ASSOCIATION DUTIES. The Employer recognizes the role of the Association's officers and bargaining team in labour management relations, and shall not discriminate against them. Provided that the needs of the Employee's department can be met, the Employer shall approve requests for absence from work with usual remuneration to enable Employees to represent the Association on the following basis: (a) in the case of the Contract Administrator of the Association, reasonable time for the investigation and processing of grievances; (b) in the case of meetings between the Association and the Employer, attendance by a number of Employees not greater than the Employer's representation; (c) in the case of the hearing of an arbitration between the Association and the Employer, attendance by the grievor(s) who initiated the Employee grievance and one (1) other Employee representing the Association; and (d) in the case of collective bargaining meetings between the Association and the Employer (whether or not with a Conciliation Officer), attendance by up to five
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
ASSOCIATION DUTIES. The Employer recognizes the role of the Association's officers and bargaining team in labour management relations, and shall not discriminate against them. Provided that the needs of the Employee's department can be met, the Employer shall approve requests for absence from work with usual remuneration to enable Employees to represent the Association on the following basis:
(a) in the case of the Contract Administrator of the Association, reasonable time for the investigation and processing of grievances;
(b) in the case of meetings between the Association and the Employer, attendance by a number of Employees not greater than the Employer's representation;
(c) in the case of the hearing of an arbitration between the Association and the Employer, attendance by the grievor(s) who initiated the Employee grievance and one (1) other Employee representing the Association; andand
(d) in the case of collective bargaining meetings between the Association and the Employer (whether or not with a Conciliation Officer), attendance by up to five
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Samples: Collective Agreement