Common use of Union Representatives and Union Activity Clause in Contracts

Union Representatives and Union Activity. 5.1 The Union shall inform the Employer in writing of the names of its officers, business representatives and stewards who are accredited to represent the Union, which information shall be kept up-to-date at all times. Only persons so designated will be accepted by the Employer as representatives of the Union. 5.2 Union representatives may, after receiving permission from the supervisor, visit the work location of employees covered by this agreement, for the purpose of administering provisions of the agreement related to grievance processing, disciplinary action and posting of Union notices on City provided bulletin boards. 5.3 Solicitation of Union membership or collection or checking of dues will not be conducted during working hours, other than as follows: 1. Union representatives are allowed access to new employees at an agreed upon time by the City and Union, for purposes of informing the employee about the exclusive bargaining representative within the first ninety (90) days of the employee’s start date; and 2. Union representatives shall have access to new employees once for new employee orientation for no more than 30 minutes; and 3. Access shall occur during the employee’s regular working hours at the employee’s regular worksite, unless otherwise agreed. The Employer agrees not to discriminate against any member of the Union for his or her activity in behalf of or membership in the Union, provided such activity is not carried on during working hours, except as expressly provided in this agreement. 5.4 Employee officers of the Union or stewards shall be allowed reasonable time away from their work assignment for the purposes of meetings with the City for collective bargaining, grievances or disciplinary hearings or such other legitimate activities as are mutually agreed upon between the Union and the City. City employees participating in such meetings or activities will be allowed to do so without loss of pay if scheduled during said employee’s regularly scheduled work time. If meetings or activities go beyond the regularly scheduled work time, then the employees shall be on their own time not paid by the City. For the purposes of attendance at the bargaining table, including individual union addendum bargaining sessions, not more than two

Union Representatives and Union Activity. 5.1 The Union shall inform the Employer in writing of the names of its officers, business representatives and stewards who are accredited to represent the Union, which information shall be kept up-to-date at all times. Only persons so designated will be accepted by the Employer as representatives of the Union. 5.2 Union representatives may, after receiving permission from the supervisor, visit the work location of employees covered by this agreement, for the purpose of administering provisions of the agreement related to grievance processing, disciplinary action and posting of Union notices on City provided bulletin boards. 5.3 Solicitation of Union membership or collection or checking of dues will not be conducted during working hours, hours other than as follows:: DocuSign Envelope ID: 5168325D-71AC-4AAA-9C89-928828C51B81 1. Union representatives are allowed access to new employees at an agreed upon time by the City and Union, for purposes of informing the employee about the exclusive bargaining representative within the first ninety (90) days of the employee’s start date; and 2. Union representatives shall have access to new employees once for new employee orientation for no more than 30 minutes; and 3. Access shall occur during the employee’s regular working hours at the employee’s regular worksite, unless otherwise agreed. The Employer agrees not to discriminate against any member of the Union for his or her their activity in on behalf of or membership in the Union, provided such activity is not carried on during working hours, except as expressly provided in this agreement. 5.4 Employee officers of the Union or stewards shall be allowed reasonable time away from their work assignment for the purposes of meetings with the City for collective bargaining, grievances or disciplinary hearings or such other legitimate activities as are mutually agreed upon between the Union and the City. City employees participating in such meetings or activities will be allowed to do so without loss of pay if scheduled during said employee’s regularly scheduled work time. If meetings or activities go beyond the regularly scheduled work time, then the employees shall be on their own time not paid by the City. For the purposes of attendance at the bargaining table, including individual union addendum bargaining sessionsnot more than two (2) on duty employees will be present from Operations, not more than twoone (1) on duty employee will be present from the City Attorney’s Office, and not more than one (1) on duty employee will be present from the Recreation Division, for a total of four (4) when bargaining the master agreement. For the purposes of bargaining the addendums, not more than four (4) on duty employees may be present, and of those four (4), no more than two (2) may be from one department (e.g. Recreation addendum, no more than two on-duty Recreation employees) will be present. . 5.4.1 Employee Union representatives shall request permission from their immediate manager for time away from their work assignment. Such request shall be granted provided the time does not unreasonably detract from their work performance and is in compliance with the above requirements as to the nature of the activity. Time away from their work assignment to act in the role of Union representative shall be coded on their timesheet as “Union Leave.” 5.4.2 Employee Union representatives and affected employees shall be allowed time away from their work assignment for meetings with the City. A reasonable amount of prep and debrief time necessary for these meetings shall be allowed. DocuSign Envelope ID: 5168325D-71AC-4AAA-9C89-928828C51B81 5.5 City work hours shall not be used by employees or the business representatives for the conduct of Union business or the promotion of Union affairs other than stated above. 5.6 The City shall provide bulletin board space for Union notices in a conspicuous location where workers frequent regularly in each work area.

Union Representatives and Union Activity. 5.1 SECTION 1. The Company recognizes the right of the Union shall inform to appoint Job Stewards sufficient in number to handle grievances, and agrees to cooperate with such stewards in the Employer performance of their duties. However, only employees who have been designated in writing as stewards for their respective areas of departments, or units, will be recognized. Such designation will be directed to the Company’s Labor Relations Office. The sole function of the names of its officers, business representatives and stewards who are accredited to represent the Union, which information xxxxxxx shall be kept up-to-date at all timeslimited to processing grievances arising under the terms of this Agreement. Only persons so designated will be accepted by the Employer as representatives of the Union. 5.2 He shall not solicit grievances nor conduct other Union representatives may, after receiving permission from the supervisor, visit the work location of employees covered by this agreement, for the purpose of administering provisions of the agreement related to grievance processing, disciplinary action and posting of Union notices on City provided bulletin boards. 5.3 Solicitation of Union membership or collection or checking of dues will not be conducted business during working hours. Under no circumstances will a xxxxxxx have any authority to take strike action, or any other action interfering with the Company’s business, and he shall have no authority to issue instructions to, or attempt to, direct the work force; however, this shall not be construed so as to interfere with the processing of grievances. SECTION 2. All stewards will be working employees and not “walking stewards.” A xxxxxxx will be allowed sufficient time off from his regular job to investigate and process grievances arising in his designated area. However, time allowed for investigating and processing grievances will not interfere with orderly process of stewards regularly assigned tasks. If a grievance is not resolved at Step 1 of the Grievance Procedure, the xxxxxxx may refer the grievance to the next step by notifying the Chief Xxxxxxx, who may go to the given area for further investigation of the grievance if necessary. SECTION 3. The Company agrees to permit Union representatives, other than as follows: 1. Union representatives are allowed access the Company employees, to new employees at an agreed upon time by enter the City and UnionCompany premises during normal business hours; but on such visits, for purposes of informing they must receive the employee about the exclusive bargaining representative within the first ninety (90) days permission of the employee’s start date; and 2. Union representatives shall have access to new employees once for new employee orientation for no more than 30 minutes; and 3. Access shall occur during Labor Relations Office, or in the employee’s regular working hours event personnel there are not available, then whoever is in charge at the employee’s regular worksite, unless otherwise agreedPlant Protection Office. This privilege is extended in a spirit of mutual cooperation. SECTION 4. The Employer agrees not to discriminate against any member Union will keep the Company supplied with a current list of the Union for his or her activity in behalf of or membership in the Unionarea stewards, provided such activity is not carried on during working hours, except as expressly provided in this agreement. 5.4 Employee officers of the Union or stewards shall be allowed reasonable time away from their work assignment for the purposes of meetings with the City for collective bargaining, grievances or disciplinary hearings or such other legitimate activities as are mutually agreed upon between the Union and the City. City employees participating Company will make no change in such meetings or activities will be allowed area assignments of any area xxxxxxx until the Business Agent has had five (5) workdays to do so without loss of pay if scheduled during said employee’s regularly scheduled work time. If meetings or activities go beyond discuss the regularly scheduled work time, then the employees shall be on their own time not paid by the City. For the purposes of attendance at the bargaining table, including individual union addendum bargaining sessions, not more than twomatter and appoint a replacement.