UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Local Union may appoint or otherwise select a bargaining committee which shall be composed of not more than seven (7) employees one of whom will be designated as an alternate, and one of whom shall be employed in maintenance. Such committee, together with representatives of the Union shall represent the Union in all negotiations with representatives of the Board for a renewal of this Agreement. The local union shall notify the Board in writing of the names of its bargaining committee members prior to the start of negotiations.
5.02 The Local Union may also appoint or otherwise select up to seven (7) stewards one of whom will be selected as the Chief Xxxxxxx. One of such stewards shall be designated to represent the employees engaged in caretaking in each Field Service Area of the Board, and one of such stewards shall be designated to represent those engaged in maintenance, courier, and warehousing services. In the absence of the designated stewards one of the other stewards may act in their place. The Local Union's Chief Xxxxxxx shall co-ordinate the activities of such stewards.
5.03 A xxxxxxx'x function shall be to assist an employee in the preparation and presentation of grievances to the employee's supervisor and in the event of any violation of Article 4 by any employees to instruct them to return to work and perform their usual duties. A xxxxxxx, with the prior permission of the xxxxxxx'x immediate supervisor, shall be reasonably allowed such time off as is necessary for the prompt investigation and settlement of grievances. The Board will compensate stewards and Union officers for any portion of their regularly scheduled work time spent with the permission of the Board in servicing grievances. The Board may revoke this compensation if it reasonably believes that the time off for servicing grievances is being abused.
5.04 Members of the bargaining committee shall suffer no loss in pay for any portion of their regularly scheduled work time spent in attending negotiations with the Board.
5.05 The Local Union shall notify the Board in writing of the names of its officers, Chief Xxxxxxx and stewards.
5.06 The President of the Local union shall be supplied a copy of Board Corporate Services and Human Resources Committee meeting agendas and Regular Board meeting agendas, 48 hours prior to the meeting/s.
UNION REPRESENTATION. 3.01 For the purpose of representation with the Employer, the Union shall function and be recognized as follows:
a. The Union may appoint up to two (2) stewards. Stewards are representatives of the employees in certain matters pertaining to this Agreement, including the processing of grievances.
b. Union Representatives are representatives of the employees in all matters pertaining to this Agreement, particularly for the purpose of processing grievances, negotiating amendments to and renewals of this Agreement and enforcing the employees' collective bargaining rights as well as any rights under this Agreement and under the law.
3.02 The Union agrees to notify the Employer in writing of the names of its stewards and the effective dates of their appointments. The Employer shall not be required to recognize a xxxxxxx until such notice is received.
3.03 Stewards will not absent themselves from their work to deal with grievances without first obtaining permission from the Employer. Permission will not be withheld unreasonably. Stewards that are absent from work to attend a grievance arbitration, mediation, or any other proceeding that arises from the administration or enforcement of this Agreement will not receive their regular hourly rate.
3.04 The Employer may meet periodically with the employees for the purpose of discussing any matters of mutual interest or concern to the Employer, the Union and the employees. A Union Representative may attend such meetings.
3.05 There shall be no Union activity at any time on the Employer's premises, or in connection with the Employer’s business operations, except that which is necessary for the processing of grievances and the administration and enforcement of this Agreement.
3.06 Union Representatives shall have the right to periodically visit job sites without disrupting productivity and without unreasonable intrusion into the Employer or its clients’ premises. The Union’s Representative shall report to the site superintendent, or xxxxxxx upon arriving at a worksite, and shall abide by all necessary protocol as determined by the general contractor, the Employer, or the client.
UNION REPRESENTATION. 7.1 The Local may appoint a Collective Bargaining Committee, which shall consist of not more than four (4) Employees appointed by the Local. The Employer shall be advised of the names of the committee members prior to the commencement of negotiations. The Local members so selected shall not suffer any loss of regular pay or other benefits for time spent in meetings with the Employer on negotiations for a new collective agreement but shall not be eligible for overtime payments for time spent in such meetings which are conducted in other than regular working hours.
7.2 The Local shall not be prevented by the Employer from having the assistance of a representative from the Union when meeting with the Employer as required in the grievance procedure or for collective bargaining. The Union representative may have access to Employer's premises for such purposes only with prior notice to the Employer. Reasonable access will not be withheld.
7.3 The Employer shall be provided with a list, in writing, of all Local officers and their terms of office and shall be advised, within thirty (30) days, of any changes to that list. The Employer shall supply the Local with a list of supervisory personnel with whom the Local may be required to transact business and shall supply the Local, within thirty (30) days, of any changes to that list.
(a) The Employer acknowledges the right of the Local to elect Stewards. The Employer shall be notified, within thirty (30) days, on any change to the list of Stewards.
(b) Each Xxxxxxx has their regular work to perform on behalf of the Employer. However, if it is necessary to process a grievance during regular working hours, a Xxxxxxx will do so as expeditiously as possible.
(c) A Xxxxxxx or their alternate shall obtain the permission of their immediate supervisor before leaving their work to perform their duties as a Xxxxxxx. Such permission will not be unreasonably withheld.
(d) A Xxxxxxx shall report back to their immediate supervisor before resuming the normal duties of their position after they have completed their duties as a Xxxxxxx; and
(e) Employees, who are Stewards, shall not suffer any loss of wages or benefits as a result of time spent on their duties during regular working hours, but there shall be no compensation to Employees, who are Stewards, for time spent on other duties outside regular working hours.
7.5 The Employer shall provide reasonable access to bulletin boards for the posting of Union notices. The Local shall be ...
UNION REPRESENTATION. 8.01 The President of the Bargaining Unit shall notify the Employer of the names of its elected and appointed representatives.
8.02 The Employer will recognize the following Bargaining Unit Committees.
(a) The Bargaining Unit Negotiating Committee, consisting of not more than five (5) members of the Bargaining Unit for the purpose of conducting negotiations with the representatives of the Employer, provided that the Bargaining Unit may, from time to time, substitute representatives on the Negotiating Committee. Members of the Bargaining Unit Negotiating Committee who spend work days negotiating shall be treated in all respects as though they are actively at work, covered by all terms and provisions of this agreement. The Employer will compensate three (3) members of the Bargaining Unit Negotiating Committee for regular hours spent in negotiating meetings between the Parties to the extent that they shall suffer no loss of regular earnings. The Bargaining Unit agrees to reimburse the Employer for the full amount of all salary and benefits paid to additional members of the Bargaining Unit Negotiating Committee for days spent in negotiations. Where applicable benefits shall be deemed to equal to seventeen percent (17%) of the employee's salary. Members of the Bargaining Unit's Negotiating Committee shall inform the appropriate supervisor five (5) days in advance of absences owing to negotiations. Where it is not possible to provide five (5) days notice, the appropriate arrangements will be made by the Employer on behalf of the members of the Bargaining Unit’s Negotiating Committee.
(b) The Labour-Management Committee, consisting of not more than three
UNION REPRESENTATION. 9.01 Shop Stewards may be appointed as follows:
(1) Shop Xxxxxxx on each shift per location appointed from employees with a minimum of six (6) months seniority with the Employer. The Union shall submit to the Employer in writing the names of the Shop Stewards. Shop Stewards shall, in their specific job classification, be the employees retained the longest in their respective classification.
9.02 The Union Xxxxxxx shall perform the required duties of an employee of the Employer. The Union business shall not be conducted during regular working-hours without expressed permission from an authorized agent of the Employer and such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld.
9.03 The Employer agrees that a Xxxxxxx shall not suffer any loss of pay for time necessarily spent during working-hours while processing grievances with management approval. However, the Xxxxxxx must receive permission of his/her Supervisor before leaving their regular work and must report back to their Supervisor when they return.
(a) No employee shall be compelled to or allowed to enter into any individual contract or agreement with the Employer concerning the conditions of employment varying the conditions of employment herein.
(b) Notwithstanding the above, the wage rates outlined in this Agreement are minimum wage rates and they do not prevent the Employer from paying a higher wage rate.
9.05 An employee, who is subject to disciplinary action (ie written reprimands, suspension or termination) that is to be recorded within the employee’s personnel file, shall have the right to have a Xxxxxxx present at such meetings. It shall be the responsibility of the Employer to contact the Xxxxxxx and if one is not available the employee being disciplined may request the presence of another co-worker at such meeting. A Union Xxxxxxx, who is subject to discipline, shall have the right to the presence of a Union Representative or another officially appointed Union Xxxxxxx. This provision shall not apply to those discussions that are of an operational nature and do not involve imposition of disciplinary action.
UNION REPRESENTATION. 6.01 The Union shall elect or appoint and the Company shall recognize a Plant Committee in the plant, comprised of a number of hourly-rated seniority employees, one (1) member of which shall be the Chairperson of the Plant Committee. Plant Committee will be assigned to steady day shift and shall be given top seniority in the plant they represent during their term of office, provided they are able to perform the work remaining available. The Company will deal with the Plant Committee in all matters which are properly the subject of the administration of this Agreement.
6.02 The Company shall recognize the Plant Union committee as the negotiating committee, in addition to the Local President and the National Representatives of the Unifor-Canada. The members of the Plant Union Committee will be allowed paid time off the job for the days in which they are involved in direct negotiations with the Company. The parties agree that the union may elect or appoint a second bargaining unit member to serve on the union collective bargaining team when renewal negotiations take place for a new collective agreement. The parties further agree that paid time to perform negotiations work by the Plant Chairperson and the second bargaining unit employee will be limited to no more than 40 hours each.
(a) The Union shall elect or appoint and the Company shall recognize Stewards in the plant as provided in this agreement.. In the event there is a reduction in the number of employees on any one shift to less than 150 employees, the Company and Union will meet to review and reduce the number of stewards to be recognized on the shift in question. It is understood and agreed that Stewards may be added by mutual agreement between the Company and the Union or may be reduced by the Union in the plant when the population in specific areas justifies additions or reductions. Where the plant population at the plant falls below 200, there shall be no stewards on the day shift. Representation on the day shift will be by a member of the Plant Committee. The Xxxxxxx in each area has top seniority in his/her area of representation provided he/she is able to perform the available work. However, this seniority shall not supersede the preferential seniority of the Plant Committee. If the Xxxxxxx has sufficient seniority to bump to another classification in his/her area of representation, they will be laid off and must bump.
(b) A maximum of three (3) stewards per shift, one (1) of whom will be from...
UNION REPRESENTATION. 4.01 The number of Local Union representatives, including Local Officers, Chief Stewards and Stewards shall not exceed 300.
(a) The Union agrees to notify the Company, by e-mail at the address provided by the Company, of the names of Local Officers, Chief Stewards and Stewards, and identify the Company operating unit each represents, and to inform the Company in the same manner of any changes or substitutions. A Local Officer, Chief Xxxxxxx or Xxxxxxx shall not act as such during working hours until the Company has been notified of his appointment.
(b) Where a Xxxxxxx is unable to represent the employees in his local, another Xxxxxxx in that local may be substituted in his place and the Company shall be so informed.
(a) Before changing the status of any Local Officer, Chief Xxxxxxx or Xxxxxxx, who is to continue in the Company's employ, so as to render him ineligible to represent his voting unit, such Local Officer, Chief Xxxxxxx or Xxxxxxx shall be allowed reasonable time to transfer his duties as a Local Officer, Chief Xxxxxxx or Xxxxxxx to his successor.
(b) Except where the provisions of Article 11 or Article 16 apply, where a Xxxxxxx or a Local Officer is selected for a relocation which would render him ineligible to represent his voting unit and there is another employee in the same functional group, within the same reporting centre and who possesses the same qualifications, the Xxxxxxx or Local Officer shall be given the option of accepting or rejecting the relocation providing the remaining employees at the reporting centre from which the relocation is to be made are qualified to perform the work remaining.
4.04 The Company agrees that permission for representatives of the Union to enter the Company's premises will not be unreasonably withheld.
4.05 The Company shall grant a leave of absence of between three months and one year, without pay, to an
(a) Such leave of absence shall be renewed by the Company at the request of the Union.
(b) An employee on such a leave of absence shall continue to accumulate net credited service to a maximum of three years.
4.07 Leaves of absence without pay of up to two weeks duration shall be granted to employees, at the request of the Union subject to the following conditions:
(a) the total of such leaves in a calendar year shall not exceed 325 weeks;
(b) the granting of such leaves shall be subject to service requirements;
(c) the leave of absence shall not be used for the solicitation of members for the purpose of ...
UNION REPRESENTATION. For the purpose of representation with the Employer, the Union shall function and be recognized as follows:
UNION REPRESENTATION. In any case where the employee(s) presents her grievance in person or in any case in which a hearing is held on a grievance at any level, the employee(s) shall be accompanied by a representative of the Union.
UNION REPRESENTATION. A Nurse has the right to be accompanied by a representative of the Union in a meeting with an Employer to discuss her or his ability to attend work regularly due to their health. The Nurse shall be advised of this right prior to the scheduling of a meeting.
