COMBINED COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT. Any member, who being the holder of a provincial plumbing contractor’s license and takes out a plumbing permit for the purpose of sub-contracting out the installation of plumbing system, shall become signatory to this Agreement or be subject to discipline under the United Association constitution and also be considered as just cause for dismissal. ARTICLE JOB CONDITIONS Adequate and heated quarters on jobs requiring these facilities shall be provided on all jobs when this responsibility has not been covered by the general conditions of the contract which normally state this to be the responsibility of the General Contractor. The Employer shall provide adequate and sanitary toilet facilities on all jobs this responsibility has not been covered by the general conditions of the contract which normally state this to be the responsibility of the General Contractor. In this case the Employer will make all reasonable efforts to see to it that the general accepts this responsibility as per the Occupational Health and Safety Act of New Brunswick. The Employer shall provide adequate and sanitary drinking water facilities on all jobs. Ice water will be supplied when conditions warrant and when reasonably available. When tools clothing of the Employee left in locked premises on the job site in premises controlled or provided by the Employer are destroyed or damaged as a result of fire or theft, the same shall be replaced or repaired by the Employer. Where conditions on jobs make it necessary to wear hard hats, they shall be supplied by the Employer. (see also Local Appendix Article 1.05) Where conditions on jobs make it necessary to wear winter liners, they shall be supplied by the Employer. The Parties to this Agreement agree to adhere to the Rules and Regulations of the New Brunswick Occupational Safety Act. A ten minute break shall be allowed after every two hours of work. This does not include lunch hour breaks which are after every four hours. An Employee required to take a Welding Test will do so during the regular hours while in the employ of the Employer.
COMBINED COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT. The Employer's representative on the job shall render his decision not later than two (2) working days of being presented with the grievance. The Local Union shall be entitled to submit a grievance in writing directly to the Employer's representative on the job who shall render a decision not later than two (2) working days following the presentation of the grievance to him. The Employer or its representative shall be entitled to submit a grievance in writing directly to the Local Union. The Union shall render their decision not later than two (2) working days following the presentation of the grievance to them. Failing settlement any grievance shall be subject to arbitration in accordance with the following clauses. The grievance shall be referred to the Joint Conference Board which will be required to hear the grievance and give an answer within four (4) working days of receiving the grievance. Should the grieving party not be satisfied with the results, the procedure will be as follows. The Union and the Employer shall agree upon an arbitrator who is willing to arbitrate the grievance. Failure of the Union and the Employer to agree upon an Arbitrator within three (3) working days, the matter will be referred to the Department of Training and Employment Development for the appointment of the Arbitrator. The Arbitrator shall hold a hearing within four (4)days after the grievance is submitted to him and shall render his decision to the parties within seventy-two (72) hours after the completion of the hearing, provided that a failure to make an award within the time prescribed or as extended by the parties, shall not invalidate the proceedings or terminate the authority of the arbitrator. It is understood and agreed in the application of this article that there is no power in the participants to a settlement, to add to, subtract from, or modify the terms of this agreement. The sole function of an Arbitrator shall be to interpret the meaning of the articles of this agreement and to render a decision which shall be binding on the parties. The Arbitrator shall have no power to add to, subtract from or modify the terms of this agreement. The cost of the Arbitrator shall be borne equally by both parties (Employer Union). The times fixed by this article are mandatory but may be extended by mutual agreement in writing. If a grievance or arbitration is not processed within the time allowed, the grievance or arbitration shall be deemed to have been abandoned.
COMBINED COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT. The Employer and Union agree not to discriminate for reasons of race, creed, colour, religion or place of origin.
COMBINED COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT. The parties agree that all funds specified above shall remain in full effect after the expiry date of this agreement until a new agreement is reached or until a strike or lockout is declared. NATIONAL CONTRACTOR A contractor who, not being signatory to this agreement but not working under the terms of this agreement because of being signatory to a national agreement, shall contribute to all of the funds in this section in exactly the same manner as if he were a provincial contractor and signatory to this agreement.
COMBINED COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT. ARTICLE RECOGNITION The Employer recognizes the Union as the sole bargaining unit for all persons employed as Plumbers, Plumber Apprentices, Pipefitter, Pipefitter Apprentices, teamfitter, Steamfitter Apprentices, Welders, employed within the jurisdiction of the Local Unions party to this Agreement save and except those above the rank of Xxxxxxx on salary. While the Agreement continues to operate, no conditions of work separate and apart from the conditions set out in this Agreement shall be sought or condoned by the Local Unions party to this Agreement or by the New Brunswick Pipe Trades Association and no conditions of work separate and apart from the conditions set out in this Agreement will be sought or condoned by any member of the Mechanical Contractors Association of New Brunswick Inc. or Employers signatory to this Agreement. The Union and all its members recognize the Mechanical Contractors Association of New Brunswick Inc. as the sole collective bargaining agent for all member contractors and/or any other national contractor or contractors who require the services of the Union members in the Jurisdictional Area of the Local Unions party to this Agreement.
COMBINED COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT. All machines used for cutting, threading and bending pipe, all power tools, jacks, chain fails, etc. shall be operated by Journeymen or Apprentices, notwithstanding Article of this Agreement. Both parties agree that fabrication is a material and substantial part of this Agreement and that all pipe fabrication shall be fabricated on the job site or shop. Where the word "Shop" is used, it shall be deemed or defined as a pipe fabrication shop under an Agreement with the or Local Union which are part of this Agreement. Pipe hangers and pipe supports which require field dimensions for fabrication will be covered by the terms of this Agreement. When piping tool cribs or piping stock rooms are required on piping projects covered under the terms of this Agreement, the Employer agrees to give every consideration to United Association older or handicapped Employees to fill positions in such piping tool cribs and piping stock rooms. Journeymen, Pipefitters and Welders actually preparing, installing and welding chrome steel pipe requiring a higher degree of skill, shall be paid an additional twenty-five cents above the hourly rate.
COMBINED COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT. The Employer shall show all necessary vacation and holiday pay calculations and the net amount due on the employee’s weekly pay cheque. Payment of vacation and holiday pay and insurance funds shall be included in the employee’s weekly pay cheque. The following days shall be classed as holidays: New Years’ Day Victoria Day New Brunswick Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Good Friday Canada Day Labour Day Remembrance Day Boxing Day Holidays shall also include such days as may be proclaimed by the federal or provincial authority as a holiday. In the event that any such holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday shall be deemed the holiday.
COMBINED COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT. The hourly rate of pay for Foremen shall be a minimum of two ($2) dollars above the journeyman hourly rate of pay. The hourly rate of pay for General Xxxxxxx shall be a minimum of three ($3) dollars above the journeyman hourly rate of pay. Any employee working on a swing stage, catwalk, scaffold, ladder or bosun's chair shall be paid fifty cents per hour over the regular rate or over the overtime rate of pay for the first ten (10) feet above fifty (50) feet and ten cents additional for each twenty (20) feet thereafter, or portion thereof. This clause shall only be applied where the man affected is working fifty (50) feet or more above the ground, temporary floor meeting requirements of safety officer of the Department of Advanced Education and Labour, or permanent flooring and shall be computed from whichever is higher. ARTICLE TIME AND METHOD OF PAY Wages are to be paid weekly by cash or by cheque. All cheques must be negotiable at par at the bank or banks. The Employer shall pay each Employee either in cash or cheque every week during the regular hours of work. All deductions must be clearly shown. If paid by cash, the Employee shall be paid on Friday. If paid by cheque, the Employee shall be paid on Thursday. If a holiday should fall on a Friday, then the Employee shall be paid by cheque on Wednesday or cash on Thursday. If cheques fail to arrive in time, then sufficient time or suitable arrangements must be provided to cash same at no expense to the Employee. Board, travelling time or any expense incurred in travelling shall not be deducted from the hourly rate of pay.
COMBINED COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT. Any Employer who is delinquent in any trust fund payment will be compelled to make payments on a weekly basis. The parties to this agreement agree that recovery of any default in payment by any Employer bound by this Collective Agreement of Trust Funds, Management Funds, Administration Funds or Union Dues may be pursued in a court of law and not through the grievance and arbitration provision of this Agreement at the option of the Board of Trustees. Such action may be commenced ten (10) days after a default in payment has occurred,
COMBINED COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT. The Employer will deduct from the Employee's wages the sum of fifty cents ($0.50) for the Pipe Trades Fund and the sum of five cents ($0.05)for the Building Trades Fund for every hour worked by the Employee. January to December Hourly Wage Vacation Pay Group Insurance Pension Training Fund Industry Fund Fund Pipe Trade Trade Employer Employee of gross U. Payment of wages and remittances of funds shall be in accordance with the Agreement Residential Wage Package for a Journeyman TOTAL EMPLOYEE HOURLY RATE TOTAL PAID BY EMPLOYER COMBINED COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT LOCAL APPENDIX COMBINED COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FROM: TO: RE: United Association Local Union Mechanical Contractors Association of Inc. Enabling of Appendix A, Article B During the most recent negotiations for the renewal of the Collective Agreement covering Commercial work in the Local jurisdiction we discussed ways to increase market share in the area of multiple unit residential complexes. With the understanding that Appendix A to the above agreement is in place to cover residential work we, Local do hereby agree to invoke the use of Article of the Collective Agreement, to enable, until further notice, the expansion of the definition of residential construction as found in Article B of the aforementioned Appendix A. The expanded definition would not limit the Appendix to construction of four-unit apartments but would include all apartment buildings provided they are being constructed for private residential purposes. The definition will not be extended to cover institutional dwellings such as nursing homes and senior citizens complexes. Contractors wishing to use this expanded definition when tendering a project are required to notify the Business Manager at least hours in advance of the tender closing. Signed and Dated 28th day of January, Xxxx Business Manager Local COMBINED COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT LOCAL APPENDIX COMBINED COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT LOCAL SIGNING PAGE Signed this day of March in Fredericton, On behalf of Local On behalf of the Mechanical Contractors Association of COMBINED COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT LOCAL APPENDIX COMBINED COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT LOCAL APPENDIX
