Requests from individual employees to review their attendance and/or disciplinary records will be honored on a timely basis. Recognizing, however, that such a review will not always be possible on an immediate basis.

During the course of the 2003 negotiations, the Union expressed their concerns regarding employees being sent to Labor Relations for hearings relative to their attendance. The Union expressed their concerns relative to employees with good attendance records being sent to the Labor Relations Office.

The Company understands the Unions concerns, and it is not the intentions of the Company to send employees to Labor Relations in those instances when the employee has a good attendance record.

Attendance records are first reviewed after a company report H-126 is run. This report summarizes the previous twelve months attendance of those employees who missed work or were late on the prior day.

The Labor Relations Department will review the attendance of those employees who were absent or late, and will only request those employees whose attendance records warrants further investigation and disposition.

Complaints that good judgment is not being exercised relative to issues of absenteeism, will be reviewed by the Supervisor of Labor Relations.