Association Representation 6.01 The Association may appoint or otherwise select a bargaining committee. Such committee shall represent the Association in all negotiations with the representatives of the Board in the settlement of a collective agreement.
ARTICLE UNION REPRESENTATION At each operation of the Company covered by this Agreement the Union shall appoint a reasonablenumberof Shop Stewardswho shall be the purposeof investigating and processinggrievances. Notwithstandingtheirseniority status, Stewards will remain at work in the event of a lay-off as long as work is availablewhich they are qualified and able to The Company will recognize a Union negotiating Committee of not more than two membersfrom the bargainingunit. Xxxxxxx may be present at these discussions at the request of the employee. The supetvisor shall give his decision to the employee within two days. Failing settlement, then, STEP The grievance shall be presentedinwritingto the department manageronforms supplied bythe Union. A conference shall take place betweenthe employee, the Xxxxxxx, the supetvisor and the department manager. The department manager shall give his written decision to the Xxxxxxx within five days following the conference. Failing settlement, the Union may proceed to Step within five days. STEP By conference betweenan officialofthe Local a Company representativedesignated by the General Manager. The Company representative shall give his decision to the Union in writing within five (5)working days. Failingsettlement, the matter may be referredto of Arbitration within thirty (30) days following the decision at Step The time limits mentioned in Article hereof may be extended through mutual agreement betweenthe parties. The Boardof Arbitration shall consist of three (3) arbitratorsoneto be appointed by each Partyto this Agreement, and the third to beselected two so appointed. The Party desiring arbitration shall then appoint his arbitrator and shall give notice inwriting to the other Partyof such appointment, togetherwith a written statement of the questionto be arbitrated, within thirty (30) days decision in After receivingsuch notice inwriting,the other Partyshall appointan arbitratorandgive notice inwriting to the other Party within five (5) days. In the event of the two (2) arbitrators so appointed being unable,within ten days, to select athird arbitratorable andwilling to act, either Party may apply to the Ministerof Labourfor Ontario to appoint a Chairman of the Arbitration Board. The Board so constituted (3) membersshallthenforthwithconsider and determinethe matters in issuewhich have been submitted to them for disposaland the decision of a majority of the members of the Arbitration Board shall be final and binding on all parties concerned. Either Party shall have the right to appoint anyone it desires to represent it on an Arbitration Boardwithout the right of the other Partyto object to such appointment. If the Parties agree on a person to act as sole Arbitrator in a particular case, he shall have all the powers of an Arbitration Board under this Agreement. Any complaint, difference or dispute or alleged violation this Agreement arising betweenthe Company and the Local Unionshall be dealt with under Step provided a written complaint is filed by the grieving party with the other party within thirty (30) calendar days. Each of the Parties hereto shall bear the expense of its own representative to a Board of Arbitration and the and equally fees andexpense, if any, third party of such Board of Arbitration. The Companywill pay such membersof the Committeefor any regular hours spent on negotiations. A full-time representativeofthe Union shall be entitled to visit the Company premises to deal with mattersarisingout of the administrationof this Agreement provided he notifiestheManager or his designate upon arrival and that he does not interfere with the Company's business operations. It is understood that the Shop Xxxxxxx has his regular work to perform on behalf of the Company and when it is necessaryto service a grievance he will not leave his work without approvalof the immediatesupervisorand, if requested,give a reasonableexplanationas to his absence. With this understanding, the Company will pay for any time used by the Shop Xxxxxxx in handlinggrievances and the Companywhich hours or at any other time upon by both the Company and the Xxxxxxx. The Union will inform the Company in writing of the names of the Stewards of any subsequent changes.The Companyshall not recognizeanySteward untilsuchnotificationfrom the Union has been received. A may not be a Xxxxxxx. Uponthe suspensionor discharge of a UnionStewardthe Company agreesto simultaneously send notificationto the Union by meansof a telegram or a registered letter. Failureto comply with this procedureshall render the suspension or discharge null and void. purposeof disputes, Union haveaccess to specific documentationdirectly relatedto the grievance or dispute, upon request. Whenever an employee is subjectto the Companywill informthe employee of his rightto have his Union Xxxxxxx present. If a Xxxxxxx is unavailable,another bargaining unit employee of the employee's choice may attend the meeting. The Union recognizes the right of the Company to operate and manage its business in all respects inaccordancewith its obligations, subject to the provisionsofthisAgreement, andthat it is the exclusivefunction of the Companyto hire, lay off, promote, demote, transfer, discipline and dischargefor propercause. The Unionalso recognizesthe right of the Company to make and alter from time to time rules and arejust and fair. ARTICLE PROCEDURE No complaint, difference or dispute may be submitted or considered under the grievance procedureunlessit has been tenworking days fromthe time itsoccurrence, except in the case of an employee not proper pay due to a clerical or mechanical error on the part of the Company. if an employee has a grievance, it shall be dealt with in the following manner: STEP By a conferencebetweenthe employee andthe employee's immediatesupervisor. The Union
UNION REPRESENTATION 3.01 For the purpose of representation with the Employer, the Union shall function and be recognized as follows:
