The name of this Local shall be known as Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada, Local 15.

The purpose of this Local shall be to promote and protect the social, physical and economic welfare of

its members, to bargain collectively and in good faith with the employers of its members in the interest

of its membership. To this end no member shall wrong another nor see another wronged if it is in his or

her power to prevent it.

No individual local member or group of local members shall bargain outside of the certified bargaining

unit.

Jurisdiction shall be outlined in Section 3 of the National Constitution of the Pulp, Paper and

Woodworkers of Canada.

(A) Application for membership shall be made in writing on the approved form within three (3) days of

hire and may be accepted from the applicant by a Local Officer or his designate only.

(B) All applications for membership shall be subject to approval by the Local Union.

(C) That Local 15 allows the organizing of sub-locals into Local 15.

(A) The initiation fee for new members shall be ten (10) dollars and a dues check off card must be

signed within three (3) days of hire.

(B) The membership dues of this Local shall be one (1) percent of gross income per month, per member.

(C) That additional dues of one-half (0.5) of one percent of gross income be charged when general

funds fall below fifty (50) thousand dollars; the charge to remain in effect until general funds reach

one hundred (100) thousand dollars. This process will be ongoing.

(D) Ten percent (10%) of the regular Union dues collected by Local 15 shall be deposited in a special

account to be known as the “Local 15 Defense Fund”. Special assessments to add to the Defense

Fund must be made by a “Notice of Motion”. Initiation fees and special assessments for other

purposes are not included in the ten (10) percent deduction.

The Table Officers and Trustees shall be responsible for the administration of the Defense Fund.

The amount of assistance payable from the Defense Fund to the individual members of Local 15

idled by strike or lockout shall be determined by the membership of Locall5. Signing Officers shall

be those authorized under Section 10 of the By-laws. Detailed accounts of all such payments of

Defense Fund monies shall be submitted to the membership.

(A) The Officers of the Local shall include the following:

PRESIDENT

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT

RECORDING AND CORRESPONDING SECRETARY

SECRETARY-TREASURER

TRUSTEES-three

GUARDS-two

(B) The offices of Recording Secretary and Corresponding Secretary may be amalgamated at the

discretion of the Local.

(C) The offices of Financial Secretary and Treasurer may be amalgamated at the discretion of the Local.

(D) The President shall be a member ex-officio of all committees within the Local.

(E) The Secretary Treasurer, President and First Vice President where applicable, shall be bonded in an amount decided upon by the Local Union by a recognized Surety Company approved by the Local Union.

(F) The Executive board of this Local shall be the Officers of the Local, the Wage Delegates and

Alternate Wage Delegate, the WCB Advocates, the Chief Shop Steward and the members of the Standing Committee, the National Executive Board Member and Alternate National Executive Board Member, and all annually elected committee members who are elected by referendum ballot.

(A) With the exception of newly organized Locals and Plants, a nominee for office must have been a

member in good standing of the Local Union for a period of one year immediately preceding the

acceptance of nomination.

(B) Nominations for the following offices will open at the General Membership meeting in October and

close at the General Membership meeting in November.

President

First Vice President

Second Vice President

Recording and Corresponding Secretary

Secretary-Treasurer

(C) Nominations for the following will open in November and close at the General Membership meeting in December

Trustees — three

Guards — two

National Executive Board Member

Alternate National Executive Board Member

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Flexibility Training and Common Sense Committee — four committee members as outlined in Section 13 of these By-laws.

(D) Elections shall be by referendum ballot and will be held at the earliest possible date after the closing of nominations.

(E) Any member of Local 15 that applies for and is successful in achieving a relief supervision position will not be eligible to hold a position on the executive of the local.

(F) The positions of Trustee will be Three (3) year terms. One Trustee is to be elected each year. The

Trustee serving in the second year of the three-year term will be the Local’s Privacy Officer.

Regular monthly membership meetings will be held.

The monthly meeting will normally be held in the second week of each month, but the date of a monthly

meeting may be changed at the discretion of the Local Executive.

The regular monthly membership meeting will be held at a time convenient to the general membership.

(A) All general membership meetings will be held in the Union Hall. At the discretion of the Table

Officers, a larger meeting room may be rented in anticipation of a larger than normal membership

turnout.

(B) A Special Membership meeting may be called by the President, Local Executive, or by a petition of fifteen members.

(C) Only that business for which the Special Meeting was called shall be discussed at such a meeting.

(D) Meetings will be conducted in accordance with Robert’s Rules of Order.

(A) Six members of the Executive shall constitute a quorum at any executive meeting.

(B) Six members of the Local shall constitute a quorum at any membership meeting.

The signing officers of this Local shall be the President, First Vice President and the Secretary- Treasurer. Any cheque drawn on the accounts of this Local must be signed by two of these officers.

(A) This Local shall maintain a Shop Steward structure.

(B) The Shop Stewards shall be elected annually by their departments. The term of office shall be

February 1 to January 31 inclusive. The Executive shall be empowered to appoint a Shop Steward in

a department after thirty (30) days in which a vacancy occurs.

(C) The Shop Stewards at their first shop stewards meeting following the election shall elect the Chief

Shop Steward, the attendance must be 50% plus one.

(D) The Chief Shop Steward is a member of the Local Executive.

(B) Any PPWC Local 15 Officer or Committee Chair may act as a Shop Steward when no other Shop

Steward is available.

(A) Dues become payable on the thirtieth day of each month, and a Local Union may, but is not

obligated to, inform members of pending delinquency.

(B) Any member who does not pay his dues, fines, or assessments is, at midnight of the sixtieth day

following the day such dues, fines, or assessments become due or payable, automatically suspended

from membership. While under suspension a member forfeits all rights, benefits, and privileges of any

and all kind provided by the National Constitution or Local By-Laws. The foregoing does not apply

to members of a unit prior to certification. A suspended member shall be reinstated upon payment of

all monies owing, plus a reinstatement fee often (10) dollars.

(C) Honorary Membership may be granted to retiring members, who shall be allowed to attend and

take part in meetings, without right to vote or hold office.

(D) In the event of the death of any member of this Local, the widow, widower, or next of kin shall be

given an amount of Two Thousand Dollars. This amount to be raised by individual assessment of

the membership. In the event that a member is found to be without next of kin, the Two Thousand

Dollars is to be used toward funeral expenses if proven necessary.

(A) STANDING COMMITTEE — The First Vice-President shall be the chairman. There shall be three (3) elected members. The members shall be elected annually by referendum ballot. There shall be

one (1) alternate committee member, to be elected annually by referendum ballot.

(B) SAFETY COMMITTEE - The Second Vice-President shall be the chairman. There shall be a

member from each department elected by the department, and two (2) members of the

Environmental Committee shall be members of the Safety Committee.

(C) APPRENTICESHTP COIVIIMITTEE — There shall be three (3) members elected by referendum vote.

The members shall be elected annually. There shall be one (1) alternate committee member, to be

elected annually by referendum ballot.

(D) ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE— There shall be three (3) members elected by referendum

vote. The members shall be elected annually. There shall be one (1) alternate committee member, to

be elected annually by referendum ballot.

(E) FORESTRY OFFICER — There shall be one member elected annually by referendum vote.

(F) CONTRACTING COMMITTEE — There shall be three (3) members elected annually by

referendum vote. There shall be one (1) alternate committee member, to be elected annually by

referendum ballot.

(G) SOCIAL COMMITTEE — There shall be three (3) members elected annually by referendum

vote.

(H) RETIREES COMMITTEE — There shall be three (3) committee members (Retired and

volunteering) appointed by the executive. This committee is to facilitate communications between

the Local and its retired members.

(I) HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE — This committee shall consist of five (5) elected

members. The elected members shall be elected annually by referendum ballot. The Chairman shall

be one of the elected members selected by the committee. The local President will automatically

become the alternate.

(J) WCB ADVOCATE — There Shall be 2 members elected annually by referendum vote.

(A) The Local Union has the right to discipline any member for a violation of the National Constitution,

Local By-laws, decisions of Regular or Special Membership meetings or the working rules, only

after a fair hearing and a majority vote at a Local Union meeting.

(B) The accused shall have the right to have a member of the Local Union act as his counsel.

(C) The Local Union after such a hearing shall, if the accused is found guilty, have the right to impose

any or all of the following penalties:

1. Reprimand member.

2. Assess the member, to a maximum of one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars, for each violation.

3. Recommend to the National Convention that he be expelled. Any member found guilty and

recommended for expulsion will be ineligible to hold office.

(D) The accused will have the right to appeal to the National Convention and shall have the right to

choose a member of the National Union to act as his counsel. However, the decision of the Local

Union shall stand unless and until reversed on appeal.

(E) The National Convention has the power to expel upon recommendation of the Local Union as

aforesaid, and in any appeal may:

1. Affirm the conviction and the penalty imposed;

2. Affirm the conviction and substitute another penalty for the penalty imposed; or

3. Reverse the conviction and order the Local Union to repay any fines, or fines and costs

incurred.

(F) If a Table Officer misses more than three consecutive meetings, either Executive or Membership,

without just cause, he shall automatically relinquish his position.

(G) 1.No member of local 15 shall work their vacation (defined as the period from the last scheduled shift worked , to the first scheduled shift back) unless authorized by a table officer of Local 15 PPWC.

2.Such authorization will only be granted in exceptional circumstances, as defined by the executive of Local 15

3.when authorized, all hours worked shall be returned to the employees vacation entitlement.

4.Any member found to be in violation of the above sections shall be assessed a fine of one half of the total gross of all monies earned for any days worked on vacation.

Reference Article XI section 4, (e) page 18 JLA. 2008-2012

(H) No executive or Committee member shall meet alone with Company Officials to purposely discuss

Union/Management issues. At least two (2) members must be present unless extenuating

circumstances exist. In such a case, the Member must inform a second Executive Member of what

was discussed as soon as possible. Failure to do so may result in the members removal from the

Executive or Committee.

(A) There shall be three (3) elected wage delegates. The Wage Delegates shall be elected by referendum

ballot each year. Nominations for Wage Delegates

will open at the November Regular General Membership meeting and close at the December

Regular General Membership meeting.

(B) There shall be one (1) Alternate Wage Delegate to be elected by referendum ballot. The same

conditions, concerning election and term of office, apply as to the wage delegates above.

(C) If negotiations have started on a new Labour Agreement, and have not been concluded by the time,

noted above, normally scheduled for nominations of Wage Delegates and Alternate Wage Delegate,

then nomination of these delegates shall be put off until a new Labour Agreement has been accepted

by the union membership.

The nominations will then take place at the first and second Regular General Membership meetings

following acceptance of the agreement. If new negotiations have commenced prior to these delayed

nominations, these delayed nominations and subsequent elections shall nevertheless take place.

Convention delegates shall be elected in accordance with the National Constitution of the Pulp, Paper

and Woodworkers of Canada.

(A) Per Diem shall be three times the base rate per day plus hotel expenses. When per diem is paid for

part of a day it shall be paid as follows: 20% for breakfast, 30% for lunch, and 50% for dinner.

(B) Any member on official union business shall be paid lost time wages, overtime excluded, but

including Sunday letter.

(C) The travel allowance paid to members on official union business shall be the same as that paid by

the National Union to any accredited representative.

(D) The Local will pay the entry fee for the Local 15 hockey team to attend the P.P.W.C. hockey

tournament.

These By-laws may be amended by a two-thirds majority vote at any meeting providing that a Notice of

Motion giving details of the amendment has been posted at least seven (7) days prior to the vote.

ALL PROVISIONS OF ALL CHARTERED LOCAL UNION BY-LAWS NOT CONTAINED

HEREIN SHALL BE OF NO EFFECT UNTIL APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE NATIONAL

EXECUTIVE BOARD.

THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION OF THE PULP, PAPER AND WOODWORKERS OF

CANADA SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER THESE BY-LAWS.