Common use of ARTICLE RECOGNITION Clause in Contracts

ARTICLE RECOGNITION. The Employer recognizes the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local as the sole and exclusive Bargaining Agent for all Employees covered by the Agreement, in accordance with the Certificate No. issued by the Alberta Labour Relations Board and all subsequent amendments thereto. Non-bargaining Unit Employees shall not be employed in the performance of jobs included in the Bargaining Unit where such employment causes the lay off or other loss of employment or the reduction in of work or pay on the part of the Bargaining Unit Employees. The Employer shall not enter into any agreement with any individual Employee or group of Employees in the Bargaining Unit respecting the terms and conditions of employment contained herein unless any such agreement is first agreed to by the Union. The Parties hereto recognize whenever masculine or feminine is used in this Agreement, it shall be considered as if the alternate has been used, where this does not extend or change the original intent or meaning of the Clause. The Parties hereto recognize Federal and Provincial Legislation respecting human rights and civil liberties and specifically the Employershall not exercise or practice discriminationwith respect to any Employee in the matter of hiring, wage rates, training, upgrading, promotion, transfer, lay off, recall, discipline, discharge, classification or otherwise, by reason of age, race, creed, colour, national origin, political ▇▇▇▇▇ affiliation or activity, marital status, place of residence, religion, sexual orientation, sex, physical and mental handicapor by reason of his membership or activity in the Union, except where otherwise providedfor by the provisions of this Agreement, includingthe requirements of positions covered by this Agreement, or by countermanding legislation. Harassment The Employer and the Union are committed to improving the workplace by maintaining a work environment for all its which is free from all forms of harassment. In order to help enhancethe dignity and self worth of all Employees/Members the Employer and the Union are committed to a harassment free workplace. The Employer and the Union will not tolerate, ignore or condone workplace harassment and considers harassment to be a serious offence. All are responsible for respecting the dignity and rights of their co-workers and the public they serve. Should an Employeefeel that they have suffered harassment; the Employeeso affected is encouraged to speak out and bring the matter to the attention of a supervisor, or a Executive Member or the Human Resources Department for investigation and action.

ARTICLE RECOGNITION. The Employer Company recognizes the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local Employees as the sole and exclusive Bargaining Agent bargaining agent for all Employees covered by employees of Transit (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Division), save and except Managers, persons above the Agreementrank of Manager, office, sales staff and full time driver trainer and safety officer. The word in this Agreement shall mean the employee for whom the Union is the bargaining agent as set out in Section The Parties agree that no employee shall in any manner be discriminated against or coerced, restrained or influenced on account of membership or non membership in any labour organization. The Parties agree that complaints with respect to the Human Rights Code shall be settled in accordance with the Certificate Nofinal and binding provisions as set out in Article Grievance and Arbitration. issued by Whenever the Alberta Labour Relations Board and all subsequent amendments thereto. Non-bargaining Unit Employees shall not be employed in the performance of jobs included in the Bargaining Unit where such employment causes the lay off or other loss of employment or the reduction in of work or pay on the part of the Bargaining Unit Employees. The Employer shall not enter into any agreement with any individual Employee or group of Employees in the Bargaining Unit respecting the terms and conditions of employment contained herein unless any such agreement is first agreed to by the Union. The Parties hereto recognize whenever masculine singular, masculine, or feminine is used in this Agreement, it shall be considered as if the alternate plural, feminine or masculine has been used, where this does not extend or change the original intent or meaning context of the ClauseParty or Parties, hereto so require. ARTICLE UNION SECURITY All employees of the Company, who are presently members good standing of the Union. All new employees shall, as a condition of become and remain members in good standing in the Union within thirty (30) days of employment. Any current employee who is not a member of the Union does not, as a condition of employment, have to become a member of the Union. The Parties hereto recognize Federal Company agrees to deduct such regular monthly Union dues as are levied upon all employees of the Company in accordance with the constitutional by-laws of the Union after thirty (30) calendar days of employment, and Provincial Legislation respecting human rights the Company shall provide to the Secretary Treasurer of the Union, once each month, a list of all terminations and civil liberties and specifically the Employershall of all newly hired employees. The Company shall not exercise or practice discriminationwith respect to any Employee in the matter of hiring, wage rates, training, upgrading, promotion, transfer, lay off, recall, discipline, discharge, classification be responsible financially or otherwise, either to the Union or to any employee, for any failure to make deductions or for making improper or inaccurate deductions or remittances of Union dues. The Union shall indemnify and save harmless the Company from any losses, damages, costs, liability or expense suffered or sustained by reason the Company as a result of ageany deduction or deductions of Union dues from payrolls. Such regular monthly dues will be deducted from the pay of all Union members who have received a pay. The total of the monthly deductions will be remitted by the fifteenth (15) of the month following the deduction by the company to the Secretary Treasurer of the Union. This transmission will be accompanied by a list of names of the employees from whose wages the deductions have been made and the hours worked by the above mentioned employees. A copy of this list shall be forwarded national headquarters of the Canadian Union of Public Employees. The Company agrees to acquaint potential employees with the fact that a Collective Agreement is in effect, raceand with the conditions of employment as set out in the articles dealing with Union security and dues check-off. On commencing employment, creed, colour, national origin, political the employees immediate supervisor shall introduce the new employee to Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ affiliation or activity, marital status, place representative as soon as possible. The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ OK representative will provide with a copy of residence, religion, sexual orientation, sex, physical and mental handicapor by reason of his membership or activity the Collective Agreement. In the event that the Company initiates a disciplinary action against an employee which may result in the Unionsuspension or discharge of the employee, except where otherwise providedfor the following procedure shall be followed: The employee shall be notified in writing by the provisions Company, with full disclosure of this Agreementthe grounds for action, includingthe requirements and/or penalty, with the copy to the secretary, chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and President of positions covered by this Agreementthe Union. In cases of discharge and/or discipline, or by countermanding legislation. Harassment The Employer and the Union are committed to improving burden of proof of just cause shall rest with the workplace by maintaining a work environment for all its which is free from all forms of harassmentCompany. In order to help enhancethe dignity and self worth provide job security for the members of all Employees/Members the Employer and bargaining unit, the Union are committed to employer agrees.that no existing employees will be laid off as a harassment free workplace. The Employer and result of the Union will not tolerateCompany subcontracting, ignore or condone workplace harassment and considers harassment to be a serious offence. All are responsible for respecting the dignity and rights of their co-workers and the public they serve. Should an Employeefeel that they have suffered harassment; the Employeeso affected is encouraged to speak out and bring the matter to the attention of a supervisortransferring, leasing, assigning, or a Executive Member conveying, in whole or in part, to any other plant, person, Company, or non unit employee, work or services performed by the Human Resources Department for investigation and actionemployees.

ARTICLE RECOGNITION. The Employer recognizes the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local as the sole and exclusive Bargaining Agent for all Employees covered by the Agreement, in accordance with the Certificate No. issued by the Alberta Labour Relations Board and all subsequent amendments thereto. Non-bargaining Unit Employees shall not be employed in the performance of jobs included in the Bargaining Unit where such employment causes the lay off or other loss of employment or the reduction in normal hours of work or pay on the part of the Bargaining Unit Employees. The Employer shall not enter into any agreement with any individual Employee or group of Employees in the Bargaining Unit respecting the terms and conditions of employment contained herein unless any such agreement is first agreed to by the Union. The Parties hereto recognize whenever recognizewhenever masculine or feminine is used in this Agreement, it shall be considered as if the alternate has been used, where this does not extend or change the original intent or meaning of the Clause. The Parties hereto recognize Federal and Provincial Legislation respecting human rights and civil liberties and specifically the Employershall Employer shall not exercise or practice discriminationwith discrimination with respect to any Employee in the matter of hiring, wage rates, training, upgrading, promotion, transfer, lay off, recall, discipline, discharge, classification or classificationor otherwise, by reason of age, race, creed, colour, national origin, political ▇▇▇▇▇ party affiliation or activity, marital status, place of residence, religion, sexual orientation, sex, physical and mental handicapor handicap or by reason of his membership or activity in the Union, except where otherwise providedfor provided for by the provisions of this Agreement, includingthe requirements of requirementsof positions covered by this Agreement, or by countermanding legislation. Harassment The Employer and the Union are committed to improving the workplace by maintaining a work environment for all its which is free from all forms of harassment. In order to help enhancethe dignity and self worth of all Employees/Members the Employer and the Union are committed to a harassment free workplace. The Employer and the Union will not tolerate, ignore or condone workplace harassment and considers harassment to be a serious offence. All are responsible for respecting the dignity and rights of their co-workers and the public they serve. Should an Employeefeel Employee feel that they have suffered harassment; , the Employeeso Employee so affected is encouraged to speak out and bring the matter to the attention of a supervisorSupervisor, or a Executive Member or the Human Resources Department for investigation and action.