Common use of Work Performed By Bargaining Unit Employees Clause in Contracts

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. E.3.1.2 No Employee at the time of ratification of this Agreement shall suffer layoffs or involuntary reduction of full-time equivalency status during the term of this Agreement. E.3.1.3 The full-time equivalency number of active Permanent Contract Employees shall not be less than the complement of 612.0 FTE during the term of this Agreement (see Letter of Understanding #4 re Permanent Contract Staff).