Foreword

The purpose of apprenticeship training is to encourage a more careful selection of personnel coming into the trade, to train apprentices now in the trade, to provide training that will equip this employee for profitable employment and good citizenship, and to insure the employer the best possible workmen and the public the best possible workmanship.

Highly-skilled craftsmen must be capable of exercising independent judgment, understand the theory underlying the work they are called upon to do and the properties of the materials used, know the laws and regulations applicable to their work, and be capable of advancing, in time, to positions requiring leadership and responsibility.

This program has as its broad purpose the establishment and maintenance of high standards of workman ship through the development of highly skilled craftsmen by definite standards of on-the job training, supplemented by the required amount of related technical and theoretical training and instruction.

PROGRAM OF APPRENTICESHIP

1. It shall be the policy of the Whirlpool Corporation, Evansville Division, that all apprentices shall be employed in accordance with the terms of this program.

2. The parties agree that they will not discriminate against any employee because of sex, race, color, religion or national origin, or any other reason.

3. TERMS OF APPRENTICESHIP.

3.1 An "apprentice" shall mean a person not under the legal age for workers as defined by state and/or Federal law, who has agreed to work at and learn the trade of Tool Maker, Electrician, Carpenter, Millwright, Plumber-Pipe Fitter, Engineering Model Maker, Tool and Gauge Inspector and Charging Board Maintenance, in accordance with the following standards; and who, with the Company, has signed a written apprenticeship agreement (form attached hereto). Such agreement shall be registered with the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training.

3.2 The term of apprenticeship shall be a minimum of 8,000 hours of work and an additional 576 hours of related technical instruction. The first 1,000 hours shall be considered a probationary period. During this period, annulment of the apprenticeship agreement may be effected by the Company, but notice of such action shall be given to the Union and the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training.

3.3 The total number of hours assigned to related classroom instruction shall not be less than 144 hours per year, and such time shall not be counted as hours of work as related to the minimum of 8,000 hours required in the term of Apprenticeship.

4. QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPRENTICESHIP APPLICANTS. An applicant for apprenticeship should possess the following qualifications:

4.1 Physical development necessary to enable them to perform all duties of the craft.

4.2 Be an American citizen or in the process of naturalization.

4.3 Sufficient education to master the rudiments of the trade. (Normally this would require high school education.)

5. VETERANS´ PREFERENCE. Veterans who have been discharged (honorably) will be given preference in this program provided their qualifications are equal to the other candidates.

6. CREDIT FOR PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE. All persons now employed as apprentices will be placed under this program. Such apprentices shall be given full credit for the time they have served as apprentices under a writ- ten or verbal agreement. Apprentices who receive credit for previous experience shall be paid upon entrance the wage rate of the period to which such credit advances them.

Credit of one year may be allowed for North High School or other trade school students who have completed a minimum of two years in the specific craft or trade with an average or above rating. The wage rate shall be that of the period to which such credit advances them.

6.2 Other employees of the Company and new employees who desire to become apprentices and are selected will be allowed credit for the applicable experience they have had, after their records have been checked and evaluated by the Training Manager. The wage rate shall be that of the period to which such credit advances them.

7. CONTINUITY OF EMPLOYMENT. The Company intends and expects to give the apprentice steady employment, but reserves the right to lay him or her off or to curtail his or her working hours whenever business conditions make this course necessary. Apprentices in each skill with the least amount of service in the program will be laid off first, and rehires will be made in reverse order. No additional apprentices will be employed until those laid off have been returned to work under this program.

8. SUPERVISION OF APPRENTICES. In order to properly coordinate the program, the Training Manager shall see that each apprentice progresses from one division of work to the next, in accordance with the schedule and job classification of the trade. The appropriate superintendent will be responsible for over all supervision of the apprentice, and he or she will receive direct supervision from the appropriate supervisor or journeyman.

9. RECORDS. The Training Manager shall prepare adequate record forms to be filled in by the supervisor or journeyman under whom the apprentice receives instruction and experience. Supervisor or journeymen shall make a report quarterly to the Training Manager on the work and progress of apprentices under their direction. These reports shall be placed before the Training Manager for consideration and such action as may be necessary or called for in the agreement.

10. NUMBER OF APPRENTICES TO BE TRAINED UNDER THIS PROGRAM.

10.1 The Company may have a minimum of three apprentices in the trade, and additional apprentices may be employed on the following basis:

Three apprentices to each seven

Class I Tool Makers

Three apprentices to each seven

Class I Electricians

Three apprentices to each seven

Class I Carpenters

Three apprentices to each seven

Class I Millwrights

Three apprentices to each seven

Class I Plumbers-Pipe Fitters

Three apprentices to each seven

Class I Engineering Model Maker

Three apprentices to each seven

Class I Tool and Gauge Inspectors

Three apprentices to each seven

Class I Refrigeration Mechanic/Charging Board

10.2 When the number of applicable, designated skilled employees is reduced in employment, a corresponding ratio of apprentices shall also be reduced.

11. COMPLETION OF APPRENTICESHIP. Upon the successful completion of the apprenticeship, under this program, and upon the recommendation of the Company, the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training will furnish each apprentice and the Union with a Certificate of Apprenticeship. The Company will likewise furnish each successful apprentice a Company certificate. No apprentice shall be granted such certificates until he or she has complied in all respects with the terms of this agreement. The apprentice will, upon successful completion, be transferred to the appropriate skill classification, as follows:

Tool Maker Class I Tool Maker

Electrician Class I Electrician

Carpenter Class I Carpenter

Millwright Class I Millwright

Plumber-Pipe Fitter Class I Plumber-Pipe Fitter

Engineering Model Maker

Class I Engineering Model Maker

Tool and Gauge Inspector

Class I Tool and Gauge Inspector

Refrigeration Mechanic/Charging Board

Class I Refrigeration Mechanic/Charging Board

12. TOOLS The Company will furnish the apprentice with a kit of tools applicable to the trade involved (list attached). Upon satisfactory completion of the term of apprenticeship, these tools will become the property of the apprentice.

13. RELATED SCHOOL INSTRUCTION. The apprentice shall enroll in and attend classes in subjects related to his or her trade for not less than 144 hours per year during the apprenticeship. These courses must be passed with grades satisfactory to the Training Manager. The related classroom instruction shall be under the direction of the Training Manager. The Training Manager shall act in

In case of failure on the part of the apprentice to fulfill his or her obligation with respect to school attendance (except in cases of sickness or injury), the Company shall have the authority to suspend or revoke the agreement with the individual.

14. HOURS OF WORK. The hours of work for apprentices shall be paid for and conform to the stipulations of the Agreement between the Company and the Union, excepting, however, that hours spent in supplemental school instruction shall be paid for at the regular rate excluding overtime.

15. WAGES. The rates of pay for apprentices shall conform to the wage schedule stipulated in the Wage Addendum of the Agreement between the Company and the Union, dated February 19, 2000. Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship program the full journeyman rate of the particular trade will become effective on graduation date.

16. WORK. EXPERIENCE. During the term of apprenticeship, the apprentice shall be given such instruction and experience on the processes and operations herein listed for the trade as are necessary to develop a practical skilled mechanic. The time on any process or operation need not be continuous due to the diverse nature of shop operations. During the last half of the third year and first half of the fourth year of apprenticeship, approximately 500 hours of the schedule may be used for miscellaneous related work. The apprentice shall perform such other duties in the shop and on the job as are commonly related to apprenticeship.

16.1 A breakdown of the work processes of the Tool Maker trade shall be used and followed as nearly as possible to the following:

Division of Approx. No. Hours

Work Processes (Accumulative-need not be consecutive)

ToolCrib.............................................100

Heal Treating........................................400

General Machining ..................................3,200

JigBore..............................................800

Grinding-AII Types..................................1,000

Layout and bench work ..............................2,500

Total...............................................8,000

16.2 A breakdown of the work processes of the Electrician trade shall be used and followed as nearly as possible to the following:

Division of Approx. No. Hours

Work Processes (Accumulative-need not be consecutive)

Preliminary instruction & helper and

Bench work (repair of small electrical tools and switches) helper................................................ 1,000

Wiring lights & connecting motors and simple circuits ................................................................ 1,100

Trouble shooting and wiring major circuits, panel  boards,electronic  controls,etc…………………………………….4,900

Using instruments testing A. C. and D.C. equipment...…........................................................ 400

Total................................................................ 8,000

16.3 A breakdown of the work processes of the Carpenter trade shall be used and followed as nearly as possible to the following:

Division of Approx. No. Hours

Work Processes (Accumulative-need not be consecutive)

Preliminary instruction & helper and minor repairs of floors, roofs, hand trucks, etc............................................................... 1,600

Machine operations (jointers, surfacers, saws, planers, etc.).......................................................... 800

Rough carpenter work and construction of forms (concrete), partitions, and interior construction................................................ 2,400

Cabinet construction, parts containers, and finished carpenter work; also estimating time and material......................................... 3,200

Total................................................................ 8,000

16.4 A breakdown of the work processes of the Millwright trade shall be used and followed as nearly as possible to the following:

Division of Approx. No. Hours

Work Processes (Accumulative-need not be consecutive)

Preliminary Instruction and helper work....................................................650

Arc welding, acetylene welding, operating cutting torch........................................................ 1,350

Cutting, threading, and installing pipe .................................................................... 1,650

General repair on machines and equipment............................................................ 2,550

Maintenance machine shop practice making minor parts............................................................ 1,800

Total............................................................ 8,000

16.5 A breakdown of the work processes of the Plumber-Pipe Fitter trade shall be used and followed as nearly as possible to the following:

Division of Approx. No. Hours

Work Processes (Accumulative-need not be consecutive)

Preliminary instruction and helperwork.................................................................. 900

Welding (Certification)..................................................... 900

Plumbing.................................................................... 900

Machine Shop ............................................................... 725

Hydraulics.................................................................. 200

Refrigeration .............................................................. 400

Boiler repair............................................................... 425

Pipe Fining............................................................... 1,200

Troubleshooting, installation & repair.................................... 2,350

Total..................................................................... 8,000

16.6 A breakdown of the work processes of the Engineering Model Makers trade shall be used and followed as nearly as possible to the following:

Division of Approx. No. Hours

Work Processes (Accumulative-need not be consecutive)

Sheet metal work ......................................................... 2,460

Woodworking................................................................. 820

Plastics.................................................................. 1,040

Tubing...................................................................... 300

Machine Shop.............................................................. 1,200

Welding..................................................................... 980

Wiring...................................................................... 400

Jigs and fixtures........................................................... 800

Total..................................................................... 8,000

16.7 A breakdown of the work processes of the Tool and Gauge Inspector trade shall be used and followed as nearly as possible to the following:

Division of Approx. No. Hours

Work Processes (Accumulative-need not be consecutive)

Gauge crib attendant........................................................ 100

Gauge keeper ............................................................... 200

Lapperhand.................................................................. 200

Checker-production gauges................................................. 1,000

Precision instruments and minor layout. .................................... 500

Electrical limit gauges .................................................... 500

Air gauges ..................................................................500

Electronic gauges......................................................... 1,000

Major layout:

Refrigeration jigs........................................................ 2,000

Refrigeration parts....................................................... 2,000

Total..................................................................... 8,000

16.8 A breakdown of the work processes of the Charging Board Maintenance trade shall be used and followed as nearly as possible to the following:

Division of Approx. No. Hours

Work Processes (Accumulative-need not be consecutive)

Electrical Construction..................................................... 800

Low Voltage................................................................. 400

Power Distribution.......................................................... 400

Electrical Maintenance ..................................................... 700

Air Circuits................................................................ 700

Installation of vacuum, refrigerant and refrigerant oil lines....................................................................... 800

Hydraulic System............................................................ 700

Gas Welding................................................................. 500

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning......................................... 1200

Vacuum Systems and Pumps................................................... 1000

Related Training and Trouble Shooting ...................................... 800

Total..................................................................... 8,000

17. PERIODIC EXAMINATIONS. An examination of apprentices shall be given by the Training Manager before each period of advancement or at such other times as may be determined. In these examinations, consideration shall be given to school attendance, progress in school and in the shop, and daily employment records of the apprentice.

17.1 If the Training Manager finds that an apprentice shows lack of interest or does not have the ability to become a competent mechanic, he may request that the apprentice be removed from the program. The Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training will be advised on all terminations and the reason therefore.

18. MODIFICATION OF APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. This apprenticeship program may be modified at any time, subject to agreement between the Company and the Union. A copy of such modified program will be filed with the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training.

19. COMPLAINTS OR GRIEVANCES. Any differences arising between the Company and the Union as to the meaning or application of the terms of this program shall be subject to the grievance procedure stipulated in the Agreement between the Company and the Union, dated February 19,2000.