Last And Fiinal From Tata Chemicals

Memorandum of Understanding Between
TATA Chemicals (Soda Ash) Partners and USW Local 15320
Last, Best & Final Offer
Whether accepted or not by the USW to be implemented as of 12:01 a.m. April 13, 2020
In response to the unprecedented health and economic crisis presented by the COVID-19 Pandemic, TATA’s priority remains the safety, health, and operational functionality of its workforce. To ensure these priorities are achieved, TATA has already implemented health-related protections for employees, including temperature screening for all employees entering the plant and social distancing protocols consistent with the recommendations of the CDC. TATA and the Union are committed to working together to keep employees safe and employed during this crisis.
On an emergency basis, to address the COVID-19 virus and its impact on TATA employees and their families, the Union and TATA have bargained in good faith and have reached agreement on this Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with regard to TATA’s response to the COVID- 19 global pandemic for TATA employee members of the collective bargaining unit, which constitutes TATA’s last, best and final offer. Notwithstanding the provisions of this MOU, TATA reserves all Management Rights pursuant to the 2019 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the parties (“CBA”) and nothing herein shall constitute or be deemed a waiver or an abridgement of its management rights.
Pandemic Leave
1. Eligibility: all regular hourly TATA employees who are represented by USW Local 15320 at the Green River, WY site.
2. Available Leave:
a. Subject to all terms and conditions herein, and subject to TATA management approval, beginning on the Effective Date of this MOU,1 TATA will provide each eligible employee with a total of up to two weeks of Pandemic Leave to be used over a consecutive fourteen (14) day period for the following reasons:
(1) The employee is subject to a federal, state, or local quarantine or isolation order due to COVID-19;
(2) The employee has been advised by a healthcare provider 2 to self-quarantine
1 Pandemic Leave shall eligibility not apply retroactive to the Effective Date of this MOU except with regard to the following bargaining unit members: Mike Hernandez, Quin Parkinson, Bob Wyant, Alan Crow, Kevin Fortuna.
2 For the purposes of this MOU, healthcare provider is defined as: Any medical practitioner TATA is required by law to recognize. Such provider must: (a) be properly licensed or certified by the laws of the state where he or she practices; and (b) provide services that are within the lawful scope