REDUCTION OF STAFF 34.01 When the Company proposes to terminate (other than for cause) an employee as a result of a decision to reduce the number of Permanent Employees:
DESTRUCTION OF STATE DATA At any time during the term of this Contract within thirty days of
Election of Stewards In order to provide an orderly and speedy procedure for the settling of grievances, the Employer acknowledges the right of the Union to appoint or elect up to four (4) stewards, whose duties shall be to assist any employee whom the xxxxxxx represents, in preparing and in presenting their grievance at any step of the grievance procedure. One xxxxxxx will be appointed by the Union as Chief Xxxxxxx. Stewards must be regularly scheduled employees who have completed their probationary period.
Recognition of Stewards The Employer recognizes employees who are designated by the Union as stewards to act on behalf of the employees.
MAINTENANCE OF STANDARDS The Employer agrees, subject to the following provisions, that all conditions of employment in his/her individual operation relating to wages, hours of work, overtime differentials and general working conditions shall be maintained at not less than the highest standards in effect at the time of the signing of this Agreement, and the conditions of employment shall be improved whenever specific provisions for improvement are made elsewhere in this Agreement.