Common use of Safeguards and Resources Clause in Contracts

Safeguards and Resources. a. No entity created under this Section may amend or modify the Basic Labor Agreement, recommend or affect the hiring or discipline of any Employee or take any action with respect to contractual grievances. b. Service on any entity created under this Section shall be voluntary, and no Employee may be disciplined for lack of involvement or commitment to the matters covered under this Section. c. Employee participation or training contemplated in this Section shall normally occur during normal work hours. d. At the mutual invitation of the Co-Chairs of any committee created under this Section, appropriate Union representatives and Company representatives may attend a committee meeting. e. All meeting time and necessary and reasonable expenses associated with any committee created under this Section shall be paid for by the Company and Employees attending such meetings in accordance with standard local plant understandings. f. Joint committees may mutually agree to employ experts from within or outside the Company as consultants; advisors or instructors and such experts shall be jointly selected and assigned. g. All Union participants involved in any and all joint activities under this Section or in any other joint committee involving members of a Union bargaining unit, shall be chosen and removed from the process exclusively by the relevant Local Union President/Unit Chair and the Chair of the Union Negotiating Committee. h. All current improvement, involvement and joint programs will be restructured to be consistent with this Section. Following the Effective Date, new improvement programs involving Employee participation may not be implemented without approval of the Union and, where implemented, shall operate in a manner consistent with this Section. i. This Section shall in no way diminish the Union’s collective bargaining rights regarding changes in technology and work organization that impact Employees.

Safeguards and Resources. a. No entity created under this Section may amend or modify the Basic Labor Agreement, recommend or affect effect the hiring or discipline of any Employee or take any action with respect to contractual grievances. b. Service on any entity created under this Section shall be voluntary, and no Employee may be disciplined for lack of involvement or commitment to the matters covered under this Section. c. Employee participation or training contemplated in this Section shall normally occur during normal work hours. d. At the mutual invitation of the Co-Chairs of any committee created under this Section, appropriate Union representatives and Company representatives may attend a committee meeting. e. All meeting time and necessary and reasonable expenses associated with any committee created under this Section shall be paid for by the Company and Employees attending such meetings in accordance with standard local plant Plant understandings. f. Joint committees may mutually agree to employ at the Company’s expense experts from within or outside the Company as consultants; , advisors or instructors and such experts shall be jointly selected and assigned. g. All Union participants involved in any and all joint activities under this Section Section, or in any other joint committee involving members of a Union bargaining unit, shall be chosen and removed from the process exclusively by the relevant Local Union President/Unit Chair and the Chair of the Union Negotiating CommitteeCommittee and the District Director where the facility is located. h. All current improvement, involvement and joint programs may not conflict and, if necessary will be restructured to be consistent with this Section. Following the Effective Date, new improvement programs involving Employee participation may not be implemented without approval of the Union and, where implemented, shall operate in a manner consistent with this Section. i. This Section shall in no way diminish the Union’s collective bargaining rights regarding changes in technology and work organization that impact Employees.

Safeguards and Resources. a. No entity created under this Section may amend or modify the Basic Labor Agreement, recommend or affect effect the hiring or discipline of any Employee or take any action with respect to contractual grievances. b. Service on any entity created under this Section shall be voluntary, and no Employee may be disciplined for lack of involvement or commitment to the matters covered under this Section. c. Employee participation or training contemplated in this Section shall normally occur during normal work hours. d. At the mutual invitation of the Co-Chairs of any committee created under this Section, appropriate Union representatives and Company representatives may attend a committee meeting. e. All meeting time and necessary and reasonable expenses associated with any committee created under this Section shall be paid for by the Company and Employees attending such meetings in accordance with standard local plant Plant understandings. f. Joint committees may mutually agree to employ at the Company’s expense experts from within or outside the Company as consultants; , advisors or instructors and such experts shall be jointly selected and assigned. g. All Union participants involved in any and all joint activities under this Section Section, or in any other joint committee involving members of a Union bargaining unit, shall be chosen and removed from the process exclusively by the relevant Local Union President/Unit Chair and the Chair of the Union Negotiating CommitteeCommittee and the District Director where the facility is located. h. All current improvementim­prove­ment, involvement and joint programs may not conflict and, if necessary will be restructured to be consistent with this Section. Following the Effective Date, new improvement programs involving Employee participation participa­tion may not be implemented without approval of the Union and, where implemented, shall operate in a manner consistent with this Section. i. This Section shall in no way diminish the Union’s collective bargaining rights regarding changes in technology and work organization that impact Employees.

Safeguards and Resources. a. No entity created under this Section may amend or modify the Basic Labor Agreement, recommend or affect the hiring or discipline of any Employee or take any action with respect to contractual grievances. b. . Service on any entity created under this Section shall be voluntary, and no Employee may be disciplined for lack of involvement or commitment to the matters covered under this Section. c. . Employee participation or training contemplated in this Section shall normally occur during normal work hours. d. . At the mutual invitation of the Co-Chairs of any committee created under this Section, appropriate Union representatives and Company representatives may attend a committee meeting. e. . All meeting time and necessary and reasonable expenses associated with any committee created under this Section shall be paid for by the Company and Employees attending such meetings in accordance with standard local plant understandings. f. . Joint committees may mutually agree to employ experts from within or outside the Company as consultants; advisors or instructors and such experts shall be jointly selected and assigned. g. . All Union participants involved in any and all joint activities under this Section or in any other joint committee involving members of a Union bargaining unit, shall be chosen and removed from the process exclusively by the relevant Local Union President/Unit Chair and the Chair of the Union Negotiating Committee. h. . All current improvement, involvement and joint programs will be restructured to be consistent with this Section. Following the Effective Date, new improvement programs involving Employee participation may not be implemented without approval of the Union and, where implemented, shall operate in a manner consistent with this Section. i. . This Section shall in no way diminish the Union’s collective bargaining rights regarding changes in technology and work organization that impact Employees.

Safeguards and Resources. a. No entity created under this Section may amend or modify the Basic Labor Agreement, recommend or affect effect the hiring or discipline of any Employee or take any action with respect to contractual grievances. b. Service on any entity created under this Section shall be voluntary, and no Employee may be disciplined for lack of involvement i nvolvement or commitment to the matters covered under this Section. c. Employee participation or training contemplated in this Section shall normally occur during normal work hours. d. At the mutual invitation of the Co-Chairs Co -Chairs of any committee created under this Section, appropriate Union representatives and Company representatives may attend a committee meeting. e. All meeting time and necessary and reasonable expenses associated with any committee created under this Section shall be paid for by the Company Co mpany and Employees attending such meetings in accordance with standard local plant understandings. f. Joint committees may mutually agree to employ experts from within or outside the Company as consultants; , advisors or instructors and such experts shall be jointly selected and assigned. g. All Union participants involved in any and all joint activities under this Section Section, or in any other joint committee involving members of a Union bargaining unit, shall be chosen and removed from the process exclusively exclusi vely by the relevant Local Union President/President/ Unit Chair and the Chair of the Union Negotiating Committee. h. All current improvementim prove ment, involvement and joint programs will be restructured to be consistent with this Section. Following the Effective Date, new ne w improvement programs involving Employee participation participa tion may not be implemented without approval of the Union and, where implemented, shall operate in a manner consistent with this Section. i. This Section shall in no way diminish the Union’s collective bargaining rights regarding changes in technology and work organization that impact Employees.

Safeguards and Resources. a. No entity created under this Section may amend or modify the Basic Labor Agreement, recommend or affect effect the hiring or discipline of any Employee or take any action with respect to contractual grievances. b. Service on any entity created under this Section shall be voluntary, and no Employee may be disciplined for lack of involvement or commitment to the matters covered under this Section. c. Employee participation or training contemplated in this Section shall normally occur during normal work hours. d. At the mutual invitation of the Co-Chairs of any committee created under this Section, appropriate Union representatives and Company representatives may attend a committee meeting. e. All meeting time and necessary and reasonable expenses associated with any committee created under this Section shall be paid for by the Company and Employees attending such meetings in accordance with standard local plant understandings. f. Joint committees may mutually agree to employ experts from within or outside the Company as consultants; , advisors or instructors and such experts shall be jointly selected and assigned. g. All Union participants involved in any and all joint activities under this Section Section, or in any other joint committee involving members of a Union bargaining unit, shall be chosen and removed from the process exclusively by the relevant Local Union President/Unit Chair and the Chair of the Union Negotiating Committee. h. All current improvement, involvement and joint programs will be restructured to be consistent with this Section. Following the Effective Date, new improvement programs involving Employee participation may not be implemented without approval of the Union and, where implemented, shall operate in a manner consistent with this Section. i. This Section shall in no way diminish the Union’s collective bargaining rights regarding changes in technology and work organization that impact Employees.

Safeguards and Resources. a. No entity created under this Section (A) Except as may be approved by the Partnership Committee, no joint committee may amend or modify the Basic Labor Agreement, recommend or . (B) No committee authorized by this Article may affect the hiring or discipline of any Employee or take any action with respect to contractual grievances. b. Service (C) Services on any entity Joint Leadership, Joint Advisory, or Problem Solving Committee or Team created under this Section Article shall be voluntary. (D) The Union will strive to be a full participant in the processes and mechanisms established by this Article and bargaining unit employees will be encouraged and expected to perform their duties within the parameters established hereunder. However, and no Employee employee may be disciplined or discharged for lack of involvement or commitment to participate in the matters covered under this Sectioninvolvement processes. c. (E) Employee participation or and training contemplated in this Section shall normally occur during the normal work hourshours and the employees shall suffer no loss of earnings as a result thereof. d. (F) No committee established under this memorandum may recommend or effect the hiring, discipline, or discharge of any employee. (G) At the mutual joint invitation of the Co-Chairs chairs of any committee created under this Sectionhereunder, appropriate the following Union representatives and Company representatives representative may attend a committee meeting: the Union's District Director for the district in which the committee is located or his designee; Union headquarters personnel or otherwise Union experts. All outside experts, advisors or consultants shall be jointly requested. e. (H) All meeting time and necessary and reasonable expenses associated with any committee created under this Section of joint committees shall be paid for by the Company and Employees no employee attending such meetings in accordance with standard local plant understandingsshall suffer a loss of earnings as a result. The parties will develop procedures for handling expenses. f. Joint (i) Union members on joint committees may mutually agree shall be entitled to: adequate opportunity on Company time to employ experts from within or outside caucus for purposes of study, preparation, consultation, and review, and shall, consistent with sub-paragraph 7-H, have their expenses defrayed by the Company. Requests for caucus time shall be made to the appropriate Company as consultants; advisors or instructors Management representative in a timely manner, and such experts requests shall be jointly selected and assigned. g. All Union participants involved in any and all joint activities under this Section or in any other joint committee involving members of a Union bargaining unit, shall be chosen and removed from the process exclusively by the relevant Local Union President/Unit Chair and the Chair of the Union Negotiating Committee. h. All current improvement, involvement and joint programs will be restructured to be consistent with this Section. Following the Effective Date, new improvement programs involving Employee participation may not be implemented without approval of the Union and, where implemented, shall operate in a manner consistent with this Sectionunreasonably denied. i. This Section shall in no way diminish the Union’s collective bargaining rights regarding changes in technology and work organization that impact Employees.

Safeguards and Resources. a. No entity created under this Section (A) Except as may be approved by the Partnership Committee, no joint committee may amend or modify the Basic Labor Agreement, recommend or . (B) No committee authorized by this Article may affect the hiring or discipline of any Employee or take any action with respect to contractual grievances. b. Service (C) Services on any entity Joint Leadership, Joint Advisory, or Problem Solving Committee or Team created under this Section Article shall be voluntary. (D) The Union will strive to be a full participant in the processes and mechanisms established by this Article and bargaining unit employees will be encouraged and expected to perform their duties within the parameters established hereunder. However, and no Employee employee may be disciplined or discharged for lack of involvement or commitment to participate in the matters covered under this Sectioninvolvement processes. c. (E) Employee participation or and training contemplated in this Section shall normally occur during the normal work hourshours and the employees shall suffer no loss of earnings as a result thereof. d. (F) No committee established under this memorandum may recommend or effect the hiring, discipline, or discharge of any employee. (G) At the mutual joint invitation of the Co-Chairs chairs of any committee created under this Sectionhereunder, appropriate the following Union representatives and Company representatives representative may attend a committee meeting: the Union's District Director for the district in which the committee is located or his designee; Union headquarters personnel or otherwise Union experts. All outside experts, advisors or consultants shall be jointly requested. e. (H) All meeting time and necessary and reasonable expenses associated with any committee created under this Section of joint committees shall be paid for by the Company and Employees no employee attending such meetings shall suffer a loss of earnings as a result. The parties will develop procedures for handling expenses. 64 242 (I) Union members on joint committees shall be entitled to: adequate opportunity on Company time to caucus for purposes of study, preparation, consultation, and review, and shall, consistent with sub-paragraph 7-H, have their expenses defrayed by the Company. Requests for caucus time shall be made to the appropriate Company Management representative in accordance with standard local plant understandingsa timely manner, and such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. f. (J) Joint committees may mutually agree to employ experts from within or outside the Company as consultants; advisors or instructors , advisors, instructors, etc., and such experts shall be jointly selected and assigned. g. All Union participants involved in any and all joint activities under this Section or in any other joint committee involving members of a Union bargaining unit, shall be chosen and removed from the process exclusively by the relevant Local Union President/Unit Chair and the Chair of the Union Negotiating Committee. h. All current improvement, involvement and joint programs will be restructured to be consistent with this Section. Following the Effective Date, new improvement programs involving Employee participation may not be implemented without approval of the Union and, where implemented, shall operate in a manner consistent with this Section. i. This Section shall in no way diminish the Union’s collective bargaining rights regarding changes in technology and work organization that impact Employees.