Contingencies and Legal Matters (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

The following table shows the expiration dates of the Company’s various bargaining agreements and the number of employees covered under each of these agreements.



Contract Expiration Date	Location	Union	Number of Employees
June 2017	Neenah Germany	IG BCE	(a)
January 2018	Whiting, WI (b)	USW	196
June 2018	Neenah, WI (b)	USW	267
July 2018	Munising, MI (b)	USW	199
May 2019	Appleton, WI (b)	USW	74
August 2021	Brattleboro, VT	USW	70
November 2021	Lowville, NY	USW	104

(a) Under German law union membership is voluntary and does not need to be disclosed to the Company. As a result, the number of employees covered by the collective bargaining agreement with the IG BCE cannot be determined. The collective pay agreement is currently being negotiated between the Association of Bavarian Paper Mills and IG BCE. Generally, the agreement is renewed every 12-24 months.

(b) The Whiting, Neenah, Munising and Appleton mills have bargained jointly with the USW on pension matters. The current agreements will remain in effect until September 2019.