Union Observers Clause Samples
The Union Observers clause establishes the right for union representatives or designated observers to attend certain meetings or proceedings within the workplace. Typically, this clause outlines the types of meetings where observers may be present, such as disciplinary hearings or negotiations, and may specify any limitations on their participation, such as a non-interference requirement. Its core practical function is to ensure transparency and fairness in employer-employee interactions by allowing union oversight, thereby protecting employee rights and fostering trust in workplace processes.
Union Observers. The President of the Union or his designate may sit in as an observer on interviews for posted positions in the bargaining unit. The observer shall be a disinterested party. This clause shall not apply to excluded positions.
Union Observers. An employee who is moving from one work location to another as the result of a selection for a posted position which is more than forty (40) kilometres distant (radius) will be given a sixty (60) calendar day period from date of acceptance in the new position to report. All other employees will be given a thirty (30) calendar day period from date of acceptance in the new position to report. The sixty (60) day or thirty (30) day period will not commence until any training at other than the employee’s new work location is complete.
Union Observers. The Union shall have the right to observe the preliminary assessment panel for all in-scope positions. If there are in-scope applicants in the competition then the Union observer will have the right to be present for the interviews and the evaluations used to determine the recommended applicant. Union Observers will require union leave to attend interviews. The Union will reimburse expenses for Union representatives. The Corporation will inform the Union when panels are being held as soon as possible but in no case with less than seventy-two
Union Observers. The President of the Union (or designate) may sit in as an observer on interviews for posted positions in the bargaining unit. The observer shall be a disinterested party. This clause shall not apply to excluded positions. LAYOFF AND RECALL
13.1 Role of Seniority in Layoff Both parties recognize that job security shall increase in proportion to length of service. Therefore, in the event of layoff, employees shall be laid off in reverse order of service seniority within a classification series within the seniority blocks listed below in MOU #3.
Union Observers. The union shall have the right to observe the preliminary assessment panel, the interviews and the evaluation to determine the recommended applicant for non- permanent m-scope positions in Head Office and all permanent in-scope positions. For the filling of non-permanent m-scope field positions, the union has the right to observe the preliminary assessment panel. The corporation shall compensate the union representatives wages while at the panels and training. The union will reimburse expenses for union representatives. The corporation will inform the union when panels are being held as soon as possible but in no case with less than 48 hours notice.