Association Representation The unit member grievant shall be entitled, upon request, to representation by the Association at all grievance meetings. In situations where the Association has not been invited to represent the unit member, the District shall not agree to a final resolution of the grievance until the Association has received a copy of the grievance and the proposed settlement and has been given the opportunity to file a response to the matter.
UNION REPRESENTATION 3.01 For the purpose of representation with the Employer, the Union shall function and be recognized as follows:
a. The Union may appoint up to two (2) stewards. Stewards are representatives of the employees in certain matters pertaining to this Agreement, including the processing of grievances.
b. Union Representatives are representatives of the employees in all matters pertaining to this Agreement, particularly for the purpose of processing grievances, negotiating amendments to and renewals of this Agreement and enforcing the employees' collective bargaining rights as well as any rights under this Agreement and under the law.
3.02 The Union agrees to notify the Employer in writing of the names of its stewards and the effective dates of their appointments. The Employer shall not be required to recognize a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ until such notice is received.
3.03 Stewards will not absent themselves from their work to deal with grievances without first obtaining permission from the Employer. Permission will not be withheld unreasonably. Stewards that are absent from work to attend a grievance arbitration, mediation, or any other proceeding that arises from the administration or enforcement of this Agreement will not receive their regular hourly rate.
3.04 The Employer may meet periodically with the employees for the purpose of discussing any matters of mutual interest or concern to the Employer, the Union and the employees. A Union Representative may attend such meetings.
3.05 There shall be no Union activity at any time on the Employer's premises, or in connection with the Employer’s business operations, except that which is necessary for the processing of grievances and the administration and enforcement of this Agreement.
3.06 Union Representatives shall have the right to periodically visit job sites without disrupting productivity and without unreasonable intrusion into the Employer or its clients’ premises. The Union’s Representative shall report to the site superintendent, or ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ upon arriving at a worksite, and shall abide by all necessary protocol as determined by the general contractor, the Employer, or the client.
UNION REPRESENTATION 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 Extendicare chain in the Province of Ontario, the Union will elect or otherwise select a negotiating committee consisting of one (1) representative from each Nursing Home.
(b) If negotiations are carried on individually for any or all of the Nursing Homes in the Extendicare 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.
(c) All members of the committee shall be regular employees of the Employer who have completed their probationary period.
(d) The 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.
(e) 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.
7.02 The Employer will recognize a Union Administrative Committee which shall consist of a Union Chairperson and up to three (3) additional committee persons from each bargaining unit, all selected from the members of their respective bargaining units. No more than two (2) 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 continue to perform their regular duties, and that so far as possible all activities of the committee will be carried on outside the regular working hours of the members thereof, unless otherwise mutually arranged.
(b) Notwithstanding the above, the Employer agrees that requested time off during working hours for Union Administrative activities will not be arbitrarily withheld.
(c) The Employer shall pay representatives and Committee members their respective wages for all time lost from regularly scheduled hours investigating and/or processing grievances, up to but not including the arbitration stage.
Association Representatives Authorized representatives of the Association shall be permitted to transact Association business on and with school property at all reasonable times provided that such activities shall not interfere with normal school operations.
Additional Duties (i) In addition to the duties of the Administrator set forth in Section 1(a), the Administrator shall perform such calculations, and shall prepare, execute and file or deliver on behalf of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee or shall cause the preparation by other appropriate persons of all such documents, reports, notices, filings, instruments, certificates and opinions as it shall be the duty of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to the Basic Documents, and at the request of the Owner Trustee shall take all appropriate action with respect thereto, that is the duty of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee to take pursuant to the Basic Documents. Subject to Section 5 of this Agreement, and in accordance with the reasonable written directions of the Owner Trustee, the Administrator shall administer, perform or supervise the performance of such other activities in connection with the Basic Documents as are not covered by any of the foregoing provisions and as are expressly requested by the Owner Trustee and are reasonably within the capability of the Administrator. The responsibilities of the Administrator shall include the execution and delivery of any filings, certificates, affidavits or other instruments required under the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act of 2002, to the extent permitted by applicable law, and the Owner Trustee hereby requests that the Administrator perform such obligations.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the Basic Documents to the contrary, the Administrator shall be responsible for promptly notifying the Owner Trustee in the event that any withholding tax is imposed on the Issuer’s payments (or allocations of income) to the Certificateholder as contemplated in Section 5.02(c) of the Trust Agreement. Any such notice shall specify the amount of any withholding tax required to be withheld by the Owner Trustee pursuant to such provision.
(iii) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the Basic Documents to the contrary, the Administrator shall be responsible for performance of the duties set forth in Sections 5.04(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of the Trust Agreement with respect to, among other things, accounting and reports to the Certificateholder.
(iv) The Administrator shall perform the duties of the Administrator specified in Section 10.02 of the Trust Agreement required to be performed in connection with the resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee and any other duties expressly required to be performed by the Administrator under the Trust Agreement.
(v) In carrying out the foregoing duties or any of its other obligations under this Agreement, the Administrator may enter into transactions with or otherwise deal with any of its Affiliates; provided, however, that the terms of any such transactions or dealings shall be in accordance with any directions received from the Issuer and shall be, in the Administrator’s opinion, no less favorable to the Issuer than would be available from unaffiliated parties.
(vi) The Administrator shall provide notices to the Rating Agencies as required under the Basic Documents.
(vii) It shall be the Administrator’s duty and responsibility, and not the Owner Trustee’s duty or responsibility, to cause the Issuer to respond to, defend, participate in or otherwise act in connection with any regulatory, administrative, governmental, investigative or other proceeding or inquiry relating in any way to the Issuer, its assets or the conduct of its business.