Common use of CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE Clause in Contracts

CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE. This will confirm our understanding of the above subject as agreed during negotiations between IBEW Local 435 and the Company as follows: The Certification Committee shall be comprised of a maximum of four Union Representatives and four Management Representatives. The Union Representatives shall include the Business Manager and three Representatives appointed by the IBEW. The Management Representatives shall include three Regional Operations Directors and a Human Resources Representative. All Committee meetings shall take place during regular business hours and MTS shall pay the wages of active MTS employees participating on the Committee. The Committee’s mandate is to develop a framework for the purpose of identifying Technician positions requiring vendor certification by MTS, the customer or the vendor and to identify Technicians in those positions who upon acquiring the appropriate certification, shall progress to the Certified Technician wage steps. MTS maintains the right to decide which Certification Committee recommendations to accept. This will serve to confirm that under the revised procedures for filling Technician vacancies within the Craft Classification program, Regular Full-time non-Craftline applicants shall be considered as per the Craftline Selection Sequence outlined in the Craft Classification Program. Regular Full-time non-Craftline applicants may be awarded a Craftline position where the applicant does not meet all the required qualifications of the Craftline position and where additional training may be required. The Company commits to providing opportunities to such applicants on an ongoing basis. In this event, the non-Craftline applicant must successfully complete all Craftline training and safety requirements. Non-Craftline applicants who fail to complete all Craftline training and safety requirements shall be returned to their former non-Craftline position. Those individuals who successfully complete all required Craftline training and safety requirements shall be required to serve a 6 month trial period in the Craftline position. The following will confirm the understanding and agreement between the parties during negotiations regarding a Variable Pay Plan for Regular Full Time employees within the IBEW’s jurisdiction as follows:

CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE. This will confirm our understanding of the above subject as agreed during negotiations between IBEW Local 435 and the Company as follows: The Certification Committee shall be comprised of a maximum of four Union Representatives and four Management Representatives. The Union Representatives shall include the Business Manager and three Representatives appointed by the IBEW. The Management Representatives shall include three Regional Operations Directors and a Human Resources Representative. All Committee meetings shall take place during regular business hours and MTS shall pay the wages of active MTS employees participating on the Committee. The Committee’s mandate is to develop a framework for the purpose of identifying Technician positions requiring vendor certification by MTSMTS Allstream, the customer or the vendor and to identify Technicians in those positions who upon acquiring the appropriate certification, shall progress to the Certified Technician wage steps. MTS Allstream maintains the right to decide which Certification Committee recommendations to accept. This will serve to confirm that under the revised procedures for filling Technician vacancies within the Craft Classification program, Regular Full-time non-Craftline applicants shall be considered as per the Craftline Selection Sequence outlined in the Craft Classification Program. Regular Full-time non-Craftline applicants may be awarded a Craftline position where the applicant does not meet all the required qualifications of the Craftline position and where additional training may be required. The Company commits to providing opportunities to such applicants on an ongoing basis. In this event, the non-Craftline applicant must successfully complete all Craftline training and safety requirements. Non-Craftline applicants who fail to complete all Craftline training and safety requirements shall be returned to their former non-Craftline position. Those individuals who successfully complete all required Craftline training and safety requirements shall be required to serve a 6 month trial period in the Craftline position. The following will confirm the understanding and agreement between the parties during negotiations regarding a Variable Pay Plan for Regular Full Time employees within the IBEW’s jurisdiction as follows: