APPRENTICES AND APPRENTICESHIP FUND

In the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: Boilermaker Apprentices, when available, shall be employed on work covered by this Agreement in the ratio of one (1) Apprentice to four (4) Journeyperson(s) including the welders list if the Apprentice is so qualified. An Employer having more than one job in any given Lodge area may satisfy this requirement on an overall basis within the Lodge area. It is recognized that there may be situations in which the above ratio would be impractical. In order to obtain relief, the Employer must consult with the Business Manager/Secretary-Treasurer of the appropriate Local Lodge and reach a mutually acceptable solution. When the intent of the foregoing has been met, the Union shall not refer additional Apprentices in lieu of Journeypersons(s) without the Employer's agreement. Apprentices shall only be referred, employed and paid at their proper classification and corresponding wage rate. Apprentices shall not progress to Journeyperson wage rate until they have successfully completed their Certificate of Qualification (CofQ) or Boilermaker Red Seal where applicable. In the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Apprenticeship ratios may be modified with mutual consent of the Employer and the Union to a maximum of one to one. Apprentice intakes will consist of up to twenty-five percent (25%) Helmets to Hardhats (H2H) candidates if available.

All Apprentices shall be employed in accordance with the provisions of the Apprenticeship Act of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Parties hereto agree to observe all provisions of the said Act.

Apprentices shall be given the support of the Journeyperson working on the job on which the Apprentices are employed, and, the supervision of the Foreperson, and, under the guidance of the Journeyperson, they may perform rigging, fitting, welding, layout work or any other part of the trade of a Journeyperson Boilermaker.

The Apprenticeship Fund of Local Lodge 203 will be controlled by a Board of Trustees consisting of an equal number of Employer Representatives and Union Representatives, who will administer the Fund as per the established jointly trusteed Trust Documents.

The Parties acknowledge the formation of a National Training Trust Fund (NTTF) Committee who will act in a coordinating capacity to assist the Local Lodge Apprenticeship Fund Trustees. The Parties agree to abide by the Articles of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust for the Boilermakers’ Apprenticeship Trust Fund for the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador dated April 20, 2017.

The Employer shall contribute an amount, in cents-per-hour in accordance with the Wage and Benefit Schedule as set out in the Appendix attached hereto, to the Apprenticeship Fund for all hours earned, including waiting and reporting time, by all employees covered by this Agreement. Contributions on all overtime hours shall be calculated at the applicable overtime rate (i.e. 1 ½ or 2).