journeypersons. This ratio shall permit the Company to retain (or indenture where none are enrolled) one (1) apprentice where two (2) or more but less than ten (10) journeypersons are employed and/or two (2) apprentices where fifteen (15) journeypersons but less than twenty (20) journeypersons are employed. In classifications where there are twenty (20) or more journeypersons, the ratio will be applied in increments of one (1) apprentice for every ten (10) journeypersons.
journeypersons. Third (3rd) and fourth (4th) year Apprentices working without supervision shall receive a premium of forty cents ($0.40) per hour over their regular hourly rate. The employer agrees to maintain a ratio of first (1st) year, second (2nd) year, third (3rd) year and fourth (4th) year Apprentices.
journeypersons. It is mandatory that the employer gives the apprentice a minimum of sixteen (16) hours actual work at their respective trade per week.
journeypersons. Employees so laid off will be recalled when work is available in the reverse order.
(a) The Employer shall utilize paid layoff days during the division of work, if division of work is used. Employees shall not be required to use vacation days as layoff.
(b) Employees with time in the industry as defined in this Section may be assigned vacation days if they have not scheduled or used their remaining vacation by March 1 of any year as provided for in Article 18, Section (2d), Vacation.
journeypersons. The employer agrees to give the Apprentice a minimum of sixteen (16) hours actual work at their respective trade. The fourth (4th) year requirement may be waived on the agreement of the Union and the employer. The CLRA agrees to the following incentive measures:
journeypersons. 1. The parties will undertake a joint training program to assure equal opportunity to all journeypersons who desire to acquire the skills required to work on a variety of equipment within the jurisdiction of the Operating Engineers.
2. Local Union officials will notify minority and female members of this program. They will offer to minority and fe- male members an opportunity for training on any highway equipment. If the parties determine that a minority or female group member lacks adequate pre-training qualifications, the reasons for such determination shall be noted in writing and shall be available for inspection during a review of this pro- gram by appropriate federal contracting or administering agency officials. An attempt shall be made to have availability of train- ing according to the demands for craftsmen to operate the specific type of equipment involved.
3. Each member of the Local will be advised of this Agree- ment and the appropriate avenues for redress if any of its terms are breached by either party. The parties undertake this Affirmative Action Program in accordance with Executive Order 11246 and applicable court orders. It is their understanding that participation in the pro- gram by any Contractor shall be accepted in lieu of that portion of a required affirmative action plan which would otherwise be directed to jobs manned by members of the Operating Engi- neers Union. The parties shall from the date of this Agreement, when required, report to the appropriate federal contracting or ad- ministering agency. The report will specifically indicate the total number of minority group individuals or females in the Union. In evaluating these reports, the appropriate federal contracting or administering agency officials will have com- plete access to relevant records of the parties and will be expected to discuss the progress of the program freely with the parties and Union members. The following provisions for Survey Crews are additions or amendments to the Master Agreement:
journeypersons. For employees entering a trade after completing a program governed by this agreement, in applying sections and of the Collective Agreement, the seniority date to be applied will be the date the employee enters their apprenticeship. Plant wide seniority will be retained and applied for the purposes of vacation and any other benefits and should the employee revert to previous classification in which their seniority is greater. In the event there is no need for an additional employee in the classification, the apprentice who has successfully completed the apprenticeship and has become a licensed journeypersons, will first exercise their date of entry seniority within the trade and then exercise their plant wide seniority towards a lower classification in which they are qualified. The apprenticed journeypersons will retain recall rights to the apprenticed classification and will exercise their date of entry seniority as openings become available. The Company will initially provide necessary tools as required during the apprenticeship and will provide for the secure storing of tools. The apprentice will have responsibility for the safekeeping of tools. The Company and the Union agree to mutually identify a tool list for the purpose of this Article.
journeypersons. The ratio of apprentices to journeypersons for each jobsite shall otherwise be as required under the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualification Act.
journeypersons. The parties will undertake a joint training program to assure equal opportunity to all journeypersons who desire to acquire the skills required to work on a variety of equipment within the jurisdiction of the Operating Engineers.
journeypersons. The above mandatory requirements for employment of Apprentices are subject to the availability of these employees.
