Common use of For grievance meetings Clause in Contracts

For grievance meetings. the union is entitled to have the same number of individuals present as the Employer. The grievant does not count as one of the union’s representatives. For all other representational functions, only one (1) employee may be on official time to represent the Council, a Local Union or employee(s) in the performance of a representational function at any given time except when: a. More than one (1) representative has been expressly provided by this CMLA or invited by management to attend a meeting; or b. A grievance is being elevated from one step of the grievance procedure to another and it is necessary for the representatives from the two steps to transfer and briefly discuss the grievance file; or c. A xxxxxxx who has been appointed for less than one (1) year or lacks the expertise to perform the representation, in that case, the Local Union President may assign another representative to act as an observer, and the time spent by the xxxxxxx who lacks the expertise will count toward the local’s block of official training time.