Hiring. 7.01 The Employer agrees to engage Employees through the services of the Union dispatch facilities in accordance with the following procedures: (a) For COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL work only the Employer has the freedom to select from the list of available unemployed members or transfer Employees from other work being performed for the same Employer, within the area jurisdiction of the Union(s). For work in Local 496 jurisdiction only, three out of every four workers hired may be name hired by the contractor off of the Union’s out of work list. Contractors will advise the union of the names of those workers on the out of work list that they will not accept as employees. (b) On INDUSTRIAL work, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or less Employees, the Employer may transfer or name hire any combination of fourteen (14) Employees to the job site, however, no more than six (6) Employees may be name hired. (c) On INDUSTRIAL work, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or more Employees, the Employer may utilize the option in (b) above and in addition may name hire or transfer one (1) additional Employee for every five (5) list hires (d) When applicable, contractors may transfer between the Fabrication Shop and the Modular Yard as per Clause 7.01 except that Employees transferred to the Modular Yard from the Fabrication Shop must remain employed in the Modular Yard for a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days before they can be transferred to a field project within the appropriate jurisdiction. (e) Not withstanding 7.01 (b), (c) and (d), Employees may be transferred or name hired to be employed as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ subject to the following: (i) he/she must be in compliance with Clause 25.02 (a); and, (ii) for the purposes of this Clause, Employees transferred or name hired as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be Industrial Construction Crew Supervisor (ICCS) certified effective May 1, 2017. (iii) he/she will at no time be paid less than the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ rate for which they qualify under Clause 25.02 (b) for a minimum of four (4) months from date of hire or transfer or until laid off if less than four (4) months. (f) On hiring, there shall be no distinction between Alberta and UA classified Journeymen Steam Fitters/Pipe Fitters except as allowed for in Clause 25.02 (a). (g) Where there is a demonstrable need for special skills, talents, or where job conditions warrant, on particular job site(s) then by mutual agreement between the Business Manager of the Union and the Employer, the Employer shall be entitled to additional name hires or transfers. 7.02 Where transfers are permitted above, such transfers shall be working within the area jurisdiction of the Union and there shall be no interruption of the Employees’ earnings while being transferred. This clause does not apply to Employees who are on regularly scheduled holidays or absent from work for compassionate reasons, and who are to report to a different job site upon their return. 7.03 Under no circumstances shall any Employer transfer Employees from one company to another company, without terminating the Employees and complying with the hiring procedures as set out above. 7.04 Except as provided for in Clause 7.08, the Employer agrees not to engage any person until clearance is given by the Union office or a dispatch slip from the Union office is presented. (a) In the hiring of Apprentices, the Employer shall give consideration to those duly indentured apprentices that are registered as unemployed at the Union office. The Employer will maintain a minimum ratio of 20% of the number of Journeymen employed on all projects that have more than 14 journeymen employed by that Employer. On projects smaller than this, the Employer will make best efforts to maintain a similar ratio of apprentices to journeymen. It is understood that operational considerations or specialized projects may make the maintenance of these ratios difficult. In these cases the special requirements of the project and the overall number of apprentices employed by the Employer will be taken into consideration (b) The Employer agrees to engage only new or probationary apprentices, who have fulfilled the entrance requirements of the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees. (c) All apprentices as a condition of progression shall be required to attend such courses as directed by the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees in consultation with the Employer affected. (d) The Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees shall be the sole body authorized to set conditions and standards of certification of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation and to determine individual certifications of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation. (e) The parties recognize that it is in their mutual best interest to include significant involvement of women, aboriginal people, veterans, visible minorities and RAP students in the workforce. To that end, the Trade Division and the Union will jointly undertake recruitment initiatives aimed at increasing the number of these people as new apprentices who will join the union. (f) The Parties agree to cooperate to facilitate broad and liberal leaves for operations and training military leave for workers who serve as members of the Canadian Forces Reserves, in accordance with provincial and federal law and the ‘Declaration of Support for the Reserve Force’ signed by the Canadian Office of the Building and Construction Trades Department and the National Construction Labour Relations Alliance, dated May 12th, 2010. 7.06 The Employer and the Union agree that there will be no discrimination against any Employee for reasons as stipulated under Alberta legislation. 7.07 The Union agrees to furnish competent workers embracing the UA Standard for Excellence to the Employer on request, provided however, that the Employer shall have the right to determine the competency and qualifications of such persons and shall have the right to reject any person or to discharge any Employee for just cause. The Employer shall not discriminate against any Employee by reason of their membership in the Union or their participation in its lawful activities. The reason/cause of the rejection/termination of the Employee will be relayed in writing to the Union. 7.08 Where the Employer has requested the Union office to furnish workers to perform work within the scope of this Agreement, and the required number of workers are not furnished within two (2) working days, after the date for which the workers are requested, the Employer shall have the right to procure the required number of workers from other available sources, provided, however, that such workers procured from other available sources shall be required by the Employer to make application to join the Union, if acceptable, not later than thirty (30) calendar days after hiring, and obtain a dispatch slip from the Union office or the Employer shall notify and obtain clearance from the Union office before engaging such persons. In such circumstances, clearance by the Union will not be withheld. 7.09 Provided the Union can supply the Employer with qualified tradesmen, who are members of the appropriate Union, the Employer agrees that at any time on the request of the Union representative giving forty-eight (48) hours notice, any other persons working at the trade shall be laid off. However, where certain skills may be required on site, the parties may, by mutual consent, waive this requirement. Prospective members awaiting initiation, who have met the requirements for initiation into membership are considered to be members for the purpose of this agreement. 7.10 In reducing the number of Employees required, members of the appropriate Union(s) shall be the last to be laid off, depending on which jurisdictional area the Employer’s project is located in. Workers on the project may be offered the opportunity to exercise the option to accept a voluntary lay-off when there REDUCTION IN CREWS 7.11 Members of the Union dispatched from the Union office reporting for work at the time and place specified by the Employer and who are not engaged by the Employer shall receive a minimum of two (2) hours locally or four (4) hours beyond 300 km reporting pay, plus travel allowance and expense, if applicable.
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Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Hiring. 7.01 The Employer agrees to engage Employees through the services of the Union dispatch facilities in accordance with the following procedures:
(a) For COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL work only the Employer has the freedom to select from the list of available unemployed members or transfer Employees from other work being performed for the same Employer, within the area jurisdiction of the Union(s). For work in Local 496 jurisdiction only, three out of every four workers hired may be name hired by the contractor off of the Union’s out of work list. Contractors will advise the union of the names of those workers on the out of work list that they will not accept as employees.
(b) On INDUSTRIAL work, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or less Employees, the Employer may transfer or name hire any combination of fourteen (14) Employees to the job site, however, no more than six (6) Employees may be name hired.
(c) On INDUSTRIAL work, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or more Employees, the Employer may utilize the option in (b) above and in addition may name hire or transfer one (1) additional Employee for every five (5) list hires
(d) When applicable, contractors may transfer between the Fabrication Shop and the Modular Yard as per Clause 7.01 except that Employees transferred to the Modular Yard from the Fabrication Shop must remain employed in the Modular Yard for a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days before they can be transferred to a field project within the appropriate jurisdiction.
(e) Not withstanding 7.01 (b), (c) and (d), Employees may be transferred transferred, or name hired to be employed as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Foremen subject to the following:
(i) he/she must be in compliance with Clause 25.02 (a); and,
(ii) for the purposes of this Clause, Employees transferred transferred, or name hired as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Foremen shall be Industrial Construction Crew Supervisor (ICCS) certified effective May 1, 2017.
(iii) he/she will at no time be paid less than the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ rate for which they qualify under Clause 25.02 (b) for a minimum of four (4) months from date of hire or transfer or until laid off if less than four (4) months.
(f) On hiring, there shall be no distinction between Alberta and UA classified Journeymen Steam Fitters/Pipe Fitters except as allowed for in Clause 25.02 (a).
(g) Where there is a demonstrable need for special skills, talents, or where job conditions warrant, on particular job site(s) then by mutual agreement between the Business Manager of the Union and the Employer, the Employer shall be entitled to additional name hires or transfers.
7.02 Where transfers are permitted above, such transfers shall be working within the area jurisdiction of the Union and there shall be no interruption of the Employees’ earnings while being transferred. This clause does not apply to Employees who are on regularly scheduled holidays or absent from work for compassionate reasons, and who are to report to a different job site upon their return.
7.03 Under no circumstances shall any Employer transfer Employees from one company to another company, without terminating the Employees and complying with the hiring procedures as set out above.
7.04 Except as provided for in Clause 7.08, the Employer agrees not to engage any person until clearance is given by the Union office or a dispatch slip from the Union office is presented.
(a) In the hiring of Apprentices, the Employer shall give consideration to those duly indentured apprentices that are registered as unemployed at the Union office. The Employer will maintain a minimum ratio of 20% of the number of Journeymen employed on all projects that have more than 14 journeymen employed by that Employer. On projects smaller than this, the Employer will make best efforts to maintain a similar ratio of apprentices to journeymen. It is understood that operational considerations or specialized projects may make the maintenance of these ratios difficult. In these cases the special requirements of the project and the overall number of apprentices employed by the Employer will be taken into consideration
(b) The Employer agrees to engage only new or probationary apprentices, who have fulfilled the entrance requirements of the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees.
(c) All apprentices as a condition of progression shall be required to attend such courses as directed by the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees in consultation with the Employer affected.
(d) The Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees shall be the sole body authorized to set conditions and standards of certification of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation and to determine individual certifications of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation.
(e) The parties recognize that it is in their mutual best interest to include significant involvement of women, aboriginal people, veterans, visible minorities and RAP students in the workforce. To that end, the Trade Division and the Union will jointly undertake recruitment initiatives aimed at increasing the number of these people as new apprentices who will join the union.
(f) The Parties agree to cooperate to facilitate broad and liberal leaves for operations and training military leave for workers who serve as members of the Canadian Forces Reserves, in accordance with provincial and federal law and the ‘Declaration of Support for the Reserve Force’ signed by the Canadian Office of the Building and Construction Trades Department and the National Construction Labour Relations Alliance, dated May 12th, 2010.
7.06 The Employer and the Union agree that there will be no discrimination against any Employee for reasons as stipulated under Alberta legislation.
7.07 The Union agrees to furnish competent workers embracing the UA Standard for Excellence to the Employer on request, provided however, that the Employer shall have the right to determine the competency and qualifications of such persons and shall have the right to reject any person or to discharge any Employee for just cause. The Employer shall not discriminate against any Employee by reason of their membership in the Union or their participation in its lawful activities. The reason/cause of the rejection/termination of the Employee will be relayed in writing to the Union.
7.08 Where the Employer has requested the Union office to furnish workers to perform work within the scope of this Agreement, and the required number of workers are not furnished within two (2) working days, after the date for which the workers are requested, the Employer shall have the right to procure the required number of workers from other available sources, provided, however, that such workers procured from other available sources shall be required by the Employer to make application to join the Union, if acceptable, not later than thirty (30) calendar days after hiring, and obtain a dispatch slip from the Union office or the Employer shall notify and obtain clearance from the Union office before engaging such persons. In such circumstances, clearance by the Union will not be withheld.
7.09 Provided the Union can supply the Employer with qualified tradesmen, who are members of the appropriate Union, the Employer agrees that at any time on the request of the Union representative giving forty-eight (48) hours notice, any other persons working at the trade shall be laid off. However, where certain skills may be required on site, the parties may, by mutual consent, waive this requirement. Prospective members awaiting initiation, who have met the requirements for initiation into membership are considered to be members for the purpose of this agreement.
7.10 In reducing the number of Employees required, members of the appropriate Union(s) shall be the last to be laid off, depending on which jurisdictional area the Employer’s project is located in. Workers on the project may be offered the opportunity to exercise the option to accept a voluntary lay-off when there REDUCTION IN CREWS
7.11 Members of the Union dispatched from the Union office reporting for work at the time and place specified by the Employer and who are not engaged by the Employer shall receive a minimum of two (2) hours locally or four (4) hours beyond 300 km reporting pay, plus travel allowance and expense, if applicable.four
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Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Hiring. 7.01 The Employer agrees to engage Employees through the services of the Union dispatch facilities in accordance with the following procedures:
(a) For COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL work only the Employer has the freedom to select from the list of available unemployed members or transfer Employees from other work being performed for the same Employer, within the area jurisdiction of the Union(s). For work in Local 496 jurisdiction only, three out of every four workers hired may be name hired by the contractor off of the Union’s out of work list. Contractors will advise the union of the names of those workers on the out of work list that they will not accept as employees.
(b) On INDUSTRIAL work, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or less Employees, the Employer may transfer or name hire any combination of fourteen (14) Employees to the job site, however, no more than six (6) Employees may be name hired.
(c) On INDUSTRIAL work, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or more Employees, the Employer may utilize the option in (b) above and in addition may name hire or transfer one three (13) additional Employee Employees for every each additional twenty-five (525) list hiresEmployees hired.
(d) When applicable, contractors may transfer between the Fabrication Shop and the Modular Yard as per Clause 7.01 except that Employees transferred to the Modular Yard from the Fabrication Shop must remain employed in the Modular Yard for a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days before they can be transferred to a field project within the appropriate jurisdiction.
(e) Not withstanding 7.01 (b), (c) and (d), Employees may be transferred or name hired to be employed as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ subject to the following:
(i) he/she must be in compliance with Clause 25.02 (a); and,
(ii) for the purposes of this Clause, Employees transferred or name hired as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be Industrial Construction Crew Supervisor (ICCS) certified effective May 1, 2017.
(iii) he/she will at no time be paid less than the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ rate for which they qualify under Clause 25.02 (b) for a minimum of four (4) months from date of hire or transfer or until laid off if less than four (4) months.
(f) On hiring, there shall be no distinction between Alberta and UA classified Journeymen Steam Fitters/Pipe Fitters except as allowed for in Clause 25.02 (a).
(g) Where there is a demonstrable need for special skills, talents, or where job conditions warrant, on particular job site(s) then by mutual agreement between the Business Manager of the Union and the Employer, the Employer shall be entitled to additional name hires or transfers.
7.02 Where transfers are permitted above, such transfers shall be working within the area jurisdiction of the Union and there shall be no interruption of the Employees’ ' earnings while being transferred. This clause does not apply to Employees who are on regularly scheduled holidays or absent from work for compassionate reasons, and who are to report to a different job site upon their return.
7.03 Under no circumstances shall any Employer transfer Employees from one company to another company, without terminating the Employees and complying with the hiring procedures as set out above.
7.04 Except as provided for in Clause 7.08, the Employer agrees not to engage any person until clearance is given by the Union office or a dispatch slip from the Union office is presented.
(a) In the hiring of Apprentices, the Employer shall give consideration to those duly indentured apprentices that are registered as unemployed at the Union office. The Employer will maintain a minimum ratio of 20% of the number of Journeymen employed on all projects that have more than 14 journeymen employed by that Employer. On projects smaller than this, the Employer will make best efforts to maintain a similar ratio of apprentices to journeymen. It is understood that operational considerations or specialized projects may make the maintenance of these ratios difficult. In these cases the special requirements of the project and the overall number of apprentices employed by the Employer will be taken into consideration.
(b) The Employer agrees to engage only new or probationary apprentices, who have fulfilled the entrance requirements of the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees.
(c) All apprentices as a condition of progression shall be required to attend such courses as directed by the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees in consultation with the Employer affected.
(d) The Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees shall be the sole body authorized to set conditions and standards of certification of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation and to determine individual certifications of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation.
(e) The parties recognize that it is in their mutual best interest to include significant involvement of women, aboriginal people, veterans, visible minorities and RAP students in the workforce. To that end, the Trade Division and the Union will jointly undertake recruitment initiatives aimed at increasing the number of these people as new apprentices who will join the union.
(f) The Parties agree to cooperate to facilitate broad and liberal leaves for operations and training military leave for workers who serve as members of the Canadian Forces Reserves, in accordance with provincial and federal law and the ‘Declaration of Support for the Reserve Force’ signed by the Canadian Office of the Building and Construction Trades Department and the National Construction Labour Relations Alliance, dated May 12th, 2010.
7.06 The Employer and the Union agree that there will be no discrimination against any Employee for reasons as stipulated under Alberta legislationof age, sex, race, colour or creed.
7.07 The Union agrees to furnish competent workers embracing the UA Standard for Excellence workmen to the Employer on request, provided however, that the Employer shall have the right to determine the competency and qualifications of such persons and shall have the right to reject any person or to discharge any Employee for just cause. The Employer shall not discriminate against any Employee by reason of their membership in the Union or their participation in its lawful activities. The reason/cause of the rejection/termination of the Employee will be relayed in writing to the Union.
7.08 Where the Employer has requested the Union office to furnish workers workmen to perform work within the scope of this Agreement, and the required number of workers workmen are not furnished within two (2) working days, after the date for which the workers workmen are requested, the Employer shall have the right to procure the required number of workers workmen from other available sources, provided, however, that such workers workmen procured from other available sources shall be required by the Employer to make application to join the Union, if acceptable, not later than thirty (30) calendar days after hiring, and obtain a dispatch slip from the Union office or the Employer shall notify and obtain clearance from the Union office before engaging such persons. In such circumstances, clearance by the Union will not be withheld.
7.09 Provided the Union can supply the Employer with qualified tradesmen, who are members of the appropriate Union, the Employer agrees that at any time on the request of the Union representative giving forty-eight (48) hours notice, any other persons working at the trade shall be laid off. However, where certain skills may be required on site, the parties may, by mutual consent, waive this requirement. Prospective members awaiting initiation, who have met the requirements for initiation into membership are considered to be members for the purpose of this agreement.
7.10 In reducing the number of Employees required, members of the appropriate Union(s) shall be the last to be laid off, depending on which jurisdictional area the Employer’s 's project is located in. Workers on the project may be offered the opportunity to exercise the option to accept a voluntary lay-off when there REDUCTION IN CREWS
7.11 Members of the Union dispatched from the Union office reporting for work at the time and place specified by the Employer and who are not engaged by the Employer shall receive a minimum of two (2) hours locally or four (4) hours beyond 300 km reporting pay, plus travel allowance and expense, if applicable.
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Sources: Mechanical Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Hiring. 7.01 The Employer agrees to engage Employees through the services of the Union dispatch facilities in accordance with the following procedures:
(a) For COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL work only the Employer has the freedom to select from the list of available unemployed members or transfer Employees from other work being performed for the same Employer, within the area jurisdiction of the Union(s). For work in Local 496 jurisdiction only, three out of every four workers hired may be name hired by the contractor off of the Union’s out of work list. Contractors will advise the union of the names of those workers on the out of work list that they will not accept as employees.
(b) On INDUSTRIAL work, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or less Employees, the Employer may transfer or name hire any combination of fourteen (14) Employees to the job site, however, no more than six (6) Employees employees may be name hired.
(c) On INDUSTRIAL work, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or more Employees, the Employer may utilize the option in (b) above and in addition he may name hire or transfer one three (13) additional Employee employees for every each additional twenty-five (525) list hiresEmployees hired.
(d) When applicable, contractors may transfer between the Fabrication Shop and the Modular Yard as per Clause 7.01 except that Employees transferred to the Modular Yard from the Fabrication Shop must remain employed in the Modular Yard for a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days before they can be transferred to a field project within the appropriate jurisdiction.
(e) Not withstanding 7.01 (b), (c) and (d), Employees may be transferred or name hired to be employed as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ subject to the following:
(i) he/she must be in compliance with Clause 25.02 (a); and,
(ii) for the purposes of this Clause, Employees transferred or name hired as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be Industrial Construction Crew Supervisor (ICCS) certified effective May 1, 2017.
(iii) he/she will at no time be paid less than the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ rate for which they qualify under Clause 25.02 (b) for a minimum of four (4) months from date of hire or transfer or until laid off if less than four (4) months.
(f) On hiring, there shall be no distinction between Alberta and UA classified Journeymen Steam Fitters/Pipe Fitters except as allowed for in Clause 25.02 (a).
(g) Where there is a demonstrable need for special skills, talents, or where job conditions warrant, on particular job site(s) then by mutual agreement between the Business Manager of the Union and the Employer, the Employer shall be entitled to additional name hires or transfers.
7.02 Where transfers are permitted above, such transfers shall be working within the area jurisdiction of the Union union and there shall be no interruption of the Employees’ ' earnings while being transferred. This clause does not apply to Employees employees who are on regularly scheduled holidays or absent from work for compassionate reasons, and who are to report to a different job site upon their return.
7.03 Under no circumstances shall any Employer transfer Employees from one company to another company, without terminating the Employees and complying with the hiring procedures as set out above.
7.04 Except as provided for in Clause 7.08, the Employer agrees not to engage any person until clearance is given by the Union office or a dispatch slip from the Union office is presented.
(a) In the hiring of Apprentices, the Employer shall give consideration to those duly indentured apprentices that are registered as unemployed at the Union office. The Employer will maintain a minimum ratio of 20% of the number of Journeymen employed on all projects that have more than 14 journeymen employed by that Employer. On projects smaller than this, the Employer will make best efforts to maintain a similar ratio of apprentices to journeymen. It is understood that operational considerations or specialized projects may make the maintenance of these ratios difficult. In these cases the special requirements of the project and the overall number of apprentices employed by the Employer will be taken into consideration.
(b) The Employer agrees to engage only new or probationary apprentices, who have fulfilled the entrance requirements of the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees.
(c) All apprentices as a condition of progression shall be required to attend such courses as directed by the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees in consultation with the Employer affected.
(d) The Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees shall be the sole body authorized to set conditions and standards of certification of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation and to determine individual certifications of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation.
(e) The parties recognize that it is in their mutual best interest to include significant involvement of women, aboriginal people, veterans, visible minorities and RAP students in the workforce. To that end, the Trade Division and the Union will jointly undertake recruitment initiatives aimed at increasing the number of these people as new apprentices who will join the union.
(f) The Parties agree to cooperate to facilitate broad and liberal leaves for operations and training military leave for workers who serve as members of the Canadian Forces Reserves, in accordance with provincial and federal law and the ‘Declaration of Support for the Reserve Force’ signed by the Canadian Office of the Building and Construction Trades Department and the National Construction Labour Relations Alliance, dated May 12th, 2010.
7.06 The Employer and the Union agree that there will be no discrimination against any Employee for reasons as stipulated under Alberta legislationof age, sex, race, colour or creed.
7.07 The Union agrees to furnish competent workers embracing the UA Standard for Excellence workmen to the Employer on request, provided however, that the Employer shall have the right to determine the competency and qualifications of such persons and shall have the right to reject any person or to discharge any Employee for just cause. The Employer shall not discriminate against any Employee by reason of their membership in the Union or their participation in its lawful activities. The reason/cause of the rejection/termination of the Employee will be relayed in writing to the Union.
7.08 Where the Employer has requested the Union office to furnish workers workmen to perform work within the scope of this Agreement, and the required number of workers workmen are not furnished within two (2) working days, after the date for which the workers workmen are requested, the Employer shall have the right to procure the required number of workers workmen from other available sources, provided, however, that such workers workmen procured from other available sources shall be required by the Employer to make application to join the Union, if acceptable, not later than thirty (30) calendar days after hiring, and obtain a dispatch slip from the Union office or the Employer shall notify and obtain clearance from the Union office before engaging such persons. In such circumstances, clearance by the Union will not be withheld.later
7.09 Provided the Union can supply the Employer with qualified tradesmen, who are members of the appropriate Union, the Employer agrees that at any time on the request of the Union representative giving forty-eight (48) hours notice, any other persons working at the trade shall be laid off. However, where certain skills may be required on site, the parties may, by mutual consent, waive this requirement. Prospective members awaiting initiation, who have met the requirements for initiation into membership are considered to be members for the purpose of this agreement.
7.10 In reducing the number of Employees required, members of the appropriate Union(s) shall be the last to be laid off, depending on which jurisdictional area the Employer’s 's project is located in. Workers on the project may be offered the opportunity to exercise the option to accept a voluntary lay-off when there REDUCTION IN CREWS
7.11 Members of the Union dispatched from the Union office reporting for work at the time and place specified by the Employer and who are not engaged by the Employer shall receive a minimum of two (2) hours locally or four (4) hours beyond 300 km reporting pay, plus travel allowance and expense, if applicable.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
Hiring. 7.01 The Employer agrees to engage Employees through the services of the Union dispatch facilities in accordance with the following procedures:
(a) For COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL work only the Employer has the freedom to select from the list of available unemployed members or transfer Employees from other work being performed for the same Employer, within the area jurisdiction of the Union(s). For work in Local 496 jurisdiction only, three out of every four workers hired may be name hired by the contractor off of the Union’s out of work list. Contractors will advise the union of the names of those workers on the out of work list that they will not accept as employees.
(b) On INDUSTRIAL work, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or less Employees, the Employer may transfer or name hire any combination of fourteen (14) Employees to the job site, however, no more than six (6) Employees may be name hired.
(c) On INDUSTRIAL work, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or more Employees, the Employer may utilize the option in (b) above and in addition may name hire or transfer one (1) additional Employee for every five (5) list hires
(d) When applicable, contractors may transfer between the Fabrication Shop and the Modular Yard as per Clause 7.01 except that Employees transferred to the Modular Yard from the Fabrication Shop must remain employed in the Modular Yard for a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days before they can be transferred to a field project within the appropriate jurisdiction.calendar
(e) Not withstanding 7.01 (b), (c) and (d), Employees may be transferred transferred, or name hired to be employed as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Foremen subject to the following:
(i) he/she must be in compliance with Clause 25.02 (a); and,
(ii) for the purposes of this Clause, Employees transferred transferred, or name hired as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Foremen shall be Industrial Construction Crew Supervisor (ICCS) certified effective May 1, 2017.
(iii) he/she will at no time be paid less than the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ rate for which they qualify under Clause 25.02 (b) for a minimum of four (4) months from date of hire or transfer or until laid off if less than four (4) months.
(f) On hiring, there shall be no distinction between Alberta and UA classified Journeymen Steam Fitters/Pipe Fitters except as allowed for in Clause 25.02 (a).
(g) Where there is a demonstrable need for special skills, talents, or where job conditions warrant, on particular job site(s) then by mutual agreement between the Business Manager of the Union and the Employer, the Employer shall be entitled to additional name hires or transfers.
7.02 Where transfers are permitted above, such transfers shall be working within the area jurisdiction of the Union and there shall be no interruption of the Employees’ earnings while being transferred. This clause does not apply to Employees who are on regularly scheduled holidays or absent from work for compassionate reasons, and who are to report to a different job site upon their return.
7.03 Under no circumstances shall any Employer transfer Employees from one company to another company, without terminating the Employees and complying with the hiring procedures as set out above.
7.04 Except as provided for in Clause 7.08, the Employer agrees not to engage any person until clearance is given by the Union office or a dispatch slip from the Union office is presented.
(a) In the hiring of Apprentices, the Employer shall give consideration to those duly indentured apprentices that are registered as unemployed at the Union office. The Employer will maintain a minimum ratio of 20% of the number of Journeymen employed on all projects that have more than 14 journeymen employed by that Employer. On projects smaller than this, the Employer will make best efforts to maintain a similar ratio of apprentices to journeymen. It is understood that operational considerations or specialized projects may make the maintenance of these ratios difficult. In these cases the special requirements of the project and the overall number of apprentices employed by the Employer will be taken into consideration
(b) The Employer agrees to engage only new or probationary apprentices, who have fulfilled the entrance requirements of the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees.
(c) All apprentices as a condition of progression shall be required to attend such courses as directed by the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees in consultation with the Employer affected.
(d) The Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees shall be the sole body authorized to set conditions and standards of certification of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation and to determine individual certifications of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation.
(e) The parties recognize that it is in their mutual best interest to include significant involvement of women, aboriginal people, veterans, visible minorities and RAP students in the workforce. To that end, the Trade Division and the Union will jointly undertake recruitment initiatives aimed at increasing the number of these people as new apprentices who will join the union.
(f) The Parties agree to cooperate to facilitate broad and liberal leaves for operations and training military leave for workers who serve as members of the Canadian Forces Reserves, in accordance with provincial and federal law and the ‘Declaration of Support for the Reserve Force’ signed by the Canadian Office of the Building and Construction Trades Department and the National Construction Labour Relations Alliance, dated May 12th, 2010.
7.06 The Employer and the Union agree that there will be no discrimination against any Employee for reasons as stipulated under Alberta legislation.
7.07 The Union agrees to furnish competent workers embracing the UA Standard for Excellence to the Employer on request, provided however, that the Employer shall have the right to determine the competency and qualifications of such persons and shall have the right to reject any person or to discharge any Employee for just cause. The Employer shall not discriminate against any Employee by reason of their membership in the Union or their participation in its lawful activities. The reason/cause of the rejection/termination of the Employee will be relayed in writing to the Union.
7.08 Where the Employer has requested the Union office to furnish workers to perform work within the scope of this Agreement, and the required number of workers are not furnished within two (2) working days, after the date for which the workers are requested, the Employer shall have the right to procure the required number of workers from other available sources, provided, however, that such workers procured from other available sources shall be required by the Employer to make application to join the Union, if acceptable, not later than thirty (30) calendar days after hiring, and obtain a dispatch slip from the Union office or the Employer shall notify and obtain clearance from the Union office before engaging such persons. In such circumstances, clearance by the Union will not be withheld.
7.09 Provided the Union can supply the Employer with qualified tradesmen, who are members of the appropriate Union, the Employer agrees that at any time on the request of the Union representative giving forty-eight (48) hours notice, any other persons working at the trade shall be laid off. However, where certain skills may be required on site, the parties may, by mutual consent, waive this requirement. Prospective members awaiting initiation, who have met the requirements for initiation into membership are considered to be members for the purpose of this agreement.
7.10 In reducing the number of Employees required, members of the appropriate Union(s) shall be the last to be laid off, depending on which jurisdictional area the Employer’s project is located in. Workers on the project may be offered the opportunity to exercise the option to accept a voluntary lay-off when there REDUCTION IN CREWS
7.11 Members of the Union dispatched from the Union office reporting for work at the time and place specified by the Employer and who are not engaged by the Employer shall receive a minimum of two (2) hours locally or four (4) hours beyond 300 km reporting pay, plus travel allowance and expense, if applicable.four
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Sources: Collective Agreement
Hiring. 7.01 The Employer agrees to engage Employees through the services of the Union dispatch facilities in accordance with the following procedures:
(a) For COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL work only the Employer has the freedom to select from the list of available unemployed members or transfer Employees from other work being performed for the same Employer, within the area jurisdiction of the Union(s). For work in Local 496 jurisdiction only, three out of every four workers hired may be name hired by the contractor off of the Union’s out of work list. Contractors will advise the union of the names of those workers on the out of work list that they will not accept as employees.
(b) On INDUSTRIAL work, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or less Employees, the Employer may transfer or name hire any combination of fourteen (14) Employees to the job site, however, no more than six (6) Employees may be name hired.
(c) On INDUSTRIAL work, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or more Employees, the Employer may utilize the option in (b) above and in addition may name hire or transfer one three (13) additional Employee Employees for every each additional twenty-five (525) list hiresEmployees hired.
(d) When applicable, contractors may transfer between the Fabrication Shop and the Modular Yard as per Clause 7.01 except that Employees transferred to the Modular Yard from the Fabrication Shop must remain employed in the Modular Yard for a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days before they can be transferred to a field project within the appropriate jurisdiction.
(e) Not withstanding 7.01 (b), (c) and (d), Employees may be transferred or name hired to be employed as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ subject to the following:
(i) he/she must be in compliance with Clause 25.02 (a); and,
(ii) for the purposes of this Clause, Employees transferred or name hired as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be Industrial Construction Crew Supervisor (ICCS) certified effective May 1, 2017.
(iii) he/she will at no time be paid less than the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ rate for which they qualify under Clause 25.02 (b) for a minimum of four (4) months from date of hire or transfer or until laid off if less than four (4) months.
(f) On hiring, there shall be no distinction between Alberta and UA classified Journeymen Steam Fitters/Pipe Fitters except as allowed for in Clause 25.02 (a).
(g) Where there is a demonstrable need for special skills, talents, or where job conditions warrant, on particular job site(s) then by mutual agreement between the Business Manager of the Union and the Employer, the Employer shall be entitled to additional name hires or transfers.
7.02 Where transfers are permitted above, such transfers shall be working within the area jurisdiction of the Union and there shall be no interruption of the Employees’ ' earnings while being transferred. This clause does not apply to Employees who are on regularly scheduled holidays or absent from work for compassionate reasons, and who are to report to a different job site upon their return.
7.03 Under no circumstances shall any Employer transfer Employees from one company to another company, without terminating the Employees and complying with the hiring procedures as set out above.
7.04 Except as provided for in Clause 7.08, the Employer agrees not to engage any person until clearance is given by the Union office or a dispatch slip from the Union office is presented.
(a) In the hiring of Apprentices, the Employer shall give consideration to those duly indentured apprentices that are registered as unemployed at the Union office. The Employer will maintain a minimum ratio of 20% of the number of Journeymen employed on all projects that have more than 14 journeymen employed by that Employer. On projects smaller than this, the Employer will make best efforts to maintain a similar ratio of apprentices to journeymen. It is understood that operational considerations or specialized projects may make the maintenance of these ratios difficult. In these cases the special requirements of the project and the overall number of apprentices employed by the Employer will be taken into consideration.
(b) The Employer agrees to engage only new or probationary apprentices, who have fulfilled the entrance requirements of the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees.
(c) All apprentices as a condition of progression shall be required to attend such courses as directed by the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees in consultation with the Employer affected.
(d) The Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees shall be the sole body authorized to set conditions and standards of certification of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation and to determine individual certifications of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation.
(e) The parties recognize that it is in their mutual best interest to include significant involvement of women, aboriginal people, veterans, visible minorities and RAP students in the workforce. To that end, the Trade Division and the Union will jointly undertake recruitment initiatives aimed at increasing the number of these people as new apprentices who will join the union.
(f) The Parties agree to cooperate to facilitate broad and liberal leaves for operations and training military leave for workers who serve as members of the Canadian Forces Reserves, in accordance with provincial and federal law and the ‘Declaration of Support for the Reserve Force’ signed by the Canadian Office of the Building and Construction Trades Department and the National Construction Labour Relations Alliance, dated May 12th, 2010.
7.06 The Employer and the Union agree that there will be no discrimination against any Employee for reasons as stipulated under Alberta legislationof age, sex, race, colour or creed.
7.07 The Union agrees to furnish competent workers embracing the UA Standard for Excellence workmen to the Employer on request, provided however, that the Employer shall have the right to determine the competency and qualifications of such persons and shall have the right to reject any person or to discharge any Employee for just cause. The Employer shall not discriminate against any Employee by reason of their membership in the Union or their participation in its lawful activities. The reason/cause of the rejection/termination of the Employee will be relayed in writing to the Union.
7.08 Where the Employer has requested the Union office to furnish workers workmen to perform work within the scope of this Agreement, and the required number of workers are not furnished within two (2) working days, after the date for which the workers are requested, the Employer shall have the right to procure the required number of workers from other available sources, provided, however, that such workers procured from other available sources shall be required by the Employer to make application to join the Union, if acceptable, not later than thirty (30) calendar days after hiring, and obtain a dispatch slip from the Union office or the Employer shall notify and obtain clearance from the Union office before engaging such persons. In such circumstances, clearance by the Union will not be withheld.of
7.09 Provided the Union can supply the Employer with qualified tradesmen, who are members of the appropriate Union, the Employer agrees that at any time on the request of the Union representative giving forty-eight (48) hours notice, any other persons working at the trade shall be laid off. However, where certain skills may be required on site, the parties may, by mutual consent, waive this requirement. Prospective members awaiting initiation, who have met the requirements for initiation into membership are considered to be members for the purpose of this agreement.
7.10 In reducing the number of Employees required, members of the appropriate Union(s) shall be the last to be laid off, depending on which jurisdictional area the Employer’s 's project is located in. Workers on the project may be offered the opportunity to exercise the option to accept a voluntary lay-off when there REDUCTION IN CREWS
7.11 Members of the Union dispatched from the Union office reporting for work at the time and place specified by the Employer and who are not engaged by the Employer shall receive a minimum of two (2) hours locally or four (4) hours beyond 300 km reporting pay, plus travel allowance and expense, if applicable.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
Hiring. 7.01 The Employer agrees to engage Employees through the services of the Union dispatch facilities in accordance with the following procedures:
(a) For COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL work The Union shall be the sole bargaining authority for all employees covered by this Agreement and it is agreed that all present and future employees coming under the scope and provisions of this Agreement shall become members and/or maintain membership in the Union. All new employees shall be informed of this Section. Union membership will be available to all on an equal basis without discrimination, subject only to the Employer has the freedom to select from the list of available unemployed members or transfer Employees from other work being performed for the same Employer, within the area jurisdiction of the Union(s). For work in Local 496 jurisdiction only, three out of every four workers hired may be name hired by the contractor off By- Laws and Constitution of the Union’s out of work list. Contractors will advise the union of the names of those workers on the out of work list that they will not accept as employees.
(b) On INDUSTRIAL work, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or less Employees, the Employer may transfer or name hire any combination of fourteen (14) Employees to the job site, however, no more than six (6) Employees may be name hired.
(c) On INDUSTRIAL work, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or more Employees, the Employer may utilize the option in (b) above and in addition may name hire or transfer one (1) additional Employee for every five (5) list hires
(d) When applicable, contractors may transfer between the Fabrication Shop and the Modular Yard as per Clause 7.01 except that Employees transferred to the Modular Yard from the Fabrication Shop must remain employed in the Modular Yard for a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days before they can be transferred to a field project within the appropriate jurisdiction.
(e) Not withstanding 7.01 (b), (c) and (d), Employees may be transferred or name hired to be employed as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ subject to the following:
(i) he/she must be in compliance with Clause 25.02 (a); and,
(ii) for the purposes of this Clause, Employees transferred or name hired as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be Industrial Construction Crew Supervisor (ICCS) certified effective May 1, 2017.
(iii) he/she will at no time be paid less than the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ rate for which they qualify under Clause 25.02 (b) for a minimum of four (4) months from date of hire or transfer or until laid off if less than four (4) months.
(f) On hiring, there shall be no distinction between Alberta and UA classified Journeymen Steam Fitters/Pipe Fitters except as allowed for in Clause 25.02 (a).
(g) Where there is a demonstrable need for special skills, talents, or where job conditions warrant, on particular job site(s) then by mutual agreement between the Business Manager of the Union and the Employer, the Employer shall be entitled to additional name hires or transfers.
7.02 Where transfers are permitted above, such transfers shall be working within the area jurisdiction of the Union and there shall be no interruption of the Employees’ earnings while being transferred. This clause does not apply to Employees who are on regularly scheduled holidays or absent from work for compassionate reasons, and who are to report to a different job site upon their return.
7.03 Under no circumstances shall any Employer transfer Employees from one company to another company, without terminating the Employees and complying with the hiring procedures as set out above.
7.04 Except as provided for in Clause 7.08, the Employer agrees not to engage any person until clearance is given by the Union office or a dispatch slip from the Union office is presented.
(a) In the hiring of Apprentices, the Employer shall give consideration to those duly indentured apprentices that are registered as unemployed at the Union office. The Employer will maintain a minimum ratio of 20% of the number of Journeymen employed on all projects that have more than 14 journeymen employed by that Employer. On projects smaller than this, the Employer will make best efforts to maintain a similar ratio of apprentices to journeymen. It is understood that operational considerations or specialized projects may make the maintenance of these ratios difficult. In these cases the special requirements of the project and the overall number of apprentices employed by the Employer will be taken into consideration
(b) The Employer agrees to engage only new or probationary apprentices, who have fulfilled require membership in the entrance requirements Union as a condition of the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trusteeshire and continued employment.
(c) All apprentices as a condition employees covered by this Agreement must be cleared by referral slip through the office of progression shall Local Union No. 280 before being hired. A referral slip must contain the employee's name, category, rate of pay and Social Insurance Number. Outside the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, this may be required to attend such courses as directed accomplished either through an "Area Dispatcher", so appointed by the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees in consultation with the Employer affectedUnion, or by a responsible Shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ where no Area Dispatcher has been appointed.
(d) The Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees Those employees with seniority retention rights shall be the sole body authorized to set conditions and standards of certification of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation and to determine individual certifications of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designationrecalled in accordance with Article 15, Section 15.01 Paragraph C before new employees are hired.
(e) The parties recognize If there are no employees on the seniority list with right to recall, the Company shall have the right to hire new employees providing that it they obtain Local 280 membership clearance before commencing work. It is also understood that if new employees are required that Local 280 shall be notified and shall co-operate in their mutual best interest to include significant involvement of women, aboriginal people, veterans, visible minorities and RAP students every way in the workforcehiring of new employees. To that endThe Company will have the right to interview the applicant and request a physical examination before hiring. The Company has the right to refuse any applicant, the Trade Division and the Union will jointly undertake recruitment initiatives aimed at increasing the number of these people as new apprentices who will join the unionwhich it ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ not be suitable.
(f) The Parties agree to cooperate to facilitate broad and liberal leaves for operations and training military leave for workers who serve as members of In the Canadian Forces Reserves, in accordance with provincial and federal law and the ‘Declaration of Support for the Reserve Force’ signed by the Canadian Office of the Building and Construction Trades Department and the National Construction Labour Relations Alliance, dated May 12th, 2010.
7.06 The Employer and event that the Union agree that there will be no discrimination against any Employee for reasons as stipulated under Alberta legislation.
7.07 The Union agrees is unable to furnish competent workers embracing the UA Standard for Excellence to supply the Employer on request, provided however, that the Employer shall have the right to determine the competency and qualifications of such persons and shall have the right to reject any person or to discharge any Employee for just cause. The Employer shall not discriminate against any Employee by reason of their membership in the Union or their participation in its lawful activities. The reason/cause of the rejection/termination of the Employee will be relayed in writing to the Union.
7.08 Where the Employer has requested the Union office to furnish workers to perform work with qualified personnel within the scope of this Agreement, and the required number of workers are not furnished within two forty-eight (248) working days, after the date for which the workers are requestedhours, the Employer shall have the right to procure the required number of workers from other employ any available sourcesqualified personnel, provided, however, that such workers procured from other available sources shall be required by the Employer to make application to join the Union, if acceptable, not later than thirty all provisions of Section 4.01 (30b) calendar days after hiring, and obtain a dispatch slip from the Union office or the Employer shall notify and obtain clearance from the Union office before engaging such persons. In such circumstances, clearance by the Union will not be withheld(c) are complied with.
7.09 Provided the Union can supply the Employer with qualified tradesmen, who are members of the appropriate Union, the Employer agrees that at any time on the request of the Union representative giving forty-eight (48) hours notice, any other persons working at the trade shall be laid off. However, where certain skills may be required on site, the parties may, by mutual consent, waive this requirement. Prospective members awaiting initiation, who have met the requirements for initiation into membership are considered to be members for the purpose of this agreement.
7.10 In reducing the number of Employees required, members of the appropriate Union(s) shall be the last to be laid off, depending on which jurisdictional area the Employer’s project is located in. Workers on the project may be offered the opportunity to exercise the option to accept a voluntary lay-off when there REDUCTION IN CREWS
7.11 Members of the Union dispatched from the Union office reporting for work at the time and place specified by the Employer and who are not engaged by the Employer shall receive a minimum of two (2) hours locally or four (4) hours beyond 300 km reporting pay, plus travel allowance and expense, if applicable.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
Hiring. 7.01 The Employer agrees to engage Employees through the services of the Union dispatch facilities in accordance with the following procedures:
(a) For COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL work only the Employer has the freedom to select from the list of available unemployed members or transfer Employees from other work being performed for the same Employer, within the area jurisdiction of the Union(s). For work in Local 496 jurisdiction only, three out of every four workers hired may be name hired by the contractor off of the Union’s out of work list. Contractors will advise the union of the names of those workers on the out of work list that they will not accept as employees.
(b) On INDUSTRIAL work, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or less Employees, the Employer may transfer or name hire any combination of fourteen (14) Employees to the job site, however, no more than six (6) Employees employees may be name hired.
(c) On INDUSTRIAL work, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or more Employees, the Employer may utilize the option in (b) above and in addition he may name hire or transfer one three (13) additional Employee employees for every each additional twenty-five (525) list hiresEmployees hired.
(d) When applicable, contractors may transfer between the Fabrication Shop and the Modular Yard as per Clause 7.01 except that Employees transferred to the Modular Yard from the Fabrication Shop must remain employed in the Modular Yard for a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days before they can be transferred to a field project within the appropriate jurisdiction.
(e) Not withstanding 7.01 (b), (c) and (d), Employees may be transferred or name hired to be employed as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ subject to the following:
(i) he/she must be in compliance with Clause 25.02 (a); and,
(ii) for the purposes of this Clause, Employees transferred or name hired as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be Industrial Construction Crew Supervisor (ICCS) certified effective May 1, 2017.
(iii) he/she will at no time be paid less than the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ rate for which they qualify under Clause 25.02 (b) for a minimum of four (4) months from date of hire or transfer or until laid off if less than four (4) months.
(f) On hiring, there shall be no distinction between Alberta and UA classified Journeymen Steam Fitters/Pipe Fitters except as allowed for in Clause 25.02 (a).
(g) Where there is a demonstrable need for special skills, talents, or where job conditions warrant, on particular job site(s) then by mutual agreement between the Business Manager of the Union and the Employer, the Employer shall be entitled to additional name hires or transfers.
7.02 Where transfers are permitted above, such transfers shall be working within the area jurisdiction of the Union union and there shall be no interruption of the Employees’ ' earnings while being transferred. This clause does not apply to Employees employees who are on regularly scheduled holidays or absent from work for compassionate reasons, and who are to report to a different job site upon their return.
7.03 Under no circumstances shall any Employer transfer Employees from one company to another company, without terminating the Employees and complying with the hiring procedures as set out above.
7.04 Except as provided for in Clause 7.08, the Employer agrees not to engage any person until clearance is given by the Union office or a dispatch slip from the Union office is presented.
(a) In the hiring of Apprentices, the Employer shall give consideration to those duly indentured apprentices that are registered as unemployed at the Union office. The Employer will maintain a minimum ratio of 20% of the number of Journeymen employed on all projects that have more than 14 journeymen employed by that Employer. On projects smaller than this, the Employer will make best efforts to maintain a similar ratio of apprentices to journeymen. It is understood that operational considerations or specialized projects may make the maintenance of these ratios difficult. In these cases the special requirements of the project and the overall number of apprentices employed by the Employer will be taken into consideration.
(b) The Employer agrees to engage only new or probationary apprentices, who have fulfilled the entrance requirements of the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees.
(c) All apprentices as a condition of progression shall be required to attend such courses as directed by the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees in consultation with the Employer affected.
(d) The Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees shall be the sole body authorized to set conditions and standards of certification of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation and to determine individual certifications of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation.
(e) The parties recognize that it is in their mutual best interest to include significant involvement of women, aboriginal people, veterans, visible minorities and RAP students in the workforce. To that end, the Trade Division and the Union will jointly undertake recruitment initiatives aimed at increasing the number of these people as new apprentices who will join the union.
(f) The Parties agree to cooperate to facilitate broad and liberal leaves for operations and training military leave for workers who serve as members of the Canadian Forces Reserves, in accordance with provincial and federal law and the ‘Declaration of Support for the Reserve Force’ signed by the Canadian Office of the Building and Construction Trades Department and the National Construction Labour Relations Alliance, dated May 12th, 2010.
7.06 The Employer and the Union agree that there will be no discrimination against any Employee for reasons as stipulated under Alberta legislationof age, sex, race, colour or creed.
7.07 The Union agrees to furnish competent workers embracing the UA Standard for Excellence workmen to the Employer on request, provided however, that the Employer shall have the right to determine the competency and qualifications of such persons and shall have the right to reject any person or to discharge any Employee for just cause. The Employer shall not discriminate against any Employee by reason of their membership in the Union or their participation in its lawful activities. The reason/cause of the rejection/termination of the Employee will be relayed in writing to the Union.
7.08 Where the Employer has requested the Union office to furnish workers workmen to perform work within the scope of this Agreement, and the required number of workers are not furnished within two (2) working days, after the date for which the workers are requested, the Employer shall have the right to procure the required number of workers from other available sources, provided, however, that such workers procured from other available sources shall be required by the Employer to make application to join the Union, if acceptable, not later than thirty (30) calendar days after hiring, and obtain a dispatch slip from the Union office or the Employer shall notify and obtain clearance from the Union office before engaging such persons. In such circumstances, clearance by the Union will not be withheld.number
7.09 Provided the Union can supply the Employer with qualified tradesmen, who are members of the appropriate Union, the Employer agrees that at any time on the request of the Union representative giving forty-eight (48) hours notice, any other persons working at the trade shall be laid off. However, where certain skills may be required on site, the parties may, by mutual consent, waive this requirement. Prospective members awaiting initiation, who have met the requirements for initiation into membership are considered to be members for the purpose of this agreement.
7.10 In reducing the number of Employees required, members of the appropriate Union(s) shall be the last to be laid off, depending on which jurisdictional area the Employer’s 's project is located in. Workers on the project may be offered the opportunity to exercise the option to accept a voluntary lay-off when there REDUCTION IN CREWS
7.11 Members of the Union dispatched from the Union office reporting for work at the time and place specified by the Employer and who are not engaged by the Employer shall receive a minimum of two (2) hours locally or four (4) hours beyond 300 km reporting pay, plus travel allowance and expense, if applicable.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
Hiring. 7.01 The Employer agrees to engage Employees through Section 9.01 It is mutually agreed among the services of the Union dispatch facilities in accordance with parties hereto that the following procedures:conditions shall govern referrals of applicants for employment for all classifications within the scope of this Agreement.
(a) For COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL work only the Employer has the freedom to select from the list of available unemployed members or transfer Employees from other work being performed for the same Employer, within the area jurisdiction of the Union(s). For work in Local 496 jurisdiction only, three out of every four workers hired may be name hired by the contractor off of the Union’s out of work list. Contractors will advise the union of the names of those workers on the out of work list that they will not accept as employees.
(b) On INDUSTRIAL work, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or less Employees, the Employer may transfer or name hire any combination of fourteen (14) Employees to the job site, however, no more than six (6) Employees may be name hired.
(c) On INDUSTRIAL work, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or more Employees, the Employer may utilize the option in (b) above and in addition may name hire or transfer one (1) additional Employee for every five (5) list hires
(d) When applicable, contractors may transfer between the Fabrication Shop and the Modular Yard as per Clause 7.01 except that Employees transferred to the Modular Yard from the Fabrication Shop must remain employed in the Modular Yard for a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days before they can be transferred to a field project within the appropriate jurisdiction.
(e) Not withstanding 7.01 (b), (c) and (d), Employees may be transferred or name hired to be employed as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ subject to the following:
(i) he/she must be in compliance with Clause 25.02 (a); and,
(ii) for the purposes of this Clause, Employees transferred or name hired as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be Industrial Construction Crew Supervisor (ICCS) certified effective May 1, 2017.
(iii) he/she will at no time be paid less than the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ rate for which they qualify under Clause 25.02 (b) for a minimum of four (4) months from date of hire or transfer or until laid off if less than four (4) months.
(f) On hiring, there shall be no distinction between Alberta and UA classified Journeymen Steam Fitters/Pipe Fitters except as allowed for in Clause 25.02 (a).
(g) Where there is a demonstrable need for special skills, talents, or where job conditions warrant, on particular job site(s) then by mutual agreement between the Business Manager of the Union and the Employer, the Employer shall be entitled to additional name hires or transfers.
7.02 Where transfers are permitted above, such transfers shall be working within the area jurisdiction of the Union and there shall be no interruption of the Employees’ earnings while being transferred. This clause does not apply to Employees who are on regularly scheduled holidays or absent from work for compassionate reasons, and who are to report to a different job site upon their return.
7.03 Under no circumstances shall any Employer transfer Employees from one company to another company, without terminating the Employees and complying with the hiring procedures as set out above.
7.04 Except as provided for in Clause 7.08, the Employer agrees not to engage any person until clearance is given by the Union office or a dispatch slip from the Union office is presented.
(a) In the hiring of Apprentices, the Employer shall give consideration to those duly indentured apprentices that are registered as unemployed at the Union office. The Employer will maintain a minimum ratio of 20% of the number of Journeymen employed on all projects that have more than 14 journeymen employed by that Employer. On projects smaller than this, the Employer will make best efforts to maintain a similar ratio of apprentices to journeymen. It is understood that operational considerations or specialized projects may make the maintenance of these ratios difficult. In these cases the special requirements of the project and the overall number of apprentices employed by the Employer will be taken into consideration
(b) The Employer agrees to engage only new or probationary apprentices, who have fulfilled the entrance requirements of the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees.
(c) All apprentices as a condition of progression shall be required to attend such courses as directed by the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees in consultation with the Employer affected.
(d) The Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees shall be the sole body authorized to set conditions and standards of certification of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation and to determine individual certifications of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation.
(e) The parties recognize that it is in their mutual best interest to include significant involvement of women, aboriginal people, veterans, visible minorities and RAP students in the workforce. To that end, the Trade Division and the Union will jointly undertake recruitment initiatives aimed at increasing the number of these people as new apprentices who will join the union.
(f) The Parties agree to cooperate to facilitate broad and liberal leaves for operations and training military leave for workers who serve as members of the Canadian Forces Reserves, in accordance with provincial and federal law and the ‘Declaration of Support for the Reserve Force’ signed by the Canadian Office of the Building and Construction Trades Department and the National Construction Labour Relations Alliance, dated May 12th, 2010.
7.06 The Employer and the Union agree that there will be no discrimination against any Employee for reasons as stipulated under Alberta legislation.
7.07 The Union agrees to furnish competent upon request by the Employer, duly qualified sheet metal workers embracing in sufficient numbers as may be necessary to properly execute
b) Qualified applicants for employment, both Union and non-Union, shall be registered as being unemployed at the UA Standard Local Union
c) The Union shall refer qualified applicants for Excellence to the employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of/or in any way affected by Union membership, by-laws, regulations, constitutional
d) The Employer on request, provided however, that the Employer shall have the right to determine the competency and qualifications of such persons and shall have the right to reject any person or to discharge any Employee applicant for just causeemployment. The Employer shall Show-up time not discriminate against any Employee by reason of their membership in required.
e) Both the Union or their participation in its lawful activities. The reason/cause and the Employer agree to post a copy of the rejection/termination of the Employee will be relayed referral procedure set forth in writing this Agreement in places where notices to the Unionemployees and applicants for employment are customarily posted.
7.08 Where the Employer has requested the f) Any worker (Union office or non-Union) and any party signatory to furnish workers to perform work within the scope of this Agreement, and the required number of workers are not furnished within two (2) working days, after the date for which the workers are requested, the Employer Agreement shall have the right to procure appeal an alleged
g) Applicants for employment must check into the required number of workers from other available sources, provided, however, that such workers procured from other available sources shall be required by Local Union office once each
h) If the Employer to make application to join hires persons other than those referred by the Union, if acceptableand working within the Union's jurisdiction, not later than thirty (30the Employer will immediately notify the
i) calendar days after hiring, and obtain a dispatch slip from The Employer agrees to notify the Union office in writing within three (3) business days of layoff of the name or names of any
j) Any prospective employee shall be placed on the Employer shall notify and obtain clearance from the Union office before engaging such persons. In such circumstances, clearance Journeyman out of work list by the Union will not be withheld.if and when they shows conclusive proof of six (6) years (1500 hours per year) experience in the building and
7.09 Provided the Union can supply the Employer with qualified tradesmenk) The dispatch office shall register and dispatch all persons in a manner
Section 9.02 Dispatch points are as follows: The main Post Offices in Coos Bay, who are members of the appropriate UnionEugene (Gateway), the Employer agrees that at any time on the request of the Union representative giving forty-eight (48) hours noticeKlamath Falls, any other persons working at the trade shall be laid off. HoweverMedford, where certain skills may be required on site, the parties may, by mutual consent, waive this requirement. Prospective members awaiting initiation, who have met the requirements for initiation into membership are considered to be members for the purpose of this agreement.
7.10 In reducing the number of Employees required, members of the appropriate Union(s) shall be the last to be laid off, depending on which jurisdictional area the Employer’s project is located in. Workers on the project may be offered the opportunity to exercise the option to accept a voluntary lay-off when there REDUCTION IN CREWS
7.11 Members of the Union dispatched from the Union office reporting for work at the time and place specified by the Employer and who are not engaged by the Employer shall receive a minimum of two (2) hours locally or four (4) hours beyond 300 km reporting pay, plus travel allowance and expense, if applicable.Portland,
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Hiring. 7.01 The Employer agrees to engage Employees through the services of the Union dispatch facilities in accordance with the following procedures:
(a) For COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL work only the Employer has the freedom to select from the list of available unemployed members or transfer Employees from other work being performed for the same Employer, within the area jurisdiction of the Union(s). For work in Local 496 jurisdiction only, three out of every four workers hired may be name hired by the contractor off of the Union’s out of work list. Contractors will advise the union of the names of those workers on the out of work list that they will not accept as employees.
(b) On INDUSTRIAL work, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or less Employees, the Employer may transfer or name hire any combination of fourteen (14) Employees to the job site, however, no more than six (6) Employees may be name hired.
(c) On INDUSTRIAL work, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or more Employees, the Employer may utilize the option in (b) above and in addition may name hire or transfer one (1) additional Employee for every five (5) list hires
(d) When applicable, contractors may transfer between the Fabrication Shop and the Modular Yard as per Clause 7.01 except that Employees transferred to the Modular Yard from the Fabrication Shop must remain employed in the Modular Yard for a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days before they can be transferred to a field project within the appropriate jurisdiction.remain
(e) Not withstanding 7.01 (b), (c) and (d), Employees may be transferred or name hired to be employed as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Foremen subject to the following:
(i) he/she must be in compliance with Clause 25.02 (a); and,
(ii) for the purposes of this Clause, Employees transferred or name hired as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Foremen shall be Industrial Construction Crew Supervisor (ICCS) certified effective May 1, 2017.
(iii) he/she will at no time be paid less than the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ rate for which they qualify under Clause 25.02 (b) for a minimum of four (4) months from date of hire or transfer or until laid off if less than four (4) months.
(f) On hiring, there shall be no distinction between Alberta and UA classified Journeymen Steam Fitters/Pipe Fitters except as allowed for in Clause 25.02 (a).
(g) Where there is a demonstrable need for special skills, talents, or where job conditions warrant, on particular job site(s) then by mutual agreement between the Business Manager of the Union and the Employer, the Employer shall be entitled to additional name hires or transfers.
7.02 Where transfers are permitted above, such transfers shall be working within the area jurisdiction of the Union and there shall be no interruption of the Employees’ earnings while being transferred. This clause does not apply to Employees who are on regularly scheduled holidays or absent from work for compassionate reasons, and who are to report to a different job site upon their return.
7.03 Under no circumstances shall any Employer transfer Employees from one company to another company, without terminating the Employees and complying with the hiring procedures as set out above.
7.04 Except as provided for in Clause 7.08, the Employer agrees not to engage any person until clearance is given by the Union office or a dispatch slip from the Union office is presented.
(a) In the hiring of Apprentices, the Employer shall give consideration to those duly indentured apprentices that are registered as unemployed at the Union office. The Employer will maintain a minimum ratio of 20% of the number of Journeymen employed on all projects that have more than 14 journeymen employed by that Employer. On projects smaller than this, the Employer will make best efforts to maintain a similar ratio of apprentices to journeymen. It is understood that operational considerations or specialized projects may make the maintenance of these ratios difficult. In these cases the special requirements of the project and the overall number of apprentices employed by the Employer will be taken into consideration
(b) The Employer agrees to engage only new or probationary apprentices, who have fulfilled the entrance requirements of the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees.
(c) All apprentices as a condition of progression shall be required to attend such courses as directed by the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees in consultation with the Employer affected.
(d) The Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees shall be the sole body authorized to set conditions and standards of certification of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation and to determine individual certifications of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation.
(e) The parties recognize that it is in their mutual best interest to include significant involvement of women, aboriginal people, veterans, visible minorities and RAP students in the workforce. To that end, the Trade Division and the Union will jointly undertake recruitment initiatives aimed at increasing the number of these people as new apprentices who will join the union.
(f) The Parties agree to cooperate to facilitate broad and liberal leaves for operations and training military leave for workers who serve as members of the Canadian Forces Reserves, in accordance with provincial and federal law and the ‘Declaration of Support for the Reserve Force’ signed by the Canadian Office of the Building and Construction Trades Department and the National Construction Labour Relations Alliance, dated May 12th, 2010.
7.06 The Employer and the Union agree that there will be no discrimination against any Employee for reasons as stipulated under Alberta legislation.
7.07 The Union agrees to furnish competent workers embracing the UA Standard for Excellence to the Employer on request, provided however, that the Employer shall have the right to determine the competency and qualifications of such persons and shall have the right to reject any person or to discharge any Employee for just cause. The Employer shall not discriminate against any Employee by reason of their membership in the Union or their participation in its lawful activities. The reason/cause of the rejection/termination of the Employee will be relayed in writing to the Union.
7.08 Where the Employer has requested the Union office to furnish workers to perform work within the scope of this Agreement, and the required number of workers are not furnished within two (2) working days, after the date for which the workers are requested, the Employer shall have the right to procure the required number of workers from other available sources, provided, however, that such workers procured from other available sources shall be required by the Employer to make application to join the Union, if acceptable, not later than thirty (30) calendar days after hiring, and obtain a dispatch slip from the Union office or the Employer shall notify and obtain clearance from the Union office before engaging such persons. In such circumstances, clearance by the Union will not be withheld.
7.09 Provided the Union can supply the Employer with qualified tradesmen, who are members of the appropriate Union, the Employer agrees that at any time on the request of the Union representative giving forty-eight (48) hours notice, any other persons working at the trade shall be laid off. However, where certain skills may be required on site, the parties may, by mutual consent, waive this requirement. Prospective members awaiting initiation, who have met the requirements for initiation into membership are considered to be members for the purpose of this agreement.
7.10 In reducing the number of Employees required, members of the appropriate Union(s) shall be the last to be laid off, depending on which jurisdictional area the Employer’s project is located in. Workers on the project may be offered the opportunity to exercise the option to accept a voluntary lay-off when there REDUCTION IN CREWS
7.11 Members of the Union dispatched from the Union office reporting for work at the time and place specified by the Employer and who are not engaged by the Employer shall receive a minimum of two (2) hours locally or four (4) hours beyond 300 km reporting pay, plus travel allowance and expense, if applicable.four
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
Hiring. 7.01 The Employer agrees to engage Employees through the services of the Union dispatch facilities in accordance with the following procedures:
(a) For COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL In the employment of persons for all work only cov- ered by this Agreement, the Employer has following provisions sub- ject to the freedom to select from the list conditions of available unemployed members or transfer Employees from other work being performed for the same Employer, within the area jurisdiction of the Union(s). For work in Local 496 jurisdiction only, three out of every four workers hired may be name hired by the contractor off of the Union’s out of work list. Contractors will advise the union of the names of those workers on the out of work list that they will not accept as employeesthis Article IV shall govern.
(b) On INDUSTRIAL workThe Regional Council shall establish and maintain open, where non-discriminatory employment lists for the employment of workers in the work and area jurisdiction of the Regional Council. The Union may charge workmen a project requires twenty-five (25) or less Employees, reasonable fee for the Employer may transfer or name hire any combination use of fourteen (14) Employees to the job site, however, no more than six (6) Employees may be name hiredits employment lists.
(c) On INDUSTRIAL workContractors shall first call upon the Regional Council for such workers as they may from time to time need, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or more Employees, and the Employer may utilize Regional Council shall furnish to the option in (b) above and in addition may name hire or transfer one (1) additional Employee for every five (5) list hiresContractors the required number of competent persons of the classifications needed by the Contrac- tors.
(d) When applicable, contractors may transfer between It shall be the Fabrication Shop and responsibility of the Modular Yard as per Clause 7.01 except that Employees transferred Contractors when ordering persons to give the Modular Yard from Regional Council all of the Fabrication Shop must remain employed in pertinent information regarding the Modular Yard for a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days before they can be transferred to a field project within the appropriate jurisdictionperson’s employment.
(e) Not withstanding 7.01 The Regional Council will furnish, in accor- dance with the request of the Contractor, such com- petent persons from among those entered in the fol- lowing order of preference, and the selection of per- sons for referral to jobs shall be on a non-discrimina- tory basis as to Union membership or lack of mem- bership or Union good standing. The Regional Coun- cil shall register and dispatch persons from the employment lists without discrimination as to Union affiliation, and such registration and dispatch shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by- laws, constitutional provisions, or any other aspect or application of Union policies or requirements.
(b)1) Persons who, within the five (c5) years immediately before the Contractor’s order for workers, have performed work of the type covered by this Agreement in the Council’s area jurisdiction and are avail- able for employment.
(d)2) Persons whose names are entered on said lists and who are available for employment.
(f) The Union shall furnish the Association upon request, Employees may be transferred or name hired to be employed as Foremen or General information concerning hiring ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ subject to - tions and territorial jurisdiction of the following:
(i) he/she must be in compliance with Clause 25.02 (a); and,
(ii) for the purposes of this Clause, Employees transferred or name hired as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be Industrial Construction Crew Supervisor (ICCS) certified effective May 1, 2017.
(iii) he/she will at no time be paid less than the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ rate for which they qualify under Clause 25.02 (b) for a minimum of four (4) months from date of hire or transfer or until laid off if less than four (4) months.
(f) On hiring, there shall be no distinction between Alberta and UA classified Journeymen Steam Fitters/Pipe Fitters except as allowed for in Clause 25.02 (a)Regional Coun- cil.
(g) Where there is a demonstrable need for special skills, talents, or where job conditions warrant, on particular job site(s) then by mutual agreement between When ordering workers Contractors will give notice to the Business Manager Regional Council not later than 2:30 p.m. of the Union day prior (Monday through Friday), in any event, not less than 17.5 hours before the required reporting time, and in the Employerevent that, 48 hours (exclu- sive of Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays) after such notice, the Employer shall be entitled to additional name hires or transfers.
7.02 Where transfers are permitted above, such transfers shall be working within the area jurisdiction of the Union and there shall be no interruption of the Employees’ earnings while being transferred. This clause Regional Council does not apply furnish such persons, the Contractor may procure persons from any other source or sources. If persons are so employed, the Contractor shall, prior to Employees who are on regularly scheduled holidays or absent from the com- mencement of work for compassionate reasonsof such employee, and who are instruct per- sons so employed to report to the Local Union office and be issued a different job site upon their return.
7.03 Under no circumstances dispatch slip. For purposes of this sub-section, the 48 hour pro- vision shall any Employer transfer Employees from one company to another company, without terminating the Employees and complying commence with the hiring procedures as set out above.
7.04 Except as provided for in Clause 7.08, beginning of dispatch hours of the Employer agrees not to engage Regional Council next following the plac- ing of the job order. In the event that any person until clearance is given by dispatched for the Union office or a dispatch slip from first day’s work does not arrive ready for work within the Union office is presentedstipulated working hours under this Agreement, he shall be paid only for hours actually worked, pro- vided there has been compliance with the conditions referred to in Article IV.
(ah) In the hiring of Apprentices, the Employer shall give consideration to those duly indentured apprentices that are registered as unemployed at the Union office. The Employer will maintain a minimum ratio of 20% of the number of Journeymen employed on all projects that have more than 14 journeymen employed by that Employer. On projects smaller than this, the Employer will make best efforts to maintain a similar ratio of apprentices to journeymen. It is understood that operational considerations or specialized projects may make the maintenance of these ratios difficult. In these cases the special requirements of the project and the overall number of apprentices employed by the Employer will be taken into consideration
(b) The Employer agrees to engage only new or probationary apprentices, who have fulfilled the entrance requirements of the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees.
(c) All apprentices as a condition of progression shall be required to attend such courses as directed by the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees in consultation with the Employer affected.
(d) The Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees shall be the sole body authorized to set conditions and standards of certification of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation and to determine individual certifications of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation.
(e) The parties recognize that it is in their mutual best interest to include significant involvement of women, aboriginal people, veterans, visible minorities and RAP students in the workforce. To that end, the Trade Division and the Union will jointly undertake recruitment initiatives aimed at increasing the number of these people as new apprentices who will join the union.
(f) The Parties agree to cooperate to facilitate broad and liberal leaves for operations and training military leave for workers who serve as members of the Canadian Forces Reserves, in accordance with provincial and federal law and the ‘Declaration of Support for the Reserve Force’ signed by the Canadian Office of the Building and Construction Trades Department and the National Construction Labour Relations Alliance, dated May 12th, 2010.
7.06 The Employer and the Union agree that there will be no discrimination against any Employee for reasons as stipulated under Alberta legislation.
7.07 The Union agrees to furnish competent workers embracing the UA Standard for Excellence Subject to the Employer on requestforegoing, provided however, that the Employer Contractors shall have the right to determine the competency complete freedom of selectivity in hiring and qualifications of such persons and shall have Contractors retain the right to reject any person or to job applicant referred by the Union for any reason. Upon comple- tion of the third (3rd) day of employment the employ- er may not discharge any Employee employee except for just cause. The Employer , provided there shall not discriminate be no discrimination on the part of the Contractor against any Employee by reason employee, nor shall any such employee be discriminated against or discharged for activities in behalf of, or representa- tion of their membership in the Union not interfering with the proper per- formance of that persons duties. Grievances involv- ing this Section shall be subject to Article VIII (Griev- ance Procedures).
(i) Nothing in this section shall impair or their participation modify in its lawful activities. any way whatsoever the procedures and rights embodied in Article IX.
(j) The reason/cause Regional Council shall post in places where notices to applicants for employment with the Contractors are customarily posted all provisions relating to the function of the rejection/termination of hiring arrangements, including the Employee will be relayed in writing to the Union.
7.08 Where the Employer has requested the Union office to furnish workers to perform work within the scope provisions of this Agreement, and the required number of workers are not furnished within two (2) working days, after the date for which the workers are requested, the Employer shall have the right to procure the required number of workers from other available sources, provided, however, that such workers procured from other available sources shall be required by the Employer to make application to join the Union, if acceptable, not later than thirty (30) calendar days after hiring, and obtain a dispatch slip from the Union office or the Employer shall notify and obtain clearance from the Union office before engaging such persons. In such circumstances, clearance by the Union will not be withheld.
7.09 Provided the Union can supply the Employer with qualified tradesmen, who are members provisions of the appropriate Union, the Employer agrees that at any time on the request applicable hiring procedures in each of the Union representative giving forty-eight (48) hours noticecontract areas, any other persons working at the trade shall be laid off. However, where certain skills may be required on site, the parties may, by mutual consent, waive this requirement. Prospective members awaiting initiation, who have met the requirements for initiation into membership are considered to be members for the purpose of this agreementas set forth above.
7.10 In reducing the number of Employees required, members of the appropriate Union(s) shall be the last to be laid off, depending on which jurisdictional area the Employer’s project is located in. Workers on the project may be offered the opportunity to exercise the option to accept a voluntary lay-off when there REDUCTION IN CREWS
7.11 Members of the Union dispatched from the Union office reporting for work at the time and place specified by the Employer and who are not engaged by the Employer shall receive a minimum of two (2) hours locally or four (4) hours beyond 300 km reporting pay, plus travel allowance and expense, if applicable.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Master Agreement
Hiring. 7.01 The Employer agrees to engage Employees through the services of the Union dispatch facilities in accordance with the following procedures:
(a) For COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL work only the Employer has the freedom to select from the list of available unemployed members or transfer Employees from other work being performed for the same Employer, within the area jurisdiction of the Union(s). For work in Local 496 jurisdiction only, three out of every four workers hired may be name hired by the contractor off of the Union’s out of work list. Contractors will advise the union of the names of those workers on the out of work list that they will not accept as employees.
(b) On INDUSTRIAL work, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or less Employees, the Employer may transfer or name hire any combination of fourteen (14) Employees to the job site, however, no more than six (6) Employees may be name hired.
(c) On INDUSTRIAL work, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or more Employees, the Employer may utilize the option in (b) above and in addition may name hire or transfer one (1) additional Employee for every five (5) list hires
(d) When applicable, contractors may transfer between the Fabrication Shop and the Modular Yard as per Clause 7.01 except that Employees transferred to the Modular Yard from the Fabrication Shop must remain employed in the Modular Yard for a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days before they can be transferred to a field project within the appropriate jurisdiction.
(e) Not withstanding 7.01 (b), (c) and (d), Employees may be transferred or name hired to be employed as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Foremen subject to the following:
(i) he/she must be in compliance with Clause 25.02 (a); and,
(ii) for the purposes of this Clause, Employees transferred or name hired as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Foremen shall be Industrial Construction Crew Supervisor (ICCS) certified effective May 1, 2017.
(iii) he/she will at no time be paid less than the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ rate for which they qualify under Clause 25.02 (b) for a minimum of four (4) months from date of hire or transfer or until laid off if less than four (4) months.
(f) On hiring, there shall be no distinction between Alberta and UA classified Journeymen Steam Fitters/Pipe Fitters except as allowed for in Clause 25.02 (a).
(g) Where there is a demonstrable need for special skills, talents, or where job conditions warrant, on particular job site(s) then by mutual agreement between the Business Manager of the Union and the Employer, the Employer shall be entitled to additional name hires or transfers.
7.02 Where transfers are permitted above, such transfers shall be working within the area jurisdiction of the Union and there shall be no interruption of the Employees’ earnings while being transferred. This clause does not apply to Employees who are on regularly scheduled holidays or absent from work for compassionate reasons, and who are to report to a different job site upon their return.
7.03 Under no circumstances shall any Employer transfer Employees from one company to another company, without terminating the Employees and complying with the hiring procedures as set out above.
7.04 Except as provided for in Clause 7.08, the Employer agrees not to engage any person until clearance is given by the Union office or a dispatch slip from the Union office is presented.
(a) In the hiring of Apprentices, the Employer shall give consideration to those duly indentured apprentices that are registered as unemployed at the Union office. The Employer will maintain a minimum ratio of 20% of the number of Journeymen employed on all projects that have more than 14 journeymen employed by that Employer. On projects smaller than this, the Employer will make best efforts to maintain a similar ratio of apprentices to journeymen. It is understood that operational considerations or specialized projects may make the maintenance of these ratios difficult. In these cases the special requirements of the project and the overall number of apprentices employed by the Employer will be taken into consideration
(b) The Employer agrees to engage only new or probationary apprentices, who have fulfilled the entrance requirements of the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees.
(c) All apprentices as a condition of progression shall be required to attend such courses as directed by the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees in consultation with the Employer affected.
(d) The Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees shall be the sole body authorized to set conditions and standards of certification of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation and to determine individual certifications of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation.
(e) The parties recognize that it is in their mutual best interest to include significant involvement of women, aboriginal people, veterans, visible minorities and RAP students in the workforce. To that end, the Trade Division and the Union will jointly undertake recruitment initiatives aimed at increasing the number of these people as new apprentices who will join the union.
(f) The Parties agree to cooperate to facilitate broad and liberal leaves for operations and training military leave for workers who serve as members of the Canadian Forces Reserves, in accordance with provincial and federal law and the ‘Declaration of Support for the Reserve Force’ signed by the Canadian Office of the Building and Construction Trades Department and the National Construction Labour Relations Alliance, dated May 12th, 2010.
7.06 The Employer and the Union agree that there will be no discrimination against any Employee for reasons as stipulated under Alberta legislation.
7.07 The Union agrees to furnish competent workers embracing the UA Standard for Excellence to the Employer on request, provided however, that the Employer shall have the right to determine the competency and qualifications of such persons and shall have the right to reject any person or to discharge any Employee for just cause. The Employer shall not discriminate against any Employee by reason of their membership in the Union or their participation in its lawful activities. The reason/cause of the rejection/termination of the Employee will be relayed in writing to the Union.
7.08 Where the Employer has requested the Union office to furnish workers to perform work within the scope of this Agreement, and the required number of workers are not furnished within two (2) working days, after the date for which the workers are requested, the Employer shall have the right to procure the required number of workers from other available sources, provided, however, that such workers procured from other available sources shall be required by the Employer to make application to join the Union, if acceptable, not later than thirty (30) calendar days after hiring, and obtain a dispatch slip from the Union office or the Employer shall notify and obtain clearance from the Union office before engaging such persons. In such circumstances, clearance by the Union will not be withheld.
7.09 Provided the Union can supply the Employer with qualified tradesmen, who are members of the appropriate Union, the Employer agrees that at any time on the request of the Union representative giving forty-eight (48) hours notice, any other persons working at the trade shall be laid off. However, where certain skills may be required on site, the parties may, by mutual consent, waive this requirement. Prospective members awaiting initiation, who have met the requirements for initiation into membership are considered to be members for the purpose of this agreement.
7.10 In reducing the number of Employees required, members of the appropriate Union(s) shall be the last to be laid off, depending on which jurisdictional area the Employer’s project is located in. Workers on the project may be offered the opportunity to exercise the option to accept a voluntary lay-off when there REDUCTION IN CREWS
7.11 Members of the Union dispatched from the Union office reporting for work at the time and place specified by the Employer and who are not engaged by the Employer shall receive a minimum of two (2) hours locally or four (4) hours beyond 300 km reporting pay, plus travel allowance and expense, if applicable.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
Hiring. 7.01 The Employer agrees to engage Employees through the services of the and Union dispatch facilities agree that for any contract, workers shall be hired and clearances issued in accordance with the following procedures:following.
15.01 If the Employer is only requesting Employees from a single trade
(a) For COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL work only The Employer shall have the Employer has the freedom to select from the list of available unemployed members or transfer Employees from other work being performed for the same Employer, within the area jurisdiction of the Union(s). For work in Local 496 jurisdiction only, three out of every four workers hired may be name hired by the contractor off of the Union’s out of work list. Contractors will advise the union of the names of those workers on the out of work list that they will not accept as employees.
(b) On INDUSTRIAL work, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or less Employees, the Employer may transfer or name hire any combination of fourteen (14) Employees to the job site, however, no right if requiring more than six (6) Employees may be name hired.
(c) On INDUSTRIAL workemployees, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or more Employees, the Employer may utilize the option in (b) above and in addition may name to hire or transfer one (1) additional Employee for every five (5) list hires
(d) When applicable, contractors may transfer between the Fabrication Shop and the Modular Yard as per Clause 7.01 except that Employees transferred to the Modular Yard from the Fabrication Shop must remain employed in the Modular Yard for a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days before they can be transferred to a field project within the appropriate jurisdiction.
(e) Not withstanding 7.01 (b), (c) and (d), Employees may be transferred or name hired to be employed as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ subject to the followingfollows:
(i) he/she must be in compliance with Clause 25.02 (a); andname hire' all supervisors, inclusive of non-working forepersons,
(ii) for the purposes of this Clause, Employees transferred or name hired as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be Industrial Construction Crew Supervisor (ICCS) certified effective May 1, 2017.
(iii) he/she will at no time be paid less than the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ rate for which they qualify under Clause 25.02 (b) for a minimum of hire' any four (4) months from date employees,
iii) hire employees in the following order, one at a time for each of hire or transfer or until laid off if less than four (41) months.through (3) below, repeating as necessary
(f1) On hiring, there shall be no distinction between Alberta and UA classified Journeymen Steam Fitters/Pipe Fitters except as allowed for in Clause 25.02 (a).
(g) Where there is a demonstrable need for special skills, talents, or where job conditions warrant, on particular job site(s) then by mutual agreement between the Business Manager of the Union and the Employer, the Employer shall be entitled to additional name hires or transfers.
7.02 Where transfers are permitted above, such transfers shall be working within the area jurisdiction of the Union and there shall be no interruption of the Employees’ earnings while being transferred. This clause does not apply to Employees who are on regularly scheduled holidays or absent from work for compassionate reasons, and who are to report to a different job site upon their return.
7.03 Under no circumstances shall any Employer transfer Employees from one company to another company, without terminating the Employees and complying with the hiring procedures as set out above.
7.04 Except as provided for in Clause 7.08, the Employer agrees not to engage any person until clearance is given by the Union office or a dispatch slip an employee dispatched from the Union office is presented.Union,
(a2) In an employee name requested from the hiring Union, and
3) a 'name hire' of Apprentices, the Employer shall give consideration to those duly indentured apprentices that are registered as unemployed at the Union office. The Employer will maintain a minimum ratio of 20% of the number of Journeymen employed on all projects that have more than 14 journeymen employed by that Employer. On projects smaller than this, the Employer will make best efforts to maintain a similar ratio of apprentices to journeymen. It is understood that operational considerations or specialized projects may make the maintenance of these ratios difficult. In these cases the special requirements of the project and the overall number of apprentices employed by the Employer will be taken into considerationany employee,
(b) The Employer agrees shall have the right, if requiring six (6) or less employees, to engage only new or probationary apprenticeshire as follows:
i) name hire' all supervisors, who have fulfilled inclusive of non-working forepersons,
ii) name hire' any two (2) employees,
iii) an employee dispatched from the entrance requirements Union,
iv) an employee name requested from the Union,
v) a 'name hire' of any employee,
vi) an employee dispatched from the Union,
vii) in the event that the crew expands beyond six (6) employees, to transition to the agreed ratio, the seventh (7th) and eighth (8th) persons hired shall be a 'name hire' of any employee. Any hires of the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees.
ninth (c) All apprentices as a condition of progression 9th and subsequent positions shall be required to attend such courses as directed by the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees in consultation with the Employer affected.
(d) The Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees shall be the sole body authorized to set conditions and standards of certification of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation and to determine individual certifications of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation.
(e) The parties recognize that it is in their mutual best interest to include significant involvement of women, aboriginal people, veterans, visible minorities and RAP students in the workforce. To that end, the Trade Division and the Union will jointly undertake recruitment initiatives aimed at increasing the number of these people as new apprentices who will join the union.
(f) The Parties agree to cooperate to facilitate broad and liberal leaves for operations and training military leave for workers who serve as members of the Canadian Forces Reserves, in accordance with provincial and federal law and the ‘Declaration of Support for the Reserve Force’ signed by the Canadian Office of the Building and Construction Trades Department and the National Construction Labour Relations Alliance, dated May 12th, 201015.01(a)(iii).
7.06 The Employer and the Union agree that there will be no discrimination against any Employee for reasons as stipulated under Alberta legislation.
7.07 The Union agrees to furnish competent workers embracing the UA Standard for Excellence to 15.02 If the Employer on request, provided however, that the is requesting Employees from multiple trades
(a) The Employer shall have the right if requiring more than six (6) employees, to determine hire as follows per each Union:
i) name hire' all supervisors, inclusive of non-working forepersons,
ii) name hire' any three (3) employees,
iii) hire employees in the competency and qualifications following order, one at a time for each of such persons and (1) through (3) below, repeating as necessary:
1) an employee dispatched from the Union,
2) an employee name requested from the Union, and
3) a 'name hire' of any employee,
(b) The Employer shall have the right right, if requiring six (6) or less employees, to reject hire as follows per each Union:
i) name hire' all supervisors, inclusive of non-working forepersons,
ii) name hire' any person or to discharge any Employee for just cause. The Employer shall not discriminate against any Employee by reason of their membership in the Union or their participation in its lawful activities. The reason/cause of the rejection/termination of the Employee will be relayed in writing to the Union.
7.08 Where the Employer has requested the Union office to furnish workers to perform work within the scope of this Agreement, and the required number of workers are not furnished within two (2) working daysemployees,
iii) an employee dispatched from the Union,
iv) an employee name requested from the Union,
v) a 'name hire' of any employee,
vi) an employee dispatched from the Union,
vii) in the event that the crew expands beyond six (6) employees, after to transition to the date for which agreed ratio, the workers are requestedseventh (7th) shall be a 'name hire' of any employee, the eighth {8th) shall be a ‘name hire’ off the union list, and the ninth (9th) shall be a 'name hire' of any employee. Any hires of the tenth (10th) and subsequent positions shall be in accordance with 15.02(a)(iii).
15.03 Notwithstanding Article 15, any Employee laid off within the last year may be rehired, and the Union shall clear such Employees.
15.04 On prime or sub-contracts awarded to local companies with a labour component of up to thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000), the Employer shall have the right to procure 'name hire' all employees provided those requested meet the required number criteria of workers from other available sourcesbeing Local Residents. The purpose of this provision is to allow local companies to do small assignments with their regular crew.
15.05 Contract work awarded to Contractors shall not be "split" into sub-contracts with the intent to circumvent this Article.
15.06 The above 'name hires' must be residents of Canada for a period of six (6) months. These 'name hires' may or may not be members of the Union. To qualify for a 'name hire' under this clause, provided, however, that such workers procured from other available sources shall be required the individual must have been employed by the Employer to make application to join for at least six (6) months in the Unionlast two (2) years and must have the experience, if acceptable, not later than thirty (30) calendar days after hiring, training and obtain a dispatch slip from required qualifications where applicable. Additional qualified regular employees may be name requested where there is mutual agreement between the Union office or the Parties. The Employer shall notify and obtain clearance from the Union office before engaging such persons. In such circumstances, clearance by of these hires and the Union will not be withheldshall provide clearances.
7.09 Provided 15.07 Any workers hired pursuant to this Article 15 shall follow the principles of priority hiring for Indigenous people and Equity Groups.
15.08 If the Union can is unable to supply the Employer with qualified tradesmen, who are members of the appropriate Union, the Employer agrees that at any time on the request of the Union representative giving workers required within forty-eight (48) hours notice, any or such other persons working at the trade shall be laid off. However, where certain skills time as may be required on site, the parties may, by mutual consent, waive this requirement. Prospective members awaiting initiation, who have met the requirements for initiation into membership are considered to be members for the purpose of this agreement.
7.10 In reducing the number of Employees required, members of the appropriate Union(s) shall be the last to be laid off, depending on which jurisdictional area the Employer’s project is located in. Workers on the project may be offered the opportunity to exercise the option to accept a voluntary lay-off when there REDUCTION IN CREWS
7.11 Members of the Union dispatched from the Union office reporting for work at the time and place specified agreed by the Employer and who are not engaged by Union from the date requested, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, the Employer may hire from other sources. Employees so hired shall receive be required to secure membership in the appropriate Union. Such application for membership shall be made within thirty (30) calendar days of hire.
15.09 Where a minimum ‘name hire’ Employee or an Employee hired in accordance with 15.08 is not a member of two the appropriate Union they shall be required to secure membership in the appropriate Union. Such application for membership shall be made within thirty (230) hours locally or four (4) hours beyond 300 km reporting paycalendar days of hire.
15.10 The Unions recognize the Employer’s right to evaluate all persons to determine their level of competency, plus travel allowance qualifications and expense, if applicablephysical fitness to perform the required work.
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Sources: Special Project Needs Agreement
Hiring. 7.01 The Employer agrees to engage Employees through the services of the Union dispatch facilities in accordance with the following procedures:
(a) For COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL work only the Employer has the freedom to select from the list of available unemployed members or transfer Employees from other work being performed for the same Employer, within the area jurisdiction of the Union(s). For work in Local 496 jurisdiction only, three out of every four workers hired may be name hired by the contractor off of the Union’s out of work list. Contractors will advise the union of the names of those workers on the out of work list that they will not accept as employees.
(b) On INDUSTRIAL work, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or less Employees, the Employer may transfer or name hire any combination of fourteen (14) Employees to the job site, however, no more than six (6) Employees employees may be name hired.
(c) On INDUSTRIAL work, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or more Employees, the Employer may utilize the option in (b) above and in addition may name hire or transfer one three (13) additional Employee employees for every each additional twenty-five (525) list hiresEmployees hired.
(d) When applicable, contractors may transfer between the Fabrication Shop and the Modular Yard as per Clause 7.01 except that Employees transferred to the Modular Yard from the Fabrication Shop must remain employed in the Modular Yard for a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days before they can be transferred to a field project within the appropriate jurisdiction.
(e) Not withstanding 7.01 (b), (c) and (d), Employees may be transferred or name hired to be employed as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ subject to the following:
(i) he/she must be in compliance with Clause 25.02 (a); and,
(ii) for the purposes of this Clause, Employees transferred or name hired as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be Industrial Construction Crew Supervisor (ICCS) certified effective May 1, 2017.
(iii) he/she will at no time be paid less than the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ rate for which they qualify under Clause 25.02 (b) for a minimum of four (4) months from date of hire or transfer or until laid off if less than four (4) months.
(f) On hiring, there shall be no distinction between Alberta and UA classified Journeymen Steam Fitters/Pipe Fitters except as allowed for in Clause 25.02 (a).
(g) Where there is a demonstrable need for special skills, talents, or where job conditions warrant, on particular job site(s) then by mutual agreement between the Business Manager of the Union and the Employer, the Employer shall be entitled to additional name hires or transfers.
7.02 Where transfers are permitted above, such transfers shall be working within the area jurisdiction of the Union union and there shall be no interruption of the Employees’ ' earnings while being transferred. This clause does not apply to Employees employees who are on regularly scheduled holidays or absent from work for compassionate reasons, and who are to report to a different job site upon their return.
7.03 Under no circumstances shall any Employer transfer Employees from one company to another company, without terminating the Employees and complying with the hiring procedures as set out above.
7.04 Except as provided for in Clause 7.08, the Employer agrees not to engage any person until clearance is given by the Union office or a dispatch slip from the Union office is presented.
(a) In the hiring of Apprentices, the Employer shall give consideration to those duly indentured apprentices that are registered as unemployed at the Union office. The Employer will maintain a minimum ratio of 20% of the number of Journeymen employed on all projects that have more than 14 journeymen employed by that Employer. On projects smaller than this, the Employer will make best efforts to maintain a similar ratio of apprentices to journeymen. It is understood that operational considerations or specialized projects may make the maintenance of these ratios difficult. In these cases the special requirements of the project and the overall number of apprentices employed by the Employer will be taken into consideration.
(b) The Employer agrees to engage only new or probationary apprentices, who have fulfilled the entrance requirements of the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees.
(c) All apprentices as a condition of progression shall be required to attend such courses as directed by the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees in consultation with the Employer affected.
(d) The Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees shall be the sole body authorized to set conditions and standards of certification of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation and to determine individual certifications of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation.
(e) The parties recognize that it is in their mutual best interest to include significant involvement of women, aboriginal people, veterans, visible minorities and RAP students in the workforce. To that end, the Trade Division and the Union will jointly undertake recruitment initiatives aimed at increasing the number of these people as new apprentices who will join the union.
(f) The Parties agree to cooperate to facilitate broad and liberal leaves for operations and training military leave for workers who serve as members of the Canadian Forces Reserves, in accordance with provincial and federal law and the ‘Declaration of Support for the Reserve Force’ signed by the Canadian Office of the Building and Construction Trades Department and the National Construction Labour Relations Alliance, dated May 12th, 2010.
7.06 The Employer and the Union agree that there will be no discrimination against any Employee for reasons as stipulated under Alberta legislationof age, sex, race, colour or creed.
7.07 The Union agrees to furnish competent workers embracing the UA Standard for Excellence workmen to the Employer on request, provided however, that the Employer shall have the right to determine the competency and qualifications of such persons and shall have the right to reject any person or to discharge any Employee for just cause. The Employer shall not discriminate against any Employee by reason of their membership in the Union or their participation in its lawful activities. The reason/cause of the rejection/termination of the Employee will be relayed in writing to the Union.
7.08 Where the Employer has requested the Union office to furnish workers workmen to perform work within the scope of this Agreement, and the required number of workers workmen are not furnished within two (2) working days, after the date for which the workers workmen are requested, the Employer shall have the right to procure the required number of workers workmen from other available sources, provided, however, that such workers workmen procured from other available sources shall be required by the Employer to make application to join the Union, if acceptable, not later than thirty (30) calendar days after hiring, and obtain a dispatch slip from the Union office or the Employer shall notify and obtain clearance from the Union office before engaging such persons. In such circumstances, clearance by the Union will not be withheld.,
7.09 Provided the Union can supply the Employer with qualified tradesmen, who are members of the appropriate Union, the Employer agrees that at any time on the request of the Union representative giving forty-eight (48) hours notice, any other persons working at the trade shall be laid off. However, where certain skills may be required on site, the parties may, by mutual consent, waive this requirement. Prospective members awaiting initiation, who have met the requirements for initiation into membership are considered to be members for the purpose of this agreement.
7.10 In reducing the number of Employees required, members of the appropriate Union(s) shall be the last to be laid off, depending on which jurisdictional area the Employer’s 's project is located in. Workers on the project may be offered the opportunity to exercise the option to accept a voluntary lay-off when there REDUCTION IN CREWS
7.11 Members of the Union dispatched from the Union office reporting for work at the time and place specified by the Employer and who are not engaged by the Employer shall receive a minimum of two (2) hours locally or four (4) hours beyond 300 km reporting pay, plus travel allowance and expense, if applicable.
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Sources: Mechanical Collective Agreement
Hiring. 7.01 The Employer agrees to engage Employees through the services of the Union dispatch facilities in accordance with the following procedures:
(a) For COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL work only the Employer has the freedom to select from the list of available unemployed members or transfer Employees from other work being performed for the same Employer, within the area jurisdiction of the Union(s). For work in Local 496 jurisdiction only, three out of every four workers hired may be name hired by the contractor off of the Union’s out of work list. Contractors will advise the union of the names of those workers on the out of work list that they will not accept as employees.
(b) On INDUSTRIAL work, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or less Employees, the Employer may transfer or name hire any combination of fourteen (14) Employees to the job site, however, no more than six (6) Employees employees may be name hired.
(c) On INDUSTRIAL work, where a project requires twenty-five (25) or more Employees, the Employer may utilize the option in (b) above and in addition may name hire or transfer one three (13) additional Employee employees for every each additional twenty-five (525) list hiresEmployees hired.
(d) When applicable, contractors may transfer between the Fabrication Shop and the Modular Yard as per Clause 7.01 except that Employees transferred to the Modular Yard from the Fabrication Shop must remain employed in the Modular Yard for a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days before they can be transferred to a field project within the appropriate jurisdiction.
(e) Not withstanding 7.01 (b), (c) and (d), Employees may be transferred or name hired to be employed as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ subject to the following:
(i) he/she must be in compliance with Clause 25.02 (a); and,
(ii) for the purposes of this Clause, Employees transferred or name hired as Foremen or General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be Industrial Construction Crew Supervisor (ICCS) certified effective May 1, 2017.
(iii) he/she will at no time be paid less than the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ rate for which they qualify under Clause 25.02 (b) for a minimum of four (4) months from date of hire or transfer or until laid off if less than four (4) months.
(f) On hiring, there shall be no distinction between Alberta and UA classified Journeymen Steam Fitters/Pipe Fitters except as allowed for in Clause 25.02 (a).
(g) Where there is a demonstrable need for special skills, talents, or where job conditions warrant, on particular job site(s) then by mutual agreement between the Business Manager of the Union and the Employer, the Employer shall be entitled to additional name hires or transfers.
7.02 Where transfers are permitted above, such transfers shall be working within the area jurisdiction of the Union union and there shall be no interruption of the Employees’ ' earnings while being transferred. This clause does not apply to Employees employees who are on regularly scheduled holidays or absent from work for compassionate reasons, and who are to report to a different job site upon their return.
7.03 Under no circumstances shall any Employer transfer Employees from one company to another company, without terminating the Employees and complying with the hiring procedures as set out above.
7.04 Except as provided for in Clause 7.08, the Employer agrees not to engage any person until clearance is given by the Union office or a dispatch slip from the Union office is presented.
(a) In the hiring of Apprentices, the Employer shall give consideration to those duly indentured apprentices that are registered as unemployed at the Union office. The Employer will maintain a minimum ratio of 20% of the number of Journeymen employed on all projects that have more than 14 journeymen employed by that Employer. On projects smaller than this, the Employer will make best efforts to maintain a similar ratio of apprentices to journeymen. It is understood that operational considerations or specialized projects may make the maintenance of these ratios difficult. In these cases the special requirements of the project and the overall number of apprentices employed by the Employer will be taken into consideration.
(b) The Employer agrees to engage only new or probationary apprentices, who have fulfilled the entrance requirements of the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees.
(c) All apprentices as a condition of progression shall be required to attend such courses as directed by the Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees in consultation with the Employer affected.
(d) The Joint Educational Trust Fund Trustees shall be the sole body authorized to set conditions and standards of certification of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation and to determine individual certifications of the Steam Fitter-Pipe Fitter UA designation.
(e) The parties recognize that it is in their mutual best interest to include significant involvement of women, aboriginal people, veterans, visible minorities and RAP students in the workforce. To that end, the Trade Division and the Union will jointly undertake recruitment initiatives aimed at increasing the number of these people as new apprentices who will join the union.
(f) The Parties agree to cooperate to facilitate broad and liberal leaves for operations and training military leave for workers who serve as members of the Canadian Forces Reserves, in accordance with provincial and federal law and the ‘Declaration of Support for the Reserve Force’ signed by the Canadian Office of the Building and Construction Trades Department and the National Construction Labour Relations Alliance, dated May 12th, 2010.
7.06 The Employer and the Union agree that there will be no discrimination against any Employee for reasons as stipulated under Alberta legislationof age, sex, race, colour or creed.
7.07 The Union agrees to furnish competent workers embracing the UA Standard for Excellence workmen to the Employer on request, provided however, that the Employer shall have the right to determine the competency and qualifications of such persons and shall have the right to reject any person or to discharge any Employee for just cause. The Employer shall not discriminate against any Employee by reason of their membership in the Union or their participation in its lawful activities. The reason/cause of the rejection/termination of the Employee will be relayed in writing to the Union.
7.08 Where the Employer has requested the Union office to furnish workers workmen to perform work within the scope of this Agreement, and the required number of workers workmen are not furnished within two (2) working days, after the date for which the workers workmen are requested, the Employer shall have the right to procure the required number of workers workmen from other available sources, provided, however, that such workers workmen procured from other available sources shall be required by the Employer to make application to join the Union, if acceptable, not later than thirty (30) calendar days after hiring, and obtain a dispatch slip from the Union office or the Employer shall notify and obtain clearance from the Union office before engaging such persons. In such circumstances, clearance by the Union will not be withheld.
7.09 Provided the Union can supply the Employer with qualified tradesmen, who are members of the appropriate Union, the Employer agrees that at any time on the request of the Union representative giving forty-eight (48) hours notice, any other persons working at the trade shall be laid off. However, where certain skills may be required on site, the parties may, by mutual consent, waive this requirement. Prospective members awaiting initiation, who have met the requirements for initiation into membership are considered to be members for the purpose of this agreement.other
7.10 In reducing the number of Employees required, members of the appropriate Union(s) shall be the last to be laid off, depending on which jurisdictional area the Employer’s 's project is located in. Workers on the project may be offered the opportunity to exercise the option to accept a voluntary lay-off when there REDUCTION IN CREWS
7.11 Members of the Union dispatched from the Union office reporting for work at the time and place specified by the Employer and who are not engaged by the Employer shall receive a minimum of two (2) hours locally or four (4) hours beyond 300 km reporting pay, plus travel allowance and expense, if applicable.
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Sources: Collective Agreement