UNION ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 9:01 The Union may appoint and the Employer shall recognize a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ for each shop, job or area. The Employer's General Manager shall be notified in writing of the name of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ when the appointment becomes effective. The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be recognized as the representative of the Union for the shop, job or area in which he/she is working and no discrimination shall be shown against the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ for carrying out his/her Union duties. The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall not be laid off, transferred or discharged by reason of executing his/her Union duties and responsibilities as a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. To be eligible for appointment as a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, the employee must have been in the employ of the Company for 12 consecutive months immediately prior to the appointment.
9:02 The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall assist in adjusting differences which may arise out of the interpretation, application or alleged violation of this Collective Agreement subject to the provisions as laid out in the grievance procedure in Article 27. The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be paid his/her regular rate of pay when executing his/her duties and responsibilities under this provision of the Collective Agreement, and only while the duties are within the Company premises or at a mutually agreed upon alternate location.
Union Label All uniforms and clothing issued by the Employer shall bear a recognized Union label.
Union Business (a) The Hospital shall grant leave of absence without pay to employees to attend Union conventions, seminars, education classes and other Union business in connection with the administration of the collective agreement provided that such leave will not interfere with the efficient operation of the Hospital. Such leave will not be unreasonably denied. In requesting such leave of absence for an employee or employees, the Union must give at least fourteen (14) days clear notice in writing to the Hospital, unless not reasonably possible to give such notice. The cumulative total leave of absence, the number of employees that may be absent at any one time from any one area, and the number of days of absence shall be negotiated locally and are set out in the Local Provisions Appendix. During such leave of absence, the employee's salary and applicable benefits shall be maintained by the Hospital on the basis of what his normal regular hours of work would have been, provided that the Union reimburses the Hospital in the amount of such salary and applicable benefits within thirty (30) days of billing. Notwithstanding the above, time spent by the eight (8) Executive Board members and seven (7) Alternate Executive Board members of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions to fulfill the duties of the position shall be in addition to leave for Union Business under this clause. Part-time and casual employees will be given full credit for seniority purposes for regularly scheduled hours missed in accordance with this provision.
(b) In addition to the above, a part-time or casual employee who is attending to union business when not regularly scheduled to work shall be deemed to be on union leave and the amount of such leave shall not be deducted from the number of days of absence identified above. Such part-time or casual employee will be credited with seniority for the number of hours of such leave to a maximum of thirty-seven and one-half (37.5) hours per week. The Union will advise the Hospital of the number of such hours.
Union Bargaining Committee A Union Bargaining Committee shall be appointed by the Union and shall consist of up to three (3) members of the Union together with the President of the Union or her designate. The Union shall have the right at any time to have the assistance of members of the staff of the Union when negotiating with the Employer.