ABF NATIONAL MASTER FREIGHT AGREEMENT
For the Period of April 1, 2018July 1, 2023 through June 30, 202-32028 covering: Operations in, between and over all of the states, territories and possessions of the United States,
and operations into and out of all contiguous territory.
ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC. hereinafter referred to as the "Employer" or "Company" or "ABF" and the TEAMSTERS NATIONAL FREIGHT INDUSTRY NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE representing Local Unions affiliated with the INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, and Local Union No. which Local Union is an affiliate of the INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 1. PARTIES TO THE
AGREEMENT
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ARTICLE 2. SCOPE OF
AGREEMENT
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ARTICLE 3. RECOGNITION,
UNION SHOP AND CHECKOFF
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ARTICLE 4. STEWARDS
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ARTICLE 5.
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ARTICLE 6.
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ARTICLE 7. LOCAL AND AREA
GRIEVANCE MACHINERY
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ARTICLE 8. NATIONAL
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
Section 1.
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Section 2.
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Section 3. Work Stoppages
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Section 4.
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Section 5.
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Section 6. Change of Operations
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Section 7.
Any grievance committee or panel, as constituted under this Agreement, shall have the jurisdiction and power to decide grievances which arose under the preceding agreements and supplements thereto. In doing so, the committees or panels shall follow the grievance procedure set forth in the 2008 20132023 -2028 Agreement, but apply the contract under which the grievance arose.
Section 8. Sleeper Cab Operations
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ARTICLE 9. PROTECTION OF
RIGHTS
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ARTICLE 10. LOSS OR DAMAGE
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ARTICLE 11. BONDS AND
INSURANCE
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ARTICLE 12. UNIFORMS
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ARTICLE 13. PASSENGERS
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ARTICLE 14. COMPENSATION
CLAIMS
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ARTICLE 15. MILITARY CLAUSE
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ARTICLE 16. EQUIPMENT,
SAFETY AND HEALTH
Preamble
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Section 1. Safe Equipment
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Section 2. Dangerous Conditions
Under no circumstances will an employee be required or assigned 0 engage in any activity involving dangerous conditions of work, or danger to person or property or in violation of any applicable statute or court order, or in violation of a government regulation relating to safety of person or equipment.
The term "dangerous conditions of work" does not relate to the type of cargo which is hauled or handled.
If the nABS" warning indicator is activated prior to a dispatch at a shop location, the tractor will be repaired or switched out. If it occurs "on-route" it shall be remedied at the next shop location.
Section 3. Accident Reports
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Section 4. Equipment Reports
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Section 5. Qualifications on
Equipment
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Section 6. Equipment Requirements
(a) All tractors must be equipped as necessary to allow the driver to safely enter and exit the cab, and hook and unhook the air hoses. All equipment used as city peddle trucks, and equipment regularly assigned to peddle runs, must have steps or other similar device to enable drivers to get in and out of the body. All twin trailers used in LTL pick-up and delivery operation with roll up doors purchased after April 1, 1985 shall be equipped with a hand hold and a DOT bumper which may serve as a step.
All equipment purchased, ordered, and/or introduced to the Pickup and Delivery operations after April 1 , 2003 will be equipped with air-conditioning and will be maintained in proper operating condition throughout the year. The Company will not exceed two weeks in making necessary air conditioning repairs during this period. It shall not be a violation of this section to operate any unit while waiting for repairs.
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0) The following minimum measurements for fuel tank placement shall apply to tractors added to the fleet after March 1, 1981, with the understanding that there shall be no retrofit of equipment currently in use: (1) front of fuel tank to rear of front tire-not less than 4 inches; (2) rear of fuel tank to front of dualsnot less than 4 inches; {3} bottom of fuel tank to ground-provide clearance not less than 7.5 inches, measured on a flat surface; and (4) all fuel tank measurements as stated herein include brackets, return lines, etc. in determining clearance.
Any alleged violation of the above requirements shall not be cause for refusal of the eqUipment, but shall be subject to the grievance procedure as a safety and health issue.
(k) The following shall apply to shock absorbers on tractor front axles with the purchase of newly manufactured tractors which are placed in service after March 1 1981, and with the understanding that ther~
shall be no retrofit of equipment currently in use: Where the manufacturer recommends and provides shock absorbers as standard equipment with the tractor front suspension assembly, properly maintained shocks on such new equipment shall be considered as a necessary and integral part of that assembly.
Where the manufacturer does not recommend and provide shock absorbers as standard equipment with the tractor front suspension assembly, shocks shall not be considered as a necessary or integral part of that suspension system.
Any alleged violation of the above, including maintenance of existing equipment, shall not be cause for refusal of equipment but shall be subject to the grievance procedure as a safety and health issue.
(1)(1) The following shall apply for the minimum interior dimensions of the sleeper berths on newly manufactured over-the-road tractors purchased and placed in service after January 1, 1987.
a. Length -80 inches; b. Width -34 inches; and, c. Height -24 inches.
It is understood that a "manufacturing tolerance of error" of one inch (1") is permisSible, provided the original specifications were in conformity with the above recommended dimensions. It is understood that there shall be no retrofit of equipment currently in service.
(2) Interior cab dimensions. Effective January 1, 1988, the Employer, in placing orders for newly manufactured over-the-road tractors, shall request of the manufacturer in writing that there will be compliance with as many of the following October, 1985 SAE recommended practices as possible: J941-E, J1052, J1521, J1522, J1517, J1516, and J1100. The carrier, upon request, will furnish proof to the National Safety and Health Committee that a request was made to the manufacturer for compliance with the
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aforementioned SAE recommended practices.
(n)(1) There will be a moratorium on the purchase of diesel powered forklifts and sweepers.
(2) It shall be standard work practice that every diesel-powered sweeper shall be shut off whenever the operator leaves the seat.
Under no circumstances shall dieselpowered sweepers be allowed to idle when not attended.
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being pulled by a bobtail tractor, and the tractor protection valve shall be set in the normal bobtail position;
(1) All new diesel yard tractors shall be equipped with vertical exhaust stacks. All new diesel road and city tractors shall be equipped with horizontal exhaust systems
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underneath the seat), incline and a mechanism to slide the seat backwards and forward.
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manufacturers and/or other experts, develop ways and means to correct such situations. The committee shall report its findings and make recommendations to the National Grievance Committee.
The measurement of 15-3/4 inches from the front of the mattress to the closed sleeper curtain, at any point across the cab, shall apply for the minimum interior walk-in dimension on newly manufactured over-theroad sleeper tractors ordered after April 1, 2008. It is understood that the contractual width of a sleeper mattress is 34 inches when determining the 15-3/4 inches from the front of the mattress to the sleeper curtain.
All walk-in sleeper units introduced into operation after April 1, 2008 will have a minimum sleeper berth height of 65 inches from the floor to interior ceiling of the sleeper berth. It is also understood that the entrance opening into the sleeper berth area will be a minimum of 64 inches.
This will not apply to triple runs as the length now prohibits. However, if and when it becomes legal to run walk-in sleepers on triple lanes, all new equipment ordered after that effective date will be equipped with walkin sleeper berths.
(aa) The Employer understands tractor interiors should be maintained in a clean condition so units are safe to operate. Concerns about the cleanliness of tractor interiors must first be raised and reviewed at the local level. In the event the parties are unable to resolve the issue locally, the parties shall refer the issue to the Employer's V. P. or Equipment Services for resolution.
(bb) New trailer jockeys or hostling tractors
put into service after the effective date of this
agreement will be equipped with power
mirrors on the right-hand side. Effective with
ratification of this agreement. any new
trailer iockeys or hostling tractors added
to the fleet will be equipped with air
conditioning. Any trailer jockeys or hostling
tractors newly assigned to the specified
states or locations below in List 1 after March
31, 2018, will be equipped with air
conditioning and will be maintained in proper
operating condition throughout the year. The
Company will not exceed two weeks in
making necessary air conditioning repairs. It
shall not be a violation of this section to
operate any unit while waiting for repairs.
States or locations: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Long Beach, CA, Pico
Rivera, CA, and San Bernardino, CA.
The Company and the union shall meet
periodically to discuss the feasibility of additional locations.
(cc) New forklifts for use in the U-Pack operations purchased after July 25, 2018 will be all-terrain forklifts and have flashing strobe light and all flatbeds are to be equipped with four (4) orange cones.
(dd) Forklift seats shall have sufficient seat cushion as well as spring suspension system under the seat. Forklift seats also shall have incline and decline capability. Forklift seats should also be adjustable and able to slide back and forth. This section shall apply to forklifts order after ratification of the agreement.
(ee) Rain gear and gloves shall be available for flatbed drivers upon request.
Section 7. National Safety, Health & Equipment Committee
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Section 8. Hazardous Materials Program
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Section 9. Union Liability
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Section 10. Government Required Safety & Health Reports
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Section 11. Facilities
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ARTICLE 17. PAY PERIOD
The Joint Area Committee or the National Grievance Committee and the Employer may, by mutual agreement, waive the provisions of Local Supplements dealing with pay periods upon a satisfactory showing of necessity by the Employer, provided such waiver is not a violation of a state or federal law or regulation.
Timely Pay For Drivers
The Employer will make every effort to accommodate drivers, who are away from their home terminal at the conclusion of a pay period, to ensure that those drivers are paid on a timely basis.
Pay Period
Employees shall be paid weekly or bi-weekly in accordance with past practice. The payday for all employees shall be Friday. Pay stubs or paper checks will be available on payday at the end of the employee's work shift.
If for reasons beyond the Employer's control, such as weather delays, express mail failure, MAS
etc. an employee's paycheck does not arrive at the employee's facility by payday, the employee will be paid on that day by station draft.
In the event of a verifiable pay shortage of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) or more, the Employer shall correct the pay shortage by direct deposit or station draft within two (2) business days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays) following the employee notifying the Company in writing. Failure to correct as described will result in the employer paying a penalty of eight (8) hours per day for each business day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) until corrected. Supplements or local practices providing greater protections for the employee shall prevail.
ARTICLE 18. OTHER SERVICES
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ARTICLE 19. POSTING
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ARTICLE 20. UNION AND
EMPLOYER COOPERATION
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ARTICLE 21. UNION ACTIVITIES
Any employee, member of the Union, acting in any official capacity whatsoever shall not be discriminated against for his/her acts as such officer of the Union so long as such acts do not interfere with the conduct of the Employer's business, nor shall there be any discrimination against any employee because of Union membership or activities.
A Union member elected or appointed to serve as a Union official shall be granted a leave of absence during the period of such employment, without discrimination or loss of seniority rights, and without pay.
An employee elected or appointed to serve as a government representative shall be granted a leave of absence during the period of such employment without discrimination or loss of seniority but without pay.
ARTICLE 22. OWNER
OPERATORS
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ARTICLE 23. SEPARATION OF EMPLOYMENT
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ARTICLE 24. INSPECTION
PRIVILEGES AND EMPLOYER
AND EMPLOYEE
IDENTIFICATION
No employee will be required to have their driver's license reproduced in any manner except by their employer, law enforcement agencies, government facilities and facilities operating under government contracts that require such identification to enter the facility.
Authorized agents of the Union shall have access to the Employer's establishment during working hours for the purpose of adjusting disputes, investigating working conditions, collection of dues, and ascertaining that the Agreement is being adhered to; provided, however, there is no interruption of the firm's working schedule.
Company representatives, if not known to the employee, shall identify themselves to employees prior to taking disciplinary action.
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Safety or other company vehicles shall be identified when stopping company equipment.
The Employer agrees to supply company identification to minimize the problem of having to use their personal identification . .Jt is agreed that Re'N ID's 'Nill be made 'Nithin a wI011le (12) month period of the RO'N GORtraotCompany identification will be issued upon hire and updated as needed for employees.
Employees may be required to show their driver's license and Company identification to customers, and allow the customer to copy or otherwise reproduce their Company identification only and not the driver's license. The Company identification will not have personal information on it such as home address or social security number.
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ARTICLE 26. TIME SHEETS,
TIME CLOCKS, VIDEO
CAMERAS, AND COMPUTER
TRACKING DEVICES
Section 1. Time Sheets and Time Clocks
In over-the-road or line operations, the Employer shall provide and require the employee to keep a time sheet or trip card showing the arrival and departure at terminal and intermediate stops and cause and duration of all delays, time spent loading and unloading. and same shall be turned in at the end of each trip. Upon conversion to electronic time keeping devices, including Electronic Time clocks (ETC)' Electronic
Logging Devices (ELD) or other devices developed. over-the-road employees shall be required to use the electronic devices to show beginning of tour. departure. arrival. intermediate stops. delays. time spent loading or unloading, all work performed during a tour of duty and end of tour as instructed by the Employer. Employees shall have access to payroll information entered electronically. Employees shall be trained on the use of electronic time keeping devices and nothing in this provision shall reduce any
Employees shall punch their own timecards.
Employees shall scan their own Identification Badges in lieu of timecards when an Electronic Time Clock (ETC) is used.
The Employer shall maintain sign-in and sign-out records at terminals. All road drivers must record their name, home domicile, origin, destination and arrival and/or departure times. The Employer shall make available upon the written request of a Local Union information regarding the destination of loads and/or where loads were loaded within the time limits set forth in the grievance procedure.
The Employer may substitute updated time
recording equipment for timecards and time
sheets. However, a paper trail shall be
maintained.
The Employer may computerize the sign-in
and sign-out records. However, at all times,
the Union shall have reasonable access to a
paper record of the sign-in and sign-out
records.
Section 2. Use of Video Cameras for
The Employer shall not install or use video cameras in areas of the Employer's premises that violate the employee's right to privacy such as in bathrooms or places where employees change clothing or provide drug or alcohol testing specimens.
Furthermore, the Company agrees that it will not. for the purpose of monitoring or recording in cab activity, or any other purpose, use inward facing cameras. audio recorders, body sensors, or biometric technology in vehicles operated by bargaining unit employees.
In vehicles that are equipped with inward facing cameras. such equipment shall be covered or otherwise rendered inoperable and will not be used for monitoring or recording in cab activity.
Section 3. Audio, Video and Computer Tracking Devices
The Employer may use video, still photos derived from video, electronic tracking devices and/or audio evidence to discipline an employee without corroboration by observers if the employee engages in conduct such as falsification of logs, records, claims for compensation and other documents, theft of time or property, vandalism, or physical violence for which an employee could be discharged without a warning letter. As used in this section "theft of time" shall not include inadvertent and immaterial extensions of break time and lunch periods. If the information on the video, still photos, electronic tracking devices and/or audio recording is to be utilized for any purpose in support of a disciplinary or discharge action, the Employer must provide the Local Union, prior to the hearing, an opportunity to review the evidence used by the Employer.
ARTICLE 27. EMERGENCY
REOPENING
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ARTICLE 28. SYMPATHETIC ACTION
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ARTICLE 29. SUBSTITUTE
SERVICE
Section 1. Piggyback Operations
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Section 2. Maintenance of Records
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and the name of each railroad/routing, shall be sent on a quarterly basis to the office of the National Freight Director and the affected Area Regional Freight Director.
Where inspection of the records indicates that piggyback is being used as a substitute for road operations, as defined in Section 1 of this Article, over an established relay, rather than handling overflow traffic, the grievance procedure may be invoked at the appropriate Regional Joint Area Committee by the Regional Freight Coordinator or the office of the National Freight Director to provide a reasonable remedy for the improper usage of piggyback, including the revocation of the use of substitute service, for repeated violations over such relay.
(c) With regard to trailers moved on rail as an approved intermodal operations set forth in Section 3, the Employer shall report in writing on a monthly basis to each Local Union affected, the number of trailers put on the rail at the rail origin points of the approved intermodal operations. The Employer shall also report the origin, destination, trailer/load number, trailer weight and the time the trailer/load leaves the Employer's yard for the rail yard.
In addition, the Employer shall, on a quarterly basis, send to the office of the National Freight Director a report containing the total intermodal rail miles as under the same methodology as was traditionally reported on line 6 of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Schedule 600 annual report and the total miles under the same methodology as was traditionally as reported on line 7 of the BTS Schedule 600 annual report.
(d) With regard to the use of a Preferred CompanyPTS carrier as provided in Section 6, the Employer shall report in writing on a monthly basis to each Local Union affected, the number of trailers tendered to any Preferred CompanyPTS carrier. The Employer also shall report the origin, destination, trailer/load number, trailer weight and the time the trailer/load leaves the Employer's yard.
In addition, the Employer shall, on a quarterly basis, send to the office of the National Freight Director a report containing the total number of miles the Employer utilized any Preferred CompanyPTS carrier consistent with the requirements of Article 29, Section 6.
1. Subject to the conditions set forth hereinafter, the Employer may establish a new intermodal service over the same route where the Employer has established relay runs or through runs.
Present relay or through operations may not be reduced, modified or changed in any other manner as the result of the implementation of a new intermodal service until such time as the proposed intermodal operation has been approved by the National Intermodal Committee. The Employer shall submit to the National Intermodal Committee an application for approval which shall identify the road operation(s) the intended intermodal service will reduce and/or eliminate; a list identifying the name and seniority date of
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each driver affected by the intended intermodal service(s); and a list by domicile of each of the road drivers openings available.
In the event the National Intermodal Committee is unable to agree on whether or not the Employer's proposed intermodal operations meet the criteria set forth below, the proposed operation shall not be approved until such time as those issues are resolved. This provision shall not be utilized as a method to delay and/or deny a proposed intermodal operation when the criteria set forth below have been clearly satisfied.
In the event a proposed intermodal operation also includes the transfer of work that is subject to the provisions of Article 8, Section 6, the proposed intermodal operations and the transfer of work subject to Article 8, Section 6, may be heard by a combined National Intermodal/Change of Operations Committee on ajoint record, and the seniority rights of all affected employees shall be determined by Article 29, Section 3 95 such Committee, which shall have the authority granted in Article 8, Section 6(g).
2. An approved intermodal operation that provides service over established relay and/or through operations shall include protection for all bid drivers during each dispatch day and all extra board drivers during each dispatch week at each of the affected domiciles.
For purposes of determining the weekly protection for extra board drivers, . the affected driver's average weekly earnings during the previous four (4) week period in which the driver had normal earnings shall be considered the weekly protection when violations occur.
The parties recognize that the current shipping markets demand expedited delivery
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of freight in a manner that may not be accomplished by hauling certain freight by rail. These market demands create a need to reduce the amount of freight hauled by rail and to uso altemative metheds of substitute service. ,AS contemplated by Article 20, Section 4. ne'.v business opportunities may be pursued that promote new Teamster job opportunities while protecting existing Teamster jobs, benefits, and '!Jorking conditions. "\lith those facts in mind, the rail miles as a percentage of total miles will be reduced as folloy,lS: effective Calendar Year 2010, the maximum amount of rail miles as a percentage of total miles as calculated above will be reduced from 24 % to 21.5%. Effecti'/e Calendar Year 2011, the maximum ameunt of rail miles as a percentage of total miles as calculated abQl.(e will be reduced from 21.5% to 21%. Effective Calendar Year 2012, the maximum amount of rail miles as a porcentage of total miles as calculated above will be reducod from 21 % to 1Q%. The reduction in rail miles during the torm of this Agreement is subject to the provisions of Article 29, Section 6.
The National Intermodal Committee shall establish rules and guidelines that will allow the Union the opportunity to verify and audit the Employer's BTS rail reports. In the event the Union establishes through the grievance procedure that an Employer has falsified the BTS reports in order to increase the maximum amount of intermodal rail miles permitted under this Article, the remedy for such a violation shall include a cessation of the Employer's affected intermodal service until such time as the issue has been resolved to the satisfaction of the Union.
In the event the BTS rail and/or line haul miles reporting requirements are modified and/or eliminated, the parties will meet to develop a substitute reporting procedure consistent with those of the BTS.
(c) Job Protection for Current Road Drivers
1. Rail operations that are subject to the provisions of Section 1 (b) above shall not result in the layoff or involuntary transfer of any driver at any affected road driver domicile.
2. During the term of this Agreement, the Employer shall be permitted no more than two (2) Intermodal Changes whereby the Employer may reduce and/or eliminate existing road operation(s) through the use of intermodal service. It is specifically agreed that a total of no more than ten (10) percent of the Employer's total active road driver seniority list as of April 1, 2003, shall be affected by the Intermodal Changes during the term of this Agreement.
Any road driver who is adversely affected by an approved Intermodal Operation and would thereby be subject to layoff, or who is on layoff at an affected domicile at the time an Intermodal Operation is approved, shall be offered work opportunity at other road driver domiciles within the Employer's system. The Employer shall include in its proposed Intermodal Operations specific facts that adequately support the Employer's claims that there will be sufficient freight to support the work opportunities the Employer proposes at each gaining domicile. In the event there is more than one (1) domicile involved, the drivers adversely affected shall be dovetailed on a master seniority list and an opportunity to relocate shall be offered on a seniority basis, subject to the provisions of Article 8, Section 6. The "hold" procedures set forth in Article 8, Section 6 of the ABF NMF A shall be applicable. Where the source of the proposed work opportunity is presently being performed by bargaining unit employees over the road, the Employer shall be required to make reasonable efforts to fill the offered positions as set forth in Article 8, Section 6(d)(6).
Drivers who relocate under this provIsion shall be dovetailed on the applicable seniority list at the domicile they bid into. Health & welfare and pension contributions shall be remitted in accordance with the provisions of Article 8, Section 6(a) and moving and lodging shall be paid in accordance with
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Article 8, Section 6(c) of the ABF NMFA.
It is understood and agreed that the intent of this provision is to provide the maximum job security possible to those drivers affected by the use of intermodal service. Therefore, the number of drivers on the affected seniority lists at rail origin points at the time an intermodal change becomes effective shall not be reduced during the term of this Agreement other than as may be provided in subsequent changes of operations. Drivers on the affected seniority lists at gaining domiciles at the time an intermodal change becomes effective, shall not be permanently laid off during the term of this Agreement.
The senior driver voluntarily laid off at an intermodal losing domicile will be restored to the active board each time foreign drivers or casuals (where applicable) make ten (10) trips (tours of duty) within any thirty (30) calendar day period on a primary run of such domicile, not affected by a Change of Operations.
For the purposes of this Section, short-term layoffs (1) that coincide with normal seasonal freight flow reductions that are experienced on a regional basis and that include a reduction in rail freight that corresponds to the reduction in truck traffic, or (2) that are incidental day-to-day layoffs due to reasons such as adverse weather conditions and holiday scheduling, shall not be considered as a permanent layoff. Layoffs created by a documented loss of a customer shall not exceed thirty (30) days. Any layoff for reasons other than as described above shall be considered as a permanent layoff. The Employer shall have the burden of proving that a layoff is not permanent.
In order to ensure that the work opportunities of the drivers at the gaining domiciles are not adversely affected by the redomiciling of drivers, the bottom twenty-five percent (25%) of the drivers at a gaining domicile shall not have their earnings reduced below an average weekly earnings of one thousand dollars ($1,000) eight hundred and fifty dollars ($850). This one thousand dollars ($1,000) eight hundred and fifty dollar ($850) average wage guarantee shall not start until the fourth (4th) week following the implementation of the approved Intermodal Change of Operation.
It is not the intent of this provision to establish
a one thousand dollars ($1,000) eigt:tt
hundred and fifty dollar ($850) per week as an artificial,base wage but rather a minimum guarantee. This provision shall not preclude the short-term layoffs as defined above. The Employer shall have the burden of proving that drivers at the gaining domiciles have not had their work opportunities adversely affected by the redomiciling of drivers.
The one thousand dollars ($1,000)eigt:tt hundred and fifty dollar ($850) average wage guarantee shall be determined based on the average four (4) weeks earnings of each active protected driver on the bottom twentyfive percent (25%) of the seniority roster. When the earnings of any active protected driver in the bottom twenty-five percent (25%) of the seniority roster totals less than tfH:ee thousand four hundred ($3,400)four thousand dollars ($4,000 during each four
(4) week period, the driver shall be compensated for the difference between actual earnings and four thousand dollars ($4,000) three thousand four hundred ($3,400).
The four (4) week average shall be calculated each week on a "rolling" basis. A "rolling" four
(4) week period is defined as a base week and the previous three consecutive weeks. Where the Employer makes a payment to an employee to fulfill the guarantee, the amount paid shall be added to the employee's earnings for the base week of the applicable four (4) week period and shall be included in the calculations for subsequent four (4) week "rolling" periods to determine whether any further guarantee payments to the employee are due.
Time not worked shall be credited to drivers for purposes of computing earnings in the following instances:
a. Where a driver is offered a work opportunity that the driver has a contractual obligation to accept, and the driver elects not to accept such work, the driver shall have an amount equal to the amount of the wages such work would have generated credited to such driver for purposes of determining the
one thousand dollars ($1,000) eigt:tt
hundred and fifty dollar ($850) average wage guarantee.
No driver shall be penalized by having contractual earned time off credited for purposes of determining the one thousand dollars ($1,000) eight hundred and fifty dollar ($850) average wage guarantee. However, where a driver takes earned time off in excess of forty-eight (48) hours during any work week, that work week shall be excluded from the rolling four (4) week period used to determine the one thousand dollars ($1,000) eight hundred and fifty dollar ($850) average wage guarantee.
b. Where a driver uses a contractual provision to refuse or defer work so as to knowingly avoid legitimate work opportunity and therefore abuse the one thousand dollars ($1,000) eight hundred and fifty dollar ($850) average wage guarantee, the driver shall have an amount equal to the amount of the wages such work would have generated credited to such driver for purposes of determining the one thousand dollars ($1,000) eight hundred and fifty dollar ($850) average wage guarantee.
Nothing in this subsection applies to or shall be construed to limit claims by any driver on the seniority roster at a gaining domicile alleging that the driver's work opportunity was adversely affected following the implementation of the Intermodal Change of Operations because of the Employer's failure to provide adequate work opportunities for existing and redomiciled drivers. However, after the point that the Employer has provided adequate work opportunities for protected drivers (existing and redomiciled), the wage protection for active drivers in the bottom twenty-five percent (25%) of the seniority roster shall be limited to the one thousand dollars ($1.000) eight hundred and fifty dollar ($850) guarantee.
As soon as a factual determination has been made that a driver in the bottom twenty-five percent (25%) of the seniority roster is entitled to the one thousand dollars ($1.000) eight hundred and fifty dollar ($850) average wage guarantee, the driver's claim shall be paid. All other types of claims that the driver's work opportunities have been adversely affected shall be held in abeyance until determined through the intermodal grievance procedure.
Section 4. Nationallntermodal
Committee
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Section 5.
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
PURCHASED TRANSPORTATION
Section 6. Purchased Transportation
The undersigned parties have reached agreement regarding Purchased Transportation Service (PTS) and outline the following understandings with reference to the operation/employee protection of this MGYSection. This MGYSection is intended to permit a limited use of PTS for over-theroad transportation only. Nothing in this MOOSection is intended to permit the use of PTS for any other operation (Le. P &0, Local Cartage, current intermodal, drayage, or shuttle operations etc.). Article 29 of the ABF NMF A remains in effect except as specifically provided for in this SeclionMemorandum of Understanding.
Any disputes regarding PTS will be referred to the ABF National PTS Committee MAS
consisting of an equal number of representatives from the Union and the Company for resolution. Any failures to resolve the dispute will be referred to the National Grievance Committee.
All aeti:Ye road drivers as ofthe date
of ratification of the ABF NMFA
commoncing in 2018 will be
protected by red circle name from
layoff directly caused by the use of
purchased transportation~ per the
attached seniority lists as of the
date of ratification. For the
remainder of the agreement, red circle protoction will be extended by name on a one (1) for WlO (2) basis for road drillers hired after the date of ratification te replace red circle drillers that retire, quit, or are terminatod. This pretection does not apply to a road driller who has been offered but declined a transfer pursuant to any Change of Operations.
2) Red circle pfrotection will apply to drivers at locations with single line seniority if they transfer to the road board from the local cartage board, as long as their seniority date is prior to the date of ratification of this agreement..
3) For locations with separate seniority lists that have transferability from local cartage to the road board provided for in an existing supplemental agreement, red circle protection will apply based on their bidding seniority date and the supplemental seniority application. Red circle protection 'Nill not apply if the applicable seniority date per tho supplemental provisions is after the date of ratification of the current agreement.
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Notwithstanding anything in the ABF NMFA to the contrary, the Employer shall be permitted to utilize companies for over-the-road purchased transportation substitute service. The maximum amount of
over-the-road purchased
transportation shall be limited to 5%
(for the length ofthis agreement), of
the Employer's total miles as-under
the same methodologv as was
traditionally reported on line 301
of Schedule 300 of the
DOT/FMCSA Annual Report during
any calendar year. In conjunction
with using over-the-road purchase
transportation providers, the
Company's total combined
intermodal rail miles and purchased
transportation miles shall not
exceed 24% of the Company's total
miles during any calendar year.
5) It is agreed that any purchased transportation provider utilized under this SectionMGY shall be permitted to only make pick-ups at an ABF customer, and drop and pickup trailers at the Employer's terminal locations, but shall be required to do so in areas of the terminal specifically deSignated for such exchange. Freight picked up at a customer location by purchased transportation shall be delivered to the nearest ABF facility(s) that can effectuate the efficient integration of the product into the ABF system.
6) If a red circled driver is available (which includes the two (2)-hour period of time prior to end of his/her rest period) at point of origin when the trailer leaves the terminal or customer yard via purchased transportation, such driver's runaround compensation shall start from the time the trailer leaves the yard. Available red circled drivers at relay points shall be protected against runarounds if a violation occurred at the point of origin. If the Employer does not have an overthe-road domicile at the point of origin, the Employer shall protect the red circled employees against runaround of the available drivers at the first relay point over which the MAS
frejght would normally move had it not been placed on purchased transportation. Available f9.Scircled drivers at relay points shall be protected against runaround if a violation occurred at the first relay point. Runaround protection will be equal to the number of PTS drivers used; Le. for each PTS used one aggrieved driver will be protected regardless of the dispatch system used at the affected terminal.
7) In the event a Union carrier becomes available to the Company and said carrier is cost competitive and equally qualified, the Company will give such carrier first and preferred opportunity to bid on purchased transportation business. The Employer shall provide to TNFINC an up-to-date list of purchased transportation providers utilized within thirty (30) days of the end of each calendar quarter. In the event a PTS provider repeatedly violates the conditions established under this SectionMGY the Union shall have the ability to remove the carrier from future PTS utilization.
8) The Employer shall report in writing on a monthly basis to each Local Union affected, the number of trailers tendered to any purchased transportation provider. The Employer also shall report the carrier's name (including DOT number), origin, destination, trailerlload number, tractor number, trailer weight and the time the trailer/load leaves the Employer's yard. In addition, the Employer shall, on a quarterly basis, unless otherwise required, send to the office of the National Freight Director a report containing all of the above indicated information in addition to the total number of miles the Employer utilized with purchased transportation, inclusive of the type of PTS utilized, including whether
the purpose was for avoiding empty miles, overflow or one-time business opportunities such as product launches.
9) All new business opportunities (such as product launches) and purchased transportation to avoid empties shall count toward the maximum amount of purchased transportation. In the event of product launches, the Company will notify TNFINC within twenty-four
(24) hours of being awarded the business and will provide an overview of the PTS service being utilized in the business opportunity. In the event it is necessary to temporarily exceed the limits outlined in this agreement to further accommodate a business opportunity, such request shall be made directly to TNFINC.
10) To preserve and/or grow existing road boards, each time the Company uses purchased transportation providers out of the same terminal and/or to run over the top of linehaul domicile terminal locations and/or relay domiciles, said dispatches shall be counted as supplemental or replacement runs, as applicable, for purposes of calculating the requirement to add new employees to the road board. The formula for recalling or adding employees to the affected road board shall be thirty (30) supplemental runs in a sixty (60) day period. The only two exceptions to this condition are (a) one-time business opportunities (such as product launches), and (b) runs to avoid empties.
11) On a monthly basis and until as otherwise agreed to, the Company will identify by name and number all dispatch and/or manifest lanes that have been identified as and designated as "empty lanes" eligible for PTS to include the number and percentage of empty MAS
miles currently on the two-way traffic lane. Such business and operational information as required by this SectionMQY. shall be provided to the National Freight Division on a confidential basis and will only be reviewed by TNFINC to ensure compliance with the provisions of this SectionMQY..
12) All purchased transportation carriers shall sign-in/sign-out when arriving or departing from service centers.
(13) Regardless of any additional restrictions on the use of PTS, the Company shall not use PTS out of any location if any road drivers at that location are on layoff or not receiving the equivalent of a forty (40) hour guarantee in that location.
14) In locations where the Company is using PTS and/or rail. the Company shall continue hiring efforts for road drivers as provided for in paragraph 10 above.
ARTICLE 30. JURISDICTIONAL
DISPUTES
NO CHANGE
ARTICLE 31. SINGLE EMPLOYER, MULTI-UNION UNIT
NO CHANGE
ARTICLE 32. SUBCONTRACTING
NO CHANGE
ARTICLE 33. WAGES, CASUAL
RATES, PREMIUMS AND COST
*SEE NATIONAL ECONOMIC SETTLEMENT*
1. General Wage Adjustments: All Regular Employees
All regular employees subject to this Agreement will receive the following general wage adjustments:
a. Effective July 1, ~2023: +$Q,JG$3.50 per hour on all hourly rates
cents per mile on all mileage rates
b. Effective July 1, 2,Q..1.Q2024: +$~O.75 per hour on all hourly rates
~cents per mile on all mileage rates
c. Effective July 1, ~2025: +~.75 per hour on all hourly rates
~ cents per mile on all mileage rates
d. Effective July 1, ~2026: +$~O.75 per hour on all hourly rates
Ā§ cents per mile on all mileage rates
e. Effective July 1, ~2027: +~O.75 per hour on all hourly rates
~ cents per mile on all mileage rates
No employee shall suffer a reduction in a wage rate as a result of this agreement.
All regular employees still in the New Hire Progression on the effective dates of this Agreement shall receive the appropriate percentage adjustment.
2. Casual Rates
(a) City and Combination Casuals
Hourly rates for city and combination casuals (COL required) shall increase by 85% of the general wage increase for regular employees on the dates shown in Section 1 of this Article.
(b) Dock Only Casuals
Effective July 1, ~2023,the hourly rate for dock only casuals will increase to
$~17.50.
Effective July 1, 2,Q..1.Q2024, the hourly rate for
dock only casuals will increase to
~17.70.
Effective July 1, ~2025,the hourly rate for
dock only casuals will increase to
~18.00.
Effective July 1, ~2026,the hourly rate for
dock only casuals will increase to
$ 4+.0018.25 .
Effective July 1, ~2027,the hourly rate for
dock only casuals will increase to
~18.50.
3. Utility Employee and Sleeper Team Premiums
4. Cost of Living Adjustment Clause
All regular employees shall be covered by the provisions of a cost-of-living allowance as set forth in this Article.
The amount of the cost-of-living allowance shall be determined as provided below on the basis of the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, CPI-W (Revised Series Using 1982-84 Expenditure Patterns). All Items published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor and referred to herein as the Index.
Effective July 1, 201QJuiv 1, 2024, and every July 1 thereafter during the life of the Agreement, a cost-of-living allowance will be calculated on the basis of the difference between the Index for January, 2018April 2023, (published February, 2018May 2023) and the index for January, 201QAprii 2024 (published February, 201QMay 2024) with a similar calculation for every year thereafter, as follows:
For every 0.2 point increase in the Index over and above the base (prior year's) Index plus 3.5%, there will be a 1 cent increase in the hourly wage rates payable on July 1, ~2024,and every July 1 thereafter. These increases shall only be payable if they equal a minimum of five cents ($.05) in a year. In no case shall the cost-of living-allowance be more than five (5) cents in any given year.There shall be no cap on the COLA.
All cost-of-living allowances paid under this Agreement will become and remain a fixed part of the base wage rate for all job classifications. A decline in the Index shall not result in the reduction of classification base wage rates.
Mileage paid employees will receive cost-ofliving allowances on the basis of .25 mills per mile for each 1 cent increase in hourly wages.
In the event the appropriate Index figure is not issued before the effective date of the cost-of-living adjustment, the cost-of-living adjustment that is required will be made at the beginning of the first (1 st) pay period after the receipt of the Index.
In the event that the Index shall be revised or discontinued and in the event the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, does not issue information which would enable the Employer and the Union to know what the Index would have been had it not been revised or discontinued, then the MAS
Employer and the Union will meet, negotiate, and agree upon an appropriate substitute for the Index. Upon the failure of the parties to agree within sixty (60) days, thereafter, the issue of an appropriate substitute shall be submitted to an arbitrator for determination. The arbitrator's decision shall be final and binding.
5. Education and Training
NO CHANGE
ARTICLE 34. GARNISHMENTS
INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK
Section 1. Employee's Bail
NO CHANGE
Section 2. Suspension or Revocation
of License
NO CHANGE
Section 3. Drug Testing [UPDATE PER DOT MANDATES]
NO CHANGE
Section 4. Alcohol Testing
NO CHANGE
ARTICLE 36. NEW ENTRY (NEW HIRE) RATES
*SEE NA TlONAL ECONOMIC SETTLEMENT*
Full-Time New Hire Wage Progression and Casual Rates
A. COL Qualified Driver or Mechanics Effective April 1. 2013July 1,2023. all regular employees hired on or after that date and employees who are in progression shall receive the following hourly and/or mileage rates of pay:
The above rates shall not apply to casual empleyees. The term "top rate" is the applicable hourly and/er mileage rate of pay for the job classification payable under this Agreement.
All current (on seniority list June 30. 2023 or earlier) non-CpL regular employees subject tQ this agreement as Qf July 1.
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2023 shall continue jn progressiQn as grovided in the mQdified grogressjQn Ā§!chedule belQw. Proyjded hQwever. that no regular NQn-CpL emplQyee in grQgressiQn shall be paid less than the new hire nQn-CpL rate prQvided for in
FirĀ§!t day of emgloyment up tQ two (2)
yearĀ§! -80% Qf tQP rate
FirĀ§!t day of employment gluĀ§! three (3)
yearĀ§ -90% of top rate
First day Qf employment plus fOur (4)
years -100% Qf top rate
The abQve rates shall nQt apply to casual employees. The term "top rate" is the applicable hQurly and/Qr mileage rate Qf pay for the job classification payable under this Agreement.
D. The parties agree that there are unique high cost of livinq areas within the Country that may require higher wage rates to attract, hire and retain employees. With the approval of TNFINC, the Employer shall have the ability to increase the applicable wage rate by classification at individual locations if the Employer determines in its discretion that doing so is necessary to attract and retain qualified employees. In the event the Employer decides to exercise this option, it shall provide advance notice to TNFINC in writing.
ARTICLE 37. NON
DISCRIMINATION
NO CHANGE
ARTICLE 38.
Section 1. Sick Leave
Effective April 1, 2018January 1, 2024 and thereafter, all Supplemental Agreements shall provide for a minimum of five (5seven {l) days or forty (40fifty-six (56) hours of sick leave per contract year. The Employer agrees to comply with all Federal, State or Local laws with regards to paid sick leave including exemptions for bargaining agreements.
Sick leave not used by December 31 of any contract year will be paid no later than the third Friday of January at the applicable hourly rate in existence on that date. Each day of sick leave will be paid for on the basis of a minimum of eight (8) hours straight-time pay or whatever the normal daily work schedule is (e.g. 10 hours if the employee is on a 10 hour schedule up to a maximum of forty (40fifty-six (56) hours at the applicable hourly rate).
Sick leave will be paid to eligible employees beginning on the first (1st) working day of absence.
The accrual and cash out dates for sick leave will bemove from April 1 to January 1 annually.
The additional sick leave days referred te above shall also be included in those Supplements containing siok leave provisions prior to April 1, 1976. The National Negetiating Committees may de).'elop rules and regulations to apply to sick leave provisions negotiated in the 1976 Agreement and amended in this >"'<greement uniformly to the Supplements. The Committee shall not establish rules and regulations for sick leave programs in existence on March 31,1976.
Section 2. Jury Duty
Effective April 1 , 2003July 1! 2023, all regular employees called for jury duty will receive the difference between eight (8) hours pay at the applicable hourly wage and actual payment received for jury service for each day of jury duty to a maximum of fifteen (15) days pay for each contract year.
When such employees report for jury service on a scheduled workday, they will not unreasonably be required to report for work that particular day.
Time spent on jury service will be considered time worked for purposes of Employer contributions to health & welfare and pension plans, vacation eligibility and payment, holidays and seniority, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Supplemental Agreements to a maximum of fifteen (15) days for each contract year.
Employees, who have been selected to serve on a jury, including those selected as an alternate jury member and who are scheduled to work shifts beginning after 4:00 p.m., will be given the option of working either the day their jury duty begins or the day following the day their jury duty begins and thereafter shall not be required to work on any day in which the jury is in session.
Section 3. Family and Medical Leave
Act
All employees who worked for the Employer for a minimum of twelve (12) months and worked at least 1250 hours during the past twelve (12) months are eligible for unpaid leave as set forth in the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA).
The Company shall construe the FMlA to apply to all work locations covered by this agreement regardless of the number of employees at such work locations even if the number of employees at anyone work location falls below the threshold set forth in the FMLA.
Eligible employees are entitled to up to a total of 12 weeks of unpaid leave during any twelve (12) month period for the following
reasons:
The employee's seniority rights shall continue as if the employee had not taken leave under this Section, and the Employer will maintain health insurance coverage during the period of the leave.
The Employer may require the employee to substitute accrued paid vacation or other paid leave for part of the twelve (12) week leave period.
The employee is required to provide the Employer with at least thirty (30) days advance notice before FMLA leave begins if the need for leave is foreseeable. If the leave is not foreseeable, the employee is required to give notice as soon as practicable. The Employer has the right to require medical certification of a need for leave under this Act. In addition, the Employer has the right to require a second (2nd) opinion at the Employer's expense. If the second opinion conflicts with the initial certification, a third opinion from a health care provider selected by the first and second opinion health care providers, at the Employer's expense may be sought, which shall be final and binding. Failure to provide certification shall cause any leave taken to be treated as an unexcused absence.
As a condition of returning to work, an employee who has taken leave due to his/her own serious health condition must be medically qualified to perform the functions of his/her job. In cases where employees fail to return to work, the provisions of the applicable Supplemental Agreement will apply.
It is specifically understood that an employee
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will not be required to repay any of the contributions for his/her health insurance during FMLA leave. No employee will be diSCiplined for requesting or taking FMLA leave u'nder the contract absent fraud, misrepresentation, or dishonesty.
Disputes ariSing under this provision shall be subject to the grievance procedure.
The provisions ofthis Section are in response to the federal FMLA and shall not supersede any state or local law which provides for greater employee rights.
The Employer may not force an employee to use pre-scheduled vacation time as FMLA leave, provided the vacation involved was prescheduled in accordance with the applicable supplemental agreement. The Employer may not force an employee to take the last unscheduled week of vacation as FMLA leave.
The Employer may not force an employee who has taken separate hours of unpaid leave for medical reasons to substitute those hours as accrued leave under the FMLA.
The Employer may not force an employee to substitute accrued leave for FMLA leave if the employee is receiving supplemental loss-oftime disability benefits from a benefit plan under the Agreement.
ARTICLE 39. DURATION
Section 1.
This Agreement shall be in full force and effect from April 1, 2018July 1, 2023 to and including June 30, ~2028, and shall continue from year to year thereafter unless written notice of desire to cancel or terminate this Agreement is served by either party upon the other at least sixty (60) days prior to date of expiration.
When notice of cancellation or termination is given under this Section, the Employer and the Union shall continue to observe all terms of this Agreement until impasse is reached in negotiations, or until either the Employer or the Union exercise their rights under Section 3 of this Article.
Section 2.
Where no such cancellation or termination notice is served and the parties desire to continue said Agreement but also desire to negotiate changes or revisions in this Agreement, either party may serve upon the other a notice at least sixty (60) days prior to
30th
June 30, ~2028 or June of any subsequent contract year, advising that such party desires to revise or change terms or conditions of such Agreement.
Section 3.
The Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee, as representative of the Local Unions or the signatory Employer or the authorizing Employer Associations, shall each have the right to unilaterally determine when to engage in economic recourse (strike or lockout) on or after July 1, ~2028, unless agreed to the contrary.
Section 4.
Revisions agreed upon or ordered shall be effective as of June 30, ~2028 or June 30th of any subsequent contract year.
Section 5.
NO CHANGE
Section 6.
NO CHANGE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have set their hands and seals this day of __ ,2-Q4.g2023 to be effective April 1 , 2Q-1..8July 1! 2023, except as to those areas where it has been otherwise agreed between the parties.
TEAMSTERS NATIONAL ABF
NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE
Sean M. O'Brien, Chairman
John A. Murphy, Co-Chairman
ABF NATIONAL
NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE
Tony Nations, Chairman
Work Day/work week
NO CHANGE
Break Time
NO CHANGE
Work Across Classifications
NO CHANGE
(Excerpt from National Economic Settlement)
Health & Welfare and Pension Plans
a. The Company shall continue to contribute to the same Health and Welfare and Pension Funds it was contributing to as of March 1, 2Q-1..8June 30. 2023 and abide by each Fund's rules and regulations. The Company shall execute all documents and participation agreements required by each Fund to maintain participation. The Company shall continue to contribute at the rates required as of March 31, 2018 June 30, 2023--as determined by the applicable Fund.
a) b. Health and Welfare Contribution Increases: Effective August 1,2018 and each ,6,ugust 1 thereafter during the life of the agreement, the Company shall increase its contribution by the amount determined by the Funds, as being necessary to maintain benefits andlor cemply '"'lith legally mandated benefit levels, not to exceed an increase of up te $0.50 per hour (or 'Ileeklylmonthly equivalent) per year. Once a Fund issues a determination that an increase is reasonably necessary te maintain benefits in a gi'.'en year, the increase shall become due and owing upon written notice from the Fund to the Company, pro'/ided the combined Health and 'iVelfare increase does not exceed $0.50 per heur. The Article 20 approval process is ne longer required. If the Company refuses te henor a request for an increase from the applicable Fund, the matter shall proceed directly to the National Grievance Committee for consideration. If the National Grievance Committee deadlocks, the request of the Fund shall prevail and be honored by the Company. Failure to comply within seventy tyro (72) hours shall constitute an immediate delinquency. Effective 2023 (on the date previously established by the parties for payment of increases for the applicable funds but no later than August 1 of each year) the company shall also contribute an additional $0.83 per hour to be split between the applicable health and welfare and pension funds as determined by the Union Supplemental negotiating committee. For 2024 the increase shall be $0.63 per hour; for 2025 the increase shall be $0.80 per hour; for 2026 the increase shall be $0.99 per hour and for 2027 the increase shall be $1.21 per hour.
For the following funds, however, the follo'lling fixed guaranteed contribution rate increases shall apply:
Central States Health Teamcare VVestern Teamsters 'Nelfare Trust
.1 'II"
('"'TI"'T)
Central Pennsylvania Health Plan
Local 710 Health Plan
Local 705 Health Plan
Local 179 Health Plan
Local 673 Hoalth Plan
August 1, 2018 increase $0.39 per hour August 1, 2019 inorease $0.40 per hour l\ugust 1, 2020 increase $0.42 per hour August 1, 2021 increase $0.50 per hour August 1, 2022 inorease $0.50 per hour
tĀ£l..Monthly, daily and/or hourly contributions shall be converted from the hourly contributions in accordance with past practice.
The trigger in all Supplements for qualifying for a 'Neek's health and welfare contribution will remain throo days, except for supplements that have a longer requirement. Those Supplements on an hourly contribution will continue their respective practices. The trigger for the obligation to make health & welfare contributions in Supplements that provide for a monthly based contribution shall remain the same.
The trigger in all Supplements for qualifying for a week's health and welfare contribution will remain the same as under the 2018-2023 Agreement. Those Supplements on an hourly contribution will continue with their respective practices. The trigger for the obligation to make health and welfare contributions in the Supplements that provide for a monthly based contribution shall remain the same.
The "one-punch" rule for pension contributions in the Chicago area pension funds shall continue to apply where such rule applied as of March 31! 2023.
If any Pension Fund rejects this agreement because of the Company's level of contributions or otherwise refused to accept the contribution rate and terminatesĀ· the Company's participation in the Fund. the Company shall make contributions to the Teamsters National 401(k) Savings Plan in the amount of seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) per hour on behalf of the employees in the area covered by the Pension Fund.
Such amount shall be immediately 100% vested for the benefit of the employee. If a withdrawal event occurs for any other reason, Article 27's reopener shall apply {including the right to take economic action).
The Company will not seek to withdraw from any Pension Fund to which it contributed to under the 2018-23 ABF NMFA.
c. Pension Funds/Rates: All Pension contribution rates shall be frozen at those rates required by the applicable Pension Fund as ef March 31, 2018 fer the duration of this agreement. Neither the Cempany ner any Pensien Fund is permitted to require contributions or payments of any assessments, ce pays, fees er surcharges from any employee or Unien entity signatory hereto as a result of the frozen rate.
The "ene punch" rule fer pension centributiens in the Chicage area pensien funds shall apply '....here such rule applied prier to the 2013 18 ABF NMFA.
Reepener: If new pensien legislatien is enacted during the term of this agreement, Article 27's reopener prcVlisions shall apply.
If any Pension Fund rejects this agreement because of the company's level of contributiens er otherwise refuses to accept the frezen contribution rate and terminates
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the Company's participatien in the Fund, the Company shall make contributions te the Teamsters National 401(k) Savings Plan in the amount of six dollars ($6.00) per hour on behalf of the employees in the area covered by the Pensien Fund. Such amount shall be immediately 100% vested fer the benefit of the employee. If a withdrawal event occurs for any other reason, Article 27's reopener provisions shall apply (including the right to take economic action).
The Company 'Nm not seek te withdralN from any Pension Fund to which it contributed under the 2013 18 ABF NMFA.
ADDENDUM E
Non-COL Driving Positions
TNFINC and ABF recognize that the recruitment and retention of CDLqualified drivers continues to be challenging, even with recent pay rate increases and ongoing recruitment efforts. As a result, the Employer in connection with their local pick-up and delivery operations frequently must rely on local cartage companies and other third parties to pick up and deliver freight. This is the case even though the use of Employer employees to perform this work is strongly preferred.
Moreover, the non-union local cartage companies and other non-union thirdparty carriers often do not use CDL-A drivers to perform portions of this work. The Employer and TNFINC realize that this is core bargaining unit work that, if pOSSible, should be performed by bargaining unit personnel.
In recognition of these challenges and in an effort to recapture local pick-up and delivery work that currently is being performed by non-union third parties, the parties agree as follows:
1. The Employers may establish nonCOL Driver bids. Non-COL Drivers may be assigned to operate box trucks (or straight trucks, vans, etc.) in the city operation that do not require the possession of a CDL license, as well as to work the dock and perform other duties as assigned.
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qualified City or P&D driver shall
receive his or her normal rate of
pay for the shift.
c. The Employers may not use nonCDL Drivers to avoid filling vacant COL qualified positions or to avoid utilizing COL-qualified drivers in the city or P&D operations.
6. Employees in Non-COL driving positions shall not be subject to random drug/alcohol testing unless required by applicable law.
Profit Sharing Bonus
ABF | Published | Bonus | |
---|---|---|---|
Annual | Amount | ||
Operating Ratio | |||
95.1 ts ge.091.1 | 1% | ||
to 93.0 | |||
9aA ts 95.089.1 | 2% | ||
to 91.0 | |||
9d.0 | aREI | 3% | |
bels'N87.1 | to | ||
89.0 | |||
87.0 and below | 4% |
for such a bonus. Any employee who resigns, retires or otherwise incurs a termination of employment, whether voluntary or involuntary, during the year in question shall not be eligible for a year-end bonus.
3. There shall be no inter-company charges initiated by the employer or changes in accounting assumptions or practices (GAAP), except as required to conform to governmental regulation, for the purpose of defeating the calculation of the annual operating ratio.
Notwithstanding any other agreements, the parties have agreed to the following understanding of the vaGation transition for employees hired between April 1, 2013 and Maroh 31, 2018.
Under the Summary of General Monetary National and all Supplemental Agreements for the period Govering April 1, 2018 through June 30, 2023, the VaGation Eligibility SGhedule was restored to the sGhedule Gontained in the appliGable 2008 to 2013 Supplemental Agreements.
Under this sGhedule, regular status seniority employees hired and establishing a VaGation Anniversary Date between April 1,2013 and MarGh 31, 2018 'Nill begin or hal,Ie begun aGGruing vaGation under the restored sGhedule beginning with the first vaGation anniversary date on or after April 1, 2018. At the end of that VaGation Anniversary AGGrual Period, they will have earned two weeks of 'laGation time. During the transition period to the restored VaGation Eligibility SGhedule under the 2018 to 2023 agreements, these employees .....iII be permitted to take one ofthe WIO weeks of '1aGation time starting immediately upon ratifiGation of the ABF
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NMFA, upon Gompletion of at least one (1) year of employment and otherwise qualifying, including adherence to scheduling of '1aGation, under the appliGable Supplemental Agreement.
The MOU does not apply to the supplemental Gontraot areas indiGated below, due to the vaGation language in those supplements. Employees hired in these Gontraot areas, during the time period indicated above, are not impaGted by the restoration of the 2008 to 2013 Vacation Eligibility SGhedule:
Teamsters National Freight Industry
Negotiating Committee
And
ABF Freight System, Inc.
The parties support technological advancement, recognizing that innovation is necessary to ensure an expanding economy, promote employer growth and competitiveness.
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technology and new work opportunities derived from technological change.
The parties ag ree that for the term ofthe current bargaining agreement, July 1! 2023 to June 30, 2028, the Employer will not use robots, autonomous vehicles, or vehicles that transport freight without a bargaining unit driver or operator unless the parties mutually agree in writing otherwise and the use of such technology does not result in the layoff of bargaining unit employees or reduces the overall number of bargaining unit positions.
NATIONAL ECONOMIC SETTLEMENT
ABF National Master Freight Agreement
Article 33. Wages, Benefits and Cost of Living
1. General wage adjustments: All Regular Employees
(a) All regular employees subject to this Agreement will receive the following general wage adjustments.
Effective July 1, 2023: $3.50 per hour on all hourly rates +08.75 cents per mile on all mileage rates
Effective July 1, 2024: +$0.75 per hour on all hourly rates +01.875 cents per mile on all mileage rates
Effective July 1, 2025: +$0.75 per hour on all hourly rates +01.875 cents per mile on all mileage rates
Effective July 1, 2026: +$0.75 per hour on all hourly rates +01.875 cents per mile on all mileage rates
Effective July 1, 2027: +$0.75 per hour on all hourly rates +01.875 cents per mile on all mileage rates
All regular employees still in the New Hire Progression on the effective dates of this agreement shall receive the appropriate percentage adjustment.
2. Casual Wages
(a) City and Combination Casuals
Hourly rates for city and combination casuals (COL required) shall increase by 85% of the general wage increase for regular employees on the dates shown in Section 1 of this article.
(b) Dock only Casuals
Effective July 1. 2023 the hourly rate for dock only casuals will increase to $17.50 hr. Effective July 1. 2024 the hourly rate for dock only casuals will increase to $17.75 hr. Effective July 1. 2025 the hourly rate for dock only casuals will increase to $18.00 hr, Effective July 1, 2026 the hourly rate for dock only casuals will increase to $18.25 hr. Effective Jyly 1. 2027 the hourly rate for dock only casuals will increase to $18.50 hr.
Article 33, Section 3, Utility Employees and Sleeper Team Premiums -No changes.
Article 33, Section 4. Cost of Living Adjustment Clayse
All regular employees shall be covered by the provisions of a cost-of-living allowance as set forth in this Article.
The amount of the cost-of-living allowance shall be determined as provided below based on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, CPI-W (Revised Series Using 1982-84 Expenditure Patterns). All Items published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor and referred to herein as the Index.
Effective July 1, 2024, and every July 1 thereafter during the life of the Agreement, a costof-living allowance will be calculated based on the difference between the Index for AI2d! 2023, (published May 2023) and the index for April 2024 (published Mav 2024) with a similar calculation for every year thereafter, as follows:
For every 0.2-point increase in the Index over and above the base (prior year's) Index plus 3.5%, there will be a 1 cent increase in the hourly wage rates payable on July 1, 2024. and every July 1 thereafter. These increases shall only be payable if they equal a minimum of five cents ($.05) in a year. There shall be no cap on the COLA.
All cost-of-living allowances paid under this Agreement will become and remain a fixed part of the base wage rate for all job classifications. A decline in the Index shall not result in the reduction of classification base wage rates.
Mileage paid employees will receive cost-of-living allowances based on .25 mills per mile for each 1 cent increase in hourly wages.
I n the event the appropriate I ndex figure is not issued before the effective date of the costof-living adjustment, the cost-of-living adjustment that is required will be made at the beginning of the first {1st) pay period after the receipt of the Index. If the Index shall be revised or discontinued and in the event the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, does not issue information which would enable the Employer and the Union to know what the Index would have been had it not been revised or discontinued, then the Employer and the Union will meet, negotiate, and agree upon an appropriate substitute for the Index. Upon the failure of the parties to agree within sixty
(60) days, thereafter, the issue of an appropriate substitute shall be submitted to an arbitrator for determination. The arbitrator's decision shall be final and binding.
Article 33. Section 5. Education and Training -NO CHANGE
Article 36. New Entry (New Hire) Rates
Full-Time New Hire Wage Progression and Casual Rates
A. COL Qualified Driver or Mechanics Effective .A.pril 1, 2013 July 1. 2023, all regular employees hired on or after that date and employees who are in progression shall receive the following hourly and/or mileage rates of pay:
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(100%) of the top rate.
All current (on seniority list June 30. 2023 or earlier) non-COL regular employees Subject 12 this agreement as of July 1. 2023 shall continue in progression as provided in the modified progression schedule below. proyided hOwever. that no regular Non-CpL employee in progression shall be paid less than the new hire non-COL rate provided for in (e) below.
C. Modified Progression Schedule for Non-CpL employees hired June 3~. 2023 or earlier;
First day of employment up to two (2) years -80% of top rate
First day of employment plus three (3) years -90% of top rate
First day of employment plys foyr (4) years -100% of top rate
The above rates shall not apply to casual employees. The term "top rate" is the applicable hourly andlor mileage rate of pay for the job classification payable under this Agreement.
P. The parties agree that there are unique high cost of living areas within the Country that may require higher wage rates to attract, hire and retain employees. With the approval of TNFINC, the Employer shall have the ability to increase the applicable wage rate by classification at individual locations if the Employer determines in its discretion that doing so is necessary to attract and retain qualified employees. In the event the Employer decides to exercise this option. it shall provide advance notice to TNFINC in writing.
The above rates shall not apply to casual employees. The term "top rate" is the applicable hourly andlor mileage rate of pay for the job classification payable under this Agreement.
MOU to ABF NMFA
Profit-Sharing Bonus
ABF Published Annual Operating Ratio | Bonus !Amount |
91.1 to 93.0 | 1% |
89.1t091.0 | 2% |
87.1 to 89.0 | 3% |
87.0 or below | f4% |
b) The Company shall continue to contribute to the same Health and Welfare and Pension Funds it was contributing to as of June 30, 2023 and abide by each Fund's rules and regulations. The Company shall execute all documents and partiCipation agreements required by each Fund to maintain participation. The Company shall continue to contribute at the rates in effect as of June 30, 2023.
c) Effective 2023 (on the date previously established by the parties for payment of increases for the applicable funds but no later than August 1 of each year) the company shall also contribute an additional $0.83 per hour to be split between the applicable health and welfare and penSion funds as determined by the Union Supplemental negotiating committee. For 2024 the increase shall be $0.63 per hour; for 2025 the increase shall be $0.80 per hour; for 2026 the increase shall be $0.99 per hour and for 2027 the increase shall be $1.21 per hour.
d) Monthly, daily and/or hourly contributions shall be converted from the hourly contributions in accordance with past practice.
The trigger in all Supplements for qualifying for a week's health and welfare contribution will remain the same as under the 2018-2023 Agreement. Those Supplements on an hourly contribution will continue with their respective practices. The trigger for the obligation to make health and welfare contributions in the Supplements that provide for a monthly based contribution shall remain the same.
The "one-punch" rule for pension contributions in the Chicago area pension funds shall continue to apply where such rule applied as of March 31, 2023.
If any Pension Fund rejects this agreement because of the Company's level of contributions or otherwise refused to accept the contribution rate and terminates the Company's partiCipation in the Fund, the Company shall make contributions to the Teamsters National 401 (k) Savings Plan in the amount of seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) per hour on behalf of the employees in the area covered by the Pension Fund.
Such amount shall be immediately 100% vested for the benefit of the employee. If a withdrawal event occurs for any other reason, Article 27's reopener shall apply {including the right to take economic action).
The Company will not seek to withdraw from any Pension Fund to which it contributed to under the 2018-23 ABF NMFA.
ADDITIONAL HOLIDAYS -The Company accepts the union proposal to add MLK day as .in additional paid holiday in all supplements.