The Union President. A leave of absence without pay for up to two (2) years shall be granted to a member of the New Brunswick Union of Public and Private Employees elected or appointed to a full-time position with the Union or any body with which the Union is affiliated. Such leave may be extended for a further two (2) year leave or more at the request of the employee. Such request shall not be unreasonably denied. Such leave shall be subject the following conditions:
(a) At least sixty (60) days notice of intention to return to work shall be given to the Employer;
(b) The employee shall be returned to their previously held position. If the position is not available in their former workplace, they should be placed in a comparable position in the same department. The first available vacancy in their former workplace, in the same classification and same employment status will be awarded to the employee without the necessity of posting;
(c) Any period of orientation required will be paid by the Employer and the Union will reimburse the Employer;
(d) During the period of leave, the employee may, if permissible under the relevant plan(s) continue their contribution and as well pay those of the Employer;
(e) The employee's seniority shall continue to accrue.
The Union President. A leave of absence without pay for up to two (2) years shall be granted to a member of the New Brunswick Union of Public and Private Employees elected or appointed to a full-time position with the Union or any body with which the Union is affiliated. Such leave may be extended for a further two (2) year leave or more at the request of the employee. Such request shall not be unreasonably denied. Such leave shall be subject the following conditions: At least sixty (60) days notice of intention to return to work shall be given to the Employer;
The Union President. Designee has the right to meet with any new employee during non-work hours for a period of 30 minutes in order to communicate union information via an orientation meeting. Provisions of Section 1 of this article do not apply to this union orientation meeting.
The Union President of Local #1 will receive the Maintenance Mechanic’s “A” rate during his term in office as President. The Company also agrees that if the Union President is defeated in an election held by Local #1 or resigns he/she may return to their former position. This understanding is given provided the Union agrees to any crew relocation’s made necessary by the Presidents return to the work force.
The Union President and Grievance Chairperson shall be permitted a reasonable amount of time, without loss of pay, to investigate and process advanced grievances referred to them; generally, advanced grievances shall mean grievances at the Step 3 level.
The Union President or in lieu of the Union President, a bargaining unit member selected by the Union, shall be provided with time off with pay (hours paid shall be based on the hours the employee did not attend work during the employee’s assigned hours of work for the specific day of the event) of up to an aggregate of three (3) days per contract year to attend AFSCME:
a. conventions;
b. conferences; or
c. workshops to be taken in no less than one-half (1/2) day increments - hours paid to the employee for attendance at the event shall be as set forth above. The Union President shall advise the Superintendent in writing at least two (2) weeks in advance of a Union member attending any such event.
The Union President. An employee who is elected or selected for a full-time position with the Union shall be granted such leave of absence without pay by the Employer, without loss of accrued benefits, for a period of two (2) years. Such leave may be extended for a further two (2) year leave or more at the request of the employee. Such request shall not be unreasonably denied. Such leave shall be subject to the following conditions:
(a) At least sixty (60) calendar days notice of intention to return to work shall be given to the Employer.
(b) The employee shall be returned to their previously held position. If the position is not available in their former workplace, they shall be placed in a comparable position in the same department. The first available vacancy in their former workplace, in the same classification and the same employment status will be awarded to the employee without the necessity of posting.
(c) The Employer will pay any period of orientation required and the Union will reimburse the Employer.
(d) During the period of leave, the employee may, if permissible under the relevant plan(s) continue their contribution and as well pay that of the Employer.
(e) The employee’s seniority shall continue to accrue. This clause is not intended to provide greater privileges or benefits than those which would have been enjoyed had the employee not been so elected or selected.
The Union President on behalf of the membership in those cases where there is an alleged Class Action violation of the contract, may file a grievance initially at Step Three within the ten
The Union President or Acting Union President shall give a written decision to the Associate State Director/State Director or Acting Associate State Director/Acting State Director within fourteen (14) calendar days after the meeting.
The Union President will be copied on correspondence provided to bargaining unit employees outlining the results of their job evaluation review.
