USW LOCAL 13796

2009 AGREEMENT WITH NIPSCO

HIGHLIGHTS ONLY

$1,200.00 Signing Bonus – payable on 2^nd payday after ratification

                        Wage Increases

                        2010 – 2.75%

                        2011 – 2.75%

                        2012 – 3%

                        2013 – 3%

                        2014 – 3.5%

Life Insurance

• Accidental Death on the Job increase to $500,000.00
• Employee option to purchase up to $250,000

Meal money increase to $11.00 – with receipt or not (Training Center $31.00/day)

Hourly meal money up to $3.00 (from $2.50)

Bonus and meal money to increase yearly at same percentage as wage increases

Vacation for employees hired on or after 06-01-04

• 3 weeks earned after 4 years of service
• Needs to be taken by 3-31-10

Quarter days of vacation use returned, for up to two emergency days

Negotiated USW PPO Medical Plan

                                            Active Employees

                        Year     Premium Cost               Wellness benefit

                        2010    18%                             $1,250.00

                        2011    21%                             $1,500.00

                        2012    23%                             $1,750.00

                        2013    25%                             $2,000.00

                        2014    25%                             $2,250.00

Yearly max $450,000.00 + $50,000.00 for organ transplants (same as indemnity plan)

Sterilization paid at 80%

Vision and Dental reamin the same (Dental Plus subject to same premium increases)

Part-time and Temporary employees to participate in same PPO plan as RFT

Retirees to participate in PPO at current contribution levels – (15% or 23% depending on date of retirement)

Retain “Rule of 85” and all other retirement benefits

Funeral Leave

Addition of “Son-in-law” and “Daughter-in-law” for two regularly scheduled work days.

All employees payroll checks/payroll stubs will be sent by US mail to the employee’s home.

Two job classifications re-evaluated and upgraded

Union participation in new employee orientation

Call Center

• Holiday language for alternative shift workers amended to allow actual holiday off
• Vacation scheduling to begin in December (instead of January)
• Failure to cancel overtime will move employee to bottom of the overtime list
• Company/Union to meet quarterly to work on part-time scheduling issues
• Company/Union commitment to work on all part-time issues

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