Work Performed By Bargaining Unit Employees. E.3.1.1 For the duration of this Agreement, no work which is performed by the Bargaining Unit Employees shall be contracted out if it results in the termination, layoff, or reduction of regularly scheduled hours of work or work week of an Employee at the time of the contracting out, or at any subsequent time, except to the extent to which such work is contracted out as at the date of signing of this Agreement. It is understood that contracting out includes the direct use of services or programs provided by agencies external to the Employer.
Work Performed By Bargaining Unit Employees. The Company will make every effort to have bargaining unit work performed by the employees. In emergencies, after every effort has been made to contact appropriate employees, by telephone, supervisory personnel may perform the work required and only for the time necessary to perform that function.