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Hiring hall update
Hiring hall policy and procedures have a couple of new amendments, following approval by the NCCRC Executive Committee in late October. One change spells out a policy regarding signing more than one list, the other clarifies how to report short hours. In addition, the recently adopted Carpenters Master Agreement had some language that can affect your hiring hall rights.
Signing multiple lists
This policy has been in existence for the past eight years, and the Executive Committee action merely added the language to the hiring hall posters. Members can sign any one carpenter list, and also any one drywall list and/or any other hiring list at the same time. However, turning down two jobs in one week on any one of those lists results in the member's name being removed from all lists.
Here is the language from the policy:
"Individuals may choose to sign the list at any one carpenter Local, but only one list at a time. It is permissible to sign one (1) carpenter list, one (1) Drywall/Lathing list and any specialty list(s) (for which and individual is appropriately qualified) at the same time. Any individual signing multiple lists under this provision who is later removed from any one list for failure to accept work (as defined below) will be removed from all lists. …
In keeping with the terms of the Contract, if an individual refuses to accept work for which they had previously self-qualified twice in one (1) week, their name will be removed from the out-of-work list, and any other out of work lists they may be on."
It is important to note that turning down one job on each of two lists will not result in a member's name being removed from the lists. In addition, missing Roll Call on one list does result in removal from that list, but does not affect a member's position on any other lists.
SHORT HOURS
Section 49 of the Master Agreement specifies that a member who receives no more than the equivalent of 40 straight time hours after being dispatched to a job will retain his or her place on the out-of-work list. The new language in the hiring hall policy clarifies that a member in such a circumstance has three business days to report back to the hiring hall. In addition, if roll call falls less than three days after layoff, the member must check in during regular roll call, or lose his or her place on the list.
Here is the exact language adopted by the Executive Committee:
"Any individual who has received no more than the equivalent of forty (40) straight time hours pay will retain his/her position on the out-of-work list, if they report to the Local Union from which they were dispatched within three (3) business days from the day of lay-off and present check stubs showing what contractor they were employed with at the time of lay-off and the total number of hours paid, including overtime. If an individual is laid off less than three days before Roll Call, they must sign in at Roll Call or lose their place on the list, regardless of the hours worked."
REHIRE RIGHTS
Finally, there was an amendment to the Master Agreement during negotiations earlier this year, which was approved by vote of the members. This language affects what are known as "rehire rights," that is, the ability to go back to work for any employer for whom a member worked within the past three years. The new language requires "continuous union membership" to retain those rights. Members who are suspended for failure to pay their union dues lose any rehire rights they may have had.
Here is the language in Section 49 of the Master Agreement:
"4. (a) Workers specifically requested by name who have been laid off or terminated as journeymen carpenters in the geographic area of the Local Union or the NCCRC, as the case may be, within three (3) years before such request by a requesting individual employer or a joint venture of which one (1) or more members is a former employer now desiring to re-employ the same workers, provided they have maintained continuous union membership during the period since previous employment with the requesting employer and are available for employment. This provision shall also apply to individual employers wishing to rehire employees of a joint venture of which the individual employer was a member."
For now, this language only applies to employers who have signed the extended agreement. As of July 1, 2012, it will apply to rehire rights with any employer.
Know your Hiring Hall!
To get the most benefit from the out-of-work list, it is important to know how it works! The changes listed here affect only a portion of the language governing the operation of the hiring hall. For more information, read Section 49 of the Master Agreement and the NCCRC Hiring Hall Policies and Procedures. Copies are available at your union hall, and updated versions of both will be posted in your hiring hall after the first of the year. If you have any questions about the hiring hall, contact your local union and speak to a field representative.
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