EMPLOYEE RIGHTS AND REPRESENTATION. A. Any employee has a right to be represented in the grievance procedure; however, such employee shall be present at any grievance discussion when the administration and/or the Association and/or the employee deems it necessary. When the presence of said employee at the grievance hearing is requested by either party, illness or other incapacity of the employee shall be grounds for any necessary extension of grievance procedure time limits.
B. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as limiting the right of any employee having a grievance to discuss the matter informally with any appropriate member of the administration and having it adjusted, provided they use the prescribed channels.
C. The Board acknowledges the right of the Association's grievance representative to participate in the processing of a grievance at any formal level, and no employee shall be required to discuss any grievance if the Association's representative is not present.
EMPLOYEE RIGHTS AND REPRESENTATION. Section 2.1 Collective Bargaining/Self-Organization The Employer agrees not to discharge, discriminate, interfere with, restrain or coerce any employee because of his/her lawful exercise of the rights set forth in Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 150E, §2.
EMPLOYEE RIGHTS AND REPRESENTATION. A. Employees shall be entitled to perform their duties under safe working conditions. When such conditions do not prevail, the affected employee(s) shall notify their supervisor immediately of any unsafe conditions. The Board shall make all reasonable attempts to make necessary corrections as soon as possible.
B. Any complaint deemed not serious enough to be called to the attention of the employee cannot, at a later date, be used as the basis of any disciplinary action.
C. Employees shall be advised as to the rules, regulations and policies of the Board of Education which apply to their job performance.
D. Discipline shall be for just cause.
E. When an employee is given a suspension, disciplinary discharge, layoff, written reprimand and/or written warning which is to be affixed to his/her personnel file, the employee shall be given a copy.
F. New employees will be apprised of the method of their evaluation.
G. Any employee requiring discipline will be afforded the opportunity to have his/her Organization xxxxxxx present during such discipline.
H. Employees shall be permitted to inspect all the contents of their personnel file except those materials confidential. Correspondence or other material making reference to an employee's competence, character or manner which the Board intends to place in the employee's file will be made known to the employee, and the employee shall be given the opportunity to attach his/her comments.
EMPLOYEE RIGHTS AND REPRESENTATION. Section 1. Employees have, and shall be protected in the exercise of, the right, freely and without fear of penalty or reprisal, to join and assist the Union. The freedom of employees to assist in the Union shall be recognized as extending to participation in management of the Union and acting for the Union in the capacity of a Union Officer or representative, or otherwise and including the right to present Union views and positions to the public, to officials of the Town and the Police Department, to the Town Meeting and to members of the General Court, or to any other appropriate authority or official. Without limiting the foregoing, the Town agrees that it will not aid, promote, or finance any labor group or organization purporting to engage in collective bargaining or make any agreement with any such group or organization, which would violate any rights of the Union under this Agreement. Further, no department official, representative, agent or employee of the Town shall:
A. Interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of their right to join or refrain from joining the Union.
B. Interfere with the formation, existence, operations, administration, or negotiations of the Union.
C. Discriminate in regard to employment or conditions of employment in order to encourage or discourage membership in the Union; or otherwise act to the disadvantage of work opportunities or earning power of the employees covered by this Agreement.
D. Discriminate against any employee because he/she has given testimony or taken part in any grievance procedure or other hearings, negotiations, or conferences as part of the Union, or in his/her own behalf; or
E. Refuse to meet, negotiate, or confer on a matter with officers or representatives of the Union.
Section 2. Not more than two (2) members of the Union Bargaining Committee, who are scheduled to work a tour of duty during collective bargaining negotiations shall be granted leave of absence without loss of pay or benefits for all meetings between the Town and the Union for the purposes of negotiating the terms of a contract, or supplements thereto, provided however, the Union Bargaining Committee may consist of more than two (2) members.
Section 3. Not more than two (2) Union officers, representatives, or Union Grievance Committee members, may be granted leave of absence without loss of pay or benefits for time required to discuss or process grievances with the employee or others involved, and to participate in ...
EMPLOYEE RIGHTS AND REPRESENTATION. 8 2.1 Massachusetts General Law Chapter 150E, §2/Collective Bargaining/Self-Organization 8 2.2 Protection for Concerted Activities 8 2.3 Collective Bargaining Negotiation Meetings 8 2.4 Grievance Processing During Work Hours 8 2.5 Union Roster of Stewards and Officers 8 2.6 Bulletin Boards 8 2.7 Union/City Negotiation Meetings 8 2.8 Fitchburg Police Union (FPU) Conventions 8 2.9 Agency Service Fee or Union Security 9 4 COMPENSATION, SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL and LONGEVITY 9 4.1 Wages 9 4.2 Specialty Pay 10 4.3 Payroll Frequencies 11 4.4 Shift Differential 11 4.5 Rank Differential 11 4.6 Longevity 11 4.7 Out of Grade Pay 12 4.8 Professional Standard Stipend 12 4.9 Fitness Equipment 12 5 GRIEVANCE and ARBITRATION PROCEDURE 12 5.1 Definition 12 5.2 Time Limits 12 5.3 Grievance Procedure 12 5.4 Arbitration 13 5.5 Arbitrator’s Authority 13 5.6 Civil Service 14 CBA CITY OF FITCHBURG, MA & FITCHBURG POLICE UNION FISCAL YEARS JULY 1, 2016 – JUNE 30, 2019 2 07.28.2017 7 HOLIDAYS 14 7.1 Observed Holidays/Holiday Pay Policy 14 7.2 Line of Duty Injury 15 9 COURT ATTENDANCE 15 9.1 Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) and District Court 15 9.2 Superior Court 16 9.3 Attendance While on Vacation 16 9.4 Cancellation Notification 16 9.5 Compensation 16 11 CLOTHING ALLOWANCE/BODY ARMOR POLICY and EYE GLASSES 17 11.1 Clothing Allowance 17 11.2 Body Armor Policy 17 11.3 Replacement of Eyeglasses 17 12 VACATION PAY 17 12.1 Accrual 17 12.2 Definition 18 12.3 Line of Duty Injury 18 14 SHIFTS and HOURS OF WORK 18 14.1 Shifts 18 14.2 Hours of Work 19 14.3 Shift Swaps 19 15 SICK LEAVE 19 15.1 Accumulation 19 15.2 Line of Duty Injury 19 15.3 Sick Leave Bank/Extended Sick Leave 20 15.4 Reporting and Restrictions 20 15.5 Abuse of Sick Leave 21 15.6 Sick Leave Personal Days 21 15.7 Child Birth Leave 22 15.8 Sick Leave Buy Back on Retirement or Death 22 15.9 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)/Comp Time/Days Owed 22 16 SPECIALTY ASSIGNMENTS 22 16.1 Head of Bureau of Criminal Investigations (BCI) 22 16.2 Detective Bureau 23 16.3 On Call Detective Pay 23 18 SENIORITY 23 18.1 Assignment Posting 23 18.2 Seniority List 24 18.3 Removal and Re-Bidding 24 19 RESERVATION OF RIGHTS and EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS 24 19.1 Civil Service Status 24 19.2 Xxxxx Xxxx 25 19.3 Attendance Education/Training Programs 25 19.4 Higher Education Incentive 25 32 CIVILIAN POLICE DISPATCHERS 29 32.1 Dispatching 29 32.2 Dispatching Differential 29 33 GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) 29 SIGNATURE PAGE 31 APPENDIX A FMLA/Request For Leave F...
EMPLOYEE RIGHTS AND REPRESENTATION. Section 1. Employees have and shall be protected in the exercise of the right, without the fear of penalty or reprisal, to join and participate in the Union. The freedom of employees to participate in the Union shall be recognized as extending to participation in the management of the Union and acting for the Union in the capacity of a Union officer or representative.
Section 2. One member of the Union’s bargaining committee, who is regularly scheduled to work a tour of duty during collective bargaining negotiations shall be granted leave of absence without loss of pay or benefits for all meetings between the Town, its agents or representatives, and the Union for the purpose of negotiating the terms of the contract or any supplements thereto including mediation, fact-finding and binding arbitration.
Section 3. One Union officer who is regularly scheduled to be on duty during a formal meeting between the Town and the Union shall be granted leave of absence to participate in any grievance step as described in this contract or in any arbitration procedures consequent thereto without loss of pay or benefits.
Section 4. No employee shall be subjected to discipline except for just cause.
EMPLOYEE RIGHTS AND REPRESENTATION. Employees have, and shall be protected in the exercise of the right, freely and without fear of penalty or reprisal, to exercise any and all rights provided them under Chapter 22 of Title 21 of Vermont Statutes Annotated.
EMPLOYEE RIGHTS AND REPRESENTATION. 3.1 - The Employer agrees not to discharge, discriminate, interfere with, restrain or coerce any employee because of his/her lawful exercise of the rights set forth in Section 2 of Chapter 150E of MGL.
EMPLOYEE RIGHTS AND REPRESENTATION. Section 1. The members of the Union’s bargaining committee who are scheduled to work a tour of duty during collective bargaining negotiations shall be granted a leave of absence without loss of pay or benefits for all meetings between the Employer, its agents or representatives, and the Union for the purpose of negotiating the terms of the contract or any supplements thereto.
Section 2. A Union representative, or the Chief Xxxxxxx, shall be granted reasonable leave of absence without loss of pay or benefits for time required to discuss and process grievances with the employee or others involved and to participate in any grievance step as described in this contract or in any consequent arbitration procedures.
Section 3. The Union officers and stewards shall be permitted to discuss official Union business: (a) with the Town Manager or his designee, (b) with the Chief of Police or his designee, (c) with employees prior to on duty roll call or following off duty roll call. There shall be no solicitation of employees for Union membership, or dues, during duty hours by Union or representatives.
Section 4. Union officers or representatives shall be granted leave of absence, but with no loss of pay, if formally requested to attend meetings of the Town Council other Town body on business that affects the members of the unit.
Section 5. Employees covered by this Agreement have the right to become or remain members of the Union without being subject to restraint or coercion from either the employer or Union.
Section 6. Each member of the bargaining unit who is employed by the Town on the effective date of this Agreement shall, as a condition of continued employment, either join the Union or pay a Union service fee as set by the Union as allowable by law. Each new employee shall, as a condition of continued employment, join the Union within sixty (60) days of commencing employment or shall pay a Union service fee as set by the Union as allowable by law.
EMPLOYEE RIGHTS AND REPRESENTATION. Section 1 The Employer agrees not to discharge, discriminate, interfere with, restrain or coerce any employee because of his or her lawful exercise of the rights set forth in Section 2, Chapter 150E of the Massachusetts General Laws. No member of the bargaining unit will be disciplined or discharged without good cause.
Section 2 The employer agrees that it will not discriminate against, interfere with or coerce against any employee because such employee gives testimony, takes part in grievance procedures or hearings, negotiations or conferences for or in behalf of the ASSOCIATION or any employee.
Section 3 Employees are free to become or refrain from becoming members of the ASSOCIATION. Notwithstanding membership in the ASSOCIATION, the ASSOCIATION agrees to represent fully any members of the bargaining unit. Both parties agree that they will not discriminate against any person in the bargaining unit because of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability or sexual orientation.
Section 4 The ASSOCIATION shall inform the School Committee and the Superintendent in writing of any changes in the roster of elected officers of the ASSOCIATION.
Section 5 Recall Language − Based on Seniority (last out; first in).
