Common use of Qualified Craftsmen Clause in Contracts

Qualified Craftsmen. Employers shall only employ journeymen plumbers, pipefitters and HVAC mechanics who are qualified for employment by at least five (5) years practical working experience at the plumbing, pipefitting or HVAC trade as journeymen or apprentices in the building and construction industry and who either: a. Have successfully served an apprenticeship at the trade under an apprenticeship program approved by the United States Bureau of Apprenticeship Training, or b. Have had previous employment as a journeyman plumber, pipefitter or HVAC mechanic with a signatory to this agreement and whose services have proved satisfactory, or c. Have successfully passed a competency examination that adequately tested the degree of skill and training necessary to be a competent journeyman plumber, pipefitter or HVAC mechanic. Any question as to what constitutes a "competency" examination shall be resolved by the Union.