SHOP XXXXXXX 1. The Executive Secretary-Treasurer or his designee having jurisdiction over the job, will select a certified Shop Xxxxxxx. A Shop Xxxxxxx shall always be employed whenever covered work is being performed on any job, except at the end of the job when punch list work is being performed by one employee which does not exceed three (3) days. The xxxxxxx’x employment may be terminated by the Employer after review of complaint against him between the employer and the Business Representative. In the event of a disagreement between the Business Representative and the employer, the complaint shall be referred to the Executive Secretary-Treasurer or his designee for whatever internal actions considered appropriate. A Shop Xxxxxxx can be appointed from an employer’s regular complement of employees, with the consent of the Union, providing he has the appropriate training certifications from the Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters’ shop xxxxxxx certification program and who otherwise meets all of the Union’s requirements for appointment as a shop xxxxxxx. Should the Union have due cause to replace the shop xxxxxxx, they will notify the employer, defining the reasons for said replacement.
2. The Shop Xxxxxxx must 1) report to the Local Union prior to the start of the job to pick up the appropriate paperwork and instructions; 2) fill out the appropriate paperwork; and 3) deliver the appropriate completed reports to the Local Union hall after the end of the workday on Friday of each week. The Shop Xxxxxxx shall only take the necessary time to perform his duties to the best interests and safety of the covered employees. There shall be no non-working Shop Stewards and the Shop Xxxxxxx shall not be permitted to leave the job for the performance of his duties unless by the consent of the Employer.
3. The Shop Xxxxxxx shall have no authority to call any strike or stoppage of work or to make any Agreement which changes, modifies or alters any of the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Shop Xxxxxxx shall be given two hours notification before an employee is laid off. The employee shall be given one hour notice of layoff. In the spirit of cooperation and as a courtesy, the employer will make every reasonable effort to notify the Business Agent twenty-four hours in advance to laying off six or more employees at one time.
4. The Shop Xxxxxxx shall not be discriminated against for attending to his or her duties.
