National Maintenance Agreement
This AGREEMENT is entered into this ___ day of
19__, by and between _________________
(Employer)
of ____________________ (City) (State)(hereinafter referred to as the Employer)
and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, AFL-CIO, (hereinafter referred to as the Union), for the purpose of Maintenance, Repair, and Renovation Work in various plants wherein the Employer works.
ARTICLE 1-RECOGNITION
1. The bargaining unit under this Agreement shall comprise the Union in behalf of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, AFL-CIO, Employees of the Employer, now employed and employed in the future for maintenance, repair, replacement and renovation in various plants within the geographical jurisdiction of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. This Agreement does not apply to General Superintendents, Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, office and clerical employees, watchmen or other professional or supervisory employees as defined in the National Labor Relations Act, as amended.
2. It is agreed between the Union and the Employer that this Agreement is applicable to maintenance, repair, replacement and renovation work that is primarily within the recognized and traditional jurisdiction of the Union and shall be performed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. It is further agreed that should the plant owner also award work to the Employer that is within the recognized and traditional jurisdiction of another union with which the Employer has a similar agreement for the performance of that work, then work assignments shall be made in accordance with Agreements and Decisions of Record, attested Agreements, established trade practice, or prevailing area practice.
3. The Employer is required to conduct a pre-job conference, including craft work assignments, for each project performed under the National Maintenance Agreement. It is the responsibility of the Employer to notify the appropriate Building Trades Council having jurisdiction, as well as all International Unions with which it is party to a National Maintenance Agreement of the time and place of the pre-job conference. A pre-job conference outline can be obtained from the NMAPC office and/or
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