Facility Committee. The Employer and the Union will establish a facility-based Joint Labor Management Cooperation Committee within the facility. This committee will be composed of up to three (3) bargaining unit employees selected by the Union, the Union field representative when requested by the bargaining unit employee members of the committee and up to four (4) members of management. The Employer’s Regional Vice President for Washington and/or its Regional Human Resources Director may attend committee meetings with advance notice to the Union field representative. The committee will meet quarterly, or as often as needed, to discuss issues, concerns, suggestions and ideas related to the facility, the workers and the residents and to promote better understanding between the Union, the Employer and the residents. This committee will also advise facility management on recruitment and retention issues. Minutes of the meetings will be posted within the facility. This Committee will have no authority to modify or interpret the collective bargaining agreement. Employee members of the Committee will be provided up to two (2) hours of paid release time to attend these meetings, provided their absence from regular duties does not unduly disrupt the facility’s operations. If such employees come in from time off to attend Committee meetings, their time will not be paid by the Employer.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Facility Committee. The Employer and the Union will establish a facility-based Joint Labor Management Cooperation Committee within the facility. This committee will be composed of up to three (3) bargaining unit employees selected by the Union, the Union field representative when requested by the bargaining unit employee members of the committee and up to four (4) members of management. The Employer’s Regional Vice President for Washington and/or its Regional Human Resources Director may attend committee meetings with advance notice to the Union field representative. The committee will meet quarterly, or as often as needed, to discuss issues, concerns, suggestions and ideas related to the facility, the workers and the residents and to promote better understanding between the Union, the Employer and the residents. This committee will also advise facility management on recruitment and retention issues. Minutes of the meetings will be posted within the facility. This Committee will have no authority to modify or interpret the collective bargaining agreement. Employee members of the Committee will be provided up to two (2) hours of paid release time to attend these meetings, provided their absence from regular duties does not unduly disrupt the facility’s operations. If such employees come in from time off to attend Committee meetings, their time will not be paid by the Employer.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement