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Artex Knitting Mills, Inc.
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Union Line Inc. / Graybear
Universal Sportswear
Wigwam Mills, Inc.

























 
Universal Sportswear

Universal Sportswear is a UNITE shop, located in Bangor, Pa., and are represented by the Allentown-Easton District Council Local 111, 234 and 243. They produce our sweats, sports bras and pants, shorts, and some of our t-shirts and tank tops.

See the following list for a detailed breakdown of the garment workers’ wages and benefits. Windjammer, Inc. is their exclusive distributor.


Universal Sportswear
Union Employee Wages & Benefits...

All time workers or piece workers are paid for 12 legal holidays.

Washington's Birthday Friday following Thanksgiving
Good Friday Christmas Day
Memorial Day New Year's Day
Independence Day Individual Birthday
Labor Day One Personal Day
Thanksgiving Day Bonus Holiday Pay

All union employees work a 35 hour work week.

A regular work week is 35 hours per week. The hours are divided equally among the five days Monday through Friday. Overtime is available if preapproved by the Union. Below is a minimum wage scale.

1. Workers in the crafts below shall be employed on a week work basis and shall receive not less than the following guaranteed minimum wage for a 35 hour week:


a. Craft,
Effective Effective Effective
6/4/01 6/3/02 6/2/03
Cutters 12.00 12.20 12.40
Spreaders 10.30 10.50 10.70
Operators.Pressers 7.25 7.45 7.65
*Head Shippers 8.80 9.00 9.20
**Sample Hand 9.20 9.40 9.60

Floor Workers,
Effective Effective Effective
6/4/01 6/3/02 6/2/03
Cleaners, Assorters 6.90 7.10 7.30

Shipping, Receiving,
Effective Effective Effective
6/4/01 6/3/02 6/2/03
Warehouse and Distribution Workers 7.25 7.45 7.65

*This rate for shippers and receivers shall apply to those Union members who have full responsibility and authority in their respective departments - for example, shippers who route goods, check freight rates and delivery schedules, etc. Determination of these individuals shall be mutually agreed upon by the District Manager and the Employer or his Association. This determination shall be done on an individual basis. Workers not classified as head shippers. etc., shall receive floor rate.

**This minimum is for true sample hands. The true sample hand is an operator who works directly with a designer in a sample room.

b. If the negotiated Increase for time workers will yield a higher amount than the minimum, the worker must receive higher amount. c. Workers in a time work shop shall receive not less than the following guaranteed minimum wage for a 35 hour week:

Effective Effective Effective
6/4/01 6/3/02 6/2/03
Time work shops: 8.60 8.80 9.00


2. Minimum pay for time workers performing work normally performed on the piece work shall be higher than the craft minimum paid to piece workers in the craft.

Operators & Pressers Time Work Minimum:
Effective Effective Effective
6/4/01 6/3/02 6/2/03

After 8 weeks 6.90 7.10 7.30
After 3 months 7.25 7.45 7.65
After 6 months 7.70 7.90 8.10
After 9 months 8.05 7.25 8.45
After 12 months 8.45 8.65 8.85

3. Newly hired inexperienced workers shall be paid wages in accordance with the following schedule:

Effective Effective Effective
Craft 6/4/01 6/3/02 6/2/03
140 hours 6.15 6.35 6.55
After 8 weeks 6.40 6.80 7.00
After 3 months 7.75 6.95 7.15
After 6 months 7.95 7.15 7.35
After 9 months 7.05 7.25 7.45
After 12 months 7.25 7.45 7.65
Operators & Pressers:
140 hours 6.15 6.35 6.55
After 8 weeks 6.40 6.80 7.00
After 12 weeks 6.75 6.95 7.15
After 16 weeks 7.95 7.15 7.35
After 20 weeks 7.05 7.25 7.45
After 26 weeks 7.25 7.45 7.65

Floor Cleaners, Assorters and Miscellaneous:
140 hours 6.10 6.30 6.50
After 8 weeks 6.35 6.55 6.75
After 12 weeks 6.70 6.90 7.10
After 16 weeks 6.90 7.10 7.30

New Cutters:
140 hours 8.60 8.80 9.00
After 2 months 9.00 9.20 9.40
After 6 months 9.40 9.60 9.80
After 9 months 9.80 10.00 10.20
After 12 months 10.30 10.50 10.70
After 15 months 10.90 11.10 11.30
After 18 months 11.20 11.40 11.60
After 21 months 11.60 11.80 12.00
After 24 months 12.00 12.20 12.40

New Spreaders:
140 hours 8.05 8.25 8.45
After 3 months 8.50 8.70 8.90
After 6 months 8.80 9.00 9.20
After 9 months 9.20 9.40 9.60
After 12 months 9.60 9.80 10.00
After 15 months 9.80 10.00 10.20
After 18 months 10.30 10.50 10.70

All union employees receive 3 weeks vacation. The Windjammer plant is closed for vacation purposes during the following dates:

From Wednesday, December 25, 2002 through Wednesday, January 1, 2003

From Sunday, June 29, 2003 though Saturday July 12, 2003

From Thursday, December 25, 2003 through Saturday, January 3, 2004

From Sunday, July 4, 2004 through Saturday , July 17, 2004

From Friday, December 24, 2004 through Saturday January 1, 2005

All union employees receive Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield and have the potential to receive pension upon request.