MAIN INDEX APPENDIX I Special Skilled Trades Representative I. In any Plant on a shift where there are 30 or more skilled trades employees (E.I.T., E.I.T.S., Journeymen/women) who are not represented by a District Committeeperson who is classified as a skilled trades employee, a Special Skilled Trades Representative may be selected as specified below to assist in handling skilled trades grievances as provided hereinafter. A. In those plants where there is a District Committeeperson on the shift classified as a skilled trades employee, such District Committeeperson shall be the designated Special Skilled Trades Representative on that shift. If there is more than one District Committeeperson on the shift classified as a skilled trades employee, only one shall be selected as the Special Skilled Trades Representative by the Union. B. Where there is no District Committeeperson on a shift classified as a skilled trades employee, the Local Union will select a skilled trades employee from among those working on that shift to be the Special Skilled Trades Representative and a reservoir of 12 scheduled straight time hours for Monday through Friday will be established for that representative to handle the duties specified below without loss of pay except that time spent attending the regular Shop Committee meetings pursuant to Section II,C. below will not be charged against this reservoir. II. Upon written notification designating the Special Skilled Trades Representative selected pursuant to Paragraph I above, that representative will be allowed to leave regular job duties without undue delay to perform the following duties: A. If a District Committeeperson who is not a skilled trades employee is called pursuant to Paragraph (29) to represent a skilled trades employee to handle a specified grievance concerning an alleged violation of one of the provisions of Paragraphs (152) through (183), such committeeperson may request that the supervisor call the Special Skilled Trades Representative for that shift. Before a grievance is reduced to writing by the District Committeeperson, the Special Skilled Trades Representative may assist the District Committeeperson in a consultative and advisory capacity, and in doing so, if necessary, may make an independent investigation of the grievance and submit a report to the District Committeeperson. The Special Skilled Trades Representative may not function as a committeeperson nor initiate a grievance. B. If the grievance is reduced to writing by the District Committeeperson and the Special Skilled Trades Representative has made an independent investigation and submitted a report to the District Committeeperson on that grievance before it is reduced to writing, the Special Skilled Trades Representative may, at the request of the District Committeeperson, assist the District Committeeperson in a consultative and advisory capacity during the committeeperson’s discussions conducted with supervision pursuant to Paragraph (30) of the National Agreement. During discussions with higher supervision, the Special Skilled Trades Representative will function as an alternative to the second committeeperson provided for in the provisions of Paragraph (30) of the National Agreement. C. In those plants where there is no member of the Shop Committee classified as a skilled trades employee, one Special Skilled Trades Representative will attend regular Shop Committee meetings to serve in a consultative and advisory capacity during the resolution of a Paragraph (140b) or Paragraph (141)(a) issue or discussion of a grievance which involves a specific skilled trades issue and which alleges a violation of a local Agreement, or Paragraphs (3), (102) or one of the provisions of Paragraphs (152) through (183) of the National Agreement. D. In the event there is no committeeperson classified as a skilled trades employee representing skilled trades employees, one Special Skilled Trades Representative will attend the special conference provided for in the provisions of Paragraph (182)(a) of the National Agreement, replacing one of the Union’s representatives provided for in that paragraph, to serve in a consultative and advisory capacity during such conference. E. In the event none of the Local Union representatives designated in Paragraph (183)(d) are skilled trades employees, one Special Skilled Trades Representative will replace one of those representatives during the specified advance discussion and serve in a consultative and advisory capacity during those discussions. III. Where Special Skilled Trades Representatives are selected pursuant to Paragraph I-B, they shall work at their regular jobs except when carrying out the representation duties and functions as provided herein. Even though such Special Skilled Trades Representatives are not committeepersons, they will nevertheless be governed by the provisions of Paragraphs (17), (20), and (22) of the National Agreement. IV. The provisions of Paragraph (21) of the National Agreement will not be applicable to the Special Skilled Trades Representative. MAIN INDEX