Hiring

Out of Province Companies working in the jurisdiction of Local Union 137 may supply one (1) supervisory person only. A Company shall be considered to be a Provincial Contractor when its office and payroll are located in the province. Such supervisory person shall not work with the tools of the trade or handle material.

The Union agrees to give preference to and furnish the most competent workers available, provided however, that the employers shall have the right to determine the competency and qualifications of its employees and to discharge or refuse to employ in its sole discretion any employee for any just cause and sufficient cause. The employer shall not discriminate against any employee because of membership in the Union or participation in the lawful activity of the Union.

A When selecting new employees for a job: For industrial work: the employer shall name hire directly the Foreperson and first two (2) workers. For commercial work: the employer shall name hire directly the Foreperson and first seven (7) workers. Selection of additional workers shall be on a 50/50 basis with the Union supplying the first additional worker. Apprentices may be name hired on a 50/50 basis. The employer can name hire the first required apprentice, union shall supply the second required apprentice and so on until all apprentice requirements have been satisfied. A balance of 15 to 4" year apprentices will be coordinated with the employer and union based on specific job requirements. CLRA and Heat and Frost Insulators Local 137 Collective Agreement 2022-2027 Page 14 fu cS as B Distribution of hiring for the work force shall be performed in such a manner as to maintain as near as is possible the ratio established in the preceding paragraph throughout all classifications of employees. Transfer and lay-off will likewise be implemented so as to maintain such ratio. C All hiring shall be done through the Union office, and all Employees must have a referral slip from the Union office upon initial hire. If the Employee has been recalled as per DIf the Union is unable to supply the workers required within three (3) consecutive days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and Statutory Holidays, the Employer may hire from other sources. All workers shall be cleared through the Union prior to commencing work and as a condition of employment, shall comply with all rules and regulations of the Union.

, then a subsequent referral need not be issued until such time as that Employee has been laid off for the period of time stipulated in Article 20:05. The employer retains the right to recall employees laid off for 30 days or Jess notwithstanding 20:02. If the job is delayed, the employer retains the right to recall for 180 days.

The Union agrees not to supply their members or to permit their members to work directly or indirectly for any individual or corporation who have called tenders from one or more insulation contractors, and then proceed to do the work themselves.

Outside the Chartered Territory, the companies agree to abide by the working conditions in that territory. No more than one (1) journeyperson (Job Foreperson) can work on any one operation of any one employer within the jurisdiction of another local union, unless, latter local union fails to supply sufficient workers. Such members must conform with the working rules and trade agreement of the local union under whose jurisdiction they work and shall receive the highest wage rate, board allowance and fringe benefits of either of the two locals. The boundaries between locals to be rigidly observed, referring to the map supplied by International Head Office for guidance.

If additional workers are required and the union is unable to supply workers from its local membership, it is agreed that travel card members from other affiliated Canadian unions will be given priority for hiring. The union agrees that it will supply names of the travel card members to the employer with 72 hours of receiving the request, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and statutory holidays. If travel card members are not available, priority for hiring will then be qualified Newfoundland and Labrador residents as jointly L determined between union and employer. All such workers shall be cleared through the IV. CLRA and Heat and Frost Insulators Local 137 Collective Agreement 2022-2027 Page 15 ju Bus union prior to dispatch and shall become members of Local 137 as a condition of employment, will be required to comply with all rules and regulations of the union as well as the terms and conditions of this Collective Agreement. It is further agreed that, upon layoff, the layoff sequence will be as follows: 1. Travel card members of other affiliated Canadian unions. 2. Local 137 members. The layoff sequence shall not circumvent violations of the Professional Craftsman Code of Conduct (PCCC) as adopted by The International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers.