The Company and Union have been working collaboratively to explore utilizing employees, represented by IBEW Local 1245, to focus on inspections of contractor execution of work on company facilities and assets.
To that end, the Company and Union entered into Letter Agreement 20-50 which allowed the parties to participate in a pilot program to evaluate the utilization of employees to perform the role of Qualified Company Representative (QCR), which included clearing internal obstacles for contractors, safety oversight and completion of field safety observations, ensuring the quality of work performed and paperwork completion allowed for timely order closure, holding clearances and overseeing critical switching operations, and providing contractor guidance where needed.
Based on the success of the pilot program, the Company and Union agreed that efficiencies would be gained through the support of this work by development of a new classification specifically focused on inspections of contractor work.
This letter confirms the agreement reached by the parties during these discussions on the following items: