Common use of CONTRACTING OF WORK Clause in Contracts

CONTRACTING OF WORK. 1 In making decisions regarding contracting of work, it is management’s objective to consider carefully the interests of both customers and employees along with all other considerations essential to the management of the business. Some of these considerations include but are not limited to law, regulations, changing industry structure, economic conditions, and business considerations. 2 Projects involving types of work which have been regularly performed by bargaining unit members in a work group will not be contracted out if the contracting out of work on such a project will currently and directly cause layoffs or part-timing of regular employees in the same work group which would have otherwise performed the work. “Work group” as used in this article shall be deemed to refer to the group of employees normally treated as a unit for purposes of part-timing or layoff under Article 24 (Force Adjustment - Layoff, Part- Timing, and Recall). 3 From time to time, but no less frequently than every six (6) months, the Chief Administrative Officer or his or her designated representative, and the Union’s Vice President, or his or her designated representative, will meet to review work which has been contracted out which, heretofore, was performed in a given locality by bargaining unit members. Such information discussed shall include the frequency and volume of work sub- contracted. The focus of the meetings will be to afford the Union’s Vice President, or his or her designated representative, an opportunity to suggest ways in which the Company could, in the future, use bargaining unit members in the same or other localities to perform the contracted out work at competitive total cost to the Company and within the same completion time requirements. Where such methods are presented by the Union, the Company will give them due consideration and will advise the Union of its determination. The Union-Management Cooperation Committee will also examine ways and discuss, among other issues, ways that the work could be performed, in the future, by bargaining unit members in a given locality at competitive costs and within the same completion time requirements and to discuss the need for and nature of subcontracting information which would assist the committee in performing its function. 4 The provisions of this article will be subject to the grievance procedure contained in Article 9 (Grievance Procedure), but shall not be subject to the arbitration provisions contained in Article 10 (Arbitration). The parties mutually desire to provide a vehicle, other than litigation, by which certain subcontracting disputes can be amicably and expeditiously resolved in the future. Because of the competitive nature of our markets, fluctuating workl oads and the need to provide prompt response to customer demands, the Company cannot agree that it will not contract work which might otherwise be performed by its employees. It has agreed, however, to provide for a neutral third party review of its compliance with the applicable language of the collective bargaining agreement concerning contracting, as well as the commitments set forth in the Xxxxxxxx/Xxxx letter, which the parties have agreed to renew for the term of this new Agreement. 5 In furtherance thereof, the parties have agreed as follows:

CONTRACTING OF WORK. 1 In making decisions regarding contracting of work, it is management’s 's objective to consider carefully the interests of both customers and employees along with all other considerations essential to the management of the business. Some of these considerations include but are not limited to law, regulations, changing industry structure, economic conditions, and business considerations. 2 Projects involving types of work which have been regularly performed by bargaining unit members in a work group will not be contracted out if the contracting out of work on such a project will currently and directly cause layoffs or part-timing of regular employees in the same work group which would have otherwise performed the work. “"Work group” " as used in this article shall be deemed to refer to the group of employees normally treated as a unit for purposes of part-timing or layoff under Article 24 (Force Adjustment - Layoff, Part- Timing, and Recall). 3 From time to time, but no less frequently than every six (6) months, the Chief Administrative Officer V.P of Human Resources or his or her designated representative, and the Union’s 's Vice President, or his or her designated representative, will meet to review work which has been contracted out which, heretofore, was performed in a given locality by bargaining unit members. Such information discussed shall include the frequency and volume of work sub- sub-contracted. The focus of the meetings will be to afford the Union’s 's Vice President, or his or her designated representative, an opportunity to suggest ways in which the Company could, in the future, use bargaining unit members in the same or other localities to perform the contracted out work at competitive total cost to the Company and within the same completion time requirements. Where such methods are presented by the Union, the Company will give them due consideration and will advise the Union of its determination. The Union-Union- Management Cooperation Committee will also examine ways and discuss, among other issues, ways that the work could be performed, in the future, by bargaining unit members in a given locality at competitive costs and within the same completion time requirements and to discuss the need for and nature of subcontracting information which would assist the committee in performing its function. 4 The provisions of this article will be subject to the grievance procedure contained in Article 9 (Grievance Procedure), but shall not be subject to the arbitration provisions contained in Article 10 (Arbitration). The parties mutually desire to provide a vehicle, other than litigation, by which certain subcontracting disputes can be amicably and expeditiously resolved in the future. Because of the competitive nature of our markets, fluctuating workl oads and the need to provide prompt response to customer demands, the Company cannot agree that it will not contract work which might otherwise be performed by its employees. It has agreed, however, to provide for a neutral third party review of its compliance with the applicable language of the collective bargaining agreement concerning contracting, as well as the commitments set forth in the Xxxxxxxx/Xxxx letter, which the parties have agreed to renew for the term of this new Agreement. 5 In furtherance thereof, the parties have agreed as follows: