CATEGORIES OF EMPLOYEES - FOOD MARKET. The parties hereto declare that in providing for the following allocation of work, involving the handling of categories of merchandise calling for the Food Clerk rate of pay and General Merchandise Clerk rate of pay in this Agreement, they have taken into account the allocation of such work as provided for in the most recently expired contract and, have encompassed as binding herein the various decisions of arbitrators on the subject, and written settlements reached between Union parties and Employer parties, during the term of the predecessor Agreement. In addition, the allocation reflects an agreement to reassign certain items, which have been in dispute in the liquor departments, to reassign nuts and peanuts, and also frozen bakery items. A liquor department is a section of the store stocked with various alcoholic beverages and items associated with the consumption of alcoholic beverages, including non-alcoholic mixes and beverages, ice, packaged nuts, packaged peanuts, beef jerky, cups, napkins and plates, barware, cocktail party products and special holiday packs. It is not the intent that when the unrefrigerated soft drink table or aisle is located in the liquor department that the handling of the unrefrigerated soda pop on that table or aisle be performed at the general merchandise rate of pay. The Union and Employer parties further declare that they have no intention to attempt to otherwise enlarge or diminish the merchandise assigned to each such classification rate of pay during the term of this Agreement. Therefore, this Agreement shall recognize an industry-wide intent of the parties hereto with regard to this subject, recognizing, however, that some disputes will inevitably arise, and that no party intends to abandon legitimately held positions in such disagreements. There shall be established by this Agreement four (4) categories of employees to be identified as follows:
