AGREEMENT
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF
MASTERS, MATES & PILOTS
and
▇▇▇▇▇ TOWING OF FLORIDA
A DIVISION OF ▇▇▇▇▇ TOWING CORPORATION
May 1, 1997
INDEX
SECTION TITLE PAGE #
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1 Recognition................................ Page 2
2 Employment................................. Page 2
3 Handling of Grievances and Disputes........ Page 3
4 Passes to Representatives.................. Page 4
5 Picket Lines............................... Page 4
6 Discharge.................................. Page 4
7 Safety..................................... Page 5
8 Loss of Personal Effects................... Page 5
9 Leave of Absence........................... Page 6
10 Authority to Check Records................. Page 6
11 Days and Hours of Work..................... Page 6
12 Wages...................................... Page 8
13 Working Conditions......................... Page 9
14 Holidays................................... Page 11
15 Minimum ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Scale...................... Page 11
16 Definition of Out-of-Harbor Towing......... Page 12
17 Transportation............................. Page 12
18 Payment of Wages........................... Page 13
19 Food or Food Allowance..................... Page 13
20 Living Quarters............................ Page 13
INDEX
SECTION TITLE PAGE #
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21 Vessels in Lay-
Up...................................... Page 13
22 Seniority, Continuity of Service, and
Layoff.................................. Page 14
23 Qualifications
Committee................................ Page 14
24 Roster................................... Page 14
25 Check Off................................ Page 14
26 Personnel Changes........................ Page 15
27 Military or Naval Service................ Page 15
28 Bidding on Vacancies..................... Page 15
29 Dockside Work............................ Page 16
30 Prohibited Work.......................... Page 16
31 Coast Guard Documents................... Page 16
32 Maintenance and Cure.................... Page 17
33 Qualifying for Docking Master........... Page 17
34 Pension, Health and Benefit, Training &
Safety Funds............................ Page 17
35 Sick Leave.............................. Page 18
36 Sales and Transfers of Vessels.......... Page 19
37 Savings Clause.......................... Page 20
38 Non-Discrimination...................... Page 20
39 Personal Leave or Personal Day.......... Page 20
40 Probationary Period..................... Page 20
41 Vacation Benefit (I 997, 1998, 1999).... Page 20
42 Duration of Agreement................... Page 21
AGREEMENT
This Agreement is made and entered into as of the 1st day of May, 1997, by
and between the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots, AFL-CIO,
its successors or assigns (hereinafter referred to as the Organization) and
▇▇▇▇▇ Towing of Florida, a Division of ▇▇▇▇▇ Towing Corporation, its successors
or assigns (hereinafter referred to as the Company) covering all vessels owned
or operated by them for its own account in the Port of Jacksonville, Florida.
It is further agreed that during the life of this Agreement the Company
will not subcontract or direct work normally performed by personnel covered by
this Agreement to any other company without discussing said action with the
Organization.
WITNESSETH
Section 1. Recognition
The Company recognizes the Organization as the sole and exclusive
collective bargaining representative of all marine personnel employed on all
vessels owned or operated by the Company.
Section 2. Employment
A. The Company agrees that, during the period of this Agreement, it will
procure all its marine personnel except Captains through the Organization,
retaining the right to reject for cause any applicant referred by the
Organization. All referrals for employment shall be on a nondiscriminatory
basis without regard to race, color, creed, sex, age or national origin; Union
membership or lack thereof, of the applicant for employment.
B. Whenever qualified applicants who are registered with the Organization
are not readily available when required, the Company may secure employees from
any source whatsoever, but shall notify the Organization immediately in writing,
of the employment of any such employee. The Company shall make its best effort
to give the Organization twenty four (24) hour advance notice of needing
personnel. Before the Company hires an employee for a position lasting more
than thirty (30) days, it shall provide the Organization at least five (5) days
notice of the requirement. This requirement can be waived on a case by case
basis on the mutual agreement of the Organization and Company.
Company notice to the Organization of all new hires shall include the name,
address, telephone number, rating, social security number, and date of hire.
C. The Organization agrees that it will furnish the Company with marine
personnel believed to be capable, competent, physically fit and with the
required rating, and where
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reasonable notice has been given, to furnish such personnel when and where
required in ample time to prevent any delay in the operation of a vessel covered
by this agreement.
D. The Company with the full support of the Organization shall have sole
and unequivocal right and authority to hire, promote, demote, transfer and
assign captains. Company decisions in this respect shall not be subject to
grievance and/or arbitration procedures.
E. The Organization warrants and guarantees that it will maintain,
administer and operate its employment offices in accordance with all applicable
laws and agrees to indemnify and hold the Company harmless from all claims,
liability, damages or losses whatsoever occasioned or resulting directly or
indirectly from the Organization's failure to do so.
F. During the life of this Agreement, the Organization shall be granted
the highest degree of union security permissible under applicable State or
Federal law.
Section 3. Handling of Grievances and Disputes
As this Agreement provides for amicable adjustment of any and all disputes
and grievances, the Company agrees not to lock out any employee or group of
employees while this Agreement is in effect. The Organization agrees that it
will not cause, call or sanction any strike or stoppage of work until all
provisions of Section 3 have been exhausted.
A. Any employee covered by this Agreement who believes he has been
unjustly dealt with or that any provision of this Agreement has not been
properly applied or interpreted may present his grievance in writing to his
supervisor. Grievances must be presented within seven (7) working days of the
incident prompting the grievance, and will receive a decision within seven (7)
working days thereafter.
B. A representative of the Organization has the right to discuss or file
grievances with respect to any item in which he believes the contract has been
misinterpreted or violated at any time.
C. Should the procedure referred to in (A) and (B) fail to amicably and
mutually
adjust and settle the grievance or dispute, the matter shall then be submitted
to a Board of Arbitration selected as follows: Two arbitrators are to be chosen
by the Organization and two arbitrators are to be chosen by the Company; such
arbitrators shall meet within twenty-four (24) hours after written notice has
been served upon opposing party by the other party hereto (Saturdays, Sundays
and holidays excluded) and the arbitrators shall endeavor to adjust the
grievance or dispute and, should they fail to satisfactorily adjust said
grievance or dispute, they shall within seventy-two (72) hours from the time of
beginning of the first meeting on the matter agree on the selection of a fifth
arbitrator, who shall be acceptable to the parties of the dispute and who shall
be chairman of the Board of Arbitration. However, in the event that no chairman
is
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agreed upon at the end of the seventy-two (72) hours, an impartial chairman will
be requested from one of the recognized arbitration services mutually acceptable
to the Organization and the Company. The U. S. Mediation and Conciliation
Service shall be called upon for the impartial chairman in case of a deadlock.
The Board of Arbitration shall within five (5) days (Saturdays, Sundays and
holidays excluded) hold a meeting for the purpose of hearing all parties
interested in the submission of facts pertinent to the matter in dispute. The
decision of the majority of the Board shall be final and binding upon both the
Organization and the Company and shall be rendered in writing with all possible
promptitude. Each party shall bear the expense of their respective arbitrators,
and the expense of the Chairman, together with any other incidental expenses,
shall be shared equally by the Organization and the Company.
There shall be no strike nor lockout during the arbitration of any dispute.
Section 4. Passes to Representatives
Authorized representatives of the Organization shall be allowed to go on
board vessels of the Company to interview the marine personnel. The
Organization agrees to take out insurance and furnish the Company with a
certificate of such insurance which will protect the Company, its employees and
agents against any claim, loss, damage or liability for loss of life or injury
occurring to representatives of the Organization while on the property of or
while on board a vessel of the Company.
Section 5. Picket Lines
No employees shall be expected to pass through a picket line nor to perform
work for a member of any union engaged in an industrial dispute. Further, they
shall not be required to work under conditions which may endanger their health
or safety.
Section 6. Discharge
It is understood that the Company has the right to discipline or discharge
marine personnel for any just and sufficient cause. Any employee so discharged
shall be given, on the date of discharge, a written statement advising of the
discharge and an explanation of the reasons for the discharge. The Organization
shall be given a copy of this written statement immediately.
The failure of the Company to furnish such written statement shall
presumptively establish that said employee has been discharged without just
cause.
Should said employee feel that he has been unjustly treated he may, through
his representative, have his case considered as a grievance under the procedure
outlined in Section 3 to a conclusion.
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In the event the employee is cleared of the charges against him, he shall
be returned to his former position and rating without loss of seniority or any
other rights and privileges and if, in the interim, he has been suspended or
dismissed, the loss of wages suffered by him shall be restored to him by the
Company.
The possession of or use of illegal drugs or alcoholic drinks aboard the
Company vessels shall be just cause for immediate discharge from employment.
Reporting for duty under the influence of illegal drugs or legally intoxicated
constitutes grounds for immediate discharge from employment.
Section 7. Safety
A. Should a condition arise whereby an employee should feel that the
equipment under his care or the conditions under which he would be required to
work are unsafe, he may have said condition investigated by the Company. Should
the Company fail to correct said condition within a reasonable time, the
condition shall be reported to the Vice President of the Organization or his
designee. If the Company and the Organization fail to work out a prompt
settlement, the condition shall be reported to the U. S. Coast Guard, Bureau of
Marine Inspection or other appropriate organization for investigation and
decision.
B. The Organization and the Company agree to cooperate fully at all times
in protecting the safety of the marine personnel and protecting the health and
welfare of all employees. No employee shall be required to work under
conditions which may endanger his health and/or safety.
C. First-Aid Kits and adequate safety equipment shall be furnished on
boats of the Company and deficiencies shall be brought to the attention of the
Company.
Section 8. Loss of Personal Effects
If the personal effects of any employee become a total loss as a result of
fire or sinking of the vessel on which he is employed, he shall be paid by the
Company the sum of Three Hundred ($300.00) Dollars in full compensation for such
loss, whether or not the loss is greater or less than Three Hundred ($300.00)
Dollars, without prejudice to any claim for injury or illness he may have
resulting from said fire or sinking.
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Section 9. Leave of Absence
It is agreed that the Company, with the agreement of the Organization, will
grant leave of absence for illness or accident whether occupational or
non-occupational, death in the immediate family, attendance at schools,
obtaining or upgrading licenses, and position with the Organization, without
loss of seniority and position on the roster. Any such leave of absence shall
be in writing and will be granted for a period of up to three months and is
subject to renewal or extension by agreement in writing between the Company and
the Organization. Leave of absence for position with the Organization shall be
coextensive with the duration of his Organization position provided that the
seniority rights of any person on leave of absence for a position with the
Organization shall terminate within thirty (30) days should the Organization
cease to be the collective bargaining agent for personnel covered herein.
Marine personnel on leave for Jury duty shall remain on base wages for the
duration of such duty.
Section 10. Authority to Check Records
Organization representatives shall be permitted to check official records
of hours worked and computation of pay and other pertinent related data for
marine personnel upon request of such representative to the Company.
Section 11. Days and Hours of Work
A. Work Day
A work day shall be twenty-four (24) hours from 0500 to 0500 or any other
twenty-four (24) hour period agreed to between the Organization and the Company.
B. Harbor Vessels
1). Vessels with Regular Assigned Crews
a). There shall be four (4) vessels with Regular Assigned Crews and relief
crews [a total of six (6) crews.] Each crew will be assigned to a
vessel or vessels and shall be available for work on a twenty-four
(24) hour day basis during his scheduled work period.
When determined that a Regular Assigned Crew will not be required for
a scheduled work day, the crew shall be ordered off-duty, meaning no
wages or benefits are payable to the crew. Notice of being off-duty
will be provided prior to 2400 of the evening preceding the scheduled
work day, or when the crew is released and the tug is tied up. The
Company will maintain and share records of off-duty days to assure an
equitable distribution of off-duty days among Regular Assigned Crews
over the course of each year. In no
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event shall a single Regular Assigned Crew be given more than two (2)
off-duty days in a single month.
b). Regular Assigned Crews when not required aboard their vessels at 0500
on a scheduled work day will routinely report to their assigned
vessels at 0700 excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Paid Holidays, unless
appropriately notified they are off-duty. Said crews shall be subject
to perform maintenance aboard their vessels until 1630.
Monday through Friday, excluding Paid Holidays: When a Regular
Assigned Crew is released for the day prior to 1700 on a scheduled
work day and they have performed less than two (2) towage services,
they will be paid at the twelve (12) hour rate for the day. If said
crews perform two (2) or more towage services, or are required to work
after 1700, they will be paid a 24-hour rate for the day.
Saturdays, Sundays, and Paid Holidays: When a Regular Assigned Crew
performs one (1) or more towage services, they will be paid a 24-hour
rate for the day.
Designated Company Holidays shall be treated the same as Saturdays,
Sundays, and Paid Holidays with respect to crews routinely reporting
for maintenance.
Tug Captains shall determine the timing and practicality of
assignments to maintenance work based on safety, work schedules, rest
for crew members, known towage service requirements, and any other
factors he may reasonably use to make his decision. Marine personnel
are subject to perform maintenance from 0700 to 1630, Monday through
Friday, excluding holidays. Personnel who are required to work (on
duty) two (2) hours or more between 0000 and 0700 shall have an equal
amount of time for rest but in no event shall the time for rest be
less than four (4) hours before being required to perform routine
maintenance. Sanitary and housekeeping chores shall be performed as required.
c). Crews assigned to Regular Manned Vessels shall be rotated on a two-
days on/one-day off formula. Any multiple greater than six-days
on/three-days off shall be by mutual agreement between the
Organization and the Company.
2). Call-out Vessels
Call-out crews shall be called to duty as required and be paid in
twelve (12) hour increments commencing at their ordered reporting
time. The 0500 to 0500
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work day of Regular Assigned crews shall not apply to call-out crews. This
will not affect the Regular Assigned Crews.
C. Out of Harbor Starting Time
Regular Assigned Crews which are ordered to report at 0500 or have
commenced a 0500 to 0500 work day cycle that are assigned to Ocean and/or
coastwise towage service shall remain on that work cycle and be paid at the
twenty-four (24) hour wage rate on the basis of 0500 to 0500 calendar days.
Regular Assigned Crews called into service for Ocean and/or Coastwise towage
service between 0001 and 0459 shall work on 0001 to 2400 calendar days and be
paid at the twenty-four (24) hour wage rate per calendar day.
In the case of all Ocean and/or Coastwise towage service, marine personnel
shall be available for work on a basis of twenty (20) days at work to be
followed by ten (10) days off each thirty (30) days. Watches shall be set in
the appropriate manner so that hours of work of personnel aboard the vessel are
equalized insofar as possible.
Marine personnel required to work in excess of twenty (20) days may take
one (1) day off for each two (2) days worked or pro-rate thereof.
Section 12. Wages
The wage rates for marine personnel shall be as follows:
May 1,1997 - April 30, 1998
Rating 24-Hour Rate 12-Hour Rate
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(A) Captain $198.00 $99.00
(A) Licensed Engineer/Utility $182.00 $91.00
*Unlicensed Engineer/Utility $140.00 $70.00
(A) Mate Utility $148.00 $74.00
Deckhand -A/B $106.00 $53.00
Deckhand - Ordinary I $102.00 $51.00
Deckhand - Ordinary II $85.00 $42.50
May 1,1998 - April 30, 1999
Rating 24-Hour Rate 12-Hour Rate
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(A) Captain $202.00 $101.00
(A) Licensed Engineer/Utility $186.00 $93.00
*Unlicensed Engineer/Utility $143.00 $71.50
(A) Mate Utility $151.00 $75.50
Deckhand -A/B $108.00 $54.00
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Deckhand-Ordinary I $104.00 $ 52.00
Deckhand - Ordinary II $ 86.00 $ 43.00
May 1, 1999 - April 30, 2000
Rating 24-Hour Rate 12-Hour Rate
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(A) Captain $206.00 $103.00
(A) Licensed Engineer/Utility $190.00 $95.00
*Unlicensed Engineer/Utility $146.00 $73.00
(A) Mate Utility $154.00 $77.00
Deckhand-A/B $110.00 $55.00
Deckhand-Ordinary 1 $106.00 $53.00
Deckhand - Ordinary II $ 87.00 $43.50
(A) Licensed Position
1. Applicable to Persons Hired Before April 16, 1994
11. *Applicable to Persons Hired After April 16, 1994
Marine personnel assigned to Ocean and Coastwise Service shall be paid a bonus
for each day Worked in such service as follows:
Captain $15.00
Licensed Engineer/Utility $12.00
Unlicensed Engineer/Utility $10.00
Mate $10.00
Deckhand $ 8.00
Section 13. Working Conditions
A. Marine personnel called for duty on any day shall not be credited with
less than twelve hours working time. All night calls shall be issued by the end
of the business day or at the conclusion of duty on weekdays whenever practical.
B. Orders for duty on Saturday or Sunday, when practical, will be given
at the end of the business day or at the conclusion of the tour of duty on
Friday or Saturday.
C. In cases where it is necessary for a crew or partial crew to be
transferred from
its original vessel to another in the course of the usual operation of the
vessel or if the vessel breaks down, there shall not be an additional day's pay
when personnel are so transferred.
D. Wheel Watch: A Deckhand standing a six-hour wheel watch on offshore
vessels will be entitled to a total of two (2) hours relief at the wheel.
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E. Rotation of Vessels: Vessels will be rotated consistent with good
operating practices, with a view toward equalization of the workload as fairly
as possible. Grievances arising under this provision shall be handled in
accordance with the procedures of Section 3 of the Agreement.
F. In the event a call-out vessel is required in any one day, all
personnel shall receive a minimum of twelve hours pay, and the Company shall
make appropriate contributions, in accordance with Section 34 to the Plans,
whether the marine personnel work a full twelve (12) hours or not. (Section I
I.B.2.)
G. The letter of April 6, 1977, assuring that certain personnel of the
Company will not be required to engage in or perform "sea duty" shall be
continued and is expressly incorporated in this Agreement. (See Appendix A for
letter and roster of affected personnel.)
H. Marine personnel working before 0500 shall not be required to do any
maintenance work other than sanitary work.
I. Deckhands and Mates shall not be required to maintain the Captain's
quarters or engine room.
J. The Company agrees that, when vessels are being prepared for sea or
when vessels return from sea, the Company will have the shore gang or the sea
crew prepare and outfit the vessel for going to sea or returning to harbor work,
if possible.
K. The Company will make its best effort to change crews as close as
possible to or prior to the scheduled crew change time.
In the event a ship job is in progress prior to crew change time and the
nature of the job prevents changing crews during the job, crews will be changed
immediately following the completion of the 'ob or will receive an additional
12-hour pay increment.
L. The Mate's position is a licensed position created to assist the
Captain in the wheelhouse when necessary as well as to perform Deckhand duties
as required.
M. Marine personnel working aboard a vessel engaged in one or more
services during a day will be permitted to leave their vessel and the area,
provided:
1). There is no work scheduled.
2). If work is scheduled, personnel can return to their vessel for the
next scheduled service.
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3). Provided their presence is not required aboard the vessel,
In any of these situations personnel are to be available by telephone or
beeper at all times while away from the vessel.
N. Regular Assigned Crews may when Company requirements necessitate be
temporarily assigned to vessels other than their normally assigned vessels.
If a Regular Assigned Crew reporting to duty to relieve a crew scheduled to
go off duty is assigned to perform a towage service that results in the delay of
the crew going off duty:
(1). The crew scheduled to go off duty will receive a penalty payment of
twelve 12) hour wage increment.
(2). The crew scheduled to go off duty shall be dismissed from duty
promptly after completing their one assigned job and will not be
required to do other work.
Regular Assigned Swing Crews can be transferred before 0500, however, it
shall not effect the earnings of the crew being relieved early.
Section 14. Holidays
The following will be observed as holidays:
President's Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
New Years Day
If worked, employees will receive as a bonus an amount equal to a day's wage in
addition to the regular daily wage rate.
Section 15. Minimum ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Scale
The minimum ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ scale of a vessel shall be a three (3) man crew:
1 Captain
1 Engineer
1 Mate OR 1 Deckhand
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Any employees hired prior to April 25, 1997 shall not be laid off as a
result of this provision.
Call-Out Crews shall routinely be manned by three (3) man crews. Any
regularly manned vessel may be manned with a three (3) man crew, however, such
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will be carefully considered by the Company in respect to hours the
vessel works and its service duty.
Regular employees, except Captains, shall remain with their assigned crews
except as provided in this Agreement.
Extra/Relief personnel shall be available for assignment as required.
In addition to the eighteen (1 8) regular crew positions consistent with
three (3) man minimum ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, the Company will maintain not less than (3)
Extra/Relief billets.
Extra/Relief employees shall be assigned as required and can expect an
opportunity to work a minimum of one hundred eighty days (180) days per year.
These employees are subject to lay off should a regular crew be laid off in
accordance with the provision in this Agreement.
Regular assigned crewmembers shall be mutually agreed between the Organization
and the Company and posted in writing.
Section 16. Definition of Out-of-Harbor Towing
For the purpose of this Agreement any towage service performed outside the
St. ▇▇▇▇▇ Seabuoy lasting in excess of twenty-four (24) hours shall be defined
as Ocean and Coastwise Service.
Section 17. Transportation
A. All vessels shall have a home pier to tie up to or change crews.
However,
employees will at the Company's option change crews at any Company facility
without penalty
and the Company will provide prompt, appropriate transportation back to the
Company facility where the crew first boarded the vessel.
B. In the event marine personnel are required to report for work or
return from work at a place outside of the Port of Jacksonville, the Company
shall pay for or supply adequate transportation, subsistence and lodging to the
home port and traveling time at the employee's straight-time rate of pay.
C. The home port shall be Jacksonville, Florida, or such other ports as
the Company and the Organization may hereinafter designate.
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Section 18. Payment of Wages
A. Wages shall be paid between 11 00 and 13 00 not later than the fifth
day after the first (1st) and fifteenth (15th) day of each month. The pay
envelope or statement shall be
submitted by the Company at each pay period showing itemized account of wages
paid for such period. The itemized account will also show amounts deducted and
for what purposes the deductions were made.
B. The Company agrees to correct and pay all Company payroll errors
within three
(3) working days after said errors are brought to the attention of the Company.
Section 19. Food or Food Allowance
A. The Company will provide a healthful, nutritious, balanced supply of
food stores aboard vessels assigned to Ocean and Coastwise service. This shall
include fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, fruit juices, fresh milk and fresh cuts
of U. S. Choice meats. The Company agrees that these groceries shall be
purchased on the basis of ten dollars ($10.00) per man per day.
B. In lieu of food stores as provided in (A) above marine personnel
assigned to In-
Harbor service shall receive a food allowance as follows:
5/1/97-4/30/98 5/1/98-4/30/99 5/1/99-4/30/00
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24-Hour Rate - $11.00 $12.00 $12.50
12-Hour Rate - $5.50 $ 6.00 $6.25
The Company will provide tea, coffee, sugar, and non-dairy ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ aboard
all Company vessels.
Section 20. Living Quarters
A. The Company shall provide adequate living and sleeping quarters on
each boat and keep said living and sleeping quarters heated, ventilated or
cooled as required to be comfortable at all times. Living and sleeping quarters
shall be kept free of vermin and fumigated as required. The Organization agrees
that its members should cooperate in keeping the living and sleeping quarters
clean and sanitary.
B. The Company shall supply marine personnel with full-length lockers,
innerspring mattresses, clean blankets, sheets, pillow cases, towels, and soap
on all vessels. The Company agrees to re-issue these items when they become
worn and are returned.
Section 21. Vessels in Lay-Up
Marine personnel assigned on boats in repair yards shall not be required to
work longer
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hours than the regular straight time hours of the shop mechanics. Marine
personnel so assigned shall not be required to take a boat out other than the
boat to which he is assigned in the repair yard.
Section 22. Seniority, Continuity of Service, and Layoff
A. Seniority shall prevail, subject to fitness and ability, in their
respective classes,
among the marine personnel employed by the Company, with respect to promotions
and reduction in forces.
B. Continuity of service shall be broken by resignations, discharge for
cause, or layoff in excess of six (6) months, or failure to report to work
within one week from mailing by
Company (by registered mail, return receipt requested) of notice that a job is
available, sent to the employee's last known address as it appears on the
Company's records.
C. In the event of a major loss of business and the necessary layoff of a
tug and layoff of a Regular Assigned Crew, the Company shall give the crewman
and the Organization fifteen (I 5) calendar days advance written notice of such
tie up and its anticipated duration. In no case will a crewman be laid off less
than ten (10) calendar days. If any crewman is laid off and then called back to
work in less than ten (10) calendar days he shall be paid six (6) days wages at
the twelve (12) hour rate. No call out tugs/crews will be used while a Regular
Assigned Crew is laid off.
Section 23. Qualifications Committee
There shall be a Qualifications Committee consisting of a representative of
the Organization and a representative of the Company which shall determine the
qualifications and abilities of marine personnel to determine fitness for
promotion. In the event marine personnel are determined to be promotable, there
shall be a probationary period of sixty (60) days from the time of promotion
during which time the Qualifications Committee will monitor performance. In the
event an employee's performance is unsatisfactory, such employee has the right
to return to his lower classification with no loss of seniority and without
recourse to the grievance procedures. Marine personnel may be reconsidered for
promotion after achieving additional qualifications.
Section 24. Roster
The Company shall promptly provide rosters (Seniority Lists) and other
lists and information to the Organization upon request.
Section 25. Check Off
A. The Company agrees to deduct from the earnings of the employees who
have so authorized in writing the regular membership dues of the Organization
uniformly required
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and consisting of membership dues, service fees, assessments, and initiation
fees and remit same to the Organization. Such authorization, to be valid, shall
conform to applicable State and Federal laws.
Dues or service fees deducted shall be an amount equal to three (3) percent
of the gross earnings of each employee. Monies deducted shall be transmitted to
the Organization by the 15th of the month for the preceding month's deductions
and shall be accompanied by a report showing, for each employee, (including
those not on check off) the gross earnings, dues deducted, Social Security
number, and capacity in which served during the period involved.
B. It is agreed that the Company will, upon the appropriate written
authorization from employees covered by this Agreement, deduct as directed by
written authorization contributions of such personnel to the Organization's
Credit Union.
All funds deducted pursuant to the written authorization of this Section
shall be promptly remitted to the Masters, Mates & Pilots Federal Credit Union
and such shall be done at the same time that the Company makes their
contributions to the various MM&P Plans.
Section 26. Personnel Changes
The Vice President of the Organization or his designee shall be immediately
notified of any additions to or subtractions from the force of marine personnel
of the Company in order that the Organization's copy of the Company's rosters
may be kept completely up to date.
Section 27. Military or Naval Service
In the event that any marine employee covered by this Agreement enters into
military or naval forces, he shall retain his seniority and right to
re-employment upon his request in accordance with applicable law.
Section 28. Bidding on Vacancies
A vacancy shall be deemed to have occurred when a Regular Assigned employee
leaves a position as a result of death, resignation, discharge, promotion or
transfer, or when a new Regular Assignment is created.
When a vacancy occurs, the assignment of personnel shall be in accordance
with seniority, ability, safety record and work record.
The Company agrees to post such vacancy within thirty (30) days of
occurrence. The vacancy shall remain posted for a two-week period during which
time the employees holding seniority with the Company may bid in writing for
such vacancy. The period of posting may be increased or decreased by mutual
agreement of the Organization and the Company.
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At the end of the bidding period, the Company shall assign the vacancy to
the employee who holds the most seniority and has bid for the job provided he is
capable and qualified to hold the new position.
Any dispute regarding the bidding process may be resolved by submitting the
matter in accordance with Section 3 of this Agreement (Handling of Grievances
and Disputes),
Section 29. Dockside Work
A. Personnel regularly employed by the Company as maintenance men, making
repairs and adjustments to the tugboats shall be subject to the provisions of
this Agreement and their wage rate shall be equal to those outlined in Section
12 less food allowance.
B. Each operator will be given prior notice when maintenance work is to
be done on his vessel.
Section 30. Prohibited Work
Captains and Engineers shall not be required to do any maintenance work
normally done by deckhands and mates of the crew. Engineers shall, when
required, assist mates and/or deckhands with line handling.
Section 31. Coast Guard Documents
A. The Company and the Organization agree, each in its own behalf, that,
in addition to any applicable laws of the Federal, State or local governments,
each employee of the Company shall obtain and carry in his possession at all
times a valid U. S. Merchant Mariner's Document ("▇▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Card" or "Z Card")
issued by the United States Coast Guard. It is further agreed that each current
employee not presently possessing such a valid Document shall apply for the same
within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this Agreement. Likewise it
is agreed that any new employees referred to the Company by the Organization in
the future shall provide the Company with adequate proof of possession of such a
valid Document prior to his being accepted for employment and/or his placement
aboard a vessel owned or operated by the Company.
B. Deckhands referred by the Organization to permanent assignment on
vessels of the company shall have in their possession a valid Able Bodied
▇▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Document prior to such assignment. Deckhands who have permanent
assignments on vessels of the Company shall have the right to bid on open
Deckhand jobs on a seniority basis whether or not they have a valid AB Document.
C. In the event a vessel goes to sea and requires ABs and a Deckhand
thereon does not have a valid AB Document, such Deckhand will take a leave from
such vessel for the period the vessel is out of Port, at no cost to the Company.
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Section 32. Maintenance and Cure
A. Personnel who are entitled to maintenance under the general maritime
law doctrine of wages, maintenance and cure on account of injury or illness
incurred in the service of the vessel shall be paid maintenance at the rate of
Twenty Two Dollars ($22.00) per day, One Hundred Fifty Four Dollars ($154.00)
per week, with payments to be made once weekly. Wages, maintenance and cure,
under such doctrine, shall not be withheld in any case merely because the
claimant has also submitted a claim for damages or has filed suit for or has
taken steps toward that end.
B. Personnel may also apply for and shall be paid accrued sick leave
while being paid maintenance and cure.
Section 33. Qualifying for Docking Master
The Company and the Organization agree that it is desirable to encourage
marine personnel to pursue and qualify for available Docking Master positions.
Marine personnel wishing to be considered as a candidate for a Docking Master
position shall notify the Company in writing with details of his licenses,
experience and a personal log of ship handling jobs observed from aboard
specific vessels.
Section 34. Pension, Health and Benefit, Training & Safety Funds
All fringe benefits shall be paid on twelve (12) hour increments including
Health and Benefit. This shall mean: All fringe benefits shall be payable per
twenty-four (24) hour man day worked or where applicable at one-half (1/2) rate
for 12 hour man days worked. In no event shall Union benefits be payable on any
earnings or payments which are not man days worked.
A. Pension Fund:
The Company agrees that it shall participate in and contribute to the
Atlantic & Gulf Region Benefit Pension Fund for the duration of this Agreement
at the following rates:
Rating 24-Hour Rate 12-Hour Rate
------ ------------ ------------
Captain $10.56 $5.28
Licensed Engineer[Utility 10.00 5.00
Unlicensed Engineer/Utility 7.54 3.77
Mate 7.54 3.77
Deckhand-Ordinary 5.90 2.95
Deckhand-A/B 5.90 2.95
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B. Health and Benefit Plan
During the life of this Agreement, the Company shall contribute to the
Health and Benefit Plan Nineteen Dollars and Twenty Eight Cents ($19.28) per
twenty-four (24) hour man day worked and Ten Dollars and Ninety Three Cents
($10.93) per twelve (12) hour man day worked. The Organization shall select
coverages and carrier through which such benefits shall be provided and shall
furnish the Company with written directions concerning such payments.
The Company agrees to execute any acceptance of escrow or other agreements
necessary in connection with the contribution for welfare benefits and to make
the contributions at the time, in the manner, with the reports in accordance
with the direction from the Organization.
C. Training & Safety Fund:
The Company agrees that it shall participate in and contribute to the
Atlantic & Gulf
Maritime Region Educational Training and Safety Fund for the duration of this
Agreement.
Contributions shall be on a per man day on payroll basis at the following rates:
Twenty-four (24) hour rate $.75 per day
Twelve (12) hour rate $.38 per day
Section 35. Sick Leave
Marine Personnel will not accrue additional sick leave days after March 31,
1988; however, the sick leave program enumerated below shall continue until each
employee has received payment for his last day of benefits.
A. The provisions of this section shall cover marine personnel absent
from work as a result of disability caused by accident or sickness and shall be
in lieu of all prior practices and policies pertaining to the salary continuance
during such absences.
B. Eligibility. To be eligible for payments under the provisions of this
Section,
reasonable evidence (including, in appropriate circumstances, a certificate from
a licensed medical doctor) of disability due to sickness or accident will be
required. NOTE: Marine personnel may be off sick up to two (2) days twice a
year without being required to provide a Doctor's Certificate.
C. Deckhands and mates retiring from employment with 20 or more years of
service shall be paid accumulated sick leave up to 180 days. Marine personnel
terminating with 20 years or more service shall be paid their accumulated sick
leave up to 90 days. Payment of sick leave shall be made at the time of
retirement or termination at the following rates of pay:
Mate $52.68 Deckhand $52.68
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D. Captains and engineers retiring from employment with twenty (20) or
more years of service shall be paid accumulated sick leave up to 216 days.
Captains and engineers terminating with twenty (20) or more years of service
shall be paid their accumulated sick leave up to ninety (90) days at the
following rates of pay per day:
Captain $90.91 Engineer $90.03
E. Marine personnel on maintenance and cure may request to be paid sick
leave at the following rates:
Captain $90.91 Engineer $90.03
Mate $52.68 Deckhand $52.68
F. The following rates shall be paid for sick leave until the total
accrued amount reaches the maximums outlined for retirement:
Captain $80.51 Engineer $79.72
Mate $45.71 Deckhand $45.71
G. Payments of sick leave shall be made at the time of retirement or
termination.
Section 36. Sales and Transfers of Vessels
Prior to any vessel contracted to the Union being disposed of in any
fashion, including but not limited to sale, scrap, transfer, bareboat charter,
etc., ninety (90) days notification in writing must be sent to the Vice
President, Atlantic & Gulf Maritime Region, IOMM&P, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇.
The Union recognizes that the Company may not in all cases be able to
provide the Union with ninety (90) days notice as provided above. However, when
ninety (90) days notice cannot be given, the Company shall call and notify the
Vice President, Atlantic & Gulf Maritime Region, IOMM&P, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, telephone (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇, and confirm in writing as
far in advance as possible and in no event any later than the date of sale,
scrap, transfer, bareboat charter, etc.
In addition, the Company must give the Union the name, address and
telephone number of the purchaser and will attempt to assist the Union meeting
the buyer.
The Company shall provide the Union with a list of the names and owners of
record of all vessels covered by this contract within fifteen (I 5) days of the
signing thereof and shall provide information on any further changes as provided
above.
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Section 37. Savings Clause
Should any part hereof or any provision herein contained be rendered or
declared illegal by reason of any existing or subsequently enacted Court Action,
legislation, or by any decree of a Court of Competent Jurisdiction, or by
decision of any authorized Government Agency, such invalidation shall affect
only such part of portions hereof, provided, however, upon such invalidation,
the par-ties agree immediately to meet and negotiate substitute provisions for
such parts or provisions rendered or declared illegal. The remaining parts or
provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 38. Non-Discrimination
A. The Company and the Organization shall in no way discriminate against any
person covered by this Agreement because of race, religion, creed, sex,
age, national origin, disability or veteran status.
B. It is understood by the parties that whenever the masculine pronoun or
gender is used in this Agreement such use includes the feminine pronoun or
gender, except where a bona fide occupational requirement exists.
Section 39. Personal Leave or Personal Day
Each bargaining unit employee shall be given, as a personal paid day off to
be compensated at the employee's 24-hour rate of pay, the employee's birthday.
At the employee's option, this personal day may be taken on a day other than his
birthday, as mutually agreed between the company and the employee.
Section 40. Probationary Period
Each employee shall serve a probationary period of forty-five (45) work
days during which the employee may be terminated for any reason. The
termination shall not be subject to the grievance and arbitration provisions of
this Agreement.
Section 41. Vacation Benefit (1997, 1998, 1999)
The Company agrees to provide a vacation bonus to "Regular" employees and
those current "Extra/Relief" employees who work a minimum of 212 days during a
calendar year provided these employees have three (3) years service with the
Company.
A day worked shall be either a twelve (12) hour day or a twenty four (24) hour
day under this Agreement.
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The bonus shall be paid within fifteen (I 5) days of the employee working the
212 days minimum.
Flat bonus amounts based on the foregoing shall be:
Captains $1500
Licensed Engineer $1350
Unlicensed Engineer $1000
Mate $1200
Deckhand $ 800
Section 42. Duration of Agreement
This Agreement shall become effective as of May 1, 1997 and shall continue
in full force and effect until May 1, 2000 and shall continue in full force and
effect until each succeeding May I thereafter, unless written notice of desire
to renegotiate is given by either party hereto to the other at least thirty (3
0) days prior to any expiration date or unless written notice of intention to
terminate is given by either party thereto to the other at least sixty (60) days
prior to any expiration date.
Application to open negotiations for changes in any condition of this
Agreement, excluding those provisions in Section 1, 2, 4, and 10, may be made by
either party at any time during the term of this Agreement. Such application or
applications shall not be deemed cause for termination of this Agreement or any
provisions thereof In petitioning for the opening of negotiations for changes in
any conditions of this Agreement, both parties agreed to clearly specify the
provisions therein to be discussed unless mutually agreeable to both parties.
If and when the parties shall have reached an agreement with respect to
matters on review, there shall be added to and incorporated in this Agreement
such additional provisions as shall have been agreed to with respect to such
matters only and no others, and this Agreement, as so modified, shall thereafter
continue in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WBEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hands and seals.
▇▇▇▇▇ TOWING OF FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF
A DIVISION OF ▇▇▇▇▇ TOWING MASTERS, MATES & PILOTS,
CORPORATION AFL-CIO
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Division Vice President and Vice President
General Manager
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▇▇▇▇▇ TOWING OF FLORIDA
CURRENT ROSTER OF EMPLOYEES - APRIL, 23,1997
ABERCROMBIE, ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇.
BROWARD, ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇.*
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ A.*
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▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇.
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▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇.
*Indicates Extra/Relief Employees
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SIDEBAR AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF MASTERS, MATES & PILOTS
AND ▇▇▇▇▇ TOWING OF FLORIDA
A DIVISION OF ▇▇▇▇▇ TOWING CORPORATION
A. PROBATIONARY PERIOD
The Company agrees that the probationary period as provided for in Section 40 of
our Agreement is applicable only to employees hired after the effective date of
the Agreement, May 1, 1997.
B. VACATION BONUS
The Company agrees that the Licensed Engineer bonus shall be applicable to the
following Engineers hired prior to May 1, 1997, whether licensed or unlicensed,
provided they meet the eligibility requirement of Section 41:
Lane, T.
Joy, ▇.
▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.
▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.
▇▇▇▇▇▇, J.
Engineers hired on May 1, 1997 or later shall, if eligible, be paid in
accordance with the licensed or unlicensed rating of said employee.
▇▇▇▇▇ Towing of Florida International Organization of Masters
A division of ▇▇▇▇▇ Mates & Pilots
Towing Corporation
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇, Division Vice ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Vice President
President & Atlantic & Gulf Region
General Manager
SIDEBAR AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF MASTERS, MATES & PILOTS
AND
▇▇▇▇▇ TOWING OF FLORIDA
A DIVISION OF ▇▇▇▇▇ TOWING CORPORATION
Subject: Collective Bargaining Agreement - Dated May 1, 1997
Section 11. Days and Hours of Work - Paragraph B (1) (c)
Should the Company elect to change crew rotation from four days on/two off to
six days on/three days off, the Company will notify the Union in advance.
Further, six months after such change, the Company and the Organization will
discuss whether the six days on/three days off schedule is satisfactory to the
majority of the marine personnel working the schedule. If the majority of the
bargaining unit wishes to return to the four on/two schedule, the Company will
agree.
▇▇▇▇▇ Towing of Florida International Organization of Masters,
A division of ▇▇▇▇▇ Towing Mates & Pilots
Corporation
By:
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇, Division Vice ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Vice President
President & General Manager
APPENDIX A
Florida Towing Company
Independent Square, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
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(904) 354-0483
April 6, 1977
Captain ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, Regional Director
Atlantic and Gulf Region
International Organization of Masters,
Mates & Pilots - ILA. AFL-CIO
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Dear Captain ▇▇▇▇▇:
This is to clarify the Agreement on regular employees of Florida Towing Company
as of June 17, 1976.
The sixty seven (67) crew members and six (6) docking masters on the payroll on
the above date would have jobs in the harbor subject to the needs and
requirements of the harbor workload remaining the same.
The above employees may or may not elect to go to sea under the coastwise
contracts, subject to their having the proper license and ability.
This does not take away any rights of management under the contract or any part
of the
Agreements.
Sincerely,
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
EMJ, JC:lc
REGULAR EMPLOYEES OF RECORD AS OF JUNE 17, 1976
APPENDIX A
DOCKING MASTERS ENGINEERS
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, J. T. J. B. Free
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, H. P ▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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▇. ▇. Sink
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▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ C. Broward
▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ L. T. ▇▇▇▇
▇. ▇. Love
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