UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes the right of the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. (a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each. (b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible. (c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay. (a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld. (b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.
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Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes the right of the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards 5 Stewards to represent each DepartmentPostdoctoral Fellows, providing that such stewards Stewards are employed in the Departmentas PDFs, or were employed in the Department as PDFs under the most recent preceding Collective Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where If no stewards Stewards are appointed for a particular Departmentappointed, or if the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Local Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Employer will recognize a Union Bargaining Team that includes up to 5 employees in the capacity of Union bargaining representatives. The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties parties shall advise each other in writing the names of all members of their bargaining committee memberscommittees. Where The parties shall endeavor to schedule negotiating meetings such that they do not conflict with any teaching or critical research work that a member PDF, on the Union Bargaining Team, is responsible for completing. In the event a conflict arises, and the employee and their supervisor are unable to make appropriate arrangements that would allow the employee’s attendance at the negotiating meeting, the negotiating meeting shall be rescheduled at the request of the Union. In no case shall a PDF on the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at Bargaining Team suffer a loss of pay for attending a scheduled negotiation negotiating meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, Employer up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewardsstewards, bargaining team Local Executive members and Local Executive Members, Bargaining Team members have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ stewards and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Collective Agreement will not leave their duties without reasonable attempt to obtain consent from their Supervisor employment supervisor, and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) In circumstances where an employment supervisor is not available, employees will exercise reasonable judgment having regard for the needs of their research, teaching if applicable, and their immediate responsibilities. When in the course of negotiating or administering this Collective Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. .
(c) In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor employment supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) time to be made up. In up and in the solution arrangement reached by between the employee and the Supervisortheir employment supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.
Appears in 6 contracts
Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 3.01 For the purpose of representation with each Employer, the Union shall function and be recognized as follows:
a. The Employer recognizes the right Union may appoint Stewards. Stewards are representatives of the Union employees in certain matters pertaining to appoint up this Agreement, including the processing of grievances.
b. Negotiating committee members shall be recognized as having authority to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed participate in the Departmentnegotiations for a collective agreement and any renewals thereof. Negotiating committee members shall be granted paid leave from their scheduled work to participate in negotiations. It is agreed that, when possible, there shall be at least one committee member appointed or were employed elected from each company represented in the Department Collective Agreement to the negotiating committee.
c. Local 6 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 most recent Agreementlaw.
3.02 The Union agrees to notify each Employer in writing of the names of its officials and the effective dates of their appointments.
a. Stewards will not absent themselves from their work to deal with grievances without first obtaining permission from his Employer. Where Permission will not be withheld unreasonably and that Employer will pay such Stewards at their regular hourly rates while attending to such matters.
b. In recognition of the role of Union consolidates departmental ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ in providing assistance with certain administrative matters and progressive labour relations representation, the Contractor will pay a premium of twenty-five cents (25¢) in addition to the straight time hourly rate of Union Stewards and fifty cents (50¢) to that of the Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must . The Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will be employed in 1 of appointed by the consolidated Departments Union from amongst the employee representsStewards. Where no stewards are The premium is applicable to Stewards who have been properly appointed for a particular Departmentby the Union, or the who have received Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable’▇ training, about whom the Contractor has been advised and in ratios of Stewards to workers as agreed by the parties.
3.04 Each Employer may meet periodically with his employees for the purpose of discussing any matters of mutual interest or concern to that Employer, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 eachemployees. A Local 6 Representative may attend such meetings.
(b) 3.05 There shall be no Union activity during working hours, on any Employer's premises, except that which is necessary for the processing of grievances and the administration and enforcement of this Agreement.
3.06 Local 6 Representatives shall have the right to periodically visit job sites without disrupting productivity.
3.07 The Parties shall advise Union recognizes the responsibilities imposed upon it as the exclusive bargaining agent of the Unit and realizes that, in order to provide maximum opportunities for continuing employment, good working conditions and better than average wages, each other Employer must be in a strong market position, which means that it must produce at the lowest possible costs consistent with fair labour standards. The Union, through its bargaining position, assumes a joint responsibility in the attainment of their bargaining committee these goals. The Union, therefore, agrees that it will cooperate with each Employer and support its efforts to assure a full day's work on the part of its members. Where a member It further agrees that it will support each Employer in its efforts to eliminate waste in production, conserve materials and supplies, improve the quality of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict workmanship, prevent accidents and strengthen goodwill between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee customer and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wagespublic.
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01
Section 2.1 Upon the effective date of this Agreement, the Employer will inform new eligible bargaining unit employees of the Council’s status as the exclusive bargaining representative. Each employee in a position represented by this Agreement has the right to become a member of the appropriate affiliated union that represents their position.
Section 2.2 The Employer recognizes will provide written notification to the right appropriate union within the Council of all new hires subject to this Agreement within five (5) workdays after their first day of hire. Such notification shall include the new employees date of hire, classification, rate of pay, and, where possible, assigned work location. The appropriate union within the Council and/or their representative will be allowed thirty (30) minutes to meet with newly hired employees to discuss union membership. This may occur during monthly New Employee Orientation Meetings or at an alternative time and place as mutually agreed to by the appropriate union and the new employee’s supervisor. Participation in such meetings is optional for new employees.
Section 2.3 Upon receiving a request for authorization of deductions of dues from an employee’s exclusive representative, the Employer shall deduct from the employee’s salary membership dues and any additional amounts the employee has authorized such as initiation fees, delinquent dues and/or delinquent initiation fees as well as any authorized deductions for political purposes (i.e., COPE). The Employer shall transmit all such funds deducted to the appropriate union within the Council on a monthly basis, keeping segregated and issuing separate checks for union dues by the appropriate categories of employee classifications as set forth and identified in each of the Union appendices of the Agreement.
Section 2.3.1 The Council and its affiliated unions shall indemnify, defend and hold the Employer harmless against any claims, demands, and suits instituted against the Employer resulting from any reasonable action taken or omitted by the Employer for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this Article. The Council and its affiliated unions agree to appoint up refund to 2 stewards the Employer any money paid to represent each Departmentthem in error due to application of this Article upon presentation of proper evidence thereof.
Section 2.3.2 The Council shall refund to the Employer any amounts paid in error under this Section 2.3. If the Council, providing one of its representatives, or one of its affiliated unions is found to be in violation of state or federal laws as it relates to the provisions of Section 2.3, the Council shall compensate the Employer for all legal fees incurred by the Employer in regard to such violation.
Section 2.4 Duly authorized representatives of the Council may visit the work location of employees covered by this Agreement at a reasonable time for the purpose of investigating grievances. Such visitations shall be at times so that the educational and supportive programs are not disrupted. Such representative shall limit his/her activities during such stewards are employed investigations to matters relating to this Agreement. Work hours shall not be used by employees and/or representatives for the conduct of union business or the promotion of union affairs other than hereinbefore stated. Representatives shall, during employee work hours, notify the supervisor in charge of the work location of his/her presence prior to visiting employees. Council representatives may request to be present during District presented training/in- service sessions. Such requests will be granted provided that Council representatives’ attendance in any training/in-service session is that of a silent observer and not that of a participant. Council representatives who fail to comply with these terms will be asked to leave and will not be granted access in the Department, or were employed future.
Section 2.5 A shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ may be appointed in the Department under the most recent various departments affected by this Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the Immediately after appointment of its shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s), the Council shall furnish the affected department(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments Employer with a list of those employees who have been designated as shop stewards. Said list shall be updated as needed. Stewards shall be employees and shall perform their regular duties as such but shall function as representatives on the job to assist and inform the Council of any alleged violations of this Agreement and assist in the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or investigatory process and assist in the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson processing of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇grievances relating thereto.
(a) Section 2.5.1 The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be allowed reasonable time, at the discretion of the Employer and other representatives appointed pursuant in collaboration with the appropriate union of the Council, to assist in processing contract grievances, participation in employee investigations, and distribution and collection of union membership materials during regular working hours. Shop stewards shall not be discriminated against for making a complaint or giving evidence with respect to an alleged violation of any provision of this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in but under no circumstances shall the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ interfere with representatives orders of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wagesor change working conditions.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 24.01 The Employer recognizes District Chair, Vice-Chairs, members of committees and Union Officers will be required to perform their regular duties and will not leave or otherwise interrupt their regular duties to attend to Union business without first obtaining permission from their supervisor or her designated representative. Permission to attend to legitimate Union business for a reasonable period of time will only be denied for legitimate business reasons. The Union Staff Representative shall be granted admission to the right of Company’s premises to interview individual Employees, after calling in advance and receiving permission from the Company with the understanding that there will be no interruption in operations. The Union to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing agrees that such stewards interviews will, where possible, be either immediately before or immediately after the Employee’s shift or during the Employee’s break.
24.02 When the District Chair, a Vice-Chair or Union Officer, leaves their work within their scheduled shift with permission to attend to Union business in the workplace, their pay will be at the Employee’s normal straight time hourly rate of pay.
24.03 The Union may elect or appoint a District Chair and may elect or appoint one Vice-Chair for every fifty (50) bargaining unit Employees that are actively employed in the Department, or were employed bargaining unit to assist Employees in the Department under preparation and presentation of grievances.
24.04 The Union will advise the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed Company in 1 writing of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are names of its elected or appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇representatives.
(a) When negotiating the renewal of this Agreement, the Company will initially absorb the cost of the scheduled regular time lost by Employee members of the Union bargaining committee. The Local Union and will then be billed for the Employer agree cost of the time off, except in those cases where the Company has agreed to limit absorb the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 eachcost. In either case, the Employees involved will not be debited regular scheduled hours or removed from the payroll.
(b) The Parties shall advise each For meetings, other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of than renewal negotiations meetings, involving the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee Company and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives the Company will absorb the cost of the Employerscheduled regular time lost by Employees attending who are Union members and representatives.
24.06 The District Chair or designate will be allocated one (1) hour of time to be scheduled by the Company during the initial training of new Employees in order to familiarize the newly hired Employees as a group with the Union and the Collective Agreement. Provided the meeting is scheduled on the District Chair’s regular shift, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting one (1) hour of time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for District Chair will be paid time.
24.07 The parties agree that there shall be no Union meetings or other Union activity on Company premises or during Company time without the missed class(es) to be made up. In express written permission of the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wagesCompany.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 SECTION 1: Employees selected by the Union to act as Union representatives for the purpose of processing grievances under the Grievance Procedure and otherwise representing employees shall be known as "Trustee-Stewards".
SECTION 2: The Employer recognizes shall recognize one (1) Trustee-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ from each of the right following divisions: Felony, Juvenile, Municipal and Appeals. The President shall be recognized as Alternate Trustee-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ in the event the regular divisional Trustee-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is absent from work or otherwise unavailable.
SECTION 3: The Union shall furnish the Employer with a written list of the names of the Union President, Vice President, Recording Secretary, Secretary-Treasurer, Trustee-Stewards indicating location to appoint up which each is assigned and the Employer will, upon receipt, recognize the identified Union representatives. Further, the Union shall promptly notify the Employer, in writing, of any changes.
SECTION 4: The Union Officers and Trustee-Stewards as described in Section 3 of this Article shall be allowed reasonable time to 2 stewards carry out the functions of their office without loss of pay during working hours. The Employer reserves the right to represent each Departmentdetermine if and when Union business is to be postponed but the Grievance Procedure time limits shall be automatically extended for the period of postponement.
SECTION 5: For the purpose of this Article, providing that such stewards are employed in appropriate Union business is defined as:
A. Representation of an employee at any step of the DepartmentGrievance Procedure;
B. Representation of an employee at a formal pre-disciplinary conference;
C. Attendance at meetings between the Union and the Employer where their presence is requested, meetings between the Union and the Employee, or were employed meeting with the Union.
SECTION 6: Trustee-Stewards and Union Officers shall adhere to the following procedure in processing grievances and in carrying out all their functions of their office:
A. The Trustee-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ must obtain, in advance, authorization from his/her immediate supervisor before beginning Union activities.
B. Before leaving the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where job to conduct Union activity, all Union representatives shall be required to complete the Union consolidates departmental representationrepresentative activity form. Said form shall be furnished by the Employer and shall be obtained from the supervisor.
C. Upon returning to his/her job, the Union Representative shall first report to his/her own supervisor before resuming work if the supervisor is available, or, if he/she is unavailable, as soon as possible after resuming work.
D. In the event of the absence of the Trustee-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must , the President shall be employed called in 1 his/her place. In the absence of the consolidated Departments President, the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the Vice-President shall be called.
E. A ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement having an employee, acting in an official capacity individual grievance may ask for the Union, is meeting President to assist him/her in adjusting the grievance with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wageshis/her supervisor.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 Section 5.1 The Employer recognizes will recognize stewards for each of the right five Local Unions and one Union appointed/elected employee representative or one alternate to deal with the Employer. The Union will provide the Employer a current list of Shop Stewards and representatives upon request. The names of Shop Stewards designated by the Union shall be posted on appropriate bulletin boards. The Shop Stewards are authorized by the Union to appoint up perform and discharge the duties and responsibilities which may be properly assigned to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in them by the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent AgreementUnion. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee There shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇no discrimination against a Shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ because of the performance of such duties. Bulletin boards shall be made available to the Union for posting of official Union bulletins. The Union may name an alternate ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ who will be authorized by the Union when the designated ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is not available.
Section 5.2 Stewards shall be allowed a reasonable amount of official time to meet with employees and other management officials to act in their capacity of representing the employees. A reasonable amount of official time shall be allowed for preparation and presentation of employee grievances. Union representatives appointed pursuant shall be afforded access to this Agreement and use of existing facilities for the Western e-mail system. The system shall not be used for internal union business. Those activities concerned with the Union's internal management such as membership meetings, solicitation of membership, distribution of literature, campaigning by employee organization officers and conduct of elections for employee organization officers will not leave their duties without consent be conducted on the employee's own time. Stewards using official time for representational activities shall if possible, before use of such time, request approval from their Supervisor manager or management designee, citing briefly the reasons. Such requests will normally be granted. Normally, the Employer shall not pay travel expenses or per diem allowances except when authorized and such consent approved in advance.
Section 5.3 Official time for representational purposes must be logged in the same manner as annual leave. The amount of official time granted should be reasonable and should not adversely affect the mission or operations. For purposes of this Article, overtime will not be unreasonably withheldpaid for official time requested by the Union.
(b) When Section 5.4 The Local Union shall be given the opportunity to be represented at formal discussions between management and employees concerning grievances, personnel policies and practices, or other matters affecting general working conditions of employees in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wagesunit.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Basic Employee Management Agreement, Basic Employee Management Agreement, Basic Employee Management Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes 15. No interview, investigatory or otherwise, which may reasonably lead to discipline may be conducted with any employee who has served the right equivalent of the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in probationary period (except as-needed employees) who requests the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 presence of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and and/or other representatives appointed pursuant Union representative at such interview. Management shall have an affirmative duty to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and advise an employee prior to conducting such consent will not be unreasonably withheldan interview of his/her right to Union representation at such interview.
(b) When in 16. With respect to any employee who has served the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives equivalent of the Employerprobationary period (except as-needed employees) covered by this agreement, no discipline involving suspension or discharge may be implemented unless the parties will use their best efforts union receives notice in writing of such proposed action at least seven (7) work days in advance of the date such discipline is to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict take effect. Procedural Steps Step 1:
17. An employee having a grievance other than one involving disciplinary suspension or discharge, may first discuss it with the employee’s teaching duties's immediate supervisor and try to work out a satisfactory solution in an informal manner. Resolution of any grievance at this step shall not impair the position of either the Union or the City in any subsequent dispute between the City and the Union which advances beyond this step.
18. Grievances not satisfactorily resolved at Step 1, shall be reduced to writing and served on the designated management official within fourteen (14) working days. In the event that the union and the designated management official are unable to resolve the dispute with fourteen (14) working days, either party may move the dispute to Step 3.
19. Step 3: Grievances not satisfactorily resolved at Step 2 or a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict grievance involving a disciplinary suspension or discharge shall be moved to or filed with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange Appointing Officer for the missed class(esresolution within fourteen (14) to be made updays. In the solution reached by event that the employee dispute is not resolved at the Appointing Officer level within ten (10) working days either party may move the dispute to Step 4. Step 4:
20. All Disciplinary suspension and/or discharge grievances not satisfactorily resolved at Step 3, and all contract interpretation grievances may be appealed to the SupervisorDirector of Employee Relations within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the Appointing Officer's decision or, in case of contract grievances not involving disciplinary suspension or discharge, filed directly with the Director of Human Resources. The Director, ERD, shall review the appeal and may issue a decision no later than twenty (20) working days following the receipt of the appeal. If the decision of the Director, ERD, is unsatisfactory only the Union may file a written appeal to arbitrate/or, as appropriate, submit the matter to Step 5. Step 5: Selection of arbitrator
a. When a matter is appealed to arbitration, the Employer agrees that parties shall first attempt to mutually agree on an arbitrator. In the employee will not suffer any loss of wagesevent no agreement is reached within five (5) working days, the arbitrator shall be selected from a panel obtained through the State Mediation and Conciliation Services.
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Sources: Memorandum of Understanding, Memorandum of Understanding, Labor Contract
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 3.01 The Employer recognizes acknowledges the right of the Union to appoint up or otherwise select not more than seven (7) Stewards, who have successfully completed their probationary period, for the purpose of investigating and handling grievances and attending meetings with management in accordance with the provisions of this Collective Agreement without loss of pay. The Union may also elect or appoint alternates to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing the designated Stewards on the understanding that such stewards are employed alternates only act in the Department, or were employed in absence of the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the designated ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must . The Union will notify the Employer in writing who the Stewards are, and of any changes. The Employer shall not be employed required to recognize Stewards until such time as it has been notified in 1 writing of their appointment by the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the Union.
3.02 A ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, ’▇ first obligation is to the Chairperson performance of his regular duties and he shall not leave his duties without first obtaining permission from his supervisor and shall advise the supervisor of the Stewards' Council and/or nature of his business and approximate duration and report back in a member timely manner to the supervisor at the time of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of his return to work. Permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. At no time shall a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as ▇ interrupt an employee while that employee is performing their assigned functions without first obtaining the permission of that employee’s supervisor and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee that permission shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
3.03 The Union may appoint or elect a Negotiating Committee not to exceed five (b5) When in employees from the course of administering this Agreement an employeebargaining unit, acting in an official capacity who have successfully completed their probationary period, for the purpose of negotiating the renewal of the Collective Agreement and to allow Union Negotiating Committee members a reasonable amount of unpaid leave of absence for the purpose of preparing for and attending bargaining meetings provided sufficient advance notice has been provided to the Employer of the Union’s request for such an employee leave. The Union shall notify the Employer in writing of the names of the members of the Negotiating Committee at the time of their appointment and the Employer shall not be required to recognize any committee member until it has been so notified.
3.04 Authorized representatives of the Union shall be permitted, if permission is meeting first obtained from the President or his designate, to enter the premises of the Employer at reasonable times (the Employer will not unreasonably withhold such permission), and provided same does not interfere with representatives the operations of the Employer, for the purpose of attending to matters set out in this Collective Agreement. Said Union representatives will provide as much advance notice as possible of a request to enter the premises of the Employer with such notice being given to the President or his designate.
3.05 The Employer shall advise new employees and employees who are transferred into the bargaining unit that a Collective Agreement is in effect and agrees to notify the employee(s) as to the name of the Unit Chairperson.
3.06 The Employer agrees to provide a bulletin board for employees covered by this Collective Agreement. The bulletin board will be used for legitimate Union business. Posting of notices which are derogatory to the Employer shall not be permitted.
3.07 The parties agree that it is beneficial to meet to discuss matters of mutual interest and/or concern (excluding grievance meetings) from time to time. To this end, Union/Management meetings may be held upon mutual agreement between the President (or his designate) and the Union. Representation from either party will use their best efforts be limited to arrange a maximum of three attendees. The Local President and/or the Local Representative of the Union may also attend such meetings. The parties shall endeavour to provide each other with agenda items one week prior to the meeting.
3.08 The employer agrees to allow the Union Unit Chair, or his/her designee, to meet for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict up to one half hour with the each new bargaining unit employee, following an employee’s teaching dutiesfirst month of employment, to be scheduled in accordance with operational requirements, without the presence of management, for the purpose of providing basic orientation about the collective agreement and the availability of union representation. In Such meetings shall take place in the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is workplace during the joint responsibility working hours of the employee new employee, and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) while such meetings shall not be considered to be made up. In the solution reached working time, they shall be attended without loss of pay by the employee and and/or the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wagesUnit Chair.
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Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes a) FTG acknowledges the right of the Union to elect or appoint up to 2 stewards a Plant Committee which may be comprised of the Plant Chairperson, plus three (3) Union Representatives, for a maximum of four (4) representatives (the Plant Chairperson being assigned on the day shift and a Union Representative for each of the first, second and third shift, where such shift exists). These Union Representatives at the time of their election or appointment must have been employees of FTG with seniority.
b) The duty of the Union Representatives is to represent each Departmentemployees in respect of their concerns, providing that such stewards are employed opinions and issues in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreementorder to continuously improve employee satisfaction and prevent/resolve disputes. Where FTG Management members wish to welcome concerns and ideas expressed by the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 Representatives as they are considered business partners and part of the consolidated Departments key groups responsible for FTG’s performance. It is also recognized that the employee represents. Union Representatives represent the interest of employees under this agreement as outlined in Article 12.
c) Where a Union Representative accepts a transfer from his/her area of responsibility, a new person will be elected or appointed to replace that union representative, and the transferred individual will no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or longer be a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Plant Committee.
(a) 34.02 The Union and will inform the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total Manager of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where Human Resources or a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the EmployerHuman Resources Department, the member of the names of the Plant Committee, and of any subsequent change in the names.
34.03 The Union bargaining committee Representative shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting permitted, during working hours, without loss of pay time or needing pay, to make up the missed work, up leave his/her regular duties for a reasonable length of time to investigate and including the first day of conciliationsettle grievances as well as deal with matters that could lead to a grievance. The affected member Union Representative will advise his/her supervisor and the other department or employee supervisor of anticipated time to transact such business. Permission to leave work will be granted within a reasonable period of time without undue delay. The Management may need a reasonable period of time to find a replacement. The Committeeperson shall provide their Employment report back to the Supervisor with as much advance notice as possibleat the time he/she returns to work. For purposes of clarity, “Committeeperson” includes the “Plant Chairperson”.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team 34.04 The members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement Plant Committee will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in allowed paid time off the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity job for the Union, is meeting with representatives purpose of a discussion under Step 1 of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wagesGrievance Procedure.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 8.01 The Employer recognizes will recognize a Union-Management Committee consisting of two (2) nurses, elected or appointed by the right Union and two (2) Employer representatives. Meetings shall be held at the request of either party. Terms of Reference will be mutually established by the Committee. The parties agree that the purpose of the Union Union-Management Committee includes but shall not be limited to:
(a) Promoting and providing effective and meaningful communication of information and ideas; making joint recommendations of matters of concern including the quality or quantity of nursing care.
(b) Dealing with issues of RPN skill utilization, work assignments and caseload. The Employer agrees to appoint up share with the Committee any information and statistics that is necessary for the Committee to 2 stewards fully discuss these issues.
(c) Discussing and reviewing matters relating to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇orientation and education programs.
(a) The Union and Employer will recognize a negotiating committee composed of two (2) nurses for the purpose of meeting with the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to negotiate a total of 10 each.renewal agreement;
(b) The Parties Time for preparation for negotiations shall be without pay and the Union shall advise each other the Employer as far in advance as possible of their bargaining the dates of these meetings. Such days shall not be counted as Union leave days.
8.03 The Employer will recognize a grievance committee membersof two (2) nurses whose function will be to dispose of any grievance brought before it under Article 10 of this Collective Agreement. Where It is understood that the Employer shall not be required to pay for more than two (2) employees to attend any grievance meeting.
8.04 The Employer will accept as a member of its Occupational Health and Safety Committee one (1) employee appointed by the Union.
8.05 The Employer shall be required to pay nurses on the Negotiating Committee up to but not including conciliation.
8.06 The Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with shall keep the Employer, the member Employer notified in writing of the Union bargaining names of the nurse representatives, committee members and officers of the Certified Bargaining Unit appointed or elected under this Article as well as the effective dates of their respective appointments.
8.07 All reference to employee representatives, committee members and officers in this Collective Agreement shall be entitled deemed to attend mean employee representatives, Committee members or officers of the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with Certified Bargaining Unit employed by the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of payunless otherwise indicated.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 8.01 The Employer recognizes acknowledges the right of the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on elect from amongst employees who have completed their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed workprobationary period, up to and including six (6) stewards (plus the first day of conciliationLocal Union President). The affected member function of these stewards shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject be to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all assist employees in the bargaining unitpresenting of any grievance, including Stewards, bargaining team members which may properly arise under the provisions of this Agreement.
8.02 The Union recognizes and Local Executive Members, agrees that the stewards have their regular duties to perform in connection with their employment and that only such time as employees of is necessary will be taken by the Employerstewards during working hours, in order to assist an employee in presenting his grievance. ThereforeIn accordance with this understanding, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant the Employer agrees to this Agreement will not leave compensate the stewards at their duties without consent regular straight time hourly rate for the time lost from their Supervisor and such consent will regular working hours when presenting grievances hereunder, provided that the stewards obtain permission from their immediate Supervisors, before absenting themselves from their duties. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. Prior to returning to work, stewards must report to their immediate Supervisor. The Employer reserves the right to limit the time spent in presenting a grievance if it deems the time taken to be excessive.
8.03 The Employer agrees to recognize a Negotiating Committee consisting of up to four (b4) When in the course employees who have completed their probationary period whose function shall be to negotiate renewals of administering this Agreement an employee, acting as provided for in an official capacity Article 24. Two (2) employees on this Committee shall be full-time employees and two (2) employees shall be part-time employees. The Negotiating Committee may have the assistance of the Union staff representative. The Employer agrees to compensate the Negotiating Committee at their regular straight time hourly rate for the Union, is time lost from regular scheduled working hours while meeting with the Employer to negotiate renewals of this Collective Agreement, up to but not including Conciliation.
8.04 The Union must notify the Employer in writing of the names of the stewards, the names of the members of the negotiating committee, the names of members of the Employer/Employee Relations Committee, name of the President and the respective effective dates of their appointment before the Employer is obligated to recognize the same.
8.05 The Employer agrees to recognize an Employee/Employer Relations Committee consisting of one (1) full-time employee and one (1) part-time employee who have completed their respective probationary periods. Two (2) representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict Employer shall meet with the employee’s teaching dutiesCommittee not less than three (3) times per calendar year to discuss matters of mutual concern. In An agenda must be submitted in writing to the event other party not less than seven (7) calendar days prior to the scheduled meeting date. It is expressly understood that any individual matter which could be processed pursuant to the Grievance and Arbitration Procedures provided under this Agreement shall not be discussed at these meetings. By mutual agreement either party may bring in one (1) additional person to act in a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such dutiesresource capacity, it is including the joint responsibility Union staff representative. The Employer agrees to compensate the members of the Employee/Employer Relations Committee at their regular straight time hourly rate for up to two (2) hours per meeting for time lost from their regularly scheduled work hours or time spent outside of their regularly scheduled work hours, while meeting directly across the table with the Employer. These hours shall not put the employee into overtime.
8.06 Notices of Union activity may be placed on a bulletin board in all locations with the exception of the residences of the people we support, where a designated binder shall be used. All such notices must be signed by the appropriate officer(s) of the Union Local and their Supervisor forwarded to arrange the Director of Human Resources or designate for the missed class(es) Employer’s information in writing before being posted/placed in the binder. The Union agrees to remove any such material that is deemed by the Employer to be made up. In inappropriate, derogatory, or offensive either to the solution reached by Agency or the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wagespeople we support.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 1. The Employer Company recognizes and will deal with all accredited Stewards and all other Union representatives in all matters in which may affect the right relationship between the Company and the Union.
2. A written list of Union Stewards shall be furnished to the Company immediately after their designation and the Union shall notify the Company promptly of any changes in the Stewards.
3. The number and locations of the Stewards may be adjusted by mutual agreement of the Company and Union. The Company understands the need for Union to appoint representatives at all worksites during regular hours of operation. As of October 1, 2017, the parties agree that up to 2 stewards three (3) stewards, including the Lead ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, are appropriate. If the bargaining unit increases to represent each Department350 associates, providing that such stewards are employed in the Departmentthen a fourth ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ may be added.
4. The Company agrees to grant permission, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representationas may be necessary, for the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or Union representatives to carry out the investigation and processing of grievances. The Union agrees that, to the extent possible, stewards shall conduct discussions with associates about Union business in private, non-work areas.
5. Such arrangements shall include permission for Stewards to leave their job assignment to investigate and/or bring about a proper and expeditious disposition of a grievance in their location, department or area designated to their representation.
6. The Company shall pay Stewards their regular hourly earnings for time spent processing grievances during their regular work hours.
7. The Lead ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will be granted up to ten (s10) must be employed in 1 hours per week to attend to union business without loss of pay. If there is one (1) additional ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (not including the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the Lead ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇), he/she shall be granted up to ten (s10) hours per week. If there are unavailable, two (2) or more stewards (not including the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a Lead ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise ), each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, granted up to and including the first day of conciliationfive (5) hours per week. Such time may be extended as circumstances warrant. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When , in the course of administering this Agreement an employeeperforming union business, acting in an official capacity for will not be denied access to any location where bargaining unit members work.
8. At the written request of the Union, is meeting with representatives any member of the EmployerUnion selected to attend Union conventions, training sessions, executive board sessions, women’s committee, diversity committee, and mentorship shall be given a leave of absence without pay, provided the parties Company is in mutual agreement of such leave, which agreement will use their best efforts to arrange not be withheld unreasonably. Requests must be submitted in writing at least fourteen (14) days in advance and such time off will not exceed five (5) days per contract year.
9. The Company will pay lost time wages for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict a maximum of three (3) associates for negotiations for three (3) days maximum, with the employee’s teaching dutiesnumber of hours based on the associates’ normal work day.
10. In The Company will schedule a 75 minute meeting within the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility first two weeks of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees employment so that the employee will not suffer Union can conduct orientation for newly-hired associates.
11. If an associate is elected to serve in a full time union officer position on or after October 1, 2014 and then subsequently returns to work in the bargaining unit, his/her pay, upon return, shall include credit for any loss of wagesannual increases granted during his/her absence. This provision creates no obligation to pay backpay.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 6:01 The Union, its members, and/or its Agents shall not conduct or attempt to conduct Union activities during the hours of employment or on the Employer's premises, except as hereinafter expressly provided for.
6:02 The Union shall have the right at any time to have the assistance of authorized representatives of C.U.P.E. when meeting or negotiating with the Employer. Such authorized representative(s) /advisor(s) shall have access to the Employer’s premises in order to deal with any matters arising out of this Collective Agreement.
6:03 The Union shall keep the University informed in writing of the names of the employees selected to act as Union Stewards and other officers, and the effective date of their appointments.
6:04 The Union’s Stewards have regular duties to perform on behalf of the University, and the Stewards will not leave such duties without first obtaining the permission of their immediate supervisor. Such permission will not be unreasonably withheld.
6:05 The parties agree that where the Employer becomes aware of significant decisions that are expected to have a substantial impact on the number of positions available to the Local 4580 bargaining unit, the Employer will inform the C.U.P.E. Local executive via a joint committee meeting scheduled as soon as practical.
6:06 All correspondence to the Union shall be sent to the Local President with copies to the Union Secretary and the Department of Human Resources.
6:07 The University recognizes the right of the Union to appoint stewards as follows: three (3) stewards from each of the departmentalized Faculties of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Engineering, and Science, and four (4) stewards from the Professional Faculties of Business Administration, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Human Kinetics, and Faculty of Nursing.
6:08 There will be a Labour/Management Committee comprised of up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇three (s3) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member representatives of the Union Executive and up to three (3) representatives of the University. The Committee shall meet as needed, but not less than once per academic term for the purpose of discussing issues related to union/management matters that affect the parties. It may exercise make recommendations to the rights parties, but shall not amend, modify, or alter the terms of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇this Agreement.
6:09 The University agrees to recognize and deal with a negotiating committee of not more than five (a5) The Union members and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
one (b1) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a alternate member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees plus an authorized representative of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheldNational Union.
(b) When in 6:10 The negotiating committee will deal only with such matters as are properly the course subject matter of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity negotiations for the renewal or modification of this Agreement.
6:11 The University agrees to allow the bargaining unit employees from the Union’s negotiating committee time off work without loss of regular straight time pay on those days the Union negotiating committee meets with the University negotiating committee, is meeting with representatives of up to but not including conciliation, where the Employeremployee would otherwise have been required to work on that day.
6:12 Where required, the parties appropriate AAU Head will use their best efforts take steps to arrange make reasonable accommodation with respect to course work or examinations that take place on dates scheduled for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that negotiations for a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility renewal of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wagesthis Collective Agreement.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 Section 1: The Employer recognizes shall, upon receipt of a written individually signed check-off authorization, deduct the right amount of regular dues from each paycheck for the first twenty (20) consecutive paychecks for employees who have so authorized such deductions. All sums so deducted shall be transmitted by the Employer to the treasurer of the Union within thirty (30) calendar days after such deductions are made, and shall be accompanied by a complete list of the employees for whom such dues have been deducted. The Union expressly agrees to appoint up collect all other Union charges, including any initiation fees and special assessments, and such other charges shall not be deducted by the Employer. The Employer shall not be required to 2 stewards make any check-off for dues in preference to represent each Departmentlegally required deductions or if any employee's pay in any pay period is not sufficient to cover such dues. Any employee may revoke said voluntary check-off authorization upon thirty (30) days written notice to the Employer and the Union. Effective January 1, providing 1995 - All members of the bargaining unit, as a condition of continued employment, shall either sign and deliver to the Board an assignment authorizing deduction of membership dues of the Union or cause to be paid to the Union a representation fee equal to the non-member's proportionate share of the cost of negotiating and administering this Agreement which shall be equal to that above. Each employee covered by this Agreement shall, as a condition of employment, join the Union or pay a representation fee to the Union equivalent to the amount of dues uniformly required of the members of the Union, less any amounts not permitted by law; provided however, that the employee may authorize payroll deduction for such stewards fee. In the event that an employee shall not pay such representation fee directly to the Union or authorized payment through payroll deduction, the District shall, at the request of the Union, deduct the representation fee from the employee's wages and remit same to the Union. The Employer shall not be required to make any check-off for dues in preference to legally required deductions or if any employee's pay in any pay period is not sufficient to cover such dues. Employees employed prior to January 1, 1995, who are employed not members of the Union as of January 1, 1995, shall not be required to join the Union or to pay the representation fee, unless they voluntarily join the Union. The Union agrees to provide such information as is necessary to representation fee payers to reasonably determine the cost of negotiating and administering his Agreement in relation to the Departmentrepresentation fee charged by the Union. If a dispute shall arise between the representation fee payer and the Union, all further deductions under this Article with regard to the dispute shall cease upon notice to the Board unless and until a legally permissible agreement is reached between the fee payer and the Union on the amounts to be deducted. The Union will save the Board harmless for any costs incurred in carrying out the terms of this Agreement to implement agency shop and dues deductions. The Union shall reimburse the Board for the administrative cost incurred for political contribution deductions.
Section 2: Any bargaining will take place at times other than the normal working hours of employees unless mutually agreed to by the Employer. It is understood and agreed that if the Employer does consent to bargain with the Union during the times when employees would be at their assigned duty stations then the employee would be paid his normal rate of pay. The number of members on a bargaining committee is solely within the discretion of the Union. Provided, however, the Union shall furnish the Employer with a written statement as to the membership of the bargaining committee or were employed any alternate members thereof.
Section 3: The authority of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be limited to and shall not exceed the investigation of grievances and/or the presentation of grievances to the Employer pursuant to the Steps One and Two of the grievance procedure provided in the Department under the most recent this Agreement. Where No ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall leave a bus or building or assigned work area during working hours either to process or investigate a grievance or potential grievance without the Union consolidates departmental representationexpress prior permission of his supervisor. Any employee that needs the aid of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall contact his/her immediate supervisor who shall notify the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ of the employee's request. Permission to leave shall be granted within twenty-four (24) hours. If such permission is granted, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 ▇ shall promptly and without delay return to his working assignment when the investigation or processing of the consolidated Departments grievance is completed. All grievances shall be submitted at such times as are outside the normal working hours of the employees unless prior permission is granted. If an employee is to receive discipline which would result in a written statement in his/her personnel file or discharge, the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or shall have the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of right to have a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ present at his request.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member Section 4: Executive officers of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employerinternational and/or local union and/or their representative, the member of duly authorized to represent the Union bargaining committee shall will be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members permitted to participate in any negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize or grievance relative to hours, wages, and working conditions, providing that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) when they are to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees on Hartford Public Schools' grounds that the employee will Superintendent is notified; and it does not suffer any loss stop or delay normal operations, and informs the Superintendent of wageswhom he wishes to see and for what purpose.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 6.1 The Employer recognizes Company and the Union mutually agree that the Local Union Executive will be paid their regular wages and benefits by the Company when conducting Union business, as well as negotiations and grievances during working hours. The Local Union Executive will not be unreasonably absent from regular work duties, and will consider current business priorities. Time spent by Local Union Executives, outside of regularly scheduled working hours, will be considered time worked, provided this time is approved, in advance, by the Local Union Executive’s Manager/Supervisor. When a particular Local Union Executive is required in an emergency situation or for scheduled meetings with Labour Management Committees (i.e. LMJC, Benefits Committee, etc) the Manager/Supervisor will be notified. In all cases the Manager/Supervisor and the Local Union Executive will agree to how time worked outside of business hours will be recognized. The Local Union Executive shall have the right to attend conferences and seminars, from time to time, such time to be mutually agreed upon between the Company and the Union. It is further recognized that the members of the Local Union Executive or designates will participate in educational opportunities outside of the workplace, for the purpose of acquiring the necessary skills and tools to conduct their business with the membership and the Company in a responsible, timely and knowledgeable manner. The Local Union Office Manager will submit a training plan for approval of wages to be paid by the Company once yearly prior to budget time based on forecasted education and training requirements. Budget deadlines will be communicated at the LMJC meeting. The Company acknowledges the right of the Union members to appoint up or otherwise select a Local Union Executive of no more than seven members, consisting of three Officers and four Employee Representatives. The Company will provide the Local Union an office to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in conduct their business.
6.2 A Grievance Committee of not more than three members appointed by the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Local Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 Executive shall meet with not more than three representatives of the consolidated Departments Company for any grievance in accordance with the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Departmentprovisions of Article 27 of this Agreement.
6.3 The Negotiating Committee of not more than two members plus the President, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailableVice President, the Chairperson Office Manager of the Stewards' Council and/or Local Union, a member representative of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union CNFIU and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives consultants appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for by the Union, is meeting with representatives will represent the employees in negotiations for renewal of this Agreement.
6.4 The Local Union Executive shall keep the Company advised in writing of the Employernames of members of Committees, Representatives and elected officers and any changes that might occur.
6.5 The Company will supply the parties Local Union as they arise: a copy of any job postings copies of the names of successful job candidates temporary employee information prior to employment, as well as, job classification, member who they are replacing, specific duration of employment. On a monthly basis the Company will use their best efforts supply the Union: a seniority list, including as a minimum, information known to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times Human Resources regarding members’ status as per STD, LTD, Maternity Leave, Leave of Absence and WSIB and dates that do not conflict status changed. As requested the Company will supply the Union: An anonymous list of overtime hours worked YTD. Employee’s names and addresses will be forwarded to the Union twice per year when requested by the Union. Phone numbers will be provided upon request, with written permission from the employee. A breakdown of benefit coverage (single, family or non-user) for medical and dental. An anonymous list of ages and hourly rates with bargaining unit indicators. Access to an employee’s teaching dutiespersonnel file with that employee’s written permission. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages Organizational chart.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 8.01 The Employer recognizes the right role of Union officials in labour management relations and shall not discriminate against them for their participation as Union representatives.
8.02 The Union will provide the Union Employer, in writing, with the names and titles of its Local 2010-01 Unit Chairperson, Stewards and Committeepersons mentioned in this Agreement, and the Employer will be required to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that recognize such stewards are employed in representatives only from the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 date of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson receipt of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇such notice.
(a) The Union acknowledges that its Local 2010-01 Unit Chairperson, Stewards and Committeepersons, appointed pursuant to this Agreement have duties to perform for the Employer agree Employer; therefore, they will endeavour to limit the membership on make arrangements to carry out their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 eachUnion responsibilities at times that do not conflict with their employment duties.
(b) The Local 2010-01 Unit Chairperson, Stewards and Committeepersons shall provide a minimum of 3 days' written notice to their non-bargaining unit supervisor/designate when requesting leave to attend to Union duties; however the Parties shall advise each other recognize that there may be exigent circumstances that make it appropriate to amend this notice period following discussion between the employee and their non-bargaining unit supervisor/designate.
(c) In the event that a conflict with employment duties cannot be avoided, the employee will not suffer any loss of their bargaining committee members. Where wages in connection with a member leave granted pursuant to paragraph (b) above.
8.04 In consideration of this acknowledgement and undertaking, the Employer agrees to the following:
(a) Union officials asked by the Employer to represent the Union on University Committees, or asked to attend meeting(s) with University administration on behalf of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with Union, that are not otherwise covered by this Agreement, will, subject to the Employer, the member operational needs of the Union bargaining committee shall Unit, normally be entitled granted, paid leave to attend the negotiation meeting(s) if the time(s) of such meeting(s) conflicts with the employee's scheduled employment duties. Each such employee is required to report back to their non-bargaining unit supervisor/designate, when the meeting without loss of pay or needing ends.
(b) All requests for paid leave under this Article 8.04 must be submitted to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor employee's non-bargaining unit supervisor/designate with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days 8.05 Leave with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to pay granted under this Agreement Article will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheldextend beyond normal working hours.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 3.01 For the purpose of representation with the Employer, the Union shall function and be recognized as follows:
a. The Employer recognizes Union has the right to appoint Stewards. The Stewards are representatives of the Union employees in certain matters pertaining to appoint up this Agreement, including the processing of grievances.
b. CLAC Local 6 Representatives are representatives of the employees, in all matters pertaining to 2 stewards to represent each Departmentthis Agreement, providing that such stewards are employed in particularly for the Departmentpurpose of processing grievances, negotiating amendments or were employed in renewals of this Agreement and enforcing the Department employees’ collective bargaining rights and any other rights under this Agreement and under the most recent Agreementlaw.
3.02 The Union agrees to notify the Employer in writing of the names of its officials and the effective dates of their appointments.
a. Stewards will not absent themselves from their work to deal with grievances without first obtaining the permission of the Employer. Where Permission will not be withheld unreasonably and the Employer will pay such Stewards at their regular hourly rates while attending to such matters, as well as for the time spent on negotiating a Collective Agreement with the Employer whenever this takes place during the regular working hours of the Stewards concerned.
b. In recognition of the role of Union consolidates departmental ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ in providing assistance with certain administrative matters and progressive labour relations representation, the Contractor will pay a premium of twenty-five cents (25¢) in addition to the straight time hourly rate of Union Stewards and fifty cents (50¢) to that of the Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must . The Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will be employed in 1 of appointed by the consolidated Departments Union from amongst the employee representsStewards. Where no stewards are The premium is applicable to Stewards who have been properly appointed for a particular Departmentby the Union, or the who have received Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable’▇ training, about whom the Chairperson Contractor has been advised and in ratios of Stewards to workers as agreed by the parties.
c. In recognition of the Stewards' Council and/or a member role of the Union Executive may exercise Health & Safety Representative(s) providing the rights Employer and workers with advice on safe work practices, training, workplace safety inspections and reports, attending jobsite, company-wide and union local health & safety meetings and related matters, the Employer will pay a premium of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇twenty-five cents (25¢) per hour in addition to the straight time hourly rate of all Union Health & Safety Reps. The premium is applied to Health & Safety reps who have been properly appointed to by the Union, who have received Union Health & Safety rep training, about whose appointment the Employer has been advised and in ratios of Health & Safety reps to workers as agreed by the parties.
(a) 3.04 The Union and Employer may meet periodically with his employees for the Employer agree purpose of discussing any matters of mutual interest or concern to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of Union, and the Union bargaining committee employees. A CLAC Local 6 Representative may attend such meetings if that is requested by an employee.
3.05 There shall be entitled to attend no Union activity on Employer's time or on Employer's premises except that which is necessary for the negotiation meeting without loss processing of pay or needing to make up grievances and the missed work, up to administration and including the first day enforcement of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possiblethis Agreement.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with 3.06 The Union shall have the right to have periodic access to Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of paysites.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 Section 2.1 Upon the effective date of this Agreement, the Employer will inform new eligible bargaining unit employees of the Council’s status as the exclusive bargaining representative. Each employee in a position represented by this Agreement has the right to become a member of the appropriate affiliated union that represents their position.
Section 2.2 The Employer recognizes will provide written notification to the right appropriate union within the Council of all new hires subject to this Agreement within five (5) workdays after their first day of hire. Such notification shall include the new employees date of hire, classification, rate of pay, and, where possible, assigned work location. The appropriate union within the Council and/or their representative will be allowed thirty (30) minutes to meet with newly hired employees to discuss union membership. This may occur during monthly New Employee Orientation Meetings or at an alternative time and place as mutually agreed to by the appropriate union and the new employee’s supervisor. Participation in such meetings is optional for new employees.
Section 2.3 Upon receiving a request for authorization of deductions of dues from an employee’s exclusive representative, the Employer shall deduct from the employee’s salary membership dues and any additional amounts the employee has authorized such as initiation fees, delinquent dues and/or delinquent initiation fees as well as any authorized deductions for political purposes (i.e., COPE). The Employer shall transmit all such funds deducted to the appropriate union within the Council on a monthly basis, keeping segregated and issuing separate checks for union dues by the appropriate categories of employee classifications as set forth and identified in each of the Union appendices of the Agreement.
Section 2.3.1 The Council and its affiliated unions shall indemnify, defend and hold the Employer harmless against any claims, demands, and suits instituted against the Employer resulting from any reasonable action taken or omitted by the Employer for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this Article. The Council and its affiliated unions agree to appoint up refund to 2 stewards the Employer any money paid to represent each Departmentthem in error due to application of this Article upon presentation of proper evidence thereof.
Section 2.3.2 The Council shall refund to the Employer any amounts paid in error under this Section 2.3. If the Council, providing one of its representatives, or one of its affiliated unions is found to be in violation of state or federal laws as it relates to the provisions of Section 2.3, the Council shall compensate the Employer for all legal fees incurred by the Employer in regard to such violation.
Section 2.4 Duly authorized representatives of the Council may visit the work location of employees covered by this Agreement at a reasonable time for the purpose of investigating grievances. Such visitations shall be at times so that the educational and supportive programs are not disrupted. Such representative shall limit his/her activities during such stewards are employed investigations to matters relating to this Agreement. Work hours shall not be used by employees and/or representatives for the conduct of union business or the promotion of union affairs other than hereinbefore stated. Representatives shall, during employee work hours, notify the supervisor in charge of the work location of his/her presence prior to visiting employees. Council representatives may request to be present during District presented training/in- service sessions. Such requests will be granted provided that Council representatives’ attendance in any training/in-service session is that of a silent observer and not that of a participant. Council representatives who fail to comply with these terms will be asked to leave and will not be granted access in the Department, or were employed future.
Section 2.5 A shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ may be appointed in the Department under the most recent various departments affected by this Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the Immediately after appointment of its shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s), the Council shall furnish the affected department(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments Employer with a list of those employees who have been designated as shop stewards. Said list shall be updated as needed. Stewards shall be employees and shall perform their regular duties as such but shall function as representatives on the job to assist and inform the Council of any alleged violations of this Agreement and assist in the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or investigatory process and assist in the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson processing of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇grievances relating thereto.
(a) Section 2.5.1 The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be allowed reasonable time, at the discretion of the Employer and other representatives appointed pursuant in collaboration with the appropriate union of the Council, to assist in processing contract grievances, participation in employee investigations, and distribution and collection of union membership materials during regular working hours. Shop stewards shall not be discriminated against for making a complaint or giving evidence with respect to an alleged violation of any provision of this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in but under no circumstances shall the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ interfere with representatives orders of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wagesor change working conditions.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes 6.01 With the right prior consent of the Supervisor, Union Representatives shall be allowed to appoint up leave work to 2 stewards investigate or process grievances in accordance with the Grievance Procedure in this Agreement and to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in attend meetings with the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or Employer as a member of any of the committees in Article 5.01 without loss of pay. Consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Union Executive Representatives shall not leave work on Union Business, other than as hereinbefore provided, without the prior consent of their Supervisor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
6.02 Should an Employee be called to a meeting with the Employer and during the conversation finds that the discussion concerns his/her work performance, the Employee may exercise request to be joined by a co-worker before the rights meeting proceeds any further.
6.03 The Employer will not enter into any private agreement with an Employee in the Bargaining Unit, the terms of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇which are contrary to the terms of this Agreement.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree desire every Employee to limit be familiar with the membership on provisions of this Agreement and their respective bargaining teams to a total rights and obligations under it. For this reason the Employer shall provide one (1) copy of 10 eachthe Collective Agreement for each work location within thirty (30) days of signing the Collective Agreement.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other At the time of their bargaining committee members. Where hiring, the Employer agrees to provide all new permanent Employees with a member copy of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between current Collective Agreement and any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee applicable Employer policies and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possiblebrochures.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days An Officer of the Union shall be given the opportunity to welcome each new Employee within regular working hours for the purpose of acquainting the new Employee with benefits, duties and responsibilities of Union membership.
6.05 With the prior permission of the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavorUnion may hold meetings on the Employer’s property without charge, subject provided such meetings do not interfere with the operations of the building in which they are held.
6.06 The Board shall make available all public session and standing committee minutes and all Board policies and procedures.
6.07 The Board shall provide electronic notification to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members of newly approved or revised Board policies and procedures.
6.08 Subject to participate in negotiations the Employer’s right to maintain a qualified work force, leave of absence with pay and without loss of pay.
seniority shall be granted to not more than three (a3) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unitEmployees per classification, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties per day to perform as employees of the Employerconduct Union business. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement Such time will not exceed a total of one hundred and forty (140) working days in one school year for all four (4) units of CUPE Local 4222. Such leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will shall be taken in blocks of not be unreasonably withheld.
less than one half (b½) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity day except for the Union, is meeting with representatives equivalent of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es20 days (160 hours) to which may be made up. In the solution reached requested by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wageshour by CUPE 4222 Unit A employees.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes Section 1. Discipline shall be imposed for just cause. For the right purpose of collective bargaining, the Union shall be represented by a Committee of not more than two (2) members who shall be elected by the Employees from among the bargaining unit, and all of whom have been employed by the City a minimum of three (3) years. The Union president will make every effort to appoint up obtain not more than one (1) Employee from the same shift to 2 stewards to represent each Departmentserve on the Committee at any one time.
Section 2. The City will pay not more than two (2) Union committee members for time spent in collective bargaining sessions with the City when such sessions occur during the Employee's regularly scheduled work period. However, providing if the City reasonably believes that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representationhas failed to comply with the provisions of this section or has abused the provision regarding payment of wages for time spent bargaining, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must City may withhold wages for bargaining time as appropriate. Negotiating sessions will be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed held at reasonable times and for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇reasonable durations and will not interfere with Division operations.
(a) Section 3. The Union shall provide the Director of Personnel and Chief of Police, in writing, with the names of its Union representatives and all changes thereto and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee City shall be entitled to attend rely on the negotiation meeting without loss accuracy of pay any such list or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possibleany revisions thereof.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days Section 4. A Union representative, upon notifying his immediate supervisor, shall be permitted reasonable time while on duty for the purpose of aiding or assisting or otherwise representing bargaining unit Employees in the handling and processing of grievances in the Grievance Procedure in accordance with the Employer terms of this Agreement. Such reasonable time shall
Section 5. Upon written notification from the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, Union and subject to operational Departmental emergencies and/or reasonable Departmental employee requirements, the City will alter individual employee regularly scheduled work days to provide alternative work arrangements enable bargaining committee members to allow attend all scheduled negotiating sessions with the City. Such shift alterations shall not result in any overtime or compensatory time payments for the negotiating committee members.
Section 6. Authorized representatives of the Union bargaining team members shall be permitted to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in visit the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members Division during working hours and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as talk with employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with Union and/or representatives of the Employer, City concerning matters covered by this Agreement. It is agreed that the parties City will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict be provided with advance notice of such visits and the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) person or persons to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee visited, and the Supervisorthat such visits will be at reasonable times and duration, the Employer agrees that the employee and will not suffer any loss of wagesinterfere with Division operations.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes 6.01 With the right prior consent of the Supervisor, Union Representatives shall be allowed to appoint up leave work to 2 stewards investigate or process grievances in accordance with the Grievance Procedure in this Agreement and to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in attend meetings with the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or Employer as a member of any of the committees in Article 5.01 without loss of pay. Consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Union Executive Representatives shall not leave work on Union Business, other than as hereinbefore provided, without the prior consent of their Supervisor which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
6.02 Should an Employee be called to a meeting with the Employer and during the conversation finds that the discussion concerns his/her work performance, the Employee may exercise request to be joined by a co-worker before the rights meeting proceeds any further.
6.03 The Employer will not enter into any private agreement with an Employee in the Bargaining Unit, the terms of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇which are contrary to the terms of this Agreement.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree desire every Employee to limit be familiar with the membership on provisions of this Agreement and their respective bargaining teams to a total rights and obligations under it. For this reason the Employer shall provide one (1) copy of 10 eachthe Collective Agreement for each work location within thirty (30) days of signing the Collective Agreement.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other At the time of their bargaining committee members. Where hiring, the Employer agrees to provide all new permanent Employees with a member copy of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between current Collective Agreement and any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee applicable Employer policies and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possiblebrochures.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days An Officer of the Union shall be given the opportunity to welcome each new Employee within regular working hours for the purpose of acquainting the new Employee with benefits, duties and responsibilities of Union Membership.
6.05 With the prior permission of the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavorUnion may hold meetings on the Employer’s property without charge, subject provided such meetings do not interfere with the operations of the building in which they are held.
6.06 The Board shall make available all public session and standing committee minutes and all Board policies and procedures.
6.07 The Board shall provide electronic notification to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members of newly approved or revised Board policies and procedures.
6.08 Subject to participate in negotiations the Employer’s right to maintain a qualified work force, leave of absence with pay and without loss of pay.
seniority shall be granted to not more than three (a3) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unitEmployees per classification, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties per day to perform as employees of the Employerconduct Union business. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement Such time will not exceed a total of one hundred and forty (140) working days in one school year for all four units of CUPE Local 4222. Such leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will shall be taken in blocks of not be unreasonably withheld.
less than one half (b½) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity day except for the Union, is meeting with representatives equivalent of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es20 days (160 hours) to which may be made up. In the solution reached requested by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wageshour by CUPE 4222 Unit A employees.
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Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION.
5.01 The Employer recognizes Union may elect or appoint a plant committee (“Plant Committee”) consisting of a representative of each shift. The midnight shift representative will only act when such shift is in operation. The Plant Committee will be the right standing committee for purposes of negotiating the Collective Agreement, and for Grievance/Labour Management, Job Evaluation and Pension and Benefits Meetings. The Safety Committee will consist of two members appointed or elected by the Union, one of whom will be the co-chair of the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Departmentcommittee. In the event any shift is not represented by a committee member, providing that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, may elect or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of appoint a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ on that shift.
(a) The 5.02 Employees shall not be intimidated or discriminated against by the Company or the Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where because they are or are not a member of the Union, or because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or handicap. The Company and the Union are committed to providing a workplace that is free of harassment. As such, we encourage employees who have complaints regarding harassment to seek resolution of their problem through our Internal Complaints Procedure, as referred to in the Company and the Union policies on harassment. All complaints filed under this procedure will be jointly investigated by representatives of the Company and the Union, and will be handled with all possible confidentiality. The investigators will make every effort to resolve the complaint to the satisfaction of the complainant. The Company maintains a policy respecting workplace violence and harassment. As an additional resource for women employees wishing to discuss matters related to gender-based violence or harassment, including at home, or obtain further community information or resources relating to same, the parties agree to recognize a Women’s Advocate designated by the Local Union President from among the bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with unit. The Union shall indicate the name of this designate in writing to the Employer, upon their appointment. Nothing in this provision alters or augments the member obligations of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay Company or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possibleemployees under statute or Company policy.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including 5.03 Stewards, bargaining team members of committees and Local Executive Members, have Union Officers shall not leave or otherwise interrupt their regular duties to perform as attend to Union business without first obtaining the verbal permission of their Supervisor who shall make the necessary arrangements within one half (1/2) hour except under emergency work circumstances where one (1) hour shall be permitted. Such periods will exclude meal and rest breaks. All contacts involving employees of other departments shall be arranged by the Employerrespective Supervisor. ThereforeThe Unit Chairperson shall be excused from regular duties for a maximum period of four (4) hours per calendar week to attend to Union business. The hours of absence shall be scheduled with the approval of the applicable supervisor, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant such approval not to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld. The foregoing is not intended to restrict the Plant Committee members and Stewards from performing their Union functions and for the purpose of this clause 'Union Business' shall be defined as that activity carried out by duly elected or appointed Union Representatives in discharge of the Union's right and obligations under the terms of this Collective Agreement.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts 5.04 In order to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any ensure no loss of wages, the Company shall compensate recognized employee Officers and Representatives for one (1) day of preparation for Collective Agreement negotiations, for time spent in negotiations with the Company, for handling grievances of employees and attending meetings of the Grievance Committee or any other joint committee established at their straight-time hourly rate, plus shift bonus if applicable. It is understood and agreed that members of the Plant Committee meetings for purposes of conducting internal Union business shall not be compensated nor shall compensation be paid for time spent in conducting business out of regular working hours.
5.05 The Company recognizes that it is not desirable to continue meetings with the Union beyond the established working hours and shall make every reasonable effort to ensure that meetings are scheduled to prevent such an occurrence.
5.06 The Company and the Union recognize the vital importance of safety and its relation to the morale and well-being of the Company and its employees. To this end, both parties dedicate themselves to stress the observance of Safety Rules and Regulations to new as well as present employees.
5.07 The Company and the Union recognize the advantages of having a group of Management representatives and representatives of employees meet to discuss problems of general interest relative to general and overall conditions in the factory. This group shall be known as the 'Labour Management Committee' and shall consist of a maximum of two (2) Union representatives and two
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Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01
Section 2.1 Upon the effective date of this Agreement, the Employer will inform new eligible bargaining unit employees of the Council’s status as the exclusive bargaining representative. Each employee in a position represented by this Agreement has the right to become a member of the appropriate affiliated union that represents their position.
Section 2.2 The Employer recognizes will provide written notification to the right appropriate union within the Council of all new hires subject to this Agreement within five (5) workdays after their first day of hire. Such notification shall include the new employees date of hire, classification, rate of pay, and, where possible, assigned work location. The appropriate union within the Council and/or their representative will be allowed thirty (30) minutes to meet with newly hired employees to discuss union membership. This may occur during monthly New Employee Orientation Meetings or at an alternative time and place as mutually agreed to by the appropriate union and the new employee’s supervisor. Participation in such meetings is optional for new employees.
Section 2.3 Upon receiving a request for authorization of deductions of dues from an employee’s exclusive representative, the Employer shall deduct from the employee’s salary membership dues and any additional amounts the employee has authorized such as initiation fees, delinquent dues and/or delinquent initiation fees as well as any authorized deductions for political purposes (i.e., COPE). The Employer shall transmit all such funds deducted to the appropriate union within the Council on a monthly basis, keeping segregated and issuing separate checks for union dues by the appropriate categories of employee classifications as set forth and identified in each of the Union appendices of the Agreement.
Section 2.3.1 The Council and its affiliated unions shall indemnify, defend and hold the Employer harmless against any claims, demands, and suits instituted against the Employer resulting from any reasonable action taken or omitted by the Employer for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this Article. The Council and its affiliated unions agree to appoint up refund to 2 stewards the Employer any money paid to represent each Departmentthem in error due to application of this Article upon presentation of proper evidence thereof.
Section 2.3.2 The Council shall refund to the Employer any amounts paid in error under this Section 2.3. If the Council, providing one of its representatives, or one of its affiliated unions is found to be in violation of state or federal laws as it relates to the provisions of Section 2.3, the Council shall compensate the Employer for all legal fees incurred by the Employer in regard to such violation.
Section 2.4 Duly authorized representatives of the Council may visit the work location of employees covered by this Agreement at reasonable time for the purpose of investigating grievances. Such visitations shall be at times so that the educational and supportive programs are not disrupted. Such representative shall limit his/her activities during such stewards are employed investigations to matters relating to this Agreement. Work hours shall not be used by employees and/or representatives for the conduct of union business or the promotion of union affairs other than hereinbefore stated. Representatives shall, during employee work hours, notify the supervisor in charge of the work location of his/her presence prior to visiting employees. Council representatives may request to be present during District presented training/in- service sessions. Such request will be granted provided that Council representatives’ attendance in any training/in-service session is that of a silent observer and not that of a participant. Council representatives who fail to comply with these terms will be asked to leave and will not be granted access in the Department, or were employed future.
Section 2.5 A shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ may be appointed in the Department under the most recent various departments affected by this Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the Immediately after appointment of its shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s), the Council shall furnish the affected department(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments Employer with a list of those employees who have been designated as shop stewards. Said list shall be updated as needed. Stewards shall be employees and shall perform their regular duties as such but shall function as representatives on the job to assist and inform the Council of any alleged violations of this Agreement and assist in the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or investigatory process and assist in the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson processing of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇grievances relating thereto.
(a) Section 2.5.1 The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be allowed reasonable time, at the discretion of the Employer and other representatives appointed pursuant in collaboration with the appropriate union of the Council, to assist in processing contract grievances, participation in employee investigations, and distribution and collection of union membership materials during regular working hours. Shop stewards shall not be discriminated against for making a complaint or giving evidence with respect to an alleged violation of any provision of this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in but under no circumstances shall the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ interfere with representatives orders of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wagesor change working conditions.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes 6.01 With the right prior consent of the Supervisor, Union Representatives shall be allowed to appoint up leave work to 2 stewards investigate or process grievances in accordance with the Grievance Procedure in this Agreement and to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in attend meetings with the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or Employer as a member of any of the committees in Article 5.01 without loss of pay. Consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Union Executive Representatives shall not leave work on Union Business, other than as hereinbefore provided, without the prior consent of their Supervisor which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
6.02 Should an Employee be called to a meeting with the Employer and during the conversation finds that the discussion concerns his/her work performance, the Employee may exercise request to be joined by a co-worker before the rights meeting proceeds any further.
6.03 The Employer will not enter into any private agreement with an Employee in the Bargaining Unit, the terms of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇which are contrary to the terms of this Agreement.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree desire every Employee to limit be familiar with the membership on provisions of this Agreement and their respective bargaining teams to a total rights and obligations under it. For this reason the Employer shall provide one (1) copy of 10 eachthe Collective Agreement for each work location within thirty (30) days of signing the Collective Agreement.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other At the time of their bargaining committee members. Where hiring, the Employer agrees to provide all new permanent Employees with a member copy of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between current Collective Agreement and any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee applicable Employer policies and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possiblebrochures.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days An Officer of the Union shall be given the opportunity to welcome each new Employee within regular working hours for the purpose of acquainting the new Employee with benefits, duties and responsibilities of Union membership.
6.05 With the prior permission of the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavorUnion may hold meetings on the Employer’s property without charge, subject provided such meetings do not interfere with the operations of the building in which they are held.
6.06 The Board shall make available all public session and standing committee minutes and all Board policies and procedures.
6.07 The Board shall provide electronic notification to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members of newly approved or revised Board policies and procedures.
6.08 Subject to participate in negotiations the Employer’s right to maintain a qualified work force, leave of absence with pay and without loss of pay.
seniority shall be granted to not more than three (a3) The Parties recognize that Employees per classification, per day to conduct Union business. Such time shall not exceed a total of one hundred and forty (140) working days in one school year for all employees (4) four units of CUPE Local 4222. Such leave shall be taken in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees blocks of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
less than one half (b½) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity day except for the Union, is meeting with representatives equivalent of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es20 days (160 hours) to which may be made up. In the solution reached requested by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wageshour by CUPE 4222 Unit A employees.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes the right of the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Employer will recognize up to five (5) Shop Stewards nominated by the Union. The Union and will promptly notify the Employer agree of the names of the Shop Stewards, and any changes thereto from time to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 eachtime.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member Employer will notify the Union of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between names of Management persons and any scheduled contract hours arising changes thereto from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting time to time, with whom the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possibleShop Stewards should deal with.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Subject to Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational and safety requirements, Shop Stewards shall be entitled to provide alternative leave their work arrangements during working hours in order to allow carry out their functions under this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the Union bargaining team members investigation and processing of grievances, and attendance at meetings related to participate in negotiations without loss the investigation and processing of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have grievances during regular duties to perform as employees of working hours with the Employer. ThereforeThe total accumulated time for all nominated Shop Stewards combined, ▇to be paid for pursuant to this Article shall be limited to five (5) hours per month, shall not be cumulated from month to month, and shall be reported by the Shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent when performing those duties. Request for an extension will not be unreasonably withhelddenied.
(bd) When All time spent in performing such duties during working hours shall be considered as time worked. No Shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will leave the course job duties assigned without first having obtained the approval of administering this Agreement an employee, acting the immediate supervisor. Such approval will not be unreasonably denied.
(i) The Employer agrees that there shall be no discrimination exercised or practiced with respect to any Employee in an official capacity for any manner because of lawful activity on behalf of the Union, is meeting with representatives or for exercising any right under this Agreement, or for reporting to the Union an alleged violation of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(esthis Agreement.
(ii) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the The Employer agrees that the employee Shop Stewards or an authorized Union Representative may post official communications from the Union to its members on the Union’s bulletin board provided for this purpose.
(iii) The Employer agrees to allow Shop Stewards to wear the Shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ lapel pin or helmet sticker while on duty.
(iv) No Employee shall engage in any extended Union activity any time during that Employee's scheduled working time, except as expressly provided for herein. It is understood that Union activities requiring a quick conversation will not suffer any loss of wagesbe allowed.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 7:01 The Employer recognizes University acknowledges the right of the Union to appoint or otherwise select up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the one (1) Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, from among employees who have completed their probationary period, for each seventy-five (s75) must be employed employees, with a minimum of two (2) per campus, for the purpose of representing employees in 1 the handling of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the grievances.
7:02 The University agrees to recognize one (1) Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, appointed or otherwise selected by the Union, to represent employees in the handling of grievances in the following sectors: Arts & Science Faculty of Medicine Central Administration HR Services (sCAHRS) are unavailableOISE Faculty of Dentistry University of Toronto Libraries University of Toronto Mississauga University Operations University of Toronto Scarborough Information Technologies Rotman School of Management English Language Program at the School of Continuing Studies Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering Professional Faculties The parties will, the Chairperson by agreement, assign any area of the Stewards' Council and/or a member University not currently covered by the sectors listed above to one of the Union Executive may exercise sectors listed above. The parties agree that the rights sectors set out above are solely for the purpose of this clause and have no other meaning under the collective agreement. The parties agree that, in addition to a Unit Chairperson/Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, two (2) Stewards will be appointed from the bargaining unit members in the English Language Program at the School of Continuing Studies and these three (3) employees will address issues for both the USW staff appointed and casual collective agreements in the English Language Program at the School of Continuing Studies.
(a) 7:03 The Union and shall notify the Employer agree to limit University, in writing, of the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member names of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between Stewards and Chief Stewards and the areas they are representing and will promptly notify the University, in writing, of any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee changes thereto.
7:04 The University agrees to recognize and attendance at deal with a scheduled negotiation meeting with the EmployerUnion Grievance Committee made up of a Grievance Committee Chairperson, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ for a committee of three (3), which would be comprised of two (2) of these three (3) positions.
7:05 Union Stewards and Chief Stewards have regular duties to this Agreement perform on behalf of the University; therefore, they will not leave their duties for the purpose of handling grievances without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will obtaining the permission of his/her supervisor. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. These duties will be conducted during non-contact hours.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee7:06 The University agrees that Chairpersons, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives Stewards and members of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will Grievance Committee shall not suffer any loss of wagesregular straight-time pay for time necessarily spent in the handling of grievances. For clarification, performing Union duties during non-contact hours does not trigger overtime.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 23.01 The Employer recognizes District Chair, Vice-Chairs, members of committees and Union Officers will be required to perform their regular duties and will not leave or otherwise interrupt their regular duties to attend to Union business without first obtaining permission from their supervisor or their designated representative. Permission to attend to legitimate Union business for a reasonable period of time will only be denied for legitimate business reasons. The Union Staff Representative shall be granted admission to the right of Company’s premises to interview individual Employees, after calling in advance and receiving permission from the Company with the understanding that there will be no interruption in operations. The Union to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing agrees that such stewards interviews will, where possible, be either immediately before or immediately after the Employee’s shift or during the Employee’s break.
23.02 When the District Chair, a Vice-Chair or Union Officer, leaves their work within their scheduled shift with permission to attend to Union business in the workplace, their pay will be at the Employee’s normal straight time hourly rate of pay.
23.03 The Union may elect or appoint a District Chair and may elect or appoint one Vice-Chair for every fifty (50) bargaining unit Employees that are actively employed in the Department, or were employed bargaining unit to assist Employees in the Department under preparation and presentation of grievances.
23.04 The Union will advise the most recent Company in writing of the names of its elected or appointed representatives.
a) When negotiating the renewal of this Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 Company will initially absorb the cost of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member scheduled regular time lost by Employee members of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with committee. The Local Union will then be billed for the Employercost of the time off, except in those cases where the Company has agreed to absorb the cost. In either case, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent Employees involved will not be unreasonably withhelddebited regular scheduled hours or removed from the payroll.
(b) When in For meetings, other than renewal negotiations meetings, involving the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for Company and the Union, is meeting with representatives the Company will absorb the cost of the Employerscheduled regular time lost by Employees attending who are Union members and representatives.
23.06 The District Chair or designate will be allocated one (1) hour of time to be scheduled by the Company during the initial training of new Employees in order to familiarize the newly hired Employees as a group with the Union and the Collective Agreement. Provided the meeting is scheduled on the District Chair’s regular shift, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting one (1) hour of time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for District Chair will be paid time.
23.07 The parties agree that there shall be no Union meetings or other Union activity on Company premises or during Company time without the missed class(es) to be made up. In express written permission of the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wagesCompany.
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Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes 10.01 Where there are matters of mutual concern and interest that would be beneficial if discussed at a Labour Management Committee meeting during the right term of the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent this Collective Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.following shall apply:
(a) The Union An equal number of representatives of each party as mutually agreed shall meet at a time and place mutually satisfactory. A request for such meeting will be made at least one (1) week prior to the Employer agree date proposed and accompanied by an agenda of matters proposed to limit be discussed, which shall not include matters properly the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total subject of 10 eachgrievance or matters that are properly the subject of negotiations for the amendment or renewal of this agreement. Suitable subjects will include orientation and workload issues.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member Minutes of the Labour Management, Joint Occupational Health and Safety meeting shall be initialed by the representative co-chairs and posted within the workplace within two (2) weeks of the meeting.
(c) Representatives attending such meetings shall be paid for wages lost from regularly scheduled hours. A Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment Staff employee may attend as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting representative of the Union.
10.02 The Union will appoint/elect up to two (2) members who shall be deemed to the Union representatives on the Joint Health & Safety Committee who shall in conjunction with the EmployerEmployer Representative(s) of up two (2) members who shall conduct themselves in accordance with the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act.
10.03 It is agreed that Bargaining Unit members, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without suffer no loss of pay or needing credits, while participating on these committees.
10.04 The union shall appoint two (2) Bargaining Unit members to make up serve on the missed workCollective Agreement Bargaining Committee. These members shall be paid for all regularly scheduled time lost in negotiations, up to and including Conciliation. In the first event a member of the bargaining committee is required to work the night shift the day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days before, or day after meeting with the Employer in negotiations pursuant to the Employment Supervisor above, the Employer will endeavorendeavor to change their schedule, provided they are notified in writing by the Union one (1) week prior to the posting of the schedule. The Employer may, subject to operational requirementsrequirements grant additional time off for alternate bargaining committee members to attend training and caucus time with elected team members, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow if the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) so requests. The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employeremployer is not responsible for payment for time lost from work. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the EmployerFurther, the parties recognize that due to the small workforce releasing an employee for the full day will use their best efforts be difficult and the alternate members will first endeavour to arrange exchange a shift pursuant to Article 12.01 (b).
10.05 A union representative shall be given the opportunity of interviewing each new employee for mutually convenient fifteen (15) minutes during the orientation meeting times that do not conflict with for the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with purpose of informing such duties, it is the joint responsibility employee of the existence of the Union in the Residence, and presenting such employee and their Supervisor to arrange for with a copy of the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wagesCollective Agreement.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 7.01 The Employer recognizes Union may elect or otherwise appoint two (2) Stewards for the right purpose of assisting Employees in presenting grievances to the Company as set forth in this Agreement.
7.02 The Union shall keep the Company notified in writing of the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 names of the consolidated Departments Stewards and the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson effective date of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇their appointment.
(a) The Union and 7.03 It is agreed that the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties Stewards shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties continue to perform as employees their regular work in order to maintain efficiency of the Employeroperation. ThereforeHowever, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant in accordance with this understanding, should it be necessary to this Agreement assist an Employee in presenting a grievance during working hours, they will not leave their duties work without consent first obtaining permission from their Supervisor and such consent the Food Service Manager, or his designate, which will not be unreasonably withheld. Should the Stewards find it necessary to assist Employees in presenting a grievance during a shift when there is no supervision, the Union agrees that the Stewards will not abuse their privilege under this Article, by presenting themselves from work in an unreasonable manner and for more time than is reasonably required to handle the grievance.
(b) When in 7.04 It is agreed that the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity Stewards will not absent themselves from work unnecessarily during working hours for the Unionpurpose of servicing grievances. In return for this undertaking, the Company will compensate the Stewards at their regular straight time hourly rate for time spent during regular working hours for such purposes, provided the procedure under Article 7.03 is meeting with followed.
7.05 The Company agrees to recognize a Negotiating Committee comprised of Employee representatives of the Employer, union for the parties will use their best efforts purpose of negotiating a renewal agreement. The Negotiating Committee shall be comprised of not more than two (2) representatives of the Company and two (2) representatives of the Union. This does not include Company or Union Representatives who may be acting as Chief Spokesperson during negotiations or in grievance settlement.
7.06 The Union shall have the right to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict have the assistance of a representative of the Canadian Union of Public Employees when dealing or negotiating with the employee’s teaching dutiesCompany. In Such representative shall have access to the event that Company's premises in order to investigate and assist in the settlement of a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility grievance
7.07 Any representative of the employee Union or the negotiating committee who is in the employ of the Company, shall have the right to attend grievance, arbitration and their Supervisor to arrange negotiating meetings held within working hours without loss of remuneration for the missed class(es) hours he would otherwise have been normally scheduled to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wageswork.
7.08 Labour/Management Committee
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 7:01 The Employer recognizes University acknowledges the right of the Union to appoint or otherwise select up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the one (1) Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, from among employees who have completed their probationary period, for each seventy-five (s75) must be employed employees, with a minimum of two (2) per campus, for the purpose of representing employees in 1 the handling of grievances.
7:02 The University agrees to recognize one (1) Unit Chairperson, appointed or otherwise selected by the Union, to represent employees in the handling of grievances in the following sectors: Arts & Science Faculty of Medicine Central Administrative Division OISE/UT Faculty of Dentistry University of Toronto Libraries University of Toronto at Mississauga Professional Faculties South Operations and Services University of Toronto at Scarborough Information Technologies Professional Faculties North Rotman School of Management The parties will, by agreement, assign any area of the consolidated Departments University not currently covered by the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson sectors listed above to one of the Stewards' Council and/or a member sectors listed above. The parties agree that the sectors set out above are solely for the purpose of this clause and have no other meaning under the collective agreement.
7:03 The Union shall notify the University, in writing, of the names of the Union Executive may exercise Stewards and Chairpersons and the rights areas they are representing and will promptly notify the University, in writing, of any changes thereto.
7:04 The University agrees to recognize and deal with a Union Grievance Committee made up of a Chairperson and a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ for a committee of two (2).
(a) The 7:05 Union Stewards and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, Chairpersons have regular duties to perform as employees on behalf of the Employer. ThereforeUniversity; therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement they will not leave their duties for the purpose of handling grievances without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will obtaining the permission of his/her supervisor. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee7:06 The University agrees that Chairpersons, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives Stewards and members of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will Grievance Committee shall not suffer any loss of wagesregular straight-time pay for time necessarily spent in the handling of grievances.
7:07 The University will grant leave with pay to three (3) non-probationary employees, who have been elected or appointed by the Union in order that they may conduct business on behalf of the Local Union, one of which shall be the Local President. The employee will return to his or her position at the end of the leave if the position still exists. If the position is eliminated during the leave the employee will be subject to, and eligible for, the provisions of Articles 12:05 to 12:09.
7:08 The University will pay to the Union one thousand six hundred (1,600) dollars per month towards the rental of office space by the Union.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes the right of the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Stewards and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 No person shall engage in any unauthorized Union activity on Company time within the plant or workings of the Company, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
5.02 The Employer recognizes Company acknowledges the right of the Union to elect or appoint 4 shop stewards including the Chairperson and the Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, who shall be employees of the Company, for the purpose of representing employees in the handling of grievances. A list of these stewards shall be supplied to the Company and any changes that may occur from time to time.
5.03 During the term of this Agreement, meetings between the Union and the Company may be held bi-monthly or at any reasonable time when either the Union or the Company submit an agenda of the business to be transacted and gives the other party appropriate notice for the meeting. Such meetings will normally be held within three (3) days of the submission of an agenda. Union officials (up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that two (2)) attending such stewards are employed meetings will not lose regular wages for time spent in these meetings which would otherwise have been scheduled straight time hours for these employees.
5.04 The Company recognizes the Department, Union negotiating committee consisting of not more than two (2) bargaining unit employees elected or were employed in appointed by the Department under Union shall meet with the most recent Company for the purpose of negotiating a renewal of the Collective Agreement. Where The union bargaining committee shall not lose regular wages for time spent in negotiations which would otherwise have been scheduled straight time hours for these employees, for up to three negotiating meetings with the Union consolidates departmental representationCompany.
5.05 The Company recognizes a grievance committee which shall consist of Chairman, Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 . No more than two Union officials who are scheduled to work at the time of the consolidated Departments meeting shall attend when the employee represents. Where Company is operating a three-shift operation; no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or more than one Union official who is scheduled to work at the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson time of the Stewards' Council and/or meeting shall attend when the Company is operating at less than a member three-shift operation. A list of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining grievance committee shall be entitled supplied to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, Company and kept up to and including the first day of conciliationdate. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days Union officials attending grievance meetings with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate Company shall not lose regular wages for time spent in negotiations without loss of paythese meetings which would otherwise have been scheduled straight time hours for these employees.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 Section 1 The Employer recognizes Company shall four Zone Committeepersons plus a Plant Chairperson from the Plant. Such Plant Committee shall constitute the in-plant committee and Negotiating Committee. Each committee member shall be appointed by the Union for each zone. The Plant Committee to be on steady days within their zone.
Section 2 Bach committeeperson shall be an employee of the Company. The Union shall notify the Company in writing from time to time of the names of the committeepersons, the effective dates of their appointment and the names of any of the former committeepersons whom they are replacing or discontinuing and of the name of the Chairperson of the Committee.
Section 3 The Union shall have the right of the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards one off-shift committeeperson on each of the shifts within each of the four committee zones. The objective of this structure is to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed result in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in as many grievances and complaints being resolved at Step 1 of the consolidated Departments Grievance Procedure as is possible. Such appointed committeepersons shall be accountable to the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson elected zone committeeperson regarding required representation duties carried out on behalf of the Stewards' Council and/or committeeperson. The appointed committeeperson may not process a member grievance to Step 2 unless agreed to by the elected committeeperson. The Union shall have the right to appoint an alternate committeeperson in the absence of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇regular committeeperson.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay Section 4 During periods when there are or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all more employees in the bargaining unitBargaining Unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members the Plant Chairperson shall be permitted to have up to eight hours paid time per regular shift while on the premises for the sole purpose of: attending and step grievance meetings. Local Executive Members, Unit paperwork and record-keeping. preparing Union notices. maintenance of Union notice board postings. discussions with the Employee Relations Manager or his designate. meetings with employees not at work regarding Union business in a conference room or other suitable facilities. The Plant Chairperson shall account for the paid time as per the above to the Employee Relations Manager or his designate. It is understood that the above duties will continue for a period of one month following the reduction to below employees. This provision does not inhibit a co-operative approach which results in the inclusion of other duties providing such co-operative arrangements have regular duties to perform as employees the ongoing agreement of both the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Employee Relations Manager and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheldthe Plant Chairperson.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting Section 5 The Plant Chairperson shall be supplied with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. office space which includes:
Section 6 In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such dutiesthe Plant Chairperson is replaced, it is and he has sufficient seniority, he shall be given the joint responsibility choice of the employee and their Supervisor returning to arrange for the missed class(es) his former classification, or electing to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee declared surplus.
Section 7 The Plant Chairperson shall receive top straight time base hourly rate excluding off-shift and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wagesovertime premiums.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 (a) The Employer recognizes recognises the right Union as the exclusive bargaining agent for all employees covered by this agreement.
(b) Every employee covered by this agreement who is now, or hereafter becomes a member of the Union Union, shall maintain such membership.
(c) Each new employee shall become a member of the Union. ▇▇▇▇▇ agrees that it will accept and retain in membership any employee subject to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing its constitution and bylaws.
(d) The Employer shall advise new employees that such stewards are employed a collective agreement is in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where effect.
(e) The Employer shall provide the Union consolidates departmental representationwith a bulletin board space. The Union will provide a copy of bulletin board postings to the Publisher after posting the notice on the board.
(f) When dealing with an employee’s conduct that could result in discipline, suspension or discharge, the employer shall advise any such potentially affected employee of his or her right to Union representation.
(g) The Employer agrees to allow for the placement of an on-site ballot box for annual elections that may take place, provided that there is no disruption to the business operation. Any related meetings must be held off-site after business hours, and must not interfere with any operational requirements
(h) The Employer shall advise new employees and employees who are transferred into the bargaining unit that a Collective Agreement is in effect and of the provisions of the agreement with respect to deduction of Union dues, and also advise such employees of the name of the Union’s Unit Chairperson. The Employer shall advise the Union’s Unit Chair in writing when an employee is hired or transferred into the bargaining unit. A Union representative shall be allowed one half hour during such employee’s first month of work to discuss the Union and Collective Agreement and to sign the employee into Union membership. The half hour scheduled needs to be pre-approved by management and cannot interfere with operational issues.
(i) Upon notification in writing by the Union, the Employer will recognize, in addition to the Unit Chair and Vice Chair, one (1) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed ▇ to deal with grievances in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee representsmanner provided for under this agreement. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the The additional ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable▇ shall not be recognized in the event that the total of Chair, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a Vice Chair, and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total ▇ would exceed two members of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇The Union agrees that a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant the union officers have their regular work to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives perform on behalf of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 (a) The Employer recognizes Corporation acknowledges the right of the Union to elect, or otherwise appoint a Negotiating Committee of three (3) employees, each of whom must have completed the probationary period, for the purpose of negotiating renewals of this Agreement.
(b) The Corporation agrees to pay employees on the Negotiating Committee, eight (8) hours pay at their straight time hourly rate while at the negotiating table with the Corporation during normal working hours regardless of the actual time spent at the negotiating table, up to but not including conciliation. It is understood that employees whose regular work day begins prior to the day's negotiating session shall be paid from the commencement of their working day. Such entitlement is conditional upon the presence of the local Union Business Manager, and/or his/her designate and/or a representative of the I.B.E.W.
5.02 The Union may elect or appoint up to 2 stewards three (3) employees who have completed their probationary period, to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreementserve as stewards. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the A ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee '▇ duties shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all assist employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members presentation of grievances to the designated representatives of the Corporation in accordance with the grievance procedure as set out in Article 6 of this Agreement.
5.03 The Union acknowledges that Stewards and Local Executive Members, Members of the Negotiating Committee have regular duties to perform as employees on behalf of the EmployerCorporation and that such persons will not leave their regular duties to discharge those functions specified in the Collective Agreement without first obtaining the permission of their Coordinator, Operations. ThereforeSuch permission will not be unreasonably withheld. On resuming their regular duties as expeditiously as possible, ▇such employees will report to their Coordinator, and will, if required, give an explanation with respect to their absence.
5.04 In consideration of the Stewards complying with the terms of clause 5.03 the Corporation agrees that there will be no loss of pay for such employees for reasonable time spent in handling grievances and other union/management duties.
5.05 The Union undertakes to provide the Corporation with a list of Committee Members and Stewards and any changes to such list. The Corporation shall not recognize any individuals whose position has not been so confirmed.
5.06 The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be provided a time period of up to 15 minutes during regular working hours and other representatives appointed pursuant for the purpose of introducing the union and its activities to this Agreement new bargaining unit employees. This time will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor be mutually scheduled between the Union and such consent will not be unreasonably withheldManagement.
5.07 A Labour Relations Committee consisting of a maximum of three (b3) When in Stewards and the course Union Business Representative and/or designate and equal number of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for Corporation Representatives with the Union, is meeting responsibility of dealing with representatives matters of labour relations. Scheduled meetings of the EmployerLabour Relations Committee will be held quarterly, if required at a time mutually agreeable to the parties Union and Corporation representatives. An agenda outlining the matters for discussion will use their best efforts be submitted by each party to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do the other not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.less than two
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 8.01 The Employer recognizes acknowledges the right of the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing or otherwise select Union Stewards and Local Executive Officers. Union Stewards and Local Executive Officers that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the have completed their probationary period shall be bargaining unit employees of OLG Slots at ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Raceway. The Union may assign responsibilities to the Union Stewards and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement Local Executive Officers and will not leave their duties without consent inform the Employer of any specific roles (eg: benefits, safety, WSIB, etc.).
(a) The Union will inform the Employer, in writing, of the names of the Union Stewards and Local Executive Officers and of any changes in Union Stewards and Local Executive Officers following the selection process. The Employer will only recognize such Union Stewards and Local Executive Officers upon receipt of notification from their Supervisor and such consent the Union. One of these Local Executive Officers will not be unreasonably withheldthe President.
(b) When in The Union acknowledges that the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives Union Stewards and Local Executive Officers have regular duties to perform on behalf of the Employer. Union Stewards and Local Executive Officers may not leave their post and/or regular duties without notifying and receiving permission from their immediate Supervisor. It is understood that consent to leave post and/or regular duties will only be sought where necessary to attend meetings, disciplinary meetings or other meetings set by and with the Employer relating to the bargaining unit. In these defined circumstances, permission will not be unreasonably denied. Upon return to regular duties, the parties will use their best efforts Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or Local Executive Officer is required to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with report back to the employee’s teaching dutiesimmediate Supervisor. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the An employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will shall not suffer any loss of wagespay when permitted to leave his or her work by a Supervisor, under this Article.
(c) The Employer agrees to recognize one (1) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ per department on each shift. The Union will identify said Stewards in the notice contained in (a) above.
(d) Upon receipt of notice from the Union and subject to ensuring coverage, the Employer will provide a cumulative total of fourteen
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 8.01 The Employer Board recognizes the right of the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed Union Stewards. The Union will advise the Board in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 writing of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member names of the Union Executive may exercise Stewards. The Union agrees to use reasonable judgment when deciding on the rights number of Union Stewards to appoint, taking into consideration the size and servicing requirements of the bargaining unit. Union Stewards shall, in their specific job classification, be the employees retained the longest in their respective classification.
8.02 The Union agrees not to engage in Union activities during normal working hours. The Union further agrees not to hold Union meetings on the premises of the Board without prior permission of the Manager, Caretaking Services or designate unless otherwise provided in this Agreement.
8.03 The Board agrees that a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties ▇ shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between not suffer any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to for time necessarily spent during working hours while processing grievances with management approval and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member such approval shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possiblenot be unreasonably withheld.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with 8.04 Prior to the Employer the Employment Supervisor imposition of formal discipline, an employee will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees be advised of the Employer. Therefore, ▇right to have a Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ present if the employee so desires.
8.05 The Board and other the Union agree that the Business Agent for the Union shall have access to any employee during working hours but in no case shall the visits interfere with the progress of the work. When visiting a job site the Business Agent will first advise the site supervisor.
8.06 The Board shall grant a leave of absence to Union representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not in accordance with the following terms and conditions:
(a) The leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not shall be unreasonably withheldfor the business of the Union.
(b) When in This leave shall not exceed ten (10) days a year.
(c) The Union shall reimburse the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for Board the Union, is meeting with representatives full cost of the Employer, leave.
(d) The Union shall provide the parties will use Board with ten (10) days written prior notice.
8.07 The Board agrees to inform the Union of all new employees hired at the time of hiring. The Board further agrees to inform the Union of all lay-offs and or discharges prior to or simultaneous to given the affected employee their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wagesproper notice.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 (a) The Union will promptly notify the Employer of the names of the Shop Stewards and any changes thereto from time to time.
(b) The Employer recognizes will notify the Union of the names of Management persons and any changes thereto from time to time, with whom the Shop Stewards should deal with.
(c) Shop Stewards shall be entitled to leave their work during working hours in order to carry out their functions under this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the investigation and processing of grievances, and attendance at meetings related to the investigation and processing of the grievances during regular working hours with the Employer. All time spent in performing such duties during working hours shall be considered as time worked.
(d) The Employer agrees that there shall be no discrimination exercised or practiced with respect to any employee in any manner because of lawful activity on behalf of the Union, or for exercising any right under this Agreement, or for reporting to the Union an alleged violation of this Agreement.
(e) The Employer agrees that the Shop Stewards or an authorized Union Representative may post official communications from the Union to appoint up its members on the Union’s bulletin board provided for this purpose.
(f) The Employer agrees to 2 stewards allow Shop Stewards to represent each Departmentwear the Shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ badge while on duty.
5.02 When an employee is being interviewed where such interview could lead to disciplinary action, providing that such stewards are employed in the Departmentis issued discipline, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representationis suspended or discharged, the a Shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must , shall be employed in 1 of present. A full-time Union Representative shall be entitled to attend any such meeting providing he or she is readily available and upon advance notice by the consolidated Departments Employer.
5.03 The affected employee, the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the Shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, and the Union, shall be given a copy of any disciplinary notice which is to be entered on an employee's personnel file and of any discharge notice that is given to an employee. In all cases of discipline or discharge the Employer shall notify the affected employee, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a Shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union , and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member Union in writing of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an reasons for taking such action. Any such notice of discipline and/or discharge shall be given to the affected employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇Shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant who is involved no later than four (4) working days after the incident that caused the disciplinary action, the period in which it comes to the Employer’s attention, or following an investigation. A copy of said discipline and/or discharge notice shall be faxed to the Union office within a further twenty-four (24) hours.
5.04 Employees covered by this Agreement will not leave shall have supervised access to their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employeeown personnel file, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached upon written request by the employee involved. Employees shall be able to obtain copies of their personnel file when requested, and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees a copy of an employee's reply to any document contained in his or her personnel file that is submitted by the employee within ten (10) working days from when the employee became aware of the document, shall be placed in the employee's personnel file. Employees shall not remove any original copies of such documents from the Employer's premises. The Employer shall keep only one
(1) personnel file per employee.
5.05 Documents that could be used against an employee will be removed from an employee’s file within twelve (12) months of the date of issue, and will not suffer thereafter be used in any loss action against the employee.
5.06 An authorized representative of wagesthe Union or Shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be entitled to a maximum of one half (1/2) hour with each new hire group on Employer time for the purpose of providing a Union orientation. The location of the orientation will be on the work premises in a suitable location arranged by the Employer.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer 8.01 AMAPCEO recognizes the right of the Union to appoint up to 2 three (3) Union stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed (one of whom will be the Chairperson) from among the employees in the Departmentbargaining unit. To be eligible to serve as a Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, or were employed an employee must have completed their probationary period.
8.02 The Union shall keep AMAPCEO informed in writing of the Department under name of the most recent Agreement. Where employees selected to act as the Union consolidates departmental representationstewards and the effective date of their appointments. AMAPCEO shall not be required to recognize a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ until it has been informed in writing of their appointment.
8.03 The Union stewards have regular duties to perform on behalf of AMAPCEO and the Union stewards will not leave such duties without first obtaining the permission of their immediate supervisor. Permission will not be unreasonably withheld, however when there are urgent operational requirements, AMAPCEO may require that the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ defer/reschedule their duties under Article 8.04.
(8.04 The duties and responsibilities of Union stewards shall include the following, with respect to employees covered by this collective agreement:
a) The Union and the Employer agree Providing information to limit the membership employees on their respective bargaining teams to a total terms and conditions of 10 eachemployment, including their rights and entitlements under this Agreement.
(b) The Parties With the mutual agreement of AMAPCEO which shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where not be unreasonably withheld, a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ may investigate disputes and other be involved in problem solving of grievances.
c) Attending meetings at the request of AMAPCEO or in accordance with Article 12.
d) Presenting a grievance in accordance with the grievance procedure (Article 10).
8.05 Such Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ activities shall be leave with regular straight time pay and no loss of credits during regular working hours. For greater clarity, no such leaves or any entitlements for pay and benefits or overtime credits are provided in cases where the employee engages in Union activities outside of their regular working hours.
8.06 Negotiation Committee
a) AMAPCEO agrees to recognize and deal with a negotiating committee of not more than three (3) employees in the bargaining unit, plus one (1) or two (2) authorized representatives appointed pursuant of the Union.
b) The negotiating committee will deal only with negotiations for the renewal or modification of this Agreement.
c) Bargaining unit employees from the Union’s negotiating committee will be allowed reasonable time off work without loss of regular straight time pay and credits for up to this Agreement a maximum of five (5) days in order to prepare for negotiations. At the time that notice to bargain is given, the Union will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent advise AMAPCEO of the number of days of preparation that will be required. The Union must provide at least 10 working days advance notice. Permission shall be subject to operational requirements. However, permission will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity denied. The Union will reimburse AMAPCEO for the Unionsalary and all benefits, is meeting with representatives including AMAPCEO’s share of the Employercontributions required by statute, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange those employees for the missed class(es) time spent in such meetings. Employees shall not be entitled to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss overtime pay or credits as a result of wagestime spent in preparation meetings outside of their regular working hours.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 (a) The Employer recognizes the right Union as the exclusive bargaining agent for all employees covered by this agreement.
(b) It is a condition of employment of any employee, as of the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 date of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Departmentsigning of this agreement, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or who is a member of the Union or who thereafter becomes a member of the Union, that he or she remain a member for the duration of the agreement. Each new employee shall become a member of the Union within 3 months after their date of employment.
(c) The Union agrees that it will accept and retain in membership any employee subject to its constitution and bylaws.
(d) The Employer agrees that there shall be no interference with, discrimination against or discipline of any Union representative for carrying out Union business as permitted by this agreement.
(e) The Employer shall advise new employees that a collective agreement is in effect. A Union representative shall be allowed one-half hour during a new employee’s first week of work to discuss the collective agreement.
(f) The Employer shall continue to provide the Union with its present bulletin board space and shall provide another site should the space disappear because of physical alteration of the workplace or a change in location of the workplace.
(g) The Union will provide the Employer with a current list of the union representatives, comprising a unit chair, a vice-chair, and two stewards.
(h) The Union agrees that stewards and Union Executive may exercise Committee members have their regular work to perform on behalf of the rights Employer, and in recognition of that neither a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree ▇ nor an Executive Committee member will leave his regular duties to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to service a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where grievance or attend a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay first obtaining permission from his or needing to make up the missed workher supervisor, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent which will not be unreasonably withheld. Stewards and Executive Committee members shall advise their supervisors of the expected length of absence from duties and report to them upon their return to work.
(bi) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that Stewards and Executive Committee members who do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee absent themselves from regular duties unreasonably will not suffer any loss of wagescompensation for time spent in attending meetings with the Employer and in servicing grievances up to but not including arbitration.
(j) The employer agrees that the union may hold annual balloting for elected positions in the workplace (covered by article 1a) provided there is no disruption to the operation. For clarity, the meeting may be held only after regular business hours and requests must be made two weeks in advance and approved subject to operational requirements.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 (a) The Employer recognizes Corporation acknowledges the right of the Union to elect, or otherwise appoint a Negotiating Committee of three (3) employees, each of whom must have completed the probationary period, for the purpose of negotiating renewals of this Agreement.
(b) The Corporation agrees to pay employees on the Negotiating Committee, eight (8) hours pay at their straight time hourly rate while at the negotiating table with the Corporation during normal working hours regardless of the actual time spent at the negotiating table, up to but not including conciliation. It is understood that employees whose regular work day begins prior to the day's negotiating session shall be paid from the commencement of their working day. Such entitlement is conditional upon the presence of the local Union Business Manager, and/or their designate and/or a representative of the I.B.E.W.
5.02 The Union may elect or appoint up to 2 stewards three (3) employees who have completed their probationary period, to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreementserve as stewards. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the A ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee '▇ duties shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all assist employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members presentation of grievances to the designated representatives of the Corporation in accordance with the grievance procedure as set out in Article 6 of this Agreement.
5.03 The Union acknowledges that Stewards and Local Executive Members, Members of the Negotiating Committee have regular duties to perform as employees on behalf of the EmployerCorporation and that such persons will not leave their regular duties to discharge those functions specified in the Collective Agreement without first obtaining the permission of their Coordinator, Operations. ThereforeSuch permission will not be unreasonably withheld. On resuming their regular duties as expeditiously as possible, ▇such employees will report to their Coordinator, and will, if required, give an explanation with respect to their absence.
5.04 In consideration of the Stewards complying with the terms of clause 5.03 the Corporation agrees that there will be no loss of pay for such employees for reasonable time spent in handling grievances and other union/management duties.
5.05 The Union undertakes to provide the Corporation with a list of Committee Members and Stewards and any changes to such list. The Corporation shall not recognize any individuals whose position has not been so confirmed.
5.06 The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be provided a time period of up to 15 minutes during regular working hours and other representatives appointed pursuant for the purpose of introducing the union and its activities to this Agreement new bargaining unit employees. This time will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor be mutually scheduled between the Union and such consent will not be unreasonably withheldManagement.
5.07 A Labour Relations Committee consisting of a maximum of three (b3) When in Stewards and the course Union Business Representative and/or designate and equal number of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for Corporation Representatives with the Union, is meeting responsibility of dealing with representatives matters of labour relations. Scheduled meetings of the EmployerLabour Relations Committee will be held quarterly, if required at a time mutually agreeable to the parties Union and Corporation representatives. An agenda outlining the matters for discussion will use their best efforts be submitted by each party to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do the other not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.less than two
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes Hospital shall recognize as stewards not more than five (5) employees, provided such employees have acquired seniority under the right terms of this Agreement and the Union shall notify the Hospital in writing of the names of such employees and any changes as they occur.
5.02 The Union acknowledges that the stewards and members of the Grievance and Negotiation Committees will continue to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Departmentperform their regular duties on behalf of the Hospital, providing and that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement persons will not leave their duties without consent first obtaining permission from their Supervisor immediate Supervisor, (such permission shall not be unduly withheld) and on the completion of such consent duties will report back to their immediate Supervisor. In accordance with this understanding, such employee will be compensated by the Hospital for all regularly scheduled time lost in meetings with the Hospital, whether on or off Hospital premises, for such time spent either in matters properly arising out of this Agreement or in the negotiations for renewal and amendment of the Agreement as provided for in Article 25.01. The Union shall have the right to have the assistance of a representative of the Canadian Union of Public Employees when dealing with or negotiating with the Hospital. Such representative shall have access to the Hospital's premises through the Administrator in order to investigate and assist in the settlement of a grievance.
5.03 The Hospital agrees to recognize a Union Negotiating Committee composed of three (3) employee representatives of the Union. The Hospital agrees to pay members of the negotiating committee at their base rate of pay for all time that they were scheduled to work, spent in negotiations for a renewal agreement up to and including conciliation. Nothing in this provision is intended to preclude the union negotiating committee from having the assistance of any representative of the Canadian Union of Public Employees when negotiating with the Hospital. When negotiations begin or end within ten (10) hours of a negotiating committee member's scheduled shift, the Hospital will endeavour to provide a one day's leave of absence without pay, but without loss of benefits, to provide a sufficient rest break if the employee so requests. Such request shall not be unreasonably withhelddenied. Such leave shall be considered leave of absence for union business.
(b5.04 Where the parties mutually agree that there are matters of mutual concern and interest that would be beneficial if discussed at a Labour-Management Committee during the term of this Agreement, the following shall apply. An equal number of representatives of each party as mutually agreed shall meet at a time and place mutually satisfactory. A request for a meeting hereunder will be made in writing prior to the date proposed and accompanied by an agenda of matters proposed to be discussed, which shall not include matters that are properly the subject of a grievance or negotiations for the amendment or renewal of this agreement. Any representative(s) When attending such meetings during their regularly scheduled hours of work shall not lose regular earnings as a result of such attendance. It is understood that joint meetings with other Labour-Management Committees in the course Hospital may be scheduled concerning issues of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts mutual interest if satisfactory to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wagesall concerned.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 6.01 The Employer recognizes the right of the Union to appoint up select three (3) regular employees as Stewards to 2 stewards assist employees in presenting any complaints or grievances they may have to represent each Department, providing representatives of management. The Union shall be required to notify the Employer of the names of the regular employees selected as Stewards and the Employer shall not be required to recognize any regular employee as ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ until it is notified in writing.
6.02 The Union acknowledges that a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ has regular duties to perform as an employee of the Employer and that such stewards are employed employee will not leave his regular duties for the purpose of conducting business in connection with the Department, administration of the Agreement or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreementinvestigation or presentation of grievances. Where the A ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will conduct Union consolidates departmental representation, business outside of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 '▇ hours of work.
6.03 The Employer agrees that the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are duly appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member representatives of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree are authorized to limit the membership act on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member behalf of the Union for the purposes of supervising, administering and negotiating the terms and conditions of this Agreement and all matters related thereto.
6.04 Union representatives are representatives of bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between unit employees in all matters pertaining to this Agreement, particularly for the purpose of processing grievances, negotiating amendments or renewals thereof and enforcing the employees' collective bargaining rights and any scheduled contract hours other rights under this Agreement and under the law.
6.05 There shall be no Union activity at any time on the Employer's premises or arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting in connection with the Employer's business and operations except that which may be necessary for the processing of grievances or the administration and enforcement of this Agreement. The Union agrees that no Union representative shall enter the Employer's premises or engage in Union activities on the Employer's premises, except in the member administration of this Agreement and only with the consent of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay Senior Environmental Manager or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees his designate on behalf of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without which consent from their Supervisor and such consent will shall not be unreasonably withheld.
6.06 The Union may appoint a bargaining committee of up to two (b2) When employees for the purpose of negotiating any renewal Agreement with the Employer. Bargaining Committee members shall be paid at their regular hourly rate for all time spent during regular working hours in negotiations for a renewal Agreement, up to a maximum of sixteen (16) hours per person.
6.07 The Employer agrees to establish a bulletin board for use by the Union for the purposes of posting notices of Union meetings or other functions provided they are authorized and signed by an officer of the Union. The Union will forward a copy of all notices to the Senior Environmental Manager prior to posting in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times workplace and acknowledges that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees can remove any posting that is defamatory, libellous or brings into disrepute the employee will not suffer company or any loss of wagesits management personnel or principles.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes 4.01 During the right period of this Agreement all employees who are, at the date of signing of this Agreement, members of the Union or who later become members of the Union shall remain members in good standing.
4.02 An amount equal to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent monthly Union dues and/or assessments will be deducted from each Department, providing that such stewards are employed employee from the first pay in the Departmentmonth following date of hire, or were employed and in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where each month following, as authorized by the Union consolidates departmental representation, and certified to the University by the Secretary-Treasurer of Local 1356-1.
4.03 The University shall remit the amounts deducted to the Secretary-Treasurer of Local 1356-1 by the end of the month in which the deductions were made. At the same time the University will provide a statement showing the names of those employees from whose pay a deduction was made and a copy of this list will be sent to the Union’s National Headquarters.
4.04 A Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 , or member of the consolidated Departments Executive, shall be given the opportunity to interview a new employee once, during that employee's probationary period, during regular working hours and without loss of pay. This interview, which shall not exceed thirty (30) minutes, shall be for the purpose of discussing with the new employee the benefits, duties and responsibilities of Union Membership, and shall be held, if possible, within five (5) working days of the employee representshaving commenced work. Where no stewards are appointed The time and place for the interview will be approved by the appropriate Manager or designate.
4.05 Local 1356-1 shall be entitled to have the assistance of a particular Departmentrepresentative of the Canadian Union of Public Employees when meeting with the University.
4.06 The University will furnish space on a Notice Board in the lunchroom, or the First Floor, Parking Structure II and at ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable▇ College, for the Chairperson posting of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the reasonable Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇notices.
(a) 4.07 The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on acknowledges that its Stewards have their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ University and other representatives appointed pursuant agrees that unreasonable amounts of time off during normal working hours to attend to Union business as specified in this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course requested or granted. Union Stewards shall request time off without loss of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity normal pay for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use such purpose from appropriate Manager or designate and shall report back to their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching dutiesrespective Manager. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict Union member is requested to attend the workplace on their day-off for a grievance meeting, they will receive time-off in lieu at the regular rate.
4.08 The Union shall provide the University, in writing, with the names, titles and areas represented of all its Executive Committee and Union Stewards mentioned in this Agreement and the University shall be required to recognize such duties, it is representatives only from the joint responsibility date of receipt of such notice. All such representatives shall be actively employed in a continuing bargaining unit position and shall have completed the probationary period.
4.09 The privilege of the employee and their Supervisor President, or designate to arrange have reasonable amounts of time during normal working hours without loss of pay for the missed class(espurpose of investigating disputes and presenting STEP 2 grievances. Such time will be granted provided that verbal permission is obtained from the respective Manager or designated representative before leaving work and that the President reports back immediately upon return. Such permission shall not be
4.10 The University will recognize a Negotiating Committee composed of the Local president and up to three (3) members of the Bargaining Unit who shall be actively employed in a continuing bargaining unit position and shall have completed the probationary period. The members of the Negotiating Committee shall be given time off during their regular working hours without loss of pay while actually attending negotiating meetings. As the nature of negotiations does not allow for standard hours of work, all bargaining unit members will be allowed to substitute one (1) “day” or session of negotiations for one (1) regular shift. The members will not receive overtime for negotiations, nor will the Employer deduct pay from the members should a negotiation date last less than the members’ usual shift.
4.11 The Union shall be made upentitled to elect one (1) member to the Advisory Board of the Retirement Centre. In The Union shall advise the solution reached by the employee University, and the SupervisorRetirement Centre of the name, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss and term of wagesoffice, of such representative.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 6.01 The Employer recognizes the right of the Union to appoint up select one (1) regular employee as ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to 2 stewards assist employees in presenting any complaints or grievances they may have to represent each Department, providing representatives of management. The Union shall be required to notify the Employer of the name of the regular employee selected as ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and the Employer shall not be required to recognize any regular employee as ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ until it is notified in writing.
6.02 The Union acknowledges that a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ has regular duties to perform as an employee of the Employer and that such stewards are employed employee will not leave his regular duties for the purpose of conducting business in connection with the Department, administration of the Agreement or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreementinvestigation or presentation of grievances. Where the A ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will conduct Union consolidates departmental representation, business outside of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 '▇ hours of work.
6.03 The Employer agrees that the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are duly appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member representatives of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree are authorized to limit the membership act on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member behalf of the Union for the purposes of supervising, administering and negotiating the terms and conditions of this Agreement and all matters related thereto.
6.04 Union Representatives are representatives of bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between unit employees in all matters pertaining to this Agreement, particularly for the purpose of processing grievances, negotiating amendments or renewals thereof and enforcing the employees' collective bargaining rights and any scheduled contract hours other rights under this Agreement and under the law.
6.05 There shall be no Union activity at any time on the Employer's premises or arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting in connection with the Employer's business and operations except that which may be necessary for the processing of grievances or the administration and enforcement of this Agreement. The Union agrees that no Union Representative shall enter the Employer's premises or engage in Union activities on the Employer's premises, except in the member administration of this Agreement and only with the consent of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay Senior Environmental Manager or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees his designate on behalf of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without which consent from their Supervisor and such consent will shall not be unreasonably withheld.
6.06 The Union may appoint a bargaining committee of up to one (b1) When employee for the purpose of negotiating any renewal Agreement with the Employer. Bargaining Committee members shall be paid at their regular hourly rate for all time spent during regular working hours in negotiations for a renewal Agreement, up to a maximum of sixteen (16) hours per person.
6.07 The Employer agrees to establish a bulletin board for use by the Union for the purposes of posting notices of Union meetings or other functions provided they are authorized and signed by an officer of the Union. The Union will forward a copy of all notices to the Senior Environmental Manager prior to posting in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times workplace and acknowledges that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees can remove any posting that is defamatory, libellous or brings into disrepute the employee will not suffer company or any loss of wagesits management personnel or principles.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The In recognition of the 5 Faculties in which Postdoctoral Fellows may be employed, tThe Employer recognizes the right of the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards 5 Stewards to represent each DepartmentPostdoctoral Fellows, providing that such stewards Stewards are employed in the Departmentas PDFs, or were employed in the Department as PDFs under the most recent preceding Collective Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where If no stewards Stewards are appointed for a particular Departmentappointed, or if the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Local Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Employer will recognize a Union Bargaining Team that includes up to 5 employees in the capacity of Union bargaining representatives. The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 9 10 each.
(b) The Parties parties shall advise each other in writing the names of all members of their bargaining committee memberscommittees. Where The parties shall endeavour to schedule negotiating meetings such that they do not conflict with any teaching or critical research work that a member PDF, on the Union Bargaining Team, is responsible for completing. In the event a conflict arises, and the employee and their supervisor are unable to make appropriate arrangements that would allow the employee’s attendance at the negotiating meeting, the negotiating meeting shall be rescheduled at the request of the Union. In no case shall a PDF on the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at Bargaining Team suffer a loss of pay for attending a scheduled negotiation negotiating meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, Employer up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewardsstewards, bargaining team Local Executive members and Local Executive Members, Bargaining Team members have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ stewards and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Collective Agreement will not leave their duties without reasonable attempt to obtain consent from their Supervisor employment supervisor, and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) In circumstances where an employment supervisor is not available, employees will exercise reasonable judgment having regard for the needs of their research, teaching if applicable, and their immediate responsibilities. When in the course of negotiating or administering this Collective Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. .
(c) In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and his/her their Supervisor employment supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) time to be made up. In up and in the solution arrangement reached by between the employee and the Supervisorhis/her their employment supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes Company the right of the Union to appoint or select a Negotiating Committee comprising not more than six seniority employees, at least one of whom shall be from each location and not more than one of whom shall be from any department or area set out in Article hereof at any location, and will and deal with such Committee with respect to negotiating the renewal or modification of this Agreement at the proper time. The Negotiating Committee is a separate entity from the Grievance Committee. The Company will pay up to 2 six employee members of the Negotiating Committee for time lost from work during their regular working hours up to the date of the first conciliation meeting, and such payment shall be at the employee’s basic rate of pay exclusive of any premium or bonus. The Company acknowledges the right of the Union to appoint or other- wise select six day shift stewards who shall be seniority employees, in accordance with the following: First Floor One ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Finishing One ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Shipping/Packing One ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Knitting Two Stewards Sewing Turning One ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Examining One ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ One of the foregoing stewards shall be designated Unit Chair Person. Each ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ must be an employee of the department or group of depart- ments which the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ has been designated to represent each Departmentrepresent. In addition to the foregoing, providing that such the Union may appoint one ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ on the afternoon shift and one ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ on the night shift when there are four or more employees working on the shift. The Union may appoint two stewards on the afternoon shift and two stewards on the night shift when there are employed twenty or more employees working on the shift. The Employer the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ designated by the union as Unit Vice-Chairperson as the acting Unit Chairperson where the Unit Chairperson is absent. The Union’s Grievance Committee shall be comprised of the Unit Chair Person, and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ most directly concerned in the Departmentprocessing of the grievance. The Grievance Committee shall be limited to three employ- ees. If the Unit Chair Person and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ are the same person, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representationmay have another ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ serve as the third member of the Union’s Grievance Committee. The Union will inform the Company in writing of the identity of the stew- ards, and Unit Chair Person and committee members of the Union, and the Company shall not be obliged to such personnel until it has been so informed. The Company will post on the bulletin board and will send to the Union a list of supervisory staff and any changes therein. It is understood that stewards, “Unit Chair Person” and members of the Grievance Committee have their regular work to perform on behalf of the Company and that if it is necessary for a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to service a grievance during working hours the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will not leave their work until the stew- ard and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of ’▇ foreperson have made arrangements, When resum- ing regular work the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will report to the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable’▇ foreperson and, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or if required, give a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other reasonable explanation of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliationabsence. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ designated by the union as Unit Vice-Chairperson as the acting Unit Chairperson where the Unit Chairperson is absent. The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or member of the Grievance Committee shall be paid their straight time standard rate for time spent in processing a grievance at the appropriate step of the grievance procedure during the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or mem- ber of the Grievance Committee’s regular working hours. Such payment shall not apply to time spent at arbitration. The Grievance Committee and the Company Management Committee shall meet at times mutually agreed upon providing there is business for their joint consideration, however, either party may request a meeting once a month and such meeting will be held. Necessity for a meeting will be indicated by a letter or note, from either party to the other representatives appointed pursuant party, con- taining an ‘agenda of the matters which it wishes to discuss. A staff rep- resentative of the Union may be present at such meeting and the Company Management may have such assistance as it requires. In addi- tion, the Company and the Union agree to meet during the term of this agreement to discuss workplace issues that affect the bargaining unit. The employer and the union shall mutually agree upon the dates and location of these meetings, and may by mutual consent, waive these meetings. There will be no Union activity on the premises of the Company except as specifically permitted by this Agreement or by the Company in writing. The Company and the Union agree that there will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and be no improper dis- crimination nor interference or coercion against any employee because of such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When employee’s membership or position in the course Union or lack of administering this Agreement an employee, acting mem- bership in an official capacity for the Union or because of prohibited grounds of discrimination in employment in the Ontario Human Rights Code. The company shall a human rights representative appointed by the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with . Either this representative or the employee’s teaching duties▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall attend grievance meetings which have as their subject a human rights matter. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility This right of attendance shall commence at Step 1 of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for grievance procedure. human rights grievance matters shall be dealt with in accordance with the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.existing grievance procedure at Article
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Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 Section 1. The Employer recognizes the right of the Union and its Business Representative to appoint up designate Stewards to 2 stewards handle official Union business. Stewards performing Union business related to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in representational duties during their regularly scheduled shift will receive hourly credit for seniority and benefit calculations. Stewards performing representation duties du ring their regularly scheduled shift shall not suffer a loss of pay. Representational duties for purposes of this section do not include negotiations.
Section 2. A Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or other designated union representative shall be allowed a reasonable amount of time during the Department, or were employed in first week orientation of new employees to present information regarding the Department under Union. It shall be the most recent Agreement. Where responsibility of the Employer to provide the new employee with the dues deduction authorization form and the responsibility of the Union consolidates departmental representation, to initiate the membership form. Failure by the Employer to provide the dues deduction authorization form shall make the Employer responsible for payment of the new employee's dues until the form is provided. The Employer shall not be so liable if it p rovides the dues deduction authorization form . The Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall receive a list of employees the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will be meeting with prior to the orientation. Any employees not attending the first week orientation will be reported to the Union ▇(s) must ▇▇▇▇▇▇ so contact can be employed in 1 made.
Section 3. The Business Representative of the consolidated Departments Union shall be allowed to visit the premises of the Employer, provided that the Business Representative notifies and receives permission from the HR Manager. The specific intent of the visit will be made known prior to visiting.
Section 4. The Employer shall fu rnish the Union with a bulletin board designated by the Employer to ensure access and visibility to all employees. Such bulletin board shall be used only for official union business and shall be accessed by the Union Stewards or Business Representatives only. Any postings shall be initialed and dated by the Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or Business Representative. A copy of all postings shall be given to Human Resources.
Section 5. In connection with investigatory interviews conducted by the Employer in which an employee reasonably believes that such investigation will result in disciplinary action with respect to the employee representsbeing interviewed, an employee, upon his or her request, shall be entitled to have a representative of the Union present, which representative is reasonably available. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or The kind and degree of participation of any union representative in any interview subject to the "▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall " decision will otherwise be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of paylimitations established by agency or court decisions.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Labor Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes In order to provide an orderly procedure for the settling of grievances, the Board acknowledges the right of the Union to appoint up or elect stewards, from amongst the employees covered by this Agreement who have completed their probationary period, whose duties shall be to 2 stewards to represent assist employees in preparing and presenting grievances in accordance with the grievance procedure.
5.02 The Union shall notify the Board in writing of the name of each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must ▇ before the Board shall be employed in 1 of required to recognize the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
5.03 It is agreed that a maximum of two (a2) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties Stewards shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of constitute the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment Grievance Committee, as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting so recognized in accordance with the Employergrievance procedure, of whom one will be the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ of the concerned work location or failing the availability of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ another employee of the griever's choice from the concerned work location.
5.04 It is understood and other representatives appointed pursuant agreed that the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ has their regular work to this Agreement will perform on behalf of the Board. However, should they be required to assist an employee in preparing or presenting a grievance during their regular working hours, the employee shall not leave their duties work without consent first obtaining the permission of their manager, or the manager's designate in the event of the manager's absence from the work location. When resuming regular duties, the employee shall again report to their Supervisor and such consent will not manager, or the manager's designate in the event of the manager's absence from the work location. Reasonable time spent by a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ assisting an employee in presenting a grievance, shall be unreasonably withheldwithout loss of regular pay.
5.05 The Board agrees to recognize up to three (b3) When in employees to serve on a Union negotiating committee to negotiate the course renewal of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching dutiesAgreement. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will Employee committee members shall not suffer any loss of wagespay or benefits for normal hours of work spent at scheduled negotiating sessions with representatives of the Board.
5.06 Where an employee is elected or appointed to a full-time or part-time office within CUPE Local 905, the Employer may consider a request for extended leave of absence for such employee and the employer may grant such leave of absence, such request shall not be unreasonably denied. The Employer shall pay the employee’s wages and benefits, and may be required to top up the salary/Grade/level, to that which is assigned by the 905 Executive board, however it is agreed and understood by the parties that the Employer shall invoice the Union and the Union shall forthwith provide full reimbursement to the Employer. Upon thirty (30) days written notice, the employee shall be returned to his/her former position, or to a position comparable to that in which he/she was employed before taking office, or to such other position as may be determined by the Employer, the employee, and the Union as being suitable
5.07 Whenever an employee is on leave of absence requested under Article 5.06 the Employer shall pay the employee’s wages and benefits, invoice CUPE Local 905, and the Local shall, forthwith, provide full reimbursement. It is agreed this is not applicable to days, which are paid for by the Employer as per other articles in the Collective agreement.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 Section 1 Employees within the bargaining unit shall be represented by one (1) Union representative for each work shift. The Employer recognizes the right Union shall furnish Management a list of the Union representatives' names and their assigned areas and shall keep the list current at all times. Alternate Union representatives may be appointed by the local Union President to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed serve in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 absence of the consolidated Departments regular Union representative.
Section 2 When requested by an employee, a Union representative may investigate any alleged or actual grievance in his/her assigned work area and assist in its presentation. He/she shall be allowed reasonable time therefore during working hours without loss of time or pay upon notification and approval of his/her immediate supervisor outside the bargaining unit.
Section 3 When an employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member without intervention of the Union Executive may exercise the rights presents a complaint to Management which alleges a violation of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of this Agreement, the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee representative shall be entitled given an opportunity to attend be present and shall be allowed the negotiation meeting without loss time therefore, paid at his/her regular wage, upon notification and approval of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in his/her immediate supervisor outside the bargaining unit. Management may remedy the employee’s complaint if such remedy is not inconsistent with the terms of this Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Section 4 Union business, including Stewardsother than that cited above, bargaining team members and Local Executive Membersshall be conducted so as not to interfere with the work assignment of Union representatives or any other employees.
Section 5 The Union Grievance Committee shall have the same privileges as Union representatives, have regular duties in areas to perform as employees of which assigned, when any grievance has been processed to its level (Step 1), in the Employer. Therefore, ▇grievance procedure.
Section 6 The Crime Scene Technician ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be allowed to select his/her shift assignment during shift preference bidding under the provisions of Article 13-Shift Preference based upon a seniority recognized as being the most senior amongst all other bargaining unit members. If election and other representatives appointed pursuant appointment to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not Crime Scene Technician ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ occurs during a shift bid assignment period, the ability to select a preferred shift shall be unreasonably withheldgiven to the Crime Scene Technician ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ upon the effective date of appointment to office.
(b) When in Section 7 Management will continue all current practices regarding Union activities at Police Headquarters throughout the course life of administering this Agreement an employeeAgreement.
Section 8 For the purposes or Article 8-Grievance Procedure and Article 10-Discharge and Discipline, acting in an official capacity for Union representative may alternatively mean a labor consultant or attorney employed or retained by the Union. When functioning as a Union representative, is meeting with representatives such individual shall have no greater authority or privileges than any other employee Union representative.
Section 9 Management will continue to make reasonable accommodations which will allow the CST ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to attend to Labor Relations issues relating to the GRPOA CST Unit during working hours during the life of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts this Agreement.
Section 10 The CST ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be allowed reasonable time to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any attend Union meetings during his/her regular working hours without loss of wagespay. Such release time with pay shall not exceed six (6) meetings per calendar year.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Labor Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 7.01 The Employer recognizes Company acknowledges the right of the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed or otherwise select Union Stewards for the purpose of representing employees in the Departmenthandling of complaints and grievances.
7.02 The Company agrees to recognize three (3) union stewards on day shift and three (3) union stewards on afternoons; inclusive of a plant chairperson. The current list of departments below is segregated by RTE /Raw /Shipping-Receiving/Maintenance /Plant Services RTE- Pack Off RAW- Blending/ Loading/ B&B Pack Off/ Rolling/ Tempering/ Pack Off Shipping/Receiving Maintenance Plant Services- Sanitation The Company has the ability to create additional departments or delete or amend departments during the life of this agreement.
7.03 The Company shall be notified by the Union of the names of the Union Stewards and the areas they are representing, and any changes made thereto. The Company shall recognize only such employees as stewards. The parties recognize that, from time to time, the plant chairperson will require time away from work duties during a scheduled shift in order to perform urgent union business. The parties further recognize that the plant chair person must seek permission from their supervisor before leaving work duties and will make every effort to schedule union business at times where it will not adversely impact production or maintenance requirements. The Company will provide the plant chairperson with access to space and a telephone, as required, to privately conduct such business.
7.04 The Company agrees to recognize and deal with a Union Grievance Committee of not more than two (2) employees which includes the Chairperson or their designee, along with the Staff Representative or his designee, (for a total of three (3)) and shall participate at the 3rd step of the grievance procedure.
7.05 When the legitimate business of the Grievance Committee or Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ requires him to leave the workstation and/or department, he shall first receive permission from the supervisor. When it becomes necessary for the investigation of legitimate union business or grievances, this investigation shall take place on rest or lunch breaks. If this is not possible, the plant chairperson, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the his absence another ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must , may request of a supervisor, time off with pay during regular working hours, for which he shall first receive permission from his supervisor. Paid time necessary for the prompt handling of grievances shall be employed in 1 granted provided the efficiency of the consolidated Departments operation will not be affected.
7.06 The bargaining unit employees have the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for right, at any time, to have the assistance of a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson Representative of the Stewards' Council and/or a member United Food and Commercial Workers Union or its International affiliates when dealing with the Employer. Such Representatives shall have access to the Employer’s premises.
7.07 Any employee who so desires it, shall have the right to review his/her personnel record in the presence of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant a member of Management, upon making a request for same in advance. Such review is to take place at such time and place within the unit as may be designated by Management.
7.08 Subject to the following conditions, a Union Representative of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union or its International affiliates will be entitled to visit a unit covered by this Collective Agreement during working hours at reasonable times to interview employees or to inspect working conditions, provided he/she first reports to the Unit Manager or his/her designate.
(a) The Employer agrees that whenever an employee is subject to any action that is intended part of an employee’s record regarding his/her work or conduct, a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will not be present as a witness. The employee may request that the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheldthe meeting.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisornot available, the Employer agrees that the employee formal issuing of discipline will not suffer any loss of wagesbe delayed until a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is available.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 8.01 The Employer University recognizes the right of the Union to appoint or otherwise select, from among those employees who have completed their probationary period and who are covered by this Agreement, up to 2 six (6) stewards including the Unit Stewards.
8.02 The Union will inform the University, in writing, of the names of the stewards and of any subsequent changes and the University will not be required to represent each Department, providing that recognize such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where until notification from the Union consolidates departmental representationhas been received.
8.03 The Union acknowledges and agrees that stewards and other employee committee members as prescribed in this Article have regular duties to perform in connection with their employment. For meetings that are scheduled during employee’s regularly scheduled hours of work, such employee will first obtain his manager’s permission before leaving the work place to attend such meetings and will advise the manager upon his return to regular duty. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld by the University. The Union acknowledges that those of its representatives who are employees must continue to perform their regular duties and that so far as it is practicable, all union activities will be conducted outside of regular working hours. Understanding that operational requirements take precedence, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed Union will provide as much notice as possible for the purpose of staffing. No employee will engage in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇any union activity during regular working hours except as provided in this agreement.
(a) The Union A grievor, or an employee whose participation is necessary at a meeting arranged between the University and the Employer agree Union who attends such a meeting during their normal working hours shall be paid at their regular wage for time spent attending the meeting and reasonable travel time. This section will also apply to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant who is authorized to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheldrepresent the grievor.
(b) Meetings involving grievances or complaints shall be at times and places agreed to between the Union and the University.
8.05 Employees shall have the right, upon request, to the presence of a Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ at any time when discipline is imposed. When in the course of administering this Agreement University suspends or discharges an employee, acting the University shall notify the Union in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives writing of such suspension or discharge.
8.06 The OPSEU Staff Representative may provide assistance to bargaining unit members up to and including attending meetings on issues arising out of the Employer, the parties Collective Agreement but will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict interfere with the employeeUniversity’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wagesOperation.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 SECTION 1: Employees selected by the Union to act as Union representatives for the purpose of processing grievances under the Grievance Procedure and otherwise representing employees shall be known as "Trustee-Stewards".
SECTION 2: The Employer recognizes shall recognize one (1) Trustee-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ from each of the right following divisions: Felony, Juvenile, Municipal and Appeals. The President shall be recognized as Alternate Trustee-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ in the event the regular divisional Trustee-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is absent from work or otherwise unavailable.
SECTION 3: The Union shall furnish the Employer with a written list of the names of the Union President, Vice President, Recording Secretary, Secretary-Treasurer, Trustee-Stewards indicating location to appoint up which each is assigned and the Employer will, upon receipt, recognize the identified Union representatives. Further, the Union shall promptly notify the Employer, in writing, of any changes.
SECTION 4: The Union Officers and Trustee-Stewards as described in Section 3 of this Article shall be allowed reasonable time to 2 stewards carry out the functions of their office without loss of pay during working hours. The Employer reserves the right to represent each Departmentdetermine if and when Union business is to be postponed but the Grievance Procedure time limits shall be automatically extended for the period of postponement.
SECTION 5: For the purpose of this Article, providing that such stewards are employed in appropriate Union business is defined as:
A. Representation of an employee at any step of the DepartmentGrievance Procedure;
B. Representation of an employee at a formal pre-disciplinary conference;
C. Attendance at meetings between the Union and the Employer where their presence is requested, meetings between the Union and the Employee, or were employed meeting with the Union.
SECTION 6: Trustee-Stewards and Union Officers shall adhere to the following procedure in processing grievances and in carrying out all their functions of their office:
A. The Trustee-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ must obtain, in advance, authorization from his/her immediate supervisor before beginning Union activities.
B. Before leaving the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where job to conduct Union activity, all Union representatives shall be required to complete the Union consolidates departmental representationrepresentative activity form. Said form shall be furnished by the Employer and shall be obtained from the supervisor.
C. Upon returning to his/her job, the Union Representative shall first report to his/her own supervisor before resuming work if the supervisor is available, or, if he/she is unavailable, as soon as possible after resuming work.
D. In the event of the absence of the Trustee-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must , the President shall be employed called in 1 his/her place. In the absence of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailablePresident, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Vice-President shall be called.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members▇. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇A Trustee-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement having an employee, acting in an official capacity individual grievance may ask for the Union, is meeting President to assist him/her in adjusting the grievance with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wageshis/her supervisor.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes 6.01 With the right prior consent of the Supervisor, Union Representatives shall be allowed to appoint up leave work to 2 stewards investigate or process grievances in accordance with the Grievance Procedure in this Agreement and to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in attend meetings with the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or Employer as a member of any of the committees in Article 5.01 without loss of pay. Consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Union Executive Representatives shall not leave work on Union Business, other than as hereinbefore provided, without the prior consent of their Supervisor which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
6.02 Should an Employee be called to a meeting with the Employer and during the conversation finds that the discussion concerns his/her work performance, the Employee may exercise request to be joined by a co-worker before the rights meeting proceeds any further.
6.03 The Employer will not enter into any private agreement with an Employee in the Bargaining Unit, the terms of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇which are contrary to the terms of this Agreement.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree desire every Employee to limit be familiar with the membership on provisions of this Agreement and their respective bargaining teams to a total rights and obligations under it. For this reason the Employer shall provide one (1) copy of 10 eachthe Collective Agreement for each work location within thirty (30) days of signing the Collective Agreement.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other At the time of their bargaining committee members. Where hiring, the Employer agrees to provide all new permanent Employees with a member copy of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between current Collective Agreement and any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee applicable Employer policies and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possiblebrochures.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days An Officer of the Union shall be given the opportunity to welcome each new Employee within regular working hours for the purpose of acquainting the new Employee with benefits, duties and responsibilities of Union Membership.
6.05 With the prior permission of the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavorUnion may hold meetings on the Employer’s property without charge, subject provided such meetings do not interfere with the operations of the building in which they are held.
6.06 The Board shall make available all public session and standing committee minutes and all Board policies and procedures.
6.07 The Board shall provide electronic notification to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members of newly approved or revised Board Policies and Procedures. All Policies and Procedures will be available electronically to participate in negotiations all Employees.
6.08 Subject to the Employer’s right to maintain a qualified work force, leave of absence with pay and without loss of pay.
seniority shall be granted to not more than three (a3) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unitEmployees per classification, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties per day to perform as employees of the Employerconduct Union business. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement Such time will not exceed a total of one hundred and forty (140) working days in one school year for all four CUPE bargaining units. Such leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will shall be taken in blocks of not be unreasonably withheld.
less than one half (b½) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity day except for the Union, is meeting with representatives equivalent of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es20 days (160 hours) to which may be made up. In the solution reached requested by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wageshour by CUPE 4222 Unit A Employees.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 A. The Employer recognizes Board and the right Association agree that from time to time it may be necessary to discipline or reprimand an ancillary staff member and that such discipline or reprimand will be for just and reasonable cause. Teachers must not be disciplined or reprimanded in a manner that is arbitrary and/or capricious.
1. Observed events which are considered seriously questionable, assumed very unsatisfactory, need immediate clarification and/or interpretation, shall be brought to the teacher’s/ancillary staff’s attention by the close of the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇teacher’s/ancillary staff’s next scheduled work day.
(a) The Union 2. All communications including evaluations and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇observation statements made by ▇▇▇▇▇ Park administrators, commendations, and other representatives appointed pursuant complaints directed toward a teacher/ancillary staff which are included in the personnel file shall be called to this Agreement will the teacher’s/ancillary staff’s attention at the time of the inclusion and offered to said teacher/ancillary staff for signature of acknowledgment, which shall be attached to the filed statement. Direct communication that is to be enclosed in the teacher’s/ancillary staff’s personnel file shall clearly indicate that a copy is being enclosed in the teacher’s/ancillary staff’s personnel file (copy to Personnel File). Teachers/ancillary staff have the right to prepare an answer to all direct communications, and it shall be attached to the filed copy and given such distribution as is appropriate.
3. Any complaint regarding a teacher/ancillary staff made to the Administration, which is to be enclosed in the teacher’s/ancillary staff’s personnel file, shall be brought to the attention of the teacher/ancillary staff within three (3) working days of the complaint and the complainant identified.
4. The Administration is free to ignore any complaint which it chooses because it judges the complaint to lack merit or is too old to merit consideration. If the Administration decides to investigate a complaint prior to making its judgment, said investigation shall be completed within five (5) working days. If, at the end of five (5) working days, the investigation is not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor complete, the teacher/ancillary staff in question shall be informed that the investigation is in progress. and such consent will an additional ten (10) working days shall be allowed to continue the investigation. If, at the end of the extension, the investigation is still not complete, the teacher/ancillary staff in question shall meet with an HPEA representative and the Superintendent or designee. If the complainant refuses to identify himself/herself, his/her complaint shall not be unreasonably withheldenclosed in the teacher’s/ancillary staff’s personnel file. Until formal action has been initiated, such information shall be held in total confidence between the Board and the Association.
(b) When 5. Each teacher/ancillary staff shall have the right, upon reasonable notice, to review the contents of his/her own personnel file maintained at the individual’s school or at the central personnel office, except materials deemed confidential by his/her college or university or materials that were used in the course initial employment of administering the teacher/ancillary staff. These references shall be removed in the presence of the teacher’s/ancillary staff’s designated representative prior to the teacher/ancillary staff reviewing his/her file. A witness or advisor of the teacher’s/ancillary staff’s choice may, at the teacher’s/ancillary staff’s request, accompany said teacher/ancillary staff in this Agreement an employee, acting review. The file review shall be made in an official capacity the presence of the administrator-in-charge or his/her representative responsible for the Union, is meeting with representatives safekeeping of the Employerfiles.
6. All entries into the file after July 1, 1968, which by the parties will use nature of their best efforts content might be used against the teacher/ancillary staff, must be presented to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do the teacher/ancillary staff personally who should sign the document in recognition of the presentation. Signature by the teacher/ancillary staff does not conflict necessarily mean agreement with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility contents of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to entry.
7. No polygraph or lie detector device shall be made up. In the solution reached used in any investigation of any teacher/ancillary staff unless requested by the employee and teacher/ancillary staff.
8. A teacher/ancillary staff shall, at all times, be entitled to have present, a representative of the SupervisorAssociation when he/she is being investigated for any infraction of discipline or delinquency in professional performance. When a request for such representation is made, no action shall be taken with respect to the Employer agrees that teacher/ancillary staff until such representative of the employee will not suffer any loss of wagesAssociation is present (see Article 19, paragraph 14).
A. Definitions
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Sources: Master Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes acknowledges the right of the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed or otherwise select Union Stewards who have completed their probationary period of employment follows: Caretaking Parking Grounds Campus Services Recycling Mail Services Other (as by the union) Faculty of Physical Education and Health Varsity Stadium Arena ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ House New College University College Division of Comparative Medicine Chemistry Zoology Materials Distribution Centre University of Toronto at University of Toronto at Scarborough The Union will notify the Employer in of the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where names of the Union consolidates departmental representationStewards and their tern The Union acknowledges that the Union Stewards haw duties to perform on behalf of the Employer, and the Stewards will not absent themselves from such duties unreasonably in order to attend to the grievances of employees. In consideration of this acknowledgment and undertaking, the Employer will compensate Stewards for time spent in handling grievances of employees. Such compensation shall not extend beyond normal hours, except where the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and ▇ has been authorized by the Employer agree to limit deal with a matter which would require performance beyond the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee membersnormal working hours. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall It is agreed that overtime rates will not be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliationpaid in such instances. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will be required to request leave from their supervisors before leaving their place of work and other representatives appointed to report back to the supervisor on returning to work. Negotiating Committee For the purpose of negotiating a Collective Agreement pursuant to this Agreement Article the Employer will not leave recognize the Local Union President and up to (7) employees of the Employer as the Union’s Bargaining Committee. The Bargaining Committee shall be given time off during their duties normal working hours without consent from their Supervisor and such consent loss of pay while attending negotiation meetings with the Employer. Any member of the Bargaining Committee who normally works on the or night shift will be given time off with pay to attend negotiation meetings with the Employer. If more than one representative works in the same Department, the Employer may not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When able to release more than one of them at any one time for contemplated in this Article. Health and Safety Committee The University is committed to the prevention of illness through the provision and maintenance of healthy and safe conditions on its premises. The to provide a hazard free environment and minimize risks by adherence to all relevant legislation, and where appropriate, through development and implementation of additional internal standards, programmes and procedures. The University requires that health and safety be a primary objective in every area of its operation and that all persons utilizing premises comply with procedures, regulations and standards relating to health and safety. The University shall acquaint its employees with such components of legislation, regulations, standards, practises and procedures as pertain to the elimination, control and management of hazards in their work and work environment. Employees shall work safely and comply with the requirements of legislation, internal regulations, standards and programmes and shall report hazards to their immediate supervisor or designate, in the course interests of administering this Agreement the health and safety of all members of the community. The University recognizes the right of workers to be informed about hazards in the workplace to be provided with appropriate training, to be consulted and have input, and the right to refuse unsafe work where there is an employee, acting in an official capacity immediate danger to their health and safety or health and safety of others. The University will continue to respect the functions and guidelines established for the Union, is meeting with representatives Joint Health and Safety Committee for the duration of the EmployerCollective Agreement. It is that should there be changes in the applicable legislation, the parties will use meet to discuss the implications. All copies of minutes of joint meetings from all campuses will be forwarded to the union office via electronic mail. It is further agreed that the Union may only submit a grievance should the University unilaterally amend or abrogate the terms of the Joint Health and Safety Agreement, fail to provide adequate paid time off for worker members to carry out their best efforts Joint Health and Safety Committee duties as specified in this agreement. Such grievances will be submitted in accordance with the provisions specified under Articles and of the Collective Agreeemen : INTERVIEW Where an employee is summoned to arrange the supervisor’s office for mutually convenient an interview concerning discipline, or a meeting times conducted as part of an investigation that do not conflict is likely to lead to the employee’s suspension or discharge prior, to discussing the matter with the employee’s teaching duties, the supervisor will inform the employee of right to Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ present. In employee may, if so desires, request the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such dutiespresence of Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to represent during the interview. If the employee requests representation by Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, it is the joint responsibility supervisor will send for the Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ without undue delay and without further discussion of the matter with the employee concerned. The Union will make available a representative within twenty-four (24) hours to attend such a meeting before discipline is imposed. Whether called or not, the Union Office will be advised in writing or electronic mail within two (2) working days (48 hours) of the facts of the disciplinary action and their Supervisor the reason therefor. The Employer will to arrange for render discipline within fifteen (1 5) working days of the missed class(esalleged misconduct or within fifteen (15) to be days the Employer is made upaware of such alleged offense. In the solution reached Any record of a disciplinary action taken by the employee and Employer shall be removed from the Supervisor, employee’s record three (3) years after the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss date of wagessuch disciplinary action being recorded.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes Section 1. For the right purpose of collective bargaining, the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Departmentshall be represented by a Committee of not more than three (3) members who shall be elected by the Employees from bargaining unit, providing and all of whom have been employed by the City a minimum of three (3) years.
Section 2. The City will pay no more than three (3) Union Committee members for time spent in collective bargaining sessions with the City when such sessions occur during the Employee's regularly scheduled work period. However, if the City reasonably believes that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representationhas failed to comply with the provisions of this section or has abused the provision regarding payment of wages for time spent bargaining, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must City may withhold wages for bargaining time as appropriate. Negotiation sessions will be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed held at reasonable times and for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇reasonable durations and will not interfere with Division operations.
(a) Section 3. The Union shall provide the Director of Personnel and Chief of Police, in writing, with the names of its officers and all changes thereto and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee City shall be entitled to attend rely on the negotiation meeting without loss accuracy of pay any such list or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possibleany revisions thereof.
(c) For any subsequently Section 4. A Union Representative, upon notifying his immediate supervisor, shall be permitted reasonable time while on duty for the purpose of aiding or assisting or otherwise representing bargaining unit Employees in the handling and processing of grievances in the
Section 5. Upon written notification by the Union and subject to departmental emergencies and/or reasonable departmental employee requirements, the City will alter individual employee regularly scheduled days workdays to enable bargaining committee members to attend all scheduled negotiating sessions with the Employer City. Such shift alterations shall not result in any overtime or compensatory time payments for the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of paynegotiating committee members.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the EmployerSection 6. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with Authorized representatives of the Employer, Union shall be permitted to visit the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict Division during working hours and talk with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility officers of the employee Union and/or representatives of the City concerning matters covered by this Agreement. It is agreed that the City will be provided with advance notice of such visits and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) person or persons to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee visited; that such visits will be at reasonable times and the Supervisorduration, the Employer agrees that the employee and will not suffer any loss of wagesinterfere with Division operations.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 4.01 The Employer recognizes agrees to recognize a Union Committee of four (4) employees and, at the right discretion of the Union Union, a representative of the Union, to appoint deal with the Unit Committee in all matters pertaining to wages, hours of work, and other terms and conditions of employment.
4.02 The Employer agrees to recognize and deal with up to 2 stewards six (6) Union Stewards in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
4.03 It is understood that, where it is necessary to represent each Departmentattend functions away from work, providing that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representationwill limit the attendance of Stewards to a maximum of two (2) at any one time. The union will notify the employer five (5) days in advance wherever possible.
4.04 Stewards and Unit Committee persons must have successfully completed their probationary period referred to in Article 13.03 to serve in such capacity, provided that if no such employee is willing to accept appointment, the Union may appoint an employee to temporarily fill the position. The Union shall provide the Employer with written notification of the names of each ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must . The Employer shall be employed in 1 required to recognize these Stewards only from the date of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson receipt of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇this notice.
(a) The Union and 4.05 Employees who participate in meeting between the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties and Union during working hours shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting do so without loss of pay time or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) 4.06 The Parties recognize Union acknowledges that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members Stewards and Local Executive Members, Unit Committee persons have regular duties to perform as employees and the Union agrees that unreasonable amounts of time off during normal working hours to attend to Union business shall not be requested or granted. Stewards and Unit Committee persons shall be required to request permission from a manager or a supervisor before leaving their work station and shall report back to the manager or supervisor immediately upon return. Stewards shall be paid for time spent processing grievances at applicable rates. Other than the provisions for paying for specific Union business set out in this Collective Agreement, all time spent to conduct any other Union business shall be unpaid time.
4.07 The Unit President shall be granted and paid by the Employer a total of up to four (4) hours per month to carry out the business of the Union. Such business shall be conducted at the company premises during working hours. The Employer agrees that the Unit President shall be the last to be laid off during his or her term in office.
4.08 An authorized representative of the Union shall be permitted to meet with a member or members of the bargaining unit in an area specified by the Employer for the purposes of dealing with a grievance, provided that:
a) the meeting will not take place in a work area; and
b) permission is requested by the Union and granted by the plant manager, or his designate, prior to the representative’s arrival at the location, such permission not to be unreasonably withheld.
4.09 If an employee requests a Union representative at any meeting with the Employer. Therefore, ▇the Employer shall provide a Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes 6.01 With the right prior consent of the Supervisor, Union Representatives shall be allowed to appoint up leave work to 2 stewards investigate or process grievances in accordance with the Grievance Procedure in this Agreement and to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in attend meetings with the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or Employer as a member of any of the committees in Article 5.01 without loss of pay. Consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Union Executive Representatives shall not leave work on Union Business, other than as hereinbefore provided, without the prior consent of their Supervisor which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
6.02 Should an Employee be called to a meeting with the Employer and during the conversation finds that the discussion concerns his/her work performance, the Employee may exercise request to be joined by a co-worker before the rights meeting proceeds any further.
6.03 The Employer will not enter into any private agreement with an Employee in the Bargaining Unit, the terms of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇which are contrary to the terms of this Agreement.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree desire every Employee to limit be familiar with the membership on provisions of this Agreement and their respective bargaining teams to a total rights and obligations under it. For this reason the Employer shall provide one (1) copy of 10 eachthe Collective Agreement for each work location within thirty (30) days of signing the Collective Agreement.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other At the time of their bargaining committee members. Where hiring, the Employer agrees to provide all new permanent Employees with a member copy of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between current Collective Agreement and any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee applicable Employer policies and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possiblebrochures.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days An Officer of the Union shall be given the opportunity to welcome each new Employee within regular working hours for the purpose of acquainting the new Employee with benefits, duties and responsibilities of Union Membership.
6.05 With the prior permission of the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavorUnion may hold meetings on the Employer’s property without charge, subject provided such meetings do not interfere with the operations of the building in which they are held.
6.06 The Board shall make available all public session and standing committee minutes and all Board policies and procedures.
6.07 The Board shall provide electronic notification to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of paynewly approved or revised Board policies and procedures.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes Organization may appoint a bargaining committee to represent the right bargaining unit in all negotiations and/or discussions with appropriate employer representatives. The names of such committee members and alternates shall be transmitted in writing to the Police Chief. Committee members may not act in that capacity until this notification has been completed. Accordingly, all changes in designated representatives must be reported promptly. Committee members may receive, investigate and process complaints or grievances of employees. Normally, Organization business will not be conducted on City time, however, when the nature of the Union grievance requires immediate action, i.e. irreparable harm to appoint up an employee, a committee person may be permitted to 2 stewards leave the regular work area upon request to represent each Departmenthis/her supervisor and with the approval of the supervisor. Such employees will suffer no loss of their regular pay for the normal work shift when properly excused by their supervisor. However, providing such time spent investigating and processing grievances shall be reasonable and commensurate with the circumstances concerning the matter at issue. Normally such time will not exceed one-half (1/2) hour at any step of the grievance procedure and will require the attention of only one (1) committee member. Whenever a committee person enters a work area for the purpose of investigating a complaint or grievance, the supervisor of that area must be so notified and informed of the nature of the problem. Any such investigations shall be accomplished in such a manner as to avoid interference with the Department operations and the performance of any employee’s job duties. The Organization agrees that there shall be no solicitation for membership, collection of union fees, fines or assessments, meetings or other union activities on City time. The Organization will take all reasonable measures to assure that such stewards representatives are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 knowledgeable of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams responsibilities. Employees shall be allowed to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee membersreview any complaints filed against them prior to submitting to any investigative interview. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee Employees shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss Union representation during any investigation, debriefing or interview resulting from a formal complaint which would likely result in any type of pay formal or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliationinformal disciplinary action. The affected member City shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(cnotify the employee(s) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives results of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wagescomplaint or investigation.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes company and the right Union recognize that stewards and members of the Negotiating Committee, the Grievance Committee, the Committee, the Safety Committee, representative and Contracting Out committee have regular duties to Therefore such persons shall not leave their work for the purpose of conducting any business on behalf of the Union or other employees without first obtaining permission from their respective immediate Supervisors. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld, and where it is not granted immediately it will be granted as soon as possible. In recognition of employees observing the terms hereof, the Company will pay stewards and members of any Union Committee at their applicable rate of pay for time spent in meetings with the Company representatives or to appoint up perform Union duties on the Company premises, when approved by the Company. An employee has access to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that his personal and medical file on record with the Company; and at his discretion may be accompanied by his Union Representative when reviewing such stewards are employed file. Copies of material contained in the Departmentemployee’s personal file will be provided on request of the employee. Copies of the contained in an employee’s medical file will be provided to the employee, or were employed subject to the discretion of the Company’s Doctor to withhold information for the reasons set out in the Department under Health Disciplines Act. For the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representationpurpose of clarification, the employees will normally only receive orders from their immediate ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 . The Company will agree to pay members of the consolidated Departments negotiating committee when negotiating on their off-day. Four (4) employees will compose the employee representsnegotiating committee of Local provided that there shall not be more than two (2) employees the same department. Where no stewards Those who are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson members of the Stewards' Council and/or a member negotiating committee of the Union Executive may exercise will not lose wages for that time they spend in direct negotiations with the rights Company for the renewal of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and this agreement, excluding all sessions in arbitration to final settlement. For the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member renewal of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation Collective Agreement the Company agrees to pay the members of the Negotiating Committee in meeting with the Employer, Company as follows: Eight (8) hours at regular pay when meeting with Company for eight (8) hours or less Twelve (12) hours at regular pay when meeting with the Company for eight (8) hours or more. If the day in question is a scheduled day then the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend will take an alternate day off as mutually agreed upon between the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to member and including the first day of conciliationhis Supervisor. The affected member Union will advise the Company, in writing, of who act committee or as stewards. The Company shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance not recognise persons official written notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with has been received from the Employer Union. Company recognises the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject right of the union to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees appoint or otherwise select stewards in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties number equal to perform as employees the number of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives Foremen appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wagesCompany.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes In order to provide an orderly procedure for the settling of grievances, the Board acknowledges the right of the Union to appoint up or elect Stewards from amongst the Employees covered by this Agreement who have completed their probationary period, whose duties shall be to 2 stewards to represent assist Employees in preparing and presenting grievances in accordance with the Grievance Procedure.
5.02 The Union shall notify the Board in writing of the name of each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must ▇ before the Board shall be employed in 1 of required to recognize the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
5.03 It is agreed that a maximum of two (a2) The Stewards shall constitute the Union and Grievance Committee, as so recognized in accordance with the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 eachGrievance Procedure.
(b) The Parties 5.04 It is understood and agreed that the Steward has their regular work to perform on behalf of the Board. However, should they be required to assist an Employee in preparing or presenting a grievance or attending disciplinary and investigation meetings during their regular working hours, the Employee shall advise each other not leave their work without first obtaining the permission of their bargaining committee members. Where a member Manager or the Manager's designate in the event of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising Manager's absence from appointment as an employee the work location, and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employersuch request shall not be unreasonably denied. When resuming regular duties, the member Employee shall again report to their Manager, or the Manager's designate in the event of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend Manager's absence from the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliationwork location. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇Reasonable time spent by a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant assisting an Employee in presenting a grievance shall be without loss of regular pay. Where an Employer representative intends to this Agreement will not leave meet with an Employee, the Employee shall be advised of their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheldright to have Union Representation present.
5.05 The Board agrees to recognize up to three (b3) When in Employees plus one (1) alternate to serve on a Union negotiating committee to negotiate the course renewal of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching dutiesAgreement. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will Employee committee members shall not suffer any loss of wagespay, seniority or benefits for normal hours of work spent at scheduled negotiating sessions with representatives of the Board.
5.06 Where an Employee is elected or appointed to a full-time or part-time office within CUPE Local 905, the Employer may consider a request for extended leave of absence for such Employee and the Employer may grant such leave of absence; such request shall not be unreasonably denied. The Employer shall pay the Employee’s wages and benefits and may be required to top up the salary/grade/level, to that which is assigned by the 905 Executive Board, however, it is agreed and understood by the parties that the Employer shall invoice the Union, and the Union shall forthwith provide full reimbursement to the Employer. Such leave will be granted without loss of seniority. The Employee shall retain their seniority acquired at the date of leaving the Unit but shall not accumulate any further seniority for the duration of the leave. Upon thirty (30) days written notice, the Employee shall be returned to their former position, or to a position comparable to that in which they were employed before taking office, or to such other position as may be determined by the Employer, the Employee, and the Union as being suitable
5.07 Whenever an Employee is on leave of absence requested under Article 5.06, the Employer shall pay the Employee’s wages and benefits, invoice CUPE Local 905, and the Local shall forthwith provide full reimbursement. It is agreed this is not applicable to days which are paid for by the Employer as per other articles in the Collective Agreement.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 Section 1. The Employer recognizes the right of the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed may select from employees in the Departmentbargaining unit, union stewards in any number it desires for the purpose of handling grievances or were employed other legitimate Union business. Paid time off as provided for in Section 4. of this Article shall be provided to Union designated chief stewards.
Section 2. If a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is not available for Union business, an officer or executive board member may identify themselves to the Department under supervisor as the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, person who will be acting on behalf of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 ▇ for the period of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson absence of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a such ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) Section 3. The Union and shall furnish the Employer agree a listing of designated chief stewards. Wherever there is a change in stewards, the Union shall give written notice to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total Employer and such list of 10 eachchange notice shall be authorized and executed by the Secretary-Treasurer of the Local Union, the Union's Local President, or such other Union official designated by the Union.
Section 4. Chief stewards shall restrict their activities to the handling of grievances or other legitimate Union business. Chief Stewards shall not be permitted more than four (b4) hours of paid time per week to conduct union business.
Section 5. The Parties Employer shall advise each other not be obligated to pay stewards for time spent in grievance handling or grievance meetings beyond the end of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any regular shift nor when they are not scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including unless the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possibleEmployer schedules meetings for such times.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the EmployerSection 6. Therefore, Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant shall be required to this Agreement will not obtain approval from their immediate supervisor to leave their duties work station or to take time to investigate and adjust grievances. Where practical, such approval shall be granted without consent from unreasonable delay. It shall be understood that these employees shall report back to their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheldwork station promptly after the completion of Union business.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching dutiesSection 7. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility interest of the employee efficient and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee orderly conduct of business and the Supervisoreconomical use of time, the following activities shall not be conducted on Employer agrees that paid time by any bargaining unit employee:
a.) activities connected with organizing efforts and the employee will not suffer any loss internal management of wages.the Union;
b.) solicitation of membership;
c.) circulation of authorization cards or petitions; d.) collection of dues or other assessments;
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 (a) The Employer recognizes Union may select a committee of up to six (6) employees who shall represent the right Union and employees at negotiations. If six (6) employees are used, one (1) employee shall be an employee covered by the Appendix. The Management shall recognize such Negotiations Committee when the Union informs the Management of their names in writing.
(b) The Management will provide during the duration of this Collective Agreement three (3) days to each member of the Union Negotiations Committee for the purpose of preparing proposals for Collective Bargaining. Pay shall be at regular hourly rates, for a regular work day and shall only be applicable if the employee was scheduled to appoint up work on that day. Time off must be requested at least one (1) week in advance.
8.02 The Management will pay the Union Negotiations Committee members their regular wages while participating in negotiations with the Management during the employees' regular working hours. If the employees are scheduled to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in the Departmentwork other than a regular day shift, or were employed in have a scheduled day off on the Department under day of a negotiation meeting, appropriate arrangements will be made through their Supervisor. Each day of negotiations shall be considered the most recent Agreementregular day shift for all Union Negotiations Committee members.
8.03 For discussion of complaints and/or grievances, a Grievance Committee consisting of not more than three (3) employees shall represent the Union. Where The Management shall recognize such Grievance Committee consisting of the Union consolidates departmental representationPresident, the 2nd Vice President of Labour Management and Chief Shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or designate.
8.04 Employees selected to act as Union officers shall not neglect the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailableregular duties they have to perform, in order to participate in Union activity, without the consent of their Supervisor. In return for this, the Chairperson of Management will pay the Stewards' Council and/or a member Union Officers their regular wages while participating in direct meetings with the Management during the employee's regular working hours. This compensation shall not apply to Union meetings or arbitration meetings held during the employee's regular working hours.
8.05 A National Representative of the Union shall have the right to visit the property of Management provided that the representative shall obtain prior consent by telephone or in writing to the Chief Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union Officer or Human Resources Manager or their designate by giving reasonable advance notice and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting provided further that such visit does not interfere with the Employer, the member operation and administration of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possibleManagement.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 7.1. The Employer recognizes Trust recognises the right Unions listed in this agreement as the sole bodies with which it will consult and conduct collective bargaining in those matters identified in Clause 9.3 of this agreement.
7.2. The Trust accepts that the Unions’ members will elect representatives, in accordance with each Union’s rules, to act as their spokespersons in representing the interests of their members. The number of local representatives appointed shall be a matter for each union but the Unions agree that the numbers shall be reasonable in relation to the number of members represented. The trade unions will inform the Trust’s Head of Human Resources and the relevant Academy in writing of the Union names of their appointed representatives. The Trust and its Academies will not decline to appoint up recognise appointed trade union representatives.
7.3. The Unions agree to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in inform the Department, or were employed in Trust and the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 relevant Academy of the consolidated Departments names of all elected representatives in writing on an annual basis of their election and to inform the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular DepartmentTrust and the relevant Academy in writing of any subsequent changes, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson each time within ten working days of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇change having taken place.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members7.4. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee Trade union members shall be entitled to attend be represented by locally elected representatives, or by officers of the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing trade union where the trade union considers this to make up be necessary in the missed workcircumstances. In instances where the representation is provided by anyone other than the local union representative, up to and including the first day of conciliationAcademy’s Headteacher / Principal should be informed in advance.
7.5. The affected member shall provide Trust recognises that Unions’ representatives fulfil an important role and that the discharge of their Employment Supervisor duties as Union representatives will in no way prejudice their career prospects or employment with as much advance notice as possiblethe Trust.
(c) For 7.6. If the Trust or its member Academies are considering any subsequently scheduled days form of disciplinary action or investigation against a union representative, such action shall not proceed until there has been consultation with the Employer the Employment Supervisor a paid official of that trade union. Where a paid official is not available a senior elected officer will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to be consulted.
7.7. The Trust will participate in negotiations without loss arrangements within the local authority areas in which its Academies are situated with regard to pooled funding for time off with pay for any employees who are local or national trade union officers. Subject to the provision of payadequate funding via such arrangements, Academies will permit reasonable time off with pay to employees who are local or national trade union officers for trade union duties and/or representation undertaken in that capacity.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.
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UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Union shall elect or otherwise select a Union Committee composed three and the Employer recognizes will recognize the right said Committee tor the purpose handling any grievances or bargaining on any matter properly arising time to time during the continuance of the Agreement, including negotiations or renewal any Agreement. The Union shall elect or otherwise select six stewards. The Union Committee shall have the at any time to have the assistance representatives of London and District Service Workers' Union, local when with the Employer or the Employer's representatives. Such representatives shall have access to the Employer's premises to discharge duties representative of the Union at a reasonabletime to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing allow the attendance of all parties involved. The Union recognizes that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where members of the Union consolidates departmental representationCommittee and Stewards regular duties to perform on behalf of the Employer and such persons will not their duties without first obtaining permission their immediate Supervisor. Such permission will not he unreasonably withheld and on completion of such Union Business such persons shall report back to that Supervisor. Each member of the Union Committee shall receive his regular pay for all regularly scheduled working hours lost due attendance at negotiating meetings with representatives of the Employer before and after, but not during the conciliation process. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailableand where applicable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member members of the Union Executive may exercise Committee, shall receive their regular pay for regularly scheduled working hours lost due to attendance grievance meetings, which shall for the rights purposes of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and clarity, cover meetings with Grievance Settlement Officer appointed under the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total Labour Relations Act, representative of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, whether on or outside the member Employer's premises, which permission has been granted. The Union agrees supply the Employer with the names of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, Stewards Committee Members and will keep such list up to and including the first day of conciliationdate at all times. The affected member Employer on request shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject make available to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees descriptions positions in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties . Union to perform as employees of or the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant pr ior to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee posting on Committee and the Supervisor, Employer will meet at times either there is business tor their consideration. Such meetings as possible upon request of either party and will place during working hours where possible. The party requesting such a meeting shall supply an agenda and the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.other party shall include its agenda items in its response
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Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 (a) The Employer recognizes Union may select a committee of up to six (6) employees who shall represent the right Union and employees at negotiations. If six (6) employees are used, one (1) employee shall be an employee covered by the Appendix. The Management shall recognize such Negotiations Committee when the Union informs the Management of their names in writing.
(b) The Management will provide during the duration of this Collective Agreement three (3) days to each member of the Union Negotiations Committee for the purpose of preparing proposals for Collective Bargaining. Pay shall be at regular hourly rates, for a regular work day and shall only be applicable if the employee was scheduled to appoint up work on that day. Time off must be requested at least one (1) week in advance.
7.02 The Management will pay the Union Negotiations Committee members their regular wages while participating in negotiations with the Management during the employees' regular working hours. If the employees are scheduled to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in the Departmentwork other than a regular day shift, or were employed in have a scheduled day off on the Department under day of a negotiation meeting, appropriate arrangements will be made through their Supervisor. Each day of negotiations shall be considered the most recent Agreementregular day shift for all Union Negotiations Committee members.
7.03 For discussion of complaints and/or grievances, a Grievance Committee consisting of not more than three (3) employees shall represent the Union. Where The Management shall recognize such Grievance Committee consisting of the Union consolidates departmental representationPresident, the 2nd Vice President of Labour Management and Chief Shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or designate.
7.04 Employees selected to act as Union officers shall not neglect the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailableregular duties they have to perform, in order to participate in Union activity, without the consent of their Supervisor. In return for this, the Chairperson of Management will pay the Stewards' Council and/or a member Union Officers their regular wages while participating in direct meetings with the Management during the employee's regular working hours. This compensation shall not apply to Union meetings or arbitration meetings held during the employee's regular working hours.
7.05 A National Representative of the Union shall have the right to visit the property of Management provided that the representative shall obtain prior consent by telephone or in writing to the Chief Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union Officer or Human Resources Manager or their designate by giving reasonable advance notice and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting provided further that such visit does not interfere with the Employer, the member operation and administration of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possibleManagement.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 Section 1. In order that the Union may properly represent the employees in the unit, the Employer agrees to recognize duly elected officers, duly appointed stewards and chief stewards and National Officers of IFPTE. The officers, stewards and chief stewards who are members of the unit will be permitted to function in accordance with the provisions of this AGREEMENT. All others are subject to the provisions of Section 6 of this article.
Section 2. The Union shall supply the Employer in writing, and shall maintain with the Employer, on a current basis, a complete list of all authorized stewards, chief stewards, duly elected Union officers and individuals who are appointed to positions.
Section 3. A reasonable amount of time off (official time) during working hours within the time limits specified in Section 4 below will be authorized without loss of pay or benefits of any kind to permit Union officers, chief stewards, and stewards to properly and expeditiously administer this AGREEMENT by carrying out the appropriate duties as specified hereunder:
a. To perform representational functions which are authorized pursuant to, and consistent with, applicable statutes, regulations, executive orders, and provisions of this AGREEMENT, e.g. (but not limited to) discrimination complaints and appeals from adverse actions.
b. Time to discuss complaints or potential grievances with the employee(s) concerned.
c. When acting as the officially designated representative of a grievant, the time required to investigate grievances being processed under the negotiated grievance procedure.
d. To discuss complaints or potential grievances with management personnel concerned.
e. To present a grievance to management, including presentation of a grievance to a third party.
f. To attend, as the Union representative, formal discussions between management and employees concerning grievances when the aggrieved employee does not have the Union represent him/her.
g. To attend meetings with management.
Section 4. Time will be allowed for each officer, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to perform the above representational functions as follows:
a. A reasonable amount of official time will be authorized to perform the functions listed in Section 3 above. Such time shall be charged appropriately.
b. The use of time will be consistent with both the rights of the employee to be represented and the efficient operation of SUBMEPP. The Union agrees to guard against the use of excessive time for such activities; that its representatives will conduct their business with dispatch and will use only the amount of official time which is necessary in light of the business to be transacted; and will assure that all Union officers and stewards engage only in those activities on official time which are authorized by the AGREEMENT and the Statute, as amended.
c. The Employer recognizes agrees to grant the right Union officers and representatives official time for training on labor relations matters determined to be of mutual benefit to the Employer and the Union. The use of official time for this purpose will be considered on a case-by-case basis, but in no case shall an individual be granted more than twenty four (24) hours within a calendar year. The Union will bear the responsibility for showing how the training will have the required benefit to the Employer. A detailed agenda with information on the material to be covered in the training session will be required in support of any request of this nature. The Employer will determine whether the training is of mutual benefit and whether the employee can be spared from his/her official work assignments.
d. Official time is not authorized for activities such as meetings with National representatives unrelated to employee representational activities; preparation of unfair labor practice charges or the Union's case on ULP charges; Union conventions and press conferences and similar Union activities. Official time for preparation of employees' appeals or preparation for midterm negotiations meetings will be allowed as authorized in Section 4.b. above.
Section 5. The Union agrees that prior to performing appropriate business described in Section 3 above, stewards, chief stewards and officers shall request and receive the permission of their immediate supervisor (in the absence of their immediate supervisor another individual in their supervisory chain) to leave the job and/or work location. Permission will be granted promptly and shall not be unreasonably denied unless such absence would cause an undue interruption of work. Request for permission to leave the job (or stop work on SUBMEPP mission) and/or work location shall include a description of the Union nature of the business to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Departmentbe transacted, providing that such stewards are employed in e.g. grievance, formal discussion/investigative meeting, negotiation at the Departmenttable, or were employed in negotiations preparation time, ULP proceedings, training, Union/Mgmt briefings, etc. and the Department under approximate duration of the most recent Agreementabsence. Where If he/she cannot be spared at the Union consolidates departmental representationrequested time, the supervisor shall inform the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 , chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or officer of the consolidated Departments reasons why he/she cannot be spared, and of the employee representstime he/she can be granted permission to leave the job and/or work location. Where no Contacts between employees and stewards, chief stewards are appointed for a particular Departmentand/or officers will normally take place within the immediate vicinity of the employee's work area. Before entering the work area to perform the activities listed in Section 3 above, or the stewards, chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, or officer will in advance of entry contact the immediate supervisor of the employee to be visited, request permission to visit the employee; and explain the purpose of the visit. Upon completion of the business for which he/she was excused, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a officer, chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant shall report directly back to this Agreement his/her supervisor. The actual duration will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheldrecorded in SUBMEPP’s time keeping system.
(b) When in the course Section 6. The Employer agrees that officers of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with national officers of IFPTE, and other duly designated representatives of the EmployerUnion who are not employees of SUBMEPP shall be admitted to SUBMEPP, upon Union request to the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict Employer (Code 1850), in accordance with the employee’s teaching dutiesSUBMEPP Security Regulations.
Section 7. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the The Employer agrees that officers, chief stewards, and stewards of the employee Union except in emergencies or for short periods on unusually high priority work will normally only be required to rotate
Section 8. The Employer agrees that if they can be spared from their work assignments, stewards, chief stewards and officers shall be granted a reasonable amount of annual leave or leave without pay upon request to their immediate supervisors, for the purpose of carrying out Union activities for which official time is not suffer any loss allowable, but which may be performed during normal working hours. Back to Table of wages.Contents
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes 6.01 With the right prior consent of the Supervisor, Union Representatives shall be allowed to appoint up leave work to 2 stewards investigate or process grievances in accordance with the Grievance Procedure in this Agreement and to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in attend meetings with the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or Employer as a member of any of the committees in Article 5.01 without loss of pay. Consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Union Executive Representatives shall not leave work on Union Business, other than as hereinbefore provided, without the prior consent of their Supervisor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
6.02 Should an Employee be called to a meeting with the Employer and during the conversation finds that the discussion concerns his/her work performance, the Employee may exercise request to be joined by a co-worker before the rights meeting proceeds any further.
6.03 The Employer will not enter into any private agreement with an Employee in the Bargaining Unit, the terms of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇which are contrary to the terms of this Agreement.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree desire every Employee to limit be familiar with the membership on provisions of this Agreement and their respective bargaining teams to a total rights and obligations under it. For this reason the Employer shall provide one (1) copy of 10 eachthe Collective Agreement for each work location within thirty (30) days of signing the Collective Agreement.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other At the time of their bargaining committee members. Where hiring, the Employer agrees to provide all new permanent Employees with a member copy of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between current Collective Agreement and any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee applicable Employer policies and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possiblebrochures.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days An Officer of the Union shall be given the opportunity to welcome each new Employee within regular working hours for the purpose of acquainting the new Employee with benefits, duties and responsibilities of Union membership.
6.05 With the prior permission of the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavorUnion may hold meetings on the Employer’s property without charge, subject provided such meetings do not interfere with the operations of the building in which they are held.
6.06 The Board shall make available all public session and standing committee minutes and all Board policies and procedures.
6.07 The Board shall provide electronic notification to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of paynewly approved or revised Board policies and procedures.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 7:01 The Union shall elect or otherwise select a Union Committee of eight (8) employees; four (4) full-time and four (4) part-time. The Employer recognizes will recognize and deal with the right said Committee on grievances and on any other matter properly arising out of this Agreement, including the negotiations for, or renewal of this Agreement.
7:02 It is agreed that a Local or National Union Representative may be present with the Committee at the request of either the Union or the employer.
7:03 The Union acknowledges and agrees that members of the Union Committee and Stewards have regular duties to appoint perform in connection with their employment and all activities of members of the Union Committee and Stewards will be carried on outside regular working hours, unless otherwise mutually agreed. Members of the Union Committee and Stewards will not leave their duties without first obtaining permission from the Supervisor of the Department or Unit in which they are working, and upon completion of such Union business, shall report back to that official.
(a) Each member of the said Union Committee shall receive his/her regular pay for all regularly scheduled working hours lost due to his/her attendance at contract negotiation meetings between the parties, up to 2 stewards to represent each Departmentand including conciliation, providing that such stewards are employed in whether on or off the DepartmentHospital premises, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the for which permission has been granted.
(b) A ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailableand where applicable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member members of the Union Executive may exercise Committee, shall receive their regular pay for regularly scheduled working hours lost due to attendance at grievance meetings, which shall for the rights purposes of clarity, cover meetings with a grievance settlement officer appointed under Section 45 of the Labour Relations Act with representatives of the Hospital, whether on or outside the Hospital premises, for which permission has been granted.
7:05 The Union agrees to supply the Employer with the names of the members constituting the Committee and Stewards in duplicate, and will keep such list up-to-date at all times. It is mutually agreed that one of the duplicate copies shall be posted on the Union bulletin board by the Union.
7:06 The Union Committee and the Employer shall meet at a time mutually agreed upon should either party feel that there is business for their consideration. Agenda items should be submitted at the time the request to meet is made and the meeting will be arranged as promptly as possible.
7:07 The Employer agrees to retain the Union Chairpersons at work during any layoffs or cutbacks in employment during their respective terms of office, provided the Union Chairperson is qualified to perform available work.
7:08 Where an employee is subject to a suspension or discharge penalty, he or she shall be entitled to have a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The ▇ or Union and Committee Person present when the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee membersdisciplinary action is taken. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with It is the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled 's responsibility to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of inform the employee and their Supervisor of his or her right to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wagessuch representation.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 5.1 The Employer recognizes agrees to recognize the officers and stewards of FPSU designated by the Union. The Union shall furnish written notice to the Labor Relations Office of designated officers and stewards prior to the effective date of their appointments. The Union shall have the exclusive right to assign, appoint or elect stewards to fill the positions authorized by this Article. At the time of appointment, an officer or ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall have completed the initial probationary period.
5.2 Upon receipt of written notice concerning additions, deletions, or modifications of the Union representation list, the Labor Relations Office will develop an organizational chart showing authorized Union representatives to appoint up be recognized by Management. This chart shall be distributed to Departments concerned and any dealings with the Union shall be confined to individuals as shown on the chart.
5.3 The Employer agrees to recognize Union representatives (stewards and officers) after compliance with the provisions of Sections 1 and 2 stewards of this Article. The number of Union representatives (stewards) shall be reviewed periodically to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed maintain consistency with work area locations and populations. In the event an employee wishes to file a grievance and wants a Union representative to assist in the Departmentsubmittal of the grievance, or were employed but the employee's designated Union representative is absent during the time frame as defined in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representationgrievance procedure, the following shall be applicable. In the event the designated Union representative (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed is absent, an aggrieved employee may refer grievances to any chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ of FPSU for assistance in 1 of submitting the consolidated Departments grievance, and the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the employee's division manager will accept and process grievances from said chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, ; or the Chairperson employee may request the Union ask Management for an extension of the Stewards' Council and/or time limits for filing a member grievance until the designated Union representative is available. Nothing in this Section is to be construed as a method or means of by-passing the designated Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees representative in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees processing of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheldgrievances.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The In recognition of the 5 Faculties in which Postdoctoral Fellows may be employed, the Employer recognizes the right of the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards 5 Stewards to represent each DepartmentPostdoctoral Fellows, providing that such stewards Stewards are employed in the Departmentas PDFs, or were employed in the Department as PDFs under the most recent preceding Collective Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where If no stewards Stewards are appointed for a particular Departmentappointed, or if the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Local Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) 5.02 The Employer will recognize a Union Bargaining Team that includes up to 4 employees in the capacity of Union bargaining representatives. The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 9 each.
(b) 5.03 The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewardsstewards, bargaining team Local Executive members and Local Executive Members, Bargaining Team members have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ stewards and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Collective Agreement will not leave their duties without reasonable attempt to obtain consent from their Supervisor employment supervisor, and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) . In circumstances where an employment supervisor is not available, employees will exercise reasonable judgment having regard for the needs of their research, teaching if applicable, and their immediate responsibilities. When in the course of negotiating or administering this Collective Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor his/her employment supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) time to be made up. In up and in the solution arrangement reached by between the employee and the Supervisorhis/her employment supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 6.1 The Employer recognizes the right of the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the Company will recognize a Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and up to fourteen (s14) must be employed in 1 Shop Stewards who are employees of the consolidated Departments Company and are authorized by the employee representsUnion to discuss business related to this contract. Where no stewards Union Stewards will be selected so as to provide coverage for all hours of plant operation. The Company will discuss Union business related to this contract with the appropriate representative(s). Workplace meetings are appointed for a particular Department, or not included as business meetings related to this contract. The Union will give the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Company ten (s10) are unavailable, days written notice of any change in its representative.
6.1.1 It shall be the Chairperson duty of the Stewards' Council and/or a member Stewards to act as the on site representative of the Union Executive may exercise to the rights bargaining unit. Such duties will include, but are not limited to, introducing themselves and welcoming new members as soon as possible, distribute all available union materials, inform new members of where Union information can be located such as bulletin boards, answer questions about dues, initiation fees, meetings, grievances, know the contract, administer the labor contract on site, know the members they represent personally, willingly serve on committees as agreed to between the Union and the Company, support safe working conditions, present a good impression of the Union, handle grievances fairly and equitably, including distinguishing between a grievance and a complaint and handle accordingly. They shall attempt to resolve complaints before they become a grievance. The Stewards will also forward any said complaints or grievances to the Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) 6.1.2 The Union Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will act as the liaison between the Stewards and the Employer agree Company and will be the person responsible in presenting the complaints/grievances to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliationappropriate Company Representative. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ , Shop Stewards, or Overtime Stewards will work with the Company in distribution of overtime to ensure that overtime is distributed fairly and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheldequitably.
(b) When 6.1.3 The Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, will be given sufficient time to perform his/her duties and will be paid for his/her time in the course performance of administering this Agreement an employeesaid duties on the project, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts or if requested to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wagesattend Company sanctioned meetings offsite.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Working Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 4.01 The Employer recognizes Company will recognize a negotiating committee consisting of not more than three (3) of its employees for the right purpose of conducting negotiations with the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each DepartmentCompany in making and in renewing this agreement.
4.02 The Company will recognize three (3) stewards, providing that such stewards are employed in one of whom shall be designated as the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 , for the purpose of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all assisting employees in the bargaining unitpresentation of a grievance as provided herein. Two stewards, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant a member of the Local Executive shall form the grievance committee. The Union may appoint one additional ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ for each increase in the bargaining unit of 25 employees based on the present number of employees in the bargaining unit.
4.03 It is clearly understood that stewards and members of the grievance committee have regular duties to this Agreement will not perform. They shall be required to obtain permission to leave their regular duties without consent from their Supervisor immediate supervisors, and such consent shall report back to their supervisor on resuming their regular duties. Such permission will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When 4.04 The Company will compensate such employees at their current hourly rate for time spent during their regular working hours in the course handling of administering this Agreement an employeegrievances. Furthermore, acting the Company will compensate members of the grievance committee at their hourly rate for time taken during their regular working hours to attend arbitration board hearings in an official capacity connection with unsettled grievances.
4.05 The Company agrees to pay members of the negotiating committee at their hourly rate for time taken during their regular working hours for the Union, is meeting with representatives negotiation of a collective agreement and attendance at conciliation hearings.
4.06 The Union agrees to notify the management of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility Company of the employee names of Local Executive, and their Supervisor chief and department stewards and members of the Union grievance and negotiating committees and also of any changes that may take place from time to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee time and the Supervisor, Company will recognize the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss Local Executive for purposes of wagesConducting union/management business.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01
7:01 The Employer recognizes agrees that there shall be at least two (2) Union Stewards to represent the right employees on each campus. The Union will endeavor that stewards are appointed and assigned in a timely manner and will notify the Employer of the names of the Union Stewards in advance of them being recognized by the University.
7:02 The Union acknowledges that Union Stewards have duties to appoint up perform on behalf of the Employer, and Stewards will not absent themselves from such duties unreasonably in order to 2 stewards attend to represent each Departmentthe grievances of employees. In consideration of this acknowledgment and undertaking, providing the Employer will compensate Stewards for the time spent in handling grievances of employees and attending to Union business. Such compensation shall not extend beyond normal working hours except where the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ has been authorized by the Employer to deal with a matter, which would require performance beyond the normal working hours. It is agreed that overtime rates will not be paid in such stewards are employed in instances. Stewards will be required to request leave from the Departmentsupervisor before leaving their work place and will report back to him/her on returning to same. The University will endeavor to schedule such grievance meetings, or were employed in wherever practicable, during the Department under the most recent Agreement▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ working hours. Where the Union consolidates departmental representationIf no ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is scheduled to work and a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is required to attend a grievance meeting during non-scheduled hours, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be compensated at straight time for a minimum of four (s4) must hours. Labour/Management Committee
7:03 The Employer and the Union agree to the formation of a centralized Labour/Management Committee for the purposes of discussing matters of mutual interest. Meetings shall be employed in 1 convened upon mutual agreement of the consolidated Departments parties. The purpose of the employee representsCommittee shall be to promote harmony between the Employer and the employees, to make recommendations to improve the efficiency of the work force, and any such other matters related to working conditions. Where no stewards Meetings shall be held quarterly or sooner if required and alternately co-chaired by one (1) member of each party. The University will endeavor to schedule such meetings, wherever practicable, during the member’s working hours. However, where committee members are appointed required to attend beyond the normal working hours, the members will be compensated at regular pay for time spent in the meeting. It is agreed that overtime rates will not be paid in such instances. If a committee member is required to attend a meeting during their regularly scheduled day off, the committee member shall be compensated at straight time for a particular Departmentminimum of four (4) hours. The Committee shall not have the power to modify, alter, or interpret the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Collective Agreement or deal with grievances. Management shall appoint one (s1) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) representative from each campus. The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
shall elect or appoint one (b1) The Parties shall advise representative from each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees campus who are employed in the bargaining unit. It is agreed that, including Stewardswith advance notification, bargaining team members either party may invite additional resource personnel. The location and Local Executive Members, have regular duties date of each meeting shall be by mutual agreement. The University will endeavor to perform as schedule meetings during working hours. A tri-campus committee shall be formed and comprised of one (1) member of Management from each campus and one (1) Union member to be elected or appointed from amongst the employees at each campus. A meeting of the tri-campus committee shall be convened upon mutual agreement of the parties. Meetings shall be alternatively co-chaired by one (1) member of each party. Negotiating Committee
7:04 The parties agree that there will be a negotiating committee comprised of five (5) representatives selected by the Union and five (5) representatives selected by the Employer. ThereforeThe Employer will pay for all hours spent in negotiation meetings with the Employer to a maximum of twelve (12) hours a day. If an employee is on a regularly scheduled day off he/she will be given another day off in lieu of the time spent in negotiations. If an employee is scheduled to work a shift that is in conflict with the negotiations then the Employer will reschedule such shift to accommodate attendance at negotiations. It is agreed that there will be one (1) committee member from each of the Scarborough and Mississauga campuses, ▇▇two (2) committee members from the St. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ campus and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheldthe President of the Local.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the 7:05 The Employer agrees that a staff representative of OPSEU and/or a designated representative of his/her staff shall have the employee right to enter the workplace and speak with members of the Union during working hours. Advance notice must be given to the supervisor and the meeting will not suffer take place at a time and for a duration mutually convenient to the supervisor and the staff representative of OPSEU. Health and Safety Committee
7:06 The University and the Union share responsibility for providing a safe and healthy workplace in accordance with the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act. The parties agree to maintain a Joint Health and Safety Committee to deal with health and safety issues concerning employees in the bargaining unit. It is the firm belief of the parties that through joint education programs, joint investigations of health and safety issues and joint resolution of these issues that the workplace will be co-operatively maintained in a safe and healthy condition. The Employer shall make reasonable provisions for the safety and health of its employees during the hours of their employment. It is agreed that both the Employer and the Union shall co-operate to the fullest extent possible in the prevention of accidents and in the reasonable promotion of safety and health of all employees. The University agrees that the Union shall be represented on standing Health and Safety committees at St. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ campus, University of Toronto at Scarborough and Mississauga campuses. The Union shall select two (2) union members from the St. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ campus and one
(1) union member each from the University of Toronto at Scarborough and at Mississauga campuses as their representatives to the respective standing committees on health and safety. If a committee member is required to attend a meeting at any loss time other than their regularly scheduled shift, the committee member shall be compensated at straight time for a minimum of wagesfour (4) hours. The mandate of the committees and representatives in each workplace shall be to review health and safety concerns relating to the workplace and to ensure all appropriate legislation is being complied with. The representatives in carrying out the mandate may identify health and safety problems and recommend possible solutions.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes the right of Section 1. Employees selected by the Union to appoint act as Union representatives for the purpose of processing grievances under the Grievance Procedure shall be known as "stewards." Each ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall have an alternate who shall act as ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ when the regular ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is absent from work or is unavailable due to job duties.
Section 2. The County shall recognize up to 2 eight (8) stewards throughout the bargaining unit. The Union shall notify the County regarding the actual assignments of the stewards by location and/or classification.
Section 3. Stewards shall be permitted to investigate, process grievances, represent employees in pre-discipline conferences, investigatory interviews and handle other related union business during normal work hours without loss of pay.
Section 4. Stewards are expected to perform their job duties and to meet the performance expectations of their jobs.
Section 5. The Union shall furnish the County a written list of names of stewards and alternate stewards, including locations to which each is assigned. Further, the Union shall promptly notify the County in writing of any changes therein.
Section 6. Stewards and Union Officers shall adhere to the following procedure in processing grievances and carrying out all other functions of their offices:
A. An employee having a grievance as defined herein shall notify his/her ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ who will notify the employee's immediate supervisor to arrange for the release of the employee to meet with the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. This shall be done in accordance with the provisions in Section 8 of this Article. If the employee elects, the County will endeavor to allow the same union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in employee throughout the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representationgrievance procedure.
B. Before leaving his/her job, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for ▇ shall record on a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇special ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant Activity Sheet, the time he/she starts his/her union work. (Upon request, a copy of this record will be furnished to this Agreement will not leave their duties without the Union.) The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ must receive the consent from their Supervisor and of his/her immediate supervisor prior to leaving his/her work station to conduct such union business, such supervisor consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
C. When it is necessary for a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to enter a department (bor section of a department) When supervised by a supervisor other than his/her own, he/she shall report first to the supervisor in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives charge and advise him/her of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts purpose of his/her being there. When it is necessary for a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to arrange for mutually convenient meeting speak with a bargaining unit employee regarding Union business during times that do not conflict with the employee is expected to be working, he/she shall report to the employee’s teaching dutiesimmediate superior to obtain consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
D. Upon returning to his/her job, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall first report to his/her own supervisor before resuming work if the supervisor is available (or if he/she is unavailable, as soon as possible after resuming work).
Section 7. In A ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ having an individual grievance in connection with his/her own work may ask a Union officer to assist him/her is adjusting the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict grievance with such dutieshis/her supervisor.
Section 8. If available, it is office space shall be provided to the joint responsibility Union. The location of said space, shall be at the sole discretion of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wagesCounty.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 7:01 The Employer recognizes University acknowledges the right of the Union to appoint or otherwise select up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the one (1) Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, from among employees who have completed their probationary period, for each seventy-five (s75) must be employed employees, with a minimum of two (2) per campus, for the purpose of representing employees in 1 the handling of grievances.
7:02 The University agrees to recognize one (1) Chairperson, appointed or otherwise selected by the Union, to represent employees in the handling of grievances in the following sectors: Arts & Science Faculty of Medicine Central Administrative Division OISE/UT Faculty of Dentistry University of Toronto Libraries Erindale College (University of Toronto at Mississauga) Professional Faculties South Operations and Services Scarborough College (University of Toronto at Scarborough) Information Technologies Professional Faculties North The parties will, by agreement, assign any area of the consolidated Departments University not currently covered by the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson sectors listed above to one of the Stewards' Council and/or a member sectors listed above. The parties agree that the sectors set out above are solely for the purpose of this clause and have no other meaning under the collective agreement.
7:03 The Union shall notify the University, in writing, of the names of the Union Executive may exercise Stewards and Chairpersons and the rights areas they are representing and will promptly notify the University, in writing, of any changes thereto.
7:04 The University agrees to recognize and deal with a Union Grievance Committee made up of a Chairperson and a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ for a committee of two (2).
(a) The 7:05 Union Stewards and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, Chairpersons have regular duties to perform as employees on behalf of the Employer. ThereforeUniversity; therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement they will not leave their duties for the purpose of handling grievances without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will obtaining the permission of his/her supervisor. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee7:06 The University agrees that Chairpersons, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives Stewards and members of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will Grievance Committee shall not suffer any loss of wagesregular straight-time pay for time necessarily spent in the handling of grievances.
7:07 The University will grant leave with pay to three (3) non-probationary employees, who have been elected or appointed by the Union in order that they may conduct business on behalf of the Local Union, one of which shall be the Local President. The employee will return to his or her position at the end of the leave if the position still exists. If the position is eliminated during the leave the employee will be subject to, and eligible for, the provisions of Articles 12:05 to 12:09.
7:08 The University will pay to the Union fifteen hundred (1,500) dollars per month towards the rental of office space by the Union.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 8.01 The Employer recognizes acknowledges the right of the Union to appoint or elect from amongst employees who have completed their probationary period, up to 2 five (5) stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in from the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.following areas:
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.One (1) from Vocational Programme;
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising Three (3) from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.Residential Programme;
(c) For One (1) from Developmental Services plus a President. The function of these stewards shall be to assist employees in their respective areas in the presenting of any subsequently scheduled days with grievance which may properly arise under the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss provisions of paythis Agreement.
(a) 8.02 The Parties recognize Union recognizes and agrees that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, stewards have their regular duties to perform in connection with their employment and that only such time as employees of is necessary will be taken by the Employerstewards during working hours, in order to assist an employee in presenting his grievance. ThereforeIn accordance with this understanding, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant the Employer agrees to this Agreement will not leave compensate the stewards at their duties without consent regular straight time hourly rate for the time lost from their Supervisor and such consent will regular working hours when presenting grievances hereunder, provided that the stewards obtain permission from their immediate Supervisors, before absenting themselves from their duties. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. Prior to returning to work, stewards must report to their immediate Supervisor. The Employer reserves the right to limit the time spent in presenting a grievance if it deems the time taken to be excessive.
8.03 The Employer agrees to recognize a Negotiating Committee consisting of up to four (b4) When in the course employees who have completed their probationary period whose function shall be to negotiate renewals of administering this Agreement an employee, acting as provided for in an official capacity Article 24. Two (2) employees on this Committee shall be full-time employees and two (2) employees shall be part- time employees. The Negotiating Committee may have the assistance of the Union staff representative. The Employer agrees to compensate the Negotiating Committee at their regular straight time hourly rate for the Union, is time lost from regular scheduled working hours while meeting with the Employer to negotiate renewals of this Collective Agreement, up to but not including Conciliation.
8.04 The Union must notify the Employer in writing of the names of the stewards, the names of the members of the negotiating committee, the names of members of the Employer/Employee Relations Committee, name of the President and the respective effective dates of their appointment before the Employer is obligated to recognize the same.
8.05 The Employer agrees to recognize an Employee/Employer Relations Committee consisting of one (1) full-time employee and one (1) part-time employee who have completed their respective probationary periods. Two (2) representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict Employer shall meet with the employee’s teaching dutiesCommittee not less than three (3) times per calendar year to discuss matters of mutual concern. In An agenda must be submitted in writing to the event other party not less than seven (7) calendar days prior to the scheduled meeting date. It is expressly understood that any individual matter which could be processed pursuant to the Grievance and Arbitration Procedures provided under this Agreement shall not be discussed at these meetings. By mutual agreement either party may bring in one (1) additional person to act in a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict resource capacity, including the Union staff representative.
8.06 Notices of Union activity may be placed on a bulletin board in all locations with such duties, it is the joint responsibility exception of the employee residences of the people we support, where a designated binder shall be used. All such notices must be signed by the appropriate officer(s) of the Union Local and their Supervisor forwarded to arrange the Director of Human Resources or designate for the missed class(es) Employer’s information in writing before being posted/placed in the binder. The Union agrees to remove any such material that is deemed by the Employer to be made up. In inappropriate, derogatory or offensive either to the solution reached by Agency or the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wagespeople we support.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 Section 1. The Union may select from employees in the bargaining unit union stewards for the purpose of handling grievances or for any other legitimate union business. Union officers, executive board members and chief stewards shall be considered to be stewards for the Union.
Section 2. The Union shall furnish the Employer/Hospital with a list of designated union stewards inclusive of name, work area and shift on an annual basis. The Union will then give written notice to the Employer/Hospital of any change in stewards as they occur.
Section 3. Stewards who are requested by the Employer recognizes to attend meetings, including corrective action investigations or processing of grievances during work time, will be paid as time worked for such time. During such paid time, stewards shall restrict their activities to the right handling of grievances and administration of this collective bargaining agreement. The employer will not pay stewards for union activities that are not requested or required by the employer. If the Employer and the Union mutually agree to appoint up schedule a grievance or investigatory meeting during an employee’s shift, prior to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in the Department, beginning of a shift or were employed in after the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representationcompletion of a shift, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must /employee will be employed paid for all time spent in 1 such meeting.
Section 4. During work hours, the union stewards shall obtain the approval of their supervisors, where appropriate, before attending to grievance matters or administration of the consolidated Departments the employee representscontract. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties Such approval shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
Section 5. Local union officers and the executive board members shall be granted unpaid time as outlined below to perform the duties of their offices without loss of category of employment or benefits:
a.) union officers up to six (b6) When days per pay period; and
b.) executive board members, up to five (5) days per board member, per pay period non-cumulative. It is the intent of the Union that there will be one (1) Executive Board member to represent both the Kenmore Mercy Registered Nurses and the technical employee bargaining units. The local union shall provide notice of such time off prior to the posting of the schedule for the date(s) requested. Should notice not be provided prior to the posting of the schedule it will be the responsibility of the Union to obtain a replacement for the individual. The replacement may not result in an overtime situation unless approval is obtained from the appropriate manager. If a union officer or executive board member, employed by Kenmore Mercy Hospital, spends time in the course representation of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives members of the Employerbargaining unit as outlined in Section 3. above, the union officer or executive board member shall be provided paid time, excused from work, for that purpose. It is agreed and understood by the parties that the paid time referred to in this section shall not exceed 7.5 hours/week.
Section 6. All employees who are excused from work with or without pay will use maintain their best efforts to arrange status (category of employment) and will not lose any benefits including those provided for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict under the retirement plan. The Union will provide the Employer/Hospital with a copy of the employee’s teaching dutiesW-2 earnings from the Union. In If the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is W-2 earnings from the joint responsibility Union are equal to or greater than the total of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached employee’s excused hours multiplied by the employee hourly rate then the total of the excused hours times the hourly rate will be used, combined with W-2 earnings from Kenmore Mercy Hospital, to get total earnings for pension accrual.
Section 7. The Employer/Hospital may create vacant regular positions for the hours scheduled off for the executive board member. The Union shall provide the Employer/Hospital at least thirty (30) calendar days notice of such return.
Section 8. Employees who are elected or appointed to a bargaining committee, for the purpose of negotiating a successor to this Agreement, will be excused from work without pay for contract negotiations and union bargaining caucus.
Section 9. Employees who are re-elected or appointed to positions within or on behalf of the Supervisor, Union shall be granted a total of ninety (90) unpaid days under the Employer agrees that same conditions as outlined in Section 5. above.
Section 10. The Employer/Hospital will provide union representatives twenty (20) minutes of time to meet with new employees covered by this Agreement during the employee will not suffer any loss initial week of wagesemployment at a time and location to be determined by the Employer/ Hospital.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes Board will recognize as stewards not more than ten (10) seniority employees, provided such employees have acquired seniority under the right terms of this Agreement, and the Union shall notify the Board in writing of the Union names of such employees and any changes as they occur. The Board shall not be obliged to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the recognize any ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ until it has been notified in writing. The Board agrees to recognize a Union Grievance Committee comprised of not more than six (s6) must be employed seniority employees. The Board agrees to recognize a Union Negotiating Committee composed of not more than six (6) seniority employees. The Board and Supervisory personnel agree to cooperate with the committee members in 1 the carrying out of the consolidated Departments terms and requirements of this Agreement. The Union Committee Members and members agree to cooperate with the Board in the carrying out of the terms and requirements of this Agreement. It is understood that the stewards and committee have their regular work to perform on behalf of the Board. If is necessary for a committee to service a grievance during working hours, the employee representsshall not work without first obtaining the permission of the supervisor. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular DepartmentWhen resuming regular work, or the employee shall again report to the Supervisor. A ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, ▇ or committee duties shall include assisting an employee in the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights preparation and presentation of a grievance and generally to assist in and be responsible for the proper administration of this agreement. A ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where ▇ or a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract Committee referred to in Article hereof shall have the privilege of attending designated grievance procedure meetings and meetings held to negotiate the renewal of this Agreement held within regular working hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance will be compensated for time spent during such hours at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employerregular straight time rate of pay, the member exclusive of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavorall premiums, subject to operational requirementsthe following: It shall only apply to time spent processing grievances in Steps and of Article and shall not apply to time spent attending arbitration. All time shall be devoted to the prompt handling of grievances, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave griever shall obtain permission of the supervisor concerned before leaving their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will work. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 .01 The Employer recognizes Company acknowledges the right of the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed or otherwise select Union Stewards for the purpose of representing employees in the Department, or were employed presentation of grievances.
.02 The Company agrees to recognise eight Union Stewards in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where total.
.03 The Company shall be notified by the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member names of the Union Executive may exercise Stewards and the rights areas, if any, they are representing and any subsequent changes made thereto. The Union shall also notify the Company of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇other Union Representatives in the Plant and their official capacity with the Union.
(a) .04 The Company agrees to recognise and deal with a Union and Grievance Committee of not more than two employees plus the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 eachlocal Union President or Plant Chairman.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the .05 A Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be allowed reasonable time off to attend grievance meetings provided for under the Grievance Procedure Article and which are scheduled during regular working hours, subject however, to first obtaining permission (which shall not be unreasonably withheld) from his immediate supervisor. Such time will include a reasonable allowance for preparation time prior to each grievance meeting, subject however, to first obtaining permission (which shall not be unreasonably withheld). A Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall receive his regular hourly rate for time lost during his regular working hours in connection with his attendance at such meetings.
.06 Subject to the requirements of operations, if an authorized union official, not employed by the Company, wants to speak to a local union official employed by the Company about a grievance or other official union business which requires him to speak to the employee during working hours, he shall advise the Human Resources Manager or other designated representative of the Company. Permission to speak to the local Union Official in an appropriate place shall not be unreasonably refused.
(a) The Company agrees to recognize and deal with a Negotiating Committee of not more than three employees plus the unit chairman or president, who shall be regular employees of the Company along with representatives appointed pursuant of the International Union for the purposes of negotiating a renewal agreement.
(b) The Company agrees to allow members of the Negotiating Committee the day off work without loss of pay on each day the Committee is scheduled to meet with members of management.
.08 The Company agrees to provide separate union bulletin boards in areas accessible to employees for the purpose of posting meeting notices and official union information. Notices will be signed and posted only by officers of the Union and will be in keeping with the spirit intended by this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and Agreement. All such consent will notices must be approved by the Human Resources Manager prior to posting which permission shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 (a) The Union will promptly notify the Employer of the names of the Shop Stewards and any changes thereto from time to time.
(b) The Employer recognizes will notify the Union of the names of Management persons and any changes thereto from time to time, with whom the Shop Stewards should deal.
(c) With permission from the Employer, which shall not be unreasonably denied, Shop Stewards shall be entitled to leave their work during working hours in order to carry out their functions under this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the investigation and processing of grievances, and attendance at meetings related to the investigation and processing of the grievances during regular working hours with the Employer. All time spent in performing such duties during working hours shall be considered as time worked.
(d) The Employer agrees that there shall be no discrimination exercised or practiced with respect to any employee in any manner because of lawful activity on behalf of the Union, or for exercising any right under this Agreement, or for reporting to the Union an alleged violation of this Agreement.
(e) The Employer agrees that the Shop Stewards or an authorized Union Representative may post official communications from the Union to appoint up its members on the Union’s bulletin board provided for this purpose.
(f) The Employer agrees to 2 stewards allow Shop Stewards to represent each Departmentwear the Shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ badge while on duty.
5.02 When an employee is being interviewed where such interview could lead to disciplinary action, providing that such stewards are employed in the Departmentis issued discipline, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representationis suspended or discharged, the a Shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must , shall be employed present. A full-time Union Representative shall be entitled to attend any such meeting provided they are readily available upon advance notice by the Employer. The Shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and/or Union Representative shall be permitted to consult with the employee in 1 advance of the consolidated Departments meeting.
5.03 The affected employee, the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the Shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, and the Union, shall be given a copy of any disciplinary notice which is to be entered on an employee's personnel file and of any discharge notice that is given to an employee. In all cases of discipline or discharge the Employer shall notify the affected employee, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a Shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union , and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member Union in writing of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an reasons for taking such action. Any such notice of discipline and/or discharge shall be given to the affected employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇Shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant who is involved no later than four (4) working days after the incident that caused the disciplinary action, the period in which it comes to the Employer’s attention, or following an investigation. A copy of said discipline and/or discharge notice shall be emailed to the Union office within a further twenty-four (24) hours.
5.04 Employees covered by this Agreement will not leave shall have supervised access to their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employeeown personnel file, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached upon written request by the employee involved. Employees shall be able to obtain copies of their personnel file when requested, and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees a copy of an employee's reply to any document contained in their personnel file that is submitted by the employee within ten (10) working days from when the employee became aware of the document, shall be placed in the employee's personnel file. Employees shall not remove any original copies of such documents from the Employer's premises. The Employer shall keep only one (1) personnel file per employee.
5.05 The Employer shall not rely on any employee discipline after twelve (12) calendar months from date of issuance, provided the employee remains discipline free during that time. Periods of inactive employment in excess of thirty (30) calendar days (e.g., a leave of absence, layoff, etc.) will not suffer any loss of wagescount towards the twelve (12) month period noted above.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes Board will recognize as stewards not more than ten (10) seniority employees,provided such employees have seniority under the right terms of this Agreement, and the Union shall notify the Board in writing of the Union names of such employees and any changes as they occur. The Board shall not be obliged to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the recognize any ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ until it has been notified in writing. The Board agrees to recognize a Union Grievance Committee comprised of not more than six (s6) must be employed seniority employees. The Board agrees to recognize a Union Negotiating Committee composed of not more than six (6)seniority employees. The Board and Supervisory personnel agree to cooperate with the committeemembers in 1 the Carrying out of the consolidated Departments terms and requirements of this Agreement. The Union CommitteeMembers and members to cooperate with the Board in the carrying out of the terms and requirements of this Agreement. It is understood that the stewards and committee have their regular work to perform on behalf of the Board. If it is necessary for a committee to servicea grievance during hours, the employee representsshall not leave work without first obtaining the permission of the supervisor. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular DepartmentWhen resuming regular work, or the employee shall again report to the Supervisor. A ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, ▇ or committee duties include assisting an employee in the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights preparation and presentation of a grievance and generally to assist in and be responsible for the proper administration of this agreement. A ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where ▇ or a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract Committee to in hereof shall have the privilege of attending designated grievance procedure meetings and meetingsheld to negotiate the renewal of this Agreement held within regular working hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance will be compensated for time spent during such hours at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employerregular straight time rate of pay, the member exclusive of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavorall premiums, subject to operational requirementsthe following: It shall only apply to time spent processing grievances in Steps and of Article and shall not apply to time spent attending arbitration. All shall be devoted to the prompt handling of grievances, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave griever concerned shall obtain permission of the supervisor concerned before leaving their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will work. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. time away from work shall be properly The Board reserves the right to limit such time, on reasonable notice being if it deems the time so taken to be excessive. In negotiationsfor the renewal of Agreement it apply to meetings held up to and including conciliation.Thereafter of the Union Committee shall not be the Board's responsibility. The Board agrees to to the Union copies of all Board resolutions, Policies, By-Laws and Administration Procedureswhich the Board affect the of the Union. Failure to do so, by oversight, shall not constitutea breach of this
(ba) When in An employeewill be paid regular straight time pay or lieu time, with agreement of supervisor, for the course number of administering hours required to attend meetings called by the Board. The Union and the Board desire every employeeto be familiarwith the provisions of this Agreement an employee, acting and the rights and obligations under it. The Union President or designate and a Supervisorwill meet during regular workinghours with all new employeesindividuallyor in an official capacity for a group to distribute and discuss the Union, is meeting with representatives Terms and Conditions of thisAgreement and to any questions the new employee shall have. copies of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that Agreement shallbe printed in booklet form in a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.Union Shop withinthirty
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 Section 1. The Employer recognizes the right of the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed may select from employees in the Departmentbargaining unit, union stewards in any number it desires for the purpose of handling grievances or were employed other legitimate Union business. Paid time off as provided for in Section 4. of this Article shall be provided to Union designated chief stewards.
Section 2. If a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is not available for Union business, an officer or executive board member may identify themselves to the Department under supervisor as the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, person who will be acting on behalf of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 ▇ for the period of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson absence of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a such ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) Section 3. The Union and shall furnish the Employer agree a listing of designated chief stewards. Wherever there is a change in stewards, the Union shall give written notice to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total Employer and such list of 10 eachchange notice shall be authorized and executed by the Secretary-Treasurer of the Local Union, the Union's Local President, or such other Union official designated by the Union.
Section 4. Chief stewards shall restrict their activities to the handling of grievances or other legitimate Union business. Chief Stewards shall not be permitted more than four (b4) hours of paid time per week to conduct union business.
Section 5. The Parties Employer shall advise each other not be obligated to pay stewards for time spent in grievance handling or grievance meetings beyond the end of their bargaining committee membersregular shift nor when they are not scheduled to work, unless the Employer schedules meetings for such times.
Section 6. Chief Stewards shall be required to obtain approval from their immediate supervisor to leave their work station or to take time to investigate and adjust grievances. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employerpractical, the member of the Union bargaining committee such approval shall be entitled granted without unreasonable delay. It shall be understood that these employees shall report back to attend their work station promptly after the negotiation meeting without loss completion of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possibleUnion business.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching dutiesSection 7. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility interest of the employee efficient and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee orderly conduct of business and the Supervisoreconomical use of time, the following activities shall not be conducted on Employer agrees that paid time by any bargaining unit employee:
a.) activities connected with organizing efforts and the employee will not suffer any loss internal management of wages.the Union;
b.) solicitation of membership;
c.) circulation of authorization cards or petitions; d.) collection of dues or other assessments;
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01
6.01 A Union Committee of not more than three (3) shall be selected by the Union to represent the Union for the purpose of handling of grievances or bargaining on any matter properly arising from time to time during the continuance of this Agreement, including negotiations for a renewal of this Agreement. For all matters except negotiations, up to two persons will meet with the Administrator.
6.02 The parties shall meet and consult quarterly (or more frequently at the request of either party) during the terms of this agreement to discuss issues related to the workplace which affect the parties or any employee bound by this agreement.
6.03 The Employer recognizes acknowledges the right of the Union appoint or otherwise select three (3) stewards.
6.04 The Union shall have the right at any time to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in have the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 assistance of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member Representatives of the Union Executive may exercise when meeting with the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Employer or the Employer’s designate.
(a) 6.05 The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member recognizes that members of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee Committee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, Stewards have regular duties to perform as employees on behalf of the Employer, and that only such time as is reasonably necessary for the prompt processing of Union business will be taken by such persons during working hours. ThereforeSuch employees will not leave their duties on Union business without first obtaining permission from the Administrator. Such permission will not be unreasonably withheld.
6.06 In accordance with this understanding the Employer will compensate the Union Committee members or Stewards for regularly scheduled hours missed due to the processing of Union Business or attendance at Committee meetings. Compensation for negotiations shall be paid for regularly scheduled hours missed up to and including conciliation.
6.07 Union Committee members who are scheduled to work the night shift prior to a day of negotiations will be rescheduled on the day shift of the negotiating day.
6.08 The Union agrees to supply the Employer with the names of the Union Committee members and Stewards.
6.09 During the probationary period, ▇the Employer shall introduce the employee to a Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or Representative, who will provide the new employee with a copy of the Collective Agreement and other representatives appointed pursuant will explain to the new employee the rights and privileges under this Agreement Agreement, in a meeting up to a maximum of ten (10) minutes.
6.10 The Union agrees that it will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
conduct Union business (bother than that which is permitted in this Agreement) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of on the Employer’s premises or at any location where the Employer’s business is being carried out or services provided, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee except as specifically authorized in advance and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached in writing by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wagesEmployer.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes the right 9.1 Community Living Elgin (CLE) will recognize one (1) Union President and eight (8) Stewards as representatives of the Union.
9.2 The Union will notify CLE of the names of the Stewards and the effective date of their selection. CLE is not required to appoint up recognize any representatives until it has been so notified.
9.3 The Union recognizes and agrees that Stewards have duties and responsibilities to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed perform in connection with their employment. One of the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, duties and functions of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed ▇ is to assist in 1 carrying out the terms and provisions of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the Agreement.
9.4 The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s▇ has the privilege of leaving her work to attend to Union Business, without loss of basic pay, with the following conditions:
a) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of The business must be between the Union Executive may exercise and Management, or concern a matter arising out of Articles 7 and/or 8,
b) The time will be devoted to the rights prompt handling of a necessary Union business,
c) The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and ▇ concerned will obtain the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member prior authorization of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member Immediate Supervisor of the Union bargaining committee shall her work location before leaving work; such authorization will not be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.unreasonably withheld,
(c▇) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their may enter another work location with prior authorization of the Immediate Supervisor and of the work location concerned; such consent authorization will not be unreasonably withheld,
e) Union Stewards on scheduled duty may attend Grievance meetings without loss of pay. Such time will not be used to calculate overtime and is not considered scheduled time for purposes of establishing the right to Full Time status,
f) CLE reserves the right to limit such time if deemed to be excessive.
9.5 The Union will have a Negotiating Committee consisting of three (b3) When Bargaining Unit Members and the Staff Representative. The Bargaining Unit Members will be paid at their regular straight time hourly rate of pay for direct negotiations with the Employer. Such time will not be used for purposes of establishing the right to Full Time status.
9.6 The Union and the Employer agree that the Employee/Employer Relations Committee (EERC) is recognized as a standing committee of CLE which is administered in accordance with the course EERC policy agreed to by the parties. The Union will have an EERC committee consisting of administering three (3) Bargaining Unit Members with two (2) alternates.
9.7 Union Representatives to the EERC or any other committees where there is union representation are paid for their time in attendance at such meetings. Such time will not be for purposes of establishing the right to Full Time status.
9.8 Correspondence between the parties arising out of this Agreement an employeewill be in writing and deemed sufficient if sent by mail, acting in an official capacity for electronic mail (e-mail) or fax addressed, if to the Union, is meeting with representatives to the Local President and/or Staff Representative, and if to CLE to the Executive Director.
9.9 CLE will notify the Local Union President of the Employerall job postings, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee transfers and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wagesterminations.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 Except as permitted by this Agreement, there will be no Union activities on the Company’s time or on the Company’s premises without the Company’s prior written permission. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld.
3.01 For the purpose of representation with the Company, the Union shall function and be recognized as follows:
a. The Employer recognizes Union has the right to appoint or elect a minimum of one (1) to a maximum of three (3) Union Stewards per shift with a maximum of twelve (12) Union Stewards in total. Union Stewards are representatives of the employees in certain matters pertaining to this Agreement.
b. Union Stewards will not absent themselves from their work to deal with a grievance without first obtaining permission from their supervisor when it becomes necessary; such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld.
c. As part of the orientation process scheduled by the Company, the Company agrees to allow a Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or Representative to meet with new employees.
d. Bargaining Unit employees have the right to have duly appointed full time Union representatives are representatives of the employees in all matters pertaining to this Agreement particularly for the purpose of processing grievances and arbitrations, negotiating amendments or renewals of this Agreement, and enforcing the employees’ collective bargaining rights.
e. A Union Representative of CLAC will be entitled to visit the unit covered by this collective Agreement during working hours at reasonable times provided they seek prior approval by the Employer.
f. The Union has the right to appoint or elect a Negotiating Committee consisting of one employee member for every fifty (50) employees to a maximum of six (6) employees Negotiating Committee members. With approval, the Negotiating Committee will be allowed non- paid time off for formally preparing and / or negotiating revisions to the Agreement with the Company provided the Union provides the Company with a minimum two week written request.
g. All Union Stewards and employee members of the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed Negotiating Committee will be full-time employees of the Company in one of the Department, or were employed job classifications listed in Appendix “A” who have completed their probation period. The Union will advise the Department under Company in writing of the most recent Agreement. Where names of the Union consolidates departmental representation, the Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments , Union Stewards and the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member members of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Negotiating Committee.
3.02 The Company is authorized to and will deduct from each employee’s pay effective from the start of employment the amount equal to Union dues and Administrative dues. The total amount deducted will be remitted to the Union Provincial Remittance Processing Center each month, within two (a2) weeks after month end following the deductions, together with an itemized list of the employees for whom the deductions are made and the amount deducted for each. The Company shall also provide the Union with the Social Insurance Numbers of each employee. The Union and the Employer employees agree that the Company will be saved harmless for all deductions and payments so made. The Union will promptly notify the Company, in writing, over the signature of its designated officer, the amount of the deductions to limit be made by the membership Company for Union dues and Administration dues. The Company will have the right to continue to rely on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 eachsuch written notification until it receives other written notification from the Union.
(b) 3.03 The Parties shall advise each other company acknowledges that the Union has a conscientious objection policy for employees who cannot support the Union with their dues for conscientious reasons, as determined by the Union’s internal guidelines on what constitutes a conscientious objection.
3.04 Neither the Employer nor the Union will compel employees to join the Union. Subject to Article 6.01, the Employer will not discriminate against any employee because of their bargaining committee members. Where a member Union membership or lack of it.
3.05 The Union agrees that it will make membership in the Union available to all employees covered by this Agreement subject to the Constitution of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member terms and conditions specified by its applicable policies.
3.06 A maximum of three (3)bulletin boards supplied by the Union bargaining committee shall will be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate located in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wagesupon area.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes SECTION 1. All official communications to the right Board from the Union shall be directed through the Central Office Administrator in charge of non-certified personnel.
SECTION 2. Names of the officers of the Union s hall be submitted in writing to appoint up the Board no later than five (5) days following the signing of this Agreement.
SECTION 3. The Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ of classification in building shall have thirty (30) minutes to 2 stewards to represent meet with each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreementnew employee. Where The Employer shall provide the Union consolidates departmental representation, a list of new employees every six (6) months.
SECTION 4. The Union may designate one (1) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ at each school building and one (1) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ at the bus garage. The names of Union stewards shall be submitted to the Board upon election or appointment.
SECTION 5. The President or Vice-President of Local 2020 and all stewards shall be permitted to process grievances during work hours without loss of pay and employees shall be permitted to file grievances during work hours without loss of pay subject to the following provisions:
A. An employee having a grievance shall notify his/her immediate supervisor and request the presence of his/her Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must . If the immediate Supervisor is unavailable, the Central Office Administrator for noncertified personnel or his/her designee shall be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the notified.
B. The Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are , Local President, or Vice-President, shall be relieved from duty to process the grievance upon securing permission from his/her immediate supervisor. If the immediate supervisor is unavailable, the Chairperson Central Office Administrator for noncertified personnel or his/her designee shall be notified.
C. Upon securing permission from the supervisor, the Union representative shall proceed directly to the work area of the Stewards' Council and/or a member grievant and report to the supervisor of the Union Executive may exercise employee having the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇grievance.
(a) D. The Union Representative and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams grievant shall keep to a total of 10 eachminimum the time lost from work due to grievance handling.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member E. Upon completion of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employergrievance handling, the member of Union Representative shall return directly to his/her work area and report to his/her supervisor. If the Union bargaining committee immediate Supervisor is unavailable, the Treasurer for non-certified personnel or his/her designee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliationnotified. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall indicate how much time has been used for processing the grievance on his/her time card.
F. The total amount of paid time for Union Stewards and other representatives appointed pursuant the Local Union President or Vice President to this Agreement process grievances will not leave their duties without consent exceed five (5) hours per week or twenty (20) hours per month. The Local Union President will be permitted to borrow unused time from their Supervisor stewards, but not to exceed a total of five (5) hours per week or twenty (20) hours per month.
SECTION 6. Two duly elected delegate from the Local Union may be permitted to
A. Leave must be requested and approved at least fifteen (15) days prior to the taking of leave.
B. There will be a limit of seven (7) days per calendar year for such consent leave.
SECTION 7. A Staff Representative of the Union may be permitted to meet with the
A. The Staff Representative requests permission from the Central Office Administrator in charge of non-certificated personnel prior to any such visitation.
B. The President or Vice-President's release from duty will not exceed two (2) hours and will be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in subject to the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity supervisor's approval. No such release time will be authorized if operational needs preclude the officer from being released from duty. The officer will not lose pay for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict consultation with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wagesStaff Representative.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 1. The Employer Company recognizes and will deal with all accredited Stewards and all other Union representatives in all matters which may affect the right relationship between the Company and the Union.
2. A written list of Union Stewards shall be furnished to the Company immediately after their designation and the Union shall notify the Company within five (5) calendar days of any changes in Stewards.
3. The number of Stewards may be adjusted by mutual agreement of the Company and Union. The Company will recognize fourteen (14 Stewards. The Stewards will be allowed 5 days off each year on an unpaid basis for Union training. The Union will provide at least 30 days’ notice to appoint up schedule this time off. There will only be one ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ in any store without approval of the Company.
4. The Company agrees to 2 stewards to represent each Departmentgrant permission, providing that such stewards are employed in the Departmentas may be necessary, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, for the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must ▇ or Union representative to carry out the investigation and processing of grievances. Such arrangements shall include permission for Stewards to leave their job assignment to investigate and/or bring about a proper and expeditious disposition of a grievance in their retail location, department or area designated to their representation.
5. The Company shall pay Stewards their regular hourly earnings for time spent processing grievances during their regular work hours, up to a maximum of one hour per week.
6. In addition to the Stewards described in paragraph 3, the Company will recognize up to two Lead Stewards for the bargaining unit. The Lead Stewards will be employed assigned to attend to Union business as needed. The Union will provide at least 2 weeks’ notice as to the number of hours and dates for Union business, except in 1 emergency situations. The Union will be responsible for pay for the Lead Stewards, except that the Company will pay a total of 16 hours per week of pay to be used by the two Lead Stewards for leave to conduct Union business, as the Union shall determine. To the extent the 16 hours will not be divided evenly between the Lead Stewards, the Union will give adequate advance notice to the Company. The Lead Stewards, in the course of performing Union business, will not be denied access to any location where bargaining unit members work.
7. At the written request of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular DepartmentUnion, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a any member of the Union Executive may exercise selected to attend Union conventions shall be given a leave of absence without pay, provided the rights Company is in mutual agreement of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇such leave. Requests must be submitted in writing at least thirty (30) days in advance and such time off will not exceed five (5) days per contract year.
8. The Company will pay lost time wages for up to five (a5) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 eachassociates for negotiations at eight (8) hours, three (3) days maximum, or twenty four (24) hours per associate.
9. Up to five (b5) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member officers of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising Executive Board shall be excused from appointment as an employee and attendance at work for one day, without pay, on a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employerquarterly basis to attend to Union business, the member except that these excused absences shall not be granted in January, March, August or December. The Union shall provide thirty (30) days’ notice of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first requested day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possibleoff.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes acknowledges the right of the Union to appoint up or elect sufficient shop Stewards to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed assist employees in the Departmentpresentation of their grievances. The Union agrees that with the work force working out of the present location at the date of the Agreement, or were employed in no more than one (1) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is required. The Union shall be required to notify the Department under Employer of the most recent Agreement. Where name(s) of the Union consolidates departmental representation, the employee(s) selected as ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must and the Employer shall not be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the required to recognize any employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the as ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ until it is notified in writing.
5.02 The Union acknowledges that a ▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson ▇▇▇▇▇▇ has regular duties to perform as an employee of the Stewards' Council and/or a member Employer and that such employee will not leave his regular duties for the purpose of conducting business in connection with the administration of the Agreement or the investigation or presentation of grievances.
5.03 The Employer agrees that duly appointed representatives of the Union Executive are authorized to act on behalf of the Union for the purposes of supervising, administering and negotiating the terms and conditions of this Agreement and all matters related thereto.
5.04 Union representatives are representatives of bargaining unit employees in all matters pertaining to this Agreement, particularly for the purpose of processing grievances, negotiating amendments or renewals thereof and enforcing the employees' collective bargaining rights and any other rights under this Agreement and under the law.
5.05 There shall be no Union activity at any time on the Employer's premises or arising in connection with the Employer's business and operations except that which may exercise be necessary for the rights processing of grievances or the administration and enforcement of this Agreement. The Union agrees that no Union representative shall enter the Employer's premises or engage in Union activities on the Employer's premises, except in the administration of this collective agreement and only with the consent of the General Manager or his designate on behalf of the Employer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(a) The Business Manager and/or Business Representative of the Local Union shall have access to all plants of the Employer during working hours, but in no case shall his visits interfere with the progress of work. When visiting a plant, he will first report to the company superintendent or other supervisory personnel of the Employer in charge of the plant.
(b) In circumstances where the Employer does not have the authority to allow access, the Employer agrees to make a joint application with the Union to the owner to gain such access to the plant.
(c) The Local Union representative, when on site, shall abide by all site regulations, safety and security rules as stipulated in the appropriate safety acts.
5.07 No discrimination shall be shown against any Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ for carrying out his duties, but in no case shall his duties interfere with the progress of work. It is agreed that Union Stewards may be appointed at each plant of the Employer by a Business Representative of the Local Union who shall notify the job superintendent or other supervisory personnel of the Employer in charge of the plant in writing or by facsimile. A Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be one of the last two (2) employees retained at the plant by the Employer provided he is competent and capable of performing the remaining work on the job.
5.08 The Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall not be excluded from a gang for overtime work provided he is willing and capable of performing the available work.
5.09 The Local Union shall be notified twenty-four (24) hours before a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is to be laid off or transferred.
5.10 When a discipline meeting occurs, an employee has the right to request the presence of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The ▇ or Union Representative, and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employerif requested, the member of the Union bargaining committee employer shall be entitled attempt to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇contact a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and or Union Representative. It is agreed that the absence of such consent will Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or Representative shall not be unreasonably withhelda bar to the meeting being conducted and the application of discipline.
5.11 The Union may appoint a bargaining committee of up to two (b2) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity employees for the Union, is meeting purpose of negotiating any renewal collective agreement with representatives of the Employer. Bargaining committee members shall be paid at their regular hourly rate for all time spent during regular working hours in negotiations for a renewal Agreement, the parties will use their best efforts up to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility maximum of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wageseight (8) hours per person.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes Union shall elect or appoint and the right Company shall recognize two (2) Union representatives from the seniority employees of the bargaining unit (the “Plant Committee”) to out responsibilities set out in this Agreement. The Plant Committee will constitute the bargaining committee for the purpose of negotiations with the Employer. The CAW National Representative and/or Local Representative will be present at contract negotiations. The Company will recognize a seniority employee as an Alternate Committeeperson on any shift when no regular Committeepersonis on shift. Article The Union will inform the Company in writing of the names of the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed Chairperson and Committeeperson and advise the Company of subsequent changes in the Department, choice of Union Chairperson and Committeeperson. The Company not be required to recognize the Union Chairperson or were employed Committeepersonuntil such notification from the Union has been received. Article The Union Representatives shall report to and obtain permission his or her supervisor whenever it becomes necessary to leave their work for the purpose of processing grievances or complaints as outlined in the Department under the most recent this Agreement. Where Such permission will be granted immediately under normal conditions and, within a reasonable period of time otherwise. The Union Representatives will return to work without undue delay and shall notify their supervisor at the time he or she returns to work. The Union recognizes and agrees that Union Representatives have regular employment duties to perform in connection with his or her employment and that only such time as necessary will be spent by persons during working hours to attend to their respective Union duties. Article When entering an area outside of the work area to which they are assigned, the Committeeperson or Alternate Committeeperson must first contact the supervisor of that area and advise the supervisor of the general nature and purpose of the request. Article The Union shall not conduct Union business or activities on Company time or premises without the permission of the Company. On prior notification and permission the President of the Local and the national representative of the Union consolidates departmental representation, shall be granted admission to the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must location covered by this Agreement on the understanding that there shall be employed in 1 no interference with normal operations and security of the consolidated Departments business. Article The election of the employee representscommitteepersonsmay be held on the Employer’s premises. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or Prior to the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailableelection, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total Manager of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee membersHuman Resources or his or her designate will determine suitable location, times and date for voting. Where a member of the Voting and Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent business will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of conducted on the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wagestime.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 Section 1. Employees within the bargaining unit shall be represented by one (1) Union representative for each work shift. The Employer recognizes the right Union shall furnish Management a list of the Union representatives' names and their assigned areas and shall keep the list current at all times. Alternate Union representatives may be appointed by the local Union President to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed serve in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 absence of the consolidated Departments regular Union representative.
Section 2. When requested by an employee, a Union representative may investigate any alleged or actual grievance in his/her assigned work area and assist in its presentation. He/she shall be allowed reasonable time therefore during working hours without loss of time or pay upon notification and approval of his/her immediate supervisor outside the bargaining unit.
Section 3. When an employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member without intervention of the Union Executive may exercise the rights presents a complaint to Management which alleges a violation of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of this Agreement, the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee representative shall be entitled given an opportunity to attend be present and shall be allowed the negotiation meeting without loss time therefore, paid at his/her regular wage, upon notification and approval of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in his/her immediate supervisor outside the bargaining unit. Management may remedy the employee’s complaint if such remedy is not inconsistent with the terms of this Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Section 4. Union business, including Stewardsother than that cited above, bargaining team members and Local Executive Membersshall be conducted so as not to interfere with the work assignment of Union representatives or any other employees.
Section 5. The Union Grievance Committee shall have the same privileges as Union representatives, have regular duties in areas to perform as employees of which assigned, when any grievance has been processed to its level (Step 1), in the Employergrievance procedure.
Section 6. Therefore, ▇The Crime Scene Technician ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be allowed to select his/her shift assignment during shift preference bidding under the provisions of Article 13-Shift Preference based upon a seniority recognized as being the most senior amongst all other bargaining unit members. If election and other representatives appointed pursuant appointment to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not Crime Scene Technician ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ occurs during a shift bid assignment period, the ability to select a preferred shift shall be unreasonably withheldgiven to the Crime Scene Technician ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ upon the effective date of appointment to office.
(b) When in Section 7. Management will continue all current practices regarding Union activities at Police Headquarters throughout the course life of administering this Agreement an employeeAgreement.
Section 8. For the purposes or Article 8-Grievance Procedure and Article 10-Discharge and Discipline, acting in an official capacity for Union representative may alternatively mean a labor consultant or attorney employed or retained by the Union. When functioning as a Union representative, is meeting with representatives such individual shall have no greater authority or privileges than any other employee Union representative.
Section 9. Management will continue to make reasonable accommodations which will allow the CST ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to attend to Labor Relations issues relating to the GRPOA CST Unit during working hours during the life of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts this Agreement.
Section 10. The CST ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be allowed reasonable time to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any attend Union meetings during his/her regular working hours without loss of wagespay. Such release time with pay shall not exceed six (6) meetings per calendar year.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Labor Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes Company acknowledges the right of the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Departmentor otherwise select a Local Executive Committee, providing that such stewards are employed five in number. This Local Executive Committee will meet with the Department, Company for collective bargaining and changes or were employed in interpretations of the Department under the most recent current Collective Agreement. Where The Company acknowledges the right of the Union consolidates departmental representationto select a Grievance Committee, three in number from the Local Executive Committee. The Union may also appoint or otherwise select four stewards on day shift and two stewards on each of the afternoon and night shifts and one ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 ▇ per weekend shift. The Company agrees to make reasonable arrangements to afford an opportunity to members of the consolidated Departments Local Executive Committee to interview new employees on the employee representscompletion of their probationary period with a view to informing such new employees as to the contents of this agreement respecting union security. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer members of the Local Executive Committee agree to limit cooperate with the membership Company in this regard. The Union will not engage in Union activities during working hours or hold meetings at any time on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member the premises of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with Company without the Employer, the member permission of the Union bargaining committee shall Plant Manager or his designates. A Labour/Management Relations Committee will be entitled to attend established consisting of three members of the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive MembersCommittee, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇plus one ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and not more than four Company Representatives. The Committee shall meet once every month and at other representatives appointed pursuant times as mutually agreed between the Company and the Union for the purpose of discussing any matters of mutual concern, and to make recommendations to either the Union or Management, as applicable. Agendas will be exchanged at least twenty-four hours prior to a meeting. Time spent by employees in carrying out the functions of this Agreement Committee will be considered to be time worked. The Union acknowledges that Committee members and Stewards have their regular duties as employees to perform and such persons will not leave their regular duties without consent first obtaining the permission of their ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/Supervisor and when resuming their regular duties will report to their ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/Supervisor and will give any reasonable explanation which may be requested with respect to their absence. It is understood that Committee members and Stewards will not absent themselves from their Supervisor duties unreasonably and, that in accordance with this understanding, the Company will compensate Committee members and such consent Stewards at their regular rate of pay while attending meetings with Management. However, overtime rates of pay will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When applicable for time spent in meetings with Management. The Union agrees to notify the Company in writing of the names of its representatives as follows: Executive Committee, Stewards, Health and Safety Committee, Labour/Management Committee and any other bipartite Committee formed between the Union and the Company. The Union will keep such notification up to date at all times. The Company undertakes to instruct all members of its supervisory staff to cooperate with the stewards and executive members in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives carrying out of the Employerterms and requirements of this agreement. The Union undertakes to secure from its Officers, the parties will use stewards and executive members their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict cooperation with the employee’s teaching dutiesCompany and with all persons representing the Company in a supervisory capacity. Under normal circumstances, executive members meet once per month. Occasionally circumstances arise which require additional meetings. The Company agrees that time off without pay to attend such meetings will be granted and the Union agrees that proper notice of such meetings will be given to the Company and that no more than two executive members will be absent from any one department to attend such meetings. The Company will grant leave of absence without pay to not more than three in the bargaining unit to attend Union Conventions or conferences, and it is agreed by the Union that in selecting the members every effort will be made to avoid affecting the production of the plant, and the time so requested will be kept to the minimum. In the event case of a Union school, the Company agrees to grant a leave of absence to the executive members and stewards who are on duty during the time of school provided that sufficient written notice is given to the Company. It is further agreed that such Union school sessions will be of not more than one day at a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is and shall be limited to twice per year. The Company will pay of straight time earnings to the joint responsibility members of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the SupervisorLocal Executive Committee when attending negotiation meetings with Management, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wagesor jointly meet with a Conciliator or a Mediator.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 6.01 The Employer recognizes Board will recognize as stewards not more than ten (10) seniority employees, provided such employees have acquired seniority under the right terms of this Agreement, and the Union shall notify the Board in writing of the Union names of such employees and any changes as they occur. The Board shall not be obliged to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the recognize any ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ until it has been notified in writing.
6.02 The Board agrees to recognize a Union Grievance Committee comprised of not more than six (s6) must be employed seniority employees. The Board agrees to recognize a Union Negotiating Committee composed of not more than six (6) seniority employees.
6.03 The Board and Supervisory personnel agree to cooperate with the committee members in 1 the carrying out of the consolidated Departments terms and requirements of this Agreement.
6.04 The Union Committee Members and members agree to cooperate with the Board in the carrying out of the terms and requirements of this Agreement.
6.05 It is understood that the stewards and committee member(s) have their regular work to perform on behalf of the Board. If it is necessary for a committee member(s) to service a grievance during working hours, the employee representsshall not leave work without first obtaining the permission of the supervisor. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular DepartmentWhen resuming regular work, or the employee shall again report to the Supervisor. A ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s▇ or committee member(s) are unavailable, duties shall include assisting an employee in the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights preparation and presentation of a grievance and generally to assist in and be responsible for the proper administration of this agreement.
6.06 A ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where ▇ or a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract Committee referred to in Article 6.02 hereof shall have the privilege of attending designated grievance procedure meetings and meetings held to negotiate the renewal of this Agreement held within regular working hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance will be compensated for time spent during such hours at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employerregular straight time rate of pay, the member exclusive of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavorall premiums, subject to operational requirementsthe following:
1. It shall only apply to time spent processing grievances in Steps 1, 2 and 3 of Article IX, and shall not apply to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of paytime spent attending arbitration.
(a) 2. All time shall be devoted to the prompt handling of grievances,
3. The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave griever concerned shall obtain permission of the supervisor concerned before leaving their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will work. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes Union shall be represented as By stewards whose respective areas of representation andjurisdiction will be agreed to by the right parties based on the needs of the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing division. The parties agree that such stewards are employed in determining the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights appropriatejurisdiction of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and ▇ an attempt will be made to ensure that relatedjobs in areas will under the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total jurisdiction of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇one ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to ensure there is consistency dealing with problems that arise. parties agree that the formula be one (Is)teward per shift. The parties agree that additional stewards may be appointed by mutual agreement. The Company will recognize that there shall be, where numbers warrant, up to four (4) committee people whose respective area of representationand jurisdiction will be agreed to based on the structure of the division, plus one (1) skilled trades representative where numbers By a plant committee chairpersonwhose function shall cover all of the Company's operation. The chairperson shall perform full-time duties without loss of pay including overtime when of the plant is working. The committee persons in together with the plant chairperson in shall form the plant committee for the purpose of meetingwith management for the administration of the collective agreement and other representatives appointed pursuant collective bargaining. All stewards, committee people, chairperson shall be employees of the who have been members in good standing with the Unionfor six (6) months or"' have one year's seniority. The Chairperson of the Plant Committee shall be retained on the day shift. The committee people shall be retained on the day shift where possible.
a) The plant committee, as outlined in section will constitute the bargaining committeefor the purpose of contract negotiationswith the Company, and such meetings will be paid for by the The CAW national representativewill be present at contract negotiations. The Company will provide the Unionwith a suitably furnished office for Union Representativesto discharge their duties. The election of Union representatives, and executive board members shall be held on Company premises. Prior to this Agreement the election, the plant committee t chairperson and manager of human resources will determine location, times and date for voting. Voting will not be conducted on Company time. Union representativeswill adhere to the following procedures:
a) must request and receive permissionfrom his supervisor or the supervisor"s designated representative to leave their duties without his work for the purpose of presenting and adjusting complaints and grievances arising in his zone or are8 in accordance with the grievance procedure providedherein and to attend any regularly scheduled meetings with Company representatives, or for any other meeting for which consent from their Supervisor and such consent will of the manager of human resources is required. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) . Company have a reasonable period of time to provide a suitable replacement when required for continuance of production. The Union Representativemust inform his supervisor as to the nature of his business, the destination and probable duration of his absence. The Union Representativewill promptly back to work once he has completed Union business. When an employee wishes to see a Union Representative shall notify his supervisor who will inform the representativeof the request within a reasonableamount of time. In the application of this article shall be no suspension of work by any employee without the express permission of the employee's immediate supervisor. The Union recognizes and agrees that the employees covered by this have regular duties to perform in connection with their employment and the course business of administering this Agreement will be carried out with the least possible lost time from such regular duties. Union Representatives covered under this will receive their rate of pay while performing Union business. The Plant Chairpersonshall receive the rate of pay equal to the highest classification in the Company. The Union may designate an alternate who will function in the of any Union representative in this article. The Company will be in beforehand of such appointment. The Company will grant, upon the request of the president of the local Union or the plant committee chairperson, permission for up to fifteen 5) employees in to leave the plant at any one time, subject to the proper of the business, and provided such request is made in writing at five (5) working the manager human The Union agrees to notify the Company in writing, the names of representatives and executive members and any changes thereof. The Company shall give the Union a list management personnelwho be dealing with the Union in the discharge of this Agreement and shall notify the Union of any changes thereto. The Plant Chairperson shall have preferredseniority and the committee People and Stewards will have preferred seniority in their zones. The Company and the Union agree to provide employees an opportunity to become involved in internal dispute resolutions. Accordingly, the Company and the Union agree as follows: A Fairness Committee comprised of salaried personnel and employees shall be in place to deal with disputes and other workplace problems. The Fairness Committee will act as a process for resolving workplace issues whether or not addressed by this Agreement. Decisions of the Fairness Committee shall not be arbitrable with the exception of decisions made under a reference pursuant to Section The Fairness Committee shall be comprised of volunteers from amongst all the employees. The Fairness Committee will fully investigatethe case before rendering its decision. All decisions made by the Committee will be made by secret majority vote. The Committee may uphold, dismiss or modify the employee's proposed solution. Interestedsalaried personnel and employees (excluding General Managers and Assistant General Managers) will be allowed to volunteer on an annual basis. To on the Committee, acting an employee must have successfully completed their probationary period. Each volunteer's tenure will be one year long. Should the volunteer not have the opportunity to participate in an official capacity the Committee Process during their tenure or insufficient numbers of employees volunteer during the successive Company solicitation, that volunteer is automatically eligible to stand for a second term.
a) Committee members must and impartially look into problem before making a final decision. Members must also keep all information at every stage of the process strictly confidential. process, the member will be removedfrom the Should a Committee member break this confidence at any stage of Committee. The Committee can review any full time concern after the employee has successfully completed their probationary period and up to and includingthe employee's last working day, including termination. Union policy grievances must, however, be dealt through the grievance arbitration process. Any permanent full time employee who has successfully completed their probationary period can request the assistance of the Fairness Committee to help resolve a concern. An employee who requests the assistance of the Fairness Committee shall be deemed to have not to file a grievance under and X below. Such election shall be made prior to a grievance on the same matter reaching Step of the grievance procedure. Accordingly, with the exception of decisions made under a reference pursuant to Section matters dealt with by the Fairness Committee are not arbitrable. Committee volunteers will receive several hours of introductory training covering areas such problem solving and listeningtechniques. Volunteers will be trained together and training will be conductedjointly by Company and the Union. Problem Solving Procedure
a) Basedon Magna's Open Door Policy, an employee may, at any time, seek assistance with a problem concern question directly with their immediate supervisor as follows: Supervisor Department Manager Human Resources Representative Assistant General Manager General Manager The employee is meeting encouragedto speak to any supervisory level in sequence, but can always skip to any level if they are uncomfortable with representatives anyone or feel the needto do so. If the problem remains and can be handled accordingly, the resolution of the Employerissue will be conducted on a verbal basis, unless necessitated. a Should the employee be dissatisfied or, for any reason, be unable to resolve their problem using the informal approach outlined in Step One, the parties will use employee request that the Fairness Committee, as a body, review the problem. To-exercise Fairness Committee option, the employee will:
a) Record their best efforts concern along with their desired solution on a standard form; and Deposit their concern in discreetly located, standardized, locked box or hand it directly to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with Human Resources. Should the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility employee require assistance in any of the Step Two process, they can seek the help of any employee they feel comfortable with in: regards to recordingthe problem and proposed solution presentationof their Supervisor to arrange for material at the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.Committee meeting,
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Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 .01 The Employer recognizes Company acknowledges the right of the Union to appoint up or otherwise select ten (10) Union Stewards, one (1) of whom shall be Plant Chairperson.
.02 Stewards will be required to 2 stewards perform their regular job duties and will not leave or otherwise interrupt their regular duties to represent each Departmentattend to Union business, providing within the meaning ascribed thereto in this Collective Agreement, without first obtaining the permission of their Supervisor, which permission shall not be unreasonably withheld.
.03 The Union recognizes that Stewards are required to perform regular job duties as employees of the Company. All such stewards are employed Union representatives shall exercise the privileges herein provided in such a manner as to permit good order and discipline in the Departmentworkplace and with the least possible interference with their regular job duties.
.04 The Company agrees to recognize and deal with a Negotiating Committee composed of not more than four (4) members. Employee members of the Negotiating Committee shall be regular bargaining unit employees employed by the Company. Subject to the foregoing, or were employed the Negotiating Committee may include credentialed representatives of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.
.05 The Company agrees that Stewards shall not suffer loss of regular straight time pay for reasonable time spent in the Department under handling of grievances or the most recent administration of the Collective Agreement.
.06 Stewards shall co-operate with the Company in any time keeping necessary to document time away from their job arising from the administration of this Collective Agreement.
.07 An authorized Staff Representative of the Union may attend at Company premises for the purpose of meeting with either a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or the Company concerning the administration, application or interpretation of the Collective Agreement. Where It is understood that the Representatives of the Union consolidates departmental representationwill comply, at all times, with Company rules and regulations and not disrupt the normal conduct of business. Meetings with ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) shall be on paid time for the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed and shall occur off the work floor at a location selected by the Company President or Designee.
.08 The Company will make arrangements for a Union Representative to meet with new employees as hired at the orientation.
.09 The Company agrees to post in 1 the workplace and discuss with the Shop Committee all cases of the consolidated Departments employees who are being laid off. This discussion will take place before the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or leaves the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇plant.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee will not suffer any loss of wages.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 6.01 The Employer recognizes Union Negotiation/Grievance Committee shall consist of four (4) members of the right bargaining unit, one of whom shall be the local president or vice-president. The Union may have their president and/or representative in attendance at Board-Union meetings.
6.02 A Labour/Management Committee consisting of three (3) representatives of the Union and three (3) representatives of the Employer shall meet once every three months at the request of either party. The party requesting the meeting shall provide to appoint up the other party a written agenda at least one (1) week prior to 2 stewards the date of the meeting. The committee shall concern itself with discussing matters of mutual concern pertaining to represent each Departmentissues such as working conditions, providing that such stewards are employed employment, efficiency in the Departmentoperations and morale. The Committee shall not have jurisdiction over wages, or were employed in any matter of collective bargaining, including the Department under the most recent administration of this Collective Agreement. Where The Committee shall not supersede the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 activities of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member any other committee of the Union Executive may exercise or of the rights of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) Employer. The Committee shall have direction and authority to make recommendations to the Union and the Employer agree with respect to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 eachits discussions and conclusions.
6.03 The Union may elect or otherwise appoint up to three (b3) stewards to represent the employees for the purpose of investigating complaints and/or processing grievances. Stewards shall normally be employed in the area they represent.
6.04 The Parties Union shall advise each other confirm in writing to the Board, the names of their bargaining local Union officers, committee members and stewards.
6.05 The Union agrees that committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee , executive and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, stewards have regular duties to perform as employees which must be effectively and proficiently performed on behalf of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Employer and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will that they shall not leave their regular duties for the conduct of Union business without consent first obtaining permission from their Supervisor and such consent immediate supervisor. Such permission will not be unreasonably withheldwithheld unreasonably. When resuming their regular duties, they shall report to their immediate supervisor.
(b) When 6.06 Stewards and Union committee members shall not lose pay from their scheduled working hours while carrying out Union duties as provided for in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting Agreement.
6.07 A Union representative may confer privately with representatives a member or members of the Employer, grievance committee after receiving the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility approval of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for Chief Executive Officer. Such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld on the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees understanding that the employee such conferences will not suffer any loss of wagesneedlessly interfere with Board operations.
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Sources: Collective Labour Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 (a) The Employer recognizes the right Union as the exclusive bargaining agent for all employees covered by this agreement. It is a condition of employment of any employee, as of the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing that such stewards are employed in the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 date of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Departmentsigning of this agreement, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or who is a member of the Union or who thereafter becomes a member of the Union, that they remain a member for the duration of the agreement. Each new employee shall become a member of the Union within 3 months after their date of employment.
(b) The Union agrees that it will accept and retain in membership any employee subject to its constitution and bylaws.
(c) The Employer agrees that there shall be no interference with, discrimination against or discipline of any Union representative for carrying out Union business as permitted by this agreement.
(d) The Employer shall advise new employees that a collective agreement is in effect. A Union representative shall be allowed one-half hour during a new employee’s first week of work to discuss the collective agreement.
(e) The Employer shall continue to provide the Union with its present bulletin board space and shall provide another site should the space disappear because of physical alteration of the workplace or a change in location of the workplace.
(f) The Union will provide the Employer with a current list of the union representatives, comprising a unit chair, a vice-chair, and two stewards.
(g) The Union agrees that stewards and Union Executive may exercise Committee members have their regular work to perform on behalf of the rights Employer, and in recognition of that neither a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and the Employer agree ▇ nor an Executive Committee member will leave their regular duties to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to service a total of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where grievance or attend a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member without first obtaining permission from their supervisor, which will not be unreasonably withheld. Stewards and Executive Committee members shall advise their supervisors of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled expected length of absence from duties and report to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing them upon their return to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c▇) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Agreement will not leave their duties without consent from their Supervisor and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) When in the course of administering this Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that Executive Committee members who do not conflict with the employee’s teaching duties. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee absent themselves from regular duties unreasonably will not suffer any loss of wagescompensation for time spent in attending meetings with the Employer and in servicing grievances up to but not including arbitration.
(i) The employer agrees that the union may hold annual balloting for elected positions in the workplace (covered by article 1a) provided there is no disruption to the operation. For clarity, the meeting may be held only after regular business hours and requests must be made two weeks in advance and approved subject to operational requirements.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes Union shall be represented as follows: By stewards whose respective areas of representation and jurisdiction will be agreed to by the right parties based on the needs of the Union to appoint up to 2 stewards to represent each Department, providing division. The parties agree that such stewards are employed in determining the Department, or were employed in the Department under the most recent Agreement. Where the Union consolidates departmental representation, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) must be employed in 1 of the consolidated Departments the employee represents. Where no stewards are appointed for a particular Department, or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Union Executive may exercise the rights appropriate jurisdiction of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
(a) The Union and ▇ an attempt will be made to ensure that related jobs in areas will come under the Employer agree to limit the membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total jurisdiction of 10 each.
(b) The Parties shall advise each other of their bargaining committee members. Where a member of the Union bargaining committee encounters an unavoidable conflict between any scheduled contract hours arising from appointment as an employee and attendance at a scheduled negotiation meeting with the Employer, the member of the Union bargaining committee shall be entitled to attend the negotiation meeting without loss of pay or needing to make up the missed work, up to and including the first day of conciliation. The affected member shall provide their Employment Supervisor with as much advance notice as possible.
(c) For any subsequently scheduled days with the Employer the Employment Supervisor will endeavor, subject to operational requirements, to provide alternative work arrangements to allow the Union bargaining team members to participate in negotiations without loss of pay.
(a) The Parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including Stewards, bargaining team members and Local Executive Members, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, ▇one ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to ensure there is consistency in dealing with problems that arise. The parties agree that the formula shall be one (1) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ per shift. The parties also agree that additional stewards may be appointed by mutual agreement. The Company will recognize that there shall be, where numbers warrant, up to four (4) divisional Committee people whose respective area of representation and other representatives appointed pursuant jurisdiction will be agreed to this Agreement based on the structure of the division, plus one (1) skilled trades representative where numbers warrant, and one (1) full time benefit representative. By a plant committee chairperson at the Windsor Seating facility whose function shall cover all of the Company’s operation. The chairperson shall perform full-time duties without loss of pay including overtime when of the plant is working. The committee persons in together with the plant chairperson in shall form the plant committee for the purpose of meeting with management for the administration of the collective agreement and collective bargaining. good standing with the Union for six (6) months or have one (1) year’s seniority. The Chairperson of the Plant Committee shall be retained on the day shift. The committee people shall be retained on the day shift where possible.
a) The plant committee, as outlined in section will constitute the bargaining Committee for the purpose of contract negotiationswith the Company, and such meetings will be paid for by the company. The CAW national representativewill be present at contract negotiations. The Company will provide the Union with a suitably furnished office for Union Representativesto discharge their duties. The election of in-plant Union representatives, and executive board members shall be held on Company premises. Prior to the election, the plant committee chairperson and the manager of human resources will determine suitable location, times and date for voting. Voting will not be conducted on Company time. Union representatives will adhere to the following procedures:
a) must request and receive permission from his supervisor or the supervisor’s designated representative to leave their duties without his work for the purpose of presenting and adjusting complaints and grievances arising in his zone or area in accordance with the grievance procedure provided herein and to attend any regularly scheduled meetings with Company representatives, or for any other meeting for which prior consent from their Supervisor and such consent will of the manager of human resources is required. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) . The Company will have a reasonable period of time to provide a suitable replacement when required for continuance of production. The Union Representative must inform his supervisor as to the nature of his business, the destination and probable duration of his absence. The Union Representative will promptly report back to work once he has completed Union business. When an employee wishes to see a Union Representative shall notify his supervisor who will inform the representative of the request within a reasonable amount of time. In the application of this article there shall be no suspension of work by any employee without the express permission of the employee’s immediate supervisor. The Union recognizes and agrees that the employees covered by this article have regular duties to perform in connection with their employment and therefore the course business of administering this Agreement will be carried out with the least possible lost time from such regular duties. Union Representatives covered under this article will receive their normal rate of pay while performing Union business. The Plant Chairperson shall receive the rate of pay equal to the highest classification in the Company. The Union may designate an employeealternate who will function in the absence of any Union representative covered in this article. The Company will be notified in writing beforehand of such appointment. The Company will grant, acting in an official capacity for upon the Union, is meeting with representatives request of the Employerpresident of the local Union or the plant committee chairperson, permission for up to fifteen (15) employees in total to leave the plant at any one time, subject to the proper operation of the business, and provided such request is made in writing at least five (5) working days in advance to the manager of human resources or his designate. The Union agrees to notify the Company in writing, the parties names of in-plant representatives and executive members and any changes thereof. The Company shall give the Union a list of management personnel who will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict be dealing with the employee’s teaching dutiesUnion in the discharge of this Agreement and shall notify the Union of any changes thereto. In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does conflict with such duties, it is the joint responsibility of the employee and their Supervisor to arrange for the missed class(es) to be made up. In the solution reached by the employee The Plant Chairperson shall have preferred seniority plant-wide and the Supervisor, the Employer agrees that the employee committee people and stewards will not suffer any loss of wageshave preferred seniority in their zones.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement