FOREMEN. The selection and number of craft foremen and/or general foremen shall be the responsibility of the Contractor, consistent with the Master Agreements. All foremen shall take orders exclusively from the designated Contractor representatives. Craft foremen shall be designated as working xxxxxxx at the request of the Contractors.
FOREMEN. The selection and number of craft xxxxxxx and/or general xxxxxxx shall be the responsibility of the Contractor. All foremen shall take orders exclusively from the designated Contractor representatives. Craft xxxxxxx shall be designated as working xxxxxxx at the request of the Contractors.
FOREMEN. Section 1. All Labor Foremen and Hod Carrier Foremen are included in the bargaining unit. The Xxxxxxx shall be selected by the Employer and take directions from same.
Section 2. When five (5) or more Laborers, or five (5) or more Hod Carriers are employed on any one project, a Xxxxxxx will be employed. Said Xxxxxxx may perform manual labor but he shall receive the Xxxxxxx rate as stipulated herein.
Section 3. When there are three (3) or more Foremen on a project, one (1) shall be assigned as General Xxxxxxx.
Section 4. In no case shall a Xxxxxxx have the authority to hire or discharge Employees. All hiring and discharging will be done either by the Superintendent of the Party of the First Part, or by the Party of the First Part.
Section 5. At no time shall one Xxxxxxx have more than fifteen (15) Laborers or Hod Carriers under his leadership. The principal duties of a Labor Xxxxxxx with fifteen (15) Employees is to supervise and direct the work force.
FOREMEN. 13.01 It is understood that foremen hold a key position in the relationship between the Employer and the Union. Both parties agree that every effort should be made to recruit and retain foremen who have a high degree of efficiency in the performance of their jobs and in the handling of their men. Recognizing the responsibilities involved in being a supervisor and a member of a Union, the Employer and the Union will make every effort to minimize problems that may arise which concern the relationship between the foremen, the Employer and the Union.
13.02 Foremen are the first level of management supervision and, as such, are management representatives. In this capacity, they will exercise duties and responsibilities, as established by their Employer, and will not work with the tools of the trade, except as specified elsewhere in this agreement. The parties recognize the responsibility of foremen to discharge their managerial duties. If the Union feels that a xxxxxxx is not discharging his managerial duties in a manner that is fair, equitable and without bias, or if an Employer feels that the Union is interfering with a xxxxxxx in the performance of his managerial duties, the Employer or the Union may refer the problem for resolution. If the matter cannot be resolved, the grievance procedure may be invoked by either party.
13.03 The selection and retention of foremen will be the responsibility of the Employer. When making appointments to the xxxxxxx level, the Employer will give consideration to those journeymen they presently employ. The appointment of foremen in charge of composite or mixed crews will take into account the nature of the work to be done.
13.04 In accordance with Article 8 Union Security and Article 13.03 above, the appropriate Union affiliation for foremen shall be determined, as follows:
FOREMEN. As a condition of employment, all foremen covered by this Agreement shall either be members of, or will apply for membership in, the Union within seven (7) days of employment. It shall also be a condition of continued employment that foremen maintain their union membership in good standing.
FOREMEN. A. The Employer has the right of choosing their xxxxxxx who must be a qualified, experienced Cement Xxxxx.
B. Where there are three (3) or more Cement Masons employed on the job, one (1) shall be paid xxxxxxx’x rate as specified in Schedule “A”.
C. When the xxxxxxx has six (6) or more employees under their supervision, they may not be required to use any tools other than those necessary in laying out work and for the establishing of lines and grades.
D. The Cement Xxxxx xxxxxxx shall be in charge of all work falling within the jurisdiction of the Cement Masons. If a Cement Xxxxx refuses to follow instructions of their xxxxxxx in performing such work which comes within jurisdiction of the Union or leaves the job without permission of the xxxxxxx, the employee shall be deemed to be terminated and shall be entitled to pay only for the actual time worked on that shift. The Cement Xxxxx xxxxxxx shall accept orders from the Employer or their representative.
E. Foremen may be permitted to operate a machine in an emergency at his regular rate of pay when no other member of the crew is so qualified.
FOREMEN. Where there are two (2) or more journeymen on the same shift, one (1) shall be a Xxxxxxx and shall receive xxxxxxx'x pay and may work with his tools until such a time as there are five (5) Millwrights employed after which he shall act as a Xxxxxxx and shall not normally work with his tools.
FOREMEN. 16.1 It is understood that foremen hold a key position in the relationship between the Employers and the Union. Both parties agree that every effort should be made to recruit and retain foremen who have a high degree of efficiency in the performance of their jobs and in the handling of their men. Recognizing the responsibilities involved in being a supervisor and a member of a Union, the Employers and the Union will make every effort to minimize problems that may arise which concern the relationship between the foremen, the Employers and the Union.
16.2 Foremen are the first level of management supervision and, as such, are management representatives. In this capacity, they will exercise duties and responsibilities, as established by their Employers, and will not work with the tools of the trade, except as specified elsewhere in the collective agreement. The parties recognize the responsibility of foremen to discharge their managerial duties. If the Union feels that a xxxxxxx is not discharging his managerial duties in a manner that is fair, equitable and without bias, or if an Employer feels that the Union is interfering with a xxxxxxx in the performance of his managerial duties, the Employer or the Union may refer the problem to the Project Committee for resolution. If the matter cannot be resolved by the Project Committee, the grievance procedure may be invoked by either party.
16.3 The selection and retention of foremen will be the responsibility of the Employers. When making appointments to the xxxxxxx level, the Employers will give consideration to those journeymen they presently employ. The appointment of foremen in charge of composite or mixed crews will take into account the nature of the work to be done.
16.4 In accordance with Article 10 – Union Security and Article 16.3 above, the appropriate Union affiliation for foremen shall be determined, as follows:
(a) Foremen appointed by internal promotion shall retain the Union membership held prior to appointment.
(b) Foremen recruited externally shall:
(i) if a Union member, continue that Union membership; or
(ii) if not a Union member, join the Union in keeping with the nature of the work to be done.
16.5 The rates of pay for foremen shall be 12% above the journeyman rate. Any locals with a foremen differential over 12% will remain at their current foremen differential, the remaining locals will be brought up to 12%.
16.6 Foremen required to work shift work other than the regular day shift shall rec...
FOREMEN. As a condition of employment, all foremen covered by this Agreement shall either be members of, or will apply for membership in, the Union within seven
FOREMEN. The ratio of Journeymen to Foremen shall be at the discretion of the Employer.
