| ARS |
Apprentice Return Slip |
| ATC |
Apprenticeship and Training Committee |
| ATT |
Approved to Train |
| BAT |
Federal Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, Department of Labor. WECA's apprenticeship program is registered with BAT as an official apprenticeship training program. |
| BOD |
Board of Directors |
| CAAAT |
California Association for the Advancement of Apprenticeship Training |
| CAC |
California Apprenticeship Council |
| CEH |
Continuing Education Hours |
| Certified Electrician |
An electrician that has passed the State's Certification test. |
| CFRA |
California Family Rights Act |
| COBRA |
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act |
| DAS |
Division of Apprenticeship Standards. The State governmental agency that administers and oversees apprenticeship programs. |
| DIR |
Department of Industrial Relations. The State governmental agency that oversees improvements to working conditions for California wage earners. |
| DOL |
Department of Labor. A Federal governmental agency that oversees not only all labor laws and issues in this country, but also administers OSHA. |
| ERISA |
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (1974) |
| ET |
Electrician Trainee |
| FMLA |
Family Medical Leave Act |
| Hour Bank |
Informal phrase used to describe a WECA Apprentice's accumulated on-the-job (OJT) hours that will qualify him/her to receive WECA health and welfare benefits. |
| Indenture |
In the context of the WECA-EC Apprenticeship Agreement, agreeing to work and study for a specified period of time to attain skills in and knowledge of the electrical trade. |
| JATC |
Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (a union committee) |
| LCP |
Labor Compliance Program |
| LEA |
Local Education Agency |
| LOA |
Leave of Absence |
| MIR |
Monthly Invoice Report |
| MRO |
Medical Review Officer |
| MTC |
Monthly Time Card |
| OJT |
On-the-Job Training |
| OOP |
Out of Program |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Act |
| OOW |
Out of Work |
| PAC |
Political Action Committee. An entity supported by contributions which provides campaign fund donations to political candidates. |
| PLA |
Project Labor Agreement |
| Probationary Period |
The first 72 hours of classroom instruction (RSI) and 1,000 hours of on-the-job work experience after being indentured as an apprentice. |
| RSI |
Related and Supplemental Instruction (classroom instruction hours) |
| UATC |
Unilateral Apprenticeship and Training Committee (non-union) |
| VDV |
Voice/Data/Video |
| WECA |
Western Electrical Contractors Association Inc. |
