MAIN INDEX PARAGRAPH 161 - 170 (161) Employees-in-training (E.I.T.) shall be laid off from the skilled trades classification in which they are working in the reverse order of their date of entry status in such classification, provided, however, that if they have sufficient seniority or date of entry status, they shall thereafter be transferred in the following order: [See Par. (175)(4)] [See Doc. 66] (1) To another skilled trades classification in which they have journeyman/woman status; (2) To another skilled trades classification in which they have employee-in-training-seniority (E.I.T.S.) status; (3) To another skilled trades classification in which they have date of entry status; (4) To a seniority group, other than in skilled trades, in which their seniority is established. (162) Employees-in-training-seniority (E.I.T.S.) shall be laid off from the skilled trades classification in which they are working in reverse order of their seniority in such classification, provided, however, that if they have sufficient seniority or date of entry status, they shall thereafter be transferred in the following order: (1) To another skilled trades classification in which they have journeyman/woman status; (2) To another skilled trades classification in which they have employee-in-training-seniority (E.I.T.S.) status; (3) To another skilled trades classification in which they have date of entry status; (4) To a seniority group, other than in skilled trades, in which their seniority is established. Wage Rates of “Employees-in-Training” [See App. I] (163) Where the minimum rate of the skilled trades classification to which an employee-in-training (E.I.T.) is transferred is not more than 10¢ above the rate an employee is earning, the employee will be advanced to such minimum rate upon transfer. Where there is more than a 10¢ differential, the employee will be advanced 10¢ over the rate the employee has been earning, or to a rate of $21.57 per hour until September 18, 2000, $22.22 per hour until September 17, 2001, $22.89 per hour until September 16, 2002, and $23.58 per hour thereafter, whichever rate is higher at the time, and shall be stepped up not less than 10¢ each 60 days, if retained, until the employee reaches the minimum rate of the classification. Any odd cents less than 10¢ will be added to the last 10¢ increase in order to bring the employee up to the minimum rate of the classification. In no event will the rate paid an employee-in-training (E.I.T.) at time of transfer exceed the minimum rate of the skilled trades classification to which an employee is transferred, except as provided in Paragraph (165). Any increase above the minimum rate shall be on the basis of merit, but in no event will such an employee receive a rate above the midpoint of the rate range for the employee’s job classification. [See Par. (164), (165), (180)(c)] (164) An employee hired as an employee-in-training (E.I.T.) shall receive a rate of not less than $21.57 per hour until September 18, 2000, $22.22 per hour until September 17, 2001, $22.89 per hour until September 16, 2002 and $23.58 per hour thereafter, and if retained, the employee’s rate shall be increased not less than 10¢ per hour each 60 days until the employee reaches the minimum rate of the skilled trades classification to which the employee is assigned. Any increase above the minimum shall be on the basis of merit, but in no event will such an employee receive a rate above the midpoint of the rate range for the employee’s job classification. [See Par. (163), (180)(c)] (165) Employees-in-training (E.I.T.) or employees-in-training-seniority (E.I.T.S.), who may be returned to a skilled trades classification assignment in keeping with these provisions, shall be given the same rate position they had attained at the time they were last classified in such classification except as otherwise provided in Paragraph (181a). Employees-in-training (E.I.T.) or employees-in-training-seniority (E.I.T.S.) who may be transferred to E.I.T. status in a skilled trades classification which is related to the skilled trades classification in which they held the status of E.I.T. or E.I.T.S., shall be given the same rate (adjusted for any intervening general wage increases) they had attained at the time they were classified in the former classification, but not greater than the maximum rate of the new classification. [See Par. (160), (163), (180)(c), (181a)] [See App. C] Reclassification to Journeyman/woman Status [See App. I] (166) Effective July 1, 1977, employees who are or were classified as employees-in-training (E.I.T.) or employees-in-training-seniority (E.I.T.S.) for the first time subsequent to September 1, 1958, shall be classified as journeymen/women when they have worked eight (8) years in that skilled trades classification in any plant, except as provided in Appendix C, and except that such employees who were not working in that skilled classification on July 1, 1977, due to layoff or reduction in force will be reclassified to journeyman/woman status upon recall to the skilled classification. [See Par. (155), (156), (167), (170), (171)] (167) In determining whether employees have worked in a skilled trades classification the time required in order to qualify for journeyman/woman status in that classification pursuant to Paragraph (166), they may receive credit for the work they performed while classified in another skilled trades classification which is related to the one in which they are being reclassified as journeymen/women, in accordance with Paragraph (168) and (169). [See Par. (156), (178a)] (168) After the completion of the period of time specified in Paragraph (156) for reclassification to E.I.T.S. status, employees may be credited with the hours worked in the related classification in any plant but not in excess of two times the number of hours outlined in a General Motors-UAW apprentice training program for such classification of work. [See Par. (167), (169)] (169) In computing credit for work performed under Paragraph (168), employees shall be credited with one week for each 40 hours of work performed. [See Par. (167)] Seniority Credit Upon Reclassification of “Employees-in-Training” and “Employees-in-Training-Seniority” to Journeymen/women [See App. I] (170) Employees reclassified from an employee-in-training (E.I.T.) status to a journeyman/woman status in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph (166), upon reclassification to a journeyman/woman status, shall have their seniority date established in the skilled trades classification to which they are assigned by crediting them with the sum of: (a) 50% of the time [subsequent to their seniority date established pursuant to Paragraph 57)] during which they worked in that plant in that skilled trades classification either on a continuous or accumulated basis, except as provided in Appendix C, prior to July 1, 1977; and (b) 100% of the time [subsequent to their seniority date established pursuant to Paragraph (57)] during which they worked in that plant in that skilled trades classification either on a continuous or accumulated basis, except as provided in Appendix C, on or after July 1, 1977. 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