Opening of Bids - South Well Field-Water Main Extension Proj No. 117-059B - G.E. Marshall, Inc.

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when using new types of equipment not formerly used by his Company; the Negotiating Committee of the Employers and the Unions shall meet to immediately negotiate the wage scale for same. The agreed rate shall be retroactive to the equipment's first day of use. Section 16. Apprentices. 1 Generai. The parties to this Agreement have established an apprenticeship program that is administered by the Teamsters Union Local No. 142 Training and Apprenticeship Trust Fund (hereinafter "Apprenticeship Program."), This Article applies to each apprentice who is accepted into and enrolled in the Apprenticeship Program (hereinafter "Apprentice"). 2- Probation Period. Each Apprentice shall be required to serve a probationary period of not less than 600 hours of on-the-job learning, over a period of not less than six consecutive months. The rate of pay for an Apprentice for this probationary period shall be fifty percent (50%) of the applicable rates set forth in ARTICLE 4 f of this Agreement (hereinafter "Journeyworker Rates"). 3. Wages. The wages of an Apprentice shall be a percentage of the Journeyworker Rates, which percentage shall be: Minimum On -The -Job Hours to Complete Aeriod The Period Minimum Time Required To Ca Applicable PP During Period 1 600 — ete the Period Percentage During Period 2 Additional 600 During Period 3 Additional 600 Addittllo aco l Six (6) consecutive tive months 65% 65 /° During Period 4 Additional 600 Additional six (6) consecutive months Additional six (6) consecutive months 90% 90% 3-(a) The applicable percentage for the apprentice wage rate referenced in Section 3 above shall be applied to the Tearnster Group III rate contained in Section 11 to determine for apprentices doing covered work. the correct wage rate 3-(b) The minimum hour and minim urn time requirements for each period are in addition to all minimum hour and minimum time requirements for previous periods. The applicable percentage for periods 2, 3, and 4 above shall not apply until the Apprentice has completed all of the minimum hour and minimum time requirements for all previous periods and all other requirements ❑f the Apprenticeship' Program for all previous periods. Employers shall contact the Apprentice Coordinator and the appropriate Business Representative responsible for the placement and wage rates of Apprentices to confirm the applicable wage rate percentage for each Apprentice. 4. Ratio. The maximum number of Apprentices for each Journeyworker shall be a ratio of 1:5 for each Employer and 1:3 on each job. Any Employer employing at least five (5) Joumeyworkers may choose to employ one (1) apprentice, if available. To avoid the layoff of Journeyworkers currently employed by an Employer, Apprentices will be placed by the Union with an Employer when the Employer makes the next available request for manpower. 5. Work, The Employer shall be responsible for the training of each Apprentice on the job. The Employer shall take reasonable steps to assign vehicles and work to an Apprentice in a manner that allows said Apprentice to meet his on-the-job training requirements under the Apprenticeship Program, 6. Coordinator. It shall be the responsibility of the Apprentice Coordinator and the appropriate Business Representative responsible for the placement and wage rates ❑f Apprentices to rotate Apprentices among Employers to insure that all Apprentices receive an -the -job training in all 15