CRAFT JURISDICTION & RECOGNITION

Craft Jurisdiction It is agreed that the jurisdiction of work covered by this agreement is that provided for in the charter grant set forth preceding this agreement issued by the American Federation of Labour to the International Union of Operating Engineers, it being understood that the claims are subject to trade agreements and final decision rendered by the National Board or the Canadian Board for the Settlement of Jurisdictional Disputes. If a jurisdictional dispute arises once the work has commenced, assignments will be made in accordance with procedures, rules and regulations of the Nation.

_ Jurisdictional Dispute Settlement The parties of this agreement are subject to and agree to be bound by all decisions and awards made by the National Joint Board for the Settlement of Jurisdictional Disputes with respect to all jurisdictional disputes which may arise under this agreement.

Recognition The parties agree that if the employer acquires work within the jurisdiction of the union and it is not listed in the Appendix, the Schedules shall be amended by mutual agreement to add such classification(s) at the mutual agreed rate.

Bargaining Agent The employer and the CLRA recognizes the union as the exclusive bargaining agent for all employers coming within the jurisdictions of the union.