Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 107 - City of Hamilton

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING- APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM 310T
(TRUCK & COACH)
ORDER OF CONSIDERATION
1st consideration- ATU Local 107 bargaining unit employees
2nd consideration- all City employees
3re consideration - External
POSTING APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Apprenticeship opportunities will be posted as per the usual Corporate posting
process. Order of consideration shall be as outlined above.
SELECTION PROCESS
Pre-requisite:
• Grade 12 (as per Ministry guidelines)
Knowledge and/or experience in automotive mechanics; i.e. courses in
high school.
Preference will be given to applicants with recognized apprenticeship
hours
Applicants who meet the pre-requisites outlined above shall be required to attain
70% pass on written tests and if successful with the test, shall proceed to the
interview stage where a 70% pass is also required. Applicants that pass both
assessments shall have a final mark comprised of 60% test and 40% interview.
PROBATIONARY PERIOD
An apprentice may be removed from the training program by the Manager of
Transit Fleet Maintenance, or upon request of the employee, and his/her
Apprenticeship Contract cancelled at any time during the first twelve-month
period of the apprenticeship.
If the apprentice was a member of ATU Local 107 prior to the apprenticeship
program, s/he shall be returned to the pre-apprenticeship job classification with
no loss of ATU Local 107.
Employees previously included in the scope of another bargaining unit shall be
governed by the terms and conditions of their respective previous collective
agreement in regards to returning to their previous position.
The Employer shall have the exclusive right to remove employees from the
Apprenticeship program during the probationary period provided the decision to
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