Recognition

The employer recognizes the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 579 as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all carpenters, certified scaffolders, interior system mechanics, form workers, form worker-layout person, foreperson, general foreperson, carpenter apprentices, carpenter trade helpers in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Out of province contractors may be permitted to bring in one supervisor; such supervisor shall not be permitted to perform any work other than that of supervisor and in no case shall the supervisor be permitted to use any tools of the trade.

No individual or collective contract written or oral shall be entered into by either party that may be in conflict with the terms of this Agreement or the bargaining rights of either party.

The terms and conditions of this Agreement are binding upon the Employers, its officers and members; and upon any party, person, association or company doing subcontract work that falls within the jurisdictional claims of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 579. CLRA and Carpenters Local 579 Collective Agreement 2022 - 2027 Page 7 of 31 td a te mad

The contractor will provide appropriate lock-fast facilities for storage of personal tools used by workers in the process of their work when the tools are not in use. The contractor shall replace worker’s personal tools when the tools are destroyed by fire, lost through theft by forced entry of a designated storage place on the contractor’s premises, broken or deemed unusable, and provided that the loss or damage is immediately reported by the worker, in writing to the Contractor.

The employer recognizes the craft jurisdictional claims of the Union.

The area of application of this Agreement shall be the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador and shall also be applicable to any work connected to or arising out of offshore development whether such developments be on land or offshore.

The employer shall operate a strictly union shop and shall not employ non-union carpenters in their own right or through any affiliated subsidiary or related company. Unionized general contractors shall employ only unionized sub-contractors for work that is recognized as the craft jurisdiction of local contractors covered herein.

It is agreed that if the General Contractor is notified by the Union of monies owing by one of their subcontractors, prior to the release of the final payment to the subcontractor, the General Contractor will assist the Union to collect monies owing.