Common use of UNION COMMITTEES AND STEWARDS 7 Clause in Contracts

UNION COMMITTEES AND STEWARDS 7. 01 a) The Union will have the right to appoint or otherwise select a Negotiating/Grievance Committee of six (6) employees. The Union may appoint an alternate member, who will have the right to attend and participate at the regular Grievance meeting only if a regular Committeeman is absent. The Alternate will have the right to sit in on negotiating meetings as an observer only. When performing in an observer capacity, the Alternate will not be paid by the Company. The Union may also select two (2) Stewards, on the 8-4 shift who will have the right to attend and participate at the regular Union/Management monthly meeting. Qualifying Union Officials will be paid at their regular hourly rate, in accordance with Article 7.03. b) Once negotiations commence and until they are concluded the Union Negotiating/Grievance Committee shall be granted leave for the duration of the contract negotiations and will be paid by the Company at the employee’s regular hourly rate, in accordance with Article 7.03. c) The Company agrees that the Union President will not be required to perform any duties associated with his job as an employee of the Company. The Company agrees to continue to pay full wages and benefits with no loss of any rights or privileges, including the accumulation of job and plant seniority, to the Union President for the life of the Collective Agreement. The Union President and the Chair of the Union Safety and Health Committee shall be afforded the opportunity to meet with any newly hired bargaining unit employee(s) as part of the new employee orientation process. The time allotted will be one (1) hour each. d) The Union Vice President will be granted a period of one block of twelve (12) hours for each twenty eight (28) calendar day period to carry out the business of the Union. If he wishes, he may accumulate the twelve (12) hour blocks and take them consecutively. These hours, when taken, shall be paid by the Company at the Vice President’s regular hourly rate. a) The Union shall further have the right to appoint or otherwise select one (1) Xxxxxxx for each Department on each operating shift. Where an operating shift or department exceeds twenty-five (25) employees, another Xxxxxxx may be appointed for each additional twenty-five (25) or major portion thereof. The Union shall elect or appoint one (1) Chief Xxxxxxx for: 1. Steelmaking Department 2. Rolling Mill Department

UNION COMMITTEES AND STEWARDS 7. 01 a) The Union will have the right to appoint or otherwise select a Negotiating/Grievance Committee of six (6) employees. The Union may appoint an alternate member, who will have the right to attend and participate at the regular Grievance meeting only if a regular Committeeman is absent. The Alternate will have the right to sit in on negotiating meetings as an observer only. When performing in an observer capacity, the Alternate will not be paid by the Company. The Union may also select two (2) Stewards, on the 8-4 shift who will have the right to attend and participate at the regular Union/Management monthly meeting. Qualifying Union Officials will be paid at their regular hourly rate, in accordance with Article 7.03. b) Once negotiations commence and until they are concluded the Union Negotiating/Grievance Committee shall be granted leave for the duration of the contract negotiations and will be paid by the Company at the employee’s regular hourly rate, in accordance with Article 7.03. c) The Company agrees that the Union President will not be required to perform any duties associated with his job as an employee of the Company. The Company agrees to continue to pay full wages and benefits with no loss of any rights or privileges, including the accumulation of job and plant seniority, to the Union President for the life of the Collective Agreement. Effective March 1, 2017, the Union President will be required to perform the duties associated with his job as an employee of the Company. The Union President will be granted a total of twelve (12) hours per week to carry out the business of the Union provided such days are regularly scheduled working days. Such time will be mutually agreed upon by the Union President and his Supervisor. The Union President will work day shift following the shift pattern of his position. The Union President and the Chair of the Union Safety and Health Committee shall be afforded the opportunity to meet with any newly hired bargaining unit employee(s) as part of the new employee orientation process. The time allotted will be one (1) hour each. d) The Union Vice President will be granted a period of one block of twelve (12) hours for each twenty eight (28) calendar day period to carry out the business of the Union. If he wishes, he may accumulate the twelve (12) hour blocks and take them consecutively. These hours, when taken, shall be paid by the Company at the Vice President’s regular hourly rate. Effective March 1, 2017, the Vice President will no longer be granted a period of one block of twelve (12) hours for each twenty-eight (28) calendar day period to carry out the business of the Union. a) The Union shall further have the right to appoint or otherwise select one (1) Xxxxxxx for each Department on each operating shift. Where an operating shift or department exceeds twenty-five (25) employees, another Xxxxxxx may be appointed for each additional twenty-five (25) or major portion thereof. The Union shall elect or appoint one (1) Chief Xxxxxxx for: 1. Steelmaking Department 2. Rolling Mill Department b) When the Union elects or appoints Stewards and/or Committeemen, written notice of the names of such persons will be submitted to the Manager of Human Resources. a) The Union acknowledges that Stewards, members of the Union Committee and such other Union officers that may be chosen from among the employees, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Company. Such persons will not leave their regular duties for the purpose of presenting or discussing grievances, or for the purpose of conducting business on behalf of the Union, without first obtaining the permission of their immediate supervisor. The Company agrees to granting of time to deal with disputes in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. If time cannot be granted immediately, the immediate supervisor will make every attempt to grant time within two (2) hours of the request, should this not be possible time will be granted within the shift. (i) In consideration of Stewards, members of the Union Committee and other Union officers who are employees complying with the terms of 7.02 (b) and 7.03 (a) above, the Company will pay such employees for the time spent in handling grievances with representatives of the Company during their regular hours of work except that this will not apply to time spent in any arbitration or conciliation proceedings. Such payment shall be at the employee’s regular hourly rate. (ii) Stewards and Committeemen required to meet with the Company outside regular working hours will be paid in accordance with Article 24.

UNION COMMITTEES AND STEWARDS 7. 01 a) The Union will have the right to appoint or otherwise select a Negotiating/Grievance Committee of six (6) employees. The Union may appoint an alternate member, who will have the right to attend and participate at the regular Grievance meeting only if a regular Committeeman is absent. The Alternate will have the right to sit in on negotiating meetings as an observer only. When performing in an observer capacity, the Alternate will not be paid by the Company. The Union may also select two one (21) StewardsStewards up to four times per calendar year, on the 8-4 shift dayshift who will have the right to attend and participate at the regular Union/Management monthly meeting. Qualifying Union Officials will be paid at their regular hourly rate, in accordance with Article 7.03. b) Once negotiations commence and until they are concluded the Union Negotiating/Grievance Committee shall be granted leave for the duration of the contract negotiations and will be paid by the Company at the employee’s regular hourly rate, in accordance with Article 7.03. c) The Company agrees that Union President will be granted a total of twelve (12) hours per week to carry out the business of the Union provided such days are regularly scheduled working days. If the Union membership reaches 350 or more members, the Union President will not be required granted twenty-four (24) hours to perform any duties associated with his job as an employee carry out the business of the CompanyUnion provided such days are regularly scheduled work days. The Company agrees to continue to pay full wages and benefits with no loss of any rights or privileges, including the accumulation of job and plant seniority, to Such time will be mutually agreed upon by the Union President for and his Supervisor. The Union President will work day shift following the life shift pattern of the Collective Agreementhis position. The Union President and the Chair of the Union Safety and Health Committee shall be afforded the opportunity to meet with any newly hired bargaining unit employee(s) as part of the new employee orientation process. The time allotted will be one (1) hour each. d) The Union Vice President will be granted a period of one block of twelve (12) hours for each twenty eight (28) calendar day period to carry out the business of the Union. If he wishes, he may accumulate the twelve (12) hour blocks and take them consecutively. These hours, when taken, shall be paid by the Company at the Vice President’s regular hourly rate. a) The Union shall further have the right to appoint or otherwise select one (1) Xxxxxxx for each Department on each operating shift. Where an operating shift or department exceeds twenty-five (25) employees, another Xxxxxxx may be appointed for each additional twenty-five (25) or major portion thereof. The Union shall elect or appoint one (1) Chief Xxxxxxx for: 1. Steelmaking Department 2. Rolling Mill Department b) When the Union elects or appoints Stewards and/or Committeemen, written notice of the names of such persons will be submitted to the Manager of Human Resources. a) The Union acknowledges that Stewards, members of the Union Committee and such other Union officers that may be chosen from among the employees, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Company. Such persons will not leave their regular duties for the purpose of presenting or discussing grievances, or for the purpose of conducting business on behalf of the Union, without first obtaining the permission of their immediate supervisor. The Company agrees to granting of time to deal with disputes in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. If time cannot be granted immediately, the immediate supervisor will make every attempt to grant time within two (2) hours of the request, should this not be possible time will be granted within the shift. (i) In consideration of Stewards, members of the Union Committee and other Union officers who are employees complying with the terms of 7.02 (b) and 7.03 (a) above, the Company will pay such employees for the time spent in handling grievances with representatives of the Company during their regular hours of work except that this will not apply to time spent in any arbitration or conciliation proceedings. Such payment shall be at the employee’s regular hourly rate. (ii) Stewards and Committeemen required to meet with the Company outside regular working hours will be paid in accordance with Article 24.

UNION COMMITTEES AND STEWARDS 7. 01 a) The Union will have the right to appoint or otherwise select a Negotiating/Grievance Committee of six (6) employees. The Union may appoint an alternate member, who will have the right to attend and participate at the regular Grievance meeting only if a regular Committeeman is absent. The Alternate will have the right to sit in on negotiating meetings as an observer only. When performing in an observer capacity, the Alternate will not be paid by the Company. The Union may also select two one (21) StewardsStewards up to four times per calendar year, on the 8-4 day shift who will have the right to attend and participate at the regular Union/Management monthly meeting. Qualifying Union Officials will be paid at their regular hourly rate, in accordance with Article 7.03. b) Once negotiations commence and until they are concluded the Union Negotiating/Grievance Committee shall be granted leave for the duration of the contract negotiations and will be paid by the Company at the employee’s regular hourly rate, in accordance with Article 7.03. c) The Company agrees that the Union President will not be required to perform any duties associated with his job as an employee of the Company. The Company agrees to continue to pay full wages and benefits with no loss of any rights or privileges, including the accumulation of job and plant seniority, to the Union President for the life of the Collective Agreement. Effective March 1, 2017, the Union President will be required to perform the duties associated with his job as an employee of the Company. The Union President will be granted a total of twelve (12) hours per week to carry out the business of the Union provided such days are regularly scheduled working days. Such time will be mutually agreed upon by the Union President and his Supervisor. The Union President will work day shift following the shift pattern of his position. The Union President and the Chair of the Union Safety and Health Committee shall be afforded the opportunity to meet with any newly hired bargaining unit employee(s) as part of the new employee orientation process. The time allotted will be one (1) hour each. d) The Union Vice President will be granted a period of one block of twelve (12) hours for each twenty eight (28) calendar day period to carry out the business of the Union. If he wishes, he may accumulate the twelve (12) hour blocks and take them consecutively. These hours, when taken, shall be paid by the Company at the Vice President’s regular hourly rate. Effective March 1, 2017, the Vice President will no longer be granted a period of one block of twelve (12) hours for each twenty-eight (28) calendar day period to carry out the business of the Union. a) The Union shall further have the right to appoint or otherwise select one (1) Xxxxxxx for each Department on each operating shift. Where an operating shift or department exceeds twenty-five (25) employees, another Xxxxxxx may be appointed for each additional twenty-five (25) or major portion thereof. The Union shall elect or appoint one (1) Chief Xxxxxxx for: 1. Steelmaking Department 2. Rolling Mill Department b) When the Union elects or appoints Stewards and/or Committeemen, written notice of the names of such persons will be submitted to the Manager of Human Resources. a) The Union acknowledges that Stewards, members of the Union Committee and such other Union officers that may be chosen from among the employees, have regular duties to perform as employees of the Company. Such persons will not leave their regular duties for the purpose of presenting or discussing grievances, or for the purpose of conducting business on behalf of the Union, without first obtaining the permission of their immediate supervisor. The Company agrees to granting of time to deal with disputes in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. If time cannot be granted immediately, the immediate supervisor will make every attempt to grant time within two (2) hours of the request, should this not be possible time will be granted within the shift. (i) In consideration of Stewards, members of the Union Committee and other Union officers who are employees complying with the terms of 7.02 (b) and 7.03 (a) above, the Company will pay such employees for the time spent in handling grievances with representatives of the Company during their regular hours of work except that this will not apply to time spent in any arbitration or conciliation proceedings. Such payment shall be at the employee’s regular hourly rate. (ii) Stewards and Committeemen required to meet with the Company outside regular working hours will be paid in accordance with Article 24.