Required Union Activity. Employees may request permission from their immediate supervisor to alter/flex their work schedule on a particular day in order to investigate grievances, attend grievance hearings, labor/management meetings, collective bargaining sessions, committee meetings if such committees have been established by this contract and other meetings called or agreed to by the Employer if said employees are entitled or required to attend such by virtue of their status as grievant, designated representative or witnesses thereto, or as designated representatives of the Union requested to assist such grievant during appropriate grievance procedures. Except in emergency cases, employees shall give at least twenty-four (24) hour notice to their supervisors prior to attending an above specified union activity during work hours. Such attendance shall not be unreasonably denied. If the immediate supervisor denies a request for an employee to investigate a possible grievance or attend any grievance meeting provided for in the Grievance Procedure Article, the Employer will agree to extend the timeline in the grievance procedure by five (5) working days. Any scheduled labor/management meeting, collective bargaining session, or committee meeting that is established by this Agreement will be re-scheduled if the immediate supervisor denies an employee's request to attend and the employee's presence is critical to the meeting. The Business Manager of the Local Union shall appoint a xxxxxxx(s) who shall, in conjunction with the Business Manager, when necessary, deal directly with the Employer on all matters involving the interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement. There shall be no reduction of pay from a grievant or xxxxxxx when directly involved in such meetings with management during working hours. The names of newly appointed stewards will be provided to the Director of Labor and Employee Relations.
Required Union Activity. Employees shall be allowed necessary and reasonable time off with pay during their normal working hours to investigate grievances, attend grievance hearings, labor/management meetings, collective bargaining sessions, committee meetings if such committees have been established by this contract and other meetings called or agreed to by the Employer if said employees are entitled or required to attend such by virtue of their status as grievant, designated representative or witnesses thereto, or as designated representatives of the Union requested to assist such grievant during appropriate grievance procedures. Except in emergency cases, employees shall give at least twenty- four (24) hour notice to their supervisors prior to attending an above specified union activity during work hours. Such attendance shall not be unreasonably denied. The Business Manager of the Local Union shall appoint a xxxxxxx(s) who shall, in conjunction with the Business Manager, when necessary, deal directly with the Employer on all matters involving the interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement. There shall be no reduction of pay from a grievant or xxxxxxx when directly involved in such meetings with management during working hours. The names of newly appointed stewards will be provided to the Director of Labor and Employee Relations.
Required Union Activity. Employees shall be allowed necessary and reasonable time during working hours to attend grievance hearings, labor/management meetings and other necessary and reasonable activities so long as they have been established by this Agreement, and/or other meetings called or agreed to by the Employer if said employees are entitled or required to attend such by virtue of their status as grievants or witnesses thereto, or as designated representatives of the Union requested to assist such grievants during appropriate grievance procedures.
