Common use of AND COMMITTEES Clause in Contracts

AND COMMITTEES. The Company shall recognize a Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ who shall be an employee in the bargaining unit who has completed their probationary period for the purpose of dealing with Union business as provided under this Agreement. The Union shall notify the Company in writing of the name of its ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and whenever there is a change. The Company will not be required to recognize the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ until it has been notified in writing by the Union. The Union acknowledges that the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will continue to perform their regular duties on behalf of the Company, and that such persons will not leave their regular duties without first obtaining permission from the Director of Operations or designate and on resuming regular duties, they will report to the Director of Operations or designate. Such permission not be unreasonably withheld. In accordance with this understanding, such employee will be compensated by the Company to the extent of one hundred (100%) of his regular straight time rate of pay for such time spent in dealing with grievances of employees under the grievance procedure up to and including Step Compensation will not be allowed for time spent the employee's regular working hours. A Business Representative of the Union may at the discretion of the Company be allowed to visit members of the bargaining unit during working hours and at reasonable times to interview employees provided he first obtains permission from the Director of Operations or his designate. Prior to disciplinary or discharge action, the Company agrees to meet with the employee to discuss the matter. Any employee involved in any discussion with Management in which discipline may result, shall have the right to have a Union Representative or another co-worker present. However, failure to have a Union Representative or co-worker present will not void any discipline or proceeding and will not be subject to a grievance. However, an employee who feels he has been unjustly disciplined or discharged may file a grievance at Step as per Article Clause of the Collective Agreement. A Negotiating Committee consisting of a Business Representative of the Union and not more than two (2) bargaining unit employees who have completed their probationary period, shall be appointed or elected by the Union. The function of such committee shall be to meet with the designated Company Representatives for the purpose of negotiating amendments to or a renewal of this Collective Agreement. Negotiating committee members will be granted time off with pay to attend at negotiations up to but not including conciliation for those hours they were scheduled to work. No Union activity will be conducted on Company property or Company time other than as expressly provided for in this Collective Agreement.

AND COMMITTEES. (a) It is mutually agreed that where negotiations are conducted on a joint basis between any or all of the Nursing Homes in the chain in the Province of Ontario, the Union will elect or otherwise select a negotiating committee consisting of one (1) representative each Nursing Home. If negotiations are carried on individually for any or all of the Nursing Homes in the chain in the Province of Ontario, it is agreed that the Union will elect or otherwise select a negotiating committee consisting of up to two (2) employees from the full-time bargaining unit, and two (2) employees from the part-time bargaining unit, one (1) of which shall be the Union Chairperson. All members of the committee shall be regular employees of the Employer who have completed their probationary period. The Company Nursing Home members of the Committee will be paid by the Employer for time used during normally scheduled working hours in negotiation of this Agreement or its successor including all conciliation proceedings but excluding any Arbitration proceedings. Employees on the evening and night shift shall receive paid time off for the actual day of the negotiating meeting. Where the parties participate in group bargaining, the Employer agrees to provide alternative days off in the case where an employee is bargaining on a day off, In the case of a part time employee such alternative days will be capped at two per calendar week. These bargaining days will be treated as days worked for which the employee will receive pay for the hours she would have regularly worked. The Employer will recognize a Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ who Administrative Committee which shall be an employee in the consist of a Union Chairperson and up to three (3) additional committee persons from each bargaining unit who has completed their probationary period for the purpose of dealing with Union business as provided under this Agreement. The Union shall notify the Company in writing of the name of its ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and whenever there is a change. The Company will not be required to recognize the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ until it has been notified in writing by the Union. The Union acknowledges that the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will continue to perform their regular duties on behalf of the Companyunit, and that such persons will not leave their regular duties without first obtaining permission all selected from the Director of Operations or designate and on resuming regular duties, they will report to the Director of Operations or designate. Such permission not be unreasonably withheld. In accordance with this understanding, such employee will be compensated by the Company to the extent of one hundred (100%) of his regular straight time rate of pay for such time spent in dealing with grievances of employees under the grievance procedure up to and including Step Compensation will not be allowed for time spent the employee's regular working hours. A Business Representative of the Union may at the discretion of the Company be allowed to visit members of the their respective bargaining unit during working hours and at reasonable times to interview employees provided he first obtains permission from the Director of Operations or his designateunits. Prior to disciplinary or discharge action, the Company agrees to meet with the employee to discuss the matter. Any employee involved in any discussion with Management in which discipline may result, shall have the right to have a Union Representative or another co-worker present. However, failure to have a Union Representative or co-worker present will not void any discipline or proceeding and will not be subject to a grievance. However, an employee who feels he has been unjustly disciplined or discharged may file a grievance at Step as per Article Clause of the Collective Agreement. A Negotiating Committee consisting of a Business Representative of the Union and not No more than two (2) bargaining unit Committee members shall meet with the Employer at any one time. The Employer shall be advised of the names of members of this committee and shall be notified of any changes from time to time. All members of the committee shall be employees of the Employer who have completed their probationary period. (a) The Union acknowledges that the members of the Union Administrative Committee must continueto perform their regular duties, shall and that so far as possible all activities of the committee will be appointed or elected by carried on outside the Unionregular working hours of the members thereof, unless otherwise mutually arranged. Notwithstanding the above, the Employer agrees that requested time off during working hours for Union Administrative activities will not be arbitrarily withheld. The function of such committee Employer shall be to meet with the designated Company Representatives pay representatives and Committee members their respective wages for the purpose of negotiating amendments to or a renewal of this Collective Agreement. Negotiating committee members will be granted all time off with pay to attend at negotiations lost regularly scheduled hours investigating and/or processing grievances, up to but not including conciliation the arbitration stage. Where there are matters of mutual concern and interest that would be beneficial if discussed at a Labour-Management Committee meeting during the term of this Agreement, the following shall apply. An equal number of representatives of each party as mutually agreed shall meet at a time and place mutually satisfactory. A request for those hours they were scheduled to work. No Union activity such meeting will be conducted on Company property made in writing at least one (1) week prior to the date proposed and accompanied by an agenda of matters proposed to be discussed, which shall not include matters that are properly the subject of a grievance or Company matters that are properly the subject of negotiations for the amendment or renewal of this Agreement. Suitable subjects for discussion will include orientation, aggressive residents, work load issues, and any other subject that would not violate the stipulations set out above. A representative attending such meeting shall be paid for wages lost regularly scheduled hours. A Union staff member may attend as representative of the Union. Meetings will be held quarterly unless otherwise agreed. It is understood that where full and part-time other than agreements are separate, there shall be one (1) committee only. The Employer and the Union agree that the Union Chairperson shall be retained at work during any layoffs or reduction in hours during her term of office, as expressly provided for in this Collective Agreementlong as she is qualified and able to perform any available bargaining unit work.