111. Skilled Trades shall be construed to mean those job classifications, which are apprenticable as outlined in Paragraph 118. 

112. Overtime procedure 

112.1 Overtime work in the Skilled Trade Divisions shall be assigned by job classification, by shift, to the employee or employees with seniority not in lay-off status who have the least number of overtime hours unless modified by the following subparagraphs. 

112.1.1 Low overtime eligibility in this and succeeding paragraphs will be determined by the overtime hour postings with differences for forty (40) hours or less determining who can be offered the opportunity to work the overtime. 

112.2 Incidental overtime shall mean any overtime worked before or after an employee´s regular shift exclusive of Saturdays, Sun days, Holidays, and observed holidays. 

112.3 The employee or employees who are regularly assigned to, or working on, a particular operation, or operations, when incidental overtime becomes necessary shall be afforded the first opportunity to work the overtime. 

112.4 When incidental overtime becomes necessary on a particular operation, or operations, and no one is regularly assigned, or additional employees are required, the employee with the lowest overtime hours shall be given the opportunity to work. 

112.5 In the event an employee, assigned as standby in a particular area that constantly experiences incidental overtime, accumulates overtime hours that exceed 40 - hours more than the person with the least hours in his or her classification and shift, the Company will as soon as possible and before the difference exceeds 80 hours, make reassignment to equalize the accumulation of overtime hours. 

112.6 Employees will be charged with the actual hours paid for all overtime if 

112.7 He or she accepts 

112.8 He or she refuses 

112.9 He or she is absent on the day the over time is offered. 

112.10 0vertime missed because of absence due to vacation, jury duty, deaths, (Paragraphs 80 and81), job training/schooling required by the Company and military obligations, or overtime worked during the annual vacation shutdown period will not be charged. 

112.1l Any overtime paid will be charged to those employees who exercised his or her options under the provisions of subparagraphs 112.6 through 112.9. Should all employees in a given job classification exercise his or her rights under subparagraphs 112.6 through 112.9 all will be charged with the actual hours paid. 

112.12 Average hours shall be given to those employees with seniority when entering into one of the established overtime postings. This paragraph shall apply to employees returning from leave-of absence or long-term military service (30 days or more) shift preference, promotions and Stewards relinquishing position.

112.13 If overtime becomes necessary on Saturday or Sunday the hours will be computed as of the end of the shifts on Sunday.

112.13.1 If a holiday or observed holiday falls on Thursday and Friday the hours will be computed as of the end of the shifts on Sunday.

112.13.2  If the above does not satisfy the overtime requirements then the overtime will be scheduled by classification, by least seniority, on that shift.

112.14 A Skilled Trade employee required to work during his or her regularly scheduled lunch period shall be paid at a rate of pay pursuant to the overtime provisions of this Agreement. 

112.15 All journeymen with seniority in a particular Skilled Trade classification, by shift, shall be afforded the opportunity to work overtime on Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, and observed holidays before any apprentice in the particular trade shall be afforded the opportunity to work overtime. 

112.16 An employee temporarily transferred in accordance with Paragraph 26. 5 will enter the overtime list with high hours plus one. When returning to his or her regular overtime list, any overtime hours he or she acquired while on temporary transfer will be added to the hours he or she had when he or she was temporarily transferred. 

112.17 The distribution of all overtime for Skilled Trade employees will be posted no less than 24 hours preceding the overtime. Planned overtime for Saturday or Sunday will be posted on Thursday morning or when it has been determined that overtime work will be required. 

112.18 The hours charged for all overtime for Skilled Trade employees will be posted in the respective department. Overtime postings will be maintained daily. 

112.19 Any Skilled ´Trade employee who is working on a temporary promotion, or as a vacation replacement on a higher rated job will be charged for all overtime hours so worked against their regular classification. 

112.20 Except in cases of emergency, employees shall not be allowed to work in excess of sixteen (16) hours within a twenty four (24) period for their own personal safety.

113. Each employee will file an inventory of his or her tools, which shall be verified by his or her Supervisor. In the event tools become worn the employee will present the worn tools to the Supervisor for inspection and if they are deemed to be unsatisfactory the Supervisor will issue orders to have them replaced. Upon proof that tools have been stolen and the tools are listed on the employees´ inventory of tools, the Supervisor will issue an order to have them replaced. The Company will provide or have available all special tools necessary for the performance of the required work. In the event there is a change to the metric system the Company will furnish each journeyman and apprentice with the tools prescribed in the list of tools for apprentices in each trade. 

114. Skilled Trade employees will be represented by Skilled Trade Stewards. 

115. Skilled Trade employees will not work alone in the performance of hazardous duties. 

116. A lay off of seven (7) or less working days in Skilled Trades shall be considered temporary and work assignments will be made by classification, by seniority and by shift. 

117. An apprenticeship program for Tool Makers, Electricians, Carpenters, Millwrights, Plumbers-Pipe Fitters, Engineering Model Makers, Tool & Gauge Inspectors, and Charging Board Maintenance has been agreed to by the parties and is attached hereto as an addendum and recognized as part of this Agreement.