Apprentice Linemen. The parties agreed that some Title 200 and Title 300 Apprentice Linemen have not had an opportunity to be exposed to certain tasks on their regular crews due to a lack of that type of work in their area. It was agreed that all training requirements specified in the Apprentice Lineman program must be completed prior to the achievement of journeyman Lineman status. To facilitate the completion of all training, the following is a modification to the guidelines agreed to in Letter Agreement 98-67. The Company proposes the following for making temporary training assignments for designated tasks with a specific duration for
Apprentice Linemen. Electric who voluntarily separate employment with the Electric Division prior to being promoted to Lineman – Electric, shall repay the City, upon demand, the sum equivalent to total cost expended to date for school (tuition, fees, books, study material, etc.). It would be prorated as follows: 0 - 6 months 100% 6 – 12 months 80% 12 – 18 months 60% 18 – 24 months 40% 24 – 36 months 20% 36 – 48 months 10% Minimum work schedule requirements to be accomplished by the completion of indicated intervals for advancement: Six months Be able to rig rope lines and perform all necessary rope tying knots. Pole climbing skills will be accomplished to the degree of not obstructing continued training. Also needs to be able to identify various wire types and sizes. Twelve Months Carry out framing work on de-energized secondary and single-phase primary conductors. Know basic maintenance of street lighting circuits and equipment. Have the ability to productively operate line vehicles and other related equipment and follows verbal and diagram instructions for project requirements. Eighteen Months Work energized secondary conductors, not to exceed 600 volts. Execute faults finding and cable locating tasks.
