Common use of Recognition Clauses Clause in Contracts

Recognition Clauses. 1.01 This Agreement shall apply to and be binding upon all employees of the Employer described in a Certificate issued to the Union on May 7th, 1999 and amended on November 21, 2001, and which includes employees in a unit composed of office employees employed by BC Transit in the Victoria Regional Transit System, except those excluded by the Code or by agreement. Employees subject to this Agreement shall continue to be subject to the Agreement where such employees are required to perform their work functions on behalf of the Employer while outside the province. Where working arrangements require variations to the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement, the variations will be negotiated between the Parties specific to the circumstances. During the life of this Agreement the Union will not authorize any strike or walkout and the Corporation will not cause any lockout. Under this clause it will be no violation of the Agreement for employees to refuse to cross a picket line or a trade union. 1.02 Neither the Union nor the Employer in carrying out their obligations under this Agreement shall discriminate in matters of hiring, training, promotion, transfer, lay off, discharge or otherwise because of race, national origin or ethnic origin, colour, citizenship, place of residence, age (as defined in the Human Rights Act), sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, number of dependents, pregnancy or childbirth, physical or mental disability, criminal or summary offence unrelated to current employment, political or religious affiliation or beliefs, or membership or activity in any trade union. 1.03 The Employer will not discriminate against any employee because of membership in the Union. The Employer will permit employees who are officers or representatives of the Union to carry out their duties on the Employer’s time and with no loss in pay in respect to investigating complaints, resolving grievances and distributing Union bulletins. Such employees when carrying out these duties on the Employer’s time will first obtain the approval of their Supervisor and their requests for time will not be unreasonably withheld. The Union will notify the Employer of its officers and representatives in writing on a regular basis.

Recognition Clauses. ‌ 1.01 This Agreement shall apply to and be binding upon all employees of the Employer described in a Certificate variation to a Certification issued to the Union on May 7ththe 6 November, 1999 and amended on November 21, 2001, 1985 and which includes those employees “employed in a unit composed any phase of office employees employed by BC Transit in the Victoria Regional Transit Systemoffice, clerical, technical, administrative or related work except those excluded by the Code their inclusion as a member of another certified union or by agreement. the Labour Relations Code of British Columbia, and shall continue to apply to those employees covered by the said amended Certification as the same may be amended by the Labour Relations Board from time to time.” Employees subject to this Agreement shall continue to be subject to the Agreement where such employees are required to perform their work functions on behalf of the Employer while outside the province. Where working arrangements require variations to the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement, the variations will be negotiated between the Parties specific to the circumstances. During the life of this Agreement the Union will not authorize any strike or walkout and the Corporation will not cause any lockout. Under this clause it will be no violation of the Agreement for employees to refuse to cross a picket line or a trade union. 1.02 Neither Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, neither the Union nor the Employer in carrying out their obligations under this Agreement shall discriminate in matters of hiring, training, promotion, transfer, lay off, discharge or otherwise because of race, colour, creed, national origin or ethnic origin, colour, citizenship, place of residence, age (as defined in the Human Rights Act)age, sex, gender identity, gender expression, marital status or sexual orientation, marital status, family status, number of dependents, pregnancy or childbirth, physical or mental disability, criminal or summary offence unrelated to current employment, political or religious affiliation or beliefs, or membership or activity in any trade union. 1.03 The Employer will not discriminate against any employee because of membership in the Union. The Employer will permit employees who are officers or representatives of the Union to carry out their duties on the Employer’s time and with no loss in pay in respect to investigating complaints, resolving grievances and distributing Union bulletins. Such employees when carrying out these duties on the Employer’s time will first obtain the approval of their Supervisor and their requests for time will not be unreasonably withheld. The Union will notify the Employer of its officers and representatives in writing on a regular basis. 1.04 Officers or representatives shall be granted leave of absence to carry out their duties insofar as the regular operation of the departments in which they are employed will permit and any application by them for such leave shall be given precedence over any other application for leave on the same day. The Employer will not charge the Union, for salaries of employees excused from work on Union business by arrangement with the Employer’s Labour Relations Department, where such time is one (1) day or less, or where it involves joint Union-Management committees or government sponsored conferences; for example, Labour-Management conferences. It is the Union’s intent to provide the Employer with as much advance notice as possible of requests to grant leave of absence to Executive Board Officers and Councillors of the Union to attend to union business in accordance with this Section of the Agreement. In any event, the Union will endeavor to give a minimum of one week’s notice of such requests. Further the Union agrees its Board members will notify their Supervisor, orally, as far in advance as possible, of scheduled Executive Board meetings. (a) Employees who are acting as full-time officers or representatives of the Union (but excluding Union clerical staff) will be placed on leave of absence, with the time involved considered as service with the Employer. On conclusion of such leave of absence employees will return to the position they previously held with the Employer. (b) Leave of absence in accordance with the foregoing, will also be granted for the entire period of appointment, or, for elected officers for the entire term of the elected office with the Canadian Office and Professional Employees’ Union. (c) For those filling elected positions in the Canadian Office and Professional Employees’ Union, the leave of absence will be reviewed each term. Leave of absence for appointed representatives beyond this period is covered in this Agreement. (d) The Employer will cooperate with full-time officers or full-time representatives of the Union in performing their Union responsibilities. (e) The Employer will provide a union bulletin board in a suitable location in each workplace. (a) Duties normally performed by employees within the bargaining unit will not be assigned to or be performed by non-bargaining unit employees except to overcome immediate, short-term operational or personnel difficulties when bargaining unit employees capable of performing the work are not available. (b) The Employer will not contract out work normally performed by bargaining unit employees if such contracting out will result in any termination or downgrading of an existing employee. (c) Contracting In When there is a reasonable opportunity to bring in third party contract work, or bring in work, which is currently being sub-contracted, the parties will meet in an effort to make competitive arrangements. Such arrangements may include a waiver of certain provisions of the Collective Agreement. Such waivers shall not reduce salaries or benefits, unless otherwise agreed. A joint Union/Management committee will be convened to review staffing requirements and working conditions that will improve the Employer’s competitive position. The joint committee will consist of three (3) representatives from the Union and three (3) representatives from the Employer. The committee must unanimously agree to any waivers of the provisions of the Collective Agreement as to the specific contracting in. These waivers will only apply for the period of the contracting in, unless extended by the parties. Such terms and conditions, with a copy of any waivers, shall be detailed in a letter of provision and shall have no precedent value as regards to the Collective Agreement or attachments thereof.

Recognition Clauses. 1.01 This Agreement shall apply to and be binding upon all employees of the Employer described in a Certificate issued to the Union on May 7th, 1999 and amended on November 21, 2001, and which includes employees in a unit composed of office employees employed by BC Transit in the Victoria Regional Transit System, except those excluded by the Code or by agreement. Employees subject to this Agreement shall continue to be subject to the Agreement where such employees are required to perform their work functions on behalf of the Employer while outside the province. Where working arrangements require variations to the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement, the variations will be negotiated between the Parties specific to the circumstances. During the life term of this Agreement the Union will not authorize any strike or walkout and the Corporation will not cause any lockout. Under this clause it will be no violation of the Agreement for employees to refuse to cross a picket line or a trade union. The Employer recognizes the Union as the sole bargaining authority for all employees its offices within the jurisdiction of the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union Local 378, hereinafter referred to as “MoveUP”, and within the classifications of office and clerical workers listed in Appendix “A” or within such new classifications as may from time to time be agreed and established by the Parties. It is expressly agreed that this agreement shall not apply to any elected or appointed officer, business agent or representative of the Employer. 1.02 Neither the Union nor the Employer in carrying out their obligations under this Agreement shall discriminate in matters of hiring, training, promotion, transfer, lay off, discharge or otherwise because of race, national origin or ethnic origin, colour, citizenshipancestry, place of residenceorigin, age (as defined in the Human Rights Act)political belief, sex, sexual orientationreligion, marital status, family status, number of dependents, pregnancy or childbirth, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or age of that person, or that person has been convicted of a criminal or summary conviction offence that is unrelated to current employment, political the employment or religious affiliation or beliefsto the intended employment of that person, or membership or activity in any trade union. 1.03 The Employer will not discriminate against any employee because of membership in the Union. The Employer will permit employees who are officers or representatives of the Union to carry out their duties on the Employer’s time and with no loss in pay in respect to investigating complaints, resolving grievances and distributing Union bulletins. Such employees when carrying out these duties on the Employer’s time will first obtain the approval of their Supervisor and their requests for time will not be unreasonably withheld. The Union will notify the Employer of its officers and representatives in writing on a regular basis.