
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7.
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The
Company will have right of selection for the Sr. Customer Care Specialist
positions, from applicants within the Customer Care Specialist
classification, within six months of the senior applicant. The
selection of an employee, made according to the criteria set forth in this
agreement, will not be subject to the grievance procedure. An
employee passed up under the bidding process outlined in this agreement
will, upon inquiry, be informed by the company of the reason why she/he
was not promoted.
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8.
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Correspondence
work related to Deferred Payment Arrangements, deposits,
address/name/spelling corrections, customer readings, Gas Line Comfort
Guard/Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, missed appointments,
multiples and telephone collection compliance will be a proper assignment
for a Customer Care Specialist (Level
2A).
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9.
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The
Company agrees to fill one Accounting Records Clerk (Level 5) and one Lead
Accounting Clerk (Level 6) in the Correspondence
Department.
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10.
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The
2000 Selection Agreement pertaining to Service Clerks in the BQA and
Correspondence Departments has been eliminated and replaced with a
training/certification process for employees who do not come from the
Call Center or do not have Customer Care and Billing
experience.
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11.
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The
Company agrees to fill a General Analysis Clerk (Level 7) in G.O. and the
Memorandum of Understanding, General Accounting Level 7 Positions –
Restructuring of Duties effective February 22, 2005 has been
eliminated.
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12.
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The
excess clerical employee ground rules have been revised to include
Sycamore. (See Exhibit
II)
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4
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13.
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The
Collector job classification has been eliminated. Incumbent
employees will be grandfathered and offered a lateral option within Credit
& Collections or Service Clerk positions within BQA. The
employees in Bloomington and Joliet will not be forced from their current
work locations. If unable to pass Level 4 BQA certification, the employees
will remain in Credit & Collections. All other Collectors will
report to Aurora, Yorkville or G.O.
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14.
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Pre-requisites
for the Construction Clerk job classification have been
eliminated.
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15.
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The
Company will fill a Construction Clerk position (Level 5) in Bellwood and
a Service Representative position (Level 6) in Field Operations
Construction.
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16.
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The
Company will fill a Service Clerk position (Level 4) in either
Credit/Collections or BQA. (Collectors will be eligible to lateral to this
position.)
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17.
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Clerical
employees in levels 1, 2, 2A and 3 will have the opportunity to accept
open positions in Meter Reading. (See Exhibit
III)
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18.
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Employees
accepting promotions will receive an increase at the time of the promotion
based on 70% of the difference of the maximum rate of the current job
classification and the minimum rate of the promotional job
classification. After successful completion of their qualifying
period, the employee will receive 100% of the promotional
increase.
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19.
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A
Sr. Distribution Plastic Operator in the Field Operations Construction
department has been created which will require testing and certification
as part of the selection process. The hourly rate of pay will be $31.12 to
$31.35. (See
Exhibit IV)
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20.
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The
Utility Inspector Selection Memorandum of Agreement has been extended and
the Company has agreed to maintain 18 Sr. Specialists in the System
Operations Department for the term of the
contract.
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21.
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The
Arc Welder job classification has been added to the promotional sequence
in the Storage Department.
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22.
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The
Company has agreed to maintain 200 employees in the Operations Mechanic
and Sr. Operations Mechanic job classification for the term of the
agreement.
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23.
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The
Company and the Union have agreed to add Leak Investigation and Leak
Grading to the certification process for the Distribution Mechanic,
Controller and Sr. Controller job classifications. The training
time for certification will be adjusted to account for the additional
courses, if necessary. Employees currently in the Distribution
Mechanic, Controller and Sr. Controller job classifications will be
trained and qualified as business conditions
permit.
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24.
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The
Company and the Union have agreed to implement a modular training and
certification process for the Operations Mechanic job
classification.
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25.
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There
is an agreement to add a test for meter reader/helper (hired after 2007)
promoting to mechanic level job classification or
equivalent. Mutual agreement will be obtained between the
company and union before implementation of the testing
program.
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26.
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The
Company will fill the following positions upon ratification of the
Contract.
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(1)
Distribution Crewleader – (1) Joliet
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(4)
Distribution Technicians – (2) ▇▇▇▇ Ellyn, (1) Joliet, (1)
Bloomington
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(7)
Distribution Mechanics – (4) Bellwood, (1) Park Ridge, (2)
Schaumburg
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(1)
Operations Mechanic – (1) Rockford
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(2)
Leak Survey Specialists (1) Park Ridge, (1)
Joliet
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(1)
Sr. Distribution Plastic Operator
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Benefit
Items
Short
Term Disability Plan
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1.
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The
Company and the Union have agreed to eliminate the EBA Board and engage a
third party administrator to case manage all STD, LTD, and Worker’s
Compensation cases.
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2.
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Employee
premiums for Short Term Disability benefits will be deducted on a pre-tax
basis.
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3.
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The
length of the Short Term Disability benefit has been reduced from 39 weeks
to 26 weeks.
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4.
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Short
Term Disability benefits will be paid according to years of
service:
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Years
of Service
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Percentage
of Base Pay
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20+
years
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75%
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11
– 19 years
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65%
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6
months – 10 years
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60%
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This
schedule will be effective the pay period following the employee’s service
anniversary date.
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5.
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Employees
will be eligible to enroll in the Short Term Disability program without
evidence of insurability after completing six months of
service.
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The
Company and the Union have agreed to modify the Short Term Disability
Election Form to ensure an eligible employee understands the repercussions
of their decision not to participate in the plan. The
repercussion can include termination of employment. The Union
President will be notified of such
elections.
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6.
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Employees
who do not initially enroll in the Short Term Disability benefit at
completion of six months of service may enroll in the program during the
annual open enrollment period with evidence of
insurability.
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7.
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Disability
absences either, full or partial day, will be counted as an incident and a
full day absence.
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8.
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Time
incurred on the Short or Long Term disability program will not be counted
towards reinstating the 4 incident and/or 8 day absence program when they
return to work.
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6
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9.
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Following
ratification of the contract, a four pay period moratorium suspending
short term disability premiums will be
implemented.
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Flexible
Spending Account
The
Company will implement a debit card effective with the 2010 plan year
rollout.
Retirement
Growth Account
Effective
with the 2009 award the annual Company contribution to the Retirement Growth
Account for eligible employees hired on and after January 1, 1998 will be
increased to 1.4%.
The 2009
award will be contributed to employee accounts in the first quarter of
2010.
Thrift
Plan
The
Company will add the following new options to the 401(k) plan:
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·
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▇▇▇▇
401(k) contribution
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·
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Catch
up contribution
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·
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Roll-ins
from previous employer plans
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·
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Increase
pre-tax deferral percentage to 50%.
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The date
of implementation will be coordinated with the third party provider and
communicated to eligible employees in a timely manner.
Pension and Insurance
Plans
The
Supplemental Agreement with respect to the Pension Plan, and the Supplemental
Agreement with respect to the Group Life Insurance Plan, Dependent Life
Insurance Plan, Group Accidental and Dismemberment Plan, Group Medical Expense
Insurance Plan and Dental Plan, to which the Company and the Union are parties,
will terminate in accordance with their terms after February
28, 2009. These supplemental agreements will be amended as
follows:
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1.
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The
Supplemental Agreement with respect to the Pension Plan will be effective
March 1, 2009 through February 28, 2014. Changes to the Pension
Band are noted in Exhibit V.
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2.
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The
Supplemental Agreement with respect to the Group Life Insurance Plan,
Dependent Life Insurance Plan, Group Accidental and Dismemberment Plan,
Group Medical Expense Insurance Plan and Dental Plan will be effective
March
1, 2009 through February 28, 2014 and will contain the following
changes:
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a.
Gift Life Insurance will be increased from $9,500.00 to $10,000.00.
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b.
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Non-Contributory
Life Insurance provision will be increased from 1.5 times base pay to
1.6 times base pay.
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c.
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The
lifetime maximum benefit per active employee participant under the Group
Medical Expense Insurance Plan will be reinstated to $1,500,000 effective
March 1, 2009.
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d.
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The
Group Medical Insurance Plan will be revised to allow legal dependents of
active employees to participate in both the PPO and HMO medical plans to
age 26 per the recent regulations passed in the State
of
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7
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Illinois. In
the event this legislation is revoked the company and the union will
discuss and agree on any future
terms.
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Retiree
Medical Insurance
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Caps for
retiree medical coverage for eligible employees hired prior to February 28, 1997
and with less than 15 years of service as of January 1, 1998 and
employees hired on and after
March 1,
1997 has been improved as follows:
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Maximum
Annual Amount
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Paid by Company
Toward
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| Employee Category | Coverage Type |
Retiree Medical
Premium
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| Employees hired on or |
Pre-65
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Post-65 | |||||
| before February 28, 1997 | Single | $ 6,500 | $ 3,090 | ||||
| on the payroll as of | |||||||
| January 1, 1998 with | Family | $ 12,200 | $ 5,740 | ||||
| less than 15 years service | |||||||
| Employees hired on and | Single | $ 4,120 | $ 1,730 | ||||
| after March 1, 1997 | Family | $ 7,700 | $ 3,250 | ||||
8
Exhibit
I
Memorandum
of Agreement
Dated
March 1, 2009
This
document will supersede any prior agreements or memorandums pertaining to the
installation of mains and services by contractors.
The
Company will notify the Union President regarding plans to work contractors on
overtime installing mains and services.
The
Company and the Union agree to the following when contractors work overtime
installing gas mains and services that our employees normally
perform.
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·
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In
situations where the contractor works overtime and the contractor performs
work that normally is performed by our employees, the Company will offer
employees from the reporting center where the work is being performed the
opportunity to work. The work will be offered as designated
below until an equal number of employees have accepted the work or all
employees have been asked to work.
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·
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Reporting
Center is defined as the area covered for emergency or scheduled overtime
by employees assigned to a specific company
headquarters.
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·
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Overtime
will be defined as scheduled days of work after the contractor has worked
40 hours in a calendar week and will not include hours during extended
days as a result of necessities on the job or additional days to make up
for inclement weather.
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·
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The
work will be offered to our employees within a week after the contractor
works and will be offered to the Nicor employee group most aligned with
business needs as follows:
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The
overtime will be offered to Field Operations Construction employees when
contractors install new ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ and new P.E. services and then Field
Operations Delivery employees if additional resources are
required. In areas with no Field Operations Construction employees,
the overtime would be offered to Field Operations Delivery
employees.
The
overtime will be offered to Field Operations Delivery employees when contractors
are performing public improvement, system improvement and revision mains and
services.
9
Exhibit
II
Excess Clerical Employee
Ground Rules
Dated
July 12, 1984
Revised
July 19, 1991
Revised
March 1, 2009
It has
been agreed between the company and union that excess clerical employees will
not be forced from their previous reporting headquarters beyond the reasonable
distances as set forth below.
| G.O. | Park Ridge | Crystal Lake | Bellwood | ||||
| Bellwood | ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ | ▇▇▇▇▇ | Park Ridge | ||||
| Joliet | Aurora/Yorkville | Schaumburg | ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | ||||
| ▇▇▇▇ Ellyn | Crystal Lake | Sycamore | Glenwood | ||||
| Aurora/Yorkville | Schaumburg | Rockford | Crestwood | ||||
| Sycamore | Elgin | Park Ridge | G.O. | ||||
| Glenwood |
Kankaee
|
Bloomington | ▇▇▇▇▇▇ | ||||
| Crestwood | ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | ▇▇▇▇▇▇ | Bloomington | ||||
| Joliet | Crestwood | ▇▇▇▇▇▇ | Kankakee | ||||
| Kankakee | Joliet | Pontiac | |||||
| G.O. | |||||||
| Bellwood | |||||||
| Ottawa | Joliet | ▇▇▇▇ Ellyn | Sycamore | ||||
| Joliet | Kankakee | G.O. | Crystal Lake | ||||
| Yorkville | G.O. | Bellwood | ▇▇▇▇▇ | ||||
| ▇▇▇▇▇▇ | Ottawa | Park Ridge | G.O. | ||||
| ▇▇▇▇ Grove | Glenwood | ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | ▇▇▇▇ Ellyn | ||||
| Crestwood | Sycamore | Aurora/Yorkville | |||||
| ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ | ▇▇▇▇▇ | ▇▇▇▇▇ | |||||
| ▇▇▇▇▇▇/Yorkville | |||||||
| ▇▇▇▇▇ | Rockford | ||||||
| Rockford | Crystal Lake | ||||||
| Sycamore | ▇▇▇▇▇ | ||||||
| ▇▇▇▇▇ | |||||||
Employees
promoted to a 3 level position or higher prior to December 31, 1985 will not be
forced into the Call Center should they become excess.
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Exhibit
III
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AGREEMENT
REGARDING TRANSFERS FROM CLERICAL TO METER
READING
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Employees
from clerical levels 1, 2, 2A and 3 may accept positions in meter reading
under the following
conditions:
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|
·
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Employees
must have 1 ½ years in current
position.
|
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·
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If
employee’s current rate of pay is greater than current meter reader rate
of pay, the employee’s rate of pay will be reduced to the maximum of the
meter reader job classification which currently is
$15.35.
|
|
·
|
Employee’s
whose rate of pay is below the maximum of the meter reader job will be
slotted into the appropriate time and rate step (down) of the meter reader
job classification.
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|
·
|
Employees
will have a one time opportunity to transfer to the meter reader job
classification.
|
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·
|
Employees
will be required to pass meter pro training. If an employee is
unsuccessful in passing meter pro training the employee will not be
eligible to return to the clerical bargaining unit and employment may be
terminated.
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·
|
Employees
will be required to complete a 120 day qualifying period after successful
completion of meter pro. Employees who are unsuccessful will
not be eligible to return to the clerical bargaining unit and employment
may be terminated.
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·
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The
discharge of an employee in their qualifying period will not be subject to
the provisions of Article VIII.
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·
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Employees
will not be eligible for time or mileage
reimbursements.
|
This
program will expire on July 1, 2011 unless extended by mutual agreement by the
Company and the Union.
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Exhibit
IV
Senior
Distribution Plastic Operator
Certification
Procedure
Phase
I
General
Information
Phase I
of the Senior Distribution Plastic Operator position consists of six
parts:
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SECTION
|
TYPE
|
POINT
VALUE
|
|
I
|
Prerequisite
– Distribution Plastic Laborer or
Distribution/Operations
Mechanic or Leak
Survey
Specialist
Valid
Driver’s License Proper Classification DOT
Card
|
None
|
|
II
|
Demonstrative
Test – Use of Tools
|
|
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III
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Demonstrative
Test – Electrofusion
|
|
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IV
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Demonstrative
Test – Locating
|
|
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V
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Demonstrative
Test
Service
Installation and Equipment Operation –
Electrofusion
|
|
|
VI
|
Written
Test
Policies,
Practices, Specifications and Problems
|
|
|
Total
Points
|
||
|
Note:
|
Personnel
promoting from the Leak Survey Specialists and Operations Mechanic
positions will be required to complete sections I-V.
|
| Personnel promoting from the Watch & Protect Locator, and Senior Operations Mechanic will have a training schedule based on their prior job classification. | |
|
Personnel
promoting from Distribution Plastic Laborer, Distribution Mechanic,
Distribution Plastic Operator, Distribution Technician and Distribution
Plastic Operators will be required to completed sections IV and
V.
|
|
Proposed
training time for Phase I
|
up
to 10 weeks – Leak Survey Specialist, Distribution Plastic Laborer,
Operations Mechanic, or Distribution Mechanics
|
| 10 days – Distribution Plastic Operator and Distribution Technician | |
|
Proposed
certification time
|
45
days – Leak Survey Specialist, Distribution Plastic Laborer, Distribution
Operations Mechanic,
|
| 10 days – Distribution Plastic Operator and Distribution Technician | |
| Weighting of each criteria to be determined | |
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Exhibit IV
(Cont.)
Senior
Distribution Plastic Operator
Certification
Procedure
Phase
II
General
Information
Phase II
of the Senior Distribution Plastic Operator position consists of eight
parts:
|
SECTION
|
TYPE
|
POINT
VALUE
|
|
I
|
Prerequisite
– Successful Completion of Phase I
|
None
|
|
II
|
Prerequisite
– Electrofusion/Heat Fusion
Qualification
|
|
|
III
|
Demonstrative
Test – Plastic Fusion
|
|
|
IV
|
Written
Assessment – GCS Specifications
|
|
|
V
|
Demonstrative
Test – New Business Main
Installation
|
|
|
VI
|
Demonstrative
Test – Work Order Completion
|
|
|
VII
|
Demonstrative
Test – Daily Progress Reports
|
|
|
VIII
|
Leadership
Competencies (method to be determined
and
agreed upon by the Company and the Union)
|
|
Proposed
training time for Phase II – up to 12 weeks
Propose
certification time – 45 days
Weighting
of each criteria to be determined
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Exhibit
V
Nicor
Gas Pension Plan
Effective
March 1, 2009
The
pension band increases are 2.0% in 2009, 2.0% in 2010, 2.0% in 2011, 2.0% in
2012, and 2.0%
in 2013.
The
pension bands effective March 1, 2009 through February 28, 2014 will be as
follows:
DOLLARS
PER MONTH PER YEAR OF SERVICE
|
Pension
Bands
|
03/01/2009
thru
2/28/2010
|
03/01/2010
thru
2/28/2011
|
03/01/2011
thru
2/29/2012
|
03/01/2012
thru
2/28/2013
|
03/01/2013
thru
2/28/2014
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Thru
30
Years
Service
|
Over
30
Years
Service
|
Thru
30
Years Service
|
Over
30
Years Service
|
Thru
30
Years Service
|
Over
30
Years Service
|
Thru
30
Years Service
|
Over
30
Years Service
|
Thru
30
Years Service
|
Over
30
Years Service
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
1
|
$ | 30.70 | $ | 36.84 | $ | 31.32 | $ | 37.58 | $ | 31.94 | $ | 38.33 | $ | 32.58 | $ | 39.10 | $ | 33.23 | $ | 39.88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2
|
$ | 36.84 | $ | 42.95 | $ | 37.58 | $ | 43.81 | $ | 38.33 | $ | 44.69 | $ | 39.10 | $ | 45.58 | $ | 39.88 | $ | 46.49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
3
|
$ | 39.88 | $ | 46.05 | $ | 40.68 | $ | 46.97 | $ | 41.49 | $ | 47.91 | $ | 42.32 | $ | 48.87 | $ | 43.17 | $ | 49.85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
4
|
$ | 49.16 | $ | 55.26 | $ | 50.15 | $ | 56.37 | $ | 51.15 | $ | 57.50 | $ | 52.17 | $ | 58.65 | $ | 53.22 | $ | 59.82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
5
|
$ | 52.17 | $ | 58.32 | $ | 53.22 | $ | 59.49 | $ | 54.28 | $ | 60.68 | $ | 55.37 | $ | 61.89 | $ | 56.47 | $ | 63.13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
6
|
$ | 58.32 | $ | 64.49 | $ | 59.49 | $ | 65.78 | $ | 60.68 | $ | 67.10 | $ | 61.89 | $ | 68.44 | $ | 63.13 | $ | 69.81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
7
|
$ | 61.43 | $ | 67.55 | $ | 62.66 | $ | 68.91 | $ | 63.92 | $ | 70.28 | $ | 65.19 | $ | 71.69 | $ | 66.50 | $ | 73.12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
8
|
$ | 67.55 | $ | 73.68 | $ | 68.91 | $ | 75.16 | $ | 70.28 | $ | 76.66 | $ | 71.69 | $ | 78.19 | $ | 73.12 | $ | 79.76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
9
|
$ | 70.64 | $ | 76.72 | $ | 72.05 | $ | 78.26 | $ | 73.49 | $ | 79.82 | $ | 74.96 | $ | 81.42 | $ | 76.46 | $ | 83.05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
10
|
$ | 73.68 | $ | 79.83 | $ | 75.16 | $ | 81.42 | $ | 76.66 | $ | 83.05 | $ | 78.19 | $ | 84.71 | $ | 79.76 | $ | 86.41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The early
retirement supplements between ages 55 and 60 will be as follows:
DOLLARS
PER MONTH PER YEAR OF SERVICE
|
Age
at
Retirement
|
03/01/2009
thru
2/28/2010
|
03/01/2010
thru
2/28/2011
|
03/01/2011
thru
2/29/2012
|
03/01/2012
thru
2/28/2013
|
03/01/2013
thru
2/28/2014
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
55
|
$ | 23.09 | $ | 23.55 | $ | 24.03 | $ | 24.51 | $ | 25.00 | ||||||||||||
|
56
|
$ | 23.91 | $ | 24.39 | $ | 24.87 | $ | 25.37 | $ | 25.88 | ||||||||||||
|
57
|
$ | 24.66 | $ | 25.16 | $ | 25.66 | $ | 26.17 | $ | 26.70 | ||||||||||||
|
58
|
$ | 25.49 | $ | 26.00 | $ | 26.52 | $ | 27.05 | $ | 27.59 | ||||||||||||
|
59
|
$ | 26.30 | $ | 26.82 | $ | 27.36 | $ | 27.91 | $ | 28.46 | ||||||||||||
The early
retirement supplement between ages 60 and 62 will be as follows:
| 60 - 62 | $ | 1,314.13 | $ |
1,340.41
|
$ | 1,367.22 | $ | 1,394.56 | $ | 1,422.45 |
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Dated: March
12, 2009
For
Nicor Gas
/s/ ▇▇▇
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▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇
General
Manager Labor Relations
For
Union Local 19
/s/ ▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇
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President,
Business Manager, Financial Secretary
/s/ ▇▇
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▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Senior
Assistant Business Manager
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