Common use of Leave for Union Activities Clause in Contracts

Leave for Union Activities. (a) Employees shall be granted leave of absence without pay when delegated to perform necessary union activities. Such time shall not exceed three (3) weeks per employee in any one (1) year. When such leave involves a period of one (1) week (five (5) working days) or more, the Employer will be provided with at least two (2) weeks advance notice in writing. In all other instances, leave for union activities for periods of less than one (1) week's duration will be granted provided that the work requirements of the Employer permit it. The one-hundred (100) days provided for in Article 3.04(a) are included in the above-mentioned three (3) weeks. (b) Employees shall be granted up to three (3) hours leave of absence with pay if required for the purpose of travelling to a COPE Local 491 Annual Regional Union Meeting, provided the work requirements of the Employer permit it. (c) The Employer recognizes the rights of employees to participate in public affairs. Therefore, upon written request, the Employer will grant leave of absence without pay and loss of seniority so that employees may be candidates in a federal, provincial, or municipal election. (d) Any employee who is elected or selected for a full-time or part-time position with the Union, or any body with which the Union is affiliated, or who is elected to public office, shall be granted leave of absence without pay and without loss of seniority, by the Employer, for a period of two (2) years subject to renewal on application to the Employer for successive periods of two (2) years each. (e) Upon written request to the National Secretary-Treasurer, and provided permission is granted, members representing COPE Local 491 on Provincial Boards, Federations, Labour Councils, or serving on committees for the CLC or other labour organizations, shall receive time off without pay and without loss of seniority and benefits. (f) An employee returning from an approved leave of absence which permitted him/her to serve in a full-time elective public office or full-time elective office within a provincial federation of labour or the CLC shall be placed in the position occupied prior to the leave and in the office in which the employee worked prior to the leave provided that such position is vacant or filled temporarily not permanently. If the returning employee has established residence in another city during the leave, the employee may request placement in the city where their residence has been established, provided that a position for which they are qualified is vacant or filled temporarily not permanently. If such a position is not available in either case, the employee shall be placed by the Employer in an equivalent position for which they are qualified in the office in which the employee previously worked.

Leave for Union Activities. (a) Employees shall be granted leave of absence without pay when delegated to perform necessary union activities. Such time shall not exceed three (3) weeks per employee in any one (1) year. When such leave involves a period of one one (1) week (five (5) working days) or more, the Employer will be provided with at least two (2) weeks advance notice in writing. In all other instances, leave for union activities for periods of less than one (1) week's duration will be granted provided that the work requirements of the Employer permit it. The one-one- hundred (100) days provided for in Article 3.04(a) are included in the above-above- mentioned three (3) weeks. (b) Employees shall be granted up to three (3) hours leave of absence with pay if required for the purpose of travelling to a COPE Local 491 Annual Regional Union Meeting, provided the work requirements of the Employer permit it. (c) The Employer recognizes the rights of employees to participate in public affairs. Therefore, upon written request, the Employer will grant leave of absence without pay and loss of seniority so that employees may be candidates in a federal, provincial, or municipal election. (d) Any employee who is elected or selected for a full-time or part-time position with the Union, or any body with which the Union is affiliated, or who is elected to public office, shall be granted leave of absence without pay and without loss of seniority, by the Employer, for a period of two (2) years subject to renewal on application to the Employer for successive periods of two (2) years each. (e) Upon written request to the National Secretary-Treasurer, and provided permission is granted, members representing COPE Local 491 on Provincial Boards, Federations, Labour Councils, or serving on committees for the CLC or other labour organizations, shall receive time off without pay and without loss of seniority and benefits. (f) An employee returning from an approved leave of absence which permitted him/her to serve in a full-time elective public office or full-time elective office within a provincial federation of labour or the CLC shall be placed in the position occupied prior to the leave and in the office in which the employee worked prior to the leave provided that such position is vacant or filled temporarily not permanently. If the returning employee has established residence in another city during the leave, the employee may request placement in the city where their residence has been established, provided that a position for which they are qualified is vacant or filled temporarily not permanently. If such a position is not available in either case, the employee shall be placed by the Employer in an equivalent position for which they are qualified in the office in which the employee previously worked.

Leave for Union Activities. ‌ (a) Employees shall be granted leave of absence without pay when delegated to perform necessary union activities. Such time shall not exceed three (3) weeks per employee Employee in any one (1) year. When such leave involves a period of one one (1) week (five (5) working days) or more, the Employer will be provided with at least two (2) weeks advance notice in writing. In all other instances, leave for union activities for periods of less than one (1) week's duration will be granted provided that the work requirements of the Employer permit it. The one-hundred (100) days provided for in Article 3.04(a) are included in the above-mentioned three (3) weeks. (b) Employees shall be granted up to three (3) hours leave of absence with pay if required for the purpose of travelling to a COPE Local 491 Annual Regional Union Meeting, provided the work requirements of the Employer permit it. (c) The Employer recognizes the rights of employees Employees to participate in public affairs. Therefore, upon written request, the Employer will grant leave of absence without pay and loss of seniority so that employees Employees may be candidates in a federal, provincial, or municipal election. (d) Any employee Employee who is elected or selected for a full-time or part-time position with the Union, or any body with which the Union is affiliated, or who is elected to public office, shall be granted leave of absence without pay and without loss of seniority, by the Employer, for a period of two (2) years subject to renewal on application to the Employer for successive periods of two (2) years each. (e) Upon written request to the National Secretary-Treasurer, and provided permission is granted, members representing COPE Local 491 on Provincial Boards, Federations, Labour Councils, or serving on committees for the CLC or other labour organizations, shall receive time off without pay and without loss of seniority and benefits. (f) An employee Employee returning from an approved leave of absence which permitted him/her them to serve in a full-time elective public office or full-time elective office within a provincial federation of labour or the CLC shall be placed in the position occupied prior to the leave and in the office in which the employee Employee worked prior to the leave provided that such position is vacant or filled temporarily not permanently. If the returning employee Employee has established residence in another city during the leave, the employee Employee may request placement in the city where their residence has been established, provided that a position for which they are qualified is vacant or filled temporarily not permanently. If such a position is not available in either case, the employee Employee shall be placed by the Employer in an equivalent position for which they are qualified in the office in which the employee Employee previously worked.

Leave for Union Activities. (a) Employees shall be granted leave of absence without pay when delegated to perform necessary union activities. Such time shall not exceed three (3) weeks per employee in any one (1) year. When such leave involves a period of one one (1) week (five (5) working days) or more, the Employer will be provided with at least two (2) weeks advance notice in writing. In all other instances, leave for union activities for periods of less than one (1) week's duration will be granted provided that the work requirements of the Employer permit it. The one-hundred (100) days provided for in Article 3.04(a) are included in the above-mentioned three (3) weeks. (b) Employees shall be granted up to three (3) hours leave of absence with pay if required for the purpose of travelling to a COPE Local 491 Annual Regional Union Meeting, provided the work requirements of the Employer permit it. (c) The Employer recognizes the rights of employees to participate in public affairs. Therefore, upon written request, the Employer will grant leave of absence without pay and loss of seniority so that employees may be candidates in a federal, provincial, or municipal election. (d) Any employee who is elected or selected for a full-time or part-time position with the Union, or any body with which the Union is affiliated, or who is elected to public office, shall be granted leave of absence without pay and without loss of seniority, by the Employer, for a period of two (2) years subject to renewal on application to the Employer for successive periods of two (2) years each. (e) Upon written request to the National Secretary-Treasurer, and provided permission is granted, members representing COPE Local 491 on Provincial Boards, Federations, Labour Councils, or serving on committees for the CLC or other labour organizations, shall receive time off without pay and without loss of seniority and benefits. (f) An employee returning from an approved leave of absence which permitted him/her to serve in a full-time elective public office or full-time elective office within a provincial federation of labour or the CLC shall be placed in the position occupied prior to the leave and in the office in which the employee worked prior to the leave provided that such position is vacant or filled temporarily not permanently. If the returning employee has established residence in another city during the leave, the employee may request placement in the city where their residence has been established, provided that a position for which they are qualified is vacant or filled temporarily not permanently. If such a position is not available in either case, the employee shall be placed by the Employer in an equivalent position for which they are qualified in the office in which the employee previously worked.