ARTICLE X - Designation of Helper's and Apprentice's Work
and Qualifications
Par. 1. It is agreed by the Union that there shall be no restrictions
placed on the character of work which a Helper or Apprentice
may perform under the direction of a Mechanic. A Helper or Apprentice
certified to weld shall be paid mechanic's rate when performing
welding, (excluding tack welding). However, Helpers and Apprentices
on contract service work are subject to the provisions of Article
IX.
Par. 2. The total number of Helpers and Apprentices employed
shall not exceed the number of Mechanics on any one job, except
on jobs where two teams or more are working, one extra Helper
or Apprentice may be employed for the first two teams and an
extra Helper or Apprentice for each additional three teams.
Further, the Company may use as many Helpers and Apprentices
as best suits his convenience under the direction of a Mechanic
in wrecking old plants and in handling and hoisting material,
and on foundation work. When removing old and installing new
cables on existing elevator installations, the Company may use
two Helpers or Apprentices to one Mechanic.
Par. 3. A newly - hired employee without previous mechanical
experience shall be classified as an Apprentice nd shall work
as a probationary employee in the status of an Apprentice for
a period or periods totaling six (6) months within the aggregate
period of not more than nine (9) months. The Company and the
Union shall have the privilege of testing the ability of probationary
employees during this six (6) month period. If they agree that
the Apprentice during this probationary period does not display
sufficient aptitude to become a first year Apprentice he shall
be discharged.
Probationary Apprentices shall advance from the fifty (50) percent
wage rate to the first year apprentice's wage rate upon completion
of six (6) months in the elevator industry provided such Probationary
Apprentices have worked a minimum of one hundred (100) hours
in each thirty (30) day period during the six (6) months. The
first year apprentice wage rate shall be effective at the beginning
of the next weekly pay period following completion of the six
(6) months.
It is understood that probationary employees during the probationary
period above set out may be discharged or laid off at any time
with or without cause and no reason need be assigned therefore,
and no such discharge shall be construed as a grievance. The
probationary period may be worked with more than one employer
provided such employer has a labor contract with the IUEC, and
the period of six (6) months probation may cover an aggregate
period of not more than nine (9) months. A month shall be deemed
worked when the probationary employee completes one hundred
(100) hours in any thirty (30) day period.
Par. 4. An Apprentice may work as a Temporary Mechanic provided
he/she has completed a minimum of his/her first year apprenticeship
requirements, and other requirements for Temporary Mechanics
prescribed from time to time by NEIEP, and upon agreement of
the Employer and the Union Representative, or Regional Director
if he/she works outside the jurisdiction of the Local Union,
and at the same scale as a regular Mechanic. Those selected
first will be Apprentices who have completed all of their apprenticeship
training and are waiting to take the Mechanics Exam. Those selected
second will be workmen who have completed all of their training
and failed the mechanic's exam and are actively participating
in the educational program, they must maintain attendance and
passing requirements mandated by NEIEP. Those selected third
will be fourth year Apprentices and those selected fourth will
be third year Apprentices, followed by finally second year apprentices.
Employers may select Apprentices and Helpers in its employ to
work as Temporary Mechanics under the provisions of this paragraph
if there are no qualified Mechanics available in that Local.
Apprentices serving as Temporary Mechanics will be put back
to Apprentice Status when their temporary assignment is completed
or within fifteen (15) working days of when the Employer is
notified there is a qualified Mechanic available whichever comes
first. The order for putting back Temporary Mechanics to Apprentice
Status will be in reverse order; 1) second year apprentices,2)
third year Apprentices, 3) fourth year Apprentices and 4) workmen
who have completed all their training and failed the Mechanics
Examination and are actively participating in the educational
program and finally Apprentices who have completed all of their
apprenticeship training and are waiting to take the Mechanics
Exam.
In order to administer this procedure, NEIEP will provide to
the Company on a semi - annual basis a listing of all the Employer's
eligible apprentices and helpers and the modules they have completed.
It is agreed that the withdrawal of or failure to issue a Temporary
Mechanic's card will not be used by the Union to advance its
position with respect to a dispute unrelated to this paragraph
of Article X.
No Apprentice may qualify or be raised to the capacity of Mechanic
until he has worked for a period of three (3) years in the elevator
industry, has successfully completed the required NEIEP courses,
and has passed a Mechanic's Examination administered by the
NEIEP Director's Office. Such examination shall only be administered
no more or no less than once every twelve months in each local.
The National Elevator Industry Education Program has developed
and will periodically update a standardized Mechanic's Examination
which will be used in each local. An Apprentice who has successfully
passed a Mechanic's Examination shall become a Mechanic no later
than sixty (60) days after the date of the examination. Should
he fail to qualify, he cannot again take the Mechanic's Examination
for a period of one (1) year.
Par. 5. Employees who enter the Military Service shall, upon
re-employment, be accorded all rights provided by law.
