Common use of Whenever an Owner Operator Clause in Contracts

Whenever an Owner Operator. is to be interviewed by the Company with respect to his work or his conduct in accordance with Article 20.6.1, an accredited Union representative, selected by the Owner Operator, must be in attendance. In the event the accredited Union representative selected by the Owner Operator is not available another accredited representative selected by the Owner Operator will be substituted. Such interview and any subsequent interviews dealing with the incident must be held within 14 calendar days from the date the incident became known to the Company, unless mutually agreed. Such agreement will not be unreasonably withheld. The Owner Operator to be interviewed shall be notified in writing, no less than 24 hours prior to the scheduled interview time. This notice shall include the reason the interview is being held, including the subject matter with applicable details, to be investigated. Whenever a written statement by a person employed by the Company is entered at the interview, the Owner Operator will have the right to request the presence of that person at the interview. The Owner Operator and his Union representative may ask appropriate questions to all parties at the interview.