Union Recognition/Scope Clause Samples

The Union Recognition/Scope clause formally establishes the employer's acknowledgment of the union as the exclusive bargaining representative for a defined group of employees. It specifies which job classifications, departments, or locations are included or excluded from union representation, often clarifying the boundaries of the bargaining unit. This clause ensures both parties have a clear understanding of who is covered by the collective bargaining agreement, thereby preventing disputes over representation and ensuring orderly labor relations.
Union Recognition/Scope. 2.01 The Company recognizes the Union as the exclusive bargaining agent for the purpose of conducting collective bargaining regarding rates of pay, hours of work, and other working conditions of employees. 2.02 The words “employee” or “employees” shall mean all production and maintenance, including instrumentation maintenance, employees of ▇▇▇▇ Metallurgical Site of Glencore Canada Corporation in the District of Cochrane, save and except supervisors, persons above the rank of supervisor, office, clerical and technical staff, security guards and students employed during the school vacation period, and Co-op Students. 2.03 Notwithstanding Article 2.02, the Company may employ casual or temporary employees, for up to three (3) months, and they are not included in the bargaining unit. 2.04 The Company agrees that supervisors will not regularly perform bargaining unit work. 2.05 Summer Students and casual or temporary employees shall not be employed while there are employees on lay off who have the skill and ability to perform the available work. 2.06 The Company recognizes the Union’s concerns over “contracting out” and will consider the availability of equipment, engineering, skills, supervision, services, and operating and cost efficiency before contracting out work if it is expected that the contract work will be performed on a continuous basis for a period in excess of ten (10) weeks. The Company will inform the Union of such contract work. 2.07 Having due regard to the availability of equipment, engineering, skills, supervision, services and to operating and cost efficiency, the Company shall not contract out work of a duration of four (4) weeks or more while there are employees on lay off who have the skill, ability, knowledge and training required to do the work. An employee recalled for temporary work will not receive notice of further layoff but will return to layoff status at the conclusion of the work assignment and will retain the recall rights that were remaining when he was recalled to the work assignment. 2.08 In the event of an unplanned shutdown, where employees are required to take more than 40 consecutive hours of vacation, the Company will make reasonable efforts to replace regular crew supplement contractors, providing that:  The employee has the required skill, ability, knowledge and training to perform the work and;  The regular operating crew supplement contractors are performing work in the same community as the employee who is requir...
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Union Recognition/Scope. 2.01 The Company recognizes the Union as the exclusive bargaining agent for the purpose of conducting collective bargaining regarding rates of pay, hours of work, and other working conditions of employees. 2.02 The words “employee” or “employees” shall mean all production and maintenance, including instrumentation maintenance, employees of ▇▇▇▇ Metallurgical Site of Glencore Canada Corporation in the District of Cochrane, save and except supervisors, persons above the rank of supervisor, office, clerical and technical staff, security guards and students employed during the school vacation period, and Co-op Students. 2.03 Notwithstanding Article 2.02, the Company may employ casual or temporary employees, for up to three (3) months, and they are not included in the bargaining unit. 2.04 The Company agrees that supervisors will not regularly perform bargaining unit work. 2.05 Summer Students and casual or temporary employees shall not be employed while there are employees on lay off who have the skill and ability to perform the available work. 2.06 The Company recognizes the Union’s concerns over “contracting out” and will consider the availability of equipment, engineering, skills, supervision, services, and operating and cost efficiency before contracting out work if it is expected that the contract work will be performed on a continuous basis for a period in excess of ten
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Union Recognition/Scope. 2.01 The Company recognizes the Union as the sole collective bargaining agent for all route persons (drivers) of the Company in Ottawa, Ontario save and except supervisors, persons above the rank of supervisor, office, clerical and sales staff and persons for whom any trade union held bargaining rights as of June 24, 1991.
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Union Recognition/Scope. 2.01 a) The Employer recognizes the Union as the sole collective bargaining agent for all Route Sales Representatives and Route Relief employed at Toronto, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (Stoney Creek), Oshawa, Kingston, Windsor, Brampton, London, Barrie, North Bay, Sudbury, Sarnia, save and except salesmen, foremen and persons above the rank of foremen, supervisors and persons above the rank of supervisors, managers and persons above the rank of managers, service personnel and office staff and persons covered by existing collective agreements between the Employer and other unions.
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Union Recognition/Scope. 2.01 The Employer recognizes the Union as the sole collective bargaining agent for all Customer Service Representatives and Route Relief employed at Toronto, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (Stoney Creek), Oshawa, Kingston, Windsor, Brampton, London, Barrie, North Bay, Sudbury, Sarnia, save and except salesmen, foremen and persons above the rank of foremen, supervisors and persons above the rank of supervisors, managers and persons above the rank of managers, service personnel and office staff and persons covered by existing collective agreements between the company and other unions. 2.02 The Employer agrees that it will not contract out work normally performed by members of the bargaining unit if such contracting out directly results in (a) a lay off of employees in the bargaining unit, (b) a reduction in regularly scheduled hours of work for employees in the bargaining unit, or (c) the elimination of bargaining unit positions existing as of March 9, 1995 and in the case of Sarnia as of October 15, 2005. 2.03 Should a plant covered by this Collective Agreement be permanently closed and replaced by a new plant within 100 km of the closed plant, the Collective Agreement shall apply to the new plant and any employee who transfers without interruption to the new plant shall have his service intact for the purpose of computing wages and benefits. 2.04 Supervisors not included in the bargaining unit shall not perform work normally assigned to employees in the bargaining unit except in the following circumstances: (a) instruction or training; (b) evaluation or experimentation; (c) circumstances beyond the Employer's control including customer's special request; or (d) when bargaining unit employees are not readily available.
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Union Recognition/Scope. 2.01 a) The Company recognizes the Union as the sole collective bargaining agent for all linen supply route salespeople and laundry drivers employed in the Province of Ontario save and except salespeople, supervisors and persons above the rank of supervisor, office staff and any other employee that is covered under another union contract.
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Union Recognition/Scope. The Company recognizes Unifor, Local 539 as the exclusive bargaining agent for all unionized employees at the Company’s Calgary location, save and except sales staff, office staff, and those exercising managerial functions or employed in a confidential capacity in matters relating to labour relations. Any employee who is now a member in good standing, or who becomes or is reinstated as a member of the Union, shall, as a condition of continued employment, maintain such membership in good standing in the Union throughout the term of this Agreement. Any new employee shall, as a condition of employment, become a member of the Union thirty (30) calendar days after his employment. In the event of the local Union intending to suspend a member for non-maintenance of membership, the Company shall be notified by the local in writing at least seven (7) calendar days before such suspension. No employee shall be subject to any penalties against his application for membership or reinstatement, except as may be provided for in the constitution and by-laws of the National Union and Local Union. The Company shall not enter into any agreement or contract with members of the bargaining unit individually or collectively which in any way conflicts with the terms and conditions of this agreement without the approval of the Union. The Union and the Company recognize that salaried employees are excluded from the provisions of the labour agreement; and accordingly, it is improper for salaried employees to do the kind of work which is done by those defined as employees in the contract. No work performed or customarily performed by an employee or which could be performed by an employee covered by this agreement shall be performed by another employee of the Company or by a person who is not an employee of the Company. It is also recognized that there are emergency occasions when a member of management must help. Such occasions must be temporary in nature and must not result in the displacement or exclusion of employees under the contract.
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Union Recognition/Scope. 2.01 The Company recognizes the Union as the sole collective bargaining agent for all Route Salespersons employed at its uniform rental plant located at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ save and except plant employees, office staff, salespersons, supervisors and persons above the rank of supervisor. 2.02 The Company agrees that it will not contract out work normally and currently performed by an employee in the bargaining unit without first providing the Union with written notice of its intention to contract out such work. The Company also agrees that, at the Union’s request, the Company shall meet with the Union to discuss the reasons for the contracting out and the nature of the work involved. The Union reserves the right should the Union believe that the Company has violated this provision, to file a grievance in accordance with Article 5. 2.03 Should a plant covered by this Agreement be permanently closed and replaced by a new plant within 100 km of the closed plant, this Collective Agreement shall apply to the new plant and any employee who transfers without interruption to the new plant shall have his service intact for the purpose of computing wages and benefits. 2.04 Supervisors shall not perform work normally assigned to employees in the bargaining unit except in the following circumstances: (a) instruction or training; (b) evaluation or experimentation; (c) circumstances beyond the Company's control including customer's special request; or (d) when bargaining unit employees are not readily available.
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Union Recognition/Scope. 2.01 The Company recognizes the Union as the exclusive bargaining agent for the purpose of conducting collective bargaining regarding rates of pay, hours of work, and other working conditions of employees. 2.02 The words “employee” or “employees” shall mean all production and maintenance, including instrumentation maintenance, employees of ▇▇▇▇ Metallurgical Division of Falconbridge Limited in the District of Cochrane, save and except supervisors, persons above the rank of supervisor, office, clerical and technical staff, security guards and students employed during the school vacation period, and Co-op Students. 2.03 Notwithstanding Article 2.02, the company may employ casual or temporary employees, for up to three (3) months, and they are not included in the bargaining unit. 2.04 The Union recognizes that supervisors regularly perform bargaining unit work within the Copper Auxiliary Department which practice will continue. The Company agrees that other supervisors will not regularly perform bargaining unit work. 2.05 Summer Students and casual or temporary employees shall not be employed while there are employees on lay off who have the skill and ability to perform the available work.
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  • UNION RECOGNITION The Employer recognizes the Union as the exclusive bargaining agent for all employees for whom the Union has been certified.

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  • Association Recognition The Board hereby recognizes the Association as the exclusive representative for collective gaining with respect to wages, hours, fringe benefits, and other conditions of employment for all employees in the appropriate unit.

  • UNION RECOGNITION AND SECURITY 3.1 The Employer recognizes the Union as the sole bargaining authority for all employees covered by this Agreement and coming within the jurisdiction of the Union. The Union recognizes that the Association is the sole bargaining authority for all subcontractors of the Employer covered by this Agreement and coming within the jurisdiction of the Union. 3.2 The Employer shall be the judge as to the competency of any employee, and shall have the right to discharge men for just cause. The Employer, if requested by the Union, shall provide a termination slip which shall state the reason for discharge or lay-off occurring prior to job completion and whether the employee is eligible for rehire. 3.3 All employees covered by this Agreement, as a condition of continued employment, shall, commencing on the eighth (8th) day following the beginning of such employment, or the effective date of this Agreement, whichever is later, acquire and maintain membership in the Union during the term of their employment. 3.4 Subject to the provisions of Art. 3.2 and Art. 5.8 hereof, the appointment of Journeymen to the capacities of Pipe, Welding, or Tie-in Foremen who shall be members of the Union, is the responsibility of the Employer. Such appointment shall not be interfered with by the Union. 3.5 The Employer recognizes the right of the Union to enforce its Constitution in that the Employer undertakes to provide all welding equipment and shall not employ any employee who provides any vehicle or equipment. No rental equipment shall be utilized to circumvent the intent of this provision. 3.6 The Employer shall require of his employees, as a condition of employment, that an automatic deduction be made from the employee's pay of a sum equal to the regular monthly Union dues. 3.7 As a condition of hiring and continuing employment each employee shall sign the proper authorization form which authorizes the Employer to deduct working dues, initiation fees, and assessments from the employee's pay. The Union will notify the Association in writing as to the amount of fees, dues and assessments to be deducted from the wages of employees from time to time. 3.8 All dues, fees and assessments so deducted shall be remitted to the Local Union not later than the twentieth (20th) of the month following, together with a list showing the amount deducted for each employee. 3.9 The Local Union's Business Manager shall, at the start of a job (i.e. rigging up for pipe operations) select one of its Journeymen members who shall be placed on the Employer's payroll and recognized as the Job ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇; such appointment to be confirmed by letter to the Employer. If the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ selected by the Business Manager is objected to by the Employer for valid reason, the Business Manager shall select another Journeyman as ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to whom the Employer has no reasonable objection. 3.10 The Job ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall perform his duties the same as any other Journeyman and shall not be discharged for Union activities. The Job ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be allowed a reasonable amount of time during the working hours to perform the work of the Union but shall not abuse the privilege. On Mainline Pipeline jobs the Job ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be the last Journeyman in his classification remaining on the job provided he is competent to perform the work to be completed. Where a main pipe gang and a poor boy pipe gang are used, an Assistant ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ may be selected, where warranted, as agreed upon between the Employer and the Union at the Pre-job Conference or by subsequent arrangement. The Assistant ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall report all matters of concern to the Job ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ who will deal with any problem or grievance with the representative of the Employer. Where, on a loop line construction job, crews are working out of separate warehouses or marshalling points, the Union shall have the right to appoint an Assistant ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ for and during the continuation of operations out of each separate warehouse or marshalling point. There shall be no non-working Job ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or Assistant Stewards. The Job ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be notified of any disciplinary warning given to any employee. 3.11 The Business representative of the Local Union shall have access to any job at any time, providing notice is given to the available Employer's representative on the jobsite. 3.12 In the event of an illegal work stoppage by employees covered by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, those employees not performing work during the work stoppage shall not receive any compensation whatsoever for days not worked. 3.13 It is recognized that traditionally all work combined with, associated with or comprising an integral part of pipeline construction as defined in Article 1 hereof, comes solely within the trade jurisdiction of four International Unions, commonly referred to as the "pipeline craft unions" and their Local Unions which are affiliated with Building and Construction Trades Councils, AFL-CIO. The recognition of this historical precedent is hereby re-affirmed. 3.14 The Employer agrees that, notwithstanding the provisions in any of the other three pipeline crafts’ agreements, appendices or understandings, the assignment of any work shall be made in accordance with local area practice and Provincial Labour Board decisions.

  • SCOPE AND RECOGNITION See the Local Provisions ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇.