Local Union Representation Sample Clauses

Local Union Representation a. An employee who believes his or her position was improperly designated a TDP under applicable laws, rules and regulations may grieve the matter under the negotiated grievance procedure. Filing a grievance of the TDP determination will not exempt the employee from random testing, will not exempt the employee from disciplinary and/or adverse action and will not be considered in the penalty determination following a disciplinary and/or adverse action. b. A grievance concerning an alleged impropriety in the drug testing process will be handled by the parties in the same manner as any other grievance. Filing a grievance of an alleged impropriety in the drug testing process will not exempt the employee from random testing, will not exempt the employee from disciplinary and/or adverse action and will not be considered in the penalty determination following a disciplinary and/or adverse action. c. The Local Union will be provided, upon request, with information concerning the general drug testing process and the chain of custody of the sample(s) consistent with applicable law, rules and regulations.
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Local Union Representation. The Union will notify the Employer in writing of the names of stewards and committee members and of any changes from time to time made therein. The Employer shall not be required to recognize any member of a committee until such notification from the Union has been received.
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Local Union Representation a. An employee who believes his or her position was improperly designated a TDP may grieve the matter under the negotiated grievance procedure. Seeking review of the TDP determination will not exempt the employee from random testing during the review process or during any negotiated grievance procedure over such.. b. A grievance concerning an alleged impropriety in the drug testing process will be handled by the parties in the same manner as any other grievance. The parties will cooperate in attempts to resolve any dispute according to the negotiated grievance procedure.
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Local Union Representation. Section 8.1. The Employer agrees to recognize the elected officers, authorized representatives, and stewards appointed by the Union President. Section 8.2. The Union's representatives (officers, stewards, chief xxxxxxx, representatives) appointed/elected shall not exceed the ratio of 1 for every Section 8.3. A xxxxxxx will restrict his activities to representational matters that include, but are not limited to: policies, practices, conditions of employment and safety/health matters that my also include accompanying fire and/or safety personnel during scheduled inspections pursuant to 29 CFR Part 1960, involving employees in the bargaining unit. A xxxxxxx can act as the Union's representative on committees of which the Union is a member. Section 8.4. The Union will maintain and furnish the Employer a list of its officers, stewards, chief xxxxxxx and representatives. The list will also include the employing activity and telephone numbers of officers/stewards/representatives who are Department of Army employees at Fort Xxxxxxx. Section 8.5. Union officers and stewards are responsible for representing the interests of the employees in meetings and discussions with management officials concerning representation and work-related matters. Representation should occur at the lowest level at which a matter can be resolved, and the initial point of contact should be the lowest level management official and Union official having responsibility and authority to act. They may investigate and discuss employee complaints and grievances with employees who have knowledge of the matter at hand and with appropriate management officials for the purposes of contributing toward resolution of such on-the- job problems. Time during working hours will be granted stewards for these activities, IAW Section 8.6. Stewards shall not solicit complaints or grievances. However, they should be allowed to give full and complete consideration and assist in processing to completion any complaint or grievance found by the xxxxxxx to have merit.
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Related to Local Union Representation

  • UNION REPRESENTATION 5.01 The Local Union may appoint or otherwise select a bargaining committee which shall be composed of not more than seven (7) employees one of whom will be designated as an alternate, and one of whom shall be employed in maintenance. Such committee, together with representatives of the Union shall represent the Union in all negotiations with representatives of the Board for a renewal of this Agreement. The local union shall notify the Board in writing of the names of its bargaining committee members prior to the start of negotiations. 5.02 The Local Union may also appoint or otherwise select up to seven (7) stewards one of whom will be selected as the Chief Xxxxxxx. One of such stewards shall be designated to represent the employees engaged in caretaking in each Field Service Area of the Board, and one of such stewards shall be designated to represent those engaged in maintenance, courier, and warehousing services. In the absence of the designated stewards one of the other stewards may act in their place. The Local Union's Chief Xxxxxxx shall co-ordinate the activities of such stewards. 5.03 A xxxxxxx'x function shall be to assist an employee in the preparation and presentation of grievances to the employee's supervisor and in the event of any violation of Article 4 by any employees to instruct them to return to work and perform their usual duties. A xxxxxxx, with the prior permission of the xxxxxxx'x immediate supervisor, shall be reasonably allowed such time off as is necessary for the prompt investigation and settlement of grievances. The Board will compensate stewards and Union officers for any portion of their regularly scheduled work time spent with the permission of the Board in servicing grievances. The Board may revoke this compensation if it reasonably believes that the time off for servicing grievances is being abused. 5.04 Members of the bargaining committee shall suffer no loss in pay for any portion of their regularly scheduled work time spent in attending negotiations with the Board. 5.05 The Local Union shall notify the Board in writing of the names of its officers, Chief Xxxxxxx and stewards. 5.06 The President of the Local union shall be supplied a copy of Board Corporate Services and Human Resources Committee meeting agendas and Regular Board meeting agendas, 48 hours prior to the meeting/s.

  • Right to Union Representation An employee shall have the right to Union representation if requested by the employee, only as provided below. There will be no exceptions to this rule. In any investigatory interview or discussion, conference or meeting with an employee who is the subject of an investigation which may lead to disciplinary action. At any disciplinary hearing, discussion, conference or meeting (including settlement discussions) with the employee who is the subject of the disciplinary hearing. Management shall allow reasonable time for the Union Representative to attend said meeting but in no case less than one (l) hour if there is a representative on duty at the worksite. If there is no Union representative on duty at the worksite, the employee shall be allowed at least four (4) hours to obtain a Union representative; however, the employee must sign a waiver extending the time limits for imposition of any disciplinary action by no more than one (l) workday, excluding weekends and holidays, for FLSA non-exempt employees and no more than five (5) workdays for FLSA exempt employees. Management shall ensure that an employee has an opportunity to exercise the right to secure Union representation. If the Union cannot or does not have a representative available within a reasonable period of time, the meeting may be conducted without representation. If the Employer disapproves release time for the representative under Article 4, the meeting shall be delayed until the representative is released from duty. The role of the Union Representative during an initial investigation interview conducted by Management is to assist in the clarification of questions and otherwise advise the employee of his/her rights. However, it is the employee who must answer the questions posed to him/her as best as possible, and under no circumstances may the Union Representative answer for the employee, dominate the meeting, or interfere with the Employer's investigating process. At a meeting to discuss mitigating circumstances or to impose disciplinary action or in the course of representing an employee who has filed a disciplinary appeal under SPP Title 11 or a grievance under SPP Title 12, the Union Representative may act as spokesperson on behalf of the employee with prior approval of the employee. An employee shall not have the right to a Union Representative in attendance during a discussion solely related to performance or during a performance review. The right to representation does include a criminal investigation.

  • Association Representation The unit member grievant shall be entitled, upon request, to representation by the Association at all grievance meetings. In situations where the Association has not been invited to represent the unit member, the District shall not agree to a final resolution of the grievance until the Association has received a copy of the grievance and the proposed settlement and has been given the opportunity to file a response to the matter.

  • Basic Representations Section 3(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended by the deletion of “and” at the end of Section 3(a)(iv); the substitution of a semicolon for the period at the end of Section 3(a)(v) and the addition of Sections 3(a)(vi), as follows:

  • Union Representative Upon mutual agreement of the parties, the number may be altered from time to time. Where a Union Representative commences on an extended leave of absence, the Union will endeavour to find a temporary replacement for the Union Representative from within the Home.

  • Company Representation Each Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Issuance given by the Company shall constitute a representation by the Company as to the satisfaction in respect of such borrowing or issuance of the conditions referred to in Section 3.02(a).

  • Fair Representation MSEA-SEIU acknowledges its statutory responsibility to represent and handle grievances for all employees within the bargaining unit. The State shall not be responsible for actions taken or not taken by MSEA-SEIU with respect to its responsibility to provide fair representation.

  • Scope of Representation The scope of representation shall be limited to matters relating to wages, hours of employment and other terms and conditions of employment as defined in Government Code Section 3543.

  • Grievance Representation (A) An employee who decides to use this grievance procedure shall indicate at Step 1 (or other initial written step as authorized by the provisions of this Article) whether he shall be represented by the Union. If a grievant selects a Union Grievance Representative to represent him in a grievance which has been properly filed in accordance with this Article, the Union Grievance Representative may be allowed a reasonable amount of annual leave to investigate the grievance. Such annual leave shall be subject to prior approval by the Union Grievance Representative’s immediate supervisor; however, approval of such leave will not be withheld if the Union Grievance Representative can be allowed such time off without interfering with, or unduly hampering the operations of the unit to which the Union Grievance Representative is regularly assigned. When a grievant has elected Union representation, both the grievant and the Union Grievance Representative shall be notified of a Step 1 meeting. Written communication concerning the grievance or its resolution shall be sent to the grievant and the Union Grievance Representative, and the decision agreed to by the state and the Union shall be binding on the grievant. (B) If the employee is not represented by the Union, an adjustment of the grievance shall be consistent with the terms of this collective bargaining Agreement. The Union shall be given reasonable opportunity to be present at a meeting called for the resolution of such grievance. A grievant using this procedure in the processing of a grievance will be bound by the procedure established by the parties to the Agreement. (C) The Executive Director of the Union shall furnish to the state a list of Union Representatives and the state will not recognize a person as a Union Representative whose name does not appear on the list. (D) If a grievance meeting, mediation, or arbitration hearing is held or requires reasonable travel time during the work hours of grievant, a representative of the grievant, or any required witnesses, such hours shall be deemed time worked. Attendance at grievance meetings, mediation, or arbitration hearings outside of a participant’s regular work hours shall not be deemed time worked. The state will not pay the expenses of participants attending such meetings on behalf of the Union.

  • List of Union Representatives The Union agrees to provide and maintain an up-to-date list of all Union Representatives (including Union Stewards, Union Executive, Grievance Committee, Labour/Management Committee and Negotiating Committee) to the Director of Human Resources or designate.

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