(a) The Company will notify the Union of their intention to have work performed by contractors in the mill and will, emergencies excepted, afford the Union the opportunity to review it with the Company prior to a final decision being made. For this purpose, a Joint Contracting Committee will be established and it will be used as a forum to discuss the Company’s contracting decisions.
The Company and the Union will provide as much maintenance and repair work as possible to the regular maintenance work force, the Committee will also meet quarterly to make recommendations regarding the utilization of the mill maintenance work force to minimize the use of contractors, both inside and out of the mill.
(b) The Company will not bring a contractor into the mill:
(i) which directly results in the lay-off of employees, or
(ii) to do the job of employees on lay-off, or
(iii) to do the job of a displaced employee working outside his job category.
(c) It is not the intent of the Company to replace its regular work force through the use of contract firms.
For greater clarity it is agreed that:
(a) The changes which provide that it is not the intent of the Company to replace its regular work force through the use of contract firms will not set aside existing external work arrangements and practices.
(b) Working under the flexible work practice provisions does not mean that an employee has been displaced and is working outside his job category.