Common use of LABOUR MANAGEMENT NEGOTIATIONS Clause in Contracts

LABOUR MANAGEMENT NEGOTIATIONS. 8.01 No individual Employee or group of Employees shall undertake to represent the Union at meetings with the Employer without proper authorization of the Union. In order that this may be carried out, the Union will supply the Employer with the names of its officers. Similarly, the Employer will, if requested, supply the Union with a list of its supervisory or other personnel with whom the Union may be required to transact business. a) A Bargaining Committee shall be appointed and consist of not more than five (5) members of the Employer, as appointees of the Employer, and not more than five (5) members of the Union, in total, inclusive of any Canadian Union of Public Employees representative or designee, as appointees of the Union. The parties agree they will advise the other party of their nominees to their Committee. b) The parties agree they will also advise the other party when alternates are replacing a committee member. Union committee members will advise their supervising Manager of their attendance at the joint meeting and its time, date and proposed duration. c) Either party wishing to have up to three (3) non-participating observers may do so with the permission of the other party, and, unless attendance is during the Employee’s own time or vacation time, their supervising Manager. There will be no cost to the Employer for union observers. Union observers will normally be the alternate of the union negotiating committee. 8.03 All matters of mutual concern, pertaining to performance of work operation problems, rates of pay, hours of work, collective bargaining, and other working conditions, etc., may be referred to the Bargaining Committee for discussion and settlement. 8.04 The Union shall have the right at any time to have the assistance of representatives of the Canadian Union of Public Employees when dealing or negotiating with the Employer. Such representatives may have reasonable access to the Employer's premises in order to investigate and assist in the settlement of a grievance. 8.05 In the event either party wishes to call a meeting of the Bargaining Committee, the meeting shall be held not later than seven (7) working days after the request has been given. a) Negotiation time shall be defined as the time from the scheduled commencement to the scheduled closure of negotiations on each negotiating day. Requests for leave, and the authorization or refusal of such leave, shall be in writing. Permission to leave work to attend such meetings shall not be unreasonably withheld. Representatives of the Union shall not suffer any loss of pay when required to leave their employment for negotiating the Collective Agreement Representatives of the Union attending negotiation meetings held outside of regular working hours shall be compensated with time off with pay equal to the time spent. i) The Employer shall cover the first 40 hours of staff time, per committee member, or 160 total staff hours of negotiating time, whichever is greater. ii) The Employer and the Union shall equally share the cost of any additional negotiating hours incurred by the Union’s committee. b) The Local Union will reimburse the Employer for all time spent in preparation for negotiations by the Local’s Negotiating Committee. Preparation time is defined as the time spent in meetings prior to the initial exchange of proposals, meetings between scheduled negotiation meetings, and meetings following the scheduled closure of the negotiation meetings. i) Representatives of the Union attending preparatory meetings held outside of their regular working hours shall be compensated with time off with pay equal to the time spent. ii) Representatives of the Union attending preparatory meetings held during their regular working hours shall suffer no loss of pay. The Employer must be aware of, and agree to, the date, time and duration of each such meeting. c) The Employer and Union shall jointly maintain a log of time spent in negotiations and preparation, and the identity of Employees involved. 8.07 The Employer shall make available to the Union, following a request, the following information: job descriptions, positions in the bargaining unit, job classifications, wage rates, a breakdown of point ratings and job evaluations, pension and welfare plans, manuals and directives as required for collective bargaining purposes.

LABOUR MANAGEMENT NEGOTIATIONS. 8.01 No individual Employee or group of Employees shall undertake to represent the Union at meetings with the Employer without proper authorization of the Union. In order that this may be carried out, the Union will supply the Employer with the names of its officers. Similarly, the Employer will, if requested, supply the Union with a list of its supervisory or other personnel with whom the Union may be required to transact business. a) A Bargaining Committee shall be appointed and consist of not more than five (5) members of the Employer, as appointees of the Employer, and not more than five (5) members of the Union, in total, inclusive of any Canadian Union of Public Employees representative or designee, as appointees of the Union. The parties agree they Union will advise the other party Employer of their the Union nominees to their the Committee. b) The parties agree they Union will also advise the other party Employer when alternates are replacing a committee member. Union committee members will advise their supervising Manager of their attendance at the joint meeting and its time, date and proposed duration. c) Either party wishing to have up to three (3) non-participating observers may do so with the permission of the other party, and, unless attendance is during the Employee’s own time or vacation time, their supervising Manager. There will be no cost to the Employer for union observers. Union observers will normally be the alternate of the union negotiating committee. 8.03 All matters of mutual concern, pertaining to performance of work operation problems, rates of pay, hours of work, collective bargaining, and other working conditions, etc., may be referred to the Bargaining Committee for discussion and settlement. 8.04 The Union shall have the right at any time to have the assistance of representatives of the Canadian Union of Public Employees when dealing or negotiating with the Employer. Such representatives may have reasonable access to the Employer's premises in order to investigate and assist in the settlement of a grievance. 8.05 In the event either party wishes to call a meeting of the Bargaining Committee, the meeting shall be held not later than seven (7) working days after the request has been given. a) Negotiation time shall be defined as the time from the scheduled commencement to the scheduled closure of negotiations on each negotiating day. Requests for leave, and the authorization or refusal of such leave, shall be in writing. Permission to leave work to attend such meetings shall not be unreasonably withheld. Representatives of the Union shall not suffer any loss of pay when required to leave their employment for negotiating the Collective Agreement Representatives of the Union attending negotiation meetings held outside of regular working hours shall be compensated with time off with pay equal to the time spent. i) The Employer shall cover the first 40 hours of staff time, per committee member, or 160 total staff hours of negotiating time, whichever is greater. ii) The Employer and the Union shall equally share the cost of any additional negotiating hours incurred by the Union’s committee. b) The Local Union will reimburse re-imburse the Employer for all time spent in preparation for negotiations by the Local’s Negotiating Committee. Preparation time is defined as the time spent in meetings prior to the initial exchange of proposals, meetings between scheduled negotiation meetings, and meetings following the scheduled closure of the negotiation meetings. i) Representatives of the Union attending preparatory meetings held outside of their regular working hours shall be compensated with time off with pay equal to the time spent. ii) Representatives of the Union attending preparatory meetings held during their regular working hours shall suffer no loss of pay. The Employer must be aware of, and agree to, the date, time and duration of each such meeting. c) The Employer and Union shall jointly maintain a log of time spent in negotiations and preparation, and the identity of Employees involved. 8.07 The Employer shall make available to the Union, following a request, the following information: job descriptions, positions in the bargaining unit, job classifications, wage rates, a breakdown of point ratings and job evaluations, pension and welfare plans, manuals and directives as required for collective bargaining purposes.