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This file is a Cascadia Regional Master Agreement, a collective bargaining agreement between the Western States Association of Union Contractors (WS-AUC) and the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters (WSRCC) covering Alaska, Oregon, Washington, and Northern Idaho for the period June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2028. The agreement establishes comprehensive terms and conditions for carpenter trade work, including scope of work definitions, union security, hiring procedures, wages, fringe benefits, hours of work, and dispute resolution mechanisms.

The agreement covers extensive carpenter craft jurisdiction including layout work, concrete formwork, structural framing, roofing, cladding, drywall installation, scaffold work, pile driving, bridge work, diving operations, shipwright work, and robotic equipment operation. Compensation includes journeyman wages with area-specific rates detailed in addenda, fringe benefits contributions to health and welfare, pension, annuity, and paid time off trusts, overtime provisions (time-and-a-half for first four hours of daily overtime, double-time thereafter), and special premiums for welding (2.5%), mass timber work (15%), and piledriver/bridge carpenter classifications (2.5%). The agreement establishes hiring through union hiring halls with referral requirements, apprentice programs with specified ratios, meal and rest period protections, and a multi-step grievance resolution procedure culminating in binding arbitration. Additional provisions address union security requirements, subcontracting obligations, safety protocols, and area-specific addenda for Alaska, Oregon, Washington, and specialized craft work including divers, floor layers, pile drivers, and scaffold operations.

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CASCADIA REGIONAL MASTER AGREEMENT

(ALASKA, OREGON, WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN IDAHO)

Between the

WESTERN STATES ASSOCIATION OF UNION CONTRACTORS

And the

WESTERN STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL

OF CARPENTERS AND ITS AFFILIATED LOCAL UNIONS

Effective June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2028

Docusign Envelope ID: 42EFA9E3-6370-4D51-89ED-6E7FA6CBA875

2024-2028 WS-AUC/WSRCC CASCADIA REGIONAL MASTER AGREEMENT

ALASKA, OREGON, WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN IDAHO

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTIONS

PURPOSE

Article 1: DEFINITIONS

Article 2: RECOGNITION

Article 3: SCOPE OF AGREEMENT/CRAFT JURISDICTION

Article 4: UNION SECURITY

Article 5: SUBCONTRACTING/PRE-JOB CONFERENCE

Article 6: HIRING

Article 7: DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE

Article 8: SETTLEMENT OF JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES

Article 9: NO STRIKE / NO LOCKOUT

Article 10: HOURS OF WORK / OVERTIME / SHIFT WORK / SHOW-UP / CALL BACK /REPORTING PAY/ MEALS & REST PERIODS .. 17

Article 11: WORK RULES

Article 12: WAGES / FRINGE BENEFITS / PAY DAY

Article 13: APPRENTICES

Article 14: BENEFITS AND OTHER CONTRIBUTORY FUNDS

Article 15: HOLIDAYS

Article 16: MANAGEMENT RIGHTS

Article 17: UNION REPRESENTATIVES AND STEWARDS

Article 18: TOOL LIST

Article 19: TRAVEL, SUBSISTENCE, ZONE PAY AND PARKING

Article 20: SAFETY AND HEALTH

Article 21: WS-AUC/WSRCC LABOR-MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Article 22: SPECIAL CONDITIONS

Article 23: WORK PRESERVATION COMMITTEE

Article 24: FAVORED NATIONS

Article 25: FIELD ENGINEER INTERNSHIP / SUPERINTENDENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Article 26: NO DISCRIMINATION

Article 27: GENERAL SAVINGS

Article 28: ENTIRE AGREEMENT

Article 29: TERM OF AGREEMENT

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ALASKA AREA ADDENDUM..……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………….….. 37

DIVERS’ ADDENDUM

FLOOR LAYERS’ ADDENDUM

OREGON & SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AREA ADDENDUM…………………………………………………………………………………..… 66

PILE DRIVERS, BRIDGE, DOCK AND WHARF CARPENTERS’ ADDENDUM

SCAFFOLD AND SHORING ADDENDUM

WASHINGTON AREA ADDENDUM

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INTRODUCTION

THIS AGREEMENT negotiated by and between the Western States Association of Union Contractors (WS- AUC), and the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters (WSRCC) for the purpose of performing construction work within the States of Alaska, Oregon, Washington, and Northern Idaho. This agreement shall be referred to as the Cascadia Regional Master Agreement (Agreement).

The terms and conditions of this Cascadia Regional Master Agreement shall cover all work claimed in Article 3 of this Agreement for the states of Alaska, Oregon, Washington, and Northern Idaho in the area where the work is being performed unless specifically modified in the Area Addenda to this Agreement. Additional terms and conditions may be further modified through the specific Craft Addenda to this Agreement.

PURPOSE

It is the purpose of this Agreement to assure a supply of competent and capable employees for the performance of the work undertaken by the Employer(s), to maintain a continuity of employment to the people employed, to insure amicable labor-management relations, to avoid work stoppage or delays in the prosecution of all work undertaken by the Employer, to improve the competitive position of the organized sector of the construction industry, and to establish the terms and conditions of employment arrived at through the process of collective bargaining.

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 The term “WS-AUC” shall refer to the Western States Association of Union Contractors.

Section 1.2 The term “Association,” as used herein, shall refer to the Western States Association of Union Contractors previously named and signatory to this Agreement negotiating on behalf of its eligible members.

Section 1.3 The term “Employer(s)” as used herein shall refer individually and collectively to a regular member of WS-AUC and any contractor signatory to this Agreement.

Section 1.4 The term “Union” or “WSRCC” shall refer collectively and individually to the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters and its affiliated Local Unions of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America within the territory of this Agreement.

Section 1.5 The term “Worker” or “Workers,” as used herein, shall refer to a person, or persons, in the labor market who are not employed.

Section 1.6 The term “WS-AUC Member,” as used herein, shall refer to an employer that has provided WS-AUC with its bargaining rights. An employer that has withdrawn such rights shall still be bound to the terms of this Agreement but shall no longer be considered a WS-AUC Member.

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Section 1.7 The term “Employee(s),” as used herein, shall refer to the employed person, or persons, working in the craft jurisdiction covered by this Agreement.

Section 1.8 All personal nouns and pronouns refer to the male and female gender.

Section 1.9 The “Method of Delivery of Notices,” required by this Agreement, except for the notice required under Section 29.1, will be satisfied by one of the following means of delivery: e-mail, certified mail, or regular mail.

ARTICLE 2

RECOGNITION

Section 2.1 The Employer hereby recognizes the Union as the sole and exclusive collective bargaining representative of all employees and persons employed to perform work covered by this Agreement. It is understood that the Union does not at this time, nor will it during the term of this Agreement, claim jurisdiction over the following class of employees: Executives, superintendents, assistant superintendents, master mechanics, timekeepers, messengers, office workers or any employees of the Employers above the rank of craft general foreman.

Employees and persons employed to perform work covered by this Agreement specifically include Craft Foreman and Craft General Foreman.

Section 2.2 The Union recognizes the Western States Association of Union Contractors as the sole and exclusive bargaining representatives for its respective eligible members, present and future, who are or who become bound by this Agreement and agree that during the term of this Agreement they will not negotiate or enter into any agreement with such regular members of the Association relative to part or all of the subject matter covered by this Agreement. Regular members of the Association bound to this Agreement and Employers bound to this Agreement shall thereby become a member of the multi-employer collective bargaining unit established by this Agreement.

Section 2.3 This Agreement shall be binding upon each and every eligible regular member of the Western States Association of Union Contractors. All such eligible members shall remain liable under this Agreement for the term of the Agreement irrespective of whether they shall resign or be suspended from the Association prior to the expiration date of this Agreement and such liability shall survive the termination or suspension of membership and remain in force during the term of this Agreement. Such former or suspended regular member shall be bound by any renewals, modifications or extensions of this Agreement, unless it gives the Association and the Union at least not more than ninety (90) calendar days nor less than sixty (60) calendar days written notice prior to May 31, 2028, or sixty (60) calendar days prior to the termination date of any renewed, modified or extended Agreement, of their intention not to be bound by any new, extended or renewed Agreement. The Association will advise the Union of any new or resigned or suspended regular members within thirty (30) calendar days after admission to membership or change in membership status.

Section 2.4 The Western States Regional Council of Carpenters has asserted and presented evidence or offered to present evidence that a majority of the Employer’s employees performing work within the scope of the Carpenter trade has designated the WSRCC to represent them in collective bargaining. Predicated on that showing of majority support and the WSRCC’s request for recognition as majority representative, the WS-AUC and the Employer hereby recognizes the WSRCC as NLRA Section 9 (a) collective bargaining representative for all employees

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performing work within the Carpenter trade within the geographical jurisdiction of the WSRCC for which the Employer has assigned its bargaining rights to the Association on all present and future job sites, which the parties agree is a unit appropriate for bargaining under Section 9(a) of the National Labor Relations Board.

ARTICLE 3

SCOPE OF AGREEMENT/CRAFT JURISDICTION

Section 3.1 Scope of Work This Agreement covers all craft work defined in Section 3.4 of this Agreement and performed by the employees of the Employer. The Union understands and recognizes that the WS-AUC and WS-AUC Members may be signatory to Collective Bargaining Agreement(s) with one or more Building Trades Unions that may traditionally perform work that is claimed by the Carpenters and the UBC affiliate crafts noted in this agreement. The parties agree that the scopes and work practices that are traditionally performed by other building trade unions may continue to be performed in the traditional manner by WS-AUC Members that are signatory with other building trades unions. The Union agrees not to invoke or enforce Article 3 or to create any jurisdictional dispute concerning the work described in this Article 3 that may be traditionally performed by other building trades crafts that an employer is signatory to, as long as such contract remains in effect.

Section 3.2 Craft Jurisdiction This Agreement shall cover and apply to all Carpenter scope work falling within the recognized jurisdiction of the Union as more specifically described in this Article 3.

Section 3.3 Work Affected This Agreement shall cover work on building, heavy highway, and engineering construction, including the construction of, in whole or in part, or improvement or modification thereof, including any structure or operations which are incidental thereto, the assembly, operation, maintenance and repair of all equipment, vehicles, and other facilities, including helicopters used in connection with the performance of the aforementioned work and services and including without limitation the following types or classes of work:

Section 3.3.1 Street and highway work, grading and paving, excavation of earth and rock, grade separations, elevated highways, viaducts, bridges, abutments, cast-in place elements such as retaining walls, head walls, wing walls, barrier rails, manholes, and box culverts, mechanically stabilized earth walls, template setting for bollards or other safety barriers, templates and anchorage for street and highway signage bases, utility pedestals, truncated domes, subways, plinth and pedestal for precision set and/or elevated rail, rail stations, airport grading, surfacing and drainage, electric transmission line and conduit projects, broadband and communications projects, water supply, water development, reclamation, irrigation, draining and flood control projects, water mains, pipelines, sanitation and sewer projects, water and sewage treatment projects, dams, aqueducts, canals, reservoirs, intakes, drop inlets, channels, levees, dikes, revetments, quarrying of breakwater or riprap stone, foundations, footings, pile driving, piers, locks, dikes, river and harbor projects, breakwaters, jetties, dredging, tunnels, soil testing and building inspection. The handling, cleaning, erection, installation and dismantling of machinery, equipment, and all work on robotics, included but not limited to the rigging, handling, installation, maintenance, programming, and the use of all stationary and/or portable robots. This shall include the use of all robots used in any industry, including the nuclear field.

Section 3.3.2 The construction, erection, alteration, repair, modification, demolition, addition or improvement, in whole or in part, of any building structure, including oil or gas refineries and incidental structures, manufacturing, including chemical manufacturing, processing mills, mining and ore processing, solar energy installations, solar fields, energy storage, nuclear, hydroelectric, wind, geothermal, tidal energy, biodigesters, carbon capture, emission reduction, hydrogen storage or refinement, and all other traditional energy or green energy installations and

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structures, offshore structures, military structures including missile and anti-missile silos, and appurtenances thereto, also including any grading, excavation, or similar operations which are incidental thereto, or the installation, operation, maintenance and repair of equipment, and other facilities used in connection with the performance of such building construction.

Section 3.4 Scopes of Work Covered All layout work traditionally performed by Carpenters, including layout for work to be performed by the carpenter trades, shall be performed by Carpenters covered by this Agreement. This shall include all layout and shooting of grades from the initial control point and/or benchmark and use of all equipment incidental thereto, including use of transit, and “total station” equipment, survey instruments either optical or electronic. This shall include any field adjustments to be used for layout purposes, excluding initial survey and quality control related survey work.

Section 3.4.1 All work in connection with the hoisting of materials which are to be used by the Carpenters including but not limited to the rigging, guiding, and handling, and all other movements and removal of useable or reusable material used by Carpenters on the jobsite.

Section 3.4.2 All work in connection with the installation of studs, frames, platforms, boards, shingles, siding, cladding, flashing, roofing, or other components or systems claimed under this agreement regardless of composition, including, but not limited to wood, metal, plastics, or other materials, used in the performance of carpentry work.

Section 3.4.3 All onsite welding and material preparation associated with the performance of Carpentry work.

Section 3.4.4 The operation of the forklift, knuckle boom, lifts, mobile elevated work platforms, travelers and other mobile scaffolding, all stationary and mobile material handling equipment, or any other ground transportation used to move Carpenter materials.

Section 3.4.5 Carpenters claim the onsite fabrication, construction, and installation of all temporary or permanent safety components and structures necessary for Carpenters to perform their work, including all handrails, guardrail, walkways, gangways, temporary and permanent working platforms, site-built ladders or stairs, access and egress.

Section 3.4.5.1 All setting, skirting, leveling, decking, and shade structures associated with jobsite trailers, yards, shops, break stations, equipment stations, or structures associated with any jobsite.

Section 3.4.6 This Agreement shall cover all wood framing and concrete form work, regardless of material used, including, but not limited to, the fabrication, constructing, placing, erection, rigging and hoisting, setting, plumbing, lining, setting of all ledgers, placing of form liners or rigged forms, barrier rail, planters, walers, waler systems, taper ties, spreaders, water stops, control/expansion joints, block outs, knee bracing, baring pads, bulkheads, ledger bolts, template bolts and any other embedded items for structural attachment, and stripping and removing of all forms.

This shall include all washouts, slurry, or other forms that provide either a finished or unfinished concrete surface.

Section 3.4.7 All wood framing and concrete formwork, including without limitation all stem, gang, deck, wall, column, interior curb, and any other forms or panels or framed walls regardless of material composition to be used on the jobsite

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for a specific project and such work shall be performed only by carpenters under the terms of this Agreement.

Walls to be used on the jobsite for a specific project and such work shall be performed only by carpenters under the terms of this Agreement. The Employer may subcontract such work on concrete forms or framed walls in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided that such work by a subcontractor shall be performed by Carpenters under the terms of this Agreement, or an appropriate agreement with the Union. An Employer, party to this Agreement may construct such concrete forms or framed walls away from the jobsite, and in that event, such work shall be performed under the terms of this Agreement only by Carpenters that are employees of the Employer. Any concrete forms that are constructed by the Carpenters under the provisions of this Section of this Agreement may be reused on any job site by any Employer. Any modifications of concrete forms shall be performed only under the provisions of this Agreement. The provisions of this Section of this Agreement shall not apply to the manufacturing of patented, identifiable standard, manufactured commercial brand name forms such as Universal, Symons, Peri, Doka, Aluma, RMD Kwikform, Hi Lite, Atlas, Dayton Superior, Efco, Meva, Harsco or similar type forms. Any additional assembly, modification, or installation work of such patented, identifiable, standard manufactured commercial brand name forms performed on the jobsite shall be covered under the terms of the Agreement. Carpenters shall assemble, modify, and install such forms on the jobsite.

Curvilinear forms created by computer numeric control (CNC) machines will be acceptable when practical means of carpentry cannot produce the same level of accuracy or efficiency.

Section 3.4.8 This Agreement shall cover all onsite work in connection with siding and cladding that are part of the building envelope, including, but not limited to, any precast, prestressed concrete stone or fabricated units, lightweight precast, GFRC, GFRG, sheet metal, insulated metal panels, ceramic, terracotta, hardy board, wood, plastics, or any other system of panels that is attached to the interior or exterior of any building or structure regardless of material composition, including storefront systems. Any prestressed, precast, metal, or other structural framing members, columns, lintels, racking, clips, beams, and studs in reference to all the above work.

Section 3.4.9 This Agreement shall cover all work in connection with tilt-up slabs, including, but not limited to, benchmarks, lay out, setting of all forms, setting of all form liners, architectural reveals, block outs, metal door and window jambs, templates for bolts, lift points, knee braces, all stripping of forms (whether or not to be reused) rigging, setting, plumbing, and lining, welding, drilling, cleaning, ledger bolts, setting ledgers, setting of expansion joints and caulking, installation of interior or exterior wall or column panels. Also to include forms for stairs and loading docks (setting and stripping), installation of all doors including rollup, installation of laminated beams or precast structures.

Section 3.4.10 This agreement shall cover all work in connection with the fabrication, construction, grading, placing, erection, rigging and hoisting, stripping, and removing of all shoring, falsework, decking, beams, and lagging regardless of material composition.

Section 3.4.11 This Agreement shall cover all work in connection with Hico and similar type beams including, but not limited to the unloading, carrying, spotting, and stacking the initial delivery, the installation, and stripping and removing of Hico shores.

Section 3.4.12 This Agreement shall cover all work in connection with plywood decking, or any decking, used as temporary formwork, regardless of material composition serving the same purpose, including, but not limited to, the carrying, stacking, installation and removal.

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Section 3.4.13 This Agreement shall cover all work in connection with beam sides and beam soffits, including, but not limited to the cutting, setting, removal, relocation and stacking of beam sides and soffits, bracing and pads.

Section 3.4.14 All work in connection with the installation, erection and/or application, carrying, transportation, handling, stocking and scrapping of all materials and component parts of walls and partitions (beyond the point of supplier’s delivery) regardless of their material composition or method or manner of their installation, attachment or connection, including but not limited to all floor and ceiling runners, studs, stiffeners, cross bracing, fire blocking resilient channels, furring channels, unistrut, doors and windows, including frames, casing, molding, hardware, and base accessory trim items, gypsum drywall materials, laminated gypsum systems, backing for all systems, thin coat and other finished systems, plastic and/or paint finished bases, finish board, fireproofing of beams and columns, sound and thermal insulation materials, cladding, perma-barrier, air and/or moisture barrier systems installed in connection with Carpenter scope work, fixture attachments including all layout work, security doors and windows, including electric panel and key fob systems, preparation of all openings for lighting, air vents or other purposes, and all other necessary or related work in connection therewith.

Section 3.4.15 No limitation shall be placed on the work covered by this Section by reason of the surface or texture or purpose for which the materials described herein are used, designed, or intended.

Section 3.4.16 It is further specifically understood that the installation, tying and connection of all types of iron and metal studs and all types of furring erected to receive the materials specified in this article, including but not limited to gypsum wallboard, walls, partitions, ceiling heat panels, backing, sheathing, plastic or acoustical materials or any material attached to the above-described iron or metal construction is specifically included in the work covered by this Section.

Section 3.4.17 The installation, erection and construction to include the work of fabrication of all materials to receive a plaster finish, to also include the completing of all iron construction, furring, making and erecting of brackets, clips and hangers; metal lath, corner beads and arches erected for the purpose of holding gypsum plaster, cement plaster and all other plaster bases.

Section 3.4.18 All carrying bars, purlins and furring, regardless of size, iron and metal furring of all descriptions such as rods, channel flat iron and other ceiling systems for the receipt of metal lath, freeform or rock lath, and all other plaster bases which are to receive plaster on one or both sides, to include any and all plastering accessories.

Section 3.4.19 The nailing, tying, cutting, welding, and fastening, regardless of method, of the above and all wire and metallic lath of all descriptions connected therewith.

Section 3.4.20 The placing, handling, moving and erection of all drywall/lathing materials which fall within the description of work set forth in this Section. The erecting and moving of all scaffolds and the moving and handling of all materials to be used in the erection of scaffolds.

Section 3.4.21 The work covered by this Agreement shall include all x-ray supports, light supports, cable vault supports, racks, shelving, ceiling grids, clean room wall framing, ceiling supports, utility screen supports, unistrut metal framing

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systems of all lightweight standardized components which can be bolted together to form walls, roofs, decks and special structural elements of varying modular configurations and all other necessary structural support assemblies.

Section 3.4.22 All insulation installation work including, but not limited to, sprayed, rolled, batt, loose filled, radiant, reflective, rigid, and block insulation. This agreement shall also include all firestop materials and all related work, including, but not limited to cementitious, intumescent, ablative, and endothermic firestopping materials, that are applied in connection with Carpenter work.

Section 3.4.23 All work in connection with the fabrication and installation of acoustical, decorative, or functional materials on walls and ceilings.

Section 3.4.24 Mass Timber All installation of mass timber, any other components or system associated with the installation of mass timber regardless of material composition, and any other component or system which serves a structural purpose while also providing a final finished surface composed of wood, drywall, or other Carpenter craft materials.

Section 3.4.25 Modular Furniture All work in connection with office modular furniture systems including, but not limited to the unloading by any means, stockpiling, distribution to point of erection, carrying, handling, transportation, uncrating, installation, cleaning, and/or staging of all office, commercial, industrial, institutional, and hotel furniture, furniture systems, furnishings, stadium seating, etc., including (but not limited to) all component parts (regardless of their materials or method or manner of installation, attachment or connection). Also included will be layout work including the use of level, transit and any other instrument or tool (or adaptable tool) required for the work herein described.

Section 3.4.26 All layout, fabrication, construction, placement, application, erection, rigging and hoisting of all systems, barriers, containments, surfaces, and preparations intended to control the spread of particles, infectious agents, and pathogens within a permanent or temporary structure. Removal of reusable components of such systems shall be the work of the Carpenters. Also included shall be all layout, fabrication, construction, movement, placement, application, erection, rigging and hoisting of all systems associated with clean rooms ceiling systems and closure assemblies, including strut support systems, clean room filter housing / filter media set and LED light set, clean room wall system, including integral glazing, clean room doors, clean room auto door operators, clean room pass through doors, and all associated hardware, laminar flow module units, clean room stainless steel crash rail, and all architectural accessories.

Section 3.4.27 All fence building work, including any permanent or temporary fencing may be performed under the terms of this Agreement.

Section 3.4.28 All work performed in the Employer’s warehouses, shops or yards which have been particularly provided or set up to handle work in connection with a specific job or project covered by the terms of this Agreement and all of the production or fabrication of materials by the Employer for use on the project shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

Section 3.4.29 Safety related activities on active construction sites may be performed by Carpenters under the terms of this Agreement.

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Section 3.4.30 Drywall/Lathing Drywall work/Lathing work, as defined in the area Exterior/Interior Systems Agreement, and which is covered in this Agreement and is considered as bargaining unit work, shall be performed under all the terms and conditions of the Area Exterior/Interior Systems (or Drywall/Lathing) Master Agreement or any other Association. Provided, however, that an Employer may perform minor and incidental drywall work under the terms and conditions of this Agreement. All metal stud panels shall be constructed on the jobsite by carpenters working under the provisions of this Agreement. The Employer may subcontract work on metal stud panels or framed walls in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided that such work by a subcontractor shall be performed by Carpenters under the terms of this Agreement or an appropriate agreement with the Union. An Employer party to this Agreement may construct such panels or framed walls away from the jobsite, and in that event, such work shall be performed under the terms of this Agreement, or an appropriate agreement with the Union, only by Carpenters that are employees of the Employer. Carpenters shall be responsible for all setting, leveling, connection, and modification associated with modular construction.

Section 3.4.31 Scaffold Work This Agreement shall cover all work in connection with suspended working platforms, self-supporting scaffolds or scaffold built for special purposes including, but not limited to, handling, building, erecting, modifying, and disassembling, and the operation of all equipment, including lifts, hoists (excluding temporary elevators), and other mobile equipment, and all site-built ladders and stairs used in connection with this work. Scaffolds erected and dismantled by the scaffold contractors, shall be the work of the Carpenters and shall be covered under the Scaffold Addendum.

Section 3.4.32 Divers Work All diving performed, including all wet diving, for the purposes of construction, maintenance, or demolition shall be considered Carpenter scope work as covered under the Divers’ Addendum.

Section 3.4.33 Millwright Work This Agreement shall cover all millwright work as defined in the Millwright Regional Master Agreement. For all Millwright new construction and maintenance scopes of work, the Employer shall observe all terms and conditions set forth under the Millwright Regional Master Agreement.

Section 3.4.34 Flooring Work This Agreement shall cover all Carpenter floor coverings and treatments, including but not limited to, wood flooring, pursuant to the terms set forth in The Floor Layers Addendum.

Section 3.4.35 Pile Drivers, Bridge, Dock and Wharf Carpenters Work All work in connection with piledriving, including but not limited to the layout, loading or unloading, preparation, rigging and hoisting, placement, erection, driving and pulling of all piles, caissons, and casings; the layout, loading or unloading, rigging, tagging, signaling, cutting, burning, welding, chain sawing, driving, setting and pulling of all soldier piles and soldier beams together with all necessary waling, shoring, underpinning, struts, bracing, capping and lagging necessary for construction of subterranean structures of all types to include, but not limited to subways, subway stations, buildings, storm drains, sewers, pipe lines, foundations, crane pads, and all open cut and cover construction projects; all covers and access mats to include all necessary rigging for setting and removing, whether intermittently or regularly and installation and removal of timber decking; all splicing, cutting, burning, welding, reinforcing, anchoring, and any other modification or inspections performed on any pier, port, vessel, or barge shall be performed only by Carpenter Divers and Piledrivers under the terms of this Agreement. Loading, unloading, and securing of all materials associated with work covered under the terms of this Agreement from any barges or vessels shall be covered work. For all Pile Drivers work the Employer shall observe all terms and conditions set forth in the Pile Drivers, Bridge, Dock and Wharf Carpenters Addendum

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Section 3.4.36 Shipwright This Agreement shall cover all Shipwrights/Marine Carpenters engaged in maintenance, repair, construction, scrapping, and/or conversion of all floating structures and shall apply to all work and activities of the Employer in connection therewith. Such as: Construction and repair of all structural members of a vessel including but not limited to keels, beams, planking, stems, knees, caulking, decking, masts and booms, bulkheads, fiberglass work, framing, superstructure, and all scaffolding and staging required to perform such work. Construction and repair of all interior/exterior finishes of a vessel including but not limited to, all joiner work, doors and hardware, windows, railings, flooring, overheads, wall panels, heads, cabins, bunks, galleys, dinettes, countertops, cabinets, settees, and sign boards. Removal and installation of all insulation including but not limited to hull board, mineral wool, fiberglass, foam, and microporous insulation. All work in connection with yard and drydock maintenance, and blocking, cribbing, and shoring of vessels. All onsite fabrication, construction, and installation of temporary or permanent safety components and structures necessary to perform work, including all handrail, guardrail, walkways, gangways, temporary and permanent working platforms, site-built ladders, or stairs, for access and egress.

Section 3.4.37 This Agreement shall cover the use of robotic equipment, whether autonomous or operated, for work covered under the terms of this Agreement, including, but not limited to layout, nailing, screwing, or welding, moving or scrapping materials used by Carpenters on the jobsite. The parties agree to effects bargaining prior to implementing any equipment which is operated by any type of artificial intelligence or machine learning model.

Section 3.5 The foregoing craft jurisdiction asserted by the Union is intended for the protection of the craft jurisdiction of the Union as compared with the alleged craft jurisdiction of any other union.

Section 3.6 Upon request by the Union, the Employer shall make a work assignment in writing on the Employer’s official letterhead where such an assignment would be to the Carpenter’s Union. A copy of such written assignment shall be furnished to the Union.

ARTICLE 4

UNION SECURITY

Section 4.1 Membership in the Union shall be a condition of employment beginning with the eighth (8th) day following the beginning of such employment, or the effective date of this Agreement, whichever is the latter. Membership in the Union shall be available upon terms and qualifications not more burdensome than those applicable at such times to other applicants for membership to the Union. Employees shall remain members in good standing to retain their employment.

Section 4.2 It is agreed that all Union Carpenters employed by the Employer shall maintain their membership with the current month’s dues paid in their Local Union. Failure of any employee to pay or tender normal initiation fees or dues as required by this Agreement shall upon the request of the Union in writing, result in the termination of such employee.

ARTICLE 5

SUBCONTRACTING/PRE-JOB CONFERENCE

Section 5.1 The Employer agrees that, in the event any of the Carpenter work coming under the scope of this Agreement is

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to be sub-contracted, as well as any traditional Millwright, Piledriver, Diver, Scaffold and Drywall jurisdiction, they shall:

(a) Upon written request from the Union the Employer shall furnish the Union with the name and address of said subcontractor;

(b) Require the sub-contractor to be signatory to and in compliance with this Agreement;

(c) The Union agrees to allow a sub-contractor to be bound by the terms of this Agreement without requiring any bonding or other prequalification which is not universally applied to all other new signatory subcontractors; and

(d) Be ultimately responsible for maintaining daily records of the subcontractors’ employees, jobsite hours, and be liable for their sub-contractor’s adherence to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the timely payment of travel, wages and contributions to the applicable fringe benefit trust funds.

Section 5.2 DBE-W/MBE Whenever the Employer is obligated to satisfy DBE-W/MBE recruiting requirements required by the owner or developer agreement the Union and the Employer by mutual agreement may waive subsections (b) and (c) and/or (d) of Section 5.1, above, prior to commencement of the work in the event an Employer and Union are unable to find qualified competitive signatory DBE-W/MBE subcontractors.

Section 5.3 Pre-Job Conference When requested by the Union or the Employer, a Pre-job Conference shall be mandatory. Such Pre-job Conference shall be held in a mutually agreeable location in close proximity to the project unless the parties mutually agree to a more convenient location. Video conference meetings are an acceptable form of meeting provided all participants can properly access and participate in the meeting.

ARTICLE 6

HIRING

Section 6.1 In the employment of workers for all work covered by this Agreement in the territory described above, the following provisions of this Agreement will govern.

Section 6.2 The WSRCC will establish and maintain open and nondiscriminatory employment lists for the use of workers desiring employment on work covered by this Agreement.

Section 6.3 The Employers will call upon the WSRCC or its designated agent having work and area jurisdiction for such workers as they may from time-to-time need and the WSRCC will furnish to the Employers the required number of qualified and competent workers and skilled mechanics of the classifications as requested by the Employers.

The Employer may not put an employee to work without a referral from the appropriate Hiring Hall.

Section 6.3.1 Subject to rules enacted by the Union, the Union shall make all efforts not to dispatch any worker that does not have the following certifications: OSHA 10, Fall Protection, and CPR/First Aid. Upon specific request from an Employer, the Union shall dispatch workers without the certifications listed herein to meet project labor needs.

Section 6.4 It will be the responsibility of the Employers, when ordering workers, to give the WSRCC all of the pertinent information regarding the worker’s employment, including any special requests or qualifications. WSRCC agrees, where possible, to dispatch based on any legal criteria provided by the Employer as a requirement for the project

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(e.g., veteran status, zip code, pre-apprentice, etc.).

Section 6.5 All referrals from the WSRCC must be in writing, on a standard form to be provided by the WSRCC. The written referral will contain the name of the Employer, address of the jobsite, and the appropriate wage scale and the required fringe benefit rates. WSRCC will dispatch in accordance with the request of the Employer each such qualified and competent worker from among those entered on said lists in the following order of preference:

(a) Workers specifically requested by name and whose names are entered on the out of work list; then

(b) Workers who, within the five (5) years immediately before the Employers order for workers, have performed work covered by this Agreement in the geographic area of this Agreement in response to any special request of the Employer, provided such workers are available for employment; then

(c) Workers whose names are entered on said list and who are available for employment, in numerical order.

Section 6.6 With respect to the operation of the Hiring Hall described in this Agreement, any worker registered on any WSRCC Hiring Hall employment list maintained pursuant to this Article will have his/her name stricken therefrom in the event he/she performs work within the recognized craft jurisdiction of the Union for any Employer or as an Employer (in either case without regard to whether the Employer is bound to this Agreement) in the area covered by this Agreement other than pursuant to a proper Work Referral as described above.

Section 6.7 All workers must obtain a referral from the WSRCC Hiring Hall prior to going to work. Failure to obtain a work referral will be grounds for removing an employee from the project and denying such employee a subsequent work referral to that project. Responsibility for obtaining a work referral lies with both the Employer and the worker.

Section 6.8 Workers who reside within the geographical jurisdiction of the WSRCC and whose names appear on the Hiring Hall lists will be free to solicit work from any signatory Employer.

Section 6.9 When ordering workers of the skills required, the Employer will give notice to the WSRCC not later than 2:30 p.m. of the day prior (Monday through Friday) and, in the event that forty-eight (48) hours passes after such notice has been given and the WSRCC does not furnish such workers, the Employer may procure employees from any other source. If workers are employed, the Employer shall promptly report each employee by name to the WSRCC.

Section 6.10 No employee or applicant for employment will be required as a condition of employment or continued employment to take any test or sign a waiver of lien. No employee will be required to take a medical exam as a condition of employment unless required by job or owner requirements, or upon mutual agreement between the Union and the Employer. This section does not apply to employees whose regular job duties require frequent climbing at heights or lifting of 20 lbs. or more, such employees may be required to undergo pre-employment fitness for duty testing at the Employer’s expense. Additionally, any employee approved by a doctor to return from a work related or non-work-related injury may at the Employer’s request be required to undergo fitness for duty testing at the Employer’s expense.

Section 6.11 Qualified applicants reporting to the jobsite at the requested time after being ordered must be put to work or paid the proper show-up time, unless the WSRCC is notified of cancellation prior to referral. An Employer shall have

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no responsibility to pay show-up pay to applicants reporting after a twenty-four (24) hour period from the time of dispatch, Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays excluded.

Section 6.12 Any dispute involving these Hiring Hall provisions, or involving the operation or practice of these Hiring Hall provisions, including any claim by an individual that they were in any manner harmed by the operation of the Hiring Hall, or by the negligent or intentional conduct of any individual in connection with the operation of the Hiring Hall, shall be resolved exclusively through the grievance and arbitration procedures established in this Agreement.

Section 6.13 Subject to the foregoing, Employers shall have complete freedom of selectivity in hiring and Employers retain the right to reject any job applicant referred by the Union for any reason. The Employer is the sole judge as to the competence of all its employees and applicants for employment. All employees must perform their work to the satisfaction of the Employer. Whenever an employee is discharged and is not eligible for rehire, it shall be so stated on the separation of employment document. A worker who receives three (3) separation of employment documents in a twelve (12) consecutive month period for lack of competency shall be referred to the local training center for additional training or Journeyman enhancement before being eligible for re-dispatch.

Section 6.14 No employee shall be discharged or discriminated against for activities on behalf of, or in official representation of the Union, not interfering with the proper performance of his/her duties. Any discharge may be subject to the provisions of the grievance and arbitration procedures established in this Agreement.

Section 6.15 The Employer may discharge any employee. Upon request of the Business Representative, the Employer shall specify in writing the reason for discharge. Disputes shall be subject to and exclusively resolved through the grievance and arbitration procedures established in this Agreement. The arbitrator shall be free to sustain the discharge or to find discipline other than discharge to be appropriate and may order reinstatement with full or partial back pay as the arbitrator deems appropriate.

Section 6.16 The Employer may transfer employees who are on the employer’s payroll within the area of the WSRCC without limitation, provided the Employer is signatory in the area to which the employee is being transferred.

Section 6.17 Employees employed by any Employer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and remaining in good standing in the Union, shall not be removed or transferred by the Union unless the prior approval of the Employer has been obtained.

Section 6.18 An apprentice may work no more than six months in an area outside the geographical area of the program where he/she is indentured unless he/she transfers to the apprenticeship program for the geographical area where he/she is working. This shall not apply to where the apprenticeship program(s) in question have reciprocal or cooperation agreements in place that allows for work in neighboring jurisdiction.

Section 6.19 When an employee is referred to the job by the Union, such a referral shall be on a non-discriminatory basis and not affected by membership or non-membership in the Union, past or present union activities, or age, sex, race, creed, color, or national origin.

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Section 6.20 Unlawful Discrimination and Harassment The parties recognize and agree that discrimination against and/or the harassment of an applicant or employee as defined by local, state, and federal laws is adverse to the interests of both the Union and the Employer. The parties agree that such discrimination and/or harassment, including retaliation, is strictly prohibited.

ARTICLE 7

DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE

Section 7.1 All grievances and disputes that arise concerning the interpretation or application of the terms of this Agreement and/or claim of a Statutory Dispute (as defined below) shall be brought to the attention of the Employer or party within ten (10) business days after the employee, the Union, the Association or the Employer submitting the grievance hereinafter “Grievant” first becomes aware, or by use of reasonable diligence should have been aware, of the occurrence on which the grievance is based. A “Statutory Dispute” is any dispute that involves a claim of violation of any federal, state or local law, including, but not limited to Title VII, FLSA, ADEA, ADA, any provision of the Alaska, Oregon or Washington Labor Codes/laws, or any whistleblower statute or law. A grievance shall be considered null and void if not brought to the attention of the Employer within ten (10) business days after the occurrence of the incident which initiated the alleged grievance. If not resolved in Step 1, the grievance shall be put in writing and delivered to the other party within fifteen (15) business days. Grievances shall be appealed to the next higher step within ten (10) business days after the meeting in the next lower step. The parties may mutually agree to extend the time limits. Settlement of grievances may be arrived at in any step of the grievance procedure, which will be final and binding.

Section 7.2 Grievances shall be handled in the following manner:

(a) Step 1: Between the Representative of the WSRCC and the Employer’s Supervisor at the job site;

(b) Step 2: Between the WSRCC Representative, the Employer’s Supervisor or Labor Relations Manager and a representative of the WS-AUC;

(c) Step 3: If no agreement is reached in Step 3, either party may submit the grievance to a Joint Adjustment

Board composed of two (2) members selected by the WSRCC, and two (2) members selected by the WS-AUC. Any party filing a grievance not requesting a Joint Adjustment Board hearing within the ten (10) calendar days shall be regarded as waived unless the parties otherwise agree in writing. The Joint Adjustment Board shall meet within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of such request. A decision by a majority of the Joint Adjustment Board shall be final and binding on both parties. In the event that the Joint Adjustment Board fails to render a decision within ten (10) calendar days from their meeting date, either party may, within ten (10) calendar days, give written notice to the other party requesting arbitration.

(d) Step 4: If the parties are unable to affect a settlement or adjustment of any grievance in the previous steps, then the matter shall be referred to arbitration selected from a panel of seven (7) candidates provided by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services (FMCS). The arbitrator shall be selected by mutual agreement by the parties or, if no mutual agreement is reached, the parties shall utilize the strike through method with the WSRCC striking first and then alternating until a single arbitrator remains. The Arbitrator’s decision shall be confined to the question posed by the grievance. The Arbitrator shall not have authority to modify, amend, alter, add to, or subtract from any provision of this Agreement. Any award of the Arbitrator shall be final and binding upon all parties. Any award may also provide retroactivity from the time of the filing of the grievance, however such retroactivity shall not exceed fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the date the issue is brought to the attention of the Union by the employee. By mutual agreement, the aforementioned time frames in this Article may be waived or extended. The parties to the arbitration shall share the costs and expenses of the arbitration equally.

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Section 7.3 Unless all steps of the dispute resolution processes above have been adhered to, all grievances and arbitrations of all Statutory Disputes shall be brought by the individual employee in an individual capacity only and not as a grievant or class member in any purported class or representative grievance or arbitration proceeding. The Arbitrator shall have the exclusive authority to consolidate individual grievances for hearing but shall not have the authority to fashion a proceeding as a class or collective action or to award relief to a group or class of employees in one grievance or arbitration proceeding.

ARTICLE 8

SETTLEMENT OF JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES

Section 8.1 There will be no strikes, no work stoppages or slowdowns or other interference with the work because of jurisdictional disputes.

Section 8.2 The Employer shall be…

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