CONDITIONS OF WORK. 1. The Company agrees that it will not contract any work which is ordinarily and customarily done by its regular employees if as a result thereof it would become necessary concurrently to lay off, involuntarily transfer, or reduce the rate of pay of any employees on the seniority list who regularly perform such work, except as otherwise provided in this paragraph. The Company is entitled to contract work out within a Division provided only that employees who regularly perform such work in that Division are not laid off, involuntarily transferred, or demoted to lower-paid jobs as a concurrent result of the act of contracting out. The word “concurrent(ly)” as referred to in this paragraph is defined as meaning within 4 months of the initial lay off, involuntary transfer, or demotion except for emergency conditions that must be met to restore service to the Company’s facilities or an emergency caused by an Act of God. Following the period as defined as concurrent, the Company is not obligated to recall or return to their former positions affected employees who have regularly performed such work prior to contracting out. The period defined as concurrent, however, will not alter the time allowed under the recall rights as set forth in Article VIII, Paragraph 8 of this Agreement. This agreement is limited to QIP1 projects as defined in the 2017 negotiations for the term of the contract. Ameren employees will retain the right to energize all mains. Contractors will be allowed to perform all work associated with gas service installation/removal and replacement including energizing service, riser, meters, customer piping and relights. Contracted projects will not require an IBEW Local 51 inspector. Company will offer similar amounts of overtime to the Company employees on these projects. Company agrees the four job trucks in Peoria and two job trucks in Springfield that perform this work will continue to operate 2. The Company agrees to provide forty (40) hours per week employment (unless interrupted by holidays) to each employee who has established seniority with the Company, provided the employee is ready and in condition to perform the work in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. 2.1. Employees shall not be required to work out of doors during rainy or inclement weather unless such work is necessary to protect life or property, maintain service to the public, or perform other essential work. 2.2. Electric Line Crews, Electric Underground Crews, Electric Substation Crews, Gas Construction Crews, and Forestry Crews shall not be dispatched to perform regular duties at a time when the temperature is below +10 degrees Fahrenheit, except that Substation Crews may be dispatched and assigned to indoor substation work, and Electric Underground Crews may be dispatched and assigned to certain underground vault work. The official temperature as reported to the Company by the following source will be conclusive as to the temperature at any given time: The U.S. Weather Bureau at Lincoln, Illinois which broadcasts airport temperatures on NOAA Weather Radio. The Peoria Airport temperature as reported for crews whose headquarter locations are in the Northern Division, the Springfield Airport temperature for crews whose headquarter locations are in Lincoln and Springfield, the Champaign Airport for crews whose headquarter locations are in Tuscola. Should the temperature drop after a crew mentioned in this paragraph has been dispatched, an official report will be obtained by the Company during the noon lunch period on the day involved and if the temperature has then dropped below +10 degrees Fahrenheit the crew will then be assigned to shelter. 2.3. During periods when the crews outlined in 2.2 of this Article are unable to perform their regular duties, the Company may assign work outside their classification which can be performed under shelter. When performing work of such nature, the employee shall receive the rate of pay for his regular classification. 2.4. The Company will continue to administer the present “inclement weather practices” for employees who are assigned to meter reading, indoor substation work, trouble or complaint work, gas service route work, gas regulator work, underground vault work, meter work, and/or for all other employees in the bargaining unit regularly assigned to work singly or in pairs. Letter No. 1 found in the back of this Agreement further clarifies the assignment of employees during inclement weather. 3. It is agreed that management must make judgments and determinations within the framework of the provisions of this Article VII and employees are expected to follow such instructions as are given. If there is disagreement on such matters, employees may take the matter up through the grievance procedure, provided, however, that no grievance shall be filed or processed if the grievance is based on or involves in part, or in whole, “temperature” and at the time the employee was dispatched on the day involved, the temperature as reported to the Company in accordance with the foregoing was +10 degrees Fahrenheit or above. 4. The foregoing is not to be interpreted to mean that the Company does not have the right to lay off employees on account of the needs of its service. Notice of layoff shall be given to the Union in accordance with Article VIII, Paragraph 7(E). Employees shall notify the Company two (2) weeks prior to their leaving the Company. It is understood that in those instances where it is not possible for the employee to give the Company two (2) weeks’ notice before leaving that all possible notice will be given. This paragraph shall not apply to additional miscellaneous unskilled help required from time to time.
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Samples: Operating Labor Agreement, Operating Labor Agreement, Operating Labor Agreement
CONDITIONS OF WORK. 1. The Company agrees that it will not contract any work which is ordinarily and customarily done by its regular employees if as a result thereof it would become necessary concurrently to lay off, involuntarily transfer, or reduce the rate of pay of any employees on the seniority list who regularly perform such work, except as otherwise provided in this paragraph. The Company is entitled to contract work out within a Division provided only that employees who regularly perform such work in that Division are not laid off, involuntarily transferred, or demoted to lower-paid jobs as a concurrent result of the act of contracting out. The word “concurrent(ly)” as referred to in this paragraph is defined as meaning within 4 months of the initial lay off, involuntary transfer, or demotion except for emergency conditions that must be met to restore service to the Company’s facilities or an emergency caused by an Act of God. Following the period as defined as concurrent, the Company is not obligated to recall or return to their former positions affected employees who have regularly performed such work prior to contracting out. The period defined as concurrent, however, will not alter the time allowed under the recall rights as set forth in Article VIII, Paragraph 8 of this Agreement. This agreement is limited to QIP1 projects as defined in .
a) On gas work that has been contracted out, the 2017 negotiations for the term of the contract. Ameren employees will retain the right to energize all mains. Contractors contractors will be allowed to perform all work associated with live gas service installation/removal pressures 75 psig. or below. Examples including, but not limited to, tapping stopping of 4" and replacement including below, squeezing, turning valves for the purpose of energizing serviceand de- energizing mains and services, riser, meters, customer piping meter installs and relights. Contracted projects will not require an IBEW Local 51 inspector. Company will offer similar amounts of overtime to the Company employees on these projects. Company agrees the four job trucks in Peoria and two job trucks in Springfield that perform this work will continue to operaterebuilds (except
2. The Company agrees to provide forty (40) hours per week employment (unless interrupted by holidays) to each employee who has established seniority with the Company, provided the employee is ready and in condition to perform the work in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
2.1. Employees shall not be required to work out of doors during rainy or inclement weather unless such work is necessary to protect life or property, maintain service to the public, or perform other essential work.
2.2. Electric Line Crews, Electric Underground Crews, Electric Substation Crews, Gas Construction Crews, and Forestry Crews shall not be dispatched to perform regular duties at a time when the temperature is below +10 degrees Fahrenheit, except that Substation Crews may be dispatched and assigned to indoor substation work, and Electric Underground Crews may be dispatched and assigned to certain underground vault work. The official temperature as reported to the Company by the following source will be conclusive as to the temperature at any given time: The U.S. Weather Bureau at Lincoln, Illinois which broadcasts airport temperatures on NOAA Weather Radio. The Peoria Airport temperature as reported for crews whose headquarter locations are in the Northern Division, the Springfield Airport temperature for crews whose headquarter locations are in Lincoln and Springfield, the Champaign Airport for crews whose headquarter locations are in Tuscola. Should the temperature drop after a crew mentioned in this paragraph has been dispatched, an official report will be obtained by the Company during the noon lunch period on the day involved and if the temperature has then dropped below +10 degrees Fahrenheit the crew will then be assigned to shelter.
2.3. During periods when the crews outlined in 2.2 of this Article are unable to perform their regular duties, the Company may assign work outside their classification which can be performed under shelter. When performing work of such nature, the employee shall receive the rate of pay for his regular classification.
2.4. The Company will continue to administer the present “inclement weather practices” for employees who are assigned to meter reading, indoor substation work, trouble or complaint work, gas service route work, gas regulator work, underground vault work, meter work, and/or for all other employees in the bargaining unit regularly assigned to work singly or in pairs. Letter No. 1 found in the back of this Agreement further clarifies the assignment of employees during inclement weather.
3. It is agreed that management must make judgments and determinations within the framework of the provisions of this Article VII and employees are expected to follow such instructions as are given. If there is disagreement on such matters, employees may take the matter up through the grievance procedure, provided, however, that no grievance shall be filed or processed if the grievance is based on or involves in part, or in whole, “temperature” and at the time the employee was dispatched on the day involved, the temperature as reported to the Company in accordance with the foregoing was +10 degrees Fahrenheit or above.
4. The foregoing is not to be interpreted to mean that the Company does not have the right to lay off employees on account of the needs of its service. Notice of layoff shall be given to the Union in accordance with Article VIII, Paragraph 7(E). Employees shall notify the Company two (2) weeks prior to their leaving the Company. It is understood that in those instances where it is not possible for the employee to give the Company two (2) weeks’ notice before leaving that all possible notice will be given. This paragraph shall not apply to additional miscellaneous unskilled help required from time to time.in
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Samples: Operating Labor Agreement
CONDITIONS OF WORK. 1. The Company agrees that it will not contract any work which is ordinarily and customarily done by its regular employees if as a result thereof it would become necessary concurrently to lay off, involuntarily transfer, or reduce the rate of pay of any employees on the seniority list who regularly perform such work, except as otherwise provided in this paragraph. The Company is entitled to contract work out within a Division provided only that employees who regularly perform such work in that Division are not laid off, involuntarily transferred, or demoted to lower-paid jobs as a concurrent result of the act of contracting out. The word “concurrent(ly)” as referred to in this paragraph is defined as meaning within 4 months of the initial lay off, involuntary transfer, or demotion except for emergency conditions that must be met to restore service to the Company’s facilities or an emergency caused by an Act of God. Following the period as defined as concurrent, the Company is not obligated to recall or return to their former positions affected employees who have regularly performed such work prior to contracting out. The period defined as concurrent, however, will not alter the time allowed under the recall rights as set forth in Article VIII, Paragraph 8 of this Agreement. This agreement is limited to QIP1 projects as defined in the 2017 negotiations for the term of the contract. Ameren employees will retain the right to energize all mains. Contractors will be allowed to perform all work associated with gas service installation/removal and replacement including energizing service, riser, meters, customer piping and relights. Contracted projects will not require an IBEW Local 51 inspector. Company will offer similar amounts of overtime to the Company employees on these projects. Company agrees the four job trucks in Peoria and two job trucks in Springfield that perform this work will continue to operate
2. The Company agrees to provide forty (40) hours per week employment (unless interrupted by holidays) to each employee who has established seniority with the Company, provided the employee is ready and in condition to perform the work in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
2.1. Employees shall not be required to work out of doors during rainy or inclement weather unless such work is necessary to protect life or property, maintain service to the public, or perform other essential work.
2.2. Electric Line Crews, Electric Underground Crews, Electric Substation Crews, Gas Construction Crews, and Forestry Crews shall not be dispatched to perform regular duties at a time when the temperature is below +10 degrees Fahrenheit, except that Substation Crews may be dispatched and assigned to indoor substation work, and Electric Underground Crews may be dispatched and assigned to certain underground vault work. The official temperature as reported to the Company by the following source will be conclusive as to the temperature at any given time: The U.S. Weather Bureau at Lincoln, Illinois which broadcasts airport temperatures on NOAA Weather Radio. The Peoria Airport temperature as reported for crews whose headquarter locations are in the Northern Division, the Springfield Airport temperature for crews whose headquarter locations are in Lincoln and Springfield, the Champaign Airport for crews whose headquarter locations are in Tuscola. Should the temperature drop after a crew mentioned in this paragraph has been dispatched, an official report will be obtained by the Company during the noon lunch period on the day involved and if the temperature has then dropped below +10 degrees Fahrenheit the crew will then be assigned to shelter.
2.3. During periods when the crews outlined in 2.2 of this Article are unable to perform their regular duties, the Company may assign work outside their classification which can be performed under shelter. When performing work of such nature, the employee shall receive the rate of pay for his regular classification.
2.4. The Company will continue to administer the present “inclement weather practices” for employees who are assigned to meter reading, indoor substation work, trouble or complaint work, gas service route work, gas regulator work, underground vault work, meter work, and/or for all other employees in the bargaining unit regularly assigned to work singly or in pairs. Letter No. 1 found in the back of this Agreement further clarifies the assignment of employees during inclement weather.
3. It is agreed that management must make judgments and determinations within the framework of the provisions of this Article VII and employees are expected to follow such instructions as are given. If there is disagreement on such matters, employees may take the matter up through the grievance procedure, provided, however, that no grievance shall be filed or processed if the grievance is based on or involves in part, or in whole, “temperature” and at the time the employee was dispatched on the day involved, the temperature as reported to the Company in accordance with the foregoing was +10 degrees Fahrenheit or above.
4. The foregoing is not to be interpreted to mean that the Company does not have the right to lay off employees on account of the needs of its service. Notice of layoff shall be given to the Union in accordance with Article VIII, Paragraph 7(E). Employees shall notify the Company two (2) weeks prior to their leaving the Company. It is understood that in those instances where it is not possible for the employee to give the Company two (2) weeks’ notice before leaving that all possible notice will be given. This paragraph shall not apply to additional miscellaneous unskilled help required from time to time.and
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Samples: Operating Labor Agreement
