Common use of Joint Employer – Union Meetings Clause in Contracts

Joint Employer – Union Meetings. The parties recognize the value of nurses’ input and participation in committee meetings. All joint Employer-Union meetings shall be scheduled where practical, during the nurse’s regular working hours. The Employer agrees to pay for time spent during regular working hours for representatives of the Union attending meetings with the Employer. Upon request the Employer will meet with the bargaining unit to discuss and make reasonable efforts to resolve concerns pertaining to scheduling meetings. Where a Nurse is a required to attend a meeting outside of her or his regularly scheduled hours, she or he will be paid for all time spent in attendance at such meetings at her or his regular straight time hourly rate of pay.