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-ww cw • <br />r» w -r � <br />shall w-- retroactive to the equipment's day w <br />Section 16. Apprentices. <br />1. General. The parties to this Agreement have established an apprenticeship program that is <br />administered by the Teamsters Union Local No. 142 Training and Apprenticeship Trust Fund <br />(hereinafter "Apprenticeship Program.'). This Article applies to each apprentice who is accepted <br />into and enrolled In the Apprenticeship Program (hereinafter "Apprentice"). <br />2. Probation Period. Each Apprentice shall be required to serve a probationary period of not less <br />than 600 hours of on-thejob learning, over a period of not less than six consecutive months. The <br />rate of pay for an Apprentice for this probationary period shall be fifty percent (50%) of the <br />applicable rates set forth in ARTICLE 11 of this Agreement (hereinafter "Joumeyworker Rates"). <br />3. Wages. The wages of an Apprentice shall be a percentage of the Journeyworker Rates, which <br />percentage shall be: <br />Minimum <br />On -The -Job <br />Hours to <br />Complete <br />Minimum Time Required <br />Applicable <br />W.. .,�,...�.,....... <br />T P rind <br />Perm <br />During Period 1 <br />600 <br />Six (6) consecutive months <br />50% <br />During Period 2 <br />Additional 600 <br />Additional six (6) consecutive months <br />65% <br />During Period 3 <br />Additional 600 <br />Additional six (6) consecutive months <br />80% <br />During Period 4 <br />Additional 600 <br />Additional six (6) consecutive months <br />90% <br />3-(a) The applicable percentage for the apprentice wage rate referenced in Section 3 above shall be <br />applied to the Teamster Group III rate contained in Section 11 to determine the correct wage rate <br />for apprentices doing covered work. <br />3-(b) The minimum hour and minimum time requirements for each period are in addition to all minimum <br />hour and minimum time requirements for previous periods. The applicable percentage for <br />periods 2, 3, and 4 above shall not apply until the Apprentice has completed all of the minimum <br />hour and minimum time requirements for all previous periods and all other requirements of the <br />Apprenticeship Program for all previous periods. Employers shall contact the Apprentice <br />Coordinator and the appropriate Business Representative responsible for the placement and <br />wage rates of Apprentices to confirm the applicable wage rate percentage for each Apprentice. <br />4. Ratio. The maximum number of Apprentices for each Joumeyworker shall be a ratio of 1:5 for <br />each Employer and 1:3 on each job. Any Employer employing at least five (5) Joumeyworkers <br />may choose to employ one (1) apprentice, if available. To avoid the layoff of Joumeyworkers <br />currently employed by an Employer, Apprentices will be placed by the Union with an Employer <br />when the Employer makes the next available request for manpower. <br />5. Work. The Employer shall be responsible for the training of each Apprentice on the job. The <br />Employer shall take reasonable steps to assign vehicles and work to an Apprentice in a manner <br />that allows said Apprentice to meet his on-the-job training requirements under the Apprenticeship <br />Program. <br />6. Coordinator. It shall be the responsibility of the Apprentice Coordinator and the appropriate <br />Business Representative responsible for the placement and wage rates of Apprentices to rotate <br />Apprentices among (Employers to Insure that all Apprentices receive on-the-job training in all <br />15 <br />