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UNION RIGHTS AND REPRESENTATIVES. A. Access to Premises 1. Duly authorized Union Officials, whose names and identifications have been previously sent to the Township, shall be admitted to the premises of the Township for Union business. Requests for such visits shall be by mutual consent and with a minimum of one week advance notice made to the Township and shall include the purpose of the visit, proposed time and date and specific work areas involved. Permission for such visits shall not be unreasonably withheld. 2. Duly authorized Union Officials and representatives shall have the right to consult with employees in the Unit before the work shift starts, during lunch or breaks, or after the work shift. The Township shall designate appropriate facilities for such meetings. B. A maximum of three members of the Union may comprise the negotiating team and shall be allowed to attend negotiation sessions, without loss of pay, when such sessions are scheduled during regular working hours. C. Duly authorized Union Officials and/or Stewards shall have the right to take action while on duty if an emergency situation arises concerning Union business. He/she shall request permission from his/her immediate supervisor to leave his/her post before any action is taken and such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. D. The Township shall provide space on the existing bulletin board located outside the lunch room in the Township Municipal Building, Municipal Police/Court building and Public Works Building for the use of the Union in posting notices concerning Union business and activities. Further, duplicate notices may be posted by the Union at other locations in all offices of the Township. 1. The posting of said notices shall be under the control of the Union President or his/her duly authorized representative. 2. The Union shall submit to the Business Administrator, at the time of posting, a copy of said notice. 3. The Business Administrator shall have the right to remove said notice if the same is of a derogatory nature. E. The Union agrees to furnish the Township with a written list of Union officers; such list shall be kept current. F. The Union has the sole right and discretion to designate stewards and to specify their respective responsibilities and authority to act for the Union. G. The Township shall provide time off, with pay, to designated Union officials to investigate grievances and to represent members in all disciplinary or grievance matters. H. The Township shall provide time off, with pay, to designated Union officials and officers of the Union, as recommended by the President of the Union, to attend formal Union training and/or conferences. Such time off shall not be granted unless a written request is made to the Business Administrator no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the scheduled training seminar or conference. A total of ten (10) days, with pay, shall be permitted for such activity each year. I. All expenses for attendance at such conferences or seminars shall be borne by the employee.

UNION RIGHTS AND REPRESENTATIVES. A. Access to Premises Section 1. Duly authorized Union OfficialsEmployees shall use the Office and Professional Employees International Union, whose names and identifications have been previously sent to Local 459, AFL-CIO union label on all work done by them. Each label shall include the Township, employee's initials. Example: ab/opeiu459aflcio. Section 2. A bulletin board shall be admitted provided by the Employer in a room available to all employees which shall be used by the Union for the purpose of posting notice of Union meetings, Union literature, and Union social and educational events. The Union bulletin board material shall not be posted anywhere else in or on the premises of the Township for Union businessAgency. Section 3. Requests for such visits A list of Board of Director members, their addresses, and their committee assignments shall be furnished to the Union within ten (10) working days following the meeting at which they are made. In case of changes throughout the year, the Union shall be notified of these changes. Section 4. Stewards, their alternates and other bargaining unit employees shall not handle grievances or other Union business during work hours with the following exceptions: (1) investigating alleged or actual grievances but the total time spent by mutual consent stewards and their alternates shall not exceed one (1) hour per grievance; (2) participating in actual grievance proceedings (i.e., meetings with supervisors or arbitration hearings) pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 of Article 7. Section 5. The Union shall name one (1) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and two (2) alternate stewards to represent Bargaining unit employees at the main facility of Child and Family Charities. In addition one (1) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and two (2) alternates shall be named to represent bargaining unit employees at Angel House and one (1) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and two (2) alternates to represent bargaining unit employees at any other Child and Family Charities operating during the life of this agreement. Their names shall be filed with the Employer. As changes are made in designations, the Union shall supply the Employer with said changes in writing. Employer will recognize any Union member as ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/Alternate upon written verification from Local 459 Service Representative. Section 6. For the purpose of negotiating any modification to this Agreement at the end of the term of this Agreement (or any re-openers), the Employer agrees to recognize a bargaining committee composed of four (4) employees from the Child and Family Charities main facility and two (2) from Angel House and a minimum of one week advance notice made to (1) from any other division developed during the Township and shall include the purpose life of the visit, proposed time and date and specific work areas involvedthis agreement. Permission for such visits shall not be unreasonably withheld. 2. Duly authorized Union Officials and Non-employee representatives shall have the right to consult with employees in the Unit before the work shift starts, during lunch or breaks, or after the work shift. The Township shall designate appropriate facilities for such meetings. B. A maximum of three members of the Union may comprise the negotiating team and shall be allowed to attend negotiation sessions, without loss of pay, when such sessions are scheduled during regular working hours. C. Duly authorized Union Officials and/or Stewards shall have the right to take action while on duty if an emergency situation arises concerning Union business. He/she shall request permission from his/her immediate supervisor to leave his/her post before any action is taken and such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. D. The Township shall provide space on the existing bulletin board located outside the lunch room in the Township Municipal Building, Municipal Police/Court building and Public Works Building for the use of the Union in posting notices concerning Union business and activities. Further, duplicate notices may be posted by the Union at other locations in all offices of the Townshippresent as desired. 1. The posting of said notices shall be under the control of the Union President or his/her duly authorized representative. 2. The Union shall submit to the Business Administrator, at the time of posting, a copy of said notice. 3. The Business Administrator shall have the right to remove said notice if the same is of a derogatory nature. E. The Union agrees to furnish the Township with a written list of Union officers; such list shall be kept current. F. The Union has the sole right and discretion to designate stewards and to specify their respective responsibilities and authority to act for the Union. G. The Township shall provide time off, with pay, to designated Union officials to investigate grievances and to represent members in all disciplinary or grievance matters. H. The Township shall provide time off, with pay, to designated Union officials and officers of the Union, as recommended by the President of the Union, to attend formal Union training and/or conferences. Such time off shall not be granted unless a written request is made to the Business Administrator no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the scheduled training seminar or conference. A total of ten (10) days, with pay, shall be permitted for such activity each year. I. All expenses for attendance at such conferences or seminars shall be borne by the employee.

UNION RIGHTS AND REPRESENTATIVES. 500 Accredited Union Representatives A. Access The Union will designate Union representatives as Accredited Union Representatives to Premises 1handle the day-to-day administration of this Agreement on the basis of not more than two representatives from the Union for each Superintendent. Duly authorized The Union Officialswill notify the General Manager of EPSCA in writing of the names of such Union representatives, whose names and identifications have been previously sent or alternates in the event of illness or unavailability, so that they may be issued identification cards to permit entry to work locations. Upon entering the work location, such representatives after identifying themselves to the Township, shall be admitted to EPSCA Representative and the premises authorized representative of the Township for Union business. Requests for such visits shall employer, will be by mutual consent free to observe the progress and with a minimum of one week advance notice made to the Township and shall include the purpose conduct of the visit, proposed time work and date and specific work areas involvedto conduct normal Union business associated with the administration of this Collective Agreement. Permission for such visits shall The Union undertakes that these representatives will not be unreasonably withheld.unduly interfere in any way with said work. 501 Union Stewards 2. Duly authorized A. The Accredited Union Officials and representatives shall have Representative reserves the right to consult with employees in appoint or remove a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or Stewards on any construction site where workmen are employed under the Unit before terms of this agreement. If a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is transferred to another construction site, he will continue to be recognized as a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ unless there is another ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ on that site. In such cases, the work shift starts, during lunch or breaks, or after the work shift. The Township shall designate appropriate facilities for such meetings. B. A maximum of three members of the Union may comprise the negotiating team and shall be allowed to attend negotiation sessions, without loss of pay, when such sessions are scheduled during regular working hours. C. Duly authorized Union Officials and/or Stewards shall have the right to take action while on duty if an emergency situation arises concerning Union business. He/she shall request permission from his/her immediate supervisor to leave his/her post before any action is taken and such permission shall transferred ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will not be unreasonably withheld. D. The Township shall provide space on recognized unless the existing bulletin board located outside the lunch room in the Township Municipal Building, Municipal Police/Court building and Public Works Building for the use of the Union in posting notices concerning Union business and activities. Further, duplicate notices may be posted Employer is notified by the Union at other locations in all offices of the Township. 1. The posting of said notices shall be under the control of the Union President or his/her duly authorized representative. 2. The Union shall submit to the Business Administrator, at the time of posting, a copy of said notice. 3. The Business Administrator shall have the right to remove said notice if the same is of a derogatory nature. E. The Union agrees to furnish the Township with a written list of Union officers; such list shall be kept current. F. The Union has the sole right and discretion to designate stewards and to specify their respective responsibilities and authority to act for the Union. B. The EPSCA Representative and the Employer shall be notified in writing when a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is appointed and when such Stewards cease to act as Stewards. C. The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will be responsible for his regularly assigned work on behalf of his Employer. D. Such Stewards shall be allowed sufficient time to see that the provisions of this Agreement are observed. E. No ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be discriminated against by the Employer because of the performance of his duties as a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. F. Provided he is qualified to do the work, a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ who is working on a station or tower site where overtime is being worked shall be given the first opportunity to work on that overtime work. Provided he is qualified to do the work, a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ who is working in a work group where overtime is being worked on Saturdays, Sundays or Recognized Holidays shall be given the first opportunity to work. G. The Township Where appropriate and where more than one ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is required, one ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall provide time off, with pay, to designated Union officials to investigate grievances and to represent members in all disciplinary or grievance mattersbe appointed Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. H. The Township Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, providing he is qualified to perform the work, shall provide time off, with pay, to designated Union officials and officers not have his employment terminated or be transferred without the consent of the UnionAccredited Union Representative until as near as possible to the completion of the job, unless with just cause. Where an Employer has only one ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ appointed for a job, such ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will receive the same consideration given a Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ as recommended noted above. I. The Employer shall notify the Union prior to transferring a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to another Superintendent. 502 Certified Health & Safety Representatives A. Any worker acting as the designated certified Health & Safety Representative or certified alternate as defined by the President Occupational Health & Safety Act shall be treated the same as Chief Stewards for purposes of lay-off. Providing he is qualified to perform the Unionremaining work, the designated certified Health & Safety representative or certified alternate shall be the last to attend formal Union training and/or conferences. Such time be laid off shall not be granted unless a written request is made to the Business Administrator no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the scheduled training seminar or conference. A total of ten (10) days, with pay, shall be permitted for such activity each yearChief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. I. All expenses B. If management feels that any Health and Safety representative is not discharging his health and safety duties in a manner that follows the intent and spirit of the legislation, the Employer may refer the issue to the Executive Committee referred to in Section 15 for attendance at such conferences or seminars shall resolution. If the matter cannot be borne resolved by the employeeExecutive Committee, the grievance procedure may be invoked.

UNION RIGHTS AND REPRESENTATIVES. A. Access The Union will designate local Union representatives as Accredited Union Representatives Accredited Union Representatives to Premises 1handle the day-to-day administration of this Agreement on the basis of not more than two representatives from the Union for each Project. Duly authorized The Union Officialswill notify the General Manager of in writing of the names of such Union representatives, whose names and identifications have been previously sent or alternates in the event of illness or unavailability, so that they may be issued identification cards to permit entry to the Townshipsite. Upon entering the job site, such representatives after identifying themselves to the Representative and the representative of the Employer, will be free to observe the progress and conduct of the work and to conduct normal union business associated with the administration of this Collective Agreement. The Union undertakes that these representatives will not unduly interfere in any way with said work. Health Safety Representatives The Accredited Union Representative reserves the right to appoint or remove a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or stewards on any job where workmen are employed under the terms of this Agreement. The Representative and the Employer shall be admitted notified in writing when a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is appointed and when such stewards cease to act as stewards. The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will be responsible for his regularly assigned work on behalf of his Employer. Such stewards shall be allowed sufficient time to see that the premises provisions of this Agreement are observed. No ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be discriminated against by the Employer because of the Township for Union businessperformance of his duties as a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. Requests for such visits shall be by mutual consent and with a minimum of one week advance notice made Provided he is qualified to perform the Township and shall include work, the purpose of the visit, proposed time and date and specific work areas involved. Permission for such visits shall not be unreasonably withheld. 2. Duly authorized Union Officials and representatives ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall have the right opportunity to consult with employees in the Unit before the work shift starts, during lunch or breaks, or after the work shifton all overtime. The Township ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall designate be notified in advance of all overtime. Where appropriate facilities for such meetings. B. A maximum of three members and where more than one ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is required, one ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be appointed Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. The Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall not have his employment terminated without the consent of the Accredited Union may comprise Representative until as near as possible to the negotiating team and shall be allowed to attend negotiation sessions, without loss of pay, when such sessions are scheduled during regular working hours. C. Duly authorized Union Officials and/or Stewards shall have the right to take action while on duty if an emergency situation arises concerning Union business. He/she shall request permission from his/her immediate supervisor to leave his/her post before any action is taken and such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. D. The Township shall provide space on the existing bulletin board located outside the lunch room in the Township Municipal Building, Municipal Police/Court building and Public Works Building for the use completion of the Union in posting notices concerning Union business and activitiesjob, unless with just cause. FurtherWhere an Employer has only one ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ appointed for a job, duplicate notices may be posted by the Union at other locations in all offices of the Township. 1. The posting of said notices shall be under the control of the Union President or his/her duly authorized representative. 2. The Union shall submit to the Business Administrator, at the time of posting, a copy of said notice. 3. The Business Administrator shall have the right to remove said notice if such ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will receive the same is of consideration given a derogatory natureChief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ as noted above. E. The Union agrees to furnish the Township with a written list of Union officers; such list shall be kept current. F. The Union has the sole right and discretion to designate stewards and to specify their respective responsibilities and authority to act for the Union. G. The Township shall provide time off, with pay, to designated Union officials to investigate grievances and to represent members in all disciplinary or grievance matters. H. The Township shall provide time off, with pay, to designated Union officials and officers of the Union, as recommended by the President of the Union, to attend formal Union training and/or conferences. Such time off shall not be granted unless a written request is made to the Business Administrator no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the scheduled training seminar or conference. A total of ten (10) days, with pay, shall be permitted for such activity each year. I. All expenses for attendance at such conferences or seminars shall be borne by the employee.