Welding Certification. 1. The Union and the Employer agree to arrange the pretesting of welders at a mutually agreeable time and place. Such testing will be done without compensation, except that welders passing a certification test will be compensated for actual time required to take such test, not to exceed four (4) hours pay upon the employee’s first employment with that Contractor. However, in order to receive said compensation, the employee must remain at work on the job at least five (5) working days, or in the case of jobs of less than five (5) working days, for the duration thereof. 2. In instances where a participating International Union is party to a program to provide welder certification and/or maintenance of welder certification records with objectives equal to this Article, then such program will be applicable under this Agreement.
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