Common use of ARTICLE UNION REPRESENTATION Clause in Contracts

ARTICLE UNION REPRESENTATION. The Employer recognize a Chief Xxxxxxx and stewards from each of the following areas of the Home for the Aged: two stewards from Nursing; one xxxxxxx from Dietary; one xxxxxxx from the Pool and one xxxxxxx from the Outreach Department. one xxxxxxx from Housekeeping, Laundry, Maintenance and the balance of the employees. In addition to the stewards, the Employer will also recognize an employee as the Union's representative. Stewards and the representatives identified above shall be elected and/or appointed by the Union from among employees who have completed their probationary period. The Union shall keep the Employer informed in writing of the names the stewards as well as the names of the other Union representatives and the effective date of their terms of office. The Employer will advise the Union, in writing, of the names of the supervisory personnel. The Union acknowledges that stewards have their regular duties to perform on behalf of the Employer and that such persons shall not leave their regular duties without having first secured permission from their which permission shall not unreasonably be withheld. The Employer will recognize a grievance committee composed of the President of the Local Union, the Chief Xxxxxxx, and the particular xxxxxxx having carriage of the particular grievance concerned. The function of the grievance committee shall be to process grievances after Step Iof the grievance procedure. The Employer will recognize a Union negotiation committee of not more than three (3) employees for the purpose of bargaining for the renewal of this agreement in accordance with Article Employee members of such committee shall suffer no loss of pay at any meetings with the Employer. It is understood and agreed that not more than two (2) members of such committee shall be from the same department. The Union shall inform the Employer in writing of the names of the members of such committee and changes therein from time to time prior to any meeting with the Employer. The Employer agrees to pay members of the Negotiating Committee for straight time wages lost from scheduled working hours spent in direct negotiations with the Employer for a renewal agreement up to and including conciliation, but not thereafter. Labour-management meetings will be held quarterly, or more regularly as the parties agree is necessary. Each party will switch on a rotating basis the responsibility for providing an agenda (at least one (1) week in advance of the meeting) and minutes (no later than one (I) week after the meeting). The Union may elect, or otherwise select up to three (3) bargaining unit members as its Labour-Management Committee, and will supply to the Employer the names of those so selected. Should the Union require additional representatives it will be mutually agreed and arranged in advance of the meeting. Either party may have the assistance of an outside representative at these meetings. The party bringing an outside representative will inform the other of its intent to do so with as much advance notice as possible. Members will be paid for attendance at Labour-Management meeting at their regular straight time hourly rate of pay. The Union Grievance Committee and Labour Management Committee shall have the right to request the assistance and attendance of the National Representative at any time in meeting with the Employer to address matters arising from the collective agreement or any applicable legislation. The National Representative must obtain permission in advance from the Employer to have access to the Employer's premises and such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld.

ARTICLE UNION REPRESENTATION. The Employer recognize a Chief Xxxxxxx and stewards from each Management hereby recognizes the Union Plant Committee to deal with any question relating to the present agreement or to its application or to its interpretation, or to any problem arising out of the following areas of the Home for the Aged: two stewards from Nursing; one xxxxxxx from Dietary; one xxxxxxx from the Pool and one xxxxxxx from the Outreach Department. one xxxxxxx from Housekeeping, Laundry, Maintenance present agreement between Management and the balance of the employees. In addition to the stewards, the Employer will also recognize an employee as the Union's representative. Stewards employees or between Management and the representatives identified above shall be elected and/or appointed by the Union from among employees who have completed their probationary period. The Union shall keep the Employer informed in writing of the names the stewards as well as the names of the other Union representatives and the effective date of their terms of office. The Employer will advise the Union, in writing, of the names of the supervisory personnel. The Union acknowledges that stewards have their regular duties to perform on behalf of the Employer and that such persons shall not leave their regular duties without having first secured permission from their which permission shall not unreasonably be withheld. The Employer will recognize a grievance committee composed of the President of the Local Union, the Chief Xxxxxxx, and the particular xxxxxxx having carriage of the particular grievance concerned. The function of the grievance committee shall be to process grievances after Step Iof the grievance procedure. The Employer will recognize a Union negotiation committee of not more than three (3) employees for the purpose of bargaining including negotiations for the renewal of this agreement the present agreement. Furthermore, Management recognizes sector stewards to deal with grievances in accordance with their sector, as provided for in Article Employee members The Union Plant Committee is composed of such committee shall suffer no loss of pay at any meetings with the Employerits president as well as three zone committeemen. It is understood and agreed that not more than two (2) members of such committee There shall be from eight (8) sector stewards, of whom seven will represent employees of the same departmentday shift and one the employees of the evening shift. When a night shift will be in effect, one xxxxxxx will be added to represent the employees of the night shift. The Union shall inform the Employer in writing of the names of the members of such committee and changes therein from time to time prior to any meeting with the Employer. The Employer agrees to pay members of the Negotiating Union Plant Committee for straight time wages lost from scheduled working hours spent in direct negotiations with and the Employer for a renewal agreement up seven (7) sector stewards representing the day shift are always affected to and including conciliation, but not thereafter. Labour-management meetings will be held quarterly, or more regularly as the parties agree is necessaryday shift. Each party will switch on a rotating basis committeeman and xxxxxxx including the responsibility for providing president of the Union Plant Committee must, at the date of their designation, be an agenda (employee of the Company and have at least one (1) week in advance year of seniority. For purposes of Union representation, Management and the meeting) and minutes (no later than one (I) week after the meeting). The Union may elect, or otherwise select up mutually agree to establish three (3) bargaining unit zones and eight sectors. The defined zones and sectors may be modified from time to time by mutual agreement between the parties, in order to maintain a balance between them. It is understood that the members of the Plant Committee and sector stewards must perform their regular work for the Company at all times, except when they are required to perform their Union functions as its Labour-Management Committee, and will supply to recognized by the Employer the names present agreement. The members of those so selected. Should the Union require additional representatives it Plan Committee and the sector stewards are authorized to leave their work without loss of pay, in accordance with the following table: Number of employees Total number of hours allowed per week to to to Such number of hours is adjusted upward or downward, the Monday following the increase or the decrease of the number of employees. The total number of allowed hours per week as shown in the above table is cumulative per contractual year. The president of the Union Plant Committee will be mutually agreed authorized to exercise his functions plant wide, the zone committeemen in the area of their zone and arranged stewards in advance the area of their respective sector. The following will not be counted in the total hours specified above: Reasonable periods of time spent by appropriate Union representatives at the third step of the meetinggrievance procedure; Reasonable periods of time spent by appropriate Union representatives at meetings called by Management as provided for in paragraph 5.07; Reasonable periods of time spent by appropriate Union representatives at other meetings called at the request of representatives of Management, with the exception of meetings forming part of the grievance procedure. Either party may have Before leaving their work place to fulfil their obligations, the assistance Plant Chairman, Zone Committeemen and Xxxxxxxx must obtain prior authorization from their supervisor, this authorization will not be unreasonably refused or delayed. In addition, before entering the section of an outside representative at these meetingsthe supervisor other than their own, they will advise him of their presence and obtain his authorization and this authorization will not be reasonably refused or delayed. The party bringing an outside representative After having obtained the services of their xxxxxxx or committeeman in the appropriate manner, employees who must leave their work place to consult with him or to participate in the discussion of a complaint or grievance with representatives of Management will inform the other of its intent be permitted to do so without loss of pay as long as such consultation or such discussion is held as close as possible to their work place. Reasonable periods of time spent by the Union Committee attending collective agreement negotiations with as much advance notice as possible. Members will be paid for attendance at Labour-Management meeting at their regular straight time hourly rate of paythe Company representatives, the conciliator and all other meetings involving collective agreement renewal. The National Representatives of the Union Grievance Committee and Labour Management Committee shall have the right to request participate in all joint meetings being held on Company premises. These representatives have the assistance and attendance right to enter Company premises during working hours to meet the Union Plant Committee after agreement with Management. Union notices signed by authorized persons mandated to this end by the Union will be Management in the plant on locked bulletin boards designated for such purpose by Management at locations chosen by mutual agreement on condition that such notices be previously approved by the Director of Employee Relations or his delegate. Such approval will not unreasonably be refused. Only those notices concerning the following subjects may be posted in virtue of the National Representative at any time in meeting with the Employer to address matters arising from the collective agreement or any applicable legislation. The National Representative must obtain permission in advance from the Employer to have access to the Employer's premises and such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld.above:

ARTICLE UNION REPRESENTATION. The Employer recognize a Chief Xxxxxxx and stewards from each of Union shall have the following areas of the Home for the Aged: two stewards from Nursing; right to elect one xxxxxxx from Dietary; one xxxxxxx from the Pool and one alternate xxxxxxx from per shift, per building, one of whom shall be the Outreach Departmentchief xxxxxxx. one If the regular xxxxxxx from Housekeeping, Laundry, Maintenance and the balance of the employees. In addition is unavailable to assist employees in presenting their grievances to the stewards, Employer the alternate will assist the employee. The Union agrees that it will keep the Employer supplied with the names of all the stewards and promptly advise the Employer in writing of any change that occurs before the Employer will also be required to recognize an employee as a xxxxxxx. The Employer shall not be required to recognize the Union's representativeelection of any xxxxxxx unless he has six months seniority. Stewards and However, in exceptional circumstances the representatives identified above Employer will not unreasonably withhold the appointment of a xxxxxxx with less than six months service. It is understood that a xxxxxxx has regular job functions to perform for the Employer. Consistent with that obligation, the right of stewards to leave their work without loss of pay to investigate or adjust grievances is granted on the following conditions: The xxxxxxx shall obtain the permission of his supervisor before leaving his work area. The time off shall be elected and/or appointed by devoted to the Union from among prompt handling of grievances and shall be limited to the time required for attending grievance step meetings and any preliminary meetings with the Management. Except in the case of a discharged employee, employees who have completed their probationary periodhaving grievances shall not discuss these with stewards during working hours. The Employer reserves the right to limit such time if it The Employer undertakes to instruct all members of its supervisory staff to cooperate with the stewards in the carrying out of the terms and requirements of this agreement. The Union shall keep the Employer informed in writing of the names the undertakes to secure from its officers, stewards as well as the names of the other Union representatives and the effective date of members their terms of office. The Employer will advise the Union, in writing, of the names of the supervisory personnel. The Union acknowledges that stewards have their regular duties to perform on behalf of cooperation with the Employer and that such with all persons shall not leave their regular duties without having first secured permission from their which permission shall not unreasonably be withheld. The representing the Employer will recognize in a grievance committee composed of the President of the Local Union, the Chief Xxxxxxx, and the particular xxxxxxx having carriage of the particular grievance concerned. The function of the grievance committee shall be to process grievances after Step Iof the grievance proceduresupervisory capacity. The Employer will recognize a Union negotiation negotiating committee which includes eight bargaining unit employees in total and a grievance committee of not more than three (3) employees four bargaining unit employees. Such committee members will be paid by the company for the purpose of bargaining for the renewal of this agreement all regular hours spent in accordance with Article Employee members of such committee shall suffer no loss of pay at any meetings actual negotiations with the Employercompany up to eight hours per day for a maximum of eight days, unless mutually agreed, up to and excluding conciliation. Union stewards shall have the assistance of a representative or business agent regarding any union matters dealt with at a meeting between the Management and the Union if either party so requests. It is understood and agreed that not more than two (2) members the Union Representative or Business Agent, whenever entering the premises of such committee shall be from the same department. The Union shall inform the Employer in writing shall first secure permission of the names of the members of such committee and changes therein from time to time prior to any meeting with the EmployerManager or his Representative. The Employer agrees to pay members of the Negotiating Committee for straight time wages lost from scheduled working hours spent in direct negotiations with the Employer for a renewal agreement up to and including conciliation, but not thereafter. Labour-management meetings will be held quarterly, or more regularly as the parties agree is necessary. Each party will switch on a rotating basis the responsibility for providing an agenda (at least one (1) week in advance of the meeting) and minutes (no later than one (I) week after the meeting). The Union may elect, or otherwise select up to three (3) bargaining unit members as its Labour-Management Committee, and will supply to the Employer the names of those so selected. Should the Union require additional representatives it will be mutually agreed and arranged in advance of the meeting. Either party may have the assistance of an outside representative at these meetings. The party bringing an outside representative will inform the other of its intent to do so with as much advance notice as possible. Members will be paid for attendance at Labour-Management meeting at their regular straight time hourly rate of pay. The Union Grievance Committee and Labour Management Committee shall have the right to request the assistance and attendance of the National Representative at any time in meeting with the Employer to address matters arising from the collective agreement or any applicable legislation. The National Representative must obtain permission in advance from the Employer to have access to the Employer's premises and such Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. No employee or group of employees is authorized to represent the stewards or any other committee of stewards in any meeting with Management except with the written consent of the Union. A Union Xxxxxxx, or in his absence, an employee of their choice, will be present when any member of the bargaining unit is given an official written reprimand or suspended or discharged. The disciplined employee will be further allowed fifteen minutes after the meeting to discuss the disciplinary matter with the Xxxxxxx or representative. The Company agrees to provide a lockable filing cabinet and an office or similar private space mutually agreed upon for the Union on location at a mutually agreeable place and the Chief Xxxxxxx will be allowed time equivalent to four hours as part of his regular work week per week at mutually agreeable to handle Union business without loss of pay.

ARTICLE UNION REPRESENTATION. The Employer recognize a Chief Xxxxxxx and stewards from each Company recognizes the right of the following areas of the Home for the Aged: two stewards from Nursing; one xxxxxxx from Dietary; one xxxxxxx from the Pool and one xxxxxxx from the Outreach Department. one xxxxxxx from Housekeeping, Laundry, Maintenance and the balance of the employees. In addition Union to the stewards, the Employer will also recognize an employee as the Union's representative. Stewards and the representatives identified above shall be elected and/or appointed by the Union from among employees who have completed their probationary period. The Union shall keep the Employer informed in writing of the names the stewards as well as the names of the other Union representatives and the effective date of their terms of office. The Employer will advise the Union, in writing, of the names of the supervisory personnel. The Union acknowledges that stewards have their regular duties to perform on behalf of the Employer and that such persons shall not leave their regular duties without having first secured permission from their which permission shall not unreasonably be withheld. The Employer will recognize appoint or select a grievance committee composed of the President of the Local Union, the Chief Xxxxxxx, and the particular xxxxxxx having carriage of the particular grievance concerned. The function of the grievance committee shall be to process grievances after Step Iof the grievance procedure. The Employer will recognize a Union negotiation committee of Negotiating Committee comprising not more than three six (36) employees for the purpose seniority employees, at least one (1) of bargaining for the renewal of this agreement in accordance with Article Employee members of such committee whom shall suffer no loss of pay at any meetings with the Employer. It is understood be from each location and agreed that not more than two one (21) members of such committee whom shall be from any department or area set out in Article hereof at any location, and will recognize and deal with such Committee with respect to negotiating the same departmentrenewal or modification of this Agreement at the proper time. The Union shall inform Negotiating Committee is a separate entity from the Employer in writing of the names of the members of such committee and changes therein from time to time prior to any meeting with the EmployerGrievance Committee. The Employer agrees Company will pay up to pay six (6) employee members of the Negotiating Committee for time lost from work during their regular working hours up to the date the No Board Report, if any, becomes effective and such payment shall be at the employee's straight time wages lost from scheduled working hours spent average rate of pay exclusive of any premium or bonus. The Company acknowledges the right of the Union to appoint or otherwise select six (6) day shift stewards who shall be seniority employees, in direct negotiations accordance with the Employer for a renewal agreement up to and including conciliation, but not thereafter. Labour-management meetings will following: First Floor One (1) Xxxxxxx Finishing One (1) Xxxxxxx One (1) Xxxxxxx Knitting Two (2) Stewards Sewing Turning One Xxxxxxx One Xxxxxxx One of the foregoing stewards shall be held quarterly, or more regularly as the parties agree is necessarydesignated Unit Chairperson. Each party will switch on a rotating basis xxxxxxx must be an employee of the responsibility for providing an agenda (at least department or group of departments which the xxxxxxx has been designated to represent. In addition to the foregoing, the Union may appoint one (1) week in advance of xxxxxxx on the meeting) afternoon shift and minutes (no later than one (I1) week after xxxxxxx on the meeting)night when there are four (4) or more employees working on the shift. The Union may elect, appoint two (2) stewards on the afternoon shift and two (2) stewards on the night shift when there are twenty (20) or otherwise select up to three (3) bargaining unit members as its Labour-Management Committee, and will supply to more employees working on the Employer the names of those so selected. Should the Union require additional representatives it will be mutually agreed and arranged in advance of the meeting. Either party may have the assistance of an outside representative at these meetingsshift. The party bringing an outside representative will inform Employer recognizes the other of its intent to do so with Xxxxxxx designated by the union as much advance notice Unit Chairperson as possible. Members will be paid for attendance at Labour-Management meeting at their regular straight time hourly rate of pay. The Union Grievance Committee and Labour Management Committee shall have the right to request acting Unit Chairperson where the assistance and attendance of the National Representative at any time in meeting with the Employer to address matters arising from the collective agreement or any applicable legislation. The National Representative must obtain permission in advance from the Employer to have access to the Employer's premises and such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld.Unit Chairperson is