Common use of Union Involvement Clause in Contracts

Union Involvement. In the event the Company decides to sell, lease or otherwise transfer operating assets the existing hourly employees in these facilities will be given first option to fill the positions required to operate the facility. Such employees will receive the same wages and benefits that were in place when these jobs were performed at Essar Steel Algoma prior to the change in operators. These conditions will be incorporated into a collective agreement between the new employer and the United Steelworkers (USW) prior to the closing of any agreement. Employees who remain employed in either of these facilities will maintain the amount of corporate seniority that they had in their former local union on the date of transfer of the asset and will be entitled to exercise their seniority and revert to Essar Steel Algoma in the event they are no longer required in the operation. Any joint venture or partnership in which the Company will assume an equity interest in a facility in Sault Ste. Xxxxx, Ontario will only be entered into on the condition that the employer agrees to recognize the USW as sole bargaining agent at its facilities in Sault Ste. Xxxxx. The sale or lease of any non-operating assets or facilities in Sault Ste. Xxxxx, Ontario, where the lessee or purchaser will operate a steel-related business will, unless the United Steelworkers District 6 Director agrees otherwise, proceed only on the condition that the employer agrees to recognize the USW as the sole bargaining agent and enters into a collective agreement prior to the closing date of any agreement. Other The Company agrees not to sell or exit any business without the input of the Union in a review of the future viability of such business, including an analysis of how such business advances the Company’s objectives. On a confidential basis the Company will continue to provide the Union with the necessary information to carry out their functions under the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Specifically, the parties will discuss ways to ensure the involvement of the Union in a consultative manner on issues related to the future growth and capital investment at the site.

Union Involvement. In the event the Company decides to sell, lease or otherwise transfer operating assets the existing hourly employees in these facilities will be given first option to fill the positions required to operate the facility. Such employees will receive the same wages and benefits that were in place when these jobs were performed at Essar Algoma Steel Algoma Inc. prior to the change in operators. These conditions will be incorporated into a collective agreement between the new employer and the United Steelworkers (USW) prior to the closing of any agreement. Employees who remain employed in either of these facilities will maintain the amount of corporate seniority that they had in their former local union on the date of transfer of the asset and will be entitled to exercise their seniority and revert to Essar Algoma Steel Algoma Inc. in the event they are no longer required in the operation. Any joint venture or partnership in which the Company will assume an equity interest in a facility in Sault Ste. Xxxxx, Ontario will only be entered into on the condition that the employer agrees to recognize the USW as sole bargaining agent at its facilities in Sault Ste. Xxxxx. The sale or lease of any non-operating assets or facilities in Sault Ste. Xxxxx, Ontario, where the lessee or purchaser will operate a steel-related business will, unless the United Steelworkers District 6 Director agrees otherwise, proceed only on the condition that the employer agrees to recognize the USW as the sole bargaining agent and enters into a collective agreement prior to the closing date of any agreement. Other The Company agrees not to sell or exit any business without the input of the Union in a review of the future viability of such business, including an analysis of how such business advances the Company’s objectives. On a confidential basis the Company will continue to provide the Union with the necessary information to carry out their functions under the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Specifically, the parties will discuss ways to ensure the involvement of the Union in a consultative manner on issues related to the future growth and capital investment at the site.