Common use of ARTICLE REPRESENTATION Clause in Contracts

ARTICLE REPRESENTATION. The Employer acknowledges and recognizes the right of the Union to appoint, elect or otherwise select a Committee of not more than nine (9) persons (in addition to the President and/or Vice-president of the Union), which Committee shall be called the Union Administrative Committee, one of whose members shall be the Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, who are authorized to represent the employees from time to time in discussions and dealings with the Employer in connection with any matters which may properly arise out of the administration of this Agreement. The Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and five (5) of the remaining stewards shall also serve on the Negotiating Committee of the Union and the Grievance Committee. The Union agrees to notify the Employer in writing of the names of the members of the Committee and of any changes therein. Persons serving on the aforesaid Committees must have a minimum of six (6) months seniority. The Employer acknowledges and recognizes the right of the Union to enlarge such Committee or Committees at any time by the addition of representatives of the Service Employees Union, Local who are not members of the Bargaining Unit and representatives of the Service Employees International Union who are not members of the Bargaining Unit when dealing with the Employer. It is agreed that meetings between the Employer and the Union Administrative Committee or the Negotiation Committee of the Union called at the request of either party will normally be held during regular working hours, unless otherwise mutually agreed. Employees attending any meeting within working hours, including ones dealing with grievances, shall suffer no loss of pay. In the event of either party wishing to call a meeting for the purpose of discussing union relations or matters arising out of the administration of the within Agreement, the Director of Human Resources, or their delegate of the Employer and/or the Union's President shall be notified in writing. The said meeting shall be held at a time and place that shall be fixed by mutual agreement. The said meeting shall be held within seven (7)calendar days following delivery of said notice in writing, except when such period of time is shortened or enlarged by agreement between the parties. The party calling the meeting shall submit an agenda at the same time as the notice of the meeting. The Union, its agents and its members within the Unit agree that there shall be no Union activities during working hours on the premises of the Employer except as referred to this Agreement or approved in by the Director of Human Resources or their delegate. University-wide seniority shall be defined as length of continuous service with the Employer from the date of hiring and seniority rights shall be established after completion of the probationary period as defined in Article Departmental seniority shall be defined as length of service in a Department, Office, School, or Faculty within the University from the date upon which the employee became so employed. The term "University-wide seniority" herein referred to shall refer to employment with Assumption College, Assumption University of Windsor, Essex College and Windsor Teachers' College prior to May, For the University of Windsor, wide" seniority shall refer to the date of employment by the employee. Separate University-wide and Departmental seniority lists shall be provided to the Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ on the first day of January, April, and October of each year by the Employer. The Employer agrees to mail a copy of the said seniority lists to the President of the Union at the same time. The lists shall include the seniority standing and job classification.

ARTICLE REPRESENTATION. The Employer acknowledges and recognizes the Company acknowledgesthe right of the Union to appoint, elect or otherwise select a Committee four Shop Stewards amongst employees of not more than nine the Company (9who have completed their probationary period of employment) persons (for the purpose of assisting employees in addition presenting grievances to the President and/or ViceCompany in accordancewith the provisionsof this Agreement and to other Union-president related tasks. The Union and the Company agree that the Shop Stewards, a Local Union representative and the People Resources Director, and or her designate, which shall constitutethe Committee, willmeet as but at least quarterlyto discuss and review current relationsissues in the Hotel. The focusof the sessionswill be to review and exchange informationin an effort to relations between the parties. The Union shall keep the Company notified in writing of the names of the Shop Stewards and the effective dates of their appointment. The Union acknowledges that Shop Stewardshave their regular duties to perform on behalf of the Company, and therefore will not leave their regular dutiesto perform Union), which Committee -related tasks without permission of their immediatesupervisor,or in his absence the General Manager or his designate. Granting of permission shall be called at the Union Administrative Committeereasonable discretion of the immediate supervisor, one of whose members shall be or in his absence the Chief General Manager or his ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇ determiningwhether to grant permission for such arequest, who are authorized the Companyshall assessthe urgency of the and the impact upon operationalrequirements.When resuming their regularduties, Stewardswill report again to represent their immediatesupervisor, or in his absence the employees from General Manager or his designate. Pursuant to this the Company will compensate Stewards for time necessarily spent during their work hours in dealing with grievances and Union-relatedtasks. A maximum of two (2) Shop Stewards shall be released duty for the time to time in discussions attend any on site Union meeting, to a maximum of four (4) meetings per calendar year, involving the general membership of the bargaining unit without loss of pay, provided his attendancewill not adverselyaffect the Company’s operations.The Union shall provide the Company with forty-eight (48) hours Written notice of such meetings. The Company agrees to continue to provide, at no cost to the Union, a secure telephone line with features, for the exclusive use of the Union and dealings the bargainingmembers for internal communications between them. It is the mutual desire of the parties hereto that complaints of employeesshall be adjusted as quickly as possible. No grievance shall be considered where the circumstances giving rise to it occurred or than five (5) full daysbefore the of the grievance. However, when an employee’s grievanceis of sucha nature that the employeeconcernedcould not have been aware of its allegedoccurrenceat the actual date of same, the grievanceshallbe for all purposes, to have occurred on the first date on which the employeecould reasonably have had such awareness. Grievances properly arising under this Agreement shall be adjusted and settled as follows: Step If an employee has any complaints or questions Which he wishes to discuss with the Employer in connection Company he shall take the matter up with any matters which his Department Head or Designate and may properly arise out of the administration of this Agreement. The Chief be accompanied by his ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and five (5) if he such assistance. If such complaint or question is settled to the satisfaction of the remaining stewards shall also serve on employeeconcerned within twenty-four(24) hours, or within any longer period which may be mutually agreed at the Negotiating Committee time, then the following steps of the Union and grievance procedure may be invoked in order. the Grievance Committee. The Union agrees to notify above, in the Employer in writing event the Department Head or Designateis the subject of the names complaint, the matter may be discussed with the Division Head (Leadership), and such person will stand the place of the members of the Committee and of any changes therein. Persons serving on the aforesaid Committees must have a minimum of six (6) months seniority. The Employer acknowledges and recognizes the right of the Union to enlarge such Committee Department Head or Committees at any time by the addition of representatives of the Service Employees Union, Local who are not members of the Bargaining Unit and representatives of the Service Employees International Union who are not members of the Bargaining Unit when dealing with the Employer. It is agreed that meetings between the Employer and the Union Administrative Committee or the Negotiation Committee of the Union called at the request of either party will normally be held during regular working hours, unless otherwise mutually agreed. Employees attending any meeting within working hours, including ones dealing with grievances, shall suffer no loss of pay. In the event of either party wishing to call a meeting for the Designate forthe purpose of discussing union relations or matters arising out of the administration of the within AgreementStep In this event, the Director of Human Resources, or their delegate of the Employer and/or the Union's President shall employee may be notified in writing. The said meeting shall be held at a time and place that shall be fixed accompanied by mutual agreement. The said meeting shall be held within seven (7)calendar days following delivery of said notice in writing, except when such period of time is shortened or enlarged by agreement between the parties. The party calling the meeting shall submit an agenda at the same time as the notice of the meeting. The Union, its agents and its members within the Unit agree that there shall be no Union activities during working hours on the premises of the Employer except as referred to this Agreement or approved in by the Director of Human Resources or their delegate. University-wide seniority shall be defined as length of continuous service with the Employer from the date of hiring and seniority rights shall be established after completion of the probationary period as defined in Article Departmental seniority shall be defined as length of service in a Department, Office, School, or Faculty within the University from the date upon which the employee became so employed. The term "University-wide seniority" herein referred to shall refer to employment with Assumption College, Assumption University of Windsor, Essex College and Windsor Teachers' College prior to May, For the University of Windsor, wide" seniority shall refer to the date of employment by the employee. Separate University-wide and Departmental seniority lists shall be provided to the Chief his ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ on if he requests such assistance. Step Any employeehaving a grievanceor any one employeewho is designatedas a member of a group of employeeshaving shallthen take the first day grievanceup with the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall refer the grievanceto the Union Local where it shall tie reduced to writing. The grievance shallbe presented to the People Resources Director or Designate within seven (7)days after the Occurrenceof the matter which is the subject grievance. The grievance shall contain the names of Januaryall the employeeswho the same grievance. The People ResourcesDirector or Designate shall deal with the grievance and provide his answer in writing within two (2) days after he receives the grievance. If the matter is not settled at Step the Union Local representative shalltake up the grievancewith the GeneralManager or Designatewithin five (5) days after the Union receivesthe answer from Step or the date the answer from Step was due. grievance is not settled within a further period of forty-eight (48) hours after it has been presented to the General Manager or his designated representative, Aprilthen at the request of either party to this Agreement, the grievance may be referred to arbitration provided the request for arbitration is made in writing within five (5) days after the period of forty-eight (48) hours referred to above has expired. containedherein and October of each year in Article and ArticleXI exclude Sundays and Declared Holidays. The parties are agreed that the time limits outlined herein may be extended by mutual agreement writing. a grievanceis not processedwithinthe time limits set forth above by the Employer. The Employer agrees Company, it shall automaticallyproceed to mail a copy the next step of the said seniority lists to the President of the Union at the same time. The lists shall include the seniority standing and job classificationgrievanceprocedure.

ARTICLE REPRESENTATION. The Employer acknowledges and recognizes the right of Company shall provide the Union to appoint, elect or otherwise select with a Committee list of not more than nine (9) persons (in addition to the President and/or Vice-president of managers who will deal with the Union), which Committee shall be called the Union Administrative Committee, one of whose members shall be the Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, who are authorized to represent the employees from time to time in discussions and dealings with the Employer in connection with any matters which may properly arise out of the administration of this Agreement. The Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and five (5) of the remaining stewards shall also serve on the Negotiating Committee of the Union and the Grievance 's Labour Relations Committee. The Union agrees to notify shall provide the Employer in writing of the names Company with a list of the members of the Labour Relations Committee, which may include a representative from the International Office of the the Local Union Business Representative. Meetings between the Company and the Labour Relations Committee and of shall be held when requested by either party but not more often than once every month. Matters to be discussed at any changes therein. Persons serving such conference shall be listed on an agenda to be supplied by the aforesaid Committees must have a minimum of six Party requesting the conference to the other Party at least five (65) months seniorityworking days prior to the day for which the conference is requested, unless otherwise arranged by the Parties. The Employer acknowledges Company hereby agrees that it shall provide office with desk, chair, filing cabinet and recognizes phone, cell phone, computer with internet and for the right Union. Meetings and contract negotiations between the Company and the Union will be convened during normal working hours and those in attendance will not suffer any loss of regular pay or overtime opportunity as a result of their participation in such proceedings. During contract negotiations (which shall be held at a neutral venue) between the Company and the Union, the Parties shall share equally in the payment of wages for the members of the Union to enlarge such Bargaining Committee or Committees at any time by the addition of representatives of the Service Employees Union, Local who are which shall not exceed four (4) members of the Bargaining Unit and representatives of the Service Employees International Union who are not members of the Bargaining Unit when dealing with the Employer. It is agreed that meetings between the Employer and the Union Administrative Committee or the Negotiation Committee of the Union called at the request of either party will normally be held during regular working hours, unless otherwise mutually agreed. Employees attending any meeting within working hoursAccordingly, including ones dealing with grievances, shall suffer no loss of pay. In the event of either party wishing to call a meeting Union will be billed for their share for the purpose of discussing union relations or matters arising out wages of the administration of the within Agreement, the Director of Human Resources, or members acting in this capacity at their delegate of the Employer and/or the Union's President shall be notified in writingregular hourly rate with no additional burden assessed. The said meeting shall be held at a time and place that shall be fixed by mutual agreement. The said meeting shall be held within seven (7)calendar days following delivery of said notice in writing, except when such period of time is shortened or enlarged by agreement between the parties. The party calling the meeting shall submit an agenda at the same time as the notice of the meeting. The Union, its agents and its members within the Unit agree that there shall be no Union activities during working hours on the premises of the Employer except as referred to this Agreement or approved in by the Director of Human Resources or their delegate. University-wide seniority Seniority shall be defined as length of continuous service with the Employer Company while employed in any covered by this Agreement, and/or with any division of the Windsor Utilities Commissionprior to January I, In the event that the Company either in whole or in part changes its name, is privatized, merged, annexed, amalgamated, united or otherwise joined with one or more municipalities, utilities or corporations, all employees will be credited with full service recognition and shall enjoy all seniority rights conferred therein. Seniority shall prevail in making transfers, awarding job layoffs and recall following layoff; provided that qualifications and ability of the are satisfactory. Any person employed outside the Bargaining Unit, who is subsequently transferred into the Bargaining Unit shall be recognized as a new employee and, as such, begin to accumulate seniority upon appointment to the Bargaining Unit position. Any employee who chooses to leave the Bargaining Unit, but remains within the employ of the Company for a period exceeding twelve (12) calendar months, may be returned to the Bargaining Unit, provided the Company agrees to their return, but will lose seniority in the Bargaining Unit for the purposes of layoff, recall, job promotions transfers. If the employee chooses to return to the Bargaining Unit, provided the Company agrees to their return, within the twelve (12) month period, will retain their attained seniority as at the original date of transfer provided they have secured a withdrawal card from the date Union. Any employee who is injured during the performance of hiring and their duties for the Company shall, upon recovery, be entitled to return to their former position without a loss of any seniority rights shall provided that they are able to satisfy the requisite qualifications of their former position. Any employee within the Bargaining Unit will lose their seniority and cease to be established after completion an employee only if Resigns voluntarily Retires Is discharged for just cause and the discharge is not reversed through the grievance procedure Fails to to work within the terms of the probationary period as defined in Article Departmental seniority shall be defined as length recall after layoff clause Exceeds a granted leave of service in absence (unless they provide a Department, Office, School, or Faculty within the University from the date upon which the employee became so employed. The term "University-wide seniority" herein referred to shall refer to employment with Assumption College, Assumption University of Windsor, Essex College and Windsor Teachers' College prior to May, For the University of Windsor, wide" seniority shall refer reasonable explanation to the date Company) or uses the leave of employment by the employee. Separate University-wide and Departmental seniority lists shall be provided to the Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ on the first day of January, April, and October of each year by the Employer. The Employer agrees to mail a copy of the said seniority lists to the President of the Union at the same time. The lists shall include the seniority standing and job classification.absence for reasons other than originally intended

ARTICLE REPRESENTATION. The Employer acknowledges and Company recognizes the right of the Union to appoint, elect or otherwise select a Committee of not more than nine appoint six (96) persons Stewards [one (in addition to the President and/or Vice-president of the Union), which Committee shall be called the Union Administrative Committee, one of whose members shall 1) additional whom be the Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ] plus an Alternate for the purpose of assisting other employees in the processing or of grievances. The Alternate ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall only act in the absence of other Stewards. The Stewards must have completed their probationary period. The Union shall at all times keep the Company notified in writing of the names of the employees who are authorized to represent acting in the employees from time to time in discussions and dealings with the Employer in connection with any matters which may properly arise out capacity of the administration of this Agreement▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. The Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇, together with six (6) other Union Stewards shall make up the Union Grievance Committee for purposes of dealing with any grievance arising under this Agreement. It is understood that the Stewards will have to do the work assigned to them by the Company, and five (5) if it is necessary that they investigate a grievance during hours, they will not leave their work are the only employee at that location. In other cases they will not leave work before obtaining the permission of the remaining stewards shall also serve on Supervisor in charge. When returning to their regular work, they will report themselves to the Negotiating Committee Supervisor and if they are requested to do so, will give an explanation as to their absence and its If these conditions are met, the agrees that they will not lose pay in such circumstances. It is understood that possible, the Stewardswill take care of the Union and the Grievance Committeegrievances outside of their hours, in order not to impede operations. The Union agrees to will, within (15) days the date of signing of this Agreement, notify the Employer Company, in writing writing, of the names of the members of the Committee and of any changes therein. Persons serving on the aforesaid Committees must have a minimum of six (6) months seniorityStewards. The Employer acknowledges and recognizes Union will inform the right of the Union to enlarge such Committee or Committees at any time by the addition of representatives of the Service Employees UnionCompany, Local who are not members of the Bargaining Unit and representatives of the Service Employees International Union who are not members of the Bargaining Unit when dealing with the Employer. It is agreed that meetings between the Employer and the Union Administrative Committee or the Negotiation Committee of the Union called at the request of either party will normally be held during regular working hours, unless otherwise mutually agreed. Employees attending any meeting within working hours, including ones dealing with grievances, shall suffer no loss of pay. In the event of either party wishing to call a meeting for the purpose of discussing union relations or matters arising out of the administration of the within Agreement, the Director of Human Resources, or their delegate of the Employer and/or the Union's President shall be notified in writing. The said meeting shall be held at a time and place that shall be fixed by mutual agreement. The said meeting shall be held within seven (7)calendar days following delivery of said notice in writing, except within ten (10) days when such period of time is shortened or enlarged by agreement between any change will take place in the partiesStewards. The party calling the meeting shall submit an agenda at the same time as the notice of the meeting. The Union, its agents and its members within the Unit agree that there shall be Company will recognize no Union activities during working hours on the premises of the Employer except as referred to this Agreement or approved in by the Director of Human Resources or their delegate. University-wide seniority shall be defined as length of continuous service with the Employer from the date of hiring and seniority rights shall be established after completion of the probationary period as defined in Article Departmental seniority shall be defined as length of service in a Department, Office, School, or Faculty within the University from the date upon which the employee became so employed. The term "University-wide seniority" herein referred to shall refer to employment with Assumption College, Assumption University of Windsor, Essex College and Windsor Teachers' College prior to May, For the University of Windsor, wide" seniority shall refer to the date of employment by the employee. Separate University-wide and Departmental seniority lists shall be provided to the Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ unless the above procedure is carried out and no ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be appointed or elected unless he has completed the probationary period. A business agent of the Union, identified to the Company, in writing, wishing to discuss matters on Company premises with Company representatives or with employees will, whenever practical, provide prior notice to the first day of JanuaryCompany. When prior notice is not possible the business agent shall, April, and October of each year by upon entering the Employerpremises the City Manager or in his absence the District Manager. The Employer agrees Company compensate Stewards at their regular rate of pay for time spent during working hours in grievance with the Company or the or processing of grievances of employees. This does not apply to mail a copy of the said seniority lists to the President of the Union at the same timetime spent on such matters outside regular working hours. The lists shall include Company will compensate Stewards at their regular rate of pay for time spent during their working hours in grievance meetings with the seniority standing and job classificationCompany or the or processing of grievances of employees. This does not apply to time spent on such matters outside regular working hours. Grievance meetings will normally be held during working hours provided such meetings do not unduly disrupt operations.

ARTICLE REPRESENTATION. For the purpose of representation with the Employer, the Union shall function and be recognized in the manner set out below. CLAC Representatives are representatives of the employees in all matters pertaining to this Agreement, particularly for the purpose of processing grievances, negotiating amendments to or renewals of this Agreement, and enforcing the employees' collective bargaining rights and any other rights under this Agreement and under the law. The Employer acknowledges and recognizes Union has the right to appoint or elect stewards. Stewards are representatives of the Union employees in certain matters pertaining to appointthis Agreement, elect or otherwise select a Committee including the processing of grievances. Stewards are not more than nine (9) persons (in addition permitted to the President and/or Vice-president of the Union), which Committee shall be called the Union Administrative Committee, one of whose members shall be the Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, who are authorized to represent the employees from time to time in discussions and dealings with the Employer in connection with amend any matters which may properly arise out of the administration terms of this Agreement. The Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and five (5) Stewards will not absent themselves from their work to deal with union business without first obtaining the permission of the remaining stewards shall also serve on the Negotiating Committee of the Union and the Grievance Committee. The Union agrees to notify the Employer in writing of the names of the members of the Committee and of any changes therein. Persons serving on the aforesaid Committees must have a minimum of six (6) months seniority. The Employer acknowledges and recognizes the right of the Union to enlarge such Committee or Committees at any time by the addition of representatives of the Service Employees Union, Local who are not members of the Bargaining Unit and representatives of the Service Employees International Union who are not members of the Bargaining Unit when dealing with the Employer. It is agreed that meetings between Permission will not be withheld unreasonably and the Employer and the Union Administrative Committee or the Negotiation Committee of the Union called will pay such stewards at the request of either party will normally be held their regular hourly rates while attending to such matters during regular working hours. Where such matters are expected to last more than ten (1O) minutes, unless otherwise the Employer may direct that they be dealt with during breaks. The Union has the right to appoint or elect union members to a Negotiating Committee. Time spent in negotiations shall be considered time worked, and the Employer shall pay for those hours at the appropriate rate. The Employer shall provide sufficient bulletin board facilities, at mutually agreedagreed upon locations, for the exclusive use of the Union. Employees attending any meeting within working hours, including ones dealing CLAC Representatives shall have the right to visit at the location where employees are working. Such visits shall not unduly disrupt the flow of work. The Employer may meet periodically with grievances, shall suffer no loss of pay. In the event of either party wishing to call a meeting employees for the purpose of discussing union relations any matters of mutual interest or matters arising out of concern to the administration of the within AgreementEmployer, the Director of Human ResourcesUnion, or their delegate of and the Employer and/or the Union's President employees. A CLAC Representative shall be notified in writing. The said meeting shall be held at a time and place that shall be fixed by mutual agreement. The said meeting shall be held within seven (7)calendar days following delivery of said notice in writing, except when entitled to attend such period of time is shortened or enlarged by agreement between the parties. The party calling the meeting shall submit an agenda at the same time as the notice of the meeting. The Union, its agents and its members within the Unit agree that there shall be no Union activities during working hours on the premises of the Employer except as referred to this Agreement or approved in by the Director of Human Resources or their delegate. University-wide seniority shall be defined as length of continuous service with the Employer from the date of hiring and seniority rights shall be established after completion of the probationary period as defined in Article Departmental seniority shall be defined as length of service in a Department, Office, School, or Faculty within the University from the date upon which the employee became so employed. The term "University-wide seniority" herein referred to shall refer to employment with Assumption College, Assumption University of Windsor, Essex College and Windsor Teachers' College prior to May, For the University of Windsor, wide" seniority shall refer to the date of employment by the employee. Separate University-wide and Departmental seniority lists shall be provided to the Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ on the first day of January, April, and October of each year by the Employer. The Employer agrees to mail a copy of the said seniority lists to the President of the Union at the same time. The lists shall include the seniority standing and job classificationmeetings.