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ARTICLE I <br />COVERAGE <br />Section 1. Work covered: <br />(a) This Agreement shall cover all work coming within the recognized <br />jurisdiction of the Laborers' International Union of North America as set forth in their <br />Manual of Jurisdiction as amended in October 1961, and by any amendments to this <br />Manual, and as now included in Section 1 of the Jurisdictional Guidelines booklet, adopted <br />by the Laborers' International Union of North America, State of Indiana District Council, <br />on the date of February 26, 1972, and as amended from time to time as mutually agreed <br />upon by both parties. <br />(b) The jurisdiction of work referred to in the wage classification and elsewhere <br />in this Contract is the jurisdiction of work claimed by the Union and nothing contained <br />herein shall make it mandatory for the Employer to accept the claims of jurisdiction as <br />being binding upon him. The Employer does not waive any of his rights by permitting <br />the inclusion of the jurisdiction of work in this Contract. <br />(c) The Parties to this Agreement are subject to and agree to submit any <br />unresolved jurisdictional dispute to International Representatives of all disputing trades <br />and, if a satisfactory or mutual understanding cannot be reached at that time, it will be <br />submitted to whatever Federal Governmental Agency, having the responsibility for the <br />resolution of such dispute. Any interpretation or decision by said Agency shall <br />immediately be accepted and complied with by all Parties bound by this Agreement. The <br />Employer and the Union agree that there will be no work stoppage during the period <br />pending a jurisdictional decision by the above mentioned Federal Agency. <br />(d) This Agreement shall have effect on and cover Construction Laborers <br />working for Employers on the herein mentioned classes of work in the territory covered <br />by this Agreement. This agreement excludes all Industrial Construction, maintenance, <br />repair, replacement, renovation, and modernization work at industrial production facilities <br />and work sites including but not limited to those sites using the National Maintenance <br />Agreement (NMA) the National Power Generation Agreement (NPGMA) or other <br />Industrial PLA's. Laborers jurisdiction of work was originally assigned under charter by <br />the AFL-CIO, traditional performance of work as established over a period of years by <br />many letters of assignment from Employers who are agreeable that Laborers possess the <br />skill and ability to perform such work by award from the National Labor Relations Board <br />and by mergers and amalgamation, it is agreed and understood that Laborers are tenders <br />of all Trades involved in the Construction Industry and the following is the work of the <br />Laborers: <br />2 <br />