The Union Grievance Committee upon receiving a written and signed Petition, shall determine if, in their opinion, a grievance exists. If in their opinion no grievance exists, no further action shall be taken.
The Union Grievance Committee shall consist of not more than two (2) members, at each location, of the local Union. It is agreed that all grievances except policy grievances will be dealt with at the location from which they originated. Policy grievances may be dealt with at either location.
The Union Grievance Committee consisting of not more than four (4) Employees one of which shall be the Chief Xxxxxxx, for the purpose processing grievances in accordance with the Grievance Procedure provided for in this Agreement. The Employer agrees that Xxxxxxxx shall not be hindered, coerced, restrained or interfered with in any way in the performance of their duties. The Joint Health and Safety Committee: consisting of up to eight (8) Employees representing all three Bargaining Units and up to eight (8) Employer representatives shall be established. The Health and Safety Committee shall hold meetings as required by legislation or as determined by the joint committee for the purpose of considering, monitoring, inspecting, investigating, reviewing and improving health and safety conditions and practices. Minutes shall be taken of all meetings and copies shall be sent to the Employer and to the Union. The terms of reference shall be established by the Joint Health and Safety Committee and shall be reviewed from time to time as circumstances dictate.
The Union Grievance Committee. (a) The names of union stewards who may represent employees shall be provided in writing to the City by the Union, and the individuals so designated shall constitute the Union Grievance Committee.
(b) Union stewards will make every effort to investigate grievances and process them during hours which will not interfere with City operations or take employees off their jobs. However, where it is reasonably necessary to investigate the grievance during working hours, this will be done without loss of pay to employees whose presence in such investigation and processing is necessary.
The Union Grievance Committee. If the Union Grievance Committee agrees that further appeal is warranted, the employee must submit his/her grievance in writing together with copies of the grievance and answer required in Step 2 to the Board of Commissioners or a committee designated to hear grievances. This grievance must be approved for submission to the Board by the Bargaining Committee of the Union. This grievance must be submitted to the Commission or designated Committee within fifteen (15) working days following the date of the answer received from the Department Head in writing. If the grievance is to be heard by the Board of Commissioners, they shall provide time at their next regular meeting, or at a time and date mutually agreed to by the parties, following receipt of the written grievance to hear the employee and a representative of the Bargaining Committee selected by the employee and a representative of the International Union to appear with the employee. The Board of Commissioners shall submit their answer to the grievance in writing addressed to the representative of the Bargaining Committee who was present at the Step 3 meeting within fifteen (15) working days after hearing the grievance.
The Union Grievance Committee. The Union Grievance Committee shall determine if the Grievance is justified and whether both the Union and the aggrieved Employee(s) wish to proceed to Stage Two. The Grievance may then proceed, provided that no more than twenty
The Union Grievance Committee. The Union Grievance Committee shall determine if the Grievance is justified and whether both the Union and the aggrieved wish to proceed to Stage Two. The Grievance may then proceed, provided that no more than twenty ( 2 0 ) calendar days have elapsed since the occurrence of the alleged Grievance. A member of the Union Grievance Committee shall take the written Grievance to the Operations Manager or designate, who shall within three ( 3 ) calendar days, arrange a meeting and meet with the Grievance Committee during working hours to discuss and attempt to settle the Grievance. Grievances that are not settled within three (3) calendar days of the meeting shall be referred back to the Union Grievance Committee. The Union Grievance committee shall consider the Grievance and the Employer's reply at Stage Two and decide within five (5) calendar days whether to proceed with the Grievance to the respective Commissioner or designate. If the Grievance Committee wishes to proceed, the Commissioner or designate shall meet with not more than three (3) members of the Grievance Committee during normal working hours to discuss and attempt to settle the Grievance, within five (5) calendar days of notification by the Grievance Committee. Failing settlement at this Stage within five (5) calendar days from the arranged meeting, Stage Four may be invoked. The Union Grievance Committee of more than four (4) members who may be accompanied by a National Representative and/or Legal counsel may then take the matter up with the Chief Administrative Officer and the Director of Human Resources. A meeting date for the hearing shall be arranged within three (3) calendar days after receipt of the notification from the Union to proceed to Stage Four. Failing settlement this meeting within ten calendar days of receipt of the decision as submitted by the Chief Administrative Officer, then the may be referred to Arbitration as provided in Article provided that not more than twenty (20) calendar days have elapsed since the date of the decision by the chief Administrative officer.
The Union Grievance Committee shall consist of not more ------------ than three (3) members and the Local Union Unit Chairman or his representative. All members of the Grievance Committee shall be employees of the Company and shall be chosen by the Union.
The Union Grievance Committee shall consist of up to three full-time County employees within the unit, as selected by the Union, and one Union staff representative. The parties agree that the three employee members of the Grievance Committee may not all be from the same department. Members of the Union Grievance Committee will make every effort to investigate grievances and process them during hours which will not unduly interfere with County operations. However, where it is reasonably necessary to investigate the grievance during working hours, this will be done without loss of pay to any employees whose presence in such investigation and processing is necessary. Except as provided in this Section, no bargaining unit employee will be compensated by the County for time spent in conducting Union business.
