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CROWLE FITTINGS & SUPPLY L TO. 407 Deerhurst Drive Brampton, Ontario

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INDEX

Company Rules and Regulations

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Agreement Between

Crowle Fittings & Supply Ltd.

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Local Union No. 1979 Teamsters Chemical, Energy & Allied Workers

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CROWLE FITTINGS & SUPPLY LTD.

COMPANY RULES AND REGULATIONS

(as amended)

Amended: October 29, 2013

ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ACTS SHALL BE DEEMED A VIOLATION OF THE COMPANY'S RULES AND REGULATIONS, AND MAY CONSTITUTE GROUNDS FOR DISCHARGE OR OTHER DISCIPLINARY MEASURES AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COMPANY:

1. Unauthorized removal or defacement of posted signs or bulletins.

2. Defacing or destruction of Company property.

3. Unauthorized presence of employees' private vehicles inside fence.

4. Soliciting of funds, circulation of literature, or selling tickets, without the prior permission of management.

5. Repeated lateness or absence without adequate excuse.

6. Sleeping during working hours.

7. Insubordination.

8. Theft from the Company or of fellow employees.

9. Failure to open lunch pails, parcels or trunk of car when leaving property, on request of Company authorized supervisory personnel. Failure to open locker on request of foreman.

10. Reporting for work while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages or drugs on plant premises, or while in possession of company vehicles.

11. Walking off the job or leaving the department or premises without the foreman's permission.

12. Punching the time clock for another employee, or having another employee punch the time clock for him/her.

13. Gambling on Company property.

14. Fighting on Company property.

15. Smoking in prohibited areas. In order to protect the health and welfar_~_9f it~mplo_~ee~ visitors" and custome~smokingj~J2rohibited at a1L1imf:2~ in_9Jlloterior _<:md ext~rio_L§@_i:l_§_ of the work place, including in company vehicles, forklifts, and vehicles that are used for

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work purposes (and for greater certainty including any area or manner in contravention of local, provincial and/or fec:f_il_ral laws, by-laws and regulations)! Smoking is _QjJ_ty permitted durinq~Dftg_ifi~_Q__I::)Jeaks, at which time the emPloyee rnust smoke 9rlJ2lfblic property or Company desi.Q..llilted areas.

16. Failure to comply with safety rules in any of the following manners:

16.1 neglecting or refusing to use prescribed procedures or safety equipment; 16.2 failure to report injuries to foreman or to comply with treatment instructions; 16.3 negligence in the operation of Company equipment, resulting in or liable to result

in injury to self or others, or damage to property or equipment.

17. Unauthorized use of Company premises or equipment for personal use.

18. Persistent failure or refusal to co-operate with fellow employees.

19. Driving Company vehicles without a valid driver's license or while said license is under suspension or revoked, or under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

20. Failure to provide the Company with a copy of his driver's abstract, if so requested by the Company.

21. Use of personal electronic devices (includlng without limitation_t_.Q~l_Q_I]_ones, mp3 players, recording or sound devices) in the work place (and in compan_y_ vehicles) during work hours is prohibited.

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AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

CROWLE FITTINGS & SUPPLY L TO.

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TEAMSTERS' LOCAL UNION 1979 CHEMICAL, ENERGY & ALLIED WORKERS' UNION

LOCAL424

BRAMPTON, ONTARIO

OCTOBER 28,2013- OCTOBER 27,2016

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COLLECTIVE LABOUR AGREEMENT

This Agreement is made and is effective as of the 28th day of October, 2013, between CROWLE FITTINGS & SUPPLY L TO., (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"L with respect to certain employees at its plant in the Region of Peel, and the LOCAL UNION No. 1979 TEAMSTERS CHEMICAL, ENERGY & ALLIED WORKERS (hereinafter referred to as the "Union").

ARTICLE 1 - RECOGNITIONS

1 .01 The Company recognizes the Union as the sole collective bargaining agent for the employees (hereafter defined as the "Bargaining Unit"), for the duration of this Agreement. The undersigned Union and its legal representatives represents and warrants to the Company that it is the legal successor to the prior Bargaining Unit known as LOCAL UNION 424 TEAMSTERS' CHEMICAL, ENERGY & ALLIED WORKERS and indemnifies the Company from any claims arising from a breach of this representation.

1 .02 The terms of this Collective Agreement shall apply to all employees of the Company in the Region of Peel, save and except persons above the rank of foreman, and office and sales employees.

1 .03 The purpose of this Agreement is to maintain a harmonious relationship between the Company and its employees, and to provide an amicable method of settling any differences or grievances, which might possibly arise.

1 .04 During the term of this Agreement, there shall be no lockout, strike, slow-down or stoppage of work.

1 .05 The management of the plant and the direction of the working force, the maintenance of order, discipline and efficiency, including the right to direct, plan and control plant operations, to schedule working hours, and the right to hire, promote, demote, transfer, suspend or discharge employees for just cause, or to release employees because of lack of work, or for other legitimate reasons, or the right to introduce new and improved methods and facilities, to determine the products to be manufactured, and to manage the plant in the traditional manner, is vested exclusively in the Company, subject to the express provisions of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it shall be the function of the Company to determine the qualifications of each employee. It is understood that the provisions of this section will not interfere with the right of either party to grieve.

1 .06 The Company and Union agree that there shall be no discrimination, interference, restraint or coercion by or on behalf of the Company regarding any employee covered by this Collective Agreement because of membership or non-membership in the Union. They further agree that the Union, its members or its agents, shall not intimidate or coerce said employees into membership.

1.07 The Company, the Union and the employees acknowledge that Crowle Fittings Limited has had, in the past, serious financial difficulties and the Union and the

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employees agree to co-operate and work towards making the Company profitable and viable.

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ARTICLE 2 - HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME

2.01 a The normal work day, except during periods of winter construction inactivity, shall consist of eight and one-half (8-1 /2) hours, of which one-half ( 1 /2) hour shall be an unpaid lunch period, Monday to Friday, inclusive. During winter construction slow­down, on agreement between the Company and the Union, the work day may be shortened.

2.01 b A second shift may be operated, as conditions demand, which normally shall consist of eight (8) hours per day, which includes a paid half hour lunch period. The week shall normally be five (5) days, Monday to Friday inclusive. This schedule may be adjusted by the Company to meet the needs and demands of its customers.

2.01 c The Company shall have the right to decide when to institute or discontinue an afternoon and/or evening shift.

2.02a Overtime beyond the hours of work prescribed above, when overtime is requested by the Company, will be paid at the rate of one and one-half ( 1-1 /2) times the regular rate of pay for each employee, providing that the employee works a complete work week during his regular shift hours, or provides an acceptable Doctor's certificate or other evidence of legitimate reason for any absence which would make overtime invalid in that pay period.

2.02b Work performed by an employee on a paid statutory holiday for which he is eligible, in accordance with the provision of Section 6.01, will be paid for at the rate of time and one half in addition to his regular day's pay.

2.02c Overtime rates will not be paid to drivers who have been on mileage rates during the same working day.

2.02d Drivers on deliveries may be dispatched by the Company before the start of the normal working day where deliveries must be made to reasonably distant points, at or near the normal commencement of the work day. Overtime rates will be paid, if not excluded by the terms above, for the hours worked over the normal length of the working day, or prior to commencement of the work day.

2.02e Regular paid holidays or annual vacation shall not, however, be counted as time lost from the work week.

2.03 Overtime does not include:

i) time worked by employees substituting for one another at their own request; ii) a change of an employee's working hours at his own request; iii) time worked by an employee to compensate for time, which he had lost for

personal reasons;

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ARTICLE 3- RATES OF PAY

3.01 a The rates of pay contained in Schedule "A- 2013", Parts I, II and Ill inclusive of this

Agreement shall remain in effect for the duration of this Agreement.

3.01 b All employees who report for their regularly scheduled hours shall be guaranteed a

minimum of three (3) hours pay, unless notified not to report, at least eight (8) hours

before shift starting time, and all employees who are called in, not continuous with

their regularly scheduled hours, shall be guaranteed a minimum of three (3) hours

pay. Payment for such hours shall be at straight time.

ARTICLE 4 -WORKING CONDITIONS

4.01 a Each employee will be on duty at his job station, ready to commence work, at the

start of each shift, and shall remain at his job station until five (5) minutes before the

end of the shift, at which time a paid, five (5) minute wash-up period will be

allowed.

4.01 b All employees shall be entitled to one-ten ( 1 0) minute break period in the morning

and one-ten ( 1 0) minute break period in the afternoon, of each working day.

4.01 c In the event that the Company transfers a full-time employee temporarily to a lower

rate job, he shall be paid at the rate prevailing for his previous job. If the Company

transfers a full-time employee to a higher rate job, he shall be entitled to be paid for

all hours worked on the new job at the higher rate.

4.01 d All employees agree to abide by the Company's rules and regulations, and any

amendments thereto.

ARTICLE 5 - SENIORITY

5.01 An employee shall be a probationer until such time as he has worked for the

Company for six (6) consecutive months, at which time his seniority shall be

calculated as from the date of his last hiring. Pay rates for probationers shall be

$2.00 per hour less then the applicable rates of pay set out on Schedule A 2013

Parts I, II, Ill, for the applicable job classification. Notwithstanding the foregoing

Management has the sole discretion to increase such rate of pay applicable to

specific probationers provided it does not exceed the applicable non probationer

rates of pay set out on Schedule A - 2013 Parts I, II, Ill.

5.02 A probationer shall have no seniority rights. His employment may be terminated at

any time by the Company without recourse to the grievance procedure.

5.03 An employee shall lose his seniority when he resigns or is discharged, or if he should

fail to report for work, except when excused by the Company, for three (3)

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consecutive days, except when on approved leave of absence for sickness. An employee on lay-off must

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answer a recall mailed to his last known address, and report to work within five (5) days, or seniority will be forfeited. All layoffs will be posted on the bulletin board adjacent to the seniority list, before their time of taking effect.

5.04 In all case of promotion (except promotion to a position excluded from the Bargaining Unit, or positions requiring technical or other training, or other special educational

qualifications), and in all cases of decrease or increase in the work force, the following factors shall be considered by the Company:

i) seniority; ii) knowledge, efficiency and ability to perform the work; iii) physical fitness.

Where factors (ii) and (iii) are relatively equal, factor (i) shall govern, with the understanding that the last laid off will be the first recalled, providing he is willing, able and qualified to do the work required.

5.05 The Union acknowledges that in the administration of Article 5, it will be necessary for the Company to maintain, at all times, a competent and trained working force.

5.06 An employee who is laid off and is not recalled to work by the Company during the following twelve month period shall thereupon lose his seniority.

5.07 The Company will supply a seniority list of all employees to the Union every four (4) months.

5.08 The Company will post a notification of all job openings within the bargaining unit for three (3) days prior to filling the position, to enable any employee to apply for the position.

ARTICLE 6 - PAID STATUTORY HOLIDAYS

6.01 a A full-time, permanent employee shall be entitled to be absent from work, and to be paid an amount equivalent to his straight time hourly rate for time lost during such absence on each of the following days or parts thereof:

New Year's Day Dominion Day Thanksgiving Day Labour Day

Boxing Day Good Friday Civic Day (August)

Christmas Day

Christmas Eve New Year's Eve Victoria Day (Mayl

Family Day (February)

and any other day legislated by the Provincial or Federal Government as a compulsory statutory holiday during the term of this contract.

6.01 b An employee shall not be entitled to be paid for such holidays if:

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i) he has not worked his last scheduled work day immediately prior to the holiday;

ii) he has not worked his full first scheduled work day immediately after the holiday;

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iii) if the holiday is not celebrated on a normal working day, except as hereinafter provided;

iv) he does not work on the holiday when he has been requested to do so; v) he has been employed by the Company for less than ninety (90) consecutive

days; vi) an employee is absent and received sick pay.

6.01 c If a holiday falls within an employee's vacation period, he will be granted another day in lieu thereat or the holiday pay.

6.01 d If an additional day's holiday is granted to an employee in lieu of holiday pay, such day will be taken, by mutual agreement between the employee and the Company.

6.01 e Any paid holiday that falls on either a Saturday or Sunday will be celebrated on the following Monday.

ARTICLE 7 - VACATIONS

7.01 A full-time employee shall be entitled to receive:

Two (2) weeks of vacation (@ 4%) after one ( 1) year of service. Three (3) weeks of vacation (@ 6%) after five (5) years of service. Four (4) weeks of vacation (@ 8%) after fourteen (14) years of service.

It is understood that in cases of vacations of over two weeks, the portion of vacation over two weeks will be taken before July 1st or after September 1st of the year in which vacation is eligible to be taken. Exception to this provision can be made in special circumstances, with permission of the Company.

7.02 Vacations shall be taken at such time as may be most convenient to the Company.

7.03 Cheques for vacation pay will be issued separately from regular pay cheques.

ARTICLE 8 - GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURES

8.01 Any dispute between the Company and the Union as to the interpretation of this Collective Agreement, and any allegations by either party that the other has violated any term of this Collective Agreement, shall be handled in accordance with the procedure:

The Company must initiate any disciplinary action against an offending employee within ten (10) working days of receiving full knowledge and evidence of offense. An employee shall discuss any complaint relating to this Agreement with his foreman. If the matter cannot be settled immediately, he may file a grievance.

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Stage 1

i) Where an employee wishes to file a grievance, he may consult his shop steward, and shall prepare a written grievance, which shall be signed by himself, and given to the foreman within ten ( 1 0) days of the occurrence of the event upon which the grievance is based.

ii) The foreman shall answer the grievance in writing within ten ( 1 0) working days after receiving it, and failing a satisfactory settlement, the griever may proceed to "Stage 2" of the grievance procedure.

Stage 2

i) If a grievance of an employee is not settled, he and/or his International Representative shall present the grievance to the manager within ten ( 1 0) working days after the written answer of the foreman is received.

ii) The manager shall answer the grievance within ten ( 1 0) working days after rece1v1ng it. Failing a settlement, the grievance may then be submitted to Arbitration by either party.

iii) Any grievance regarding the discharge of an employee shall start at Stage 2.

In the event that the parties have been unable to settle a dispute which has been processed under the provisions of paragraph 8.01, and provided that the dispute meets the requirements of paragraph 8.01, such grievance may be taken to Arbitration provided that the aggrieved party notifies the other party within ten (1 0) working days following the date upon which the meeting contemplated in Stage 2 (i)

above, has been held.

Each party shall, not later than ten ( 1 0) working days following the notification as described in paragraph 8.02, notify the other party, in writing, of the name of the person nominated to represent it on the Board of Arbitration.

No person may be nominated to the Board of Arbitration who has either directly or indirectly attempted to negotiate or settle the grievance in dispute.

The two persons so nominated shall, within ten ( 1 0) working days of the appointment of the last named Arbitrator, select a third person to act as Chairman of the Board of Arbitration. If they are unable to agree upon a chairman, they shall jointly request the Minister of Labour of the Province of Ontario to name a suitable person to act as chairman.

Such chairman, together with the two nominees above mentioned, shall constitute a Board of Arbitration. They shall meet promptly to hear and consider the grievance with all reasonable dispatch. The decision of the majority of the Board shall be final and binding on the Chairman, the Union and the employee.

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8.07 Each of the parties will bear the expense of the Arbitrator nominated by it; the parties will jointly bear the expense of the Chairman of the Board.

8.08 The Board of Arbitration shall, wherever possible, endeavour to render its decision within thirty (30) days of the conclusion of the hearing on the dispute, provided that the failure of the Board to render its decision within the time limit specified, shall not deprive it of jurisdiction or vitiate any award that may be made.

8.09 The Board of Arbitration shall not have any power to alter or change any of the provisions of this Collective Agreement, or to substitute any new provision for any existing provision, or to give any decision inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Collective Agreement.

8.10 If the grievance relates to the discharge or suspension of an employee, the Board of Arbitration will have the right to increase or decrease the penalty if they feel that the circumstances justify this action, and will have the authority to determine the amount of pay the employee is to receive for the period of his discharge or suspension, if he is subsequently re-instated. In calculating the amount of pay the employee is to receive if re-instated, the Board of Arbitration shall deduct therefrom, any monies earned by the employee from other employment and any Unemployment Insurance benefits received by the employee during his period of suspension or discharge and retained by him.

8.11 Any or all time limits provided in this Article may be extended upon mutual agreement between the parties.

8.12 All meetings of the Grievance Committee and the Company shall be held after normal working hours, and the employees will not be paid for time taken in connection with these duties.

8.13 The Union shall notify the Company, in writing, of the names of the members of the Negotiating Committee and the Grievance Committee and the shop stewards.

ARTICLE 9 - UNION SECURITY PROVISIONS

9.01 The Company will, during the time of this Collective Agreement, deduct from the wages of each employee, who is at that time a member of the Union, the monthly Union dues and initiation fees with respect to the employee's membership in the Union, so long as he continues to be employed by the Company, and so long as the employee continues to be in an occupational group for which the Union is the certified bargaining agent.

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All new employees hired during the term of the Collective Agreement shall sign a "Dues Deduction Authorization" as a condition of employment, in the following form:

Deduction Authorization

City of Brampton Date ................ .

To: Crowle Fittings & Supply Ltd.

I hereby authorize you to deduct from my pay each month, the amount of $ , being the equivalent of the current monthly dues payable by the members of the TEAMSTERS' CHEMICAL AND ALLIED WORKERS' UNION in the Region of Peel, or a greater or lesser amount if the monthly dues are changed, and to remit to the Union the amount so collected. I understand that this authorization will terminate if the Collective Agreement is cancelled, or if I am transferred to an occupational group for which the Union is not the certified bargaining agent.

Witness Employee's Signature

ii) Such authorization shall be executed by each new employee, in triplicate. The employee, the Union and the Company shall each retain one copy of such authorization.

9.03 The above conditions shall not in any way be construed as a requirement that any of the existing or new employees shall be required to join or maintain their membership in the Union as a condition of employment with the Company.

9.04 The Union shall forthwith notify the Company of the names of all the present members of the Union from whose pay deductions for the Union dues and other Union fees are required, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

9.05 New employees will become eligible for deduction of Union dues on the first pay following the expiration of their probationary period.

9.06 All Union dues and other deductions made by the Company in accordance with the provisions of this Article, shall be remitted monthly by the Company to the Union Treasurer.

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9.07 The Union shall indemnify and save the Company harmless from any claims, suits,

judgements, attachments and from any other form of liability levied against the

Company as a result of the Company making any deductions from the employee's

wages in accordance with the authorization and assignments set forth in this Article.

ARTICLE 1 0 - MISCELLANEOUS

10.01 The Company agrees to permit the Union to post notices of meetings and other

Union business or affairs on a bulletin board provided in the Plant. It is agreed,

however, that all such notices shall be approved by the Plant Manager and posted by him.

10.02 The Company will enrol and pay full premium, after probation period, for:

i) the Group Accident and Sickness Policy, as detailed in "Schedule 2- 2013";

ii) a First Call Medical Fee Payment Plan for each employee, including the

employee's family as described in Schedule 2 - 2013. For this purpose, the

employee's family shall be interpreted to mean only dependant wife/husband

and children as eligible under the policy; iii) a Company-paid Dental Plan, as detailed in "Schedule 2 - 2013" will be

provided to all employees, including employee's family; iv) a Company-paid Standard Vision Care Package coverage including employee's

family as detailed in "Schedule 2 - 2013.

All benefits under Section 10.02 are subject to amendment in the event of changes

in legislation concerning these insurance matters. In the event of any compulsory

change in form, cost or source, of any type of health or wage replacement

insurance, the Company reserves the right to restrict these clauses to statutory minimums or the maximum benefit at the present cost.

10.03 Paid bereavement leave, up to three (3) days will be granted to any employee in the

event of a death in the employee's immediate family. Family will mean only: - wife,

husband, parent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, children, brothers or sisters. Paid time

off up to one ( 1) day will be given to attend the funeral of aunts, uncles, sister-in­

laws, brother-in-laws and grandparents. Proof of funeral and attendance may be

requested.

10.04 Effective January 1, 2008, the Company will contribute annually, $100.00 or the

actual cost, whichever is lowest, towards the cost of compulsory footwear and/or

work wear (e.g. winter vests, coats, shirts), during the employment of each worker.

In addition, safety rubber boots will be provided for yard help. Temporary or part­

time help, including student help, will have $5.00 only paid towards the cost of required shoes. An employee leaving the Company during the probation period will

have the cost of the shoes charged back to him, less $5.00. Rubberized aprons will

be provided to all fittings bench workers and saw operators. The Company reserves

the right to ensure that the shoes purchased under these provisions are adequate

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and safe for working conditions.

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10.05 The Company will provide coveralls to all inside employees and keep them laundered and in reasonable condition. Such coveralls will be worn at all times in the workplace and removed on leaving, and will be of a type that will minimize the carrying from the workplace any fibrous dust present in the workplace.

ARTICLE 11 - DURATION OF AGREEMENT

11 .01 This Collective Agreement constitutes the sole and entire agreement between the Company and the Union; it shall remain in force from the 28th day of October 2013 to the 27th day of October, 2016, and thereafter from year to year unless either party gives to the other party, notice in writing, of proposals for revision or cancellation within a period of not less than two (2) months, or more than three (3) months prior to the anniversary date.

11 .02 If no agreement is reached by the expiry date of this Collective Agreement, the provisions of the Ontario Labour Relations Act shall prevail.

ARTICLE 12 - PENSION PLAN

12.01 Effective October 28, 1988, the Company set up a fully voluntary RETIREMENT INCOME PROGRAM (the "Plan") for Eligible employees. Eligible employees are to be full-time employees of the Company having more than two (2) years of continuous full time employment (i.e. 2 years from date of hire) with the Company. The Plan provides that the Company will match annually 100% of the Eligible employees' contributions to the Plan to a maximum annual limit of 3% of the employee's annual earnings received after the date of becoming an Eligible employee. The Plan is to contain restrictions on early withdrawal of contributions. All contributions to the Plan will be invested by the Planholder, as instructed by the employee, in investment-type funds.

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ARTICLE 13 ~ OTHER

13.01 In recognition of the efforts rendered by the member employees in the past year, the Company has agreed to pay a special one-time signing bonus to each full time employee member (the "Incentive"). The Incentive is to be paid in the first payroll period in the month of December of each year during the duration of this Collective Agreement as follows:

1st: Yr: 2nd Yr: Final Yr:

$500.00 $250.00 $250.00

December, 2013 December, 2014 December, 2015

The Incentive Fee will be pro-rated on a monthly basis for new full time employees who have not served a full twelve (12) months period prior to payment date.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto signed, at the City of Brampton, this 7th day of January, 2014.

LOCAL UNION 1979 CHEMICAL TEAMSTERS ENERGY & ALLIED WORKERS

.. We hav~ the autho ity to bind

E.&O.E.

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LIFE INSURANCE:

ACCIDENTAL DEATH & DISMEMBERMENT:

DEPENDANT GROUP LIFE:

WEEKLY INDEMNITY:

CROWLE FITTINGS & SUPPLY LTD. 407 DEERHURST DRIVE BRAMPTON, ONTARIO

SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS

SCHEDULE 2 - 2013

Spouse - $2,000.00 Child - $1 ,000.00

-The benefit amount is 66.2/3% of your weekly earnings to a maximum of $750.00

- The benefit starts on the 1st day of disability due to accident, and on the 4th day of disability due to sickness - The maximum benefit period is 26 weeks

HOSPITAL: This benefit pays 1 00% of the cost for semi-private hospital Coverage.

MAJOR MEDICAL: Per calendar year and a $25.00 deductible for single or

DENTAL:

family, the Plan pays 100% of the following: drugs; private duty nurse; ambulance services; appliances; paramedical practitioners $30.00 per visit maximum $500 per person per benefit year; convalescent care; out of country benefits on an emergency basis

- This benefit covers 90% of the following services: x-ray's; scaling; fillings; extractions; cleaning; fluoride treatments; examinations; periodontia; endodontia; oral surgery; crowns; bridges; dentures; gold inlays;. Basic coverage there are no deductibles and no maximums. - Orthodontia is covered at 50% with a $1,500.00 lifetime maximum. - Pre-determination limit is $500.00. - Benefits are re-imbursed based on the 2007 Ontario Dental Association Fee Guide - Major Dental is covered at 80% no deductible with a $2,000.00 maximum per person per benefit year.

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STANDARD VISION CARE PACKAGE:

SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS

-2-

Family coverage as follows:

- $200.00 for eye exams every two (2) years (3 months after enrolment); - maximum $200.00 per 24 months and 12 months for person under age 1 8

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SCHEDULE II A - 2013" TO THE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT

BETWEEN CROWLE FITTINGS & SUPPLY LTD.

AND LOCAL UNION No. 1979 TEAMSTERS CHEMICAL,

ENERGY & ALLIED WORKERS

PART I

It is agreed that the pay schedules shown below will be the rates in effect for the first year of this contract, being from October 28, 2013 to October 27, 2014 inclusive:

Hourly

Job Classification

Truck Drivers - Tractor - Tandem with Boom - Straight & Tandem - Student & Part-Time

Shipping and Receiving Dept. - Lead Shipper - Shipper

Yard - Large Fork-Lift Truck Operator - General Labour - Student & Part-Time

Production Department - Lead Hand - Saw or Machine Operator - General Labour - Student & Part-Time

E.& O.E.

P.QY __ Rate

$20.32 $20.08 $19.45

$8.25 - 16.50

$20.36 $19.79

$20.11 $16.43

$8.25 - 16.50

$20.36 $19.79 $16.43

$8.25 - 16.50

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SCHEDULE II A - 2010 TO THE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT

BETWEEN CROWLE FITTINGS & SUPPLY LTD.

AND LOCAL UNION No. 1979 TEAMSTERS CHEMICAL,

ENERGY & ALLIED WORKERS

PART II

It is agreed that the pay schedules shown below will be the rates in effect for the second year of this contract, covering the period from October 28, 2014 to October 27, 2015 inclusive:

Job Classification

Truck Drivers - Tractor - Tandem with Boom - Straight & Tandem - Student & Part-Time

Shipping and Receiving Dept. - Lead Shipper - Shipper

Yard - Large Fork-Lift Truck Operator - General Labour - Student & Part-Time

Production Department - Lead Hand - Saw or Machine Operator - General Labour - Student & Part-Time

E.& O.E.

Hourly Pay Rate

$20.62 $20.38 $19.75

$8.25 - 16.50

$20.66 $20.09

$20.41 $16.73

$8.25 - 16.50

$20.66 $20.09 $16.73

$8.25 - 16.50

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SCHEDULE II A - 2013" TO THE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT

BETWEEN CROWLE FITTINGS & SUPPLY LTD.

AND LOCAL UNION No. 1979 TEAMSTERS CHEMICAL,

ENERGY & ALLIED WORKERS

PART Ill

It is agreed that the pay schedules shown below will be the rates in effect for the duration of this contract/ covering the period from October 28/ 2015 to October 27, 2016:

Job Classification

Truck Drivers - Tractor - Tandem with Boom - Straight & Tandem - Student & Part-Time

Shipping and Receiving Dept. - Lead Shipper -Shipper

Yard - Large Fork-Lift Truck Operator - General Labour - Student & Part-Time

Production Department - Lead Hand - Saw or Machine Operator - General Labour - Student & Part-Time

E.& O.E.

Hourly Pay Rate

$20.92 $20.68 $20.05

$8.25 - 16.50

$20.96 $20.39

$20.71 $17.03

$8.25 - 16.50

$20.96 $20.39 $17.03

$8.25 - 16.50