Wages and Benefits
4.01
Subject to Article 3, as a condition of employment, it is agreed that only members of the Union, in good standing, shall be employed on work coming within the scope of this Agreement. All employees shall keep up to date with their dues and assessments. Employees who fall in arrears with their monthly dues and/or travel service dues assessments while in the employ or an employer shall be removed from the job at the request of the Business Agent upon presentation of acceptable evidence to support the request. Notwithstanding the aforementioned wording: On all Commercial Work, the employer shall have the right to hire new employees within the Free Zone of any Job Site where qualified union members are not available. The new employees shall be placed on a 30 day probationary period after which an administrative processing fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) shall be paid on a prorated basis of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per week for six (6) weeks. The employee will be required to pay monthly union dues of three percent (3%) of gross wages or as notified by the union. Employees shall be paid the wages, benefits and premiums for Industrial Painters as prescribed in the collective agreement between the Union and the CLEA that pertains to work in the industrial and commercial division of the construction industry in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
4.02
The employer shall give preference of employment to and employ members in good standing in the Union, provided that they are qualified to perform the work required. However, should the Union be unable to furnish the workers required within forty-eight (48) hours, exclusive of weekends and holidays, the employer may hire workers from other sources, who as a condition of employment, will become members within seven (7) days. In order that the Union have up to date information only, as to the location and employment status of its membership, members are required to inform the Union, either in person or by telephone prior to or immediately upon any change of employment status. In order to ensure that this is accomplished, the employer is responsible to ensure that each new employee has a referral slip or in the situation where the employee has not cleared in person, that they or the employee has phoned for information purposes. The Union will immediately clear such employees upon receiving the above noted phone call. Where _non- union competition exists, the employer shall have the right to hire employees as required and subject to the revised Article 4:01.
4.03
A check off system for administration processing fees, union dues and assessments shall be made operative for the life of this Agreement. Any monies held by an employer pursuant to this Article, whether before or after the date they are to be transmitted to the Union shall be deemed to be held in trust.
4.04
The Employer agrees to deduct the regular monthly dues, administration processing fees and arrears as stipulated by the Union.
4.05
Such dues shall be deducted from the first pay of each month and shall be remitted in accordance with Article 24.
4.06
Three percent (3%) of gross earnings of each employee shall be deducted weekly and forwarded to the Union Office when complying with Section 4:04 of Article 4 in addition to the regular monthly dues.
4.07
On industrial work only, the employer selects all supervision plus a core group of five workers. All additional required workers will be selected on a 50-50 basis with the union having the first selection followed by the employer until the requirements are met. The union commits to providing qualified workers as requested by the employer. On commercial work only, the employer will have 100% name hire for all supervision and employee requirements.
Not legal advice. Verify the cited article against the signed agreement.