Entry Level Journeyperson. An entry level journeyperson is defined as an individual who has passed the required proficiency evaluation given by the District Council, but has not graduated from an IUPAT affiliated Apprenticeship Program and is found to be lacking certain skills of the trade. An entry level journeyperson must complete 3000 hours of employment for signatory Employers in the classification of entry level journeyperson, and also complete all mandatory certified health and safety training, as well as other courses that may be deemed appropriate by the District Council to be eligible for re-evaluation as a journeyperson. A ratio of 3 journeypersons to 1 apprentice must be met by an Employer before entry level journeypersons can be employed. Once appropriate ratios are satisfied, entry level journeypersons may be utilized at a ratio of one entry level journeyperson for every 4 employees. This provision notwithstanding, the District Council upon evaluating the skills and abilities of any new employee/applicant may certify the individual as a full journeyperson. Employees/members who have achieved full journeyperson status prior to the date of this agreement shall be considered journeypersons within the meaning of this provision and may not be paid the entry level journeyperson rate. In addition, the Business Agent shall be empowered, in his/her discretion, to waive the ratios set forth herein and permit use of entry level journeypersons based on manpower availability. The rate of wages of an entry level journeyperson is $1.00 per hour less than the Harrisburg Market Recovery Rate with the fringe benefits paid at the full Market Recovery Rate. Entry Level Journeyperson rates only apply to the Harrisburg area and do not apply where any prevailing rates or IUPAT/Building Trades Project Labor Agreements are in place. Article 00- XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXX 0 & 5 25 Specific Provisions and Conditions for EMPLOYING Drywall Finishers IN Zones 1 & 5 Only. Paragraphs 25.6, 25.8.1 & 25.10.9 only apply to those EMPLOYERS who regularly employ the foregoing trade in the foregoing zones and belong to the Association which negotiated with the Union over the provisions in Article 25.
Entry Level Journeyperson. This section applies only to employees hired into the entry level journeyperson classification on or after May 1, 2013 and on or prior to April 30, 2016. Any remaining employees hired into this classification on or after May 1, 2013 and on or prior to April 30, 2016 will be moved to Journeyperson status as of the effective date of this Agreement.
Entry Level Journeyperson. An entry level journeyperson is defined as an individual who has passed the required proficiency evaluation given by the Finishing Trades Institute of DC 91, but has not graduated from an IUPAT-affiliated Apprenticeship Program and is found to be lacking certain skills of the trade. An entry level journeyperson must complete four thousand (4,000) hours of employment for signatory Employers in the classification of entry level journeyperson, and also complete all mandatory certified health and safety training, as well as other courses that may be deemed appropriate by the Finishing Trades Institute of DC 91, to be eligible for reevaluation as a journeyperson. A ratio of three (3) journeypersons to one (1) apprentice must be met by an Employer before entry level journeypersons can be employed. Once appropriate ratios are satisfied, entry level journeypersons may be utilized at a ratio of one (1) entry level journeyperson for every four
