Leave for Union Business With and Without Pay. In addition to the above leaves, the Company recognizes the need and benefit of providing the Union with other types of leave, with or without pay. For the purpose of this article, leave with or without pay will only be granted during those days in which employees are required to perform their duties. In addition to the leaves specified in article 8.04, employees shall be entitled to a number of additional leaves, with or without pay, including, but not limited to: Union Business With Pay • Meetings with the Company during the Grievance Process (additional time will be considered by the Company on a case‐by‐case basis for grievance investigations) • Contract negotiation meetings, when the Union meets with the Company • Meetings between the Company and the Union not otherwise specified in the article Union Business Without Pay • Application for certification, representations and interventions with respect to application for certification, when the employee makes presentations or represents the Union • Complaints made to the Canada Industrial Relations Board • Arbitration board hearings, conciliation board hearings and alternate dispute resolution process • Representatives’ training courses • Preparatory contract negotiation meetings with the Union and its members
Leave for Union Business With and Without Pay. In addition to the above leaves, the Company recognizes the need and benefit of providing the Union with other types of leave, with pay “Onsite” or with pay “Offsite”. For the purpose of this article, leave with pay “Onsite” or with pay “Offsite” will only be granted during those days in which employees are required to perform their duties. In addition to the leaves specified in article 8.04, employees shall be entitled to a number of additional leaves, with pay “Onsite” or with pay “Offsite”, including, but not limited to: Union Business With Pay “Onsite” Meetings with the Company during the Grievance Process (additional time will be considered by the Company on a case-by-case basis for grievance investigations) Contract negotiation meetings, when the Union meets with the Company Meetings between the Company and the Union not otherwise specified in the article Union Business With Pay “Offsite” (Reimbursable) Application for certification, representations and interventions with respect to application for certification, when the employee makes presentations or represents the Union Complaints made to the Canada Industrial Relations Board Arbitration board hearings, conciliation board hearings and alternate dispute resolution process Representatives’ training courses Preparatory contract negotiation meetings with the Union and its members All Union leave of absences with pay offsite must be signed by the Local Union President on a form designed and agreed to by both the Union and the Company, and; The Company will invoice the Local Union on a monthly basis for all “Union leave of absences with pay offsite”, and; All monthly invoices from the Company will be sent to the Local Union Financial Secretary no later than four (4) weeks after the end of each calendar month, and; The invoices will indicate the name, date, and duration of each leave of absence, as well as a detailed breakdown of the costs, and; It is understood and agreed that a Union representative/member (or an employee called by the Union to act as a witness, etc.) who’s on a “Union leave of absence with pay offsite” shall continue to be eligible and permitted to use group insurance benefits, as well as continue to accrue pension credits, pension benefits and seniority during such leave.
