WHEREAS the best way to protect our jobs and to expand our job opportunities is for our membership to be the most productive, skilled and safe workers available.
AND WHEREAS if our signatory union contractors are to have the competitive edge that allows them to win contracts they must be able to deliver quality work on time and on budget
AND WHEREAS owners and companies are demanding safe worksites with no disruptions and, increasingly, drug and alcohol testing
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Newfoundland and Labrador Regional Council of Carpenters, Millwrights and Allied Workers adopt a Commitment to Excellence that shall include the criteria and measures set out below:
COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE:
The Standards for Excellence shall include, but are not limited to:
- No absenteeism
- Timeliness – arriving at work on time, fit for duty with the proper tools and clothing, working a full day and keeping breaks to the prescribed limit
- Superior productivity, safety and cooperation
- Strict adherence to established drug and alcohol policy
- No personal business conducted on company time
- Respecting company property, our employer’s tools and the tools of our co-workers
- Following employer site rules, work procedures, policies and directives
HONOURING OUR COMMITMENT:
The Commitment to Excellence shall be honored by:
- Teamwork – every member working together with their foremen and job stewards, on every task to deliver a superior product in every respect
- Compliance-our job stewards and union representatives working with the entire management team will monitor and enforce the Standard of Excellence
ENFORCING OUR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE:
The Commitment to Excellence shall be enforced by:
- Members unwilling to comply with the Commitment to Excellence will be brought before the executive of the Regional Council. The Regional Council Executive will take appropriate corrective action, which may include imposition of disciplinary procedures, up to and including, charges under the Constitution.