Union Stewards, Grievance Committee, Negotiating Committee. (a) The Society agrees to recognize not more than the number of employees specified in Appendix for each of the bargaining units, selected by the Union as Stewards (one of whom in each Bargaining Unit shall be the Chief Xxxxxxx) for the purpose of representing employees and dealing with Union business as provided under this Collective Agreement. A Chief Xxxxxxx may be appointed or elected. The Chief Xxxxxxx may, in the absence of any Xxxxxxx, assist in the presentation of any grievance, or with any Xxxxxxx function. The Society agrees to recognize the Stewards, selected in accordance with (a), above, as the Grievance Committee (one of whom shall be the Chief Xxxxxxx). A general representative of the Union, who is not an employee, may be present at any meeting of the Grievance Committee. The purpose of the Committee is to deal with complaints or grievances as set out in this Collective Agreement. Where the Union and the Society agree to renegotiate this agreement using central negotiations, the Union may appoint or elect a Central Negotiating Committee as stipulated by the Terms of Reference for the Central Negotiating Process for the purpose of negotiating amendments to the collective agreement. Where the Union and the Society are not agreed to engage Central Negotiations or where the parties are agreed to engaged in Central Negotiations and local issues are remitted to a local negotiation committee, the Union may appoint or elect a local negotiation for each bargaining unit as set out Appendix for the purpose of negotiating pursuant to Article The Society shall not be required to recognize the Union Central Negotiation Committee or any Local Negotiation until after notice of desire to bargain has been given under Article and the Union has notified the Society, in writing, of the names of the members of the Union Negotiation The Society shall not be required to continue to recognize the Union Central Negotiation Committee beyond the time set out in the applicable Terms of Reference The Society shall not be required to recognize the Local Negotiation Committee following the date of ratification of any renewal collective agreement. The Society agrees that the members of the negotiating committee shall suffer no loss of earnings for time spent in attending such negotiating meetings with the Society up to and including conciliation. For the purpose of this Article, the names of the Stewards and members of the Grievance Committee shall be given to the Society i...
Union Stewards, Grievance Committee, Negotiating Committee a) The Employer agrees to recognize five (5) Employees for each of the bargaining units selected by the Union as Stewards, one (1) of whom in each bargaining unit shall be the Chief Xxxxxxx), for the purpose of representing Employees and dealing with Union business as provided under this Collective Agreement. The Union will also have the opportunity to add an additional one (1) Xxxxxxx should the geographic boundaries change.
Union Stewards, Grievance Committee, Negotiating Committee. (a) The Association agrees to recognize not more than seven
Union Stewards, Grievance Committee, Negotiating Committee. The Association agrees to recognize not more than seven employees selected by the Union as stewards (one of whom shall be the Chief Xxxxxxx) for the purpose of representing employees and dealing with Union business as provided under this Collective Agreement. A Chief Xxxxxxx may be appointed or elected. The Chief Xxxxxxx may, in the absence of any xxxxxxx, assist in the presentation of any grievance, or with any xxxxxxx function. The Association agrees to recognize four (4) of the stewards, selected accordance with (a) above as the Grievance Committee (one of whom shall be the Chief Xxxxxxx). A general representative of the Union may be present at any meeting of the Grievance Committee. The purpose of the Committee is to deal with complaints or grievances as set out in this Collective Agreement. The Association further agrees to recognize a Negotiating Committee comprised of six employees to be elected, or appointed from amongst employees in the bargaining unit. In addition, a general representative of the Union shall be permitted to assist the Negotiating Committee in all collective agreement negotiations with the Association.
