Union Representatives and Activity Clause Samples

Union Representatives and Activity. ‌ (a) The Union shall advise the Employer in writing of the names of all representatives, agents, and stewards authorized to represent the Union in dealings with the Authority. The Union shall also provide the Employer with written notice of any change in such business representatives, agents and stewards within a reasonable time of a change. Union representatives shall have access to the Authority's Employer’s premises, at reasonable times and upon reasonable prior notice to the Human Resource Director or designee to investigate specific employee complaints or grievances relating to this Agreement; except that union business, other than the adjustment of grievances directly between the Human Resource Director and the Union Representative, shall not involve the Employer's employees during their hours of work, and union meetings shall not be conducted on the Employer’s premises unless mutually agreed upon between the Union and the Employer. (b) A bulletin board shall be made available to the Union for the purpose of posting notices pertaining to union business, provided that such notices shall be submitted to the Human Resource Director of the Employer or their designee for approval before being posted, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. (c) The Union shall have the right to establish shop stewards. The Employer shall be notified in writing of all employees designated as shop stewards. Employees designated by the Union as shop stewards may, upon notification and at a mutually agreeable time between the shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and supervisor, investigate, discuss, and process grievances with bargaining unit members in accordance with Article 18, Dispute Resolution. Union stewards will also be granted reasonable time during their normal working hours, as determined by the Employer, to prepare for and attend meetings scheduled by management for the following representational activities: 1. Investigatory interviews and pre-disciplinary meetings involving employees represented by the Union; 2. Union-Management Communication Committees and other committee meetings if such committees have been established; and/or 3. Informal grievance resolution meetings, grievance meetings, alternative dispute resolution sessions, mediation sessions and arbitration hearings involving Union- represented employees held during their work time. 4. New employee orientation/on-boarding meetings involving Union-represented employees. Time spent on representational activities during...

Union Representatives and Activity. The Union shall advise the AuthorityPCHA in writing of the names of all business representatives, agents and stewards authorized to represent the Union in dealings with the AuthorityPCHA. The Union shall also provide the AuthorityPCHA with written notice of any change in such business representatives, agents and stewards within a reasonable time of the change. The Business Representative of the Union shall have access to the Authority’sPCHA’s premises, at reasonable times and upon reasonable prior notice to the Executive Director or designee, to investigate specific employee complaints or grievances relating to this Agreement except that Union business, other than the adjustment of grievances directly between the Executive Director and the Business Representative, shall not involve the Authority’sPCHA’s employees during their hours of work; and Union meetings shall not be conducted on the Authority’s PCHA’s premises unless mutually agreed upon between the Union and the AuthorityPCHA. A bulletin board shall be made available to the Union for the purpose of posting notices pertaining to Union business provided that such notices shall be submitted to the Executive Director of the AuthorityPCHA or designee for approval before being posted, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.

Union Representatives and Activity. 2.3.1 The Employer shall permit a representative of the Union to confer with employees during working hours for a reasonable period of time for the purpose of investigating a grievance. Before conferring with an employee, the representative of the Union shall make his presence and the purpose of his visit known to the Fire Chief or, in his absence, to the Officer then in command. The representative of the Union may confer with an employee if the conference will not interfere unreasonably with the performance of the duties assigned to the employee. 2.3.2 For the purpose of investigating and processing grievances, there shall be four (4) Stewards, one from each platoon, who shall be designated by the Union. 2.3.3 A ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ may investigate grievances arising on his platoon and present them to the Employer without loss of time or pay; provided that the use of an abnormal amount of time or other abuse of this privilege may result in loss of time or pay as the Employer shall determine. 2.3.4 A ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ must obtain the permission of the Officer in charge before leaving his assigned duties to handle a particular grievance. The Officer in charge may refuse for a reasonable period of time to permit the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to leave his assigned duties if his leaving would interfere unreasonably with the performance of his duties or with the performance of the duties assigned to other employees. A ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ must report back to the Officer in charge before returning to his assigned duties. 2.3.5 The Union must give official notice to the Employer of the name of each ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and of each officer of Local 1796, Olean Professional Fire Fighters Association, not later than the fifth (5th) working day following his designation. 2.3.6 In a manner consistent with past practice, the Union may hold Union meetings on the Employer's property which both companies on duty normally shall attend.

Union Representatives and Activity