LOCAL TRAVEL AND EXPENSE AGREEMENT

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1 NATIONAL ELEVATOR INDUSTRY, INC. AND INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS LOCAL NO. 19 SEATTLE, WA., SPOKANE, WA., ANCHORAGE, AK., AND BILLINGS, MT. LOCAL TRAVEL AND EXPENSE AGREEMENT Sec. I Parties to the Agreement Sec. II Primaries and Jurisdiction Sec. III Travel Zones Sec. IV Subsistence Sec. V Use of Personal Vehicle Sec. VI Transfers Sec. VII Remote Area Additions Sec. VIII Miscellaneous Sec. IX Duration of Local Agreement I. PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT This agreement is made by and between National Elevator Industry, Inc. Area 19 (hereinafter referred to as the Company ) and the International Union of Elevator Constructors Local No. 19, (hereinafter referred to as the Local ). II. PRIMARIES AND JURISDICTION There will be five (5) primaries of the Local as follows: Seattle primary - That area within a ten (10) mile radius using the Interstate 405 and Highway 520 interchange as center. Spokane primary - That area within a ten (10) mile radius using the City Hall as the center. Anchorage primary - That area within a ten (10) mile radius using City Hall as the center. Fairbanks primary That area within ten (10) miles radius using City Hall as center. Billings primary That area within fifteen (15) miles radius using the Yellowstone County Courthouse as the center. The secondary Jurisdiction of the Local shall include that area outside of the respective primaries including the States of Alaska and Montana, the State of Washington except for the counties of Clark, Wahkiakum, Cowlitz, Skamania, Klickitat, and that portion of Pacific County south of a line extended from the southern boundary of Lewis County to the Pacific Ocean; the State of Oregon counties of Umatilla, Union, Baker, and Wa1lowa; the State of Idaho counties of Boundary, Bonner, Kootenai, Shoshone, Benewah, Latah, Clearwater,

2 Nez Perce, Lewis, and Idaho; and the Northern portion of the State Of Wyoming in a East-West line from Cody to Gillette. III. TRAVEL ZONES The following travel zones and allowances are established outside of each primary for new construction, modernization, and major repair work only: ZONE I SEATTLE PRIMARY Zone I shall include the area outside of the primary within a twenty (20) mile radius of the center. A travel allowance equivalent to one-half hour at the prevailing wage rate plus twenty (20) miles at the prevailing mileage rate will be paid to mechanics and helpers. ZONE II SEATTLE PRIMARY Zone II shall include that area outside of Zone I and within a radius of thirty (30) miles of the center of the primary. A travel allowance equivalent to one hour at the prevailing wage rate plus forty (40) miles at the prevailing mileage rate will be paid to mechanics and helpers. ZONE I SPOKANE, ANCHORAGE, AND FAIRBANKS PRIMARIES Zone I shall include the areas outside of the respective primaries within a twenty (20) mile radius of the center. A travel allowance equivalent to one-half hour at the prevailing wage rate plus twenty (20) miles at the prevailing mileage rate will be paid to mechanics and helpers. ZONE II SPOKANE, ANCHORAGE, AND FAIRBANKS PRIMARIES Zone II shall include that area outside of Zone I and within a radius of thirty (30) miles of the center of the respective primaries. A travel allowance equivalent to one hour at the prevailing wage rate plus forty (40) miles at the prevailing mileage rate will be paid to mechanics and helpers. ZONE I BILLINGS PRIMARY Zone I shall include that area outside of the primary and within a radius of twenty-five (25) miles. A travel allowance of one-half hour at the prevailing wage rate plus twenty (20) miles at the prevailing mileage rate will be paid to mechanics and helpers. ZONE II BILLINGS PRIMARY Zone II shall include that area outside of Zone One and within a radius of thirty-five (35) miles of the center of the primary. A

3 travel allowance of one hour at the prevailing wage rate plus forty (40) miles at the prevailing mileage rate will be paid to mechanics and helpers. All areas west of Puget Sound, east of a vertical line extending north and south from the east city limits of Tanner on I-90 and Startup on Highway 2, north of Knick Arm and Knick- River, and south of Turnagain Arm shall be considered as falling beyond the limits of Zone II. To qualify for the travel allowance, each elevator constructor mechanic and helper must be on the job at the regularly scheduled starting time and work until the end of the regularly scheduled workday as provided for in the NEII/IUEC National Agreement. Any service employee directed to report to a job outside of the primary shall travel beyond the primary during regular working hours or shall be paid overtime travel if required to travel before or after regular working hours. Employees working at a job located beyond Zone II where the nearest available lodging is more than fifteen miles (30 miles round trip) from the job site the employee will receive mileage and time for all distance beyond the 15 miles in both directions. IV. SUBSISTENCE Employees working beyond Zone II, and working 8 hours per day, shall receive per diem at the prevailing rate for each day worked. per diem will be allowed for Saturdays and Sundays provided that work continues the following week as well as for any paid or unpaid holidays that fall during the regular workweek. The base per diem rate is established at $60.40 per day (as of 12/22/99), which shall be adjusted as follows: a.) The future changes to the per diem shall be varied in the same percentage rate as the percentage variation in the Consumer Price Index for all items in the City of Seattle. b.) The base Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) shall be (114.6) based on 1967=100%. [(CPI-U)-All Items, for the Seattle- Tacoma area is (October 1999) yields a revised base per diem rate of $60.40 per day effective December 22, 1999.] c.) Changes shall not be considered more frequently than six (6) month intervals.

4 d.) No change in the rate shall be made unless the Index change since the last adjustment is at least five percent (5%). e.) Any revised rate will be adjusted up to the closest five-cent ($0.05) figure. f.) Thirty (30) days written notice shall be given by either party of a desire to change the per diem rate. Notice shall not constitute an opening of the entire Agreement. When a job is located in an area where living expenses are exceptional, receipts shall be submitted to justify additional expenses. The local Business Representative and Supervisor shall resolve any disputes. V USE OF PERSONAL VEHICLES 1. The Company shall not make the use of a private vehicle a condition of employment, however, should employees be authorized to furnish their own transportation, they shall be reimbursed at a rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%) of the Mechanic s prevailing wage rate, (based on Seattle), per mile, rounded to the nearest cent ($0.01). {$0.46 as of 03/01/01} Thirty (30) days written notice shall be given by either party of a desire to change the mileage rate. Notice shall not constitute an opening of the entire Agreement. 2. Authorized employees on Company business shall have parking, phone, bridge tolls and ferry fares reimbursed by the Company. A routine commute to work is not considered Company business. If free parking for those who drive is not available within 4 blocks of a construction or modernization job, the employees of that job shall park at the most reasonably priced parking available within 4 blocks of the job. Verified reimbursement by signed receipts of amount and location is not to exceed $14.54 (as of 8/24/98). Parking currently averages $15.04 per day. Annual increases to the $14.54 maximum will be based on the increase over the current $15.04 average. In the event that parking is not available within 4 blocks of a job, the Company shall pay the most reasonable parking as near to the job site as possible. The Superintendent and the Local Business Representative shall meet to resolve any misinterpretations of this Agreement. The survey of lots will be on an annual basis to increase the average amount and adjustment shall not constitute an opening of this entire Agreement. Employees on large construction jobs will be expected to carpool as much as possible. 3. With respect to contract service and repair employees assigned their respective primaries, such employees authorized to use their personal vehicles for Company business during regularly established working hours shall receive a minimum of 100 miles per week. Any

5 miles accrued on overtime will be in addition to this 100 mile weekly minimum. 4. Contract service and repair employees using their personal vehicles for Company business - including transporting spare parts, materials, company tools, cleaning accessories, etc., shall receive an allowance of $10.00 per day for days on which the use of the vehicle is required. When Mechanics and Helpers are authorized to transport or convey any materials, parts, or tools (other than personal hand tools, Hard Hats and Safety Bags), they shall be paid drayage or cartage per day* as follows: 25 lbs. To 50 lbs. - $ lbs. To 100 lbs. - $ lbs. To 200 lbs. - $ lbs. Plus Mutually agreed between the Local Business Representative and Company Supervisor. The local Business Representative and Company Supervisor shall resolve any disputes. VI. TRANSFERS Employees transferred between the Seattle, Spokane, Anchorage, Fairbanks and Billings primaries (or vice versa) shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of the transfer agreement on pages of the 1997/2002 Standard Agreement. However, the language This letter will apply to those local unions which were merged prior to January 1, 1992, only is excluded and paragraph (h) shall have a twelve (12) month guarantee instead of six (6) months. Furthermore, this language will cover all transfers within Local 19's Jurisdiction. If a transferred employee separates themselves from the employer prior to the first 12 months after transfer for other than reasons of health, then the moving expenses, as determined by the Local and the employer shall be refunded to the employer. It is agreed that the employer will use the Local out of work list for employment of members in the Seattle, Spokane, Anchorage, Fairbanks and Billings primaries (or vice versa) if the members are willing to accept the work, before using any other available source. VII. REMOTE AREA ADDITIONS 1. Where Elevator Constructors are assigned to work in isolated areas such as Red Dog Mine, Prudoe Bay, Barrow, Adak, Yellowstone Park, Coal Strip, Big Sky or areas often referred to as camps, and the hours of work at the job site are other than those provided for

6 under Article VII of the IUEC/NEII Standard Agreement, the employees shall work the same hours (not to exceed 12 hours per day) and shall receive the appropriate over-time rate (double the rate of single time) for all hours worked in excess of eight (8) hours worked consecutively with an unpaid lunch period, between 6 A.M., and 5 P.M., five days per week, Monday to Friday, inclusive. All hours worked on Saturdays and Sundays shall be paid for at double the rate of single time. 2. The parties shall meet at least thirty (30) days in advance in accordance with the provisions of Article XXVI, Local Option, of the IUEC/NEII Standard Agreement to establish mutually agreeable work hours applicable to the specific job site. 3. The Company will pay for all lodging and transportation costs including tools plus a maximum of one hundred and fifty (150) pounds of personal effects, four (4) bag maximum. 4. Lodging and transportation furnished by the Company shall be safe lawful, protected from the elements, and in reasonable comfort. Aircraft transportation shall be by commercial airline or licensed charter service only. 5. If conditions prevent travel (extreme weather or other conditions beyond the employee's control), the employee will be compensated based upon their regularly scheduled workday at the prevailing rate for each twenty-four (24) hour period. The Company will pay any reasonable expenses incurred by the employee during this time. 6. The wage rates to be paid to all Elevator Constructors shall not be less than 100% of the rate determined by application of Article V of the NEII/IUEC agreement. VIII. Miscellaneous President s Day shall be observed as unpaid holidays. (Pending approval by the NEII main committee and the IUEC). The Employer and Employee shall make mutually agreeable arrangements for on call relief for those Local Representatives, Resident Mechanics performing contract service in a city outside the primary or primaries with only one (1) person on call. In the event mutually agreeable arrangements for on call relief cannot be made, the Employer and the Local Business Representative shall resolve the issue.

7 *Memorandum of Agreement Addendum A IX. DURATION OF LOCAL AGREEMENT This Agreement shall be effective on March 1, 2001, and will continue from this date year to year. Sixty (60) days notice prior to the anniversary date shall be given by either party of a desire to change the agreement and such written notice shall constitute cause for a meeting of the parties. Adjustments to mileage, subsistence and parking as provided for in this Agreement will not constitute an opening for the entire Agreement. Addendum A This Addendum A is to clarify Section V with regard to the term per day. Both parties agree that an exception to the term per day exists in such circumstances where a mechanic or helper transports company equipment, for example: doors, motors, generators, etc to be repaired in the morning and makes another trip later that same day, to transport the same or other company equipment, the mechanic or helper shall be paid on a per trip basis at the prevailing rate listed in Section V. A mechanic or helper who transports company equipment continually in their personal vehicle, but makes several trips during the course of his/her regular shift shall be paid on the per day basis. This also applies to Contract Service and Repair employees when transporting other company equipment in excess of the items normally transported on a continual basis (approx. 50 lbs.) as stated in Section V, Par. 4 of this agreement.