Common use of Absence of Shop Stewards Clause in Contracts

Absence of Shop Stewards. (99) The Company shall allow the Shop Stewards in a Department to be absent from their jobs without disturbing service and without loss of regular wages for a reasonable period in order to assist the employees in their Departments in discussion(s) pertaining to the interpretation and/or application of the Collective Agreement with their immediate Supervisor who is excluded from the bargaining unit. The Shop Stewards must first obtain permission to be absent from their immediate Supervisor who is excluded from the bargaining unit. The permission shall not be refused without valid reason. The Shop Xxxxxxx shall advise their immediate Supervisor who is excluded from the bargaining unit as soon as they return to their jobs. Should a Shop Xxxxxxx be absent or not in place in a Department, members of the Union Executive Committee may replace them under the same conditions. The Local Chairperson attending a meeting Mutually Agreed upon at which the parties to the present Agreement are present, shall be subject to no loss of regular wages.

Absence of Shop Stewards. (99) The Company shall allow the Shop Stewards in a Department department to be absent from their jobs without disturbing service and without loss of regular wages for a reasonable period in order to assist the employees in their Departments departments in discussion(s) pertaining to the interpretation and/or application of the Collective Agreement with their immediate Supervisor who is excluded from the bargaining unit. The Shop Stewards must first obtain permission to be absent from their immediate Supervisor who is excluded from the bargaining unit. The permission shall not be refused without valid reason. The Shop Xxxxxxx shall advise their immediate Supervisor who is excluded from the bargaining unit as soon as they return to their jobs. Should a Shop Xxxxxxx be absent or not in place in a Departmentdepartment, members of the Union Executive Committee may replace them under the same conditions. The Local Chairperson attending a meeting Mutually Agreed mutually agreed upon at which the parties to the present Agreement are present, present shall be subject to no loss of regular wages.