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APPRENTICES
13.1 The Employer and the Local Union agree to participate in the Apprenticeship programme through the auspices of the Ministry of Education and Training.
Note: Part of the Apprenticeship programme is three 8 week in-school sessions.
13.2 The Employer agrees to employ a full complement of Apprentices who are duly registered with the Ministry of Education and Training.
JOURNEYMAN TO APPRENTICE RATIOS
13.3 One apprentice shall be permitted for the first Journeyman employed by the Employer plus one additional apprentice will be permitted to be employed for each additional four (4) Journeymen on all work except ornamental and miscellaneous iron work and on such work one apprentice shall be permitted for the first Journeyman employed by the Employer plus one additional Apprentice will be employed for each additional Four (4) Journeymen. On the spinning of cables on suspension bridges, one apprentice shall be permitted to each Journeyman.
On curtain wall and window installation three (3) Apprentices may be hired for each Journeyman and the hiring rate of Apprentices so hired shall not exceed 75% of the Journeyman rate. The Apprentice will be allowed to progress as additional hours are worked as in 13.5 below.
13.4 Apprentices shall be hired and transferred in accordance with the Apprenticeship Provisions of the Agreement between the Employer and the Local Union.
APPRENTICE RATES
13.5 The apprentice rates shall be as follows:
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1st 1000 hours 60% of the Journeyman Ironworker's rate.
2nd 1000 hours 70% of the Journeyman Ironworker's rate.
3rd 1000 hours 75% of the Journeyman Ironworker's rate.
4th 1000 hours 80% of the Journeyman Ironworker's rate.
5th 1000 hours 85% oft he Journeyman Ironworker's rate.
6th 1000 hours 90% of the Journeyman Ironworker's rate.
COMPLETION OF APPRENTICESHIP
13.6 After a 6000 hour term of Apprenticeship, the Apprentice must satisfy the requirements as set out in the Apprenticeship and Trademen’s Qualification Act and applicable Regulations pertaining to Ironworkers, and when he has successfully completed same he shall be paid at the prevailing Journeyman rate.
INITIATION
From COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT May 1, 2007 to April 2010
Sec. 4. All applicants for membership as an initiation and/or reinstatement in the International Association as apprentices shall pay a fee of one-half (1/2) the standard initiation fee. All applicants for membership and/or reinstatement as apprentices shall pay the full apprentice fee and dues for the month in which they are initiated and/or reinstated. All apprentice members shall pay the same Per Capita Tax, International assessments, travel service dues and Local Union assessments as Journeyman members. All apprentice members are eligible for benefits provided by the Constitution of the International Association for Journeymen except as otherwise provided for.
BENEFITS
From ARTICLE XXIII of CONSTITUTION of the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS
MONTHLY DUES
2.1 .b The regular monthly Dues for Apprentice members of this Local Union shall be fifty cents (.5O¢) less than Joumeyperson’s rate per month.
From ARTICLE II By-Laws, Local 721, Toronto
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