Job Stewards

The Union shall appoint Job Stewards where necessary from the employees on site. The Job Steward shall be the Representative of the Business Agent on the job site. A Steward shall be a qualified journeyman performing the work of his craft and shall exercise no supervisory functions. There shall be no non-working stewards. In addition to his duties as a journeyman, he shall be permitted reasonable time, without loss of pay, to assist the employer and the employees on the job site in adjusting differences or misunderstandings arising out of interpretation, application or alleged violation of this Agreement. The Union shall notify the Employer, in writing, of the appointment of a Steward. The Employer shall notify the Union, as soon as possible, of any serious on the job injury and any seriously injured employee shall be transferred to medical care as soon as possible. The Steward shall not be discriminated against, and shall be the last journeyman (excluding supervision), laid off, provided that he is qualified to perform the remaining work in his trade. No Steward shall be dismissed except for just cause and such dismissal shall be reported immediately to the Business Manager of the Union.

No Ironworkers, including the Job Steward and the Foreman, shall make any arrangements with the Employer that will change or conflict in any way with any section or terms of this Agreement.

Any Steward advocating or causing any work interruption or stoppage of work on any job site shall be immediately dismissed and replaced on that job site by the Union.