ARTICLE VI
STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS
There shall be no strike or lockout pending any dispute being investigated and all peaceable means taken to bring about a settlement. Any dispute relating to this Agreement may be prosecuted in accordance with the grievance/arbitration procedure of the member's home area local union Master Labor Agreement, or the work area local union Master Labor Agreement, and the Company agrees to be bound by those procedures.
ARTICLE VII
SPECIAL AGREEMENTS
Addendum to this Agreement which are required to place the Company in a more competitive position or address the owners' requirements may be established. Provided that, where it is demonstrated by the Company that the application of provisions under this Agreement or the applicable UBCJA affiliate agreements covering the geographical area where the work is to be performed may, or will, result in the loss of union construction or preventable financial injury to the Company and/or its employees, the UBCJA shall meet with the Company, at the Company's request, to discuss a modification of area and/or job site conditions as would relate to the application of this Agreement. Such meetings shall initially be between the Company and the appropriate UBCJA affiliate, and, failing resolution, then with the appropriate UBCJA General Executive Board Member joining such discussions. Such meetings shall be expedited to accommodate the circumstances. Any addenda shall be reduced to writing and shall be made part of this Agreement for a specific project or area, with a signed copy forwarded to the UBCJA and the Company.
ARTICLE VIII
DURATION
This Agreement shall be effective as of the below execution date and shall remain in effect for three (3) years from that date, and it shall automatically renew itself for subsequent three-year periods unless written notice to terminate is given by either party to the other by registered or certified mail not more than ninety (90), and not less than sixty (60), days prior to its expiration date or the expiration date of any subsequent renewal period. With respect to any jobs in progress as of the expiration date, termination shall not be effective until the completion of such jobs.
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
(Company Name)________________
(Signature)_______________
(General President)_______________
(Typed Name and Title)________________
(Typed Name)_______________
101 Constitution Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Effective Date: _________
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