Common use of WAGE RULES Clause in Contracts

WAGE RULES. No wage rate of pay will be adjusted, either upward or downward, during the life of this Agreement except by mutual agreement between the Union and the Company. No employee shall suffer a reduction in his or her wage rate of pay as a result of the new wage schedule in this Agreement. Schedule A will be a part of this Agreement. Wages for production employees will be increased by in the first year of the contract and by in the and year of the contract. Wages for skill trades employees will be increased by in the first year of the contract and in the and year of the contract. An employee required to work various shifts is eligible to receive a shift differential premium in accordance with hours worked. A shift starting between and is a day shift. Employees working a day shift will be compensated at straight time. A shift starting between and is an afternoon shift. Employees working an afternoon shift will be compensated at straight time plus a shift differential of sixty-five cents ($0.65) per hour. A shift starting between and is a night shift. Employees working a night shift will be compensated at straight time plus a shift differential of seventy cents ($0.70).