EMPLOYEE-MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE 10.01 The Parties to this Collective Agreement agree to establish Employee-Management Advisory Committee(s) (EMAC) within the sites. Each Committee will consist of a maximum of six (6) persons with equal representation from the Parties. 10.02 In a site that has an established mechanism(s) that performs the functions of the EMAC as described in Clause 10.08 and where the mechanism(s) provides for the representation from this bargaining unit then the Employer and the Union Representative may mutually agree to waive Clause 10.01. 10.03 The representatives of the Employer on EMAC shall be those persons or alternates employed and designated by the Employer from time-to-time. 10.04 The representatives of the Union on EMAC shall be those Employees or Employee alternates designated by the Local from time-to-time. 10.05 The Parties mutually agree that the representatives of the Employer and the Union on EMAC should be the persons in authority whose membership should be as constant as reasonably possible with a minimum of alteration or substitution. 10.06 The Chair on EMAC shall be the senior representative of the Employer, and the Vice-Chair shall be the senior representative of the Union. 10.07 EMAC shall meet at a mutually acceptable hour and date. Either the Chair or the Vice-Chair may mutually call a special meeting to deal with urgent matters. 10.08 It is the function of EMAC to consider matters of mutual concern affecting the relationship of the Employer to its Employees and to advise and make recommendations to the Employer and the Union with a view to resolving difficulties and promoting harmonious relations between the Employer and its Employees. Zone matters of mutual concern may be referred to the Joint Task Force. 10.09 Either the Employer or the Union may have experts or advisors present at meetings of EMAC to make submissions to or to assist EMAC in the consideration of any specific problem. Each Party shall give the other reasonable advance notice of the anticipated presence of such experts or advisors. 10.10 Where an EMAC has not been established within a site, the Union may request a meeting with the designated Human Resources Department to discuss the formation of EMAC(s). 10.11 Within thirty (30) days of the request, the Parties will meet to discuss membership and subsequent development of Terms of Reference in accordance with Article 10: Employee Management Advisory Committee. (a) Every effort will be made by the Parties to schedule this Committee meeting during an appointed Employee’s regular working hours; and (b) In continuous operations, when (i) an Employee is not scheduled to work; and (ii) it is not possible to schedule the meetings during a time when the Employee is scheduled to work; and (iii) no alternate attendee is available or appropriate to attend, an Employee who attends a EMAC meeting shall be paid at the basic hourly rate of pay. 10.13 Time spent in meetings of this Committee (inclusive of travel time) during an Employee’s scheduled working hours shall be considered time worked and the Basic Rate of Pay will be paid to such Employees. 10.14 Where applicable, an Employee shall be entitled to claim travel time expenses in accordance with Article 38: Transportation and Subsistence.
Committee Membership 1. Local representatives on committees specifically established by this Collective Agreement shall be appointed by the local. 2. In addition, if the employer wishes to establish a committee which includes bargaining unit members, it shall notify the local about the mandate of the committee, and the local shall appoint the representatives. The local will consider the mandate of the committee when appointing the representatives. If the employer wishes to discuss the appointment of a representative, the superintendent, or designate, and the president or designate of the local may meet and discuss the matter. 3. Release time with pay shall be provided by the employer to any employee who is a representative on a committee referred to in Article A.5.1 and A.5.2 above, in order to attend meetings that occur during normal instructional hours. Teacher teaching on call (TTOC) costs shall be borne by the employer. 4. When a TTOC is appointed to a committee referred to in Article A.5.1 and A.5.2 above, and the committee meets during normal instructional hours, the TTOC shall be paid pursuant to the provisions in each district respecting TTOC Pay and Benefits. A TTOC attending a “half day” meeting shall receive a half day’s pay. If the meeting extends past a “half day,” the TTOC shall receive a full day’s pay.
JOINT LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE The parties agree that they will continue the Joint Labor-Management Committee to discuss matters of mutual interest relating to the employees covered by this Agreement. Topics for the Joint Labor-Management Committee may include, but are not limited to, Professional Development, Incentive Pay, etc. The Committee shall meet quarterly or as mutually agreed by the co-chairs. The President of CWA or designee and the Director of Human Resources or designee shall serve as co-chairs.
Joint Union/Management Committee It shall be appropriate for either the Union or the University to request that a Joint Union/Management committee be convened, with Environmental Health and Safety as a participating member, to discuss health and safety concerns and to explore options for addressing those concerns through appropriate training or other approaches.
Board/Committee Resignation Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination and to the extent applicable, from the Board (and any committees thereof) and the Board of Directors (and any committees thereof) of any of the Company’s affiliates.