Common use of Presence of a Union Representative Clause in Contracts

Presence of a Union Representative. a) When the Employer is affecting a disciplinary measure with respect to an employee, no action shall be taken other than in the presence of a Union representative unless the employee has waived his/her right to union representation. The employee shall have an opportunity to state his/her side of the case in advance of discipline being imposed. b) It is also agreed that the Union and the employee shall receive a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours notification of any meeting related to an employee's conduct. The notice period may be waived upon agreement of the Employer and the Union upon request. i) The notice provided shall include information pertaining to the purpose of the meeting, including, but not limited to, whether the meeting involves the employee's personnel record, job performance or sick incident usage. ii) Upon notifying the Employee Relations Manager, the Union representative shall be given a reasonable opportunity to meet with the employee with no loss of pay or benefits prior to the employee's scheduled meeting with the Employer.