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Letter of Understanding / Beer Store / Production Bonus / Severance Pay / Committees /

July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2007
PACIFIC WESTERN BREWING COMPANY LTD. 2002-2005
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ARTICLE 5
WAGES
SECTION 1 - PAY PERIOD SECTION 2 - WAGE RATES
BREWING DEPARTMENT
                     Jul 1/04   Jul 1/05   Jul 1/06

Brewers               20.95      21.45      21.95

Filter Cellarman

Fermenting Cellarman

BOTTLING DEPARTMENT
                     Jul 1/04   Jul 1/05   Jul 1/06

Machine Op.           20.95      21.45      21.95
Filler
Saw-uncaser
Baler
Labeller
End Load		
Palletizer
Depalletizer
Soaker/EBI
Packer,Hycone
Traymore
Racker,Cleanup
Line Op.
Saw infeed op
Foam Picker
Pasteurizer

DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT
                     Jul 1/04   Jul 1/05   Jul 1/06

Shipper/Receiver      21.35      21.85      22.35

Fork Lift/W.hous      20.95      21.45      21.95

Truck Driver          21.30      21.80      22.30

Swamper               20.00      21.50      21.00

MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT
                     Jul 1/04   Jul 1/05   Jul 1/06

Cert Trades           23.55      24.05      24.55

Non Certified         22.20      22.70      23.20

Greaser/Oiler         20.95      21.45      21.95

Chief Eng 3           23.40      23.90      24.40

Shift Eng 4th         21.95      22.45      22.95

Shift Eng 3th         22.20      22.70      23.20

Bldg Maint            21.95      22.45      22.95

Bldg Maint Relief     21.95      22.45      22.95

QUALITY ASSURANCE DEPARTMENT
                     Jul 1/04   Jul 1/05   Jul 1/06

Quality Assurance     22.20      22.70      23.20

Non certified         20.95      21.85      22.60

OFFICE STAFF
                     Jul 1/04   Jul 1/05   Jul 1/06

Order Entry Clerk     16.80      17.30      17.80

Beer Store Clerk      16.30      16.80      17.30

GENERAL
                     Jul 1/04   Jul 1/05   Jul 1/06

Seasonal Temp         15.00      15.50      16.00

Permit Card           14.40      14.40      14.40
Year 2 - 2005, 50% of $1.00 rollback reimbursed to employees. Calculated from October 1, 2002 to July 1, 2005.
Year 3 - 2006, remainder of $1.00 rollback reimbursed to employees. Calculated from October 1, 2002 to July 1, 2006.

In the event production hits 140,000 hectolitres during the fiscal year, foreign and domestic combined, the wage rates in the years 2001 and 2002 will be increased by a further .10 cents in each year.

The foregoing will not prevent Pacific Western Brewing Company Ltd. from increasing these rates if conditions warrant in the opinion of the Management. Present higher wages of any employee shall not be reduced except as covered under Article V, Section 6 and Article 3.
PREMIUMS:
                     Jul 1/04   Jul 1/05   Jul 1/06

Qualified First Aid 
Attendants             .75¢       .85¢      1.00

Charge hands          1.00       1.25       1.50

Quality Assurance      .20¢       .20¢       .20¢
To be classified as non-certified Quality Assurance rate.

In the event the Company requires certified trades personnel to hold more than one (1) TQ ticket, an additional $1.00 per hour to be added to the standard negotiated wage.

SECTION 3 - FIRST AID ATTENDANTS
  1. The first aid postings will be secondary postings over and above any production postings first aid attendants may hold.
  2. The employer shall pay the cost of tuition for employees required to renew first aid certificates. In the event an employee fails to successfully complete the course, he shall be required to reimburse the Company for the tuition costs incurred.
  3. The Company shall provide a maximum of ten (10) days paid leave of absence per year for each attendant required to maintain or upgrade first aid certificates.
  4. The Company shall reimburse two (2) employees per contract year for lost wages incurred while writing the exam for the First Aid ticket.
  5. Costs of any medical examinations or medical forms required shall be borne by the Company.
SECTION 4 - CHARGE HANDS

The Plant Committee will be consulted prior to the selection of charge hands and in evaluating their performance.

SECTION 5 - SHIFT PREMIUMS

Normal day shift will commence between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 12 noon for eight (8) hour shifts or 5:00 a.m. and 12 noon for ten (10) hour shifts and continue for either eight (8) hours or ten (10) hours. Shifts commencing between Noon and 6:00 p.m. shall be considered afternoon shift and shall receive a shift differential of $ .60 per hour. Eight (8) hour shifts commencing between 6:00 p.m. and 5:59 a.m. or ten (10) hour shifts commencing between 6:00 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. shall be considered night shift and shall receive a shift differential of $ .80 per hour.

SECTION 6 - WAGE RATE ADJUSTMENT

Any employee who is classified in a higher category, and otherwise would be working in said category, who is asked by the Company to perform work that is classified at a lower wage rate shall not have his wage reduced, except when returning to a former posting after accepting a temporary or training posting which carried a higher rate of pay.

SECTION 7 - NEW JOB CLASSIFICATION

Before new jobs are created as deemed necessary or advisable by the Company, a rate for such a job will be established and agreed upon between the Union and the Company. In the event agreement cannot be reached, the Union reserves the right to seek redress through the Grievance Procedure.

SECTION 8 - ADEQUATE MANPOWER

  1. The Company will supply adequate manpower in all operations in all departments at all times so that an employee will not be required to perform more than a fair day's work.
  2. Clause a) above shall not be construed to mean that the manning of all operations is at present exactly adequate or that all employees are presently assigned exactly a fair days work, and accordingly changes in the manning of crews and changes in an employees work load may be made so long as the resulting situation is not a violation of Clause a).

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