Working Time and Agreement
THE LABOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN QUALITY FURNITURE MANUFACTURING COMPANY (QFM) AND INDUSTRIAL WORKERS UNITED (IWU), AFL-CIO
This agreement is entered into on March 17, 2012 by the Quality Furniture Manufacturing Company (QFM), located in St. Louis, Missouri, and Industrial Workers United (IWU). This agreement covers employees at the St. Louis plant only.
Article I—Recognition
The company recognizes the IWU as the sole and exclusive collective bargaining agent in all matters pertaining to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment for all production and maintenance employees, excluding professional employees, storeroom employees, office clerical employees, guards, and supervisors, as defined in the Labor Management Relations Act.
Article II—Union Security
The company agrees not to interfere with the right of employees to join the Union and will not discriminate against employees who are Union members. Employees in the bargaining unit are completely free to participate in the affairs of the Union, provided that such activities do not interfere with their work duties and responsibilities. All production and maintenance employees will be required to join the Union after completing their probationary period as a condition of continued employment. Union dues will be deducted from all bargaining unit employee’s pay check. At the end of each pay period, the Company will forward the collected dues, minus a three and a half percent administrative fee, to the Union.
Article III—Management Rights
All management functions of the enterprise that are not specifically limited by the express language of this agreement are retained by the Company. The functions and rights listed here are examples of the exclusive responsibilities retained by the Company and are not intended as an all-inclusive list: to manage the manufacturing operations and methods of production; to direct the workforce; to decide what work shall be performed in the plant
This agreement is entered into on March 17, 2012 by the Quality Furniture Manufacturing Company (QFM), located in St. Louis, Missouri, and Industrial Workers United (IWU). This agreement covers employees at the St. Louis plant only.
Article I—Recognition
The company recognizes the IWU as the sole and exclusive collective bargaining agent in all matters pertaining to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment for all production and maintenance employees, excluding professional employees, storeroom employees, office clerical employees, guards, and supervisors, as defined in the Labor Management Relations Act.
Article II—Union Security
The company agrees not to interfere with the right of employees to join the Union and will not discriminate against employees who are Union members. Employees in the bargaining unit are completely free to participate in the affairs of the Union, provided that such activities do not interfere with their work duties and responsibilities. All production and maintenance employees will be required to join the Union after completing their probationary period as a condition of continued employment. Union dues will be deducted from all bargaining unit employee’s pay check. At the end of each pay period, the Company will forward the collected dues, minus a three and a half percent administrative fee, to the Union.
Article III—Management Rights
All management functions of the enterprise that are not specifically limited by the express language of this agreement are retained by the Company. The functions and rights listed here are examples of the exclusive responsibilities retained by the Company and are not intended as an all-inclusive list: to manage the manufacturing operations and methods of production; to direct the workforce; to decide what work shall be performed in the plant