JOB CONDITIONS

The employer shall supply and provide adequate and sanitary drinking water facilities on all jobs. Ice water will be provided at all times, except where this is the responsibility of the prime contractor.

The employer shall provide adequately heated and clean lunch rooms and change rooms and hand cleaner and drinking water at all times. Hot and Cold water shall be provided for meals where possible. Eating area shall not be cluttered with materials. One microwave and one kettle will be provided.

All tacking and welding on piping shall be done by a qualified welder only. Welding gloves and shield shall be provided to the welder and also to the pipefitter while the employee is fitting for a welder. Welding jackets shall also be provided to the welders as a tool crib item.

Both parties agree that fabrication is a material and substantial part of this Agreement and that all pipe fabrication shall be fabricated on the job site or shop. Where the work shop is used, it shall be deemed or defined as a pipe fabrication shop under this Agreement with the United Association or Local Union which are part of this Agreement.

The employer shall provide adequate sanitary facilities on the job for the welfare of employees and protection of the public health, and these facilities must be provided with toilets and tissue and kept clean and heated. Flush toilets will be provided at all times, except where this is the responsibility of the prime contractor.

All brackets and hangers that are not specifically itemized and listed in a standard manufacturer's catalogue are to be fabricated by members of Local Union 740. All on site marking of holes, sleeves, inserts and hangers required for the installation of mechanical service shall be performed by members of the Union. The placing and installation of all toilet and bathroom accessories shall be the work of the members of the United Association excepting those made of clay products set in tile. The handling and using of all tools and equipment that may be necessary for the erection and installation of all work and materials used in the pipefitting and plumbing industry shall be done by United Association.

The erection and dismantling of all steel scaffolding and boarding used by U.A. members in the jurisdiction of U.A. Local 740 shall be done by U.A. members.

Pipe hangers and pipe supports and all other material classed as catalogue items, such as C-clamps, U-bolts, etc. may be purchased from a standard manufacturer’s catalogue or fabricated in a unionized shop. The installation and erection of such items shall be covered by the terms of this Agreement.

When piping tool cribs or piping stock rooms are required on piping projects covered under the terms of this Agreement, they must be manned by all United Association Local 740 members. The employer agrees to give every consideration to older or handicapped employees to fill positions in such piping tool cribs or piping stock rooms.

A All Journeyperson fitters, welders, and apprentices working on stainless steel, chromemoly, galvanized or other alloy piping which are being welded, burnt or ground and all heliarc and argon welding on heavy wall piping 120 scheduled and up shall receive eighty cents ($0.80) above the applicable rate of pay. - B All stress relieving as required in connection with alloy piping shall be done by qualified United Association members. C The following premiums above the regular hourly rate shall be paid to employees required to work at heights under such conditions as Temporary Staging, Scaffolding, Tower Like Structures, or Structures with a direct drop of 40 feet or more: 40 to 124 feet $0.60 per hour Above 124 feet Time and one-half the hourly rates D Where an employee is required to perform duties in an inside area heated in excess of 110 degrees F, the employee shall receive $1.00 per hour above the normal rate of pay. E Where an employee is required to perform duties in an abnormally dirty area, the employee shall be provided with coveralls and respirators (at the employee’s request) while performing their duties.

A tradesperson shall be given a foreperson’s status if they are in charge of work on new schools, churches, hospitals, institutional buildings, stores, shopping centres, and all buildings that would normally be occupied for commercial or institutional purpose.

Where job conditions make it necessary, rain suits and rubber boots will be supplied at no charge to the employees. Such wet weather gear to be returned to the employer in good condition, reasonable wear and tear or accidental damage accepted.

U.A. members will be disciplined by the next in the chain of command above them. A Notwithstanding site, project, employer or owner specific rules, the following disciplinary procedure should be followed regardless of the amount of time on the project: 1. Warn the employee verbally of the offence and document on employer file. Warning notice is to be signed by the employee’s Supervisor and Steward (where appointed). 2. Second offence: Warn the employee in writing of the offence. Warning notice is to be signed by the employee’s Supervisor and Steward (where appointed). Copy of warning notice is to be forwarded to the Union office. 3. Any further offence calls for a suspension. The length of the suspension to be at Management’s discretion but not to exceed three (3) days. 4. Any offence after suspension, employee may be dismissed depending on severity of the offence. Employer must consult business manager/business agent before termination. Employer may choose to impose a second suspension not to exceed one (1) week. SE The above is not applicable to the following: safety absolutes, intoxication, insubordination, theft or altercation on site which will be subject to dismissal unless determined otherwise by investigation. 6. Site or company specific violations or violations of owner-stipulated rules may be grounds for dismissal. All employees shall be treated equally under this Article. 7. Notice shall be sent to the Union whenever an employee is dismissed under A.

All unloading of pipe, valves, fittings, tanks and equipment, all rigging whether by power or by hand, and the stocking of all above mentioned materials and equipment and moving to the job site shall be the work of the United Association Local 740. fe.

Where conditions on jobs make it necessary to wear hard hats and liners, they shall be provided by the employer.

All items drawn by an employee out of the employer’s stores, e.g. tools, hard hats, rain gear, welding mitts, welding shields, welding goggles, etc., shall be returned to the employer in the same condition as on issue, reasonable wear and tear accepted. Noncompliance with this Article shall be considered to be just cause for discipline by the employer and reimbursement by the employee provided adequate storage boxes and suitable locks are provided by the employer.

All work shall be performed according to accepted safety conditions which must meet or exceed Federal, Provincial, Employer and job site Safety Regulations.

Employees shall have reasonable time before quitting time for the purpose of picking up tools and materials, at the Foreperson’s or General Foreperson’s discretion.

If an employee uses a personal vehicle for the employer’s business, the employer shall provide commercial insurance. An employee is to receive seventy dollars ($70.00) per week for using a personal vehicle on the job within St. John’s. An employee is to receive $0.68 cents per kilometre when using a personal vehicle outside St. John’s in connection with their job. This clause will be enforced in all municipal areas where Local 740 has jurisdiction.

The United Association and affiliated local unions reserve the right to refuse to handle, accept or install fabricated piping sent to the job that has not been fabricated by the employer under agreement with the United Association and its affiliated local unions, except for items which are re-classed as catalogue items.

A non-working foreperson will not be permitted to be in charge of more than ten (10) UA 740 members.

A working foreperson will not be permitted to be in charge of more than six (6) workers. On industrial work requiring five (5) or more workers, there shall be no working foreperson.

All forepersons and general forepersons to be members of Local 740.

The hiring procedure per job is as follows: Employer may transfer or may name hire the first 3 workers, exclusive of supervision. The union will refer the next 3 workers. Additional hires shall be dispatched on 25% (employer) / 75% (union) basis with the employer selecting the seventh worker and the union selecting the next three workers and so on thereafter. Further to the above, after eight (8) people are employed, the employer may also transfer up to three (3) additional workers.

On all jobs requiring ten (10) or more workers, there shall be no working foreperson.

The CLRA and the Union agree that for the best interests of the unionized construction industry, any member that has been identified as working for a non- signatory contractor and/or has been charged or fined under the UA constitution, said member shall not be eligible for name hire for a period of two years from the time of the offence.