Document:

Exhibit 4.1

 

GMAC COMMERCIAL CREDIT LLC - STEINWAY MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS, INC.

 

 

SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO THE SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

 

MAY 26, 2004

 

 

SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
CREDIT

AGREEMENT

 

SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND
RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 26, 2004 (this “Amendment”),
to the Existing Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined), by and among (i)
CONN-SELMER, INC., f/k/a THE SELMER COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation, and
the surviving corporation of the merger of United Musical Instruments USA, Inc.
and United Musical Instruments Holdings, Inc. with and into Conn-Selmer, Inc.
(“Conn-Selmer”), (ii) STEINWAY, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Steinway”
and together with Conn-Selmer, the “Borrowers”), (iii) those signatories
hereto and identified on Schedule I (as may be amended from time to time) as
Guarantors (the “Guarantors”), (iv) the lenders (the “Lenders”)
from time to time party to the Agreement (defined below) and (v) GMAC COMMERCIAL
CREDIT LLC, a New York limited liability company (the “Administrative Agent”),
as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder.

 

RECITALS

 

A.            The Borrowers, Guarantors, the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders have entered into the Existing Credit Agreement, pursuant
to which the Lenders are providing to the Borrowers an $85,000,000 revolving
credit facility, a $22,500,000 term loan facility and a $45,000,000 term loan
facility, each of which are secured by certain accounts receivable, real
estate, and other collateral of Conn-Selmer and Steinway and guaranteed by the
Guarantors.  The parties desire to amend
certain provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement as hereinafter provided.

 

B.            In consideration of the foregoing and of the
mutual covenants and undertakings herein contained, the parties hereto hereby
agree that the Existing Credit Agreement is amended as hereinafter provided.

 

ARTICLE
I

Definitions

 

1.             Definitions.           (a) 
In addition to the definitions set forth in the heading and the recitals
to this Amendment, the following definitions shall apply hereto:

 

“Agreement”:  the Existing Credit Agreement as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time up to and including this Amendment.

 

“Existing Credit Agreement”: the
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2000,
among (i) Selmer, (ii) Steinway, (iii) UMI, (iv) the Guarantors, (v) the
Lenders and (vi) the Administrative Agents as amended or otherwise modified
from time to time prior to the Seventh Amendment Effective Date.

 

 

(b)           Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms that are used but not
defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Existing Credit
Agreement.

 

ARTICLE
II

Representations

 

1.             Representations. 
Each of the Borrowers and Guarantors hereby represents and warrants as
follows:

 

(a)           It has full power, authority and legal right to enter into this Amendment
and perform all of its respective obligations hereunder. The execution,
delivery and performance hereof is within its powers and has been duly
authorized, is not in contravention of any Requirement of Law which might have
a material adverse effect upon it, the Collateral, its operations, financial
condition or prospects, or in contravention of the terms of its by-laws,
certificate of incorporation, declaration of trust or other documents relating
to its formation, as applicable, or to the conduct of its business or of any
material agreement or undertaking to which it is a party or by which it is
bound, and will not conflict with or result in any breach of any of the
provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any
Lien upon any of its assets under, the provisions of any agreement, charter,
instrument, by-law, declaration of trust or other instrument to which it is a
party or by which it or its assets may be bound.

 

(b)           It is duly organized and in good standing under the laws of its
respective state of organization and it is qualified to do business and is in
good standing in each jurisdiction where qualification and good standing are
necessary for it to conduct its businesses and own its properties and where the
failure to so qualify would have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)           This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered on its behalf and
this Amendment constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable
against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by
general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in
equity or at law).

 

(d)           The conditions contained in Article IV hereof have been satisfied.

 

(e)           Each of the Loan Documents is on the date hereof in full force and
effect.

 

(f)            No Default or Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing.

 

ARTICLE
III

Amendment
to Existing Credit Agreement

 

Schedule 2.1 to the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby
deleted and replaced by Schedule 2.1 attached hereto.

 

2

 

ARTICLE
IV

Conditions
to Effectiveness

 

This Seventh Amendment, and the modifications
to the Existing Credit Agreement provided for herein, shall become effective on
the date (the “Seventh Amendment Effective Date”) on which all of the
following conditions have been (or are concurrently being) satisfied:

 

1.             This Seventh Amendment shall have been duly
executed and delivered by each party thereto.

 

2.             Each of the representations and warranties
made by the Borrowers and Guarantors in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall
be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Seventh Amendment
Effective Date as if made on and as of such date (except to the extent the same
relate to another, earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct
in all material respects as of such earlier date).

 

3.             No Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing.

 

4.             All corporate and other proceedings, and all
documents, instruments and other legal matters in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Existing Credit Agreement and this Amendment
shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative
Agent, and the Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents in
respect of any aspect or consequence of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby as it shall reasonably request.

 

ARTICLE
V

Miscellaneous

 

1.             No Other Amendments; Confirmation. 
Except as expressly amended, modified and supplemented hereby and by the
documents related hereto, the provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement and
the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect.

 

2.             Affirmation by Loan Parties. 
Each Loan Party hereby reaffirms its obligations under the Loan
Documents executed by such Loan Party.

 

3.             Governing Law; Counterparts. (a) This Amendment and the rights and
obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed by, and construed and
interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

 

(b)           This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto on
any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken
together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. A set of
the copies of this Amendment signed by all the parties shall be lodged with
each of the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, as the Administrative
Agent. This Amendment may be delivered by facsimile transmission of the
relevant signature pages hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have
caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year
first above written.

 

3

 

	
   

  	
  CONN-SELMER, INC.,

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Borrower

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By

  	
  /s/ Dennis M. Hanson

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  STEINWAY, INC.,

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Borrower

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By

  	
  /s/ Dennis M. Hanson

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  GMAC COMMERCIAL CREDIT LLC,

  
	
   

  	
  as Administrative Agent

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By

  	
  /s/ Harvey Winter

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title: Vice President

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  GMAC COMMERCIAL CREDIT LLC,

  
	
   

  	
  as Lender

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By

  	
  /s/ Harvey Winter

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title: Vice President

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION,

  
	
   

  	
  as Lender

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By

  	
  /s/ Daniel P. Corcoran

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title: Senior Vice President

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  THE BANK OF NEW YORK,

  
	
   

  	
  as Lender

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By

  	
  /s/ John M. Foley

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
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  BANKNORTH, N.A.,

  
	
   

  	
  as Lender

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By

  	
  /s/ Mark M. Evitts

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  LASALLE BUSINESS CREDIT, LLC

  
	
   

  	
  as Lender

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By

  	
  /s/ Daniel K. Clancy

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title: First Vice President

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK,

  
	
   

  	
  as Lender

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By

  	
  /s/ Ronald Bongiovanni

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title: Senior Vice President

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK,

  
	
   

  	
  as Lender

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By

  	
  /s/ Andy Allta

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title: Assistant Vice President

  

 

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SCHEDULE I

 

GUARANTORS

 

	
  Steinway Musical
  Instruments, Inc.,

  	
   

  
	
  Guarantor

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Dennis M. Hanson

  	
   

  
	
  Title:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  800 South Street

  	
   

  
	
  Suite 505

  	
   

  
	
  Waltham, MA 02453

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  The Steinway Piano
  Company, Inc.,

  	
   

  
	
  Guarantor

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Dennis M. Hanson

  	
   

  
	
  Title:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  600 Industrial Parkway

  	
   

  
	
  Elkhart, IN 46516

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  The SMI Trust,

  	
   

  
	
  Guarantor

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Dennis M. Hanson

  	
   

  
	
  Title:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  800 South Street

  	
   

  
	
  Suite 425

  	
   

  
	
  Waltham, MA 02453

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  S&B Retail, Inc.,

  	
   

  
	
  Guarantor

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Dennis M. Hanson

  	
   

  
	
  Title:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  455 Route 17 South

  	
   

  
	
  Paramus, New Jersey 07652

  	
   

  

 

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  Boston Piano Company,
  Inc.,

  	
   

  
	
  Guarantor

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Dennis M. Hanson

  	
   

  
	
  Title:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  37-11 19th
  Avenue

  	
   

  
	
  Long Island City, NY 11105

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  The O.S. Kelly Company,

  	
   

  
	
  Guarantor

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Dennis M. Hanson

  	
   

  
	
  Title:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  P.O. Box 1267

  	
   

  
	
  318 E. North Spring Street

  	
   

  
	
  Springfield, OH 45503

  	
   

  

 

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SCHEDULE 2.1

LENDER COMMITMENTS

 

Term Loan A Commitment

 

	
  Lender

  	
   

  	
  Term Loan
  A Commitment

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  GMAC Commercial
  Credit LLC

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  4,904,330.08

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Fleet Capital
  Corporation

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  4,139,357.21

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Banknorth

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  2,522,969.84

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  The Bank of New
  York

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  2,531,202.35

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  LaSalle

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  1,932,637.07

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Israel Discount
  Bank

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  1,538,931.32

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  TOTAL:

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  17,569,427.87

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

 

Term Loan B Commitment

 

	
  Lender

  	
   

  	
  Term Loan
  B Commitment

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  GMAC Commercial
  Credit LLC

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  7,481,891.29

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Fleet Capital
  Corporation

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  6,314,872.78

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Banknorth

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  3,848,963.20

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  The Bank of New
  York

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  3,861,522.45

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  LaSalle

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  2,948,370.14

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Israel Discount
  Bank

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  2,347,745.07

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  TOTAL:

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  26,803,364.93

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

 

Revolving Credit Commitment

 

	
  Lender

  	
   

  	
  Revolving
  Credit Commitment

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  GMAC Commercial
  Credit LLC

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  23,757,500.00

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Fleet Capital
  Corporation

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  20,026,000.00

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Banknorth

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  12,206,000.00

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  The Bank of New
  York

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  12,215,228.45

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  LaSalle

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  9,350,000.00

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Israel Discount
  Bank

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  7,445,271.55

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  TOTAL:

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  85,000,000

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

 

Total Commitment

 

	
  Revolving Credit, Term Loan A, and Term Loan B

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Percentage

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  GMAC Commercial
  Credit LLC

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  36,143,721.37

  	
   

  	
  27.95

  	
  %

  
	
  Fleet Capital
  Corporation

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  30,480,229.99

  	
   

  	
  23.56

  	
  %

  
	
  Banknorth

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  18,577,933.04

  	
   

  	
  14.36

  	
  %

  
	
  The Bank of New
  York

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  18,607,953.25

  	
   

  	
  14.37

  	
  %

  
	
  LaSalle

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  14,231,007.21

  	
   

  	
  11.00

  	
  %

  
	
  Israel Discount
  Bank

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  11,331,947.94

  	
   

  	
  8.76

  	
  %

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  TOTAL:

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  129,372,792.80

  	
   

  	
  100.00

  	
  %Exhibit
10.1

 

Labor Contract

Agreement

 

between

 

Musser-Timpani Division

Division of Conn-Selmer,
Inc.

 

and

 

Carpenter Local 1027

Mill-Cabinet- Industrial
Division

 

 

affiliate of

Chicago and Northeast

Illinois District

Council of Carpenters

 

 

Effective November 19,
2002

Through
 November 20, 2004

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

	
  AGREEMENT

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE I

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  1.1

  	
  Recognition

  	
   

  
	
  1.2-1.3

  	
  Union Security

  	
   

  
	
  1.4

  	
  Dues Checkoff

  	
   

  
	
  1.5

  	
  Hiring of New Employees

  	
   

  
	
  1.6-1.7

  	
  No Discrimination

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE II

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  2.1

  	
  Management Rights

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE III

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  3.1

  	
  Union Representative

  	
   

  
	
  3.2

  	
  Union Steward

  	
   

  
	
  3.3

  	
  Union Label

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE IV

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  4.1-4.3

  	
  Hours of Work

  	
   

  
	
  4.4-4.5

  	
  Overtime

  	
   

  
	
  4.6

  	
  Medical Absence

  	
   

  
	
  4.7

  	
  Wash Up Time

  	
   

  
	
  4.8

  	
  Rest Periods

  	
   

  
	
  4.9

  	
  Shift Differential

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE V

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  5.1-5.4

  	
  Holidays

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE VI

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  6.1

  	
  Bereavement

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE VII

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  7.1-7.7

  	
  Vacations

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE VIII

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Job Classifications and
  Wages

  	
   

  
	
  8.1

  	
  Pay
  Day

  	
   

  
	
  8.2-8.6

  	
  Categories and Wages

  	
   

  
	
  8.7

  	
  Working Supervisors

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE IX

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  9.1-9.3

  	
  Grievance & Arbitration
  Procedure

  	
   

  
	
  9.4

  	
  Steps
  to Grievance & Arbitration Procedure

  	
   

  

 

 

	
  Article
  x

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  10.1-10.6

  	
  Seniority

  	
   

  
	
  10.5(c)

  	
  Leave of Absence

  	
   

  
	
  10.6

  	
  Job Opportunities Posting

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Article
  xi

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  11.1

  	
  Insurance

  	
   

  
	
  11.2

  	
  Pension

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Article
  xii

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  12.1

  	
  Severance

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Article
  xiii

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  13.1

  	
  Christmas Bonus

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Article
  xiv

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  14.1

  	
  Jury
  Duty

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Article
  xv

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  15.1

  	
  Duration

  	
   

  
	
  15.2

  	
  Successorship

  	
   

  
	
  15.3

  	
  No Strike - No Lockout

  	
   

  
	
  15.4

  	
  Partial Invalidity of
  Agreement

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Signatures

  	
   

  

 

 

AGREEMENT

 

This Agreement, made and entered into this 19th day of November 2002,
by and between Musser-Timpani Division, a Division of Conn-Selmer, Inc. (herein
after referred to as the “Company” and/or “Employer” where
appropriate), and Carpenter Local 1027 of the Chicago and
Northeast Illinois District Council of Carpenters, of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (herein after
referred to as the “Union”).

 

The general purpose of this Agreement is to promote the mutual
interests of both parties.  Both parties
agree that the continued growth and competitive strength of the Company is to
their mutual interest.  Therefore, this
Agreement is made to provide for the operation of the plants of the Company at
415 E. Shawmut and 505 E. Shawmut, LaGrange, Illinois, under methods which will
further to the fullest extent possible the safety and welfare of the employees,
the economy of operation, the elimination of waste, the quality of service,
cleanliness of the plants, protection of the property, and the welfare,
interest, and competitive position of the Company.  The Union recognizes that it is the obligation of each employee
to give the Company a full day of efficient and cooperative work for a day’s
pay.  Under this Agreement it is the
duty of the Company, the Union, and the employees to cooperate fully,
individually, and collectively for the advancement of these conditions.

 

ARTICLE
I

RECOGNITION

 

1.1      The
Company recognizes the Union, during the term of this Agreement, as the sole
and exclusive representative of all its production, maintenance, warehouse
employees, including leadmen of the company (herein after referred to as “Employee”
or “Employees”), for the purpose of collective bargaining in respect
to rates of pay, wages, hours of work and working conditions covered by the
scope of the Agreement.

 

UNION
SECURITY

 

1.2      All
Employees encompassed in the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be
obligated to become and remain members in good standing in the Union.  The Company shall notify the Union at any
time a new employee is placed in the bargaining unit.  After sixty (60) working days said Employee shall make application
to the Union at which time any applicable fees and the payment of dues shall
commence.

 

1.3      The
Company agrees, upon written notice from the Union, that any Employee failing
to maintain their membership in good standing, shall be discharged, unless such
Employee reinstates their membership within five (5) working days of such
notice.

 

DUES
CHECKOFF

 

1.4      The
Company agrees to deduct and forward to the Local Union on a monthly basis dues
levied by the Union from the pay of each employee who executes or has executed
an authorization for checkoff of dues form. Dues will be deducted from the
paycheck that is distributed on the fourth Friday of each month.  The Union shall indemnify the Company
against any and all claims or liabilities arising by reason of the deduction of
such dues.

 

 

HIRING
OF NEW EMPLOYEES

 

1.5      The
Company may request additional employees from time to time if needed, from the
Union, or may hire such employees from any other available source.  All new employees may be required to work a
probationary period of sixty (60) days of actual work.

 

NO
DISCRIMINATION

 

1.6      There
shall be no discrimination engaged in by either the Employer or the Union in
the employment of employees based on race, color, religion, creed, sex,
national origin, or age.

 

1.7      Wherever
in the Agreement the words his, her, their are used it is understood that these
words shall be gender-free and refer to all employees.

 

ARTICLE
II

MANAGEMENT

 

2.1      Except
to the extent expressly abridged by a specific provision of this Agreement, the
Company reserves and retains, solely and exclusively all of its rights to
manage the business.  Furthermore, the
sole and exclusive rights of management, which are not abridged by this
Agreement shall include but are not limited to determine prices of products;
volume of production and methods of financing; to drop a product line; the
right to determine and from time to time re-determine the number, location,
relocation, and types of its operations, and the methods, processes and
materials to be employed; to determine the number of hours per day or per week
operations shall be carried on, except as provided for in Article Four, Section
4.3 hereof; to select and to determine the number and types of employees
required; to assign work to such employees in accordance with the requirements
determined by management; to establish and change work schedules and
assignments; to transfer, promote, or demote employees, or to lay off,
terminate, or otherwise relieve employees from duty for lack of work or other
legitimate reasons; to suspend, discharge, or otherwise discipline employees
for cause and otherwise to take such measures as management may determine to be
necessary for the orderly, efficient and profitable operation of the business;
and to make and enforce reasonable rules for the maintenance of discipline,
provided that any complaint as to the rules or the application thereof to any
employee or employees may be challenged in accordance with the grievance  procedure including arbitration as set forth
in this Agreement.

 

a)                        The
management of the shop and the direction of the working forces, and the right
to relieve employees of their duty shall vest exclusively in the Company,
provided, however, that this shall not be used for the purpose of discrimination
against any member of the Union, or against any employee because of bona fide
activities on behalf of the Union.  All
functions of management not expressly limited by this Agreement are reserved to
and vested exclusively in the Company.

 

ARTICLE
III

UNION REPRESENTATIVE

 

3.1      The
Business Representative of the Union shall be permitted to confer with
employees of the Company during working hours when necessary, provided proper
notification has been given to plant management, and provided further that said
Business Representative shall in no way interfere with the progress of the
work.

 

 

UNION
STEWARD

 

3.2      The
Union shall appoint or elect such stewards as it deems necessary for the
efficiency of its operations and shall notify the Company of its selection but
such stewards shall always be selected from Employees of the Company.  Such Stewards shall be classed as having the
highest seniority.  In the event any
bargaining unit work is being performed, the Steward (or designated alternate
steward) shall work provided he or she is qualified for the available work.

 

UNION
LABEL

 

3.3      It is
hereby understood and agreed by the Employer and the Union that should an
application be made for the Union Label to the First General Vice President of
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America and if the
application is approved, and the Union Label is issued by the United
Brotherhood to be placed on products manufactured by the Employer, the Label
shall remain the property of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and shall be
at all times in the possession of a member of the United Brotherhood; and that
said Union Label shall at no time be used in any manner that will be
detrimental to the interest and welfare of the members of the United
Brotherhood.  Use of said Label may be
withdrawn from the Company any time, at the discretion of the International
Union.

 

ARTICLE
IV

HOURS OF WORK

 

4.1      The
normal scheduled work week shall constitute forty (40) hours of work as
follows: eight hours a day on Monday through Friday commencing at any time
between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 8:00 A.M.

 

4.2      When an
employee reports to work at the regular starting time and regular work is not
available, he shall be transferred to work he is capable of doing and/or he
shall be guaranteed a minimum of four (4) hours pay at his regular day rate
except for conditions referred to as “Acts of God” i.e. power failure, flood,
fire, etc.

 

4.3      However,
if it is not efficient to operate the plant on a forty (40) hour normal work
week, the Company may reduce its normal scheduled work week to not less than
four (4) eight (8) hour days, but not until all employees of two (2) years or
less seniority shall have been laid off, which lay off shall conform with the
seniority provisions of this contract.

 

OVERTIME
PAY

 

4.4      An
employee shall be paid at the rate of time and one-half pay of all time worked
in excess of eight (8) hours in any one day which shall not pyramid because of
being paid under any other provisions of this Agreement.  When conditions require the Company to
schedule work on Saturday, time and one-half pay shall be paid for all work on
such Saturday.  Double time pay shall be
paid for all work on Sunday and paid holidays.

 

4.5      The
Company agrees to endeavor to distribute overtime work on an equitable basis
whenever practical.  The Company will
request voluntary overtime within a department on a rotational basis (subject
to production requirements of the Company and the skill and ability of available
employees to perform the work in question). 
Lacking enough volunteer, it shall assign as many junior qualified
employees as needed in that classification or department to perform the
work.  In the application of this
provision, no employee shat be required to work in excess of ten (10) overtime
hours per week and not for more than three (3) consecutive weeks.

 

 

MEDICAL
ABSENCE

 

4.6      No
written excuse is required from a medical doctor for three (3) or less days of
medical absence, however the Company shall be notified no later than one hour after
the Employee’s scheduled starting time the first day absent.  Employees expecting to be off for more than
that day should let the Employer know. 
Absences in excess of three (3) days shall require a medical excuse.

 

WASH-UP
TIME

 

4.7      All
employees shall be allowed a five (5) minute wash-up time prior to lunch and at
the end of the shift.

 

REST
PERIODS

 

4.8      Employees
will be permitted to take two (2) scheduled rest periods during each eight (8)
hour shift at times to be determined by the Company.  Each period shall be fifteen minutes in duration.  Should scheduled overtime exceed two hours
on a normal work day, a third rest period shall be provided at what would have
been the end of a regular work day.

 

SHIFT
DIFFERENTIAL

 

4.9      Employees
who work on the second shift shall receive an additional hourly payment of ten
percent (10%) of their regular hourly rate for each hour worked on the second
shift.

 

ARTICLE
V

HOLIDAYS

 

5.1      All
employees who have worked for the Company thirty (30) days shall receive eight
(8) hours pay at regular hourly rates for the following holidays:

 

	
  2003

  	
   

  	
  2004

  
	
  New Year’s Day 1/1/03

  	
   

  	
  New Year’s Day 1/1/04

  
	
  Good Friday 4/18/03

  	
   

  	
  Good Friday 4/9/04

  
	
  Memorial Day 5/26/03

  	
   

  	
  Memorial Day 5/31/04

  
	
  Labor Day 9/1/03

  	
   

  	
  Fourth of July 7/4/04

  
	
  Thanksgiving Day 
  11/27/03

  	
   

  	
  Labor Day 9/6/04

  
	
  Day After Thanksgiving 11/28/03

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Christmas Eve Day 12/24/03

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Christmas Day 
  12/25/03

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Observance of Fourth of July 12/26/03

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  *Floating Holiday 1 
  12/29/03

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  *Floating Holiday 2 
  12/30/03

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  *Floating Holiday 3 
  12/31/03

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

* (To be used in conjunction with Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to
provide one week of shutdown.)

 

5.2      No
employee shall qualify for pay for the above named holidays who has not been
present at work the full scheduled work day before and the full scheduled work
day after the holiday, provided, however, each employee on the active payroll
of the Company shall be credited with an excused absence or 

 

 

tardiness the scheduled work days before or the scheduled work days
after a paid holiday for the following reasons:

 

a)                        An illness
of or accident to, such employee, provided the illness or injury and the
employee’s inability to work is verified in writing to the Company by the
attending physician; however, no holiday pay will be paid an employee receiving
sick pay or compensation pay for the same day.

 

b)                       The death
of the employee’s spouse, child, grandchild, grandparent, parent, brother,
sister, step-parents, step-children, or in-law relative.

 

c)                        Any other
good and valid reason approved in writing by the Union and the Company; and
provided further, each such employee shall have a total allowance each year
of  four hundred eighty (480) minutes of
unexcused absences or tardiness the scheduled work days before and the
scheduled work days after paid holidays.

 

5.3      An
employee laid-off during the week in which a holiday occurs will receive that
holiday pay.

 

5.4      Employees
scheduled to work during Christmas shutdown shall be permitted to take their
holidays during the following year at their convenience.

 

ARTICLE
VI

BEREAVEMENT

 

6.1      Upon the
death of an employee’s spouse, child, grandchild, grandparent, parent, brother,
or sister, such employee shall receive three (3) days off with pay at such
employee’s regular hourly rate exclusive of any coinciding paid vacation or
paid holidays of such employee.  Upon
the death of an in-law relative or step-child, or step-parent, one full day off
with pay and two days at no pay, if requested, will be allowed.

 

ARTICLE
VII

VACATIONS

 

7.1      Effective
on the annual anniversary date of each employee’s date of employment, each
employee who has been continuously employed by the Company one (1) year on such
date shall be eligible for one (1) week vacation with pay; each employee who
has been continuously employed by the Company two (2) years on such date shall
be eligible for two (2) weeks vacation with pay; each employee who has been
continuously employed by the Company eight (8) years on such date shall be
eligible for three (3) weeks vacation with pay; and each employee who has been
continuously employed by the Company for thirteen (13) years on such date shall
be eligible for four (4) weeks vacation with pay; and each employee who has
been continuously employed by the Company for twenty (20) years on such date
shall be eligible for five (5) weeks vacation with pay.  Each such employee shall take his paid
vacation during the twelve months following his anniversary date at a time
agreeable to the Company and the employee. 
Company policy will be to close the Plant for two (2) full weeks.  All employees will be required to take two
(2) weeks’ vacation at this time. 
Employees with more than two (2) weeks of vacation shall schedule their
remaining time with their respective supervisors.  If the Fourth of July holiday falls during  the vacation shut down, then the Company and
Union by mutual agreement shall designate its observance on another date or may
agree to allow employees to observe the holiday, with prior approval, at any
time.

 

 

7.2      The
Company shall have the right to require some employees to work during the
vacation period in case of emergency or unusual conditions with such employee’s
consent.

 

Likewise, certain departments will be scheduled to work during the
vacation period to provide for necessary maintenance, the shipment of product,
and provide service for our customers.

 

Employees asked to work during the plant shutdown period shall schedule
their vacation at another time.

 

7.3      An
employee receiving two weeks or less of vacation may take a week off at a date other
than shutdown if the following conditions are met:

 

a)                        The
employee who wants a week off at a later date must request to work during the
plant shutdown period and schedule his one week of vacation.  The Company may or may not assign the
employee to work during the shutdown.

 

b)                       Also, time
off up to a week may be granted to an employee with two weeks or less of
vacation without requesting to work during the plant shutdown if a two week
notice is given to take the time off and the reason for taking the time off is
of an important nature.

 

7.4      Each
week of vacation pay of each employee shall be at such employee’s regular
hourly rate at the time of such vacation. 
In order to be eligible for full vacation pay an employee must have
worked 1,680 hours during the year previous on his anniversary date.  If the employee during such year worked less
than 1,680 hours but more than 1,260 hours, he shall receive seventy-five
percent (75%) of his full vacation pay; less than 1,260 hours but more than 840
hours, he shall receive fifty percent (50%) of his full vacation pay; less than
840 hours but more than 420 hours, he shall receive twenty-five percent (25%)
of his full vacation pay; and if he worked less than 420 hours in such year he
shall receive no vacation pay.  Regular
paid vacations and regular paid holidays during such year shall be considered
as hours worked.

 

7.5      For
those employees with less than one year’s service as of July 1 of any year,
vacation pay will be paid per the schedule in Article 7.3 above.  For employees with more than one year’s
service as of July 1, July 1 remains as their anniversary date for vacation pay
purposes.

 

7.6      If an
employee eligible for paid vacation is laid off, he may request to be paid his
accrued vacation to the date of layoff. 
An employee who quits after one (1) year of continuous employment with
the Company shall be paid his accrued vacation to the date of his termination
of employment.  Employees who are
discharged for good cause approved by the Company and the Union shall receive
no accrued paid vacation.

 

7.7                   The
Company shall supply the Union representative with a vacation list and will
supply the Union with all necessary wage data.

 

ARTICLE
VIII

JOB CLASSIFICATIONS AND WAGES

PAY DAY

 

8.1      There
shall be a pay day on Friday of each week following the previous work week, and
pay shall be made in currency or by check. 
Not more than five (5) days’ pay shall be held back.  Such pay shall be delivered to the Employees
at or before the regular quitting time each Friday.

 

 

8.2      The following
shall constitute the job title of each Employee placed in “Groups” for the
purpose of wage classifications.

 

JOB CLASSIFICATIONS AND RATES

 

	
  JOB

  CLASSIFICATION

  	
   

  	
  EFFECTIVE

  11-19-02

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  GROUP
  “A”

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  15.76

  	
   

  
	
  Tool & Die Maker

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  GROUP
  “B”

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  15.39

  	
   

  
	
  Maintenance

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Set-Up (Mill,
  Drill, Lathe)

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Automatic Kettle Finisher

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  GROUP
  “C”

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  15.24

  	
   

  
	
  Tool and Die
  Maker “B”

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Ringer Timpani

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  GROUP
  “D”

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  14.96

  	
   

  
	
  Saw Tuner

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Polisher “A”

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Punch Press (Set
  Up & Operate)

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Chime Tuner
  (Final Tune)

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Inspector -
  Tester

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Triple Tuner

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  GROUP
  “E”

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  14.69

  	
   

  
	
  Maintenance
  Helper

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Heavy Assembler
  (Timpani)

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Kettle Finisher
  (Timpani)

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Machine Operator
  (Timpani)

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Driver &
  Material Handler

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Vibe Bar Milling
  and Rough Tuner

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

 

JOB CLASSIFICATIONS AND RATES

 

	
  JOB

  CLASSIFICATION

  	
   

  	
  EFFECTIVE

  11-19-02

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  GROUP
  “F”

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  14.42

  	
   

  
	
  Bench Assembly
  (Heavy)

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Final Tuner

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Sprayer

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Order Packer

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Bar Driller

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Punch Press
  Operator

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Cut Off Saw
  Operator

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Stock Room Clerk

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Sub-Assembly
  (Timpani)

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Resonator
  Assembly (Heavy)

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Bar Finisher

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  GROUP
  “G”

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  14.14

  	
   

  
	
  Degreaser

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Final Assembly

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Polisher-Trainee

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Machine
  Operator-Light

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  GROUP
  “H”

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  13.86

  	
   

  
	
  Material Handler

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Bell and Fork
  Tuner

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Light Packer
  & Parcel Post

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Bench Assembler

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Resonator
  Assembly (Light)

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Inspector

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  GROUP
  “I”

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  13.14

  	
   

  
	
  Tuner Trainee

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Small Bell Tuner

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  GROUP
  “J”

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  10.76

  	
   

  
	
  Mallet Assembly

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  GROUP
  “K”

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  10.66

  	
   

  

 

8.3      The
amount of any negotiated wage increase during the term of this Agreement shall
then be added to the wage rates then paid to employees.

 

8.4      Groupleaders
shall receive a minimum of seventy-five ($.75) cents per hour over the highest
job classification wage rate under their lead (red circled job rates are
excluded from this consideration).

 

8.5      The
policy of Musser-Timpani is to have on file and make available for all
interested employees the Job Classifications for all jobs within the
departments.

 

 

a)                        All
employees interested in further explanation of the details and requirements of
a specific job may request a meeting with the supervisor.

 

b)                       Employees
accepted and attaining enough proficiency to be retained in a job shall receive
the designated wage for that job in no longer than twelve (12) months.

 

c)                        The
minimum starting rates of skilled employees (Groups A, B, C, D) will be $10.00
per hour minimum; semi-skilled employees (Groups E, F, G, H) will be $9.00 per
hour minimum; and unskilled employees (Group I) will be $8.00 per hour
minimum.  The Company may hire part-time
help, provided such help does not constitute in excess of five percent (5%) of
the total work force covered by this contract.

 

8.6      It is
understood that the above established wage rates in no way prohibit the
employer from paying above the established rates.

 

8.7      Supervisory
employees shall not perform work on any hourly rated job classification if
the result would be to displace an employee in the bargaining unit, but this
provision shall not prevent such work (1) in emergencies, when regular
employees are not immediately available; (2) in the instruction or training of
employees; (3) in testing materials and production; and (4) in the performance
of necessary work when production difficulties are encountered.  It is not the intent of this Section to
circumvent Article I Recognition.

 

ARTICLE
IX

GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION

PROCEDURE

 

9.1      For the
purpose of peacefully settling all complaints and grievances, both parties
shall be governed by the grievance procedure as outlined in this article.

 

9.2      Time
limits will be strictly adhered to in all steps.  Should either party fail to adhere to a time limit, that party
will lose the right to any further objection, and the grievance in question
shall be considered at an end and shall be resolved in favor of the other
party.  The parties may agree to a
waiver of time limits in the event an emergency arises.

 

a)                        No
complaint will be considered a grievance unless the incident causing the
complaint is reported orally within three (3) working days of the time it
becomes known to the person making the complaint to his or her supervisor.
(Step One (a) of Section 9.4 below). 
Thereafter the employee must comply with the time limits for putting his
or her complaint in writing that are set forth in Section 9.4 below.

 

b)                       In case
more than one Employee is party to a grievance, a settlement on one shall be
binding to all.

 

c)                        Any
agreements between the Company and the Union when signed by both parties shall
be binding on both parties.

 

d)                       A grievance
shall be made in writing and in triplicate on a form supplied by the
Union.  The Union, the employee, and the
Company shall receive one copy each. 
The grievant shall have the right to be 

 

 

present at each step of the grievance procedure.  No steward of the Union shall leave his or
her department without notifying his or her foreman.

 

9.3      No more
than three (3) employees shall be paid their straight time hourly wages for
time lost while in negotiations with Company representatives during working
hours.

 

9.4            STEPS TO THE GRIEVANCE & ARBITRATION PROCEDURE

 

STEP ONE

a)                        Any
employee of the Company having a grievance must first discuss this grievance
with his supervisor within three (3) working days of the time the complaint
becomes known to the employee.  Any
employee may have the assistance of his or her department steward at this step.
The supervisor in question shall reply to the employee within eight (8) working
hours from the time of the complaint.

 

b)                       If the
Union or any individual employee believes a grievance exists, and in the case
of an individual employee’s grievance, within three (3) working days after he
or she has received an unfavorable response to Step One (a) (oral discussion),
the grievance must be submitted in writing to a representative of the
Company.  The grievance shall state the
facts of the case and the remedy requested and shall be signed by the
steward.  Any employee shall have the
assistance of his or her steward at this step.

 

c)                        The
supervisor shall answer the grievance in writing as soon as possible and in no
case later than ten (10) working days of his receipt of it, indicating his
decision and the reason for it.

 

STEP TWO

a)                        If the
party presenting the grievance is not satisfied with the supervisor’s answer,
that party or his steward shall turn the matter over to the Union Business
Agent.

 

b)                       Should the
Business Agent deem the grievance to be valid, within ten (10) working days of
the receipt of the supervisor’s written response, a written request for a
meeting with the Plant Manager shall be submitted to him.  The Plant Manager will set a time for his
meeting with the Business Agent within ten (10) working days.  The decision of the Company reached as a
result of this meeting will be submitted in writing to the Shop Steward within
ten (10) working days after such meeting.

 

c)                        Witness-The
Union or the Company shall have the right to call as witness any employee to
testify as to the facts concerning any dispute during the hearing of a
grievance or complaint.

 

STEP
THREE

a)                        If and
when the procedure under the two previous steps of this Section fails to bring
about an amicable settlement, then the Union within twenty (20) days of the
Company’s determination under Step Two above, shall submit a written request to
the Company for Arbitration.

 

b)                       The Company
and the Union by their designated representatives shall elect an impartial
arbitrator to hear and determine the case and whose decision shall be final and
binding on all concerned.  The impartial
arbitrator shall be selected as follows: The Federal Mediation Service shall be
requested to submit a list of five (5) candidates from which the selection
shall be made.  Each party, within ten
(10) days of receiving such list, shall delete alternately two (2) names from
such list and the remaining candidate shall be the impartial arbitrator.

 

 

c)                        The
arbitrator shall have no power to add to, subtract from, or modify any of the
terms of this agreement.  The final
decision of the arbitrator shall be rendered as soon as possible after the
submission of the case to him.  The fee
and any expense incurred by impartial arbitration hereby shall be borne equally
by the Company and the Union.  It is
further agreed that there shall be no unnecessary delay in such proceedings.

 

ARTICLE
X

SENIORITY

 

10.1    All
employees who have been on the Company payroll and who have completed their
probationary period as provided in Article I, Section 1.5, hereof, are included
on the seniority list.  Plant seniority
shall be observed and determined by the last hiring date of each employee.  Seniority shall operate as follows: First as
to occupation (job title) within the department; second, on a departmental
basis; third, on a plant-wide basis.

 

10.2    Should a
layoff become necessary, the layoff will operate in the following manner:  In the affected department(s), the
employee(s) with the least seniority shall be bumped from the department.  Such employee(s) shall have the right to
bump other employee(s) in the bargaining unit with less seniority provided they
satisfy the following training performance criteria.

 

a)                        The
employee shall have a maximum four (4) week training period.  The first week the employee will not be
governed by job efficiencies.  The
second week the employee must average 50% of standard or higher. The third week
the employee must average 75% of standard. 
The fourth week the employee must average 90% or higher of
standard.  Failure to satisfy these
requirements constitutes automatic disqualification and the employee shall be
placed on layoff status with no further “bumping” options.

 

b)                       Should an
employee exercise his or her seniority rights bumping to a higher
classification, at the satisfactory completion of the four week training period
that employee will receive a fifteen ($.15) cent hourly wage increase provided
the increase would not exceed the top rate for that classification.  Should this increase fall below the entry
rate of the new classification the employee wage will automatically be that of
the entry rate.  (Normal periodic
increases will follow.)

 

c)                        Exempt Jobs.  Notwithstanding the above, an employee with
prior experience on an exempt job may bump into that job providing that the
employee can perform to Company standards immediately, except that this
provision shall not apply to the classification of Groupleader, which will
continue to be totally a management prerogative.

 

d)                       The
following jobs are exempt from bumping:

 

Tool and Die

Maintenance

Ringer Timpani

Chime Tuner

Set-Up Operators

Musser Timpani
Groupleaders

 

10.3    Recall

 

a)                        Employees
shall be recalled in order of seniority.

 

 

b)                       Should an
employee be recalled for a job other than his own he shall be eligible for the
four week training period outlined in Section 10.2 (a) above.  Should the employee disqualify during  training he will be returned to layoff and
be recalled only when his permanent job is open, or in the case of an employee
whose permanent job has been eliminated, only when his seniority qualifies him
to be recalled for another job.

 

c)                        An
employee may, when recalled for a job other than his own, choose one of three
options:

 

1)              Accept the job
subject to satisfying the training procedure.

 

2)              Decline, awaiting
the next call back.

 

3)              Decline, awaiting
call back for his permanent job.

 

10.4    When an
employee is transferred from his permanent job to another on a temporary
assignment, the employee will be paid at the higher rate of pay of the two job
classifications.

 

10.5    An
employee who quits or is discharged for cause, or fails to report for work
within three (3) work days after he is called to work, unless he has been
excused in writing by the Company’s personnel office, copies of which shall be
given to the Steward, shall lose all seniority and be considered a new employee
if ever re-employed.  All employee call
backs will be via certified mail, return receipt requested to the last address
on file in the personnel office.

 

a)                        Effective
the date of this Agreement, an employee who is transferred to a job outside the
bargaining unit shall retain the seniority he has as of the date he leaves the
unit.  If such employee is later
transferred back to a job within the bargaining unit, he may exercise said
seniority.  Employees outside the
bargaining unit will retain their accumulated seniority through November 18,
1987.

 

b)                       Each
employee must conduct himself or herself in accordance with the posted rules
and regulations of the Company. 
Unreasonable absence from an employee’s work position contrary to the
orders of his foreman, department head, or stopping work before the warning
bell may subject the employee to discipline or discharge.  If an employee is absent three (3) days and
has failed to contact or notify the Company within the three (3) days, the
employee will be dismissed.

 

LEAVE OF
ABSENCE

 

c)                        The
Company may grant leave of absence on such conditions as it deems necessary,
which shall be in writing, copies of which shall be furnished to the Steward
upon proper request.

 

 

JOB
OPPORTUNITIES POSTING

 

10.6    All jobs
other than groupleader status will be posted on all Bulletin Boards for two (2)
consecutive working days during the normal work week.  During that time period, all employees shall have the right to bid
on all jobs so posted by signing their names on a bidding sheet which shall be
posted with the job notice.

 

a)                        Job or
department seniority shall be given preference in filling vacancies of a
permanent nature or a newly created job, provided that the senior employee is
capable of performing the particular work involved.

 

b)                       The
employee shall have a maximum four (4) week training period.  The first week the employee will not be
governed by job efficiencies.  The
second week the employee must average 50% of standard or higher.  The third week the employee must average 75%
of standard.  The fourth week the
employee must average 90% or higher of standard.  Failure to satisfy these requirements constitutes automatic
disqualification and the employee shall return to previous job, forfeiting
rights to re-bid on that job one (1) year.

 

c)                        Should an
employee exercising their Bidding rights qualify for a higher pay
classification, at the satisfactory completion of the four week training period
that employee will receive a fifteen ($.15) cent hourly wage increase provided
the increase would not exceed the top rate for that classification.  Should this increase fall below the entry
rate of the new classification the employee wage will automatically be that of
the entry rate. (Normal periodic increases will follow.)

 

d)                       During
Company shutdown of the plant and resulting layoffs for the purpose of taking
inventory, the Company may select employees to assist in the inventory for a
period of up to two (2) full work days without regard to the seniority
hereunder of the employees selected. 
Employees not so selected may take these days as vacation to which they
are entitled under Article VII hereof.

 

e)                        This job
is being posted as a backup job. 
Employees being accepted for backup jobs will be provided with training
so they can work on the job.  When
assistance is required, backup employees will be transferred to the job
requiring assistance in accordance with the Agreement.  If a vacancy occurs in this job
classification, the employees who are considered backup employees will have
preference in filling the vacancy in order of seniority.

 

ARTICLE
XI

INSURANCE

 

11.1    The
Company agrees to maintain and keep in full force and effect a Comprehensive
Major Medical Expense Insurance Plan and a Group Life Insurance Plan covering
all employees of the Company who make proper application for coverage
thereunder.  The benefits to be provided
by such Plans shall be those which were negotiated.  The rights, privileges, benefits, and duties of each covered
employee shall be subject to all provisions contained in such group contracts
and the individual certificate issued thereunder, and the Company assumes no
responsibility thereunder other than the payment of premiums due as hereinafter
provided.

 

a)                        All new
employees hired by the Company shall be required to wait ninety (90) days from
the date of employment before coverage applies.

 

 

b)                       Any
employee who has been employed by the Company for at least ninety (90) days who
wishes to cover dependents must fill out an enrollment application form
requesting Family Plan Coverage.

 

c)                        The
employee’s weekly contribution for the Comprehensive Major Medical Expense
Insurance Plan will be as follows:

 

January 1, 2003 
$12.00 family, $6.00 employee only

January 1, 2004 
$18.00 family, $9.00 employee only

 

d)                       The
employee’s weekly contribution for Dental Insurance Plan will be as follows:

 

May 1, 2003     
$3.65 family, $1.60 employee only

January 1, 2004 $5.29 family, $1.92 employee only

 

PENSION
PLAN

 

11.2    Effective
November 23, 1981, all active hourly employees of Ludwig and Musser covered by
this Agreement will participate in Conn-Selmer, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly
Employees.

 

All contributions to the Plan will be made by the Company.

 

a)                        For
purposes of determining eligibility for benefits under this Plan, the Company
will recognize up to five (5) years of continuous service with Ludwig or Musser
based on actual hours worked by year during the period of November 23, 1976 to
November 23, 1981.

 

b)                       Effective
November 23, 1981, the accrued monthly pension benefits due eligible employees
shall be computed by multiplying an eligible employee’s years of Benefit
Service as defined in the Plan up to a maximum of 40 years by

 

$21.50 per month if the employee’s last working day is
on or after January 1, 2003;

 

$22.50 per month if the employee’s last working day is
on or after January 1, 2004;

 

The Company will provide the Union with a copy of the Pension Plan
which provides for the various options and requirements.

 

ARTICLE
XII

SEVERANCE

 

12.1    If
economic or competitive conditions make it necessary to move a part or all of a
plant to a new location, the employees affected by the moves shall have the
following rights:

 

a)                        Employees
whose jobs are affected due to job elimination shall be required to exercise
their option of bidding, bumping, accept layoff or severance pay as provided in
this Agreement.  Employees electing any
of the above options, other than severance pay, forfeit the right to such
severance pay at the time of such election except as provided for in this
Agreement.

 

 

Employees electing any of the above options, other
than severance pay, forfeit the right to such severance pay at the time of such
election except as provided for in this Agreement.

 

b)                       All
employees actively employed at the time of relocation of operations will be
eligible for severance pay based on original hire date with Ludwig, Musser, or
Selmer.

 

c)                        Active
employees who are eligible for early retirement may elect their retirement and
receive severance in accordance with this section provided they qualify under
the provisions of the pension plan set forth in Section 11.2 above.

 

d)                       Severance
pay for affected employees shall be at the rate of one (1) week’s pay for each
full year of seniority at the current rate of pay at the time of severance.

 

e)                        Employees
accepting severance pay shall forfeit all seniority rights at that time,
retaining only vested rights, if any, in the pension plan.

 

f)                          Nothing
in this Agreement shall restrict the Company’s right to introduce new
production methods or facilities, to discontinue present jobs, to introduce new
engineering changes or methods, to introduce new materials or to substitute new
materials, to purchase or sub-contract any items.  This Agreement pertains only and specifically to closing a part
or all of the plant and relocating it to a new location.

 

ARTICLE
XIII

CHRISTMAS BONUS

 

13.1    An annual
Christmas Bonus will be paid to all hourly employees, based on full years of
service as of December 31st each year, in accordance with the following
schedule:

 

	
  SERVICE

  	
   

  	
  BONUS

  	
   

  
	
  Over 3 months to
  5 years

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  50.00

  	
   

  
	
  Over 5 years to
  10 years

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  100.00

  	
   

  
	
  Over 10 years

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  200.00

  	
   

  

 

ARTICLE
XIV

JURY DUTY

 

14.1    The
Company agrees to pay any employee called for jury duty his or her regular
straight-time hourly rate for an eight hour day less any jury fee he or she
receives for such jury duty during each day he or she is absent from work and
in court attendance on official jury duty.

 

ARTICLE
XV

DURATION

 

15.1    The term
of the Agreement shall commence on the 19th day of November 2002 and shall end
at 12:01 a.m. on the 20th day of November 2004.  Thereafter, it shall continue in force from year to year unless
either party hereto shall notify the other in writing at least (60) days prior
to the expiration date of the term, or any extended term of the Agreement of
any intention to make changes in or terminate Agreement.

 

 

SUCCESSORSHIP

 

15.2    If the
ownership and/or management of the Employer should change, or if the legal
identity should change, this Agreement will be recognized in its present form
by the new party.

 

NO
STRIKE-NO LOCKOUT

 

15.3    The
Company agrees that so long as this Agreement is in effect, there shall be no
lockouts.  The closing down of the Plant
or any part thereof or curtailing any operations for business reasons shall not
be construed to be a lockout.  The
Union, its officers, agents, members, and employees covered by this Agreement
agree that so long as this Agreement is in effect, there shall be no strikes,
sit-downs, stoppage of work, boycott or any unlawful acts that interfere with
the Company’s operations or the production or sale of its products, and
furthermore shall take affirmative action to prevent or stop unauthorized
strikes by notifying its members that it disavows the strike.  Such affirmative action must be taken by the
Union within five (5) days of any violation of the foregoing by any employee or
employees.  Thereafter, any violation of
the foregoing provisions may be made the subject of disciplinary action,
including discharge, and such action or management’s determination of the facts
on which such action is based, may not be raised as a grievance under this
Agreement.

 

PARTIAL
INVALIDITY OF AGREEMENT

 

15.4    Any
provision of the Agreement which conflicts with the provision of a Federal or
State Statute, or Executive Order having the effect of law, now in force or
hereafter enacted, shall be considered to be automatically modified to such
extent as is necessary to remove such conflict and the fact that any such
provision as originally written is determined to be invalid shall not affect
the validity of the remainder of this Agreement.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto set their hands and seals as of
the 18th day of May, 2004.

 

This is to certify that this Agreement entered into between MUSSER-TIMPANI
DIVISION, a Division of CONN-SELMER 
INC. and LOCAL 1027 of the UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND
JOINERS OF AMERICA has been acknowledged.

 

 

	
  FOR:

  	
   

  
	
  CHICAGO
  AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS

  	
   

  
	
  district council of carpenters

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Earl J. Oliver

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Jeffrey Isaacson 

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  FOR:

  	
   

  
	
  musser-timpani division

  	
   

  
	
  Division of Conn-Selmer, Inc.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Michelle Hammer, Vice President, Human Resources

  	
   

  

 

 

2yr. Proposal - 4/16/03

 

Labor Contract Settlement
Agreement

Between

 

Musser Division

(Division of Conn – Selmer, Inc.)

and

Carpenter Local 1027

Mill-Cabinet-Industrial

 

Affiliate of

Chicago and Northeast Illinois District

Council of Carpenters

 

The Labor Contract between the above named parties, expired on November
19, 2002 at 12:01a.m. shall not change except for the following:

 

1.               A two-year
agreement expiring as of 12:01a.m. on Saturday, November 20, 2004.

 

2.               The current
(11-19-01) wage rate assigned to each labor grade (A – K) shall be increased by
five cents ($.05).

 

3.               After application
of the five cent adder to each labor grade, wages of each individual employee
(excluding Group Leader premium) will be increased by the following

 

	
  2003

  	
   

  	
  2004

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  2.25

  	
  %

  	
  2.00

  	
  %

  

 

Effective on the first Monday following ratification
and thereafter on Monday, November 24, 2003.

 

4.               The monthly pension
benefit will be increased as follows:

 

	
  1/1/03

  	
   

  	
  1/1/04

  	
   

  
	
  $

  	
  21.50

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  22.50

  	
   

  
						

 

Increase in benefit will be effective on January 1 of
each of the respective years.

 

5.               The Sickness and
Accident benefit will be increased as follows:

 

	
  2003

  	
   

  	
  2004

  	
   

  
	
  $

  	
  255

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  265

  	
   

  
						

 

Increase in benefit will be effective on January 1 of
each of the respective years.

 

6.               Group Leaders pay
will be increased by $.25 per hour to $.75 per hour.

 

7.               Paragraph 4.5
regarding overtime has been changed (see attached paragraph 4.5)

 

 

8.               The Bar Finisher
classification will be upgraded from wage rate G to wage rate F.

 

9.               The Kettle Finisher
Automatic will be wage rate B.

 

10            The starting rates will
be increased in paragraph 8.5 (c) to A, B, C, D - $10.00; E, F, G. H -$9.00 and
I - $8.00.

 

NOTE:  Items 6,
7, 8, 9 and 10 and will be effective on the first Monday following contract
ratification.

 

11.         The attached Health Care
Plan will go into effect on January 1, 2003.

 

12.         The employee weekly
contributions for the Health Care Plan will be as follows:

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  1/01/03

  	
   

  	
  1/01/04

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Single

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  6.00

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  9.00

  	
   

  
	
  Family

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  12.00

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  18.00

  	
   

  

 

13.         The attached Dental Care
Plan will go into effect on May 1, 2003

 

14.         The employee weekly
contributions for the Dental Care Plan will be as follows:

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  5/01/03

  	
   

  	
  1/01/04

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Single

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  1.60

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  1.92

  	
   

  
	
  Family

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  3.65

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  5.29

  	
   

  

 

15.         Basic Life Insurance –
Increase Company Paid Life Insurance to $15,000 effective May 1, 2003.

 

16.         Items 2 and 3 ($.05 adder
and wage increases) shall be retroactive to November 19, 2002 and shall be
payable for all hours actually worked and/or for paid time off (e.g., holiday,
vacation) during the period November 19, 2002 through January 18, 2003.  This retroactive payment shall only apply
and be made if there is a unanimous recommendation of the Union and its
bargaining committee.  This retroactive
payment will be made no later than Friday, May 9, 2003.

 

17.         Vacation Payout Option –
Employees will have the following three (3) options with regard to vacation
payout:

 

a.               Vacation lump sum
payment – Written request for lump sum payment must be received by no later
than June 1st of each year for the upcoming vacation year.

b.              Vacation Advances –
Employees must submit a written request for a vacation advance two (2) weeks
prior to their scheduled vacation in order to insure their check is received
prior to their vacation.

c.               Vacation pay
received during normal payroll cycle.

d.              Under no circumstances
receive any advance vacation pay prior to July 1st for the following
vacation year.

 

2

 

18.         If the contract is
ratified, employees not recalled to work on Monday, April 21, 2003 may file for
unemployment.  In such case, the Company
will not contest the application.

 

 

	
  Date:

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Company

  	
   

  	
  Union

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
						

 

3

 

Conn-Selmer,
Inc.

 

Great
West Life – Effective 1/1/03

PPO –
PHCS

 

	
  Major
  Medical Benefits:

  	
   

  	
  In-Network

  	
   

  	
  Out-of-Network

  	
   

  
	
  Deductible/Family

  	
   

  	
  $400 / $800

  	
   

  	
  $800 / $1,600

  	
   

  
	
  Co-Insurance Percentage

  	
   

  	
  80 / 20

  	
   

  	
  60 / 40

  	
   

  
	
  Out-Of-Pocket Max / Family

  	
   

  	
  $2,400 / $4,800

  	
   

  	
  $4,800 / $9,600

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital Adm. Deductible

  	
   

  	
  None

  	
   

  	
  $250

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Plan Maximum

  	
   

  	
  Unlimited

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Hospital Benefits:

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Room and Board

  	
   

  	
  Major Medical

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Miscellaneous Charges

  	
   

  	
  Major Medical

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Outpatient Sickness

  	
   

  	
  Major Medical

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Outpatient Accident

  	
   

  	
  Major Medical

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Physician
  Benefits:

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Surgical Charges

  	
   

  	
  Major Medical

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  In-Hospital Visits

  	
   

  	
  Major Medical

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Diagnostic X-Ray and Lab

  	
   

  	
  Major Medical

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Services for Accidents

  	
   

  	
  $10 co-pay

  	
   

  	
  Major Medical

  	
   

  
	
  Office Visits

  	
   

  	
  $10 co-pay

  	
   

  	
  Major Medical

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Other Benefits:

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Well Baby/Nursery Charges

  	
   

  	
  Yes / Yes

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Prescriptions Retail

  	
   

  	
  $10 G / $15 B / $30 NF
  (not <20%)

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Mail Order

  	
   

  	
  $20 G / $30 B / $60 NF
  (not <20%)

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Mammograms/Pap smears

  	
   

  	
  $10 co-pay

  	
   

  	
  Major Medical-DW

  	
   

  
	
  Pre-admission testing

  	
   

  	
  $100% - DW

  	
   

  	
  60% - DW

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Mental/Nervous & Drug/Alcohol:

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Impatient/Lifetime – M&N

  	
   

  	
  50%, 30 day/year: 90
  day lifetime

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Outpatient/Annual – M&N (1)

  	
   

  	
  $10 co-Pay

  	
  30 visits

  	
  Major Medical

  	
   

  
	
  Impatient/Lifetime – D&A

  	
   

  	
  Included in M&N

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Outpatient/Annual – D&A (1)

  	
   

  	
  Included in M&N

  	
   

  	
   

  
									

 

(1) Stop Loss not applicable to M&N or D&A

 

Comments/Limitations and Special
Considerations:

•                  Pre-admission
review and second surgical opinion required or $500 additional deductible.

•                  Confinement
beyond agreed length of stay results in additional $100 deductible.

•                  Pre-surgery
review and certification required or additional $500 deductible.

•                  Preventive Care:

 

	
  Routine physicals:

  	
   

  	
  Over age 16

  	
   

  	
  $150 limit per year – in or out of network

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Child age 0-5

  	
   

  	
  $100 limit per year – in or out of network

  
	
  Well woman exam:

  	
   

  	
  Once/year; deductible waived

  
	
  Pap smear and mammograms:  One/year; deductible waived

  
	
  PSA test for men age > 50: Deductible
  waived

  

 

 

	
  DENTAL PLAN

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  LIFE INSURANCE PLAN

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  •

  	
  Deductible - $50/individual: $150/family

  	
   

  	
  •

  	
  Company provides $15,000.00

  
	
  •

  	
  Preventive – payable at 100% (deductible waived)

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  •

  	
  Basic Procedures – 
  Payable at 80%

  	
   

  	
  SICKNESS & ACCIDENT BENEFIT

  	
   

  
	
  •

  	
  Major Procedures – Payable at 50%

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  •

  	
  Annual Maximum – $1,000 per person

  	
   

  	
  •

  	
  Company provided $255.00/week

  
	
  •

  	
  Orthodontia – payable at 50%; lifetime

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  maximum $1,000; treatment limited to

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  19 years of age or younger

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
							

 

 

	
  FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS*

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Healthcare
  Reimbursement Account

  	
   

  	
  Dependent
  Care Reimbursement Account

  
	
  •

  	
  Allows you to use before-tax dollars to pay for
  typical out-of-pocket health care expenses such as deductibles, co-payments,
  and non-covered expenses

  	
   

  	
  •

  	
  Allows you to use before-tax dollars to pay for
  child care or care for an elderly or disabled family member

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  •

  	
  Up to $2,500 can be contributed

  	
   

  	
  •

  	
  Up to $5,000 can be contributed if married

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Up to $2,500 can be contributed if single

  
						

 

IMPORTANT TIPS ABOUT YOUR FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS*

•                  IRS regulations
require that any money left in your account after submitting eligible 2003
expenses be forfeited.

•                  The deposit
amount you select will remain in effect during the 2004 plan year and can only
be changed if there is a change in status.

•                  Pre-tax
contributions reduce your federal income tax as well a your social security
tax.

However, the tax savings usually more than offset this
reduction.

•                  You may spend
your total annual allocation as quickly as your eligible expenses allow you to
do so, i.e., if there is not enough money in your account, the Company will
advance your account money to a maximum of your annual allocation.

 

 

Job
Description

Identification

 

Date:  November
14, 2002

 

Job
Title:                    Bar
Finisher

 

Primary
Function:                                           Deburr,
chamfer, sand and finish parts and Bars (Notes)

 

Working Procedure:

 

Operator to set up and operate Timesaver and various machines to finish
parts and Bars to specification. 
Operator must visually inspect work as it is being performed and make
various equipment adjustments to ensure the highest quality finish.  Must be able to work from oral and written
instructions.  Physical effort required
up to (60) lbs required.

May be called upon to perform other duties as production demands.  Must follow and use safety procedures and
devices as provided by company.

 

Tools and Equipment:

Timesaver and various sanding machines, safety glasses and shields, various
fixtures, gloves, sanding belts, polishing wheels and charts.

 

 

Company proposed that this job be a
Group B and that it be exempt from bumping. 
(Artcle X, 10.2 (d))

 

	
   

  	
  /s/ Robert Doebel

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  10/29/02

  	
   

  

 

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Job
Description

Identification

 

Date:  October
24, 2002

 

Job
Title:                    Timpani
Kettle Finisher-Automatic.

 

Primary
Function:                                           Sand,
buff and polish Timpani Drum Kettles.

 

Working Procedure:

 

Operator to set up and operate Automatic Polishing machine to sand,
polish and buff kettle to a high finish. 
Operator must visually inspect work as it is being performed and make
various program and equipment changes to ensure the highest quality kettle
finish.

Must be able to work from oral and detailed written instructions.  Physical effort required up to (60) lbs
required.  The knowledge of basic
computer skills to operate and modify various polishing programs is required.

May be called upon to perform other duties during automatic polish
cycle as production requirements demand. 
Must follow and use safety procedures and devices as provided by
company.

 

Tools and Equipment:

Safety glasses and shields, various fixtures, gloves, sanding belts,
polishing and buffing wheels, polishing compounds.

 

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