Peak Time Permit Worker Enrollment Agreement May Through September

The IECA Contractor may hire and use a Peak Time Permit Worker only for performing licensed asbestos and/or lead removal work if Local 225 or any other Locals affiliated with the Chicago Laborers’ District Council (“District Council”) does not have licensed asbestos and/or lead workers available. The IECA Contractor must call Local 225 to confirm whether any licensed asbestos and/or lead workers are available before hiring a Peak Time Permit Worker.

The Peak Time Permit Worker Program (“Program”) allows Contractors represented by the Illinois Environmental Contractors Association, Inc. (“IECA Contractors”) to hire individuals already licensed for asbestos and/or lead removal to work up to 500 hours of asbestos and/or lead abatement from May through September at full journey worker wages and benefits without entering the Apprentice Program. This is a limited exception to the Mandatory Apprentice Program.

The Contractor and the Peak Time Permit Worker must satisfy all the requirements of the Program as set forth below:

1. Peak Time Permit Workers must be designated as such at the time of application by the Employer. The application is available at www.chicagolaborers.org under the "Peak Time Permit Worker" tab.
2. The Peak Time Permit Worker must meet the following qualifications: (1) 18+ years old, (2) physically able to perform the work of the trade, (3) ability to comprehend English, if Training is requested by the Employer (4) at least 10th grade education, if Training is requested by the Employer (5) Social Security card and (6) valid driver's license.
3. Once the Fund receives the online application, the Peak Time Permit Worker will be scheduled for a substance abuse test.
4. Once notification is received by the Fund that the Peak Time Permit Worker passed the substance abuse test, the Peak Time Permit Worker will be scheduled for an appointment at the Training Fund. The Peak Time Permit Worker will be required to provide the required documents at the time of appointment.
5. The Peak Time Permit Worker will be registered into the Union database and have his or her photo taken.
6. The Peak Time Permit Worker will be assigned to a Local by the Union.
7. Should the Employer request training, then the Peak Time Permit Worker must first complete two days of orientation and safety training.
8. Employers will be responsible for monitoring hours for all Peak Time Permit Workers.

There is no limit to the number of Peak Time Permit Workers an Employer can have during the months of May through September. Peak Time Permit Workers must be re-sponsored each year before beginning work. Four calendar years is the maximum allowable for any Peak Time Permit Worker.

Employers may request training for their registered Peak Time Permit Workers. If the Peak Time Permit Worker attends qualifying classes at the Training Center, he or she will be eligible for the same stipends as a Journeyworker.

If at any time a Peak Time Permit Worker works in excess of 500 hours in a calendar year, his or her employer may be suspended from the Peak Time Permit Worker and/or Apprentice Programs. Those Peak Time Permit Workers who want to enter the trade as a full-time employee must be sponsored into the Apprentice Program, must follow the identical protocol as any other applicant and must begin as a first-year apprentice.

No individuals who have been terminated from the Apprentice Program will be entitled to work as a Peak Time Permit Worker. Individuals failing the substance abuse test are not eligible for sponsorship as a Peak Time Permit Worker for one year.

EMPLOYER SIGNATURE OF ACCEPTANCE
PEAK PERMIT WORKER PROGRAM

I am agreeing on behalf of (the “Employer”) to the terms of the Standards of Apprenticeship, the policies of the LIUNA Chicagoland Laborers' District Council Training & Apprentice Fund and the rules of the Peak Permit Worker Program.

I understand and agree as follows:

• The Peak Permit Worker Program is a limited exception to the Mandatory Apprentice Program.
• The Peak Permit Worker is limited to 500 hours from May through September per year.
• The Peak Permit Worker can only work a maximum of four (4) calendar years.