2015-2018

COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT

between

Compass Minerals Canada Corp. Goderich, Ontario

Goderich Plant

and

Unifor Local 37-O-2.

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INDEX Article Page 1 PURPOSE 4 2 SCOPE 4 3 UNION RECOGNITION 5 4 CHECK-OFF 5 5 COMPANY RIGHTS 6 6 COMMITTEES 6 7 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 8 8 ARBITRATION 9 9 NO STRIKES OR LOCKOUTS 10 10 MAINTENANCE & PROTECTION DURING SUSPENSION OF WORK 10 11 SENIORITY 10 12 HOURS OF WORK 12 13 OVERTIME 13 14 RATES OF PAY 15 15 PLANT HOLIDAYS 15 16 VACATIONS WITH PAY 17 17 GENERAL 19 18 TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE 21 19 8 HOUR SHIFTS 22 20 GROUP INSURANCE 22 21 PENSION PLAN 32 22. TERMINATION 33 SCHEDULE “A” - RATES OF PAY 35 LETTERS OF UNDERSTANDING 36

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COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT

Effective July 1, 2015

Between Compass Minerals Canada Corp., herein acting with respect only to its Compass Minerals Canada Corp., Goderich Plant, located at Goderich, Ontario, hereinafter referred to as the “Company”. and Unifor Local 37-0-2, hereinafter referred to as “the Union”.

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ARTICLE 1 PURPOSE

1.01 The Company and the Union have entered into this agreement at Goderich,

Ontario for the purpose of recording terms and conditions of employment resulting from collective bargaining, which are to be observed by the parties hereto. It is their desire to maintain a harmonious relationship between the Company and its employees, to settle all differences in an amicable manner as herein provided, and to work together to achieve the most efficient operation of the plant and to promote the safety and health of the employees.

ARTICLE 2 SCOPE

2.01 This Agreement shall apply to all the employees of the Company, with the

exception of the classifications listed below:

(a) All office staff including clerical, sales, engineering, accounting and managerial:

(b) All employees above and including the rank of supervisor:

Under normal conditions, these supervisory employees shall not do work which is customarily performed by the members of the bargaining unit. This shall not apply when the supervisory employee is engaged in:

i) training employees; ii) training any other individual who reasonably requires the

knowledge; iii) experimental work; iv) work which is required due to emergency; v) work which has customarily been performed by both salaried and

hourly rated employees.

It is understood that any such work performed by supervisory employees shall not result in the reduction of the work force.

c) Chemical laboratory staff and assistants;

d) Employees of the maintenance, packaging and shipping and warehouse

departments, who are represented by Unifor, Local 37-0;

e) All part-time and temporary employees and employees who have not completed the probationary period. These employees shall be subject to this Agreement insofar as wage rates, overtime, hours of work and rest periods are concerned.

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f) No employees shall be laid off or have their regular hours of work reduced

as a result of the use of contractors or those employees in (d) above.

The term “employee” or “employees” when herein used shall mean any worker or workers covered by this Agreement. Wherever the masculine gender is referred to in this Collective Agreement, it shall also be deemed to apply to the feminine gender.

ARTICLE 3 UNION RECOGNITION

3.01 The Company recognizes the Union during the term of this Agreement or any

renewal thereof, as the exclusive representative of the employees for the purpose of collective bargaining with respect to hours of employment, rates of pay and other conditions of employment, as set forth in this Agreement.

3.02 Union Recognition

There shall be no harassment, discrimination, coercion, interference or restraint by the Company, or by the Union, or by representatives of either party against any employee because of membership or non-membership in the Union or because of race, creed, colour, sex, marital status, nationality, ancestry or place of origin, of such person or employee. The Union agrees that there shall be no solicitation or promotional Union activity on Company time, or on Company premises, except as herein provided.

3.03 There shall be no individual arrangements between the Company and any

employee which would violate this Agreement.

ARTICLE 4

CHECK-OFF

4.01 The Company recognizes the right of the Union to levy initiation fees and dues. 4.02 The Company agrees to deduct regular Union Dues as set by the Union, once a

month, as well as initiation fees, from the pay of each employee who voluntarily authorizes the Company, in writing, to make such a deduction. The form of the authorization shall be approved by the Company and the Union. (1983)

4.03 All new employees shall be required to authorize the Company to deduct from

their pay an initiation fee and each month an amount equivalent to the regular monthly Union membership dues, as a condition of employment.

4.04 The Company shall remit to the Union, once a month, the dues and initiation fees

deducted together with a written statement of the names of the employees for whom the deductions were made and the amount of each deduction.

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ARTICLE 5 COMPANY RIGHTS

5.01 The Union acknowledges that it is the exclusive function and right of the Company to:

a) operate and manage its business in all respects;

b) maintain order, discipline and efficiency;

c) make and alter from time to time rules and regulations to be observed by

the employees, provided such rules and regulations are not inconsistent with this Agreement;

d) hire, promote, demote, transfer, lay-off because of lack of work, discipline,

suspend and discharge for just cause all employees, provided that claims of discriminatory promotion, demotion, or transfer and of wrongful or unjust discipline or discharge, shall be subject to the grievance procedure herein provided. Just cause referred to above, shall include, but shall not be limited to drunkenness, consuming intoxicants while on duty, or reporting for work under the influence thereof, stealing on plant property, refusal to obey rules and orders, persistent lateness, inexcusable absence, sabotage and advocating the overthrow of the government by force.

e) schedule the production.

f) incorporate in the plant all manner of technical and process improvements

at any time, notwithstanding the fact that such improvements may reduce the labour force required to operate the plant. Such reductions of the labour force shall be in accordance with Article No. XI, Clause 2.

ARTICLE 6

COMMITTEES

6.01 Negotiating Committee

The Company agrees that a Negotiating Committee, not to exceed two (2) Company employees, as defined by Article II of this Collective Agreement selected by the Union, shall be recognized as the authorized negotiating representative of the Union. The Company shall deal with the said Committee with respect to proposals for modifications of the Agreement as outlined in Article No. XXII. An accredited Union official may participate in any such negotiations.

The Union shall supply the Company with the names of the employees constituting the Committee and shall inform the Company at least five (5) calendar days prior to any meeting of any changes that may occur in the personnel of the said Committee.

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Meetings between the Company and the Negotiating Committee shall be held at times affording the least loss of time to the Company. The Company will pay the Union Negotiating Committee at their straight time classified rates for all regular time lost from work to attend negotiating meetings up to conciliation.

For the purpose of this section, an employee who is not on his day off and who spends a day in negotiations with the Company shall be deemed to have performed a day of work for all purposes, including the calculation of overtime, and the Committee members shall not be required to work the night shift immediately before or the afternoon shift immediately after a day of negotiations if they would otherwise have been scheduled.

6.02 Grievance Committee

The Company agrees that a Grievance Committee, not to exceed two (2) employees in number, selected by the Union, shall be recognized as the authorized representative of the Union to handle all grievances as outlined in Article No. VII, Step Two, Grievance Procedure.

The Union shall supply the Company with the names of the employees constituting the Committee and shall inform the Company, at least two (2) days prior to any meeting, of any changes that may occur in the personnel of the said Committee.

Meetings between the Company and the Grievance Committee shall be held at times affording the least loss of time to the Company and to the members of the Committee. Grievance and complaints may be discussed at a brief meeting [not over one-half (1/2) hour] held during working hours, but lengthy discussions to arrive at a settlement shall be conducted outside of working hours.

The Company shall pay Grievance Committee members at straight time rates for all time spent in Grievance meetings. The Company shall not pay Grievance Committee members for time lost from work due to Arbitration proceedings.

6.03 The Company and the Union agree to establish a Labour-Management

Committee (LMC) whose purpose will be to advise and consult on matters impacting on the operation and the employees, and to otherwise enhance communication to their mutual benefit.

The Committee will be comprised of two (2) senior plant management and two (2) local union officers. The Committee will appoint a Secretary who will maintain minutes which accurately reflect the items reviewed and considered. The minutes will be approved by both parties and posted promptly for the information of all employees. The Chairmanship of the Committee will alternate form meeting to meeting between the Plant Manager and the local union Chief Steward.

Upon request of either party, the Committee shall meet.

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6.04 The Company agrees that any employee selected by the Union can serve on

both the Negotiating Committee and the Grievance Committee and that all the personnel on the two Committees can be the same.

ARTICLE 7 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE

7.01 When an employee or group of employees has a dispute involving the

interpretation, application or an alleged violation of the agreement, the employee(s) and the employee's supervisor(s) will discuss the dispute and attempt to resolve it. At the employee's option, a steward will be present during the discussion. Failing a satisfactory resolution, the dispute may be submitted in writing to step one of the grievance procedure, provided that no more than 3 weeks has elapsed since the date the employee became aware of the incident which gave rise to the grievance or 2 weeks since the employee discussed it with his supervisor.

7.02 A first step meeting shall be scheduled within 2 weeks of the date the grievance

is submitted. This meeting shall be attended by the employee and the chief steward or his delegate. The Company will be represented by the appropriate superintendent and/or his delegate and the supervisor. The Company will provide a written answer within 1 week of the meeting. Failing a satisfactory resolution at step one, the grievance may be advanced to step two, provided the Union notifies the Company in writing within 2 weeks of the first step answer.

7.03 A second step meeting shall be scheduled within 2 weeks of the notification and

will be attended by the grievance committee and the local representative or his delegate. The Company shall be represented by the Plant Manager or his delegate and such other Company officials as may be appropriate. The Company will reply in writing within 1 week of the second step meeting.

7.04 Failing a satisfactory resolution at step two, the grievance may be advanced to

arbitration, provided the Union notifies the Company in writing within 2 weeks of the second step answer.

7.05 The time limits described above may be extended at any time by mutual

agreement of the parties. 7.06 At all steps of the grievance and arbitration procedure, the grievor and the Union

shall disclose to the Company a full and detailed statement of the facts, the remedy sought and the provision(s) of the agreement relied upon. In a similar fashion, the Company shall disclose all pertinent facts upon which it relies. In the event additional facts become available, they will be revealed to the other party in a timely fashion.

7.07 A policy grievance is defined as a dispute which affects the rights of the parties to

this agreement as entities rather than the rights of an individual employee or

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group of employees. Policy grievances shall be initiated at step two. 7.08 It is understood and agreed that no precedent shall be set as the result of a

dispute or grievance which is settled short of arbitration unless both parties expressly agree, in writing, that the settlement shall constitute a precedent. Neither party shall utilize the settlement of a dispute or grievance in an effort to maintain a practice or to initiate the same or similar practice in another location.

7.09 No employee or employee representative shall leave his work for any of the

purposes mentioned in this Agreement without a request to and permission from his supervisor.

7.10 A copy of any written notice of discipline issued to an employee will be forwarded

to the Local Union Chief Steward. 7.11 A disciplinary warning shall not be used as part of the progressive discipline

process if a period of 12 months has elapsed without any new infraction resulting in disciplinary action.

7.12 The record of suspension shall not be used as part of the progressive discipline

process if a period of 24 months had elapsed without any new infraction resulting in a disciplinary action.

ARTICLE 8

ARBITRATION 8.01 When either party decides to submit a grievance to Arbitration, as per Article No.

VII, Step Four, then the other party shall be so advised in writing.

The parties may appoint a sole arbitrator by mutual agreement.

If the parties cannot agree upon a mutual arbitrator or either party chooses to expedite the grievance, then either party may make application to the Minister of Labour for the Province of Ontario and an Arbitrator shall be appointed.

8.02 No person shall be appointed as arbitrator who has been involved previously in

an attempt to negotiate or settle the grievance. 8.03 The remuneration and expenses of the Arbitrator shall be borne equally by the

Company and the Union. Witness fees and allowances shall be paid by the party calling the witness.

8.04 The decision of the Arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the parties hereto;

but the arbitrator shall not be authorized to make, nor shall they make, any decision or recommendation inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, nor make any general changes such as changes in wage rates, nor deal with any matter not covered by this Agreement.

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ARTICLE 9 NO STRIKES OR LOCKOUTS

9.01 The Union agrees that there shall be no strike, stoppage, slowdown or restriction of output during the life of this Agreement and that any or all of the employees taking part in or instigating any such strike, stoppage, slowdown or restriction of output, shall be subject to discharge or other discipline by the Company or its officials, provided, however, that any employee who believes that he has been wrongfully discharged or disciplined may avail himself of the grievance procedure.

9.02 The Company agrees that there shall be no lockout during the life of this

Agreement.

ARTICLE 10 MAINTENANCE & PROTECTION DURING SUSPENSION OF WORK

10.01 It is agreed that during any general suspension of work at the said plant at any

time and for any cause whatsoever, the Company’s property shall be maintained in good condition by the employees.

10.02 It is understood that those employees who, in the opinion of the Company, are

necessary for the protection and maintenance mentioned in Clause 1 above, shall be available for such work and under no circumstances shall suspend work, provided that such employees shall not be required for production work.

10.03 The employees referred to in Clause 2 above, shall be paid at the wage rates in

effect at the time of the general suspension of work.

ARTICLE 11 SENIORITY

11.01 Seniority shall be determined by an employee’s length of continuous service in the Bargaining Unit. New employees shall be considered as probationary without seniority, during the first 540 hours worked within a six (6) month period of employment and thereafter shall assume full seniority dating from the time they were employed.

11.02 In all cases of promotion, demotion, transfer, lay-off and recall the Company shall

consider the following factors and where, in the judgement of the Company, factor (a) is relatively equal as between two (2) or more employees, seniority shall govern:

a) Ability to perform work in accordance with Company standards.

b) Seniority.

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It is agreed that the Company shall explain to the Union, at its request, any decision taken under Clause 11.02 which, in the opinion of the Union has created a hardship. However, such action by the Company is only for the purpose of imparting information to the Union and shall not be construed as a step in the Grievance Procedure.

11.03 An employee shall cease to have seniority rights and the employees’ status with

the Company shall be terminated for all purposes if he:

a) voluntarily leaves the Company;

b) is justifiably discharged;

c) is laid off by the Company for a period exceeding his length of service with the company, or a period of twelve (12) months, whichever is less;

d) fails to report for work within ten (10) scheduled work days after notice to

return has been sent by registered mail to the last place of address registered with the Company. An exception shall be made in case of illness confirmed by a doctors certificate provided the Company is notified of such illness within five (5) days after receipt of such notice to return to work.

e) is absent for more than three (3) consecutive days without reasonable

cause, except in case of sickness confirmed by a doctors certificate provided the Company is notified of such sickness during the above three (3) day period;

f) retires from service with the Company;

g) when he accepts a position with the Company outside the bargaining unit

for a period of more than 12 months; 11.04 A seniority list shall be made up by the Company every six (6) months. One

copy shall be posted on the notice board and one (1) copy shall be supplied to the Union. Any error in the said list must be taken up with the Company within one (1) week after the list has been posted.

11.05 An employee may be granted a leave of absence at the discretion of the

Company for a period not to exceed four (4) weeks. During such leaves, seniority shall accumulate and group benefits will be maintained. Such leaves shall only be available to an employee who has taken all their vacation, floaters and banked days to which he is entitled.

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ARTICLE 12 HOURS OF WORK

12.01 (a) The regular hours of work shall not exceed twelve (12) hours per day and

an average of forty (40) hours per week in accordance with regularly assigned shift schedules.

(b) Swing Man

The regular hours of work shall not exceed eight (8) hours per day 7:00am to 3:00pm and forty (40) hours per week in accordance with regularly assigned shift schedule, unless assigned to a twelve (12) hour shift for relief purposes.

The swingman will be paid overtime rates for all hours scheduled over forty (40) hours and because of relief coverage can be scheduled up to forty eight (48) hours in a week. For those weeks whereby the hours of work are less than forty (40) hours, the Chief Engineer and the Swingman can agree, if requested, to make up hours up to forty (40).

Any changes to these hours will be by mutual agreement between the

Chief Engineer and the Swingman, but will fall within the principle of Article 12.

12.02 Employees shall be in their designated working places ready to begin work at the

start of their shift and employees will be required to remain at their working places until properly relieved of their duties by their replacement.

12.03 An employee who reports for work at his regularly scheduled time and was not

notified in advance not to report, shall be guaranteed four (4) hours work at his applicable rate of pay, even if there is no work in his department. The foregoing shall not apply when:

a) There is no work because of a breakdown or other emergency beyond the

Company’s control.

b) An employee is absent without leave during his preceding work period. 12.04 Relief shift schedules, for those not assigned to twelve hour shift schedules, will

be posted at least one week in advance. If an employee’s shift schedule, or days off, are changed after the shift schedule is posted and the employee is not notified personally or at his residence by telephone, at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the new schedule, he shall be paid two (2) times the regular straight time rate for the first shift worked on the new schedule. Subsequent shifts worked on the new schedule shall be paid at straight time, subject to the overtime provisions of this Agreement.

12.05 Employees called out for emergency work and not so notified during their

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previous working period shall be paid a minimum of four (4) hours at their regular straight time rates, or paid for the actual hours worked at the appropriate premium rate whichever is greater.

Emergency work is unscheduled work performed by an employee during times other than his regular work periods and not continuous with such periods.

Provided the Company is notified prior to the commencement of an employees shift that the employee is unable to report to work as a result of illness or weather conditions, the Company shall first attempt to cover the shift with available off duty employees who are qualified to perform the work.

12.06 This Article is only for the purposes of establishing hours of work and shall not be

construed as guarantee of any work per day or per week, except as noted in Clauses 12.03 and 12.05.

12.07 For twelve hour shift workers, a typical averaged two-week work period shall

consist of one week scheduled at forty-eight (48) hours and one week scheduled at thirty-six (36) hours, for a total scheduled two week schedule of eighty-four (84) hours. Therefore the twelve hour shift worker is entitled to four (4) hours of overtime per two week pay period, if all hours of work are actually worked or the employee is absent from work for a designated reason listed in 13.01 (d), regardless of whether the employee takes the forty-eight (48) hour week as vacation or the thirty-six (36) hour week as vacation.

ARTICLE 13 OVERTIME

13.01 a) Any work performed in excess of the normally scheduled hours per day, except as provided for in 13.01(b) shall constitute overtime. The first four (4) hours of any such overtime or any portion thereof shall be paid at time and one-half an employee’s regular rate of pay. Overtime in excess of four (4) hours continuous with an employee’s twelve (12) hour or eight (8) hour shift, as the case may be, shall be paid at two times an employee’s regular rate of pay.

b) Time worked in excess of the normal daily hours of work by reason of a

change in shift, or of an exchange of shift hours by mutual agreement of the employees concerned and with the approval of the supervisor, shall be paid for at the straight time rate.

c) Overtime at the rate of two times the employee’s straight time classified

rate will be paid for all overtime hours worked in excess of eight (8) hours, as the case may be, on the employee’s first day of rest in a given work week. The first eight (8) hours will be paid at time and a half (1 ½).

d) Overtime at the rate of two times the employee’s straight time classified

rate will be paid for all overtime hours worked on the employee’s second and subsequent days of rest in a given work week. Banked Stats,

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Floaters and Vacations Days shall be considered as hours worked for the purpose of satisfying the eight (8) or twelve (12) hours per day requirement for Overtime purposes.

e) The Company acknowledges the general principle that an employee

should not be allowed or required to work during his vacation. An employee who is required to work on a vacation day shall be paid two times his regular ratethe applicable Overtime rate and will earn a twelve (12), or eight (8) hour for swingman, hour Floater per shift worked.

13.02 Overtime work, considered necessary by the Company, shall be offered to

employees qualified to do the work. (Engineers, Evaporator Operators). Should these employees decline and a suitable replacement is not available, it is understood the Company will assign the least senior qualified available employee to perform the work.

Overtime work shall be distributed as equally as practicable among those employees who, in the opinion of the Company, are qualified to perform the work within their specific roster. Overtime lists shall be maintained in the department and updated on a weekly basis. Employees who have been offered overtime work and declined shall have the amount of hours credited as overtime refused for the purposes of overtime distribution. New employees will be credited with an average of overtime hours within their roster for the purposes of distribution. Employees absent due to illness, injury or leave of absence shall have an average of overtime worked during their absence added to their total for the purpose of overtime distribution.

13.03 a) No employee shall be required to take time off from his normal hours to

absorb any overtime. b) When the Company requests an employee to miss a regular scheduled

shift in order to work overtime to accommodate the Company he shall be paid for his regular hours missed as well as the normal overtime rates for the overtime worked.

13.04 There shall be no pyramiding of premiums, however, shift premiums shall be paid

for all applicable shifts regardless of the rate of pay being earned. 13.05 An employee who has not been notified prior to the commencement of his shift

and is required to work more than two (2) hours overtime continuous with his regular scheduled work period shall receive a meal allowance of ten dollars ($10.00).

If an employee arranges to have a meal brought in by taxi from Goderich, the cost of such taxi shall be paid for by the Company to a maximum of five dollars ($5.00) upon presentation of a valid receipt.

13.06 When both shift partners are on vacation the same block, the senior shift/relief engineer may use his seniority rights, if scheduled on the pan side to work the

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engineer side.

ARTICLE 14 RATES OF PAY

14.01 The Company and the Union agree that the rates of pay as set forth in the

attached Schedule “A” shall form part of this Agreement and shall continue in effect for the duration of the Agreement.

14.02 A shift premium shall be paid for work performed on regularly scheduled shifts

commencing from 19:00 to 07:00 as follows;

Effective July 1st, 2015 $1.17 per hour Effective July 1st, 2016 $1.21 per hour Effective July 1st, 2017 $1.25 per hour

14.03 Shift workers will be paid one and one-half times their straight time rate for all

regular hours worked between 07:00 Sunday and 07:00 Monday.

Shift workers will be paid a $2.78 per hour premium for all hours worked between 07:00 on Saturday to 07:00 Sunday during year one, $2.86 per hour during year two, and $2.95 per hour during year three of the Agreement.

ARTICLE 15 PLANT HOLIDAYS

15.01 An employee shall be paid for eight (8) hours at his straight time rate on the basis

of his regularly scheduled normal daily hours of work for the following plant holidays, whether or not he works on these days:

New Year’s Day Labour Day Civic Holiday Good Friday Thanksgiving Day Boxing Day Victoria Day Christmas Day Canada Day Family Day

All employees who have completed their probationary period shall be entitled to an additional eight (8) hours pay at Christmas at their straight time classified rate.

In addition to the above holidays, two (2) floating holidays will be observed. An employee shall request a day to be observed as a floating holiday in advance and such day shall be granted provided coverage is available. The two (2) floating holidays are considered as eight (8) hours or twelve (12) each for a total of sixteen (16) or for a total of twenty-four (24) hours. Floating holidays may be taken on either the eight (8) hour or twelve (12) hour shifts with pay at the straight time classified rate for the applicable hours but will not exceed the total of sixteen (16) or twenty-four (24) hours.

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After July 1, 2009, in the event that the Provincial or Federal government proclaims an additional paid holiday to the Employment Standards Act, such holiday will be added to this Article. An employee shall not be entitled to be so paid:

a) If he does not work on the above holidays or substituted days when he

has been required or scheduled to do so; however, an employee shall be paid for a holiday if he has a legitimate reason for being absent from work on the holiday and prior to such holiday has received the approval of the Plant Manager or the Plant Superintendent for such absence.

b) If he is absent without reasonable cause on the scheduled working day

immediately preceding or succeeding the above holidays or substituted days.

c) If the above holidays occur while he is laid off, except during the first

fourteen (14) calendar days of such lay-off when the above holidays shall be paid for.

d) If the above holidays occur while he is on leave of absence.

e) During a period of illness, certified by a medical certificate except when

such illness occurs during a period of not more than fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the holiday.

15.02 When any of the above holidays fall on a Saturday or Sunday then, for the

purpose of this Agreement, the Company may change such a holiday to the regularly scheduled working day immediately preceding or succeeding it.

15.03 An employee who is required to work on any of the plant holidays listed in 15.01

shall be paid for such hours worked at two (2) times his classified straight time rate and two and one half (2 ½) times on Christmas Day. In addition, such employee shall have the option of receiving an alternate day off with pay, or shall be paid out holiday pay in accordance with 15.01 above.

15.04 Where a plant holiday falls on an employees normally scheduled day of work, the

employee shall have the option of taking the plant holiday off, provided coverage is available, or he may work the day and receive an alternate day off with pay.

15.05 Should any of the above holidays fall within an employees vacation period, he

shall receive an additional days pay, or a day off with pay, if requested by the employee prior to the said vacation, to be taken on a day to be mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee. The additional day’s pay is for eight (8) hours at the employee’s straight time rate.

15.06 Employees who complete their probationary period between January 1 and April

30, inclusive, in any year, shall be entitled to two (2) floating holidays, to be taken

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during the period from May 1 to December 31 of that same calendar year. Employees who complete their probationary period between May 1 and August 31 shall be entitled to one (1) floating holiday to be taken during the period from September 1 to December 31. Employees who do not complete their probationary period until September 1 or later shall not be entitled to any floating holidays that year.

The two (2) floating holidays are deemed to be sixteen (16) hours.

15.07 Holding any floating holidays for the last three (3) months of the calendar year

should be avoided. On October first of each year the Chief Engineer will review the number of floating holidays outstanding and where required will take the necessary steps to distribute the floating holidays outstanding in the last three (3) months of the year or will pay them out on December 1.

ARTICLE 16 VACATIONS WITH PAY

16.01 All employees with less than one (1) years continuous service with the Company

prior to January 1 of any year, shall be entitled to vacation pay based on four percent (4%) of total earnings during the same year ending December 31st, and vacation time off calculated on the basis of eight (8) hours per month up to a maximum of eighty (80) hours, it being understood that entitlement to less than a full day off will not be granted.

16.02 All employees with more than one year but less than five (5) years of continuous

service with the Company prior to January 1 of any year shall be entitled to two (2) weeks vacation with pay at four percent (4%) of the employees’ total earnings during the year in which the vacation credit was earned.

16.03 All employees with five (5) years but less than ten (10) years of continuous

service with the Company, prior to January 1st of any year, shall be entitled to three (3) weeks vacation, with pay at six percent (6%) of the employees’ total earnings during the year in which the vacation credit was earned.

16.04 All employees with ten (10) years but less than seventeen (17) years of

continuous service with the Company prior to January 1 of any year, shall be entitled to four (4) weeks vacation with pay at eight percent (8%) of the employees total earnings during the year in which the vacation credit was earned.

16.05 All employees with seventeen (17) years but less than twenty-five (25) years of

continuous service with the Company prior to January 1 of any year, shall be entitled to five (5) weeks vacation with pay at ten percent (10%) of the employee’s total earnings during the year in which the vacation credit was earned.

16.06 All employees with twenty-five (25) or more years of continuous service prior to

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January 1 of any year will be entitled to six (6) weeks vacation, with pay at twelve percent (12%) of the employee’s total earnings during the year in which the vacation credit was earned.

16.07 Vacations shall be taken within twelve (12) months after January 1 in any year, at

times scheduled by the Company to cause the least disturbance to the efficient operation of the plant. On the October 1 following the start of any vacation year, the Company shall review vacation entitlements of employees. If, at that time, any entitlement is still outstanding, affected employees shall be scheduled by the Company to take their remaining vacation during the last three (3) months of the vacation year. If vacations are still not taken by December 31 of any year, all outstanding vacations will be paid out on the next pay period after December 31 on a separate pay deposit.

No employee shall be required to take any vacation time that the employee does not have vacation pay to apply to the time off. An employee shall be entitled to take two (2) weeks vacation consecutively, if so requested by him. Once vacations are scheduled they cannot be cancelled on short notice of fourteen (14) days or less, unless by agreement with the Company on a case by case basis.

A week of vacation is defined as seven (7) days starting at the beginning of the day shift on Monday and ending at the end of the night shift on the following Sunday.

One (1) four-day week and one (1) three-day week of vacation may be broken up and scheduled into singles days and such days shall be granted and scheduled provided coverage is available. For the purpose of breaking up vacation, the first week of vacation entitlement will be deemed as forty (40) hours for the swing person and all employees working the 12 hour shift will be forty-eight (48) hours, and the second week of vacation entitlement will be deemed as forty (40) hours for the swing person and all employees working the 12 hour shift will be thirty-six (36) hours. The Swingperson will be entitled to breakdown a single week of vacation days into hours of equivalent bank time in four (4) hour minimum increments.

16.08 For the purpose of scheduling summer vacations a vacation schedule sheet will be placed in the Chief Engineer’s office on or before September 1 of each year.

Those persons wishing to take vacation will so inform the Chief Engineer or his assistant, and subject to 16.07 above, the vacation period chosen by him will be indicated on the schedule.

During the posting period from 08:00 September 1 to 08:00 on the morning of October 1 seniority shall govern in the choice of a vacation period up to two (2) weeks. After these vacations are awarded, if further vacation time is available,

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employees may choose an additional one (1) week summer vacation during the period 08:00 October 8 to 08:00 October 28. Seniority will govern in the choice of these additional one week vacation periods and the process will repeat itself, as necessary, until available summer vacation time is granted.

At the end of this selection period, all employees not having a set vacation period chosen shall waive all rights of seniority in governing vacation requested until the following vacation year.

Those employees who have used seniority rights to schedule vacation will be obligated to take those vacations as scheduled unless cancellation is approved by the Company.

Nothing is to be construed from the above which would in any way violate any of the provisions of this Article’ as listed in Sections 1 through 8.

It is agreed that one (1) employee from the Engineer’s group (in addition to one (1) Evaporator Operator) will be permitted to take vacations at the same time during each week of twenty weeks in total during the year. At all other times of the year, only 1 employee a time will be permitted off on vacation. If area is not fully staffed, then only one (1) employee may be on vacation at any one time without prior management approval. If for any reason that the work complement is not fully staffed due to sickness, illness or injury and an employee has their approved vacation scheduled, they will be allowed to have their vacation time off.

16.09 Employees will be allowed to book vacation for the last two weeks of the year only if voluntary coverage is available. If after submission for approval for time off, no voluntary coverage is available the request for vacation will be denied.

16.10 Vacation weeks for twelve hour shift workers shall be earned as follows, a four-day week, a three-day week, a four-day week, a three-day week, a four-day week, a three-day week. So that a twelve hour shift worker entitled to two weeks of vacation shall have one four-day week and one three-day week. A twelve hour shift worker entitled to three weeks of vacation shall have two four-day weeks and one three-day week. A twelve hour shift worker entitled to four weeks of vacation shall have two four-day weeks and two three-day weeks. A twelve hour shift worker entitled to five weeks of vacation shall have three four-day weeks and two three-day weeks. A twelve hour shift worker entitled to six weeks of vacation shall have three four-day weeks and three three-day weeks.

ARTICLE 17 GENERAL

17.01 The Company agrees that the Union may post notices in the plant on notice

boards supplied by the Company for such purposes, provided that such notices have been individually approved in writing by the Company.

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17.02 The Union agrees that it shall not distribute or post any pamphlets, advertising or political matter, cards, notices or any other kind of literature within the plant, except as herein provided.

17.03 Notice of vacancies to be filled, due to termination of employment other than lay-

off, shall be posted on the notice boards so that any eligible employee may apply for a vacant position. The decision of the Company as to whether or not the vacancy shall be filled shall not be questioned.

17.04 The Company shall continue to make reasonable provisions for the safety and

health of its employees during the hours of their employment. 17.05 The Company will replace safety lenses when damaged on the job.

Authorization for replacement shall come from the employee’s immediate supervisor and shall be limited to one replacement in any twelve (12) month period.

17.06 Any employee who has been temporarily absent from work because of illness,

shall not be changed to another job on this account, unless in the opinion of the Company he is physically unable to continue in his former job classification.

The Company may require a doctor’s certificate to the effect that the employee is fit to resume his regular duties.

17.07 If an employee is absent form work as a result of illness, he shall satisfy the

Company, upon his return, that the illness was genuine or, at the request of the Company, shall provide a doctors certificate verifying his inability to work during the period of his lay-off.

17.08 In the event of the death of a family member, an employee will be granted a

leave of absence. Within such a leave, any absence from regularly scheduled working shifts, during the bereavement period shall be compensated as follows: (The bereavement period is recognized as any four consecutive days, starting from the date of death to the date of the funeral. Employees may elect to take bereavement leave starting on the date of the funeral)

• 4 shifts within the bereavement period for the death of an employee's spouse, child, stepchild, parent, stepparent or sibling.

• 3 shifts within the bereavement period, for the death of an employee's

mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law & daughter-in-law, grandparent, grandparent of spouse, grandchild or grandchild of spouse, step-sibling, step-grandparent, step-grandchild, and same sex spouse.

Note: Should the bereavement occur during an employee's vacation

period, the vacation period will be immediately extended by the

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appropriate number of shifts.

• in the event of a winter death and spring burial, one of the shifts may be taken at the time of the burial.

• up to 2 shifts for a funeral which is too distant for the employee to

practically attend.

Note: Employees who are on bereavement leave will not be assigned to any overtime work as outlined in Article 13.02. No employee will be required to work any overtime previously scheduled, should the overtime fall within the bereavement period.

17.09 An employee on who serves as a juror or crown witness shall be paid the

difference between the pay received for such duty and twelve (12) times his straight time rate classified rate or (8) times his classified rate, as applicable to the shift(s) missed.

17.10 Employees will be reimbursed for the cost of replacing worn or damaged safety

boots, up to a maximum of $200 per pair. The new safety boots must meet the currently specified level of protection. The employee’s supervisor must authorize purchase of replacement safety boots. The receipt from the replacement safety shoes and the employee’s old safety boots must be handed into the employee’s supervisor in order to be reimbursed.

17.11 The Company will pay for the rental and cleaning of five (5) sets of coveralls for

each employee. 17.12 To the extent possible, employees will write exams on scheduled days off. The

Company will compensate an employee who successfully completes a Stationary Engineering module as follows:

• If the exam is written on a scheduled day off, compensation will be 8 hours

at the employee’s straight time hourly rate.

• If it is necessary for an exam to be written on a scheduled working day, compensation will be for time lost.

17.13 Employees will be reimbursed the cost of license renewal fees, or, in the case of

an upgraded license, up to a maximum of $100.00.

ARTICLE 18 TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE

18.01 Technological change is defined as the introduction of new technology into the

operation or the automation of an activity which results in a significant change in the method of operating the business. It does not include such things as a

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change in the volume or timing of business or the routine replacement of equipment.

The Company agrees to notify the union of pending technological change, at the earliest practical date which will permit a meaningful discussion of the impact of the change on the operation and the workforce. Such discussion shall include the following:

• the probable effective date; • the approximate number and classification of employees to be affected, if

any; • the approximate number of jobs to be abolished and/or created, if any; • any change in the terms, conditions or security of employment.

It is understood and agreed that any new or changed job created by the technological change shall be offered first to those employees directly affected by the change. Such employees shall be provided with familiarization and training which is reasonable and necessary for the circumstances. However, the Company does not accept any training responsibility in the event the new job(s) requires an upgraded license. Any jobs which are not filled in this fashion shall be posted in accordance with clause 17.03.

If the technological change creates a permanent reduction in the number of employees at the operation, the reduction shall be effected in accordance with the terms of clause 11.02.

ARTICLE 19

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ARTICLE 20 GROUP INSURANCE

20.01 Group Insurance Plan

The Company shall provide the Group Benefit Plans outlined below during the term of this agreement. The coverage provided under the Plans may not be modified in any way without the written consent of the Union.

a) ELIGIBILITY

All active, full-time employees are eligible to participate in the Group Benefit Plans. All Group Benefits Plans are administered in accordance with the terms and conditions of the respective Plan Documents.

b) WEEKLY INDEMNITY

Weekly Indemnity (WI) benefits provide a portion of an employee’s wages during periods of disability. WI shall be paid at sixty-six and two thirds percent (66 2/3 %) of an employee’s classified (Schedule “A”) straight time rate multiplied by forty (40) hours, with compulsory participation and integrated with government plans. WI becomes payable upon any of the following:

the first day due to hospitalization;

the first day due to out-patient hospital care which involves a hospital stay of at least four hours; or

after the third day due to illness. In the event that the period of disability resulting from the illness exceeds fourteen (14) calendar days, WI will be payable from the first day of absence.

WI is payable for a maximum of thirty two (32) weeks. Employees should refer to the plan booklet for exceptions and limitations. The waiting days on the Weekly Indemnity Plan shall be considered as 24 hour days and weekly benefits will be paid on the basis of a seven (7) day week.

WI is payable to employees who continue active employment with the Company up until an employee reaches seventy (70) years of age.

It is understood and agreed that any vacation pay and floating holidays being paid out to an employee while on Weekly Indemnity will not offset an employee’s time period of Weekly Indemnity benefit eligibility nor the employee’s Weekly Indemnity benefit earnings.

c) LIFE INSURANCE

Coverage is three (3) times the employee’s straight time classified (Schedule “A”) rate multiplied by 2080 and adjusted to the nearest one

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hundred dollars ($100.00). Employees should refer to the plan booklet for details.

Coverage is reduced to one and one-half (1½) times the employee’s straight time classified Schedule “A” rate multiplied by two thousand and eighty (2080) and adjusted to the nearest one hundred dollars ($100.00) when an employee reaches sixty-five (65) years of age. Employees should refer to the plan booklet for details. Coverage is reduced to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) when an employee reaches seventy (70) years of age. It is understood and agreed that there will be no Aggregate Limit per accident.

d) ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT

Coverage is three (3) times the employees straight classified Schedule A rate multiplied by 2080 and adjusted to the nearest one hundred dollars ($100.00). Employees should refer to the plan booklet for details. Coverage is reduced to one and one-half (1½) times the employee’s straight time classified Schedule “A” rate multiplied by two thousand and eighty (2080) and adjusted to the nearest one hundred dollars ($100.00) when an employee reaches sixty-five (65) years of age. Employees should refer to the plan booklet for details. Coverage is reduced to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) when an employee reaches seventy (70) years of age. It is understood and agreed that there will be no Aggregate Limit per accident.

e) RETIREE LIFE AND AD&D INSURANCE

Life and AD & D insurance in the amount of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) will be provided to employees who retire on or after age 55 with at least five (5) years of service.

f) MAJOR MEDICAL

The Major Medical benefit is designed to complement the Provincial Health Plan. Should the Provincial Plan change to include any of the expenses currently eligible under this plan, the Compass Minerals Canada Plan will automatically adjust accordingly. Major Medical benefits are extended to employees (and their eligible dependents) who continue active employment with the Company after age

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sixty-five (65) years of age.

The Benefit pays a percentage of all eligible expenses, including skilled nursing care and outpatient care, recommended as necessary by a physician which are reasonable and customary in the area in which the expenses are incurred and which are in excess of any other benefits payable under this plan and in excess of the deductible.

(i) The deductible is the amount of eligible expenses each calendar

year which must be paid in full by the employee before any benefits are payable. The deductible is twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for those insured for employee and dependent coverage.

(ii) The appropriate portion of the following expenses will be paid,

provided the expenses charged are reasonable and medically necessary:

Prescription Drugs at 100% after co-pay as provided by the Prescription Card system described in the plan booklet

Mental and Nervous disorders payable at 80%

General and Medical Expenses payable at 80%.

The Major Ontario Medical benefit shall provide coverage for emergency treatment outside Ontario. The plan will reimburse emergency treatment costs according to reasonable and customary fees for the area in which they were incurred as follows:

1) in excess of the benefits provided by the provincial hospital

insurance program and under the basic hospital benefit, for a maximum of 31 days per period of disability.

2) for the professional services of a physician over and above

the amounts recognized by OHIP.

This coverage is subject to any and all other plan provisions (e.g. deductible).

Employees should refer to the plan booklet for details regarding all group benefits.

g) SEMI-PRIVATE HOSPITAL COVERAGE

Full semi-private hospital coverage will be provided as part of the Group Insurance Plan. If a semi-private room is not available, private room hospital coverage will be provided if available until a semi-private room becomes available.

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Hospital coverage is extended to employees (and their eligible dependents) who continue active employment with the Company after age sixty-five (65) years of age.

h) LONG TERM DISABILITY

The Long Term Disability Plan shall be administered in accordance with the terms of the master insurance policy and shall contain the following governing provisions:

i) Eligibility - The LTD Plan shall be compulsory for all full time regular

employees who are participants in and who are covered for Weekly Indemnity Benefits under existing Group Insurance Plan.

An employee that reaches sixty-five (65) years of age who continues to remain actively employed will not be eligible for Long Term Disability coverage.

ii) Qualifying Period - qualifying period means thirty-two (32)

consecutive or cumulative weeks of Weekly Indemnity Benefits for one disability.

iii) Definition of Disability in LTD Plan - Disability shall mean a covered

employee who has received thirty-two (32) weeks of benefits under the Weekly Indemnity Plan and who, for an additional period of thirty-six (36) months, is unable because of non-occupational disease or accidental bodily injury, to perform any and every duty of every occupation in the Plant for which he is reasonably fitted by education, training or experience and thereafter is unable to perform any and every duty of any occupation for which he is reasonably fitted by education, training or experience.

iv) Amounts of Benefits - All employees who are actively at work on

the effective date of the Plan or any amendments thereto shall be provided with a Long Term Disability Benefit equal to fifty percent (50%) of regular straight time (Schedule “A”) hourly rate multiplied by 2080 and divided by twelve (12) up to a maximum monthly payment of $3,500.

The amount of benefits shall be reduced by any primary payments made under any Government disability plan, Workers Compensation, or any other non-private disability income plans such that disability benefits from all sources shall not exceed eighty-five percent (85%) of an employee’s regular straight time (Schedule “A”) hourly rate.

The amount of LTD benefit shall be increased throughout the year in correlation with increases in the Consumer Price Index as outlined in the plan documents.

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The amount of benefit shall not be reduced by Disability Pension payments under War Veterans or Workers Compensation if the disability is unrelated.

Employees should refer to the plan booklet for exclusions and other details

v) Duration Of Benefits To Be The Earlier Of:

a) a benefit period equal to months of service b) age 65 c) date of retirement d) three months following date of death; or e) the date the employee ceases to be disabled in accordance

with the definition of disability above.

vi) Group Insurance and Pension Plan Benefits While Receiving Ltd

1) Pension Entitlement: Employees on L.T.D. will continue to receive the employer contributions as per the terms and conditions of the Pension Plan.

2) Disability pension payments will only become payable as per the terms and conditions of the Pension Plan.

3) Life Insurance Company Paid: Coverage will be maintained on a waiver of premium basis. Installment life benefits will be paid if any employee under age sixty-five (65) continues to be totally disabled and he no longer has benefit entitlement under the Weekly Indemnity Plan and LTD Plan.

4) Group Accidental Death and Dismemberment: Coverage will be maintained on a waiver of premium basis.

5) Major Medical and Dental: Coverage will be maintained in accordance with the conditions applying under the Plan Document.

6) An employee on LTD shall not accumulate credit for vacation or holidays.

7) An employee who returns to work after being on LTD shall be credited with accumulated service.

i) DENTAL PLAN

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The Company shall provide a Dental Plan with participation compulsory for all employees covered by the bargaining unit on the following basis.

i) Eligible Expenses

Eligible Expense under this plan include expenses for dental treatment (including emergency treatment) recommended as necessary by a physician or dentist which are not in excess of the minimum fee specified in the Dental Fee Schedule for the Province of Ontario for the year prior to the year in which service in rendered. Dental Plan benefits are extended to employees (and their eligible dependents) who continue active employment with the Company after age sixty-five (65) years of age.

ii) Module I Basic Coverage The plan provides employees and their eligible dependants with reimbursement of ninety percent (90%) of the cost of the following expenses: one (1) diagnostic preventive therapy check up every six months for each covered person, oral surgery, minor restorative dentistry, repairs of an existing appliance, endodontics and periodontics. Employees should refer to the plan booklet for details.

iii) Module Ii Major Restorative

The Company will provide a Module II Dental Plan which provides employees and their eligible dependants with reimbursement of eighty percent (80%) of their cost of the following expenses: Crowns and inlays, replacement or creation of an appliance and services of a licensed Denturist. Employees should refer to the plan booklet for details.

iv) Module Iii Orthodontics

The Company will provide a Module III Dental Plan which provides employees and their eligible dependants with reimbursement of fifty percent (50%) of their cost of orthodontic treatment, vertical dimension correction, correction of temporomandibular joint dysfunction, or full mouth reconstruction, subject to a twenty-four hundred dollar ($2,400.00) lifetime maximum per covered dependent. Employees should refer to the plan booklet for details.

v) Administration

These plans will be administered in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan Document: the decision as to the choice of administrative vehicle will be made by the Company.

vi) Effective Date of Coverage

Eligibility for these benefits shall apply only to those employees who are actually at work on the effective date of the plan. If an

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employee is not actively at work on the effective date of this plan or any amendment thereof, coverage will commence upon return to full-time work. New employees become eligible for coverage after completion of the Probationary Period described in Article 11:01.

vii) Integration With Other Plans

If an employee is insured simultaneously under any other plan which provides benefits similar to those provided under this plan, payment of benefits for that employee or his eligible dependants under this plan will be determined by the co-ordination of benefits provision. The payments from all sources will not exceed the total of actual expenses incurred.

viii) Integration With Government Plans

The plan will not provide like benefits where such are currently being provided by Provincial or Federal legislation. If during the life of this agreement, Provincial or Federal Governments shall introduce legislation to provide benefits already covered by the plan, the plan shall be amended so as to eliminate said benefits. Any resulting premium savings shall accrue to the Company and employees in accordance with the cost sharing in effect.

j) FAMILY EYE GLASS PLAN

The Company shall provide a family eyeglass plan. The plan will provide a maximum benefit of three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) every twenty-four (24) months for employees and eligible dependants. This benefit will cover the cost of frames, lenses, fitting of prescription glasses, and contact lenses. The plan will also provide one hundred percent (100%) of the cost every twenty-four (24) months, with a maximum payment of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00), towards eye examinations and digital retinal photos.

Family Eyeglass Plan benefits are extended to employees (and their eligible dependents) who continue active employment with the Company after age sixty-five (65) years of age.

k) COST SHARING FOR PREMIUMS The Company shall contribute on hundred percent (100%) of the premium cost of these benefits except as follows:

i) Module II, Dental Plan premiums will be fifty percent (50%) paid by

participating employees.

ii) as provided in 20.01 (n) and (o).

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l) EFFECTIVE DATE OF COVERAGE AND U.I.C. REBATE

Changes in the group insurance plan will take place only for those employees who are actively at work as of the effective date, who would otherwise qualify and for employees off work who otherwise qualify, as of their first full day of active employment thereafter.

In view of the improvement in Weekly Indemnity, Life Insurance, and the introduction of the Major Medical Plan and the increased premium costs to be paid by the Company, the employee’s share of the premium reduction (5/12 portion) of the Unemployment Insurance Premium for the effective date under the U.I.C Act from the effective date of implementation shall be retained by the Company.

m) CONTINUATION OF BENEFITS FOR LAY-OFF

Employees who have completed the Probationary Period described in Article 11.01 shall have Life Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Major Medical, Semi-private hospitalization, and Dental benefits continued on the cost sharing as provided above until the first of the month following ninety (90) days of lay-off. Thereafter, the employee may maintain benefits as listed herein for the balance of the first six (6) months of lay-off by paying the full cost of the premiums.

n) CONTINUATION OF BENEFITS FOR EARLY RETIREES

The Company shall pay fifty percent (50%) of the cost of Major Medical for employees who retire early. This benefit shall cease when the employee reaches age sixty-five (65).

o) CONTINUATION OF BENEFITS FOR EARLY RETIREES

i) The Company agrees to pay fifty percent (50%) of the cost of premiums for Major Medical, Hospital Coverage, Dental (Modules I & III) and Vision Care premiums for employees who retire between the ages of fifty-five (55) and sixty-four (64) and their dependent spouse and eligible dependents as described in the Compass Minerals Canada Corp. group plan until the employee turns age sixty-five (65). Employees who retire between the ages of fifty-five (55) and sixty-four (64) may elect to voluntarily apply for Dental Module II coverage by paying one-hundred percent (100%) of the cost of the coverage premiums.

ii) If such an employee reaches age sixty-five (65), the Company agrees to pay fifty percent 50%) of the premiums for Major Medical, Hospital Coverage, Dental (Modules I & III) and Vision Care for their dependent spouse and eligible dependents.

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Optional Dental Module II voluntary coverage may be obtained for the retired employee’s dependent spouse and eligible dependents by paying one-hundred percent (100%) of the cost of the coverage premiums. These benefits will cease the earlier of sixty (60) months or until the last day of the month in which the spouse reaches the age of sixty-five (65).

iii) The Company agrees to pay fifty percent (50%) of the premiums for Major Medical, Hospital Coverage, Dental (Modules I & III) and Vision Care coverage for the surviving dependent spouse and eligible dependents of a deceased retiree. Surviving dependents may elect to voluntarily apply for Dental Module II coverage by paying one-hundred percent (100%) of the cost of the coverage premiums. These benefits will cease if the spouse qualifies for coverage through another plan, or the earlier of sixty (60) months or until the last day of the month in which the spouse reaches the age of sixty-five (65).

p) CONTINUATION OF BENEFITS FOR DEATH

The Company shall continue to provide fifty percent (50%) of Major Medical coverage to dependants of deceased employees until the earlier of:

i) sixty (60) months following the first of the month after the

employee’s death; or ii) the last day of the month during which the employee’s

spouse reaches age 65.

q) SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL BENEFITS The Company will pay for a portion of the following Supplementary Medical Benefits, provided the expenses charged are reasonable and medically necessary as recommended or prescribed by the attending Physician. Supplementary Medical Benefits are extended to employees (and their eligible dependents) who continue active employment with the Company after age sixty-five (65) years of age.

i) Hearing Aids

The Company will pay up to seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750.00) every sixty (60) months for prescribed hearing aids for employees and covered dependants. This benefit shall not apply to the cost of the batteries.

ii) ACUPUNCTURE, CHIROPRACTIC, and MASSAGE THERAPY

The Company will pay the cost for visits to a qualified Massage Therapist, Acupuncturist or Chiropractor for employees and their

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covered dependents. The total amount of combined benefits for both this section and sections (vi)(“PODIATRIST”), and (vii)(“OSTEOPATH”) shall be limited to seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750.00) per year.

iii) PODIATRIST

The Company will pay eighty percent (80%) of the cost for visits to a qualified Podiatrist for employees and their dependents. The total amount of combined benefits for both this section and sections (v)(“ACUPUNCTURE, CHIPOPRACTIC and MASSAGE THERAPY”), and (vii)(“OSTEOPATH”) shall be limited to seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750.00) per year.

iv) OSTEOPATH

The Company will pay seventy percent (70%) of the cost for visits to a qualified Osteopath for employees and their dependents. The total amount of combined benefits for both this section and sections (v)(“ACUPUNCTURE, CHIPOPRACTIC AND MASSAGE THERAPY”), and (vi)(“PODIATRIST”) shall be limited to seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750.00) per year.

v) SPEECH THERAPY

The Company will pay eighty percent (80%) of the cost for visits to a qualified Speech Therapist for employees and covered dependents. This benefit provides unlimited coverage.

vi) Prosthetic Appliances

The Company will pay fifty percent (50%) of the cost of Prosthetic Appliances, excluding such appliances intended for cosmetic purposes, as required by employees or their covered dependants

vii) Durable Medical Equipment

The Company will pay eighty percent (80%) of the cost of Durable Medical Equipment up to a limit of twenty-five hundred dollars ($2500.00) per year as required by employees or their covered dependants.

viii) Smoking Cessation Assistance

The Company will pay up the one thousand ($1,000.00) per year per employee for Smoking Cessation Assistance for employees of their covered dependants. Such assistance includes prescription and over the counter medications, nicotine patches, and acupuncture as recommended by the attending Physician.

Note: Company will cover the cost of any 3rd party health forms it requests from employees aside from regular “return to work forms”

ARTICLE 21

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PENSION PLAN 21.01 The Company Retirement Plan for Goderich Plant (consisting of the Registered

Pension Plan and the Deferred Profit Sharing Plan) is available to employees in accordance with the terms and conditions of said Plan. The Retirement Plan forms part of this Agreement and will be administered in accordance with the terms of the Plan. The current Company contribution levels as set forth in the Retirement Plan may not be modified in any way without the written consent of the Union. The basic pension contribution made by the Company shall be 4%. The Company will provide a signed “Full Text” copy of the Registered Pension Plan and the Deferred Profit Sharing Plan to the Local Union Office by January 31st of every year.

21.02 The Company will make a supplemental pension contribution equal to 40 hours

pay at the employee's straight time rate. Such payments shall be made to active employees at the completion of the employee's 5th, 10th, 20th and 25th employment anniversaries. An employee eligible for the supplemental contribution may elect in writing to take the supplemental contribution as paid time off provided coverage is available at straight time rates.

21.03 An employee age 60 or older, with a minimum of 25 years of continuous

service, shall be entitled to pre-retirement leave in accordance with the schedule outlined below. Such leave shall be taken immediately prior to or if he retires on

his 65th birthday, immediately following his date of retirement. Payment for each week of leave shall be 40 hours at the employee’s straight time hourly rate.

AGE AT RETIREMENT WEEKS OF LEAVE 60 1 61 3 62 6 63 10 64 15

Article 22

TERMINATION

22.01 This Agreement shall become effective as of the 30th day of June, 2015, and shall remain in full force and effect until the 1st day of July, 2018 and shall be automatically renewed for a period of one (1) year, unless notice in writing is given by either party to the other, for modification or termination, sixty (60) days prior to July 1st, 2018.

22.02 The initial meeting for the purpose of negotiating a modified Agreement shall be

held within thirty (30) days after the above notice is given. Pending negotiations of any proposed modifications or changes in the terms of this Agreement, this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Union have caused these presents to be

executed by their duly authorized representative.

COMPASS MINERALS CANADA CORP.

Goderich, Ontario

Goderich Plant

Jason Bache

Patrick Moloney

Sangjin Yun

UNIFOR LOCAL 37-O-2

Goderich, Ontario

Glenn Sonier

Wayne Squire

Gerry Bondy

Ratified this 11th day of June, 2015

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SCHEDULE “A”

RATES OF PAY

1-Jul-15 1-Jul-16 1-Jul-17 Swingman 41.26 42.50 43.78 Shift Engineer 2nd 41.38 42.62 43.90 Shift Engineer 3rd 39.56 40.75 41.97 Evap Operator 3rd 38.34 39.49 40.67 Evap Operator 4th 37.67 38.80 39.96 Evap Operator 37.06 38.17 39.32

The swingman will be paid a $1.00 per hour premium when replacing the Shift Engineer. Any employee listed in Schedule “A” who holds a certified trade license in any of the trades required by the Company shall receive a premium of $1.00 per hour.

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LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #1 BANKED HOLIDAYS

Because of the scheduling and legislative requirements placed on the Shift Engineers and Evaporator Operators with regard to plant holidays, the above parties agree to the following procedure.

1. When a holiday falls on an employee’s regular scheduled day of rest, the employee

shall have the option of receiving the eight (8) hours pay for the holiday or may take eight (8) hours off with pay at a later date in lieu of the holiday pay.

For 12-hour shift employees, Banked Holiday hours may be combined with floating holiday hours to equal full days off.

2. It is understood that no holiday may be banked for more than twelve (12) months

and the rate of pay shall be eight hours at the straight time rate in effect at the time the holiday was banked.

3. Vacation scheduling will have priority over banked holidays. 4. Plant holidays which occur during an employees vacation period will be treated

the same as a holiday which occurs on an employee’s day of rest. 5. If an employee elects to bank a holiday, he must inform his/her immediate

supervisor of his intentions prior to the holiday. 6. An employee who elected to bank holiday hours may be given a second

opportunity, on December 1 of each year, to elect to receive payment for all the outstanding banked hours by giving notice to his supervisor or continue to bank the hours as per paragraph 3.

7. Employees who are requesting in advance to use banked holidays will be

granted those days provided the required coverage is available.

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #2

UNION BUSINESS

The company will grant, subject to availability to maintain efficiency of the plant, the Union with sixty (60) hours per year to conduct union business.

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #3 OPTIONAL LIFE AND A.D. & D.

The Company will provide Optional Life Insurance and AD&D coverage of $5,000 with the premium costs to be 100% paid by the participating employees subject to the following conditions:

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1. Optional coverage is available for both Life Insurance and AD&D. Separate coverage is not available.

2. New employees will be required to notify the Company if they wish the Optional

coverage at the time they are eligible for Group Insurance Benefits. 3. This Optional coverage is provided at the employees’ expense of the benefit of

the employee and does not form part of the Retiree Benefit Plan. 4. Open enrollment will be conducted once a year for these voluntary optional

benefits through bulletin board notification. 5. The option to purchase Optional Life Insurance coverage will cease when an

employee reaches seventy (70) years of age.

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #4 COVERALLS

The company is committed to provide all employees in Unifor Local 37-0-2 with 5 pairs of coveralls and the appropriate cleaning services so that the employees have clean coveralls. Pickup will be Monday am as usual but delivery ONLY will be Thursday am. The company will provide more coveralls if the cleaning service is unable to meet the objective of ensuring that the employees will always have clean coveralls available.

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #5

CBA DISTRIBUTION The company will supply twenty five (25) union contract books which will include a present seniority list. These will be given to the Chief Steward which will be responsible for distribution of such to members.

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #6

PERMANENT LAYOFF

It is understood and agreed that a permanent layoff is defined as one which the Company declares to be a permanent layoff, due to business conditions or closure of all or part of the Plant. Such layoffs may or may not conform to the definition of permanent layoff in the Employment Standards Act or other legislation. In the event of a permanent layoff the following procedures shall be applied in the order outlined below, until the necessary reduction in complement has been achieved. 1. Employees in order of seniority shall be offered the opportunity to resign their

employment and accept a severance payment equal to two week’s pay for each year of service up to a maximum cap of sixty (60) weeks in total. Part years of

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service shall be pro-rated. The minimum amount of severance is $5,000.00. One week’s pay shall be calculated as the average gross weekly earnings during the employee’s previous 12 months of employment. Such payments shall be inclusive of any severance payable under the Employment Standards Act. Should this process fail to achieve the necessary reduction then,

2 The company will implement any other provision which is acceptable to the

company and the union. Should this process fail to achieve the necessary reduction then,

3 a) Employees shall be laid off in accordance with provisions of Article 11. b) All severance payments will be made in a lump sum. c) The severed employee may transfer part of (the severance payment into

an individual Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) or the Registered Pension Plan (RPP) subject to Revenue Canada limits.

NOTE: It is understood that any employee will be permitted to meet with a company representative to discuss the terms and conditions under which he is prepared to resign his employment.

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #7 ACTING CHIEF ENGINEER PAY

Any day shift in which an employee is required to relieve the Chief Engineer shall be paid a premium equal to 10% of the rate for the Shift Engineer 2nd. Payment shall be for all such hours worked, up to a maximum of 8 hours. • The company will pay for all hours of relief work when an employee is assigned

by management and the employee accepts to relieve the Chief Engineer as per the Technical Standards & Safety Act & Regulations.

• For planned absences greater than three (3) days, the Acting Chief Engineer will be selected from those who expressed interest on the annual posting. If no employees volunteer, the position will be filled by the following the overtime distribution guidelines list

• When the Chief Engineer position becomes vacant for four (4) days or more, but less than twelve (12) months, the selected employee will be transferred to day shift.

* For absences of three (3) days or less, administrative functions carried out by the Chief Engineer shall be covered by the shift Engineer on day shift.

• The Company will always assign when the Chief is absent from normal scheduled hours for 6 hours or more.

• Company discretion for absences of less than 6 hours. • Company will define the employee requirements. • Payment for relieving the Chief Engineer will apply between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m.

from Monday to Friday.

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LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING # 8 SPECIAL SEVERANCE

In the event the Company participates in a co-generation plant, the Company agrees to provide a supplementary severance payment to any employee who is permanently laid off as a direct result of such participation. The amount of supplementary severance shall be one week’s pay, calculated as the average gross weekly earnings during the employee's previous 12 months of employment, for each year of service. Severance entitlement under this letter will be in addition to any severance payment to which the employee is entitled under Letter of Understanding # 6.

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING # 9 SHIFT ENGINEER RATE DIFFERENTIAL

The Company is currently looking into the feasibility of participating in a co-generation facility with one or more other organizations. Under the conditions outlined below, the Company agrees to compensate any posted Shift Engineer for the earnings loss he will incur as a result of the Company’s participation. Such loss will be calculated as the difference between the Shift Engineer rate and Evaporator Operator rate multiplied by the number of hours the employee would normally be scheduled to work over the remaining term of the 2015 - 2018 agreement. Payment will be made as a lump sum less statutory deductions. Should the employee subsequently resign his employment during the term of the 2015 - 2018 agreement, any such compensation received must be re-paid. In order to trigger the payment described above, each and all of the following conditions must be met:

1. The Company is an active participant in an operating co-generation facility which eliminates the need for one or more Shift Engineers at the Company.

2. The co-generation operator does not offer employment to the Shift Engineer.

3. The Shift Engineer uses his seniority and qualifications to maintain employment

with the Company as an Evaporator Operator.

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING # 10 SHIFT SCHEDULE PATTERN

The Company and the Union agree that the current “Shift Schedule Pattern” (excludes personnel pairing) will remain in effect during the term of this Agreement unless either of the parties serves notice to the other of their desire to change the shift schedule and both parties agree to change the shift schedule. The shift times will commence at 7:00 a.m. for day shift and 7:00 p.m. for night shift. Prior to making adjustments or transfers of employees from one pairing to another pairing, the Company agrees to consult with the affected employees and the Union. The

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Company shall provide the affected employee(s) and the Union with the rational explaining the reason such changes are deemed required by the Company. In all cases the employee(s) shall have fifty-six calendar days notice prior to any changes take effect. Company reserves the right to make such changes with or without Union approval.

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #11 EMERGENCY LEAVE DAYS

The Company agrees to follow the provision of Emergency Leave Days, as provided for by Section 50 of the Employment Standard Act, 2002. The Company further agrees absences described below shall not be counted as Emergency Leave Days:

Weekly Indemnity as defined in the Company Group Plan

WSIB

15.01 Floating Holidays

15.04 Lieu Days

17.08 Bereavement

17.09 Jury or Witness Duty In the event that the Company requests evidence that an employee is entitles to an Emergency Leave Day, the Company shall reimburse the employee for the cost of obtaining the appropriate documentation. The Company shall respect an employee’s right to medical privacy and shall not require and employee to furnish medical certificates that contain detailed medical information concerning his medical condition.

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING # 12 ALLOCATION OF OVERTIME

1. All overtime will be posted in a timely manner. 2. Employees are to inform the supervisor of overtime errors that were posted on the

overtime schedule list. Concerns will be acted upon as soon as possible. 3. Errors in allocation will be corrected by one of the following methods:

adding the employee to the list of people working

removing the wrong employee and replacing them with the employee who should have been on the list.

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #13 TRAINING OF EVAPORATOR OPERATORS/SHIFT ENGINEERS

The Company and Union agree to jointly develop a training curriculum for the

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Evaporator Operator/ Shift Engineer position. The training program will be completed within six (6) months after ratification of the agreement.

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #14 BOILOUTS

The Company agrees to use the Swingman, if available on days or schedule an employee on overtime for the twelve (12) hour day shift(s) to assist and oversee the coordination of the work done by the maintenance /contractor during boilouts and completion of lock out tagout, vessel watch coordination etc. The Company agrees to schedule a bargaining unit employee on overtime during the night shift to assist in the shutdown and startup of the plant during a boilout.

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING # 15 H.S.I.R.T. FUND

Effective July 1, 2015, and for the balance of this agreement, the Company agrees to participate in the H.S.I.R.T. fund and to contribute $60.00 per year for each active employee.

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING # 16 SAFETY COMMITMENT LETTER

The Union and the Company regards Health and Safety as a vital mechanism in the overall success of the Compass Minerals’ Goderich Plant. The parties mutually recognize their obligation to work cooperatively in the development and maintenance of safe and healthy working conditions. Accordingly, participation in all safety programs is required.

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COMPASS MINERALS CANADA CORP.

Goderich, Ontario Goderich Plant

Employees covered with the

UNIFOR LOCAL 37-O-2

SENIORITY LIST

Report dated: August 10, 2015

Name Hire Date

1 Squire, Wayne 20-May-86

2 Carter, Richard 25-Jan-95

3 Johnston, Kenneth 31-Mar-97

4 Shaw, Marc 9-Jun-97

5 Regier, Ken 5-Apr-99

6 Bondy, Gerald 21-Oct-02

7 Zurbrigg, Lavern 18-Oct-04

8 Dunn, Leslie 18-Mar-05

9 Fischer, Jeffrey 16-Jun-08

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Hours of pay by shift examples:

Hours worked Vacation

Off (Not counted towards hrs

worked) Bi-weekly pay

Week 1 48 0

80hrs @ 1x + 4hrs @1.5x Week 2 36 0

Total 84 0

Week 1 0 48

36hrs @ 1x + 4hrs @1.5x + Vac pay Week 2 36 0

Total 36 48

Week 1 48 0

48hrs @1x + 4 hrs @1.5x + Vac pay Week 2 0 36

Total 48 36

Week 1 24 0 24 (Sick)

60hrs @ 1x Week 2 36 0

Total 60 0

Week 1 48 0

60hrs @ 1x Week 2 12 0 24 (Sick)

Total 60 0

Week 1 24 0 24 (Sick)

24hrs @1x + Vac pay Week 2 0 36

Total 24 36