Purpose and Principles. 1. THIS AGREEMENT is entered into to prevent strikes and lockouts; to facilitate peaceful adjustment of grievances and disputes between Employer and Employee; to prevent waste, unnecessary and unavoidable delays and the results through them to the Employer of costs and expense and to the employee of loss of wages; to enable the Employer to secure at all times sufficient forces of skilled workmen; to provide as far as possible for the continuous employment of labor; to provide that employment hereunder shall be in accordance with conditions and at wages herein agreed upon and by reason of this Agreement and the purpose and intent thereof, to bring about stable conditions in the Industry, keep costs of work in the Industry as low as possible consistent with fair wages and proper working conditions, as provided for hereunder; and further to establish and set up the necessary procedure for amicable adjustment of all disputes or questions that may arise between the Parties, or any of them, so that the foregoing purposes may be brought about and accomplished. 2. Both Parties to the Agreement believe that Uniform Agreement, if adopted by the Unions and the Employers engaged in Heavy and Highway Construction would further the interests of that Industry, and further believe that such a Uniform Agreement should contain the following principles: (a) That there should be no limitations to the amount of work a man shall perform during his working day, it being understood that the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall perform a fair and honest day’s work. (b) That there shall be no restriction of the use of machinery, tools or appliances except as hereinafter modified by this Agreement. (c) That no person shall have the right to interfere with the workmen during working hours. (d) If any of the Parties of the First Part engage in any class of work not embodied in Heavy and/or Highway Construction as hereinafter defined, then this Agreement is of no force or effect on any such contract. 3. The Employer agrees that he will not discipline or discharge any employee who refuses to cross a bona fide labor union picket line. The right of an employee to exercise this privilege shall not be a violation of this Agreement and shall not subject the Employee to penalties. 4. The Association and the Union named herein are negotiating agents for their present and future members. For any breach of this Agreement, the liability of the members of the Association and the Local Union shall be several and not joint and the liability of the Association shall only be that of negotiating agent without liability for the acts of its respective members. 5. Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this Article are an integral part of this Agreement and all parties to the Agreement agree to abide by and be bound by the language contained in said sections.
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Sources: Labor Agreement, Labor Agreement, Labor Agreement
Purpose and Principles. 1. THIS AGREEMENT is entered into to prevent strikes and lockouts; , to facilitate peaceful adjustment of grievances and disputes between Employer and Employee; to prevent waste, unnecessary and unavoidable avoidable delays and the results through them thereof to the Employer of costs and expense and to the employee of loss of wages; to enable the Employer to secure at all times sufficient forces of skilled workmenworkers; to provide as far much as possible for the continuous employment of labor; , to provide that employment hereunder shall be in accordance with conditions and at wages herein agreed upon and by reason of this Agreement and the purpose and intent thereof, upon; to bring about stable conditions in the Industry, keep costs of work in the Industry as low as possible possible, consistent with fair wages and proper working conditions, as provided for hereunder; and further further, to establish and set up the necessary procedure for amicable adjustment of all disputes or questions that may arise between the Parties, or any of them, so that the foregoing purposes may be brought about and accomplished.
2. Both Parties to the Agreement believe that a Uniform Agreement, if adopted by the Unions Union and the Employers engaged in Heavy and Highway Construction would further the interests of that Industry, and further believe that such a Uniform Agreement should contain the following principles:
(a) That there should be no limitations to the amount of work a man an employee shall perform during his his/her working day, it being understood that the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ worker shall perform a fair and honest day’s 's work.
(b) That there shall be no restriction of the use of machinery, tools or appliances except as hereinafter modified by this Agreement.
(c) That no person shall have the right to interfere with the workmen worker during working hours.
(d) If any of the Parties parties of the First Part first part engage in any class of work not embodied in Heavy and/or Highway Construction as hereinafter defined, then this Agreement is of no force or effect on any such contractproject.
3. The Employer agrees that he will not discipline or discharge any employee who refuses to cross a bona fide labor union picket line. The right of an employee to exercise this privilege shall not be a violation of this Agreement Sections 1 and shall not subject the Employee to penalties.
4. The Association and the Union named herein are negotiating agents for their present and future members. For any breach of this Agreement, the liability of the members of the Association and the Local Union shall be several and not joint and the liability of the Association shall only be that of negotiating agent without liability for the acts of its respective members.
5. Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 2 of this Article are an integral part of this Agreement and all parties to the Agreement agree to abide by and be bound by the language contained in said sections.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement