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Tentative Agreements Article 2 -- Jurisdiction12-17-99 Section 1. Language from Advertising contract. 5-3-00 5. (a) All employees and irregular extras covered by this Agreement who are members of the Guild as of March 7, 1995 or who thereafter become members shall, as a condition of employment, maintain their membership for the duration of this Agreement. (b) All new employees hired after March 7, 1995 and irregular extras shall, as a condition of employment, as soon after their date of hire as legally permissible (30 days), become and remain members of the Guild for the duration of this Agreement. ARTICLE 3 -- INFORMATION 12-17-99 1. The Publisher shall supply the Guild (a) Name, address, sex, date of birth and Social Security number; (b) Date of hiring; (c) Classification; (d) Experience rating and experience anniversary date where applicable; (e) Salary. 12-2-99 3. The Publisher shall notify the Guild (a) Any resignations, retirements or deaths not previously
reported to the Guild. (b) Any changes in the data specified in Section not previously
reported to the Guild. (c) The names of any irregular extras employed not previously
reported to the Guild 11-12-99 9. The Guild shall be furnished monthly (a) Changes in list of bargaining unit retirees with plan benefits; (c) Annual actuarial report; (d) Annual trustees' report; (e) Copies of applications for retirement by bargaining unit employees; (f) Copies of IRS Letters of Determination. ARTICLE 5 -- GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 11-19-99 Revise Section 1(a) to replace "Providence Journal-Bulletin with "Providence Journal" ARTICLE 6 -- SENIORITY 12-17-99 2. No seniority will be attained or acquired
by any new employee until such employee has completed a probationary period
or by an irregular extra. The probationary period for new employees shall
be six (6) calendar months for reporters with an experience rating of
two (2) years or less, Classified Sales Managers, Field Sales Manager,
Department Store Manager, Retail Automotive Sales Manager, Sales Manager-General
Advertising, Assistant Credit Manager and Advertising Sales Representative
(Retail, National and Classified) with an experience rating of six (6)
months or less; thirty-two (32) working days for employees classified
as State Staff Office Assistants, Copy Clerks, Library Assistants, General
Assistants, ARTICLE 7 -- TRANSFERS AND PROMOTIONS 12-17-99 5. (a) Promoted employees shall be given trial
periods as follows: Up to six (6) calendar months for those promoted to
Section Editor, Editorial Writer, Page Editor, Picture Editor, Makeup
Editor, State Staff Manager, Artist, Photographer, Reporter, Field Sales
Manager, Department Store Manager, Retail Automotive Sales Manager, Sales
Manager-General Advertising, Classified Sales Manager, Assistant Credit
Manager, Advertising Artist, Advertising Promotion (b) During such trial periods the employee shall receive, in the classification to which he or she is advanced, at least the minimum next higher than his or her salary in the classification from which he or she is advanced, without penalty or prejudice. ARTICLE 12 -- SICK PAY AND SHORT TERM DISABILITY 5-3-00 1. An employee shall not forfeit any part of his or her pay because of absence on account of illness up to and including one (1) week's time in any calendar year. Up to three (3) days may be used for illness in the immediate family. ARTICLE 14 -- INSURANCE5-3-00 4. The Company shall provide, at no cost to
employees, short term disability coverage as previously agreed and long-term
disability insurance providing a 5-3-00 11.(a) The Publisher agrees to provide a special risk death and dismemberment
insurance policy, covering employees so long as they are within the bargaining
unit at any time they are required to travel away from the premises of
their normal place of employment on business for the Publisher. The death
benefit under this plan will be 5-3-00 12. The Company shall offer eligible employees participation in Vision Service Plan for eye exams, frames and lenses. Employees shall be responsible for 100% of the premium cost. 5-3-00 13. Employee Assistance The Company shall provide, at no cost to eligible employees, a confidential employee assistance plan that offers behavioral health care assistance to employees and their dependents. The plan will provide phone support 24 hours a day and will cover up to six visits with a local counselor. 5-3-00 14. Flexible spending accounts a. Dependent Care Spending: Employees will be allowed to participate in a dependent care spending account by contributing pre-tax dollars to cover qualified expenses. The Company will provide a 100% match, on the employee contribution, up to a maximum of twenty dollars ($20) per week. b. Health Care Spending: Employees will be allowed to participate in a health care spending account by contributing pre-tax dollars to cover qualified expenses. 5-3-00 15. Adoption Assistance (a) The Company shall reimburse up to $3,000 of eligible expenses associated with adoption. The lifetime maximum benefit available per family is $9,000. (b) Eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time the child is placed in the home are covered by this policy. ARTICLE 15 -- Leaves of absence 11-12-99 Revise paragraph 5(f) to replace "The Providence Journal-Bulletin Medical Department" with "The Company's Human Resources Department" and replace "The Providence Journal-Bulletin" with "The Providence Journal Company." ARTICLE 17 -- Irregular Extra & Parttime employees 1-24-00 5. (a) Irregular extras who have completed four hundred sixty-eight (468) hours of work, and any part-time employees, shall be entitled to pro-rata pay for the holidays recognized in Article X of this Agreement. Pro-rata holiday pay shall be based, in the case of part-time employees, upon the number of hours in the part-time employee's regular work week as compared to thirty-seven and one-half (37 1/2); and, in the case of irregular extras, at the rate of one (1) hour's pay for each twenty-three and six tenths (23 6/10ths) hours of work or fraction thereof. In no case shall a part-time employee receive less than their regularly scheduled straight-time pay during a holiday week. 11-12-99 7. Part-time employees regularly working twenty-two
and one-half (22 1/2) hours or more shall be covered for the insurance
benefits set forth in Article XIV hereof. Part-time employees regularly
working less than twenty-two and one-half (22 1/2) hours per week may
obtain coverage medical and dental insurance under the medical insurance
plans offered by the Company under Article 14 Article 18 -- Wages 5-3-00 New A-1 equal to N-1 and renumber other grids Research Analyst A-10 to A-8 12-17-99 Delete: D. Gainsharing Program D. Profit Performance Bonus Bargaining Unit employees shall be included in the Company’s Profit Performance Bonus plan. The decision to pay a bonus and/or the amount of a bonus shall be within the sole discretion of the Company and not subject to contractual grievance or arbitration procedures. If the Company decided to pay a bonus, it shall be paid to bargaining unit employees on the same basis as other employees of the Company. 12-17-99 E. 5. (a) An employee in a lower classification assigned to and working as a substitute in any of the positions listed in the following table for one-half or more of his or her shift shall receive an extra per diem allowance as set forth in this table: Eff. 1/1/98 Eff. 1/1/00 1/1/01 1/1/02 A. Managing Editors Same rate as B. News Editors C. City Editor
Sports Editor Financial Editor State News Editor Special Features Editor Telegraph Editor Programming Manager National Advertising Manager Sales Director D. Chief Photographer Librarian Chief Artist Associate Managing Editors Classified Office Manager Asst. Data Proc. Mgr.-Operations Classification Sales Manager
Telephone Room Manager E. Regional News Editors Systems Editor
Assistant City Editor Sunday and Holiday Day City Editor Other positions excluded under Article I F. Secretary
Confidential Secretaries
(b) An Employee assigned to and working as a substitute in a higher classification not listed in the foregoing table will be paid an extra per diem allowance based upon the difference between his or her present minimum and the next higher minimum in the classification in which he or she is assigned, which allowance shall be not less than two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per diem. The minimum amount shall be increased annually by the same percentage as the general wage increase. ARTICLE 20 -- RETIREMENT PLANS 12-17-99 (b) The 11-19-99 ARTICLE 22 -- DIVERSITY COMMITTEE: 2. delete Article 24 --Duration 11-12-99 2. delete 11-5-99 In all references, Change 1999 to 2002 and Change 2000 to 2003 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT - No. 2 11-19-99 Change: 1. Up to Add: 10. This agreement shall terminate June 22, 2001. 11-19-99 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT - No. 4: Delete -- covered by Art 3. MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT - No. 6 11-5-99 3. Any interns so employed would be credited upon hire with two years of experience and placed at the "2" level on the Reporter grid set forth in Article XVIII. Interns who are hired as regular employees shall not be required to serve a probation period. 11-5-99 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT - NO. 10: Delete 12-2-99 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT - NO. 11: Delete 11-5-99 Add New Agreement executed during term of contract: WRNI 6-18-99 Summer Interns 6-4-99 12-17-99 Electronic publishing agreement of 7-13-98 11-12-99 Formatting: Identify Article numbers with Arabic numerals. |