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Part I - General

Article 1
Purpose

1.01 The purpose of this Agreement is to maintain harmonious relationships between the Employer, the Union and the employees and to set forth certain terms and conditions of employment affecting employees covered by this Agreement.

1.02 The parties to this Agreement share a desire to contribute toward the improvement of aviation safety and to advance the well-being of its employees so as to promote the safe provision of air traffic control services to the public.

Article 2
Definitions

Unless specified elsewhere in this Agreement, the following definitions will apply throughout this Agreement:

"Designated holiday" means the twenty-four (24)-hour period commencing at 00:00 hours of a day designated as a holiday in this agreement (jours fériés désignés).

"Employee" means a person so defined in the Public Service Labour Relations Act, and who is a member of the Air Traffic Control bargaining unit (employé).

"Employer" means Her Majesty in right of Canada as represented by the Treasury Board, and includes any person authorized to exercise the authority of the Treasury Board (Employeur).

"Normal pay" means compensation for the performance of duties of a position including Supervisory Differential, but exclusive of allowances, special remuneration, overtime, other compensation, and other gratuities (rémunération normale).

"Straight-time rate" means an employee's weekly rate of pay divided by thirty-seven decimal five (37.5) (taux horaire normal).

"the Union" means the National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada (CAW-Canada) (syndicat).

"Weekly rate of pay" means an employee's annual normal pay divided by 52.176 (taux de rémunération hebdomadaire).

Article 3
Management Rights

3.01 All the functions, rights, powers and authority which the Employer has not specifically abridged, delegated or modified by this Agreement are recognized by the union as being retained by the Employer.

Article 4
State Security

4.01 Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to require the Employer to do or refrain from doing anything contrary to any instruction, direction or regulations given or made by or on behalf of the Government of Canada in the interest of the safety or security of Canada or any state allied or associated with Canada.

Article 5
Precedence

5.01 Where there is a conflict between this Collective Agreement and any Regulation or Directive, except as provided under Section 113 of the Public Service Labour Relations Act, this Agreement shall take precedence over said Regulation or Directive.

Article 6
No Discrimination

6.01 The parties agree that there shall be no discrimination exercised or practiced with respect to an employee by reason of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, disability, a conviction for which a pardon has been granted, or membership or activity in the Union.