General Grievances Controversies may arise of a nature so general as to directly affect the majority of employees in a classification or department, or the majority of all employees. It is agreed that issues of this nature need not be subjected to the entire grievance procedure but may be initiated at Step 2. Attendance at Grievance Hearings initiated at Step 2 may include members of both negotiating committees.
LEAD HANDS A Lead Hand is an employee who temporarily assumes the duties of a supervisor. The Lead Hand rate also applies to members assigned to specific training positions. It is further agreed that such assignments will not include training contractor personnel or supervisory dispatchers or quality control functions. Lead Hands may be required to distribute work and answer questions. They will not be asked to conduct performance appraisals or handle disciplinary matters. Only an employee who desires a Lead Hand opportunity will be considered for the position. The opportunity will be posted in all offices and stations to ensure Local 975 memberships are aware of the volunteer concept. The Company will review the capabilities of those who express an interest Employees agreeing to take a Lead Hand assignment will not be required to change shifts, and other Local 975 employees will not experience shift changes due to someone else being made Lead Hand. The Company will notify the Union of all Lead Hand assignments exceeding one- month (1) duration. For assignments expected to exceed three (3) months in a twelve- month (12) period, the Company and the Union must be in mutual agreement. Training positions will not exceed six months without mutual agreement. LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #12 RE: TEMPORARY RE-ASSIGNMENT OF C&M EMPLOYEES From time to time the Company is required to perform C&M work outside the hours of the regular day shift. Because it is not practicable at this time to set up new shifts to do this work, the Company requires that employees temporarily change their hours of work so that the work can be completed on a timely and cost effective basis. The Union recognizes the need of its C&M day shift crews on an “as needed” basis, and that for the first eight (8) hours per day of these rearranged hours, employees agreeing to change hours will be paid at straight time. • The Union executive and the involved employee will be given as much notice as possible of the impending schedule change • For the purpose of Article twenty three (23) the re-assigned hours will be considered “regular hours” for the duration of the reassignment. Overtime clauses will apply accordingly. LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #13 RE: OPERATIONS TECHNICIAN POSITION The Company is committed to further training and development of a multi-skilled workforce. This strategy provides a benefit both to the worker and the Company. It allows the worker to expand on their skill set and have further opportunity and security in the evolving workplace. It allows the Company to gain efficiencies and be more productive in completing work. With respect to the Operations Technician Classification, the Company commits to the following:
Year-End Grievances In the event a grievance is filed at such time that it cannot be processed through all the steps in this grievance procedure by the end of the school year, and if left unresolved until the beginning of the following school year could result in irreparable harm to a party in interest, the time limits set forth herein shall be reduced so that the grievance procedure may be exhausted prior to the end of the school year or as soon thereafter as is practicable.
Team Leaders 4.3.1 Team Leaders will be paid on the teachers’ scale according to their qualifications and length of service and in addition will be paid management units for responsibility.
Class Grievances Class grievances involving one or more supervisors and grievances involving an administrator above the building level may be initially filed by the Association at Step Two.
Labour Management Committee (a) Where the parties mutually agree that there are matters of mutual concern and interest that would be beneficial if discussed at a Labour-Management Committee Meeting during the term of this Agreement, the following shall apply.
MANAGEMENT GRIEVANCES 8.01 It is understood that the Management may at any time file a grievance with the staff representative of the Union and request a meeting with him to discuss any complaint with respect to the conduct of the Union, its officers or committee member, in its relationships with the Company or other employees or with respect to any complaint that there has been a violation of any contractual obligation undertaken by the Union, and that if such grievance by the Management is not settled to the mutual satisfaction of the conferring parties it may be referred to arbitration as set forth in Article VII above.
Leadership Develop strong joint leadership, shift to coaching style of leadership and share information, including financial data.
Processing Grievances The grievant shall be granted reasonable time off with pay from regularly scheduled duty hours to process a grievance, provided that the time off will be devoted to the prompt and efficient investigation and handling of grievances, subject to the following:
Association-Management Committee There shall be an Association-Management Committee comprised of two (2) representatives of the parties. The Committee shall meet quarterly, unless otherwise mutually agreed. Agenda items to be discussed shall be exchanged in writing at least five calendar days prior to the meeting. Meetings of this Committee will be to discuss matters of mutual concern, matters relating to nursing, professional practice, scheduling and work load issues. The Committee shall promote and provide for effective and meaningful communication. The parties agree Self Scheduling is appropriate subject matter to discuss in this forum.
