Common use of Nurse Representatives and Grievance Committee Clause in Contracts

Nurse Representatives and Grievance Committee. (a) The Hospital agrees to recognize two (2) nurse representatives to be elected or appointed from amongst employees in the bargaining unit for the purpose of dealing with Union business as provided in this Collective Agreement. (b) The Hospital will recognize a Grievance Committee of three (3) Union members of which only two (2) shall participate in grievance meetings with the Hospital at any one time. Their function will be to deal with complaints or grievances as set out in this Collective Agreement. (c) It is agreed the nurse representatives and members of the Grievance Committee have their regular duties and responsibilities to perform for the hospital and shall not leave their regular duties without first obtaining permission from their immediate supervisor. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. If, in the performance of their duties, a nurse representative or member of the Grievance Committee is required to enter a nursing unit within the hospital in which she is not ordinarily employed she shall, immediately upon entering such nursing unit, report her presence to the supervisor or nurse in charge, as the case may be. When resuming their regular duties and responsibilities, such representatives shall again report to their immediate supervisor. A committee member shall suffer no loss of earnings from time spent during her regular scheduled working hours in attending grievance meetings with the Hospital up to but not including arbitration. (d) No employee shall be required or permitted to make any written or verbal agreement with the Hospital or its representative(s), which conflicts with the terms of this agreement, or without the union’s knowledge.

Nurse Representatives and Grievance Committee. (a) The Hospital agrees to recognize two (2) nurse representatives to be elected or appointed from amongst employees in the bargaining unit for the purpose of dealing with Union business as provided in this Collective Agreement. (b) The Hospital will recognize a Grievance Committee of three (3) Union members of which only two (2) shall participate in grievance meetings with the Hospital at any one time. Their function will be to deal with complaints or grievances as set out in this Collective Agreement. (c) It is agreed the nurse representatives and members of the Grievance Committee have their regular duties and responsibilities to perform for the hospital and shall not leave their regular duties without first obtaining permission from their immediate supervisor. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. If, in the performance of their duties, a nurse representative or member of the Grievance Committee is required to enter a nursing unit within the hospital in which she is not ordinarily employed she shall, immediately upon entering such nursing unit, report her presence to the supervisor or nurse in charge, as the case may be. When resuming their regular duties and responsibilities, such representatives shall again report to their immediate supervisor. A committee member shall suffer no loss of earnings from time spent during her regular scheduled working hours in attending grievance meetings with the Hospital up to but not including arbitration. (d) No employee shall be required or permitted to make any written or verbal agreement with the Hospital or its representative(s), which conflicts with the terms of this agreement, or without the union’s knowledge.

Nurse Representatives and Grievance Committee. (a) The Hospital Employer agrees to recognize two three (23) nurse representatives to be elected or appointed from amongst employees in the bargaining unit for the purpose of dealing with Union business as provided in this Collective Agreement.. There shall be no more than two (2) nurse representatives from any one of the following areas: (i) medicine and surgery, and chronic/long term (ii) emergency, operating room and obstetrics (b) The Hospital Employer will recognize a Grievance Committee of three (3) Union members of which only two (2) shall participate in grievance meetings with the Hospital Employer at any one time. Their function will be to deal with complaints or grievances as set out in this Collective Agreement. (c) It is agreed the that nurse representatives and members of the Grievance Committee have their regular duties and responsibilities to perform for the hospital Employer and shall not leave their regular duties without first obtaining permission from their immediate supervisor. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. If, in the performance of their duties, a nurse representative or member of the Grievance Committee is required to enter a nursing unit within the hospital Employer in which she is not ordinarily employed she shall, immediately upon entering such nursing unit, report her presence to the supervisor or nurse in charge, as the case may be. When resuming their regular duties and responsibilities, such representatives shall again report to their immediate supervisor. A committee member shall suffer no loss of earnings from for time spent during her regular scheduled working hours in attending grievance meetings with the Hospital Employer up to but not including arbitration. (d) No employee shall be required or permitted to make any written or verbal agreement with the Hospital or its representative(s), which conflicts with the terms of this agreement, or without the union’s knowledge.