INTERPRETATION

Should any article or section of this Collective Agreement be determined to be illegal by any competent authority, the remaining articles and/or sections shall continue to be operative and binding upon the parties hereto.

Under the terms of this Collective Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires the term “employee” shall mean all employees of an employer bound by and/or covered by the terms of this Agreement and shall include Apprentices, Welders, Journeypersons, Tradespersons, Working Forepersons, Non Working Forepersons, and General Forepersons.