Agreement - Teamsters Local 399

70. Re-employment of Former Labor Union Officers
Any employee who has been employed by the Producer for the
twelve (12) consecutive months (and has actually received pay for two
hundred (200) or more days in that period) immediately prior to the date
of his election or appointment to a paid full-time job with a labor
organization in the motion picture industry shall be re-employed in his
former job within ninety (90) days after leaving his Union position, on
the same basis and seniority as though he had never left such former job
with Producer. Provided, however, that such job is available at the time
of request for re-employment; that the job is not held by an employee
holding a personal service contract; that the employee, in the opinion of
the Producer, is qualified and able to perform the duties required in such
job, and that such employee has made application within thirty (30) days
of leaving his Union position.
If such position has been abolished or the labor requirements of the
Producer have materially changed, then, subject to the above conditions,
the Producer will give such employee preference of employment for any
job available within the classifications of the bargaining unit.
71. Return of Transferred Employee to Bargaining Unit
Any employee of the Producer subject to this Agreement who is
transferred or promoted to a position with Producer outside the
classifications of the bargaining unit may, at the sole discretion of the
Producer, upon the termination of such transfer or promotion, be
restored to a position within the classifications of the bargaining unit on
the same basis and seniority as though he had never been transferred or
promoted from such bargaining unit. Provided, however, that such
employee makes application with Producer for reinstatement to such
position within the bargaining unit within ninety (90) days after
severance from the position to which he had been transferred or
promoted, as above described.
72. Tool Replacement
It is understood and agreed that the employee bears the principal
responsibility for the security of tools owned by such employee. The
responsibility of the Company extends to those measures which are
reasonable and necessary to ensure that such tools as are left on the
premises of the Company during non-working hours of the employee are
secure from pilferage.
Each employee is required to maintain his tools in an appropriate
tool box, which is owned and provided by the employee, which is clearly
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