HANDLING OF DISCHARGES. OR SUSPENSIONS (a) In discharge or suspension cases, the Company shall not pro- ceed with any interrogation unless the employee being interrogated is provided with Union representation from their Local Union un- less specifically waived by the employee, in writing, with a copy to the Union. (b) In all cases, except theft, intoxication, use, sale, or possession of illegal narcotics and gross insubordination, each having occurred on the job, an employee to be discharged shall be allowed to remain on the job, without loss of pay, unless and until the discharge is sustained under the grievance procedure. In suspension cases, the employee shall be allowed to remain on the job, without loss of pay, unless and until the suspension is sustained under the grievance procedure. Notwithstanding the above, an employee who tests positive as a result of a DOT periodic test (in accordance with the National Mas- ter United Parcel Service Agreement for controlled substances) shall be offered an unpaid leave of absence for a drug rehabilitation program. If the employee refuses to participate in a drug rehabilita- tion program or fails to complete it satisfactorily, they shall be sub-
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