Union Representational Rights Sample Clauses

Union Representational Rights. At a preliminary hearing, the Union and each Employee shall have representational rights as described in Clause 13.03 of the Collective Agreement.
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Union Representational Rights. (a) A recognised union representative (up to a maximum of two delegates) will be released from the performance of normal duties for reasonable periods to:  Represent the employees in bargaining  Represent the interests of the employees to the employer  Undertake necessary preparation for bargaining or other meetings in which they will represent the employee‘s interests. This includes consulting with the employees they represent;  Meet the employer to represent employee interests  Address new employees about the benefits of union membership at the time they enter employment; and  Distribute official union publications at a time convenient to the workplace, including the employer. (b) While undertaking the activities listed in the preceding sub clause on a normal rostered day on duty, the recognised workplace representative will be regarded as being on duty and will not be required to apply for leave. They will be paid ― ordinary time earnings‖ i.e the classification, superannuation and shift loading which would otherwise be paid . The recognised union representative will not be entitled to overtime at the end of the roster cycle as a consequence of undertaking these activities. (c) The employer will release union representatives to attend courses that are designed to provide skills relevant to the negotiation of enterprise agreements and or the prompt resolution of disputes and grievances in the workplace and that are conducted by an approved training provider. (d) A recognised union representative wishing to attend such a course shall apply in writing, including the nature, content and duration of the course and where possible provide at least 14 days notice of the course. (e) The employers approval of attendance at such course in work time shall be subject to the employer being able to make adequate staffing arrangements amongst current employees for the period of the course. (f) Union representatives will be provided with reasonable access to telephone, internet, email, facsimile photocopying, notice boards and meeting facilities ( where available) for the purpose of carrying out work as a recognised workplace representative including consulting with workplace colleagues and the union. (g) Union representatives will be released from duty to attend management or policy making bodies of relevant organisations registered under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009. They will be regarded as being on duty will be paid ―ordinary time earnings...
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Union Representational Rights. 48.1 A recognised union representative (up to a maximum of two delegates) will be released from the performance of normal duties for reasonable periods to:  Represent the employees in bargaining  Represent the interests of the employees to the employer  Undertake necessary preparation for bargaining or other meetings in which they will represent the employee’s interests.. This includes consulting with the employees they represent;  Meet the employer to represent employee interests  Address new employees about the benefits of union membership at the time they enter employment; and  Distribute official union publications at a time convenient to the workplace, including the employer While undertaking the activities listed in the preceding sub clause on a normal rostered day on duty, the recognised workplace representative will be regarded as being on duty and will not be required to apply for leave. They will be paid “ordinary time earnings” i.e the classification, superannuation and shift loading which would otherwise be paid . The recognised union representative will not be entitled to overtime at the end of the roster cycle as a consequence of undertaking these activities. 48.2 The employer will release union representatives to attend courses including the Association Annual Conference that are designed to provide skills relevant to the negotiation of enterprise agreements and or the prompt resolution of disputes and grievances in the workplace and that are conducted by an approved training provider.
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Union Representational Rights. 16.1 The Company agrees to provide the Union with copies of documentation in the possession of the Company relating to any member of the bargaining unit, upon request from the Union. It is agreed that the Union may make such request for the purpose of investigating grievances or potential grievances, for reviewing benefit or related issues, or for Union administration matters. It is understood that this shall only apply to documentation which the member could demand personally from the Company pursuant to the Personal Information Protection Act, and nothing more. It is further agreed that this article is intended to be of the type referred to in Section 19 (a) of the Regulations to the Personal Information Protection Act.
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Union Representational Rights. When an employee’s work performance is such that it may lead to discipline or discharge and is the subject of discussion between the employee and the Employer, the Union Xxxxxxx shall be present or, in the absence of a Union Xxxxxxx, an employee from the Warehouse in the bargaining unit, of the employee’s own choice, shall be present. A copy of all disciplines and discharges will be forwarded to the Union after being presented to the affected employee.
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Union Representational Rights. When an employee’s work performance, conduct, behaviour, or other serious matters are the subject of an interview between the employee and the Employer, a Union Xxxxxxx or Union Representative shall be present. When discipline or termination is issued to an employee, a Union Xxxxxxx or Union Representative shall be present. An employee who wishes to be unrepresented may only waive their representational rights after consultation with the Union Xxxxxxx or Union Representative. Prior to any interview with the Employer, the employee will have five (5) minutes to be counselled by the Union Xxxxxxx or Union Representative. Any discipline or termination arising from the subjects discussed in the interview shall be considered null and void if a Union Xxxxxxx or Union Representative is not present. Any discipline or termination shall be considered null and void if a Union Xxxxxxx or Union Representative is not present when discipline or termination is issued to an employee. The only exception shall be when an employee has waived their representational rights. A copy of all disciplines or terminations will be sent by email to the Union office immediately after it is presented to the employee. All Union Xxxxxxx attendance at such meetings shall be considered time worked and paid for as such.
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Union Representational Rights. 11.1 The Company agrees to provide the Union with copies of documentation in the possession of the Company relating to any member of the bargaining unit, upon request from the Union. It is agreed that the Union may make such request for the purpose of investigating grievances or potential grievances, for reviewing benefit or related issues, or for Union administrative matters. It is understood that this shall only apply to documentation which the member could demand personally from the Company pursuant to the Personal Information Protection Act, and nothing more. It is agreed that this article shall not authorize the release of personal employee health information. It is further agreed that this article is intended to be of the type referred to in
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  • 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.

  • Right to Union Representation An employee shall have the right to Union representation if requested by the employee, only as provided below. There will be no exceptions to this rule. In any investigatory interview or discussion, conference or meeting with an employee who is the subject of an investigation which may lead to disciplinary action. At any disciplinary hearing, discussion, conference or meeting (including settlement discussions) with the employee who is the subject of the disciplinary hearing. Management shall allow reasonable time for the Union Representative to attend said meeting but in no case less than one (l) hour if there is a representative on duty at the worksite. If there is no Union representative on duty at the worksite, the employee shall be allowed at least four (4) hours to obtain a Union representative; however, the employee must sign a waiver extending the time limits for imposition of any disciplinary action by no more than one (l) workday, excluding weekends and holidays, for FLSA non-exempt employees and no more than five (5) workdays for FLSA exempt employees. Management shall ensure that an employee has an opportunity to exercise the right to secure Union representation. If the Union cannot or does not have a representative available within a reasonable period of time, the meeting may be conducted without representation. If the Employer disapproves release time for the representative under Article 4, the meeting shall be delayed until the representative is released from duty. The role of the Union Representative during an initial investigation interview conducted by Management is to assist in the clarification of questions and otherwise advise the employee of his/her rights. However, it is the employee who must answer the questions posed to him/her as best as possible, and under no circumstances may the Union Representative answer for the employee, dominate the meeting, or interfere with the Employer's investigating process. At a meeting to discuss mitigating circumstances or to impose disciplinary action or in the course of representing an employee who has filed a disciplinary appeal under SPP Title 11 or a grievance under SPP Title 12, the Union Representative may act as spokesperson on behalf of the employee with prior approval of the employee. An employee shall not have the right to a Union Representative in attendance during a discussion solely related to performance or during a performance review. The right to representation does include a criminal investigation.

  • Basic Representations Section 3(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended by the deletion of “and” at the end of Section 3(a)(iv); the substitution of a semicolon for the period at the end of Section 3(a)(v) and the addition of Sections 3(a)(vi), as follows:

  • Association Representation The unit member grievant shall be entitled, upon request, to representation by the Association at all grievance meetings. In situations where the Association has not been invited to represent the unit member, the District shall not agree to a final resolution of the grievance until the Association has received a copy of the grievance and the proposed settlement and has been given the opportunity to file a response to the matter.

  • UNION REPRESENTATION AND COMMITTEES (a) It is mutually agreed that where negotiations are conducted on a joint basis between any or all of the Nursing Homes in the Extendicare chain in the Province of Ontario, the Union will elect or otherwise select a negotiating committee consisting of one (1) representative from each Nursing Home. (b) If negotiations are carried on individually for any or all of the Nursing Homes in the Extendicare chain in the Province of Ontario, it is agreed that the Union will elect or otherwise select a negotiating committee consisting of up to four (4) employees from the bargaining unit, one (1) of which shall be the Union Chairperson. (c) All members of the committee shall be regular employees of the Employer who have completed their probationary period. (d) The Nursing Home members of the Committee will be paid by the Employer for time used during normally scheduled working hours in negotiation of this Agreement or its successor including all conciliation proceedings but excluding any Arbitration proceedings. Employees on the evening and night shift shall receive paid time off for the actual day of the negotiating meeting. (e) Where the parties participate in group bargaining, the Employer agrees to provide alternative days off in the case where an employee is bargaining on a day off. In the case of a part-time employee such alternative days will be capped at two per calendar week. These bargaining days will be treated as days worked for which the employee will receive pay for the hours she would have regularly worked. 7.02 The Employer will recognize a Union Administrative Committee which shall consist of a Union Chairperson and up to three (3) additional committee persons from the bargaining unit, all selected from the members of their respective bargaining units. No more than two (2) committee members shall meet with the Employer at any one time. The Employer shall be advised of the names of members of this committee and shall be notified of any changes from time to time. All members of the committee shall be employees of the Employer who have completed their probationary period. (a) The Union acknowledges that the members of the Union Administrative Committee must continue to perform their regular duties, and that so far as possible all activities of the committee will be carried on outside the regular working hours of the members thereof, unless otherwise mutually arranged. (b) Notwithstanding the above, the Employer agrees that requested time off during working hours for Union Administrative activities will not be arbitrarily withheld. (c) The Employer shall pay representatives and Committee members their respective wages for all time lost from regularly scheduled hours investigating and/or processing grievances, up to but not including the arbitration stage.

  • Company Representations (a) The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its incorporation, and has the power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and carry on its business as now conducted. (b) The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this instrument is within the power of the Company and, other than with respect to the actions to be taken when equity is to be issued to the Investor, has been duly authorized by all necessary actions on the part of the Company. This instrument constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity. To the knowledge of the Company, it is not in violation of (i) its current certificate of incorporation or bylaws, (ii) any material statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or (iii) any material indenture or contract to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, where, in each case, such violation or default, individually, or together with all such violations or defaults, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company. (c) The performance and consummation of the transactions contemplated by this instrument do not and will not: (i) violate any material judgment, statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company; (ii) result in the acceleration of any material indenture or contract to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound; or (iii) result in the creation or imposition of any lien upon any property, asset or revenue of the Company or the suspension, forfeiture, or nonrenewal of any material permit, license or authorization applicable to the Company, its business or operations. (d) No consents or approvals are required in connection with the performance of this instrument, other than: (i) the Company’s corporate approvals; (ii) any qualifications or filings under applicable securities laws; and (iii) necessary corporate approvals for the authorization of Capital Stock issuable pursuant to Section 1. (e) To its knowledge, the Company owns or possesses (or can obtain on commercially reasonable terms) sufficient legal rights to all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, licenses, information, processes and other intellectual property rights necessary for its business as now conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted, without any conflict with, or infringement of the rights of, others.

  • Company Representation Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees, on its own behalf and on behalf of its directors, members, partners, officers, employees and Affiliates, that Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP may serve as counsel to each and any of the Seller, Minority Holders and their respective Non-Recourse Parties (individually and collectively, the “Sellers Group”), on the one hand, and the Company and its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and that, following consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP (or any successor) may serve as counsel to the Sellers Group (or any member of the Sellers Group) or any director, member, partner, officer, employee or Affiliate of the Company or the Sellers Group (or any member of the Sellers Group) in connection with any litigation, claim or obligation arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement notwithstanding such representation or any continued representation of the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries, and each of the Parties consents thereto and waives any conflict of interest arising therefrom, and each of such Parties shall cause any Non-Recourse Party thereof to consent to and waive any conflict of interest arising from such representation. The decision to represent any of the Seller or the Minority Holders and their respective Non-Recourse Parties shall be solely that of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP. Any privilege attaching as a result of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP representing the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall survive the Closing and shall remain in effect; provided that, such privilege from and after the Closing shall be assigned to and controlled by the Representative. In furtherance of the foregoing, each of the parties hereto agrees to take the steps necessary to ensure that any privilege attaching as a result of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP representing the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall survive the Closing, remain in effect and be assigned to and controlled by the Representative. As to any privileged attorney-client communications between Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the Closing Date (collectively, the “Privileged Communications”), the Purchaser and the Company, together with any of their respective Affiliates, successors or assigns, agree that no such party may use or rely on any of the Privileged Communications in any action or claim against or involving any of the Parties hereto or any of their respective Non-Recourse Parties after the Closing. The Company further agrees that, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Subsidiaries, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP’s retention by the Company or any of its respective Subsidiaries shall be deemed completed and terminated without any further action by any Person effective as of the Closing.

  • COMPANY REPRESENTATIONS, ETC The Company represents and warrants to the Buyer that:

  • ERISA Representations Each Note Owner that is subject to Title I of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or Similar Law, by accepting an interest or participation in a Note, is deemed to represent that its purchase, holding and disposition of that interest or participation is not and will not result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code due to the applicability of a statutory or administrative exemption from the prohibited transaction rules (or, if the Note Owner is subject to Similar Law, the purchase, holding and disposition is not and will not result in a non-exempt violation of that Similar Law).

  • Perfection Representations The representations, warranties and covenants set forth on Schedule I hereto shall be a part of this Agreement for all purposes. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other Basic Document, the perfection representations contained in Schedule I shall be continuing, and remain in full force and effect until such time as all obligations under the Indenture have been finally and fully paid and performed. The parties to this Agreement: (i) shall not waive any of the perfection representations contained in Schedule I, (ii) shall provide the Rating Agencies with prompt written notice of any breach of perfection representations contained in Schedule I, and (iii) shall not waive a breach of any of the perfection representations contained in Schedule I.

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