Subcontracting, Employee Rights, Union Standards and Work Preservation. A. The purposes of this Article are to preserve and protect the work opportunities normally available to employees and workmen covered by this Agreement, maintenance and protection of standards and benefits of employees and workmen negotiated over many years and preservation of the right of Union employees, employed hereunder, from being compelled to work with non-union workmen.
Subcontracting, Employee Rights, Union Standards and Work Preservation. 501 The purposes of this Article are to preserve and protect the work opportunities normally available to employees and workmen covered by this Agreement, maintenance and protection of standards and benefits of employees and workmen negotiated over many years, and preservation of the right of Union employees, employed hereunder, from being compelled to work with non-union workmen. 502 DEFINITION OF SUBCONTRACTOR: A subcontractor is defined as any person (other than an employee covered by this Agreement), firm or corporation holding a valid state contractor’s license where required by law, who agrees orally or in writing to perform, or who in fact performs for or on behalf of an individual Contractor, or the subcontractor of an individual Contractor, any part or portion of the work covered by this Agreement. 503 Neither the Contractor nor any of his subcontractors shall subcontract any work to be done at the site of the construction, alteration, painting or repair of a building, structure, or other work coming within the jurisdiction of the Union except to a person, firm or corporation signed to an appropriate current labor agreement with the Union. 504 Any dispute involving this Article will be resolved under the grievance procedure of this Agreement. An award of the Cement Masons’ Joint Adjustment Board may be judicially 505 The Contractor shall provide in his contract with the subcontractor the following provisions: “The subcontractor accepts and agrees to be bound by the procedures for settling jurisdictional disputes as set forth in Article IV of this Agreement. The subcontractor agrees that he will bind his subcontractor to said procedures in the same manner and to the same effect as provided with respect to him.” 506 The Contractor and his subcontractors shall have freedom of choice in the purchase of materials, supplies and equipment, except that every reasonable effort shall be made by the Contractor and his subcontractors to refrain from the use of materials, supplies or equipment, which use will tend to cause any discord or disturbance on the project. 507 In the event the Contractor is required to subcontract work on a public works project to a certified MBE/WBE/DBE subcontractor to meet requirements contained in governmental rules or regulations, the Union will sign an agreement with such subcontractor.
Subcontracting, Employee Rights, Union Standards and Work Preservation a. The purposes of these Paragraphs are to preserve and protect the work opportunities normally available to employees and workmen covered by this Agreement, maintenance and protection of standards and benefits of employees and workmen negotiated over many years and preservation of the right of Union Employees, employed hereunder, from being compelled to work with non-union workmen.
b. In some instances a Contractor signatory hereto joint ventures with a non-union Contractor to bid on certain projects. If the Contractor joint ventures with a non-signatory entity, the non- signatory entity shall not perform and/or subcontract any work covered by the classifications in this Agreement. However, the joint venture shall be afforded the opportunity to sign a Project Agreement.
c. In the event this joint venture is successful in being low bidder and awarded, the joint venture shall become signatory to this Agreement for this project only. If the non-signatory partner of the joint venture refuses to become signatory, the signatory contractor partner of the joint venture shall assume all responsibilities of the payment of wages, fringe benefit contributions and subcontract obligations for all classifications listed in the Agreement.
