Common use of UNION RECOGNITION AND SECURITY Clause in Contracts

UNION RECOGNITION AND SECURITY. The Employer recognizes the Union as the sole bargaining authority for all employees covered by this Agreement and coming within the jurisdiction of the Union. The Union recognizes that the Association is the sole bargaining authority for all subcontractors of the Employer covered by this Agreement and coming within the jurisdiction of the Union. The Employer shall be the judge as to the competency of any employee, and shall have the right to discharge men for just cause. The Employer, if requested by the Union, shall provide a termination slip which shall state reason for discharge or lay-off occurring prior to job completion and whether the employee is eligible for rehire. All employees covered by this Agreement, as a condition of continued employment, shall, commencing on the eighth (8th) day following the beginning of such employment, or the effective date of this Agreement, whichever is later, acquire and maintain membership in the Union during the term of their employment. Subject to the provisions of Art. and Art. hereof, the appointment of Journeymen to the capacities of Pipe, Welding, or Tie-in Foremen who shall be members of the Union, is the responsibility of the Employer. Such appointment shall not be interfered with by the Union. Where qualified members of the Union are not available or where as at the date of this Agreement such Foremen who are not members of the Union are in the employ of the Employer, the provisions of Art. hereof with respect to Union membership shall apply. \ The Employer recognizes the right of the Union to enforce its Constitution in that the Employer undertakes to provide all welding equipment and shall not employ any employee who provides any vehicle or equipment. No rental equipment shall be utilized to circumvent the intent of this provision. The Employer shall require of his employees, as a condition of employment, that an automatic deduction be made from the employee’s pay of a sum equal to the regular monthly Union dues. As a condition of hiring and continuing employment each employee shall sign the proper authorization form which authorizes the Employer to deduct working dues, initiation fees, and assessments from the employee’s pay. The Union will notify the Association in writing as to the amount of fees, dues and assessments to be deducted from the wages of employees from time to time. All dues, fees and assessments so deducted shall be remitted to the Local Union not later than the twentieth (20th) of the month following, together with a list showing the amount deducted for each employee. The Local Union’s Business Manager shall, at the start of a job (i.e. rigging up for pipe operations) select one of its Journeymen members who shall be placed on the Employer’s payroll and recognized as the Job Xxxxxxx; such appointment to be confirmed by letter to the Employer. If the Xxxxxxx selected by the Business Manager is objected to by the Employer for valid reason, the Business Manager shall select another Journeyman as Xxxxxxx to whom the Employer has no reasonable objection. The Job Xxxxxxx shall perform his duties the same as any other Journeyman and shall not be discharged for Union activities. The Job Xxxxxxx shall be allowed a reasonable amount of time during the working hours to perform the work of the Union but shall not abuse the privilege. On Mainline Pipeline jobs the Job Xxxxxxx shall be. the last Journeyman in his classification remaining on the is perform the work to be completed. Where a main pipe gang and a poor boy pipe gang are used, an Assistant Xxxxxxx may be selected, where warranted, as agreed upon between the Employer and the Union at the Re-job Conference or by subsequent arrangement. The Assistant Xxxxxxx shall report all matters of concern to the Job Xxxxxxx who will deal with any problem or grievance with the representative of the Employer. The Business representative of the Local Union shall have access to any job at any time, providing notice is given to the available Employer’s representative on the In the event of an illegal work stoppage by employees covered by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, those employees not performing work during the work stoppage shall not receive any compensation whatsoever for days not worked. It is recognized that traditionally all work combined with, associated with or comprising an integral part of pipeline construction as defined in Article hereof, comes solely within the trade jurisdiction of four International Unions, commonly referred to as the “pipeline craft unions” and their Local Unions which are affiliated with Building and Construction Trades Councils, The recognition of this historical precedent is hereby re-affirmed.

UNION RECOGNITION AND SECURITY. The Employer Authority recognizes the Union as the sole bargaining authority for all employees covered by this Agreement and coming within the jurisdiction of the Union. The Union recognizes that the Association is the sole bargaining authority for all subcontractors of the Employer covered by this Agreement and coming within the jurisdiction of the Union. The Employer shall be the judge as to the competency of any employee, and shall have the right to discharge men for just cause. The Employer, if requested by the Union, shall provide a termination slip which shall state reason for discharge or lay-off occurring prior to job completion and whether during the employee is eligible for rehire. All employees covered by existence of this Agreement, as the collective bargaining agency for all present and future employees of the Authority who are within the job classifications set forth in Sections 8.1, 8.3, and 8.4 of this Agreement and no other employees, and probationary and temporary employees (as defined in, and subject to the limitations contained in Section 1.5); but the Union will not include or retain in its membership any employee who is appointed to a condition permanent position conferring the power of continued employmentdiscipline in the way of hiring, shallsuspending, commencing or discharging employees under them or any employee who, by promotion or otherwise, comes within a job classification not set forth in Article VIII of this Agreement, provided, that if any such exempted employee is demoted to or reclassified into a job classification set forth in Article VIII of this Agreement, the employee shall be subject to the Union security provisions hereinafter in this Section contained on the eighth (8th) thirtieth day following the beginning of such employment, or the effective date of this Agreementsuch demotion or reclassification. All employees for whom the Union is recognized as the collective bargaining agency, whichever is later, acquire and maintain membership as specified in the Union during the term preceding paragraph of their employment. Subject to the provisions of Art. and Art. hereofthis Section, the appointment of Journeymen to the capacities of Pipe, Welding, or Tie-in Foremen who shall be members of the Union, is the responsibility of the Employer. Such appointment shall not be interfered with by the Union. Where qualified members of the Union are not available or where as at the date of this Agreement such Foremen who are not members of the Union are in the employ of the Employer, the provisions of Art. hereof with respect to Union membership shall apply. \ The Employer recognizes the right of the Union to enforce its Constitution in that the Employer undertakes to provide all welding equipment and shall not employ any employee who provides any vehicle or equipment. No rental equipment shall be utilized to circumvent the intent of this provision. The Employer shall require of his employeesrequired, as a condition of employment, that an automatic deduction be made from the employee’s pay of a sum equal to the regular monthly Union dues. As a condition of hiring and continuing employment each employee shall sign the proper authorization form which authorizes the Employer to deduct working dues, initiation fees, and assessments from the employee’s pay. The Union will notify the Association in writing as to the amount of fees, dues and assessments to be deducted from the wages of employees from time to time. All dues, fees and assessments so deducted shall be remitted to the Local Union not later than the twentieth (20th) of the month following, together with a list showing the amount deducted for each employee. The Local Union’s Business Manager shall, at the start of a job (i.e. rigging up for pipe operations) select one of its Journeymen members who shall be placed on the Employer’s payroll and recognized as the Job Xxxxxxx; such appointment to be confirmed by letter to the Employer. If the Xxxxxxx selected by the Business Manager is objected to by the Employer for valid reason, the Business Manager shall select another Journeyman as Xxxxxxx to whom the Employer has no reasonable objection. The Job Xxxxxxx shall perform his duties the same as any other Journeyman and shall not be discharged for Union activities. The Job Xxxxxxx shall be allowed a reasonable amount of time during the working hours to perform the work of the Union but shall not abuse for the privilege. On Mainline Pipeline jobs the Job Xxxxxxx shall be. the last Journeyman in his classification remaining on the is perform the work to be completed. Where a main pipe gang and a poor boy pipe gang are used, an Assistant Xxxxxxx may be selected, where warranted, as agreed upon between the Employer and the Union at the Re-job Conference or by subsequent arrangement. The Assistant Xxxxxxx shall report all matters of concern to the Job Xxxxxxx who will deal with any problem or grievance with the representative of the Employer. The Business representative of the Local Union shall have access to any job at any time, providing notice is given to the available Employer’s representative on the In the event of an illegal work stoppage by employees covered by the terms and conditions duration of this Agreement, those employees subject however, to the following condition: that anyone becoming an employee shall be required to become a member of the Union on the thirtieth day following the beginning of such employment if he has not performing work voluntarily joined prior to such thirtieth day. The "thirtieth day" specified herein shall be computed from the date as of which an employee is entered on the rolls in a job classification set forth in Article VIII of this Agreement. (See Sections 3.18, 4.8 and 7.8 of this Agreement.) The Authority shall provide representatives of the Union with the opportunity to present an orientation meeting, which shall last no longer than one hour, to all new hires who are to be employed in positions covered under this Agreement, during their orientation periods. New hires shall be paid by the Authority for time spent in this orientation meeting, which shall take place on Authority property during the work stoppage regular working day. Union representatives presenting at the meeting shall not receive any compensation whatsoever for days not worked. It is recognized that traditionally all work combined with, associated with or comprising an integral part of pipeline construction as defined in Article hereof, comes solely within be paid by the trade jurisdiction of four International Unions, commonly referred to as the “pipeline craft unions” and their Local Unions which are affiliated with Building and Construction Trades Councils, The recognition of this historical precedent is hereby re-affirmedUnion.

UNION RECOGNITION AND SECURITY. The Employer recognizes the Union as the sole bargaining authority for all employees covered by this Agreement and coming within the jurisdiction of the Union. The Union recognizes that the Association is the sole bargaining authority for all subcontractors of the Employer covered by this Agreement and coming within the jurisdiction of the Union. The Employer shall be the judge as to the competency of any employee, and shall have the right to discharge men for just cause. The Employer, if requested by the Union, shall provide a termination slip which shall state the reason for discharge or lay-off occurring prior to job completion and whether the employee is eligible for rehire. All employees covered employeescovered by this Agreement, as a condition of continued acondition ofcontinued employment, shall, commencing on the eighth theeighth (8th) day following the beginning of such employment, or the effective date of this Agreement, whichever is later, acquire and maintain membership in the Union during the term of their employment. Subject to the provisions of Art. paragraphs and Art. hereof, the appointment of Journeymen to the capacities of Pipe, Welding, or Tie-in Foremen who shall be members of the Union, is the responsibility of the Employer. Such appointment shall not be interfered with by the Union. Where qualified members of the Union are not available or where as at the date of this Agreement such Foremen who are not members of the Union are in the employ of the Employer, the provisions of Art. hereof with respect to Union membership shall apply. \ The Employer recognizes the right of the Union to enforce its Constitution in that the Employer undertakes to provide all welding equipment and shall not employ any employee who provides any vehicle or equipment. No rental equipment shall be utilized to circumvent the intent of this provision. The Employer shall require of his employees, as a condition of employment, that an automatic deduction be made from the employee’s 's pay of a sum equal to the regular monthly Union dues. The said dues shall be deducted from all employees who work five (5) days forty (40) hours in a calendar month. As a condition of hiring and continuing employment each acondition andcontinuingemploymenteach employee shall sign the proper authorization form which authorizes the Employer to deduct working dues, initiation fees, and assessments from the employee’s payemployee'spay. The Union will notify the Association in writing as to the amount amounts of fees, dues and assessments to be deducted from the wages of employees from time to time. All dues, fees and assessments so deducted shall be remitted to the Local Union not later than the twentieth (20th) of the month following, together with a list showing the amount deducted for each employee. The Local Union shall select a Welder-Journeyman member with distribution pipeline construction experience, or such other Journeyman as mutually agreed upon by the Employer and the Union’s Business Manager shall, at the start of a job (i.e. rigging up for pipe operations) select one of its Journeymen members who shall be placed on the Employer’s payroll and recognized as the Job Xxxxxxx; such appointment to be confirmed by letter to the Employer. If the Xxxxxxx selected by the Business Manager Union is objected to by the Employer for valid reason, the Business Manager Union shall select another Journeyman as Xxxxxxx to whom the Employer has no reasonable objection. The Job Xxxxxxx shall perform his duties the same as any other Journeyman and shall not be discharged for Union activities. The Job Xxxxxxx shall be allowed a reasonable amount of time during the working hours to perform the work of the Union but shall not abuse the privilege. On Mainline Pipeline jobs It is understood the Xxxxxxx shall be the last man laid-off. There shall be one Job Xxxxxxx shall be. the last Journeyman in his classification remaining on the is perform the work to be completed. Where a main pipe gang and a poor boy pipe gang are used, an Assistant Xxxxxxx may be selected, where warranted, as agreed upon between the Employer and the Union at the Re-job Conference or by subsequent arrangement. The Assistant Xxxxxxx shall report all matters of concern to the Job Xxxxxxx who will deal with any problem or grievance with the representative for each of the Employer's permanent yards. The Business representative of the Local Union shall have access to any job at any time, providing notice is given to the available Employer’s 's representative on the In the event of an illegal work stoppage by employees covered by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, those employees not performing work during the work stoppage shall not receive any compensation whatsoever for days not worked. It is recognized that traditionally all work combined withrelating to pipeline construction, associated with or comprising an integral part of pipeline construction as defined in Article hereof, comes solely within the trade jurisdiction of four International Unions, commonly referred to as the “"pipeline craft unions” " namely: the InternationalUnion of North America; the International Union of Operating Engineers; the International Brotherhood of Teamsters of America: and their Local Unions which are affiliated with Building the United Association of Journeymen and Construction Trades Councils, Apprentices of the Plumbing and Industry of the United States and Canada. The recognition of this historical precedent is hereby re-affirmed. The Employer, upon receiptofwritten noticeand reasons from the Union, shall discharge forthwith any employee who, as determined by the Union in its sole discretion, is not or ceases to be a member in good standing of the Union upon suitable replacement being made available at the by the Local Union. The Union will file with the Association a copy of any Collective Agreement, in the form adopted by the Canadian Pipeline Advisory Council, or any letter of signed by an Employer and the Union or any of its Local Unions with respect to the work defined in Article hereof. In the Provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Island, the Employer agrees that, notwithstanding the provisions in any of the other three pipeline crafts’ agreements, appendices or understandings, the assignment of any work shall be made in accordance with local area practice and Provincial Labour Board Decisions.

UNION RECOGNITION AND SECURITY. The Employer recognizes the Union as the sole and exclusive bargaining authority agency for all employees in the unit consisting of classifications as defined in Schedule "A", attached hereto and made a part of this Agreement. All employees shall become members of this bargaining unit upon completion of their probation and remain members of the union, as a condition of their employment, during the life of this Agreement, and the Union shall notify the Employer promptly in writing of the failure of any such employee to become or remain a member of the Union; provided, however, that the Union shall not request the Employer to discriminate against any employee for non-membership in the Union, if such membership is not available to the employee on the same terms and conditions generally applicable to other members, or if membership is denied or terminated for reasons other than the failure of the employee to tender the periodic dues or initiation fee uniformly required by the Union as a condition of acquiring or maintaining membership. For the duration of this Agreement, the Employer shall deduct from the first pay period of each month, Union dues and remit same to the Local Union within ten (10) days, upon receipt of a Dues Authorization Card signed by the employee. Initiation fees shall be deducted within the first two (2) paychecks after completion of the probationary period and upon receipt of an authorization card signed by the employee. This authorization shall continue until revoked by the employee giving written notice to the Employer, by registered mail postmarked or received by the Employer either (a) during the period from the first June 24th to the first July 1st, both inclusive, after the effective date of this authorization, or (b) during the same period of each year thereafter, or (c) after the termination of the Agreement between the Employer and the Union. Through tile representation of the Union, employees shall have the right to a hearing on any differences of opinion as to the competency of any employee to fill a new position or vacancy of promotion or demotion, or discipline administered, or layoffs, or discharges or of discrimination. Such hearings shall follow the established grievance procedure. In the matter of suspension, demotion or discharge, if after hearing witnesses the charges are not sustained, the employee may have his record cleared of such charges and in case of loss of wages, may receive reimbursement of such loss. No discipline by temporary suspension shall be administered to any employee which shall permanently impair his seniority rights. The shop xxxxxxx shall be notified in writing of any of the above action. The Employer agrees that he will not sublet, assign or transfer any work in connection with electrical work to any other person, firm or corporation if such subletting, assigning or transfer will cause the loss of work opportunities to employees in the individual Employer's establishment covered by this Agreement Agreement. Any such subletting, assigning or transfer shall be allowable after a mutual determination has been made by the representatives of the parties that such action is not in conflict with the preceding sentence. The business of the representatives of the Union, pertaining to this Agreement, is with the office of the Employer but he shall be permitted to enter the plant at any time the plant is operating after obtaining clearance from management, which shall not be unreasonably denied. It is understood that upon entering the plant, the representative of the Union will not interfere with the normal operations of the business. The Employer will recognize shop stewards, selected in accord with the Union rules and coming regulations, as representatives of the employees in the respective groups or departments for which they are chosen. There shall be one shop xxxxxxx for each twenty-five (25) members or fraction thereof in any one building. The Union will notify the Employer as to the identity of stewards and xxxxxxx groups. Stewards shall be free to conduct their Union duties at any time within their regularly scheduled working hours and for one (1) hour before and after such working hours, within the jurisdiction Employer's grounds. They shall not leave their working station on Union business without the expressed permission of the section supervisor, which shall not be unreasonably denied. The Employer and employees agree that duly chosen stewards shall not be restricted by-seniority during their term of office and that they shall be given opportunity for employment at any time that three (3) or more employees are working. The Employer understands that the choice of, and removal from office, of stewards is a function of the Union. The Union recognizes that the Association is the sole bargaining authority for all subcontractors of will notify the Employer covered by this Agreement and coming within the jurisdiction of the Union. The Employer shall be the judge as to the competency forty-eight (48) hours of any employee, and shall have the right to discharge men for just causechange in xxxxxxx status. The Employer, if requested by the Union, shall provide a termination slip which shall state reason for discharge or lay-off occurring prior to job completion and whether the employee is eligible for rehire. All employees covered by this Agreement, as a condition of continued employment, shall, commencing on the eighth (8th) day following the beginning of such employment, or the effective date of this Agreement, whichever is later, acquire and maintain membership in the Union during the term of their employment. Subject to the provisions of Art. and Art. hereof, the appointment of Journeymen to the capacities of Pipe, Welding, or Tie-in Foremen who shall be members of the Union, is the responsibility of the Employer. Such appointment meetings shall not be interfered with by the Union. Where qualified members of the Union are not available or where as at the date of this Agreement such Foremen who are not members of the Union are in the employ of held on the Employer, 's property or the provisions of Art. hereof with respect to Union membership shall apply. \ The Employer recognizes Employer's time without the right of the Union to enforce its Constitution in that the Employer undertakes to provide all welding equipment and shall not employ any employee who provides any vehicle or equipment. No rental equipment shall be utilized to circumvent the intent of this provision. The Employer shall require of his employees, as a condition of employment, that an automatic deduction be made from the employee’s pay of a sum equal to the regular monthly Union dues. As a condition of hiring and continuing employment each employee shall sign the proper authorization form which authorizes the Employer to deduct working dues, initiation fees, and assessments from the employee’s payEmployer's permission. The Union will notify the Association in writing as to the amount of fees, dues and assessments to be deducted from the wages of employees from time to time. All dues, fees and assessments so deducted shall be remitted to the Local Union not later than the twentieth (20th) of the month following, together with a list showing the amount deducted for each employee. The Local Union’s Business Manager shall, at the start of a job (i.e. rigging up for pipe operations) select one of its Journeymen members who shall be placed on the Employer’s payroll and recognized as the Job Xxxxxxx; such appointment to be confirmed by letter to the Employer. If the Xxxxxxx selected by the Business Manager is objected to by hold the Employer harmless for valid reasonany and all claims, the Business Manager shall select another Journeyman as Xxxxxxx to whom the Employer has no reasonable objection. The Job Xxxxxxx shall perform his duties the same as any demands, suits or other Journeyman and shall not be discharged for Union activities. The Job Xxxxxxx shall be allowed a reasonable amount of time during the working hours to perform the work of the Union but shall not abuse the privilege. On Mainline Pipeline jobs the Job Xxxxxxx shall be. the last Journeyman in his classification remaining on the is perform the work to be completed. Where a main pipe gang and a poor boy pipe gang are used, an Assistant Xxxxxxx action that may be selected, where warranted, as agreed upon between the Employer and the Union at the Re-job Conference or by subsequent arrangement. The Assistant Xxxxxxx shall report all matters of concern to the Job Xxxxxxx who will deal with any problem or grievance with the representative of the Employer. The Business representative of the Local Union shall have access to any job at any time, providing notice is given to the available Employer’s representative on the In the event of an illegal work stoppage by employees covered by the terms and conditions arise out of this Agreement, those employees not performing work during the work stoppage shall not receive any compensation whatsoever for days not worked. It is recognized that traditionally all work combined with, associated with or comprising an integral part of pipeline construction as defined in Article hereof, comes solely within the trade jurisdiction of four International Unions, commonly referred to as the “pipeline craft unions” and their Local Unions which are affiliated with Building and Construction Trades Councils, The recognition of this historical precedent is hereby re-affirmedSection.

UNION RECOGNITION AND SECURITY. The Employer recognizes the Union as the sole bargaining authority for all employees covered by this Agreement and coming within the jurisdiction of the Union. The Union recognizes that the Association is the sole bargaining authority for all subcontractors of the Employer covered by this Agreement and coming within the jurisdiction of the Union. The Employer shall be the judge as to the competency of any employee, and shall have the right to discharge men for just cause. The Employer, if requested by the Union, shall provide a termination slip which shall state the reason for discharge or lay-off occurring prior to job completion and whether the employee is eligible for rehire. All employees covered by this Agreement, as a condition of continued ofcontinued employment, shall, commencing on the eighth (8th) day following the beginning of such employment, or the effective date of this Agreement, whichever is later, acquire and maintain membership in the Union during the term main of their employment. Subject to the provisions of Art. and Art. hereof, the appointment of Journeymen to the capacities of Pipe, Welding, or Tie-in Foremen who shall be members of the Union, is the responsibility of the Employer. Such appointment shall not be interfered with by the Union. Where qualified members of the Union are not available or where as at the date of this Agreement such Foremen who are not members of the Union are in the employ of the Employer, the provisions of Art. hereof with respect to Union membership shall apply. \ The Employer recognizes the right of the Union to enforce its Constitution in that the Employer undertakes to provide all welding equipment and shall not employ any employee who provides any vehicle or equipment. No rental equipment shall be utilized to circumvent the intent of this provision. The Employer shall require of his employees, as a condition of employment, that an automatic deduction be made from the employee’s 's pay of a sum equal to the regular monthly Union dues. As a condition of hiring and continuing andcontinuing employment each employee shall sign the proper authorization form which authorizes the Employer to deduct working dues, initiation fees, and assessments from the employee’s 's pay. The Union will notify the Association in writing as to the amount of fees, dues and assessments to be deducted from the wages of employees from time to time. All dues, fees and assessments so deducted shall be remitted to the Local Union not later than the twentieth (20th) of the month following, together with a list showing the amount deducted for each employee. The Local Union’s 's Business Manager shall, at the start of a job (i.e. rigging up for pipe operations) select one of its Journeymen members who shall be placed on the Employer’s 's payroll and recognized as the Job Xxxxxxx; such appointment to be confirmed by letter to the Employer. If the Xxxxxxx selected by the Business Manager is objected to by the Employer for valid reason, the Business Manager shall select another Journeyman as Xxxxxxx to whom the Employer has no reasonable objection. The Job Xxxxxxx shall perform his duties the same as any other Journeyman and shall not be discharged for Union activities. The Job Xxxxxxx shall be allowed a reasonable amount of time during the working hours to perform the work of the Union but shall not abuse the privilege. On Mainline Pipeline jobs the Job Xxxxxxx shall be. be the last Journeyman in his classification remaining on the job provided he is competent to perform the work to be completed. Where a main pipe gang and a poor boy pipe gang are used, an Assistant Xxxxxxx may be selected, where warranted, as agreed upon between the Employer and the Union at the Re-job Conference or by subsequent arrangement. The Assistant Xxxxxxx shall report all matters of concern to the Job Xxxxxxx who will deal with any problem or grievance with the representative of the Employer. Where, on a loop line construction job, crews are -'-working out of separate warehouses or marshalling points, the Union shall have the right to appoint an Assistant Xxxxxxx for and during the continuation of operations out of each separate warehouse or marshalling point. There shall be no non- working Job Xxxxxxx or Assistant Stewards. The Job Xxxxxxx shall be notified of any disciplinary warning given to any employee. The Business representative of the Local Union shall have access to any job at any time, providing notice is given to the available Employer’s 's representative on the In the event of an illegal work stoppage by employees covered by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, those employees not performing work during the work stoppage shall not receive any compensation whatsoever for days not worked. It is recognized that traditionally all work combined with, associated with or comprising an integral part of pipeline construction as defined in Article hereof, comes solely within the trade jurisdiction of four International Unions, commonly referred to as the “"pipeline craft unions” " and their Local Unions which are affiliated with Building and Construction Trades Councils, The recognition of this historical precedent is hereby re-affirmed. The Employer agrees that, notwithstanding the provisions in any of the other three pipeline crafts' agreements, appendices or understandings, the assignment of any work shall be made in accordance with local area practice. and Provincial Labour Board decisions.

UNION RECOGNITION AND SECURITY. The Employer recognizes the Union as the sole and exclusive bargaining authority agency for all employees in the unit consisting of classifications as defined in Schedule "A", attached hereto and made a part of this Agreement. All employees shall become members of this bargaining unit upon completion of their probation and remain members of the Union, as a condition of their employment, during the life of this Agreement, and the Union shall notify the Employer promptly in writing of the failure of any such employee to become or remain a member of the Union; provided, however, that the Union shall not request the Employer to discriminate against any employee for non-membership in the Union, if such membership is not available to the employee on the same terms and conditions generally applicable to other members, or if membership is denied or terminated for reasons other than the failure of the employee to tender the periodic dues or initiation fee uniformly required by the Union as a condition of acquiring or maintaining membership. For the duration of this Agreement, the Employer shall deduct from the first pay period of each month, Union dues and remit same to the Local Union within ten (10) days, upon receipt of a Dues Authorization Card signed by the employee. Initiation fees shall be deducted within the first two (2) paychecks after completion of the probationary period and upon receipt of an authorization card signed by the employee. This authorization shall continue until revoked by the employee giving written notice to the Employer, by registered mail postmarked or received by the Employer either (a) during the period from the first June 24th to the first July 1st, both inclusive, after the effective date of this authorization, or (b) during the same period of each year thereafter, or (c) after the termination of the Agreement between the Employer and the Union. Through the representation of the Union, employees shall have the right to a hearing on any differences of opinion as to the competency of any employee to fill a new position or vacancy of promotion or demotion, or discipline administered, or layoffs, or discharges or of discrimination. Such hearings shall follow the established grievance procedure. In the matter of suspension, demotion or discharge, if after hearing witnesses the charges are not sustained, the employee may have his record cleared of such charges and in case of loss of wages, may receive reimbursement of such loss. No discipline by temporary suspension shall be administered to any employee which shall permanently impair his seniority rights. The shop steward shall be notified in writixx xx xny of the above action. The Employer agrees that he will not sublet, assign or transfer any work in connection with electrical work to any other person, firm or corporation if such subletting, assigning or transfer will cause the loss of work opportunities to employees in the individual Employer's establishment covered by this Agreement Agreement. Any such subletting, assigning or transfer shall be allowable after a mutual determination has been made by the representatives of the parties that such action is not in conflict with the preceding sentence. The business of the representatives of the Union, pertaining to this Agreement, is with the office of the Employer but he shall be permitted to enter the plant at any time the plant is operating after obtaining clearance from management, which shall not be unreasonably denied. It is understood that upon entering the plant, the representative of the Union will not interfere with the normal operations of the business. The Employer will recognize shop stewards, selected in accord with the Union rules and coming regulations, as representatives of the employees in the respective groups or departments for which they are chosen. There shall be one shop steward for each twenty-five (25) xxxxxxx or fraction thereof in any one building. The Union will notify the Employer as to the identity of stewards and steward groups. Stewards shall be xxxx xx conduct their Union duties at any time within their regularly scheduled working hours and for one (1) hour before and after such working hours, within the jurisdiction Employer's grounds. They shall not leave their working station on Union business without the expressed permission of the section supervisor, which shall not be unreasonably denied. The Employer and employees agree that duly chosen stewards shall not be restricted by seniority during their term of office and that they shall be given opportunity for employment at any time that three (3) or more employees are working. The Employer understands that the choice of, and removal from office, of stewards is a function of the Union. The Union recognizes that the Association is the sole bargaining authority for all subcontractors of will notify the Employer covered by this Agreement and coming within the jurisdiction of the Union. The Employer shall be the judge as to the competency forty-eight (48) hours of any employee, and shall have the right to discharge men for just causechange in steward status. The Employer, if requested by the Union, shall provide a termination slip which shall state reason for discharge or lay-off occurring prior to job completion and whether the employee is eligible for rehire. All employees covered by this Agreement, as a condition of continued employment, shall, commencing Union meetings shxxx xxx be held on the eighth (8th) day following the beginning of such employment, Employer's property or the effective date of this Agreement, whichever is later, acquire and maintain membership in the Union during the term of their employment. Subject to the provisions of Art. and Art. hereof, the appointment of Journeymen to the capacities of Pipe, Welding, or Tie-in Foremen who shall be members of the Union, is the responsibility of Employer's time without the Employer. Such appointment shall not be interfered with by the Union. Where qualified members of the Union are not available or where as at the date of this Agreement such Foremen who are not members of the Union are in the employ of the Employer, the provisions of Art. hereof with respect to Union membership shall apply. \ The Employer recognizes the right of the Union to enforce its Constitution in that the Employer undertakes to provide all welding equipment and shall not employ any employee who provides any vehicle or equipment. No rental equipment shall be utilized to circumvent the intent of this provision. The Employer shall require of his employees, as a condition of employment, that an automatic deduction be made from the employee’s pay of a sum equal to the regular monthly Union dues. As a condition of hiring and continuing employment each employee shall sign the proper authorization form which authorizes the Employer to deduct working dues, initiation fees, and assessments from the employee’s pay's permission. The Union will notify the Association in writing as to the amount of fees, dues and assessments to be deducted from the wages of employees from time to time. All dues, fees and assessments so deducted shall be remitted to the Local Union not later than the twentieth (20th) of the month following, together with a list showing the amount deducted for each employee. The Local Union’s Business Manager shall, at the start of a job (i.e. rigging up for pipe operations) select one of its Journeymen members who shall be placed on the Employer’s payroll and recognized as the Job Xxxxxxx; such appointment to be confirmed by letter to the Employer. If the Xxxxxxx selected by the Business Manager is objected to by hold the Employer harmless for valid reasonany and all claims, the Business Manager shall select another Journeyman as Xxxxxxx to whom the Employer has no reasonable objection. The Job Xxxxxxx shall perform his duties the same as any demands, suits or other Journeyman and shall not be discharged for Union activities. The Job Xxxxxxx shall be allowed a reasonable amount of time during the working hours to perform the work of the Union but shall not abuse the privilege. On Mainline Pipeline jobs the Job Xxxxxxx shall be. the last Journeyman in his classification remaining on the is perform the work to be completed. Where a main pipe gang and a poor boy pipe gang are used, an Assistant Xxxxxxx action that may be selected, where warranted, as agreed upon between the Employer and the Union at the Re-job Conference or by subsequent arrangement. The Assistant Xxxxxxx shall report all matters of concern to the Job Xxxxxxx who will deal with any problem or grievance with the representative of the Employer. The Business representative of the Local Union shall have access to any job at any time, providing notice is given to the available Employer’s representative on the In the event of an illegal work stoppage by employees covered by the terms and conditions arise out of this Agreement, those employees not performing work during the work stoppage shall not receive any compensation whatsoever for days not worked. It is recognized that traditionally all work combined with, associated with or comprising an integral part of pipeline construction as defined in Article hereof, comes solely within the trade jurisdiction of four International Unions, commonly referred to as the “pipeline craft unions” and their Local Unions which are affiliated with Building and Construction Trades Councils, The recognition of this historical precedent is hereby re-affirmedSection.

UNION RECOGNITION AND SECURITY. The Employer recognizes Corporation agrees to recognize the Union as the sole collective bargaining authority agent for all employees covered by this Agreement in respect to hours of work, salaries and coming within working conditions. All employees to whom this Agreement applies who are hired after April and who have completed their probationary period shall become and remain members of the jurisdiction Union. No employee shall lose his employment as a result of the denial of or loss of union membership except by reason of his failure to pay the regular union dues levied on members of the Union. The Union recognizes that Corporation shall deduct from the Association is wages of each employee to whom this Agreement applies, an amount equivalent to the sole bargaining authority for all subcontractors union dues of a member of the Employer covered by this Agreement Union and coming within shall remit to the jurisdiction Secretary-Treasurer of the Union, all amounts so deducted with a list of names of employees from whom such deductions have been made. The Employer shall be In order that the judge Corporation may have definite instructions as to what amounts are to be deducted for the competency above purpose, it is agreed that the Union shall promptly notify the Corporation in writing, over the signature of any employeethe Recording Secretary of the Union, the amount of the deductions to be made by the Corporation for regular union dues, and the Corporation shall have the right to discharge men for just causecontinue to rely upon such written notification as to the amount to be deducted until it receives other written notification from the Union signed with the same formality, Union dues will be deducted on the first regular deduction date following the hiring of an employee. The Employer, if requested amount of union dues deducted shall be shown on each Income Tax slip. In consideration of the deducting and forwarding of union dues accordance with the foregoing by the UnionCorporation, shall provide a termination slip which shall state reason for discharge the Union agrees to indemnify and save the Corporation harmless against any claim or lay-off occurring prior to job completion and whether liability arising out of or resulting from the employee is eligible for rehireoperations of this section. All employees covered by this Agreement, as a condition of continued employment, shall, commencing on the eighth (8th) day following the beginning of such employment, or the effective date of this Agreement, whichever is later, acquire and maintain membership in correspondence directed to the Union during the term of their employment. Subject shall be sent to the provisions of Art. and Art. hereof, the appointment of Journeymen Union's Recording Secretary or in absence to the capacities of Pipe, Welding, President or Tie-in Foremen who other named officer; and it shall be members of the Union, is the responsibility of the EmployerUnion to notify the Corporation accordingly. Such appointment shall not be interfered with by the Union. Where qualified members of the Union are not available or where as at the date of this Agreement such Foremen who are not members of the Union are in the employ of the Employer, the provisions of Art. hereof with respect to Union membership shall apply. \ ARTICLE REPRESENTATION The Employer recognizes Corporation acknowledges the right of the Union to enforce its Constitution in appoint or otherwise select Committees and Stewards. The Union shall advise the Corporation of the personnel serving on these Committees and as Stewards. It is agreed that the Employer undertakes number of Stewards from a department or floor shall be by mutual agreement. The Negotiating Committee shall consist of not more than four (4) employees. Employees shall have the right to provide all welding equipment have the assistance of a representative from the National Office of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, who shall have access to the Corporation's premises, on notification to the office of the Department Head and of Personnel, in order to investigate or assist in negotiations of a dispute, The Corporation agrees without prejudice to the rights outlined in Article to inform the Union immediately when disciplinary action in the form of suspension or discharge has been imposed on an employee. The Corporation will forward copies of disciplinary letters to the Union and further, no employee will be informed of dismissal or suspension unless the employee is accompanied by his Union representative, provided the employee requests such representation. The Union acknowledges that Stewards, members the Committees and Union Officers have regular duties to perform on behalf of the Corporation. Such persons shall not leave their regular duties without receiving permission from their Depart Head or his representative, and such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. When resuming their regular duties, they shall report to their Department Head his representative, and shall give any reasonable explanation which may be requested with respect to their absence. It is clearly understood that Stewards and other Union Officials shall not employ absent themselves from their regular duties unreasonably in order to deal with the grievances of employees or with other Union business and that in accordance with this understanding the Corporation shall not make any employee who provides pay deduction from such employees for the time spent in handling grievances, and attending meetings of grievances up to and Step The Corporation and the Union that neither will at any vehicle time act or equipment. No rental equipment shall be utilized proceed in any manner contrary to circumvent the intent provisions of this provisionthe Employment Standards Act, Ontario Labour Relations Act or the Ontario Human Rights Code. The Employer shall require of his employees, as a condition of employment, that an automatic deduction be made from Corporation will recognize up to two Health and Safety Representatives appointed by the employee’s pay Union who will the duties of a sum equal Worker Health and Safety Representative as defined under The Occupational Health and Safety Act The Corporation and the Union shall co-operate in improving rules and practices to the regular monthly Union duesmaintain standards of health and safety. As a condition Meetings will be held as scheduled or upon request of hiring either party to deal with workplace hazards or other health and continuing employment each employee shall sign the proper authorization form which authorizes the Employer to deduct working dues, initiation fees, and assessments from the employee’s paysafety matters. The Union will notify endeavour to obtain the Association in writing as to the amount of fees, dues and assessments to be deducted from the wages of employees from time to time. All dues, fees and assessments so deducted shall be remitted to the Local Union not later than the twentieth (20th) of the month following, together with a list showing the amount deducted for each employee. The Local Union’s Business Manager shall, at the start of a job (i.e. rigging up for pipe operations) select one full cooperation of its Journeymen members who shall be placed on membership in the Employer’s payroll observation of all safety rules and recognized as the Job Xxxxxxx; such appointment to be confirmed by letter to the Employer. If the Xxxxxxx selected by the Business Manager is objected to by the Employer for valid reason, the Business Manager shall select another Journeyman as Xxxxxxx to whom the Employer has no reasonable objection. The Job Xxxxxxx shall perform his duties the same as any other Journeyman and shall not be discharged for Union activities. The Job Xxxxxxx shall be allowed a reasonable amount of time during the working hours to perform the work of the Union but shall not abuse the privilege. On Mainline Pipeline jobs the Job Xxxxxxx shall be. the last Journeyman in his classification remaining on the is perform the work to be completed. Where a main pipe gang and a poor boy pipe gang are used, an Assistant Xxxxxxx may be selected, where warranted, as agreed upon between the Employer and the Union at the Re-job Conference or by subsequent arrangement. The Assistant Xxxxxxx shall report all matters of concern to the Job Xxxxxxx who will deal with any problem or grievance with the representative of the Employer. The Business representative of the Local Union shall have access to any job at any time, providing notice is given to the available Employer’s representative on the In the event of an illegal work stoppage by employees covered by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, those employees not performing work during the work stoppage shall not receive any compensation whatsoever for days not worked. It is recognized that traditionally all work combined with, associated with or comprising an integral part of pipeline construction as defined in Article hereof, comes solely within the trade jurisdiction of four International Unions, commonly referred to as the “pipeline craft unions” and their Local Unions which are affiliated with Building and Construction Trades Councils, The recognition of this historical precedent is hereby re-affirmedpractices.

UNION RECOGNITION AND SECURITY. The Employer recognizes the Union as the sole bargaining authority for all employees covered by this Agreement and coming within the jurisdiction of the Union. The Union recognizes that the Association is the sole bargaining authority for all subcontractors of the Employer covered by this Agreement and coming within the jurisdiction of the Union. The Employer shall be the judge as to the competency of any employee, and shall have the right to discharge men for just cause. The Employer, if requested by the Union, shall provide a termination slip which shall state the reason for discharge or lay-off occurring prior to job completion and whether the employee is eligible for rehire. All employees covered by this Agreement, as a condition of continued employment, shall, commencing on the eighth (8th) day following the beginning of such employment, or the effective date of this Agreement, whichever is later, acquire and maintain membership in the Union during the term of their employment. Subject to the provisions of Art. paragraphs and Art. hereof, the appointment of Journeymen to the capacities of Pipe, Welding, or Tie-in Foremen who shall be members of the Union, is the responsibility of the Employer. Such appointment shall not be interfered with by the Union. Where qualified members of the Union are not available or where as at the date of this Agreement such Foremen who are not members of the Union are in the employ of the Employer, the provisions of Art. hereof with respect to Union membership shall apply. \ The Employer recognizes the right of the Union to enforce its Constitution in that the Employer undertakes to I provide all welding equipment and shall not employ any employee who provides any vehicle or equipment. No rental equipment shall be utilized to circumvent the intent of this provision. The Employer shall require of his employees, as a condition of employment, that an automatic deduction be made from the employee’s pay of a sum equal to the regular monthly Union dues. The said dues shall be deducted from all employees who work five days and/or forty (40) hours in a calendar month. As a condition of hiring and continuing employment each employee shall sign the proper authorization form which authorizes the Employer to deduct working dues, initiation fees, and assessments from the employee’s pay. The Union will notify the Association in writing as to the amount amounts of fees, dues and assessments to be deducted from the wages of employees from time to time. All dues, fees and assessments so deducted shall be remitted to the Local Union not later than the twentieth (20th) of the month following, together with a list showing the amount deducted for each employee. The Local Union shall select a Welder-Journeyman member with distribution pipeline construction experience, or such other Journeyman as mutually agreed upon by the Employer and the Union’s Business Manager shall, at the start of a job (i.e. rigging up for pipe operations) select one of its Journeymen members who shall be placed on the Employer’s payroll and recognized as the Job Xxxxxxx; such appointment to be confirmed by letter to the Employer. If the Xxxxxxx selected by the Business Manager Union is objected to by the Employer for valid reason, the Business Manager Union shall select another Journeyman as Xxxxxxx to whom the Employer has no reasonable objection. The Job Xxxxxxx shall perform his duties the same as any other Journeyman and shall not be discharged for Union activities. The Job Xxxxxxx shall be allowed a reasonable amount of time during the working hours to perform the work of the Union but shall not abuse the privilege. On Mainline Pipeline jobs It is the Xxxxxxx shall be the last man laid-off. There shall be one Job Xxxxxxx shall be. the last Journeyman in his classification remaining on the is perform the work to be completed. Where a main pipe gang and a poor boy pipe gang are used, an Assistant Xxxxxxx may be selected, where warranted, as agreed upon between the Employer and the Union at the Re-job Conference or by subsequent arrangement. The Assistant Xxxxxxx shall report all matters of concern to the Job Xxxxxxx who will deal with any problem or grievance with the representative of the Employerfor permanent yards. The Business representative of the Local Union shall have access to any job at any time, providing notice is given to the available Employer’s representative on the In the event of an illegal work stoppage by employees covered by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, those employees not performing work during the work stoppage shall not receive any compensation whatsoever for days not worked. It is recognized that traditionally all work combined withrelating to pipeline construction, associated with or comprising an integral part of pipeline construction as defined in Article I hereof, comes solely within the trade jurisdiction of four International Unions, commonly referred to as the “pipeline craft unions” namely: the Laborers International Union of North America; the Union of Operating Engineers; the International Brotherhood of Teamsters of America; and their Local Unions which are affiliated with Building the United Association of Journeymen and Construction Trades Councils, Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada. The recognition of this historical precedent is hereby re-affirmedThe Employer, upon receipt of written notice and reasons from the Union, shall discharge forthwith any employee who, determined by the Union in its sole discretion, is not or ceases to be a member in good standing of the Union upon suitable replacement being made available at the by the Local Union. The Union will file with the Association a copy of any Collective Agreement, in the form adopted by the Canadian Pipeline Advisory Council, or any letter of signed by an Employer and the Union or any of its Local Unions with respect to the work defined in Article hereof. In the Provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Island, the Employer agrees that, notwithstanding the provisions in any of the other three pipeline crafts’ agreements, appendices or understandings, the assignment of any work be made in accordance with local area practice and Provincial Labour Board Decisions.