Common use of WORK PERFORMED OUTSIDE THE BARGAINING UNIT Clause in Contracts

WORK PERFORMED OUTSIDE THE BARGAINING UNIT. 1. It is not the intent of the Company to subcontract work provided there is sufficient manpower, skills, abilities, and equipment in the plant to timely and economically perform the work involved. The Company will notify the Union of scheduled subcontracting at the weekly Plant Council meeting, including a brief description of the work to be performed, and reasons for having it performed by an outside contractor. If such notice is not feasible, the Company will verbally contact a representative so designated by the Union. The Union shall have the right to file a grievance regarding the Company’s action at Step 3 of Article 24. 2. The parties shall conform to the principle that non-bargaining unit employees shall not perform any operation that would deprive bargaining unit employees of their regular work. Non-bargaining unit employees may be used to perform experimental work, with or without the assistance of employees in the bargaining unit, as management determines. Experimental work is defined to mean all work involved in the development of new, different or modified products, parts, tools or equipment. Non-bargaining unit employees may also be used in cases of emergency or training.