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SKILLED TRADES AGREEMENTS AND LETTERS OF UNDERSTANDING between UAW® and the FORD MOTOR COMPANY Agreements Dated November 5, 2015 133 MICHIGAN (Effective November 23, 2015) ♲ printed on recycled paper PRINTED IN U.S.A. 64353-UAW Ford Skilled Trades Cvr 1up.indd 1 10/26/16 8:24 AM National Ford Department Staff 2015 Negotiations Jimmy Settles Vice President and Director UAW Ford, Aerospace, Chaplaincy and Insurance Greg Drudi Roy Escandon Angelique Peterson- Don Godfrey Jeffrey Faber Mayberry Brett Fox Ford Motor Company and the UAW recognize Darryl Nolen Gregory Poet Kenneth Gafa their respective responsibilities under federal Bob Tiseo Reggie Ransom and state laws relating to fair employment Phil Argento Michael Gammella Lorenzo Robinson practices. Tracy Ausen Raenell Glenn Michael Robison Carol Bagdady R. Brian Goff Nick Rutovic The Company and the Union recognize the Matthew Barnett Ruth Golden Angelo Sacino Monica Bass moral principles involved in the area of civil Jane Granger Les Shaw David Berry rights and have reaffirmed in their Collective Andre Green Michael Shoemaker Carlo Bishop Bargaining Agreement their commitment not Joe Gucciardo Casandra Shortridge Shawn Campbell to discriminate because of race, religion, color, Dan Huddleston Larry Shrader Jerry Carson age, sex, sexual orientation, union activity, Michael Joseph Garry Sommerville Alfonzo Cash Thomas Kanitz national origin, or against any employee with Jeffrey Terry Tiffany Coger Brandon Keatts disabilities. Kevin Tolbert Gerard Coiffard Michael Kerr Vaughan Tolliver Sean Coughlin Jerry Lawson Tony Vultaggio Chris Crump John McCollum Deneen Whitaker Ronda Danielson Lisa Mayberry Mike Whited Rocky Di Iacovo Armando Medel Mark Williams Gregg Dunn Robb Miller Michael Woolman Jodey Dunn Walter Mills Steve Zimmerla Bill Eaddy Gloria Moya Rudy Gomez Bill Ellis Rick Pack Dan Taylor 64348-UAW Ford Agreements Cvr 1up.indd 2 11/15/16 7:07 AM SKILLED TRADES AGREEMENTS AND LETTERS OF UNDERSTANDING between UAW® and the FORD MOTOR COMPANY Agreements Dated November 5, 2015 (Effective November 23, 2015) M 133 ICHIGAN printed on recycled paper ♲ PRINTED IN U.S.A. NOTE: The material in this booklet contains portions of the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement dated November 5, 2015 , as they relate to Skilled Trades including Apprenticeship. The contractual language in the Skilled Trades Agreements and Letters of Understanding supplement will include provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and Letters of Understanding between the Ford Motor Company and the UAW and other sources applicable to the skilled trades. However, the consolidation of this language does not impact the intent of the original language. The purpose of this booklet is to place under one cover information affecting Skilled Trades. Information that is common to all hourly employees, such as Retirement, SUB, Group Life and Disability Insurance, Hospital-Surgical-Medical-Prescription Drug-Dental- Vision and the Master Collective Bargaining Agreement, etc., is not reproduced in its entirety in the Skilled Trades Agreements and Letters of Understanding supplement . This general information applicable to all hourly employees has, however, been reproduced in other booklet forms. We hope you will find this booklet helpful. JIMMY SETTLES BILL DIRKSEN Vice President and Director Vice President, UAW, National Ford Department Labor Affairs 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT Skilled Trades Supplemental Agreement .........................................9 Exhibit I Apprenticeship Standards ...............................................14 Representatives and Consultant ................................................14 Article 1. Definitions ................................................................14 Article 2. Apprenticeship Eligibility Requirements ................15 Article 3. Credit for Previous Experience ............................... 16 Article 4. Term of Apprenticeship ............................................17 Article 5. Probationary Period .................................................17 Article 6. Hours of Work ..........................................................18 Article 7. Ratios ........................................................................18 Article 8. Discipline ..................................................................20 Article 9. Wages ........................................................................21 Article 10. Related Instruction and School Attendance ............24 Article 11. Joint Apprenticeship Committee ............................25 Article 12. Plant Subcommittees of the Joint Apprenticeship Committee ..................................................27 Article 13. Supervision of Apprentices .....................................29 Article 14. Consultants .............................................................29 Article 15. Seniority .................................................................30 Article 16. Apprenticeship Agreement .....................................33 Article 17. Certificate of Completion of Apprenticeship .........33 Article 18. Modification of Standards ..................................... 33 Article 19. Approval .................................................................34 Appendices A-I (Shop Training Schedules) ..........................35 Exhibit II Skilled Trades Work Assignments .................................39 LETTERS OF UNDERSTANDING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT Business Leadership Initiative (BLI) Clarification ........................41 Improved Communications — Plant Tooling ................................42 Job Security Program — Skilled Trades Employees’ Refusal for Retraining Resulting in Layoff ...........................................43 Letter Concerning Maintenance and Construction Work (1-20-49) .........................................................................44 Letter Concerning New Die Construction (10-4-79) .....................46 Plant Ventilation .............................................................................48 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS—C ontinued Die Construction Work Subject Matter Die Construction Plans (9-15-03) .............................................49 Die Trades in Protected Status - Stand Alone Stamping Plants (9-15-03) ..................................................51 Sunday Work Assignment (10-21-67) ......................................53 Tool and Die Construction (10-4-79) .......................................54 Tool and Die Work (10-9-61) ...................................................56 Outside Contracting Advance Notice of Outside Contracting and Effective Clearing Procedure (10-4-79) .......................58 Contracting of Work (10-14-84) ...............................................60 Maintenance and Construction Work (1-20-49) .......................62 Maintenance Work (10-9-61) ...................................................65 Outside Contracting (11-5-15) ...............................................67 Outside Contracting (9-15-03) ..................................................77 Outside Contracting Reviews (9-15-93) ...................................78 Right to Strike Over Outside Contracting (10-4-79) ................80 Parts Distribution Center Subject Matter Selection and Training - Maintenance General Plant Skilled Classification, Parts Supply and Logistics (11-5-15) ..............................................................82 Seniority Inspector - Tooling and Layout Seniority (10-14-84) ...............84 Production Senority Leveling Date for Skilled Trades Employees Without Prior Production Service (10-4-11) ..............................................................................86 Skilled/Nonskilled Seniority (10-14-84) ..................................88 Skilled/Nonskilled Seniority Clarification (10-4-11) ...............89 Skilled Trade Rehire Consideration - New Date of Entry (11-5-15) .............................................91 Skilled Trades and Closed Plant Basic Unit Clarification (11-5-15) .......................................................92 Transfer Leveling Seniority Tiebreaker (9-17-87) ...................94 SKILLED TRADES SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT Apprenticeship Standards Apprentices Eligibility Lists (11-5-15) ..................................95 Apprentice Graduate Skilled Trades Seniority - Brownstown (9-15-03) ........................................................99 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS—C ontinued Apprentice Preferential Placement and Return To Basic Unit Provisions (10-4-11) ......................100 Apprentice Program (9-16-96) ...............................................101 Apprentice Program Classifications (11-5-15) ...................102 Apprentice Program Name (10-9-99) ....................................104 Apprentice Program Quality and Administration (10-7-90) ...105 Apprentice Program Requirements (9-15-03) ........................108 Apprentice Program Review Meetings (9-15-03) ..................109 Apprentice Program Revisions (11-3-07) ...............................110 Apprentice Tool Box and Tool Set (11-5-15) .......................112 Apprentice Utilization and Journeyman Status (10-14-84) ....113 Apprentices Affected by a Reduction in Force (11-3-07) .......115 Apprentices Affected by Discontinued Operations (9-15-03) .........................................................116 Clarification of Apprentice Rehire Provision (10-14-84) .......117 Guidelines for Temporary - Changeover Pool Agreements (11-29-73) .........................118