SHOP CHAIRPERSON. (a) The Shop Stewards will elect from their ranks a person who will be the Shop Chairperson.
(b) The Shop Chairperson will be responsible for the adjustment or resolution of grievances which progress beyond the first step of the grievance procedure.
(c) The Shop Chairperson will be recognized by the Employer as the official spokesperson on behalf of the Union.
SHOP CHAIRPERSON. Section 1. In every plant there shall be at least one representative of the Union called a “Senior Shop Chairperson”. In plants where the departments are too large or are separated there may be a Senior Shop Chairperson for each department. Likewise, departments working more than one shift may have a Shop Chairperson for each shift, one of which shall be designated Senior Shop Chairperson. With respect to departments working more than one shift, the Senior Shop Chairperson within that department shall be the person representing the shift with the greater number of employees.
Section 2. The Shop Chairperson shall represent the Union in the plant where they are employed, and shall at all times try to maintain harmonious relations between the employees, the Employer
Section 3. The Shop Chairperson shall be permitted to call shop meetings on the premises of the Employer, but such meetings cannot be held during working hours without permission of the Employer.
Section 4. The Shop Chairperson shall be permitted to collect Union dues on the Premises of the Employer, but may not do so during working hours without permission of the Employer.
Section 5. Before the discharge of a Shop Chairperson, the Employer shall notify the Union of its intention to so discharge and shall give the Union an opportunity to confer with the Employer.
Section 6. Each Senior Shop Chairperson shall be advanced to the head of their seniority list for the purpose of layoff and recall as set forth in Article 26 during the term of their tenure provided they are capable of performing the work available within their classification. The Employer shall be notified in writing of the identity of the Shop Chairperson.
SHOP CHAIRPERSON. 1. There shall be in the shop of the Employer a shop chairperson
SHOP CHAIRPERSON. Where there are 3 or more Stewards may elect from their ranks a person will be the Shop Chairperson. The Shop Chairperson will be by the Employer as the spokesperson on behalf of the Union. The Shop Chairperson will be involved in the adjustment or resolution of grievances which progress beyond the first step of the grievance procedure.
