Common use of Stewards' Representation Clause in Contracts

Stewards' Representation. A ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be present at any disciplinary meeting regarding verbals, written warnings, suspensions and discharges. Where disciplinary action is considered necessary, the employee will be advised in writing within thirty (30) days of the knowledge of the event. If the time limit is exceeded, the Company will not take any action against the employee regarding the incident, in the future. Such letters when issued will be progressive in nature and will represent various levels of seventy depending upon the offence and/or the employee’s previous disciplinary record. The practice of the issuance of a verbal reprimand under certain circumstances will not be affected by this procedure. In cases involving a discipline, local management prior to issuing the discipline, may review the matter with the Shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ in an effort to assure that all and opinions are available. Failing settlement under Step of any grievance between the parties arising from the interpretation, administration, or alleged violation of this Agreement, including any question as to whether a matter is arbitrable, such grievance may be taken to Arbitration as hereinafter provided. If no written request for Arbitration is received within a thirty (30) day period of time after the decision in Step is given, the grievance shall be deemed to have been abandoned without prejudice. The written notice referred to in Article shall contain the names of three (3) proposed arbitrators. The recipient of such notice shall agree to one (1) of the above- mentioned arbitrators or propose the of three (3) difference arbitrators in t written reply thereto. If the parties fail to agree upon an arbitrator, the arbitrator be appointed by the Minister in accordance Labour Relations Act. The arbitrator appointed shall agree with the parties on a date for the arbitration a shall hear and determine the matter and shall issue a decision which shall be final a binding upon the parties and upon any employee affected by it. The arbitrator shall not be authorized to any decision inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, nor to alter, modify or amend any part of this Agreement. The parties will each pay one-half of the remuneration and expenses of the arbitrator selected by the parties or appointed by the Minister. Any and all time limits fixed by Article for the of action by either party be extended at any by mutual agreement of the parties, which shall be confinned in writing. No matter may be submitted to Arbitration which has not been properly through the prescribed steps for the grievance procedure. The arbitration hearing should no later than days after the date of the written request for arbitration. The arbitrator shall be selected jointly by the parties or assigned as provided under the Canada Labour Code. The company and the union agree that grievances may be selected to be heard in an expedited format by mutual agreement. In the event there is no agreement the grievance will proceed through the normal course of arbitration described above. In the expedited the parties themselves (managers for the company and stewards for the union) will present their own cases before the arbitrator. The parties will not be permitted to cite legal cases in argument. Decisions in the expedited process will be final and binding but non-precedent setting.