CONTRACTING OF MAINTENANCE AND ENGINEERING WORK. 28.01 The Company will provide notice of intention to contract maintenance and/or engineering project work through a meeting to be held between the Company and the Skilled Trade chairperson or his/her designate. The notice will be provided through Management meetings, and weekly meetings with the skilled trades chairperson or his/her designate. The Company will provide any project information and the reasons for intending to use a contractor. The Union will be given opportunity to make representation to the Company on the project. The Company will give due consideration to the Union recommendations with respect to the following:
CONTRACTING OF MAINTENANCE AND ENGINEERING WORK. 28.01 The Company will provide notice of intention to contract maintenance and/or engineering project work. The notice will be provided through IRC, CI and PLT meetings, and meetings between a skilled trades representative and the Engineering and Maintenance Leaders. The Company will provide any project information and the reasons for intending to use a contractor. The Union will be given opportunity to make representation to the Company on the project. The Company will give due consideration to the Union recommendations with respect to the following:
CONTRACTING OF MAINTENANCE AND ENGINEERING WORK. When the Company determines that maintenance and/or engineering work is required to be contracted, the Company will meet with the Union Chairperson and Skilled Trades Representative and review the project at the Internal Review Committee meetings or as necessary for smaller projects. It is the intention that this discussion will take place prior to the outside contractors being used. The Company will give due consideration to the Union recommendations with respect to the following:
CONTRACTING OF MAINTENANCE AND ENGINEERING WORK. When the Company determines that maintenance and/or engineering work is required to be contracted, the Company will meet with the Union Chairperson and Skilled Trades Representative and review the project at the Internal Review Committee meetings or as necessary for smaller projects. It is the intention that this discussion will take place prior to the outside contractors being used. The Union Chairperson and/or Skilled Trades Representative will be invited to attend the weekly Maintenance Planning Meetings. During this meeting, any concerns about contracting of Skilled Trades work can be highlighted and addressed. The Company will give due consideration to the Union recommendations with respect to the following:
CONTRACTING OF MAINTENANCE AND ENGINEERING WORK. When the Company determines that maintenance and/or engineering work is required to be contracted, the Company will meet with the Union and review the project. The Company will give due consideration to the Union recommendations with respect to the following: What maintenance work can best be done by our own qualified people within the required and without prejudice to production or other maintenance work. Scheduling of the work. The selection of the In addition, the Company will develop a Contractor’s Safety Manual. The Company and Union representatives, including a representative the Joint Health and Safety Committee, will review the Manual and make recommendations for revisions if necessary. The Company and Union will mutually agree on the final version. Management will give due consideration to the recommendations of the Local Union before making the final decision as to whether or not maintenance work will be contracted. Maintenance employees presently at the Company will not be laid off as a result of contracting of work presently done by the bargaining unit. The Company and Union will review staffing of the Maintenance Department annually at budget time. The review will be of the contracted hours which can directly be applied to maintenance tasks and dependency must show a direct, regular on contractors. Should the hours of work by contractors, as above, exceed in the electrical or millwright trades and indicate a need for a full-time person, the Company will consider additions to the maintenance department. Where additions are made, preference to existing bargaining unit members will be made where they have the required skill and ability to do the work.
