GENERAL WORKING CONDITIONS Section 18-1. Employment begins and ends at each project site.
Section 18-2. The selection of craft foremen and/or general foremen and the number of foremen required shall be entirely the responsibility of the Employer, it being understood that in the selection of such foremen and/or general foremen the Employer will give primary consideration to the qualified individuals available in the local area. After giving such consideration, the Employer may select such individuals from other areas. All foremen shall take orders from the designated Employer representatives. Craft foremen shall be designated working foremen at the request of the Employer.
Section 18-3. There shall be no limit on production by employees nor restrictions on the full use of tools or equipment. Employees using tools shall perform any of the work of the trade and shall work under the direction of the craft foremen. There shall be no restrictions on efficient use of manpower other than as may be required by safety regulations.
Section 18-4. Employees shall be at their place of work at the starting time and shall remain at their place of work performing their assigned functions under the supervision of the Employer until quitting time. The parties reaffirm their policy of a fair day’s work for a fair day’s wage.
Section 18-5. All equipment assigned to a project shall be under the control of the Employer. The Employer shall have the right to determine how many pieces of equipment an individual employee shall operate. In an emergency, foremen shall operate any equipment assigned by the Employer, and there shall be no restriction on foremen in the use of the tools of his or her craft in such emergency. The foremen shall be from the craft normally operating the equipment. In accordance with currently recognized craft jurisdiction, the Employer shall determine the assignment of employees to start, stop, and maintain small portable construction equipment. Such work may be assigned to craft employees within a reasonable distance of their primary duties or an employee may be assigned full time to start, stop and maintain the Employer’s small, portable equipment on the job site. There shall be no over ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ of this type of equipment. The number of employees assigned to rigging and scaffolding operations shall be at the sole discretion of the Employer. The ratio of journeyperson to welders shall be determined solely by the Employer.
Section 18-6. The Employer may utilize the most efficient methods or techniques of construction, tools or other labor saving devices to accomplish the work. Practices not a part of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, stand by crews and feather bedding practices will not be recognized.
Section 18-7. It is recognized that specialized or unusual equipment may be installed and/ or serviced by individuals who have special training, skill, or qualifications and are not covered by this Agreement. Testing, inspection, or service performed on plant equipment under warranty may be performed by the vendor’s personnel.
Section 18-8. Neither the Union nor its local unions shall coerce or in any way interfere with the Owner’s personnel, operation or facilities at the plant site. The Owner’s right to contract directly with other companies for work at the plant site shall not be limited, and the Union shall cooperate and not interfere with the Employer’s operations.
Section 18-9. It is agreed that overtime is undesirable and not in the best interest of the industry or the employees; therefore, except in unusual circumstances, overtime will not be worked. Where unusual circumstances do exist, however, the Employer will have the right to assign specific employees and/or crews to perform such overtime work as is necessary to accomplish the job.
Section 18-10. There will be no rest periods, organized coffee breaks or other non-working time established during working hours.
Section 18-11. Individual seniority shall not be recognized or applied to employees working on projects under this Agreement.
Section 18-12. The Employer shall establish such reasonable project rules as the Employer deems appropriate. These rules will be reviewed at the pre-job conference and posted at the project site by the Employer, and may be amended thereafter as necessary.
SUPERIOR CONDITIONS 21.01 All existing benefits, rights, privileges, practices, terms or conditions of employment which may be considered to be superior to those contained herein and which are set out in Appendix 4 are specifically retained by this Agreement unless otherwise agreed by the local parties. The parties agree to remove from Appendix 4 those superior conditions which no longer have application. Where the parties cannot agree on whether a superior condition continues to have application, the issue will be reduced to a grievance and referred to arbitration.
21.02 The Union and the Participating Hospitals agree to establish a committee consisting of two (2) representatives of the Union and two (2) representatives of the Participating Hospitals to review the superior conditions appendices in each of the participating hospitals. This committee will report to their respective negotiating committees prior to the next round of central negotiations.
Termination Conditions This Agreement terminates upon the earlier of any of the following events: a.
WORKING CONDITIONS In order to effectively resolve workload issues, please provide details about the working conditions at the time of occurrence by providing the following information: Regular Staffing #: RN RPN PSW Clerks & Other Actual Staffing #: RN RPN PSW Clerks & Other Agency/Registry RN: Yes No And how many? Junior Staff*: Yes No And how many? RN RPN PSW Temp RNs RN Staff Overtime: Yes No If yes, how many staff? Total Hours: If there was a shortage of staff at the time of the occurrence, (including support staff) please check one or all of the following that apply: Absence/Emergency Leave Sick Call(s) Vacancies Management Support available on site? Yes No On Standby? Yes No On Call? Yes No Did they respond? Yes No Did they resolve the issue? Yes No Charge nurses (CN) are not held accountable for the actions of others, they are accountable for their actions in relation to others (“Nurse in Charge”, CNO Communique, Sept. 2002). Were you working in a Charge Nurse Leadership Role? Yes No
i) Assigning: Could you assign staff according to their abilities? Yes No Did you have time to determine what staff was most likely to need your help? Yes No Did you have time to provide necessary support and supervision? Yes No
Vendor’s Conditions The Vendor shall not be obligated to complete the Transaction unless, at or before the Closing Time, each of the conditions listed below in this section has been satisfied, it being understood that the said conditions are included for the exclusive benefit of the Vendor:
(a) The representations and warranties of YC in this Agreement shall be true and correct on the Closing Date.
(b) YC shall have performed and complied with all of the terms and conditions in this Agreement and the Payment Undertaking on its part to be performed or complied with on or before the Closing Date.
(c) As evidence of the satisfaction of the conditions in sections 7.1 (a) and (b), YC shall deliver to the Vendor at the Closing Time a certificate of YC confirming the matters in sections 7.1 (a) and (b) and to the effect that as of the Closing Time all other conditions set forth in this section have been satisfied. The certificate shall be signed by two senior executive officers of YC acceptable to the Vendor, acting reasonably. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the receipt of such certificate and the completion of the Transaction shall not constitute a waiver (in whole or in part) of, or have the effect of modifying or qualifying in any way, any of the representations and warranties of YC made in or pursuant to this Agreement, each of which shall survive the Closing and remain in full force and effect for the benefit of the Vendor as provided in Article 9.
(d) YC and the Buyer shall have delivered to the Vendor a legal opinion from counsel acceptable to the Vendor, acting reasonably, and in form and content satisfactory to the Vendor subject to reasonable qualifications, as to the due incorporation and organization of YC and the Buyer, the corporate power and authority of YC and the Buyer, the receipt of all necessary approvals by YC and the Buyer and the enforceability of this Agreement, the Payment Undertaking and the Covenant Escrow Agreement as against YC and the Buyer and the non-conflict of this Agreement, the Payment Undertaking and the Covenant Escrow Agreement with respect to the constating documents of YC and the Buyer and any Applicable Laws.
(e) The Vendor Regulatory Approval shall have been granted, obtained and received unconditionally or on terms satisfactory to the Vendor, acting reasonably.
(f) No Order shall have been made and no Legal Proceeding shall have been commenced or shall be pending or threatened against the other Party or its affiliates or which enjoins, restricts or prohibits, or which asserts a claim or seeks a remedy that would have the effect of enjoining, restricting or prohibiting the completion of the Transaction. If any condition in this section has not been fulfilled on or before the Closing Date or if any such condition is or becomes impossible to satisfy, other than as a result of the failure of the Vendor to comply with its obligations under this Agreement, then the Vendor in its sole discretion may, without limiting any rights or remedies available to the Vendor at law or in equity, either terminate this Agreement by written notice to YC, in which case the provisions of sections 2.5(c)(iii), (iv) or (v) shall be applicable, or waive compliance with any such condition without prejudice to its right of termination in the event of non-fulfilment of any other condition.