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Grievance Procedure and Arbitration Procedure. 7:01 (a) “Representative” means the following:‌
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Grievance Procedure and Arbitration Procedure. 5.01 (a) i) The Union shall appoint or otherwise select a Grievance Committee to consist of not more than three (3) persons, and shall notify the employers of the names of the members of the Grievance Committee and the Chairman thereof within seven (7) days of the signing of this agreement. However, the Union and the Employers shall have the right to appoint or otherwise select a substitute for any of the members of their respective Grievance Committee whenever they deem such substitution necessary.
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Grievance Procedure and Arbitration Procedure. 6:01 If during the term of this Agreement, there should arise any difference between the parties bound by this Agreement concerning its interpretation, application, operation, or any alleged violations thereof, including any questions as to whether any matter is arbitrable, an endeavour shall be made to settle the difference by negotiations between representatives of the Company and the Union. 6:02 Where a grievance refers to a particular occurrence or incident other than a payroll error no consideration shall be given by either party unless such grievance is submitted within fifteen (15) days from the date of the alleged occurrence or incident. Payroll errors must be submitted within thirty (30) days from the date of the alleged occurrence or incident. 6:03 If the grievance has not been settled within fourteen (14) days by the Terminal Manager or his authorized representative and the Union at the Lougheed Terminal then the grieving party shall submit the grievance in writing to the other party at which time it shall be considered by senior representatives of the Company and the Union. In the event that the said senior representatives fail to reach a satisfactory settlement within fourteen (14) days after the difference is submitted to them, or within such longer time as the parties may agree, then it may be referred by either party within twenty-one (21) days to an arbitration board of three (3) persons, constituted as follows: (a) The party desiring arbitration shall appoint a member for the Board and shall notify the other party, in writing, of its appointment, and particulars of the matter in dispute; (b) the party receiving the notice shall within five (5) days thereafter appoint a member for the Board and notify the other party of its appointment; (c) the two arbitrators so appointed shall confer to select a third person to be Chairman and failing for five (5) days from the appointment of the second of them to agree upon a person willing to act, either of them may apply to The Honourable, the Minister of Labour, to appoint such third member. 6:04 The Arbitration Board shall sit, hear the parties, settle the terms of the question to be arbitrated, and render its decision within thirty (30) days of the appointment of the Chairman or within such longer time as the parties agree to and the decision of the majority of the Board of Arbitration constituted in the above manner shall be binding on both parties. 6:05 The Board of Arbitration shall not have any...
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Grievance Procedure and Arbitration Procedure of the Collective Agreement shall apply to Casual Workers only in respect to matters specifically referenced in this Appendix and matters involving discipline and discharge.
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Grievance Procedure and Arbitration Procedure. 6:01 If during the term of this Agreement, there should arise any difference between the parties bound by this Agreement concerning its interpretation, application, operation, or any alleged violations thereof, including any questions as to whether any matter is arbitrable, an endeavour shall be made to settle the difference by negotiations between representatives of the Company and the Union. 6:02 Where a grievance refers to a particular occurrence or incident other than a payroll error no consideration shall be given by either party unless such grievance is submitted within fifteen (15) days from the date of the alleged occurrence or incident. Payroll errors must be submitted within thirty (30) days from the date of the alleged occurrence or incident. 6:03 If the grievance has not been settled within fourteen
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Grievance Procedure and Arbitration Procedure. 8 Article 8 Harassment and Non-Discrimination 10 Article 9 Discipline 11 Article 10 Abandonment of Position 12 Article 11 Employee Files 12 Article 12 Seniority 13 Article 13 Layoff and Recall 15 Article 14 Vacation 17 Article 15 Sick Leave 21 Article 16 Medical Fitness 26 Article 17 Bereavement Leave 27 Article 18 Parenting Leave 28 Article 19 Court Leave 31 Article 20 Recognized Holidays 31 Article 21 Shift, Work Days and Work Weeks 32 Article 22 Overtime 36 Article 23 Duration of Agreement 38 Article 24 Pay Plan 38 Article 25 Job Classification 39 Article 26 Acting Status 39 Article 27 Pension Plan 39 Article 28 Benefits Plan 39 Article 29 Employee Assistance Program 40 Article 30 Staff-Management Committee 40 Article 31 Workplace Safety and Health Committee 41 Article 32 Shift and Weekend Premium 42 Article 33 Recruitment 43 Article 34 Responsibility Pay 44
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Grievance Procedure and Arbitration Procedure of the Collective Agreement shall apply to Relief Workers only in respect to matters specifically referenced in this Appendix and matters involving discipline and discharge.
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Grievance Procedure and Arbitration Procedure. 9 ARTICLE 20 - UNION MEETINGS -STRIKES - LOCKOUTS 10
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  • GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE AND ARBITRATION 8.01 Any employee or the Union has the right to lodge a grievance with respect to any matter arising out of the interpretation, application or alleged violation of this Agreement. 8.02 At the time formal discipline is imposed or at any stage of the grievance procedure, including the complaint stage, a nurse is entitled to be represented by her/his union representative. In the case of suspension or discharge, the Employer shall notify the nurse of this right in advance. The Employer also agrees, as a good labour relations practice, it will also notify the Bargaining Unit. 8.03 It is the intent of the parties that complaints of employees shall be adjusted as quickly as possible, and it is understood that the Union has no grievance concerning an individual nurse until the Director of Care or her/his designate has been given an opportunity of adjusting the complaint. Such complaint shall be discussed with the Director of Care within fifteen (15) working days after the circumstances giving rise to it have occurred. This discussion may include consultation, advice and assistance from others. If there is no settlement within nine (9) working days, it shall then be taken up as a grievance within nine (9) working days in the following manner and sequence: The Union may present the grievance to the Administrator, or her/his designate, who shall render her/his decision within five (5) working days after the presentation of the grievance to her/him. The parties may, if they so desire, meet to discuss the grievance at a time and place suitable to both parties. If the decision is unsatisfactory, then the grievance may be presented in the following manner: Within ten (10) working days after the decision is given at Step No. 1, the aggrieved employee, and/or the Grievance Committee shall meet with a committee appointed by the Board of Directors of the Manor to consider the grievance. At this stage the employee and/or the Grievance Committee may be accompanied by a representative of the Union. The decision of the committee of the Board of Directors will be rendered in writing to the Labour Relations Officer and the bargaining unit representative within ten (10) working days following such a meeting.

  • GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURE 8.01 The parties to this agreement believe it is important to adjust complaints and grievances as quickly as possible as provided for herein. The employee or Union shall first discuss any individual complaint informally with the Director of Care or designate at the first opportunity. 8.02 In all steps of this grievance procedure an aggrieved employee, if she so desires may be accompanied by or represented by her Union Representative. At Step 1 of the grievance procedure a representative of the Ontario Nurses' Association may be present at the request of either party. 8.03 Should any dispute arise between the Employer and an employee, or between the Employer and the Union, as to the interpretation, application, administration or alleged violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement, the employee or Union Representative will bring it to the attention of the immediate supervisor to settle such differences within ten (10) days of the occurrence. If further action is to be taken, then within ten (10) days of the discussion, the employee, who may request the assistance of her Union Representative and/or Labour Relations Officer, shall submit the written grievance to the Administrator or designate. A meeting will be held between the parties within ten (10) days. The Administrator shall give a written decision within ten (10) days of the meeting to the Bargaining Unit President or her designate with a copy to the Labour Relations Officer. Should the Administrator fail to render his decision or failing settlement of any grievance under the foregoing procedure, including any questions as to whether a matter is arbitrable, the grievance may be referred to arbitration by either party. If no written notice of intent to submit the matter for arbitration is received within ten (10) days after the decision under Step No. 1 is received, the grievance shall be deemed to have been settled or abandoned. 8.04 A written grievance will indicate the nature of the grievance and the remedy sought by the grievor. Union grievances shall be set out on the union grievance form. Alternately, the parties may agree to an electronic version of this form and a process for signing. 8.05 Time limits fixed in the grievance and arbitration procedures may be extended only by written, mutual consent of the parties. Should the Employer not respond within the time limit(s) fixed, such failure to respond shall be deemed to be a denial of the grievance. Should a grievance not be submitted within the various time limits specified in this Agreement, unless mutually extended, it shall be considered to have been settled or abandoned.

  • GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURES 8.01 Any employee(s) or the Union may present a complaint at any time without recourse to the formal written procedure contained herein. Failure to comply with this step, or the manner in which it is complied with shall not interfere with the formal grievance procedure, nor shall this step be subject of preliminary objections in any arbitration hearing. 8.02 At any step in the grievance procedure, including the complaint stage, the employee may be accompanied by his/her employee representative. 8.03 Grievances shall be registered with the Employer as follows: Step No. 1 An employee(s) or the Union on his/her/their behalf or in its own stead may present a grievance in writing to the Director of Care. Such grievance must be presented within ten (10) days of the date of its occurrence or when the employee or the Union reasonably ought to have been aware of this occurrence. The Director of Care shall render a decision in writing in ten (10) days following the day on which the grievance was submitted. If this decision is unsatisfactory to the employee(s) or the Union, Step No. 2 may be followed within ten (10) days. The grievance in writing shall be referred to the Administrator of the Home or designate who shall call a meeting of the Grievance Committee at the request of either party within seven (7) days of the filing of the grievance or such further period as the parties may agree. Within three (3) days following this meeting or within ten (10) days following the submission to the Administrator of the Home or designate if no such meeting is held, the Administrator of the Home or designate shall reply in writing to the employee(s) and the Chairperson of the Grievance Committee. If this decision is unsatisfactory to the employee(s) or the Union, Step No. 3 may be followed within ten (10) days. Within ten (10) days after the decision is given at Step No. 2 the grievance may be referred to the Chief Administrative Officer of the County or designate and the employee accompanied by his/her representative shall meet within ten (10) working days with the Chief Administrative Officer and Committee of Management or their designates. The employee may also be accompanied by a full-time representative of the Union if so desired at this stage. The Employer will render a decision in writing within ten (10) days following such meeting. If the decision is unsatisfactory to the employee(s) or the Union, it may be referred to arbitration. 8.04 A policy grievance may be presented by either the Union or the Employer at Step 2 of the Grievance Procedure. 8.05 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Article, should the Employer discharge, suspend or discipline an employee or employees, notification by the Employer to such employee or employees shall be made in the presence of a member of the Union. Should the employee(s) or the Union on his/her/their behalf file a grievance against the discharge, suspension or discipline, it shall be reduced to writing and filed within ten (10) days under Step No. 3 of the Grievance Procedure. 8.06 Before any grievance is submitted to arbitration, the parties may meet with a Grievance Mediator in order to attempt to resolve such grievance. The parties may refer any number of outstanding grievances to the Grievance Mediator for possible resolution. Each party shall pay one-half (1/2) of the fees and expenses of the Grievance Mediator. 8.07 When either party requests that a grievance be submitted to arbitration, the grievance shall be submitted to one of the following panel of sole Arbitrators: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ If a grievance has already been submitted to one of the Panel of Arbitrators, then any subsequent grievances shall be submitted to the next Arbitrator on the Panel. In order to accept an appointment, the Arbitrator must agree to render an award within thirty (30) days of the last day of hearing. 8.08 In the event that the parties mutually agree to refer a grievance to a tripartite Arbitration Board, the party requesting arbitration shall advise the other of its nominee to the Arbitration Board. Within ten (10) days thereafter, the other party shall answer, in writing, indicating the name and address of its appointee to the Arbitration Board. The Chair shall be selected from the Panel of Arbitrators set out in paragraph 8.07 above. 8.09 Once appointed, the Arbitration Board or single Arbitrator shall have all the powers set out in Section 50 of the Labour Relations Act including the power to mediate/arbitrate the grievance and to limit evidence and submissions. 8.10 Each party shall pay the costs and expenses of its appointees and the costs and expenses of the Chairperson shall be borne equally by the parties. Arbitration hearings shall be held in the community of the Employer or at such other places as may be agreed upon by the Union and the Employer. 8.11 The Arbitration Board shall not have jurisdiction to amend or add to any of the provisions of this Agreement, or to substitute any new provisions in lieu thereof, nor to give any decision inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. 8.12 No person may be appointed as an arbitrator who has been involved in an attempt to negotiate or settle the grievance. 8.13 Any time limit referred to in the Grievance and Arbitration Procedures shall be exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays observed by the Employer and the days off of the aggrieved employee including vacation, and such limits may be extended with the agreement of both parties.

  • GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE & ARBITRATION It is the mutual desire of the parties hereto that complaints of employees shall be adjusted as quickly as possible. If an employee has a complaint related to an alleged violation of the Collective Agreement may at option discuss it with immediate supervisor within three (3) days after the circumstances giving rise to the complaint (grieved action) have occurred or have or ought to have reasonably come to the attention of the employee. The Supervisor shall give a response to the complaint within three (3) days. These discussions will not establish precedent. Failing settlement, or failing a response to the complaint, it may be taken up as a grievance in the following manner and sequence: Procedure: Any employee or group of employees, for whom the Union is the bargaining agent, may refer grievances to the appropriate Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ covered under this Collective Agreement. Grievances must be filed within fifteen (15) working days of grieved act or except where both parties agree to an extension of time. There is no grievance until an employee has reported complaint to the Supervisor. The grievance form shall contain a statement giving particulars of the grieved action, a statement as to the remedy sought and the provisions of the Agreement alleged to have been breached, provided that this does not preclude the or Employer from relying upon other provisions of the Agreement. Step Grievance form is completed in duplicate and signed by the employee and Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, presented to the Supervisor by the Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and (at their option). Both copies are to be returned by the Supervisor with signed comments to the Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ within three (3) working days. Once a grievance has been filed no Supervisor or Employer Official shall discuss said grievance with the grieved employee except in the presence of a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or Union Official. Step If satisfaction is not obtained in Step the Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, within five (5) working days, may refer the grievance to the Department Manager or designate, who will meet and discuss the grievance with the Union ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, (at their option) and the Human Resources Consultant then render a decision in writing on the prescribed forms within five

  • GRIEVANCE ARBITRATION PROCEDURE 8.01 For purposes of this Agreement, a grievance is defined as a difference arising between the parties relating to the interpretation, application, administration or alleged violation of the Agreement, including any question as to whether a matter is arbitrable. 8.02 In all steps of this Grievance Procedure, the aggrieved nurse, if desired, may be accompanied by or represented by a nurse representative. 8.03 It is the mutual desire of the parties hereto that complaints of the nurses shall be adjusted as quickly as possible, and it is understood that a nurse has no grievance until she has first given the Unit Manager the opportunity of adjusting her complaint. Such complaint shall be discussed with the Unit Manager within ten (10) days after the circumstances giving rise to it have occurred or ought reasonably to have come to the attention of the nurse and failing settlement within five (5) days, it shall then be taken up as a grievance within ten (10) days following the Unit Manager's decision in the following manner and sequence: The nurse may submit a written grievance on the form set out in Appendix "A", signed by her, to the Unit Manager. The grievance shall identify the nature of the grievance and the remedy sought and should identify the provisions of the Agreement which are alleged to be violated. The Unit Manager will deliver her decision in writing within five (5) days of the submission of the grievance. Failing settlement, then: Within five (5) days following the decision in Step No. 1, the nurse may submit the written grievance to the Director of Resident Care who will deliver her decision, in writing, within five (5) days from the date on which the written grievance was presented to her. The parties may, if they so desire, meet to discuss the grievance at a time and place suitable to both parties. Failing settlement, then: Within ten (10) days of receiving the decision under Step 2, the grievance, in writing, may be referred to the Chief Executive Officer who shall call a meeting of the Grievance Committee within five (5) days of receipt of same. Within five (5) days following the meeting, the Chief Executive Officer shall reply, in writing, to the nurse and the Chairperson of the Grievance Committee. If the decision is unsatisfactory to the nurse, it may be referred to arbitration within fifteen (15) days and the Chief Executive Officer so notified, in writing.