COMPANY-UNION RELATIONS Sample Clauses

COMPANY-UNION RELATIONS. Section 2.01 The Company and the Union recognize that it is in the best interest of both parties, the employees, the customers of the Company and the public that all dealings between them continue to be characterized by mutual responsibility and respect. To ensure that this relationship continues and improves the Company and the Union and their respective representatives at all levels will apply the terms of this Contract fairly in accord with its intent and meaning and consistent with the Union’s status as the exclusive bargaining representative of all employees covered by this Contract. Section 2.02 The Union agrees to furnish the Company with a list of the names of authorized Union representatives and their Union titles and provide updates to the list as changes are made.

COMPANY-UNION RELATIONS. 3.1 The Company will not discriminate against any employee because of membership in or lawful activity on behalf of the Union, nor will the Company interfere with the right of any employee to become a member of the Union. The Union will not intimidate, coerce, or otherwise discriminate against any employee who chooses not to join the Union. 3.2 The Company shall provide a seniority list to the Union in April and October of each year. In the event of a layoff, the Company will provide an updated seniority list within thirty (30) days of the layoff date. In the event the Union does not question the lists and their contents within thirty (30) days after furnished, any action taken by the Company in reliance thereon will not result in any liability on the part of the Company. 3.3 It is agreed that neither the Company nor the Union will discriminate against any employee because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. 3.4 Except as specifically limited by this Agreement, the management of the business and the direction of the work force shall remain with the Company including, but not limited to, the right to hire, discipline and discharge for cause, layoff, assign, promote and transfer employees, to decide the number of employees needed at any particular time or place, to use improved methods or equipment, and to be the sole judge of the types and standards of communications service rendered the public. The Company, however, shall not contract out any work covered by this Agreement if, as a result thereof, it would become necessary to lay off or reduce to part-time any employees in job titles performing core business functions. Job titles considered to be core business functions are: SALES & SERVICE TECHNICIAN I1 SALES & SERVICE TECHNICIAN II FACILITIES ASSIGNER Employees in the following titles employed prior to 16 May 2005 shall not be laid off or reduced to part-time as a consequence of sub-contracting or outsourcing during the term of this contract: SALES AND SERVICE CONSULTANT 3.5 In any instance where the Company intends to meet with an employee and anticipates suspending or discharging the employee, it shall provide the Union advance notification. At any meeting between a representative of the Company and an employee which could result in disciplinary action (including, warnings which are to be recorded in the personnel file, suspension, demotion, or discharge for cause) a Unio...

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COMPANY-UNION RELATIONS. ‌ In the spirit of fostering a positive labour relations environment and for the purposes of maintaining effective communications, the Company and the Union Local Executive will: • Hold quarterly meetings to discuss current labour relations issues and grievances at the Step 3 level with the goal of achieving mutually agreeable resolutions. These meetings will also be used to discuss improvements relating to productivity, customer satisfaction, and other corporate initiatives. Management representatives will include, but are not restricted to operational Vice-Presidents and Directors with bargaining unit staff, Human Resources, and Labour Relations; and • Meet annually to share information relating to the strategic objectives of the Company. Management representatives will include, but are not restricted to selected members of the senior executive and senior management teams. *▇▇▇: Job Security Agreement‌ The Job Security Agreement is amended as follows:

COMPANY-UNION RELATIONS. In the spirit of fostering a positive labour relations environment and for the purposes of maintaining effective communications, the Company and the Union Local Executive will: Meet annually to share information relating to the strategic objectives of the Company. Management representatives will include, but are not restricted to selected members of the senior executive and senior management teams. Hold quarterly meetings with management representatives including but not restricted to operational Vice-Presidents and Directors with bargaining unit staff, Human Resources, and Labour Relations; The subjects that may be discussed without prejudice to either party at these annual and quarterly meetings may include, but are not limited to: Corporate initiatives Improvements relating to productivity Customer satisfaction Planned contracting out activities Potential opportunities for contracting in of work Step 3 Level Grievances Other labour relations issues These meetings are intended for the purpose of providing information, discussing the application of policies, or reviewing areas of concern with the goal of achieving mutually agreeable resolutions.

COMPANY-UNION RELATIONS. 2.1 Bargaining on wages, hours of employment, working conditions and other general conditions of employment shall be conducted by the duly authorized representatives of the Union and by the duly designated representatives of the Company. 2.2 The Union and the Company agree to certify to each other the names of their respective officers and representatives who are authorized to represent the parties in collective bargaining. 2.3 Meetings concerned with the settlement of grievances, as covered under Article 9 of this Agreement shall be limited to two (2) employees in the first step meeting and three (3) employees in the second and third step meetings. In the event such scheduled meetings extend beyond the hours regularly scheduled for a work day or are scheduled outside the employee's normal working hours, no compensation will be paid by the Company for time consumed outside such hours. 2.4 In collective bargaining sessions not more than three (3) employee representatives shall be allowed time off with pay in attending collective bargaining sessions with representatives of the Company. 2.5 Both the Company and the Union agree to keep each other currently advised in writing of the names of their representatives who are authorized to handle grievances at each Step of the Grievance Procedure. 2.6 When notice from one party to the other is required under this Agreement, the parties agree to keep each other informed in writing of the name of the representative who is to receive such notices. 2.7 Union members who are certified in writing to the Company by the International Representative of the Union as having the right to be absent from their Company job for the proper performance of their lawful Union duties shall be excused without pay for not more than thirty (30) consecutive days in any one (1) calendar year. The granting of approval to more than three (3) employees at a time shall be in the Company’s sole discretion. Any employee desiring to be so excused under this Section 2.7 shall notify the immediate supervisor at least seven (7) days in advance when the absence is to begin and for what period the employee expects to be absent. The Union agrees to exert its best efforts to insure that all employees desiring to be excused as provided in this paragraph will provide their immediate supervisors with as much advance notice as is possible. The status of employees absent under this Article shall be the same as for other employees excused from Company duties fo...

COMPANY-UNION RELATIONS. In the spirit of fostering a positive labour relations environment and for the purposes of maintaining effective communications, the Company and the Union Local Executive will: • Meet annually to share information relating to the strategic objectives of the Company. Management representatives will include, but are not restricted to selected members of the senior executive and senior management teams. • Hold quarterly meetings with management representatives including but not restricted to operational Vice-Presidents and Directors with bargaining unit staff, Human Resources, and Labour Relations; • The subjects that may be discussed without prejudice to either party at these annual and quarterly meetings may include, but are not limited to: • Corporate initiatives • Improvements relating to productivity • Customer satisfaction • Planned contracting out activities • Potential opportunities for contracting in of work • Step 3 Level Grievances • Other labour relations issues These meetings are intended for the purpose of providing information, discussing the application of policies, or reviewing areas of concern with the goal of achieving mutually agreeable resolutions.

COMPANY-UNION RELATIONS. 4.01 The Company and the Union agree that: a. They will, at all times, cooperate in an effort to promote harmony and efficiency among the Company's employees; b. No coercion, intimidation, or discrimination of employees, because of Union membership or non-membership, will be permitted. 4.02 In a desire to restate their respective policies, neither the Company nor the Union shall unlawfully discriminate against any employee because of such employee's race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, handicap, sexual orientation, marital status, or status as a special disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam Era, including creed, disability, and citizenship. 4.03 The use of the masculine or feminine gender or any titles that connote gender in this Agreement shall be construed as including bother genders and not as sex limitations unless the Agreement clearly requires a different construction. 4.04 Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to require either party to act in violation of any State, or Federal Law, governmental authority or declaration. In the event any such condition should arise, then this Agreement shall be considered modified to the extent necessary to comply with the Law. 4.05 The management of the business and the direction of the working force remains with the Company, however, the Company agrees that such rights will not be exercised in conflict with this Agreement. 4.06 A designated Union representative will arrange with the supervisor to meet with newly-hired employees as part of the overall orientation process, for the purpose of furnishing those new employees with information about the Union. The meeting will be limited to a maximum of thirty (30) minutes and may be coupled with a relief or lunch period. Time spent during the basic scheduled work period for each employee will be paid as time worked.

COMPANY-UNION RELATIONS. Section 1. P-11 The intent of this paragraph is to give existing employees the chance to do their work themselves before calling in subcontractors. This means that, before calling in contractors, the Company will give adequate notice of its intent to the Union such as to enable full and proper discussion and give the Union the chance to explore with its members, ways in which they could perform the work themselves and avoid the use of contractors. The Company hereby assures the Union it has no plans to change its policy and that it expects to continue its general practice of placing primary reliance on its own skilled electricians to perform electrical work as provided in the Agreement. Such ways could include, but not be limited to, working overtime, working additional overtime, recalling laid-off employees, etc., but any final decision will take into account available time, manpower and cost. At the end of such discussion, the Company reserves the right to use contractors, but agrees that, if it does so, such contractors will be a contractor in agreement with the IBEW. Work performed under the terms of this Agreement shall include the work necessary to build, install, maintain, dismantle, repair and replace any and all electrical wiring apparatus and equipment; also the cleaning and repairing of all lighting fixtures; excluding all telephone equipment and mobile communication equipment. This will not be interpreted to prohibit the Company from securing the services of outside contractors to perform any work which is necessary to meet schedules and maintain production; provided, however, that in such case the Company shall first discuss its plan with the Union. It is also made a part of this Agreement in this section that the Company in securing the services of any outside electrical contractor to perform any work which may be necessary to meet schedules, and so forth, must be a contractor in agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. The above paragraphs of P-11 do not apply to equipment sold by the Company and removed from the plant. The Company will notify the I.B.E.W in advance of any equipment that may be sold. (Scrap equipment, equipment sold or transferred to another ArvinMeritor Plant, and Leased manufacturing machines are excluded.) A letter will be provided to the I.B.E.W. stating who has purchased the equipment. Section 2. P-12 The employees covered by this Agreement shall be represented by the Union through a committee...