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1.TheCompanyandtheUnionagreethattheywillnotdiscriminateagainstanemployeebyreasonofrace,color,creed,age,sex,sexualpreference,physicalormentaldisability,nationalorigin,membershipornon-membershipintheUnion.

2.NothinginthisAgreementshallbeconstruedasconstitutinganagreementthatanyworkisormaybecometheexclusiverightofanyemployeeorclassificationofemployees.TheCompanyretainsthesoleandunrestricteddiscretiontodirectemployees,onatemporarybasis,toperformworknotwithinthejobdescriptionofthepositionthattheynormallyoccupywhenevertheCompanydeterminesthattheinterestsofensuringregulatorycomplianceandproductqualityandintegrity,andmaximizingproductivity,efficiencyorsafetywillbestbeservedbydoingso.Thisclauseshallnotcontravenetheseniorityandovertimeprovisions.

3.AllprovisionsofthisAgreementareassumedtobeinconformitywiththeapplicablelawsoftheStatesofNewJerseyandNewYorkandtheUnitedStates.Ifanyprovisionsarelaterproventobecontrarytoanyapplicablelawexistingatthistimeorsubsequentlyenacted,suchprovisionshallthenbeconsideredvoid,andtheinvalidityorunenforceabilityofsuchprovisionshallhavenoeffectontheremainingprovisionsoftheAgreement.

4.TheCompanyhastherighttousesupervisorsandothernon-bargainingunitpersonneltoperformbargainingunitworktowhateverextentandforwhateverdurationmanagementdeemsbestservestheCompany’soverallinterestsinensuringregulatorycomplianceandproductqualityandintegrity,andmaximizingsafety.Supervisorsalsomay,intheinterestsofefficiencyandorderlyproduction,fillinorworkonaparticularjobasdictatedbythenecessitiesoftheoperation.However,ifanemployeewithinthebargainingunitleavestheemployoftheCompany,hewillnotbereplacedwithasupervisoryemployeeprovidedthepositionisstillavailable.Likewise,ifthereareovertimeopportunities,supervisoryemployeesshallnotreplacebargainingunitemployees;butthisproscriptionshallnotprecludequalifiedsupervisorsfromdoinguptotwo

（2）hoursofunitworkiftherearenoqualifiedbargainingunitemployeesintheplantandavailabletodotheworkatthetime.Someexamplesofsupervisorsworkingare:

（a）Emergenciesoccurringduringscheduledworkingdayswhenanoperationisnotfullymanned.

（b）Instructingortrainingofemployees,includingself-training.

（c）Performingexperimentalworkinvolvingnewproducts,newequipment,newmethodsornewmaterials.

（d）Makingminoradjustmentsandsetup.

（e）Providingforthecontinuanceoftheworkflow.

（f）Productvalidationorothernonproductionscientificwork.

ItisagreedthattheCompanyshallnotexerciseitsrightsunderthisSectioninsuchawayastoreducesystematicallythenumberofbargainingunitpositions.

5.TheCompanyshallberesponsibleforinstitutingformaltrainingproceduresinalljobclassifications.TrainingshallbeperformedbysuchpersonnelastheCompanydeems,initssoleandunrestricteddiscretion,bestsuitedtoeffectiveandefficientperformanceofthetrainingfunction.Employeesassignedtoperformsuchtrainingfunctionsshallbecompensatedatarateonedollarandfiftycents（$1.50）abovetheirnormalrateduringtheperiodofsuchassignment.Atrainingguideshallbedevelopedcoveringtheskillsandresponsibilitieswhichemployeesineachtypeofworkshallbetaught.Employeesmaybedirectedtoparticipateincross-trainingexercisestoensuretheavailabilityofadequatepersonnelwiththeappropriateskillmixtodealwithemergencyorpeakloadsituations,ortobestservetheCompany’soverallinterestsinensuringregulatorycomplianceandproductqualityandintegrity,andmaximizingproductivity,efficiencyandsafety.Thedeterminationofthedepartmentsinwhichcross-trainingwillbedoneandthenumberofemployeesinsuchdepartmentstobegivencross-trainingisamattercommittedtothesoleandunrestricteddiscretionoftheCompany.Iflessthanallemployeesinajobclassificationwithinadepartmentaretobeassignedtoparticipateincross-trainingexercises,employeesshallbeselectedforsuchexercisesonthebasisofseniority.Employeestemporarilyassignedtopositions,otherthantheonestheynormallyoccupy,forcross-trainingpurposesshallnotbedeemedtohavetransferredintosuchpositions.TheCompanywillinformtheUnionatleasttwo

（2）weekspriortoimplementationofitsplans,andanymodificationsthereof,forcross-traininginanydepartmentwithbargainingunitemployeeswhowillbeinvolvedinthecross-trainingprogram.Allemployeeswhoparticipateintraining,whetherastrainersortrainees,shallberequiredtocertifyondocumentationprovidedbytheCompanythatsuchtraininghasbeencompleted.However,itisunderstoodthatanemployee’ssignatureasrequiredbytheprecedingsentencedoesnotnecessarilysignifythattheemployeecertifiesorbelievesthatthecontentofthetrainingwassufficienttoqualifytheemployeereceivingthetrainingtoperformworkofthesortthatwasthesubjectofthetraining.

6.MANAGEMENTTRAINEES:

WhereasitistheexpressedintentoftheCompanytotrain,educateandfamiliarizesupervisorsandmanagerswiththeCompany’stotaloperation,includingeachphaseoftheoperation,departmentbydepartment,theCompanyshallhavetherighttohavemanagementtraineesworkonanyoralljobs,includingproductionjobsincludedinthebargainingunit,withthefollowinglimitations:

（a）ManagementtraineesshallnotbeincludedinthebargainingunitandshallnotberequiredtojointheUnion.

（b）Managementtraineesshallnotexceedfifteenpercent（15%）orten（10）employees,whicheveristhelesser,ofthetotalnumberofbargainingunitemployeesatanygiventime（i.e.,ifthereareforty（40）bargainingunitemployees,thereshallnotbemorethansix（6）managementtrainees）.TheCompanywillnotifytheUnionofitsdecisiontoemploymanagementtraineespursuanttothisSectiononorbeforethecommencementdateoftheemploymentofanysuchemployees.

（c）Amanagementtraineeshallnotperformbargainingunitworkforaperiodinexcessoffifteen（15）monthsonanover-allbasis,andnotmorethanfour（4）consecutivemonthsinanyonedepartment.

（d）Althoughthecompanyidentifieswithandsubscribestothepolicyofpromotionfromwithin,andmayselectemployeesfromthebargainingunittobecomemanagementtrainees,itisunderstoodthatitiswithintheCompany’ssoleandunrestricteddiscretiontodetermineandselectemployeestobecomemanagementtraineesandmaymakesuchselectionfromanyoutsidesource.

（e）ItisnottheintentoftheCompanytosubstitutemanagementtraineesforbargainingunitemployeesintheperformanceofbargainingunitwork.

（f）TheUnionshallbeentitledtomeetwiththeCompanyeverysix（6）monthstoreviewtheManagementTraineeProgram.

7.SUMMERHELP:

Employeeshiredduringthesummervacationperiod（90daysorless）orduringthetwo-weekChristmasperiodshallbeexcludedfromcoverageundertheAgreement.

8.CoffeewillbeprovidedatCompanyexpenseinallbreakroomsutilizedbybargainingunitemployees.

9.BargainingunitemployeesshallbesuppliedbytheCompanywithuniformstobeworninperformingtheirwork,andtheCompanyshallmakearrangementsforperiodiccleaningofsuchuniformsatCompanyexpense.

10.Whenbargainingunitemployeesarerequiredforjob-relatedreasonstotravelusingtheirownvehiclesbetweentheCompany’sfacilitiesattheNorthvale,NewJerseylocationandthePomona,NewYorklocation,theyshallbereimbursedbytheCompanyforsuchtravelattherateof_________cents（$_________）permile.

11.Paychecksforbargainingunitemployeesshallbeissuedweekly,andpaydayshallbeonWednesday.

12.Bagelsand/ordonutsshallbeprovidedforbargainingunitemployeesrequiredtoworkovertimeonSaturday,unlessoneormoreemployeesarescheduledtoworkstraighttimeonthatday.

13.BargainingunitemployeesworkingthesecondshiftshallnotberequiredtobeginmandatoryovertimeworkonSaturdaysanysoonerthaneight（8）hoursaftercompletionoftheirfinal,straight-timeshift（whichwouldhavebegunontheprecedingFriday）;notwithstandingtheforegoing,secondshiftemployeesmaybeginovertimeworkonSaturdaysinlessthaneight（8）hoursaftercompletionoftheirlastprecedingstraight-timeshiftifsucharrangementismutuallyagreeabletotheemployeeandthesupervisorresponsibleforschedulingtheovertimework.

14.TheCompanywillgenerallyseektomaintainaone-to-oneratioofQAAssociatestoQAInspectorsintheQualityAssuranceDepartment.Notwithstandingtheforegoing,itshallnotbeconsideredaviolationofthetermsofthisAgreementfortheCompanytohaveasmanyastwo

（2）moreQAAssociatesthanQAInspectorsintheDepartmentforaperiodofuptofour（4）monthsiftheCompanydeemsthatsuchanimbalanceadvancestheCompany’sinterestsinensuringregulatorycomplianceandproductqualityandintegrityandmaximizingproductivity,efficiencyandsafety.

15.WORKANDFAMILYCOMMITTEE:

TheCompanyandtheUnionrecognizethatcounselingandotherformsofassistancemaybeofvaluetoanemployeeandhisorherfamilyinsituationsinwhichpersonalproblemshavethepotentialtointerferewiththeemployee’sperformanceofjobresponsibilities.TheCompanyandUnionalsorecognizethatCompanypoliciesmayhaveanimpactonthelivesofemployees.TheCompanyandtheUnionagreethatemployees