Common use of Bargaining Recognition Clause in Contracts

Bargaining Recognition. (a) The Company recognizes the Union as the sole collective bargaining agent of the Employees and Owner Operators covered by this Agreement. Properly qualified officers and committeepersons of the Union shall be recognized by the Company in discussing any and all matters affecting the relationship between the Company and the Employees and the Owner Operators who are members of the Union and are affected by this Agreement. (b) The Union and the Company agree to request jointly that the CIRB amend the regional bargaining unit descriptions stated below to reflect instead that all existing bargaining units form one single bargaining unit. Such requests will be made no later than ninety (90) days following ratification. (c) Until such time as the Board declares otherwise under 1.01(b) above, the Employer recognizes Unifor as the bargaining agent for the following Regional units: (i) Within the Province of British Columbia, Hourly Employees and Owner Operators working in and out of any division of DHL Express (Canada) Ltd., in British Columbia (ii) Within the Province of Alberta, Hourly Employees and Owner Operators working in and out of any division of DHL Express (Canada) Ltd., in Alberta (iii) Within the Provinces of Manitoba/Saskatchewan, Hourly Employees and Owner Operators working in and out of any division of DHL Express (Canada) Ltd., in Manitoba or Saskatchewan (iv) Within the Province of Ontario, Hourly Employees and Owner Operators working in and out of any division of DHL Express (Canada) Ltd., in Ontario pursuant to the Memorandum of Agreement dated June 16, 2012. (v) Within the Province of Nova Scotia, Employees and Owner Operators working in and out of any division of DHL Express (Canada) Ltd., in Nova Scotia (“Hourly Employees” herein after referred to as “Employees”)