MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING
(SPECIAL ALLOWANCE)

This will confirm the understanding reached during 1979 Local Negotiations with respect to the special allowance for direct labor employees (i.e., those employees assigned to production departments on manual operations which are continuing and cannot be left unattended and for which tag relief or its equivalent is furnished, Line Feeders assigned to Department 9029). This special allowance is provided in consideration of our discussions relative to the historical application of Article V, Section 1 of the Master Agreement.

Eligible employees will be permitted to stop work five (5) minutes before the beginning of their lunch period without loss of pay. Such employees will be provided an additional five (5) minutes of pay at their straight time rate of pay providing they work after their lunch period to their scheduled quitting time. This allowance is on the basis that such time will be paid “outside the bell” and shall not be considered as time worked.

This memorandum shall become effective the date the Company received written notice of ratifications of the pro­visions agreed to during the 1979 Local Negotiations.