Common use of Referral Procedure Clause in Contracts

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.02 The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.03 The Employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 The Union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-laws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation of Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection and referral shall be in accord with the following procedure. Section 4.05 The Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications and Groups listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications for which he qualifies. GROUP - I. All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 1/2) or more years’ experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, have passed a Journeyman Lineman's examination given by a duly constituted Outside Construction Local Union of the IBEW or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman by any Outside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, and who have been employed in the trade for a period of at least one (1) year in the last three and one-half (3 1/2) years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group I status shall be limited to one Local Union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager of the applicant’s former Group I status local union.

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 4.01. In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.02 4.02. The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.03 4.03. The Employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 4.04. The Union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-lawsbylaws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation of Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection and referral shall be in accord with the following procedure. Section 4.05 (a) The Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications and Groups listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications for which he he/she qualifies. Transportation Systems Electrician GROUP - I. I All applicants for employment who have three and one-half four (3 1/24) or more years’ ' experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, have passed a Journeyman Lineman's journeyman transportation systems electrician xxxxxxx’x examination given by a duly constituted Outside Inside Construction Local Union of the IBEW or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman Transportation Systems Electrician Xxxxxxx by any Outside Inside Joint Apprenticeship Apprenticeship, and Training Committee, and who have been employed in the trade for a period of at least one (1) year in the last three and one-half four (3 1/24) years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group I status shall be limited to one Local Union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 Group I status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager of the applicant’s former Group I status local union. GROUP II All applicants for employment who have four or more years' experience in the trade, and who have passed a journeyman transportation systems electrician xxxxxxx'x examination given by a duly constituted Inside Construction Local Union of the IBEW or have been certified as a Journeyman Transportation Systems Electrician by any Inside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee. GROUP III All applicants for employment who have two (2) or more years' experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, and who have been employed for at least six (6) months in the last three (3) years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement.

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 4.1 In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees in their the employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.02 4.2 The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.03 4.3 The Employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 4.4 The Union shall select and refer qualified applicants for employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-lawsbylaws, constitutional constitution provisions or any other aspect aspects or obligation of Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection and referral shall be in accord with the following procedure. Section 4.05 4.5 The Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications classifications and Groups groups listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications for which he qualifies. GROUP - I. I: All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 1/23½) or more years’ of experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, have passed a Journeyman Lineman's Lineman examination given by a duly constituted Outside Construction Local Union of the IBEW or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman by any Outside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, and who have been employed in the trade for a period of at least one (1) year in the last three and one-half (3 1/23½) years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group I status shall be limited to one Local Union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 Group I status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager of the applicant’s former Group I status local union.

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industryindustry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.02 The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral of applicants for employment.employment.‌ Section 4.03 The Employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 The Union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-laws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation of Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection and referral shall be in accord with the following procedure. Section 4.05 The Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications and Groups listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications for which he qualifies. Journeyman Xxxxxxx – Journeyman Technician GROUP - I. I All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 1/2) four or more years’ years experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, have passed a Journeyman LinemanWiremen's examination given by a duly constituted Outside Inside Construction Local Union of the IBEW I.B.E.W. or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman Xxxxxxx by any Outside Inside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, and who have been employed in the trade for a period of at least one (1) year in the last three and one-half (3 1/2) four years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group I status shall be limited to one Local Union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 Group I status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager of the applicant’s 's former Group I status local union. Group II All applicants for employment who have four or more years experience in the trade and who have passed a Journeyman Xxxxxxx'x examination given by a duly constituted Inside construction Local Union of the I.B.E.W. or have been certified as a Journeyman Xxxxxxx by any Inside Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee. Group III All applicants for employment who have two or more years experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, and who have been employed for at least six months in the last three years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group IV All applicants for employment who have worked at the trade for more than one year. Section 4.06 If the registration list is exhausted and the Local Union is unable to refer applicants for employment to the Employer within 48 hours from the time of receiving the Employer's request, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted, the Employer shall be free to secure applicants without using the Referral Procedure but such applicants, if hired, shall have the status of "temporary employees". Section 4.07 The Employer shall notify the Business Manager promptly of the names and Social Security numbers of such "temporary employees" and shall replace such "temporary employees" as soon as registered applicants for employment are available under the Referral Procedure. Section 4.08 Normal Construction Market" is defined to mean the following geographical area plus the commuting distance adjacent thereto which includes the area from which the normal labor supply is secured: Albany, Columbia, Xxxxxx, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Xxxxxx and Washington counties and the portion of Greene County north of a line following the south limits of the city of Catskill in a westerly direction from the Xxxxxx River to State Highway 23A continuing on 23A to the road following the Little West Kill and continuing along this road to Delaware County and Decatur and Worcester Township in Otsego County.‌ The above geographical area is agreed upon by the parties to include the area defined by the Secretary of Labor to be the appropriate prevailing wage area under the Xxxxx-Xxxxx Act to which the Agreement applies.

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 4.01. In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.02 4.02. The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.03 4.03. The Employer employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 4.04. The Union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union Union, and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-lawsbylaws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation of Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection selections and referral shall be in accord with the following procedure. Section 4.05 4.05. The Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications and Groups listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications for which he he/she qualifies. . GROUP - I. All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 1/2) two or more years’ experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, have passed a Journeyman Lineman's Residential xxxxxxx’x examination given by a duly constituted Outside Inside Construction Local Union of the IBEW, or have been certified as a Residential Xxxxxxx by a duly constituted Residential Training Subcommittee, and who have been employed for a period of at least one year in the last two years under a collective bargaining agreement between the parties to this Agreement. GROUP II. All applicants for employment who have two or more years’ experience in the trade and who have passed a Residential Xxxxxxx’x examination given by a duly constituted Inside Construction Local Union of the IBEW or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman Residential Xxxxxxx by any Outside Joint Apprenticeship and a duly constituted Residential Training Committee, and Subcommittee. GROUP III. All applicants for employment who have been employed two or more years’ experience in the trade trade. Section 4.06. If the registration list is exhausted and the Union is unable to refer applicants for a period employment to the Employer within 48 hours from the time of at least one (1) year in receiving the last three Employer’s request. Saturdays, Sundays. and one-half (3 1/2) years in holidays excepted. the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group I status Employer shall be limited free to one Local Union at one timesecure employees without using the Referral procedure. An applicant who qualifies for Group I in a local union The Employer shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until notify the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager Business Manager promptly of the new group 1 status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager names and Social Security numbers of the applicant’s former Group I status local unionsuch employees.

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industryindustry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-non- membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment.: Section 4.02 The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral referrals of applicants for employment. Section 4.03 The Employer employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 The Union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-laws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation of Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection and referral shall be in accord accordance with the following procedure. Section 4.05 The Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications and Groups listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications for which he qualifies. GROUP - I. I All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 1/2½) or more years’ years experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, have passed a Journeyman Lineman's ’s examination given by a duly constituted Outside Construction Local Union of the IBEW or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman by any Outside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, and who have been employed in the trade for a period of at least one (1) year in the last three and one-one- half (3 1/2½) years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group I status shall be limited to one Local Union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager of the applicant’s former Group I status local union.

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 2.1 In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industryindustry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests interest of the employees in their employment status within the area area, and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.02 2.2 The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral of applicants for employment, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.6. Section 4.03 2.3 The Employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 2.4 The Union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union Union, and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-lawsbylaws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation of Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection and referral shall be in accord with the following procedure. Section 4.05 2.5 The Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications classifications and Groups listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications for which he qualifies. GROUP - I. All . 2.6 If the registration list in a given classification is exhausted and the Union is unable to refer applicants for employment who to the Employer within forty-eight (48) hours from the time of receiving the Employer’s request, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted, the Employer shall be free to secure applicants without using the Referral Procedure, but such applicants, if hired, shall have three the status of “temporary employees”. 2.7 The Employer shall notify the Business Manager or his representative promptly of the names and one-half (3 1/2) or more years’ experience Social Security numbers of such temporary employees and shall replace such temporary employees as soon as registered applicants for employment are available under the Referral Procedure. 2.8 Normal construction labor market is defined to mean the following geographical area: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx xx Xxxxx Xxxxx #000 will be the dispatching point for applicants for employment in Xxxxx, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Xxxxx, Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Xxxxxx, Hood River, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Multnomah, Xxxxxxx, Tillamook, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco, Washington, Wheeler, and Yamhill counties in the tradeState of Oregon and Xxxxx, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, have passed a Journeyman Lineman's examination given by a duly constituted Outside Construction Local Union of the IBEW or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman by any Outside Joint Apprenticeship and Training CommitteeKlickitat, and who have been employed Skamania counties in the trade for a period State of at least one (1) year in the last three and one-half (3 1/2) years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group I status shall be limited to one Local Union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager of the applicant’s former Group I status local unionWashington.

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industryindustry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.02 The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral of applicants for employment.employment.‌ Section 4.03 The Employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 The Union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-laws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation of Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection and referral shall be in accord with the following procedure. Section 4.05 The Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications and Groups listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications for which he qualifies. Journeyman Xxxxxxx – Journeyman Technician GROUP - I. I All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 1/2) four or more years’ years experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, have passed a Journeyman LinemanWiremen's examination given by a duly constituted Outside Inside Construction Local Union of the IBEW I.B.E.W. or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman Xxxxxxx by any Outside Inside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, and who have been employed in the trade for a period of at least one (1) year in the last three and one-half (3 1/2) four years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group I status shall be limited to one Local Union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 Group I status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager of the applicant’s 's former Group I status local union. Group II All applicants for employment who have four or more years experience in the trade and who have passed a Journeyman Xxxxxxx'x examination given by a duly constituted Inside construction Local Union of the I.B.E.W. or have been certified as a Journeyman Xxxxxxx by any Inside Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee. Group III All applicants for employment who have two or more years experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, and who have been employed for at least six months in the last three years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group IV All applicants for employment who have worked at the trade for more than one year. Section 4.06 If the registration list is exhausted and the Local Union is unable to refer applicants for employment to the Employer within 48 hours from the time of receiving the Employer's request, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted, the Employer shall be free to secure applicants without using the Referral Procedure but such applicants, if hired, shall have the status of "temporary employees". Section 4.07 The Employer shall notify the Business Manager promptly of the names and Social Security numbers of such "temporary employees" and shall replace such "temporary employees" as soon as registered applicants for employment are available under the Referral Procedure. Section 4.08 Normal Construction Market" is defined to mean the following geographical area plus the commuting distance adjacent thereto which includes the area from which the normal labor supply is secured: Albany, Columbia, Xxxxxx, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Xxxxxx and Washington counties and the portion of Xxxxxx County north of a line following the south limits of the city of Catskill in a westerly direction from the Xxxxxx River to State Highway 23A continuing on 23A to the road following the Little West Kill and continuing along this road to Delaware County and Decatur and Worcester Township in Otsego County.‌ The above geographical area is agreed upon by the parties to include the area defined by the Secretary of Labor to be the appropriate prevailing wage area under the Xxxxx-Xxxxx Act to which the Agreement applies.

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 4.01. In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-non- membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.02 4.02. The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.03 4.03. The Employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 4.04. The Union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-lawsbylaws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation of Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection and referral shall be in accord with the following procedure. Section 4.05 4.05. The Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications and Groups listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications for which he qualifies. . GROUP - I. All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 1/2) two or more years’ experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, have passed a Journeyman Lineman's Residential Xxxxxxx'x examination given by a duly constituted Outside Inside Construction Local Union of the IBEW or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman Residential Xxxxxxx by any Outside Inside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, and and, who have been employed in the trade for a period of at least one (1) year six months in the last three and one-half (3 1/2) two years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group I status shall be limited to one Local Union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 Group I status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager of the applicant’s former Group I status local union.

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 SECTION 4 . 01 In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industry, industry providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees in their employment status s tatus within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership non -membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.02 SECTION 4 . 02 The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral referrals of applicants for employment. Section 4.03 SECTION 4 . 03 The Employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 SECTION 4 . 04 The Union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against agains t such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership non -membership in the Union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-lawsby -laws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation of the Union membership policies po l icies or requirements. All such selection selections and referral shall be in accord accordance with the following procedure. Section 4.05 SECTION 4 . 05 The Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications and Groups listed l isted below. Each applicant for fo r employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications for which he qualifies. GROUP JOURNEYMAN XXXXXXX - I. JOURNEYMAN TECHNICIAN All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 1/2) four or more years’ ' experience in the trade, t rade; are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, ; have passed a Journeyman Lineman's Xxxxxxx’ s examination given by a duly constituted Outside Inside Construction Local Union of the IBEW or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman Xxxxxxx by any Outside Inside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, ; and who have been employed in the trade t rade for a period of at least one (1) year in the last three and one-half (3 1/2) four years in the geographical geographi cal area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group I status shall be limited to one Local Union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 Group I status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager of the applicant’s ’ s former Group I status local union.

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 IV.1 In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industryindustry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees Employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.02 IV.2 The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.03 IV.3 The Employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 IV.4 The Union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-lawsbylaws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation of Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection and referral shall be in accord with the following procedure. Section 4.05 IV.5 The Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications and Groups listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications for which he he/she qualifies. GROUP - Group I. All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 1/2) four or more years’ ' experience in the trade, ; are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, ; have passed a Journeyman Lineman's Xxxxxxx'x examination given by a duly constituted Outside Inside Construction Local Union of the IBEW I.B.E.W. or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman Xxxxxxx by any Outside Inside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, Committee and who have been employed in the trade for a period of at least one (1) year in the last three and one-half (3 1/2) four years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreementCollective Bargaining Agreement. Group I status shall be limited to one Local Union at one time. An applicant who qualifies qualified for Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 Group I status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager of the applicant’s 's former Group I status local union.

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 4.01. In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industryindustry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral Referral of applicants Applicants for employmentEmployment. Section 4.02 4.02. The Union UNION shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral Referrals of applicants Applicants for employmentEmployment. Section 4.03 4.03. The Employer EMPLOYER shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 4.04. The Union UNION shall select and refer applicants for for-employment without discrimination against any such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-lawsbylaws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation obligations of Union membership membership, policies or requirements. All such selection and referral shall be in accord accordance with the following procedure. Section 4.05 4.05. The Union UNION shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications and Groups GROUPS listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications for which he qualifies. qualifies Journeyman Xxxxxxx – Journeyman Technician. GROUP - I. All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 1/2) four or more years’ years experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, have passed a Journeyman Lineman's Xxxxxxx'x examination given by a duly constituted Outside Inside Construction Local Union of the IBEW I.B.E.W., or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman Xxxxxxx by any Outside inside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, and who have been employed in the trade for a period of at least one (1) year in the last three and one-half (3 1/2) four years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group I status shall be limited to one Local Union local union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for Group group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group group I local union, the . The business manager of the new group 1 I status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager of the applicant’s former Group group I status local union. GROUP II. All applicants for employment who have four (4) or more years experience in the trade, and who have passed a Journeyman Xxxxxxx'x examination given by a duly constituted INSIDE CONSTRUCTION Local Union of the I.B.E.W., or have been certified as a Journeyman Xxxxxxx by any INSIDE Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee. GROUP III. - All applicants for employment who have two or more years' experience in the trade; are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market and who have been employed for at least six months in the last three years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement.

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 4.01. In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industryindustry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.02 4.02. The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.03 4.03. The Employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 4.04. The Union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-lawsbylaws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation of Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection selections and referral shall be in accord with the following procedure. Section 4.05 4.05. The Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications and Groups listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications for which he qualifies. . GROUP - I. All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 1/2) two or more years’ experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, have passed a Journeyman Lineman's Residential Xxxxxxx'x examination given by a duly constituted Outside Inside Construction Local Union of the IBEW I.B.E.W. or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman Residential Xxxxxxx by any Outside Inside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, and and, who have been employed in the trade for a period of at least one (1) year six months in the last three and one-half (3 1/2) two years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group I status shall be limited to one Local Union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 Group I status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager of the applicant’s former Group I status local union. GROUP II. All applicants for employment who have two or more years' experience in the trade and who have passed a Residential Xxxxxxx'x examination given by a duly constituted Inside Construction Local Union of the I.B.E.W. or have been certified as a Residential Xxxxxxx by any Inside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee. GROUP III. All applicants for employment who have two or more years’ experience in the trade. Section 4.06. If the registration list is exhausted and the Local Union is unable to refer applicants for employment to the Employer within 48 hours from the time of receiving the Employer's request, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted, the Employer shall be free to secure applicants without using the Referral Procedure but such applicants, if hired, shall have the status of "temporary employees". Section 4.07. The Employer shall notify the Business Manager promptly of the names and Social Security numbers of such "temporary employees" and shall replace such "temporary employees" as soon as registered applicants for employment are available under the Referral Procedure.

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.02 The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.03 The Employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 The Union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-lawsbylaws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation of Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection and referral shall be in accord with the following procedure. Section 4.05 The Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications and Groups listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications for which he qualifies. GROUP - I. I All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 1/2) four or more years’ experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, have passed a Journeyman Lineman's Xxxxxxx'x examination given by a duly constituted Outside Inside Construction Local Union of the IBEW I.B.E.W. or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman Xxxxxxx by any Outside Inside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, and and, who have been employed in the trade for a period of at least one (1) year in the last three and one-half (3 1/2) four years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group I status shall be limited to one Local Union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 Group I status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager of the applicant’s former Group I status local union.

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.02 The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.03 The Employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 The Union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-lawsbylaws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation of Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection and referral shall be in accord with the following procedure. Section 4.05 The Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications and Groups listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications for which he qualifies. GROUP - I. All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 1/2) or more years’ experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, have passed a Journeyman Lineman's examination given by a duly constituted Outside Construction Local Union of the IBEW I.B.E.W. or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman Residential Xxxxxxx by any Outside Inside Joint Apprenticeship and Training CommitteeCommittee and, and who have been employed in the trade for a period of at least one (1) year in the last three and one-half two (3 1/22) years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreementCollective Bargaining Agreement. Group I status shall be limited to one Local Union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager of the applicant’s former Group I group 1 status local union.

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 4.01. In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.02 4.02. The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.03 4.03. The Employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 4.04. The Union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-lawsbylaws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation of Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection and referral shall be in accord with the following procedure. Section 4.05 4.05. The Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications and Groups listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications for which he qualifies. JOURNEYMAN XXXXXXX -- JOURNEYMAN TECHNICIAN GROUP - I. I All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 1/2) four or more years’ experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, have passed a Journeyman Lineman's Xxxxxxx'x examination given by a duly constituted Outside Inside Construction Local Union of the IBEW I.B.E.W. or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman Xxxxxxx by any Outside Inside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, and and, who have been employed in the trade for a period of at least one (1) year in the last three and one-half (3 1/2) four years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group I status shall be limited to one Local Union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 Group I status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager of the applicant’s former Group I status local union.

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 4.01. In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employmentemploy­ment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership non‑membe­rship in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following follow­ing system of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.02 4.02. The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.03 4.03. The Employer shall have the right to reject any applicant appli­cant for employmentemploy­ment. Section 4.04 4.04. The Union shall select and refer applicants for employment employ­ment without discrimination discrimina­tion against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership non‑membership in the Union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-lawsbylaws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation obliga­tion of Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection and referral shall be in accord with the following procedure. Section 4.05 4.05. The Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established es­tablished on the basis of the Classifications and Groups listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification classifica­tion or classifications for which he qualifies. GROUP - I. I All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 3-1/2) or more years’ experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, have passed a Journeyman Lineman's examination given by a duly constituted Outside Construction Local Union of the IBEW or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman by any Outside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, and who have been employed in the trade for a period of at least one (1) year in the last three and one-half (3 3-1/2) years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group I status shall be limited to one . GROUP II All applicants for employment who have three and one‑half (3-1/2) or more years’ experience in the trade and who have passed a Journeyman's Lineman’s examina­tion given by a duly constituted Outside Local Union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 status local union shall IBEW or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman by electronic means notify any Outside Area Joint Apprent­iceship and Training Committee. GROUP III All applicants for employment who have two or more years exper­ience in the business manager trade, are residents of the applicant’s former Group I status local uniongeographical area constituting the normal construction labor market area and who have been employed in the normal construction labor market for at least six (6) months in the last two and one‑half (2-1/2) years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement.

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 4.01. In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.02 4.02. The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.03 4.03. The Employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 4.04. The Union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-lawsbylaws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation of Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection and referral shall be in accord with the following procedure. Section 4.05 4.05. The Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications and Groups listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications for which he qualifies. JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN -- JOURNEYMAN TECHNICIAN GROUP - I. All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 3-1/2) or more years’ experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, have passed a Journeyman Lineman's examination given by a duly constituted Outside Construction Local Union of the IBEW or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman by any Outside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, and who have been employed in the trade for a period of at least one (1) year in the last three and one-half (3 3-1/2) years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. GROUP I. All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3-1/2) or more years’ experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, have passed a Journeyman Lineman's examination given by a duly constituted Outside Construction Local Union of the IBEW or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman by any Outside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, and who have been employed in the trade for a period of at least six (6) months in the last three and one-half (3-1/2) years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group I status shall be limited to one ___________________________________________________________________________________ GROUP II. All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3-1/2) or more years' experience in the trade and who have passed a Journeyman Xxxxxxx's examination given by a duly constituted Outside Local Union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 status local union shall IBEW or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman by electronic means notify any Outside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee. GROUP III. All applicants for employment who have two or more years' experience in the business manager trade, are residents of the applicant’s former Group I status local uniongeographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, and who have been employed in the normal construction labor market area for at least six (6) months in the last two and one-half (2 1/2) years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. GROUP IV. All applicants for employment who have worked at the trade for more than one year. HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR *(Optional)

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 4.01. In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.02 4.02. The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.03 4.03. The Employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 4.04. The Union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-lawsbylaws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation of Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection and referral shall be in accord with the following procedure. Section 4.05 4.05. The Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications and Groups listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications for which he qualifies. GROUP - I. I All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 1/2) four or more years’ ' experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, have passed a Journeyman Lineman's Xxxxxxx'x examination given by a duly constituted Outside Inside Construction Local Union of the IBEW I.B.E.W. or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman Xxxxxxx by any Outside Inside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, and and, who have been employed in the trade for a period of at least one (1) year in the last three and one-half (3 1/2) four years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group I status shall be limited to one Local Union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 Group I status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager of the applicant’s 's former Group I status local union.

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 4.01. In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests interest of the employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership in the Union, Union the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.02 4.02. The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.03 4.03. The Employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 4.04. The Union union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-lawsbylaws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation of Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection and referral shall be in accord with the following procedureprocedures. Section 4.05 4.05. The Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications and Groups listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications for which he qualifies. GROUP - Group I. All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 1/2) four or more years’ experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, have passed a Journeyman Lineman's journeyman xxxxxxx'x examination given by a duly constituted Outside Inside Construction Local Union of the IBEW IBEW, or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman journeyman xxxxxxx by any Outside Inside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, and and, who have been employed in the trade for a period of at least one (1) year in the last three and one-half (3 1/2) four years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group I status shall be limited to one Local Union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 Group I status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager of the applicant’s former Group I status local union.

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 6.01. In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.02 6.02. The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.03 6.03. The Employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 6.04. The Union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-lawsbylaws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation of Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection and referral shall be in accord with the following procedure. Section 4.05 6.05. The Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications and Groups listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications for which he qualifies. RESIDENTIAL XXXXXXX GROUP - I. I All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 1/2) two or more years’ experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, have passed a Journeyman Lineman's Residential Xxxxxxx'x examination given by a duly constituted Outside Inside Construction Local Union of the IBEW I.B.E.W. or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman Residential Xxxxxxx by any Outside Inside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, and and, who have been employed in the trade for a period of at least one (1) year in the last three and one-half (3 1/2) two years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. “Group I status shall be limited to one Local Union local union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 Group I status local union shall shall, by electronic means means, notify the business manager of the applicant’s former Group I status local union.” GROUP II All applicants for employment who have two or more years' experience in the trade and who have passed a Residential Xxxxxxx'x examination given by a duly constituted Inside Construction Local Union of the I.B.E.W. or have been certified as a Residential Xxxxxxx by any Inside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee. GROUP III All applicants for employment who have two or more years’ experience in the trade. Section 6.06. If the registration list is exhausted and the Local Union is unable to refer applicants for employment to the Employer within 48 hours from the time of receiving the Employer's request, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted, the Employer shall be free to secure applicants without using the Referral Procedure but such applicants, if hired, shall have the status of "temporary employees". Section 6.07. The Employer shall notify the Business Manager promptly of the names and Social Security numbers of such "temporary employees" and shall replace such "temporary employees" as soon as registered applicants for employment are available under the Referral Procedure. Section 6.08. Normal construction labor market" is defined to mean the following geographical area plus the commuting distance adjacent thereto which includes the area from which the normal labor supply is secured: LaPorte, Starke, Pulaski, Porter, and Jasper Counties--State of Indiana The above geographical area is agreed upon by the parties to include the area defined by the Secretary of Labor to be the appropriate prevailing wage area under the Xxxxx-Xxxxx Act to which the Agreement applies.

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 4.01. In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.02 4.02. The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.03 4.03. The Employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 4.04. The Union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-lawsbylaws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation of Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection and referral shall be in accord with the following procedure. Section 4.05 4.05. The Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications and Groups listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications for which he qualifies. GROUP - I. I All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 1/2) four or more years’ experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, have passed a Journeyman Lineman's Xxxxxxx’x examination given by a duly constituted Outside Inside Construction Local Union of the IBEW I.B.E.W. or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman Xxxxxxx by any Outside Inside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, and and, who have been employed in the trade for a period of at least one (1) year in the last three and one-half (3 1/2) four years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group I status shall be limited to one Local Union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 Group I status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager of the applicant’s former Group I status local union.

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.02 The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.03 The Employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 The Union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-lawsbylaws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation of Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection and referral shall be in accord with the following procedure. Section 4.05 The Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications and Groups listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications for which he qualifies. GROUP - I. I All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 1/2) four or more years’ experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, have passed a Journeyman Lineman's Xxxxxxx’x examination given by a duly constituted Outside Inside Construction Local Union of the IBEW I.B.E.W. or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman Xxxxxxx by any Outside Inside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, and and, who have been employed in the trade for a period of at least one (1) year in the last three and one-half (3 1/2) four years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group I status shall be limited to one Local Union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 Group I status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager of the applicant’s former Group I status local union.

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.02 The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.03 The Employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 The Union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-laws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation of Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection and referral shall be in accord with the following procedure. Section 4.05 The Local Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications and Groups GROUPS listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications GROUP for which he qualifies. GROUP - I. I All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 1/23) or more years’ years experience in the tradeTrade, are residents of the geographical normal commuting area constituting the normal construction la labor market, have passed a Sound and Communication Journeyman Lineman's Technician examination given by a duly constituted Outside Construction Local Union local union of the IBEW or have been certified as a Sound and Communication Journeyman Lineman Technician by any Outside area Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, and who have been employed in the trade for a period of at least one (1) year in the last three and one-half (3 1/23) years in the geographical normal commuting area covered by the collective bargaining agreementlocal union. Group I status shall be limited to one Local Union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for or Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 Group I status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager of the applicant’s former Group I status local union. GROUP II All applicants for employment who have three (3) or more years experience in the trade and who have passed a Sound and Communication Journeyman Technician examination given by a duly constituted local union of IBEW or have been certified as a Sound and Communication Journeyman Technician by any area Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee. GROUP III An applicant who has a minimum of two (2) years in the communication industry, but who does not meet the requirements of GROUP I or GROUP II. GROUP IV An applicant who does not meet the requirements of GROUPS I, II & III.

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 4.01. In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.02 4.02. The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.03 4.03. The Employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 4.04. The Union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-lawsbylaws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation of Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection and referral shall be in accord with the following procedure. Section 4.05 4.05. The Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications and Groups listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications for which he qualifies. GROUP - I. I All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 1/2) four or more years’ experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, have passed a Journeyman Lineman's Xxxxxxx'x examination given by a duly constituted Outside Inside Construction Local Union of the IBEW I.B.E.W. or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman Xxxxxxx by any Outside Inside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, and and, who have been employed in the trade for a period of at least one (1) year in the last three and one-half (3 1/2) four years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group -Group I status shall be limited to one Local Union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 Group I status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager of the applicant’s former Group I status local union.

Referral Procedure. Section SECTION 4.01 In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment. Section SECTION 4.02 The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral of applicants for employment. Section SECTION 4.03 The Employer employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section SECTION 4.04 The Union union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-lawsbylaws, constitutional provisions provision or any other aspect or obligation of Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection and referral shall be in accord with the following procedure. Section SECTION 4.05 The Union union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications and Groups listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications for which he qualifies. GROUP - I. I All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 1/2) four or more years’ years experience in the trade, ; are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, ; have passed a Journeyman Lineman's Xxxxxxx'x examination given by a duly constituted Outside Inside Construction Local Union of the IBEW or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman Xxxxxxx by any Outside Inside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, Committee and who have has been employed in the trade for a period of at least one (1) year in the last three and one-half four (3 1/24) years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group I status shall be limited to one Local Union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 Group I status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager of the applicant’s former Group I status local union.

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industryindustry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership in the Union, Union the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.02 The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.03 The Employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 The Union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-lawsbylaws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation of Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection and referral shall be in accord with the following procedure. Section 4.05 The Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications Classification and Groups listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications classification for which he qualifies. GROUP - I. I: All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 3-1/2) or more years’ experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, have passed a Journeyman Lineman's ’s examination given by a duly constituted Outside Construction Local Union of the IBEW or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman by any Outside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, and who have been employed in the trade for a period of at least one (1) year in the last three and one-half (3 3-1/2) years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group I status shall be limited to one Local Union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager of the applicant’s former Group I status local union.

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industryindustry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.02 The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral of applicants for employment.employment.‌ Section 4.03 The Employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 The Union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-laws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation of Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection and referral shall be in accord with the following procedure. Section 4.05 The Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications and Groups listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications for which he qualifies. Journeyman Xxxxxxx – Journeyman Technician GROUP - I. I All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 1/2) four or more years’ years experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, have passed a Journeyman LinemanWiremen's examination given by a duly constituted Outside Inside Construction Local Union of the IBEW I.B.E.W. or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman Xxxxxxx by any Outside Inside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, and who have been employed in the trade for a period of at least one (1) year in the last three and one-half (3 1/2) four years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group I status shall be limited to one Local Union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 Group I status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager of the applicant’s 's former Group I status local union. Group II All applicants for employment who have four or more years experience in the trade and who have passed a Journeyman Xxxxxxx'x examination given by a duly constituted Inside construction Local Union of the I.B.E.W. or have been certified as a Journeyman Xxxxxxx by any Inside Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee. Group III All applicants for employment who have two or more years experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, and who have been employed for at least six months in the last three years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group IV All applicants for employment who have worked at the trade for more than one year. Section 4.06 If the registration list is exhausted and the Local Union is unable to refer applicants for employment to the Employer within 48 hours from the time of receiving the Employer’s request, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted, the Employer shall be free to secure applicants without using the Referral Procedure but such applicants, if hired, shall have the status of "temporary employees". Section 4.07 The Employer shall notify the Business Manager promptly of the names and Social Security numbers of such "temporary employees" and shall replace such "temporary employees" as soon as registered applicants for employment are available under the Referral Procedure. Section 4.08 Normal Construction Market" is defined to mean the following geographical area plus the commuting distance adjacent thereto which includes the area from which the normal labor supply is secured: Albany, Columbia, Xxxxxx, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Xxxxxx and Washington counties and the portion of Greene County north of a line following the south limits of the city of Catskill in a westerly direction from the Xxxxxx River to State Highway 23A continuing on 23A to the road following the Little West Kill and continuing along this road to Delaware County and Decatur and Worcester Township in Otsego County.‌ The above geographical area is agreed upon by the parties to include the area defined by the Secretary of Labor to be the appropriate prevailing wage area under the Xxxxx-Xxxxx Act to which the Agreement applies.

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.02 The Local Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.03 The Employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 The Local Union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-laws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation of Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection and referral shall be in accord with the following procedure. Section 4.05 The Local Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications and Groups GROUPS listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications GROUP for which he qualifies. GROUP - I. I All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 1/23) or more years’ experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, have passed a Voice-Data- Video Journeyman Lineman's Technician examination given by a duly constituted Outside Construction Local Union local union of the IBEW or have been certified as a Voice-Data-Video Journeyman Lineman Technician by any Outside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, and who have been employed in the trade for a period of at least one (1) year in the last three and one-half (3 1/23) years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group I status shall be limited to one Local Union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 Group I status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager of the applicant’s former Group I status local union. GROUP II All applicants for employment who have three (3) or more years’ experience in the trade and who have passed a Voice-Data-Video Journeyman Technician examination given by a duly constituted Inside Construction Local Union of the I.B.E.W. or have been certified as a Voice-Data-Video Journeyman Technician by any area Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee.

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 SECTION 4 . 01 In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the Industry, industry providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.02 SECTION 4 . 02 The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral referrals of applicants for employment. Section 4.03 SECTION 4 . 03 The Employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 SECTION 4 . 04 The Union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership non -membership in the Union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-lawsby -laws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation of the Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection selections and referral shall be in accord acc ordance with the following procedure. Section 4.05 SECTION 4 . 05 The Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications and Groups listed l isted below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications for which he qualifies. GROUP JOURNEYMAN XXXXXXX - I. JOURNEYMAN TECHNICIAN All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 1/2) four or more years’ ' experience in the trade, t rade; are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, ; have passed a Journeyman Lineman's Xxxxxxx’ s examination given by a duly constituted Outside Inside Construction Local Union of the IBEW or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman Xxxxxxx by any Outside Inside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, ; and who have been employed in the trade for t rade fo r a period of at least one (1) year in the last three and one-half (3 1/2) four years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group I status shall be limited to one Local Union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 Group I status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager of the applicant’s ’ s former Group I status local union.

Referral Procedure. Section 4.01 3.01 In the interest of maintaining maintain an efficient system of production in the Industry, providing for an orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of the employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in employment because of membership or non-membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree to the following system of referral of applicants for employment.legitimate Section 4.02 3.02 The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral of applicants for employment. Section 4.03 3.03 The Employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment. Section 4.04 3.04 The Union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against such applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union and such selection and referral shall not be affected in any way by rules, regulations, by-lawsbylaws, constitutional provisions or any other aspect or obligation of Union membership policies or requirements. All such selection and referral shall be in accord with the following procedure. Section 4.05 3.05 The Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the Classifications and Groups listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority Group in the classification or classifications for which he qualifies. GROUP - I. All applicants for employment who have three and one-half (3 1/2) or more years’ experience in the trade, are residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, have passed a Journeyman Lineman's examination given by a duly constituted Outside Construction Local Union of the IBEW or have been certified as a Journeyman Lineman by any Outside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, and who have been employed in the trade for a period of at least one . (1) year in the last three and one-half (3 1/23-½) years in the geographical area covered by the collective bargaining agreement. Group I status shall be limited to one Local Union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of the new group 1 Group I status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager of the applicant’s former Group I status local union.