Status of Employee Representatives. A. The Agency shall not impose any restraint (except as may otherwise be provided in the FSLMR statute or this agreement), interference, coercion, or discrimination against employees in the exercise of their rights to organize and designate representatives of their own choosing for the purposes of collective bargaining, Labor-Management Relations, or upon duly designated employee representatives acting on behalf of an employee or group of employees within the bargaining unit. B. A reasonable number of stewards may be designated by the Union or its affiliated Locals and shall be recognized as employee representatives. The Union will supply the Agency with their names and notify Management of any changes in the roster of stewards. Stewards will normally function within their Sector, except in unusual situations; as an exception to the payment of travel and per diem expenses otherwise provided for in this agreement, in such instances the Union will bear any cost of travel and per diem, and time traveling to and from the representational activity will be on official time. C. Upon request and approval in advance, Union officials are authorized to perform and discharge the duties and responsibilities which may be properly assigned to them under the terms of the FSLMR statute by the Union in accordance with this agreement and any supplementary agreements hereunder. The Agency agrees that there shall be no restraint, interference, coercion, or discrimination against a Union official because of the performance of such duties during the period they are serving as Union officials. This does not preclude employees, including those on leave without pay, from being called back to their official duties when there is an immediate need for their services. D. It is incumbent upon the Union to furnish Management the names of its stewards. In turn Management will advise new unit employees, or employees transferring between stations, upon entering on duty, of the name of the Local President.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Status of Employee Representatives. A. The Agency Service shall not impose any restraint (except as may otherwise be provided in the FSLMR statute CSRA or this agreement), interference, coercion, or discrimination against employees in the exercise of their rights to organize and designate representatives of their own choosing for the purposes of collective bargaining, Labor-Management Relations, or upon duly designated employee representatives acting on behalf of an employee or group of employees within the bargaining unit.
B. A reasonable number of stewards may be designated by the Union or its affiliated Locals and shall be recognized as employee representatives. The Union will supply the Agency Service with their names and notify Management of any changes in the roster of stewards. Stewards will normally function within their Sector, except in unusual situations; as an exception to the payment of travel and per diem expenses otherwise provided for in this agreement, in such instances the Union will bear any cost of travel and per diem, and time traveling to and from the representational activity will be on official time.
C. Upon request and approval in advance, Union officials are authorized to perform and discharge the duties and responsibilities which may be properly assigned to them under the terms of the FSLMR statute CSRA by the Union in accordance with this agreement and any supplementary agreements hereunder. The Agency Service agrees that there shall be no restraint, interference, coercion, or discrimination against a Union official because of the performance of such duties during the period they are serving as Union officials. This does not preclude employees, including those on leave without pay, from being called back to their official duties when there is an immediate need for their services.
D. It is incumbent upon the Union to furnish Management the names of its stewards. In turn Management will advise new unit employees, or employees transferring between stations, upon entering on duty, of the name of the Local President.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Status of Employee Representatives. A. The Agency Service shall not impose any restraint (except as may otherwise be provided in the FSLMR statute CSRA or this agreement), interference, coercion, or discrimination against employees in the exercise of their rights to organize and designate representatives of their own choosing for the purposes of collective bargaining, Labor-Management Relations, or upon duly designated employee representatives acting on behalf of an employee or group of employees within the bargaining unit.
B. A reasonable number of stewards may be designated by the Union or its affiliated Locals and shall be recognized as employee representatives. The Union will supply the Agency Service with their names and notify Management of any changes in the roster of stewards. Stewards will normally function within their Sector, except in unusual situations; as an exception to the payment of travel and per diem expenses otherwise provided for in this agreement, in such instances the Union will bear any cost of travel and per diem, and time traveling to and from the representational activity will be on official time.
C. Upon request and approval in advance, Union officials are authorized to perform and discharge the duties and responsibilities which may be properly assigned to them under the terms of the FSLMR statute CSRA by the Union in accordance with this agreement and any supplementary agreements hereunder. The Agency Service agrees that there shall be no restraint, interference, coercion, or discrimination against a Union official because of the performance of such duties during the period they are serving as Union officials. This does not preclude employees, including those on leave without pay, from being called back to their official duties when there is an immediate need for their services.services.β
D. It is incumbent upon the Union to furnish Management the names of its stewards. In turn Management will advise new unit employees, or employees transferring between stations, upon entering on duty, of the name of the Local President.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement