MAIN INDEX PARAGRAPH 111 - 120 (111) All of the above leaves of absence including sick leaves are granted subject to the following conditions: [See Par. (112a), (113)] (111)(a) Employees on leave may return to work in line with their seniority before the expiration of their leave providing not less than seven (7) days’ notice is given to Management. The return within the seven day period is at the option of Management. Employees who fail to return to work in accordance with the notice as given shall be considered as having voluntarily quit unless they have a satisfactory reason. [See Par. (106)] (111)(b) Employees who fail to report for work within three working days after the date of expiration of the leave, shall be considered as having voluntarily quit unless they have a satisfactory reason; provided, however, that in the case of failure to report for work within three working days after the expiration of leaves of absence granted under Paragraphs (104), (105), (109), (109a), (110), (110a) and (113), and in the case of leaves of absence granted under Paragraph (106) where management has refused to grant a requested-renewal of the leave, Management will send clear written notification to such employees’ last known address as shown on the Company records, that their seniority has been broken and that it can be reinstated, if, within three specified working days after delivery or attempted delivery of such notice, they report for work or properly notify Management of their absence. A copy of such Management notification will be furnished promptly to the Chairperson of the Shop Committee. If such employees comply with the conditions set forth in the notification, their seniority will be reinstated if it has not otherwise been broken; however, such reinstatement shall not be construed as limiting the application to their cases of the Shop Rule regarding absence without reasonable cause. [See Par. (74), (103), (112a)] [See Doc. 78] (111)(c) If upon the expiration of a leave of absence there is no work available for employees in line with their seniority, or if they would otherwise have been subject to layoff according to seniority during the period of the leave, the period which breaks seniority shall start from the date of expiration of the leave, or in the case of a leave of absence under Paragraph (106), Paragraph (113), or Paragraph (113a), the period which breaks seniority shall start from the date such employee would otherwise have been laid off. [See Par. (64)(e), (113)] Leave of Absence for Military Service (112) Employees who enter either active or inactive training duty or service in the Armed Forces of the United States will be given a leave of absence subject to the conditions herein. Upon submission of satisfactory proof of pending induction for active service, such employees may arrange for the leave to begin up to thirty days prior to the induction date. The leave shall not exceed the term of the initial enlistment and one (1) consecutive re-enlistment. In no event will the period of such leave exceed a total of eight (8) years, except when additional service is involuntary. Seniority will accumulate during the period of such leave. Upon termination of such leave, employees shall be offered re-employment in their previous position or a position of like seniority, status and pay, unless the circumstances have so changed as to make it impossible or unreasonable to do so, in which event they will be offered such employment in line with their seniority as may be available which they are capable of doing at the current rate of pay for such work, provided they meet the following requirements: [See Par. (137)(c)(1), (194)] [See App. C] (1) Have not been dishonorably discharged. (2) Are physically able to do the work. (3) Report for work within ninety days of the date of such discharge, or ninety days after hospitalization continuing after discharge. The seniority of any employee who fails to report for work within the times specified in Paragraph (112)(3) shall be automatically broken, unless the employee gives a satisfactory reason for such failure to report. As used in this paragraph, “Armed Forces of the United States” is defined as and limited to the United States Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, National Guard, Air National Guard or any reserve component thereof. (112a) Employees with seniority who are spouses of employees who enter active duty service in the Armed Forces of the United States and who obtain a leave of absence in accordance with Paragraph (112), may make written application to the Personnel Department for a leave of absence for the period of the spouse’s initial enlistment but in no event to exceed four (4) years. Such leaves may be granted by Local Management and will be subject to the conditions set forth in Paragraph (111). Seniority will accumulate during the period of such leaves. [See Par. (218a)] Educational Leave of Absence (113) Employee veterans who have acquired seniority and other employees with seniority of one or more years who desire to further their education, may make application for a leave of absence for that purpose. One continuous leave of absence for such education will be granted to eligible employees for a period not to exceed twelve months, subject to the conditions set forth in Paragraph (111) of this Agreement. Additional leaves of absence may be granted, at the option of Local Management. Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph (111)(c), seniority shall accumulate during such leaves of absence. [See Doc. 36] Leaves of Absence - Apprentice Training (113a) Employees with seniority selected for apprentice training at a General Motors plant other than the plant in which they are currently working may make application for a leave of absence for the time they are in apprentice training. Seniority shall accumulate at the plant granting the leave except as otherwise provided in Paragraph (111)(c) during the time they are in the apprentice training program and shall be broken at that plant upon placement as a journeyman/woman in the plant where they have completed their apprentice training program. [See Par. (138)(c), (190)(c)] Leaves of Absence for Service in General Motors Defense Plants (113b) Employees whose services, because of conditions made necessary by the National Defense of the United States, are needed by the Management in a plant of the Corporation other than the plant in which they have established their seniority and who accept such employment, will be given a leave of absence from the plant in which they have their seniority for the period their services may be required in such other plant and shall accumulate seniority in the plant from which they have been given a leave of absence, during the full period of such leave. If such employees desire to return to employment in the original plant or when the Management of the defense plant no longer requires their services, such employees may return to the original plant in which they have seniority, in accordance with their seniority status, to their former or similar jobs. (114) An approved copy of any written leave of absence granted under the Leaves of Absence Section will be furnished to the employee. STRIKES, STOPPAGES AND LOCKOUTS (115) It is the intent of the parties to this Agreement that the procedures herein shall serve as a means for peaceable settlement of all disputes that may arise between them. [See Introduction] [See Par. (5), (19)] (116) During the life of this agreement, the Corporation will not lock out any employees until all of the bargaining procedure as outlined in this agreement has been exhausted and in no case on which the Umpire shall have ruled, and in no other case on which the Umpire is not empowered to rule until after negotiations have continued for at least five days at the third step of the Grievance Procedure. In case a lockout shall occur the Union has the option of canceling the Agreement at any time between the tenth day after the lockout occurs and the date of its settlement. (117) During the life of this agreement, the Union will not cause or permit its members to cause, nor will any member of the Union take part in any sit-down, stay-in or slow-down, in any plant of the Corporation, or any curtailment of work or restriction of production or interference with production of the Corporation. The Union will not cause or permit its members to cause nor will any member of the Union take part in any strike or stoppage of any of the Corporation’s operations or picket any of the Corporation’s plants or premises until all the bargaining procedure as outlined in this Agreement has been exhausted, and in no case on which the Umpire shall have ruled, and in no other case on which the Umpire is not empowered to rule until after negotiations have continued for at least five days at the third step of the Grievance Procedure and not even then unless authorized by the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, and written notice of such intention to authorize has been delivered to the Industrial Relations Staff of the Corporation at least five (5) working days prior to such authorization. The Union will not cause or permit its members to cause or will any member of the Union take part in any strike or stoppage of any of the Corporation’s operations or picket any of the Corporation’s plants or premises because of any dispute or issue arising out of or based upon the provisions of the Pension Plan, Life and Disability Benefits Program, Health Care Program, Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan, Guaranteed Income Stream Benefit Program, Profit Sharing Plan, Personal Savings Plan or Legal Services Plan; nor will the Union authorize such a strike, stoppage, or picketing. In case a strike or stoppage of production shall occur, the Corporation has the option of canceling the Agreement at any time between the tenth day after the strike occurs and the day of its settlement. The Corporation reserves the right to discipline any employee taking part in any violation of this Section of this Agreement. [See Par. (46), (78a), (78b)] [See App. F2] [See CSA #12] (118) The Union has requested this National Agreement in place of independent agreements for each bargaining unit covered hereby. Accordingly an authorized strike in one bargaining unit under this Agreement which results in an interruption of the flow of material or services to operations in any other bargaining unit under this Agreement will be considered an authorized strike in any such affected bargaining unit. [See Sub-Exhibit D] SKILLED TRADES Apprentices (119) This Section is applicable to apprentices in the plants of the Corporation covered by this Agreement. (120) Paragraphs (63)(a) and (63)(b) shall not apply to apprentices nor to openings or vacancies in apprentice classifications. 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