UNION REPRESENTATION Sample Clauses

UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Local Union may appoint or otherwise select a bargaining committee which shall be composed of not more than seven (7) employees one of whom will be designated as an alternate, and one of whom shall be employed in maintenance. Such committee, together with representatives of the Union shall represent the Union in all negotiations with representatives of the Board for a renewal of this Agreement. The local union shall notify the Board in writing of the names of its bargaining committee members prior to the start of negotiations. 5.02 The Local Union may also appoint or otherwise select up to seven (7) stewards one of whom will be selected as the Chief Xxxxxxx. One of such stewards shall be designated to represent the employees engaged in caretaking in each Field Service Area of the Board, and one of such stewards shall be designated to represent those engaged in maintenance, courier, and warehousing services. In the absence of the designated stewards one of the other stewards may act in their place. The Local Union's Chief Xxxxxxx shall co-ordinate the activities of such stewards. 5.03 A xxxxxxx'x function shall be to assist an employee in the preparation and presentation of grievances to the employee's supervisor and in the event of any violation of Article 4 by any employees to instruct them to return to work and perform their usual duties. A xxxxxxx, with the prior permission of the xxxxxxx'x immediate supervisor, shall be reasonably allowed such time off as is necessary for the prompt investigation and settlement of grievances. The Board will compensate stewards and Union officers for any portion of their regularly scheduled work time spent with the permission of the Board in servicing grievances. The Board may revoke this compensation if it reasonably believes that the time off for servicing grievances is being abused. 5.04 Members of the bargaining committee shall suffer no loss in pay for any portion of their regularly scheduled work time spent in attending negotiations with the Board. 5.05 The Local Union shall notify the Board in writing of the names of its officers, Chief Xxxxxxx and stewards. 5.06 The President of the Local union shall be supplied a copy of Board Corporate Services and Human Resources Committee meeting agendas and Regular Board meeting agendas, 48 hours prior to the meeting/s.

UNION REPRESENTATION. 3.01 For the purpose of representation with the Employer, the Union shall function and be recognized as follows: a. The Union may appoint up to two (2) stewards. Stewards are representatives of the employees in certain matters pertaining to this Agreement, including the processing of grievances. b. Union Representatives are representatives of the employees in all matters pertaining to this Agreement, particularly for the purpose of processing grievances, negotiating amendments to and renewals of this Agreement and enforcing the employees' collective bargaining rights as well as any rights under this Agreement and under the law. 3.02 The Union agrees to notify the Employer in writing of the names of its stewards and the effective dates of their appointments. The Employer shall not be required to recognize a xxxxxxx until such notice is received. 3.03 Stewards will not absent themselves from their work to deal with grievances without first obtaining permission from the Employer. Permission will not be withheld unreasonably. Stewards that are absent from work to attend a grievance arbitration, mediation, or any other proceeding that arises from the administration or enforcement of this Agreement will not receive their regular hourly rate. 3.04 The Employer may meet periodically with the employees for the purpose of discussing any matters of mutual interest or concern to the Employer, the Union and the employees. A Union Representative may attend such meetings. 3.05 There shall be no Union activity at any time on the Employer's premises, or in connection with the Employer’s business operations, except that which is necessary for the processing of grievances and the administration and enforcement of this Agreement. 3.06 Union Representatives shall have the right to periodically visit job sites without disrupting productivity and without unreasonable intrusion into the Employer or its clients’ premises. The Union’s Representative shall report to the site superintendent, or xxxxxxx upon arriving at a worksite, and shall abide by all necessary protocol as determined by the general contractor, the Employer, or the client.

UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Company agrees to recognize the following committees of the Union to represent the employees for the purposes described herein: a) A Negotiating Committee comprised of not more than three (3) employees, one (1) of whom shall be the Chief Xxxxxxx, the other Committee members, selected by the employees, to act on behalf of the membership, in negotiating a Collective Agreement, or renewal thereof, with the Company. Members of the Negotiating Committee will maintain their wages with the employer for any time spent in direct negotiations with the Company, and b) Delete c) The Union will elect a total of five (5) Shop Stewards, one of which will be the Chief Shop Xxxxxxx. These Stewards will be responsible for the administration of the Collective Agreement. The Company shall undertake to communicate with the Union through the Chief Shop Xxxxxxx or through the Chief Shop Xxxxxxx’x designated replacement. d) A Shop Xxxxxxx or Shop Chairperson/Chief Xxxxxxx shall be permitted the necessary time during working hours without loss of pay to perform the functions provided by Article 6. He/she shall not leave his/her work station except as provided by the said Article 6 and only after having informed his supervisor as to the nature of his business and receiving consent to leave. e) A Shop Xxxxxxx or Shop Chairperson/Chief Xxxxxxx shall be permitted to attend to and perform functions provided by article 6, but only with the prior consent of the company. This consent will not be unreasonably withheld and will be granted based on operational requirements and after the union has informed the company as to the nature of the business. Such time may be reasonably granted during working hours and will be without loss of pay. He/she shall not leave his/her workstation for any purpose other than as provided by the said article 6 and must remain within the work premises at all times and must remain in communications with the company should his/her presence be required to deliver services to a client of the company. 5.02 The members of the Negotiating Committee shall be employees who have completed their probationary period. 5.03 The Union shall notify the Company in writing of the names of the employees who are members of the Committees and/or Shop Stewards. The Company shall not be required to recognize them until so notified. 5.04 The Union acknowledges that each of the Shop Stewards has regular work to perform and that he/she shall only absent himself/herself from such...

UNION REPRESENTATION. 5.01 The Employer recognizes the right of the Union to appoint up to 5 Stewards to represent Postdoctoral Fellows, providing that such Stewards are employed as PDFs, or were employed as PDFs under the preceding Collective Agreement. If no Stewards are appointed, or if the Xxxxxxx(s) are unavailable, the Chairperson of the Stewards' Council and/or a member of the Local Executive may exercise the rights of a Xxxxxxx. (a) The Employer will recognize a Union Bargaining Team that includes up to 5 employees in the capacity of Union bargaining representatives. The Union and the Employer agree to limit membership on their respective bargaining teams to a total of 10 each. (b) The parties shall advise each other in writing the names of all members of their bargaining committees. The parties shall endeavor to schedule negotiating meetings such that they do not conflict with any teaching or critical research work that a PDF, on the Union Bargaining Team, is responsible for completing. In the event a conflict arises, and the employee and their supervisor are unable to make appropriate arrangements that would allow the employee’s attendance at the negotiating meeting, the negotiating meeting shall be rescheduled at the request of the Union. In no case shall a PDF on the Union Bargaining Team suffer a loss of pay for attending a scheduled negotiating meeting with the Employer up to and including the first day of conciliation. (a) The parties recognize that all employees in the bargaining unit, including stewards, Local Executive members and Bargaining Team members have regular duties to perform as employees of the Employer. Therefore, stewards and other representatives appointed pursuant to this Collective Agreement will not leave their duties without reasonable attempt to obtain consent from their employment supervisor, and such consent will not be unreasonably withheld. (b) In circumstances where an employment supervisor is not available, employees will exercise reasonable judgment having regard for the needs of their research, teaching if applicable, and their immediate responsibilities. When in the course of negotiating or administering this Collective Agreement an employee, acting in an official capacity for the Union, is meeting with representatives of the Employer, the parties will use their best efforts to arrange for mutually convenient meeting times that do not conflict with the employee’s duties. (c) In the event that a mutually agreed meeting time does confl...

UNION REPRESENTATION. 8.01 No individual Employee or group of Employees shall undertake to represent the Union at meetings with the Employer without proper authorization of the Union. In order that this may be carried out, the Union will supply the Employer with the names of its officers. 8.02 National Representatives of the Union shall have reasonable access to the workplace in order to attend meetings at the request of either the Employer or the Union. 8.03 The selection of the Stewards is the function of the Union and the Union shall notify the Employer in writing of the names of the Stewards and Lead Xxxxxxx. 8.04 It is understood that Xxxxxxxx will not absent themselves from their work unreasonably in order to deal with grievances. In accordance with this understanding, a Xxxxxxx or an individual griever will not suffer loss of pay for reasonable time spent by the Xxxxxxx and the individual griever in the investigation and the processing of an individual Employee grievance through the grievance procedure. No Xxxxxxx will be absent from work in dealing with any individual Employee grievance without first notifying the supervisor with reasonable notice. 8.05 The Employer agrees to recognize a Union Grievance Committee comprised of a Lead Xxxxxxx or designate, Union President or designate and six (6) Stewards, and the names of these individuals shall be supplied by the Union to the Employer. 8.06 Employees who are on the Union's Negotiating Committee shall be entitled to take compensatory time off equivalent to the number of hours they attend at negotiating sessions between the Union and the Employer for the renewal of this Agreement where such negotiating sessions take place during other than their regular working hours. Such compensatory time off shall be taken in accordance with Article 18.02 (a) of this Agreement and its provision shall be limited to a maximum of four (4) Employees per negotiating session.

UNION REPRESENTATION. 4.01 The number of Local Union representatives, including Local Officers, Chief Stewards and Stewards shall not exceed 300. (a) The Union agrees to notify the Company, by e-mail at the address provided by the Company, of the names of Local Officers, Chief Stewards and Stewards, and identify the Company operating unit each represents, and to inform the Company in the same manner of any changes or substitutions. A Local Officer, Chief Xxxxxxx or Xxxxxxx shall not act as such during working hours until the Company has been notified of his appointment. (b) Where a Xxxxxxx is unable to represent the employees in his local, another Xxxxxxx in that local may be substituted in his place and the Company shall be so informed. (a) Before changing the status of any Local Officer, Chief Xxxxxxx or Xxxxxxx, who is to continue in the Company's employ, so as to render him ineligible to represent his voting unit, such Local Officer, Chief Xxxxxxx or Xxxxxxx shall be allowed reasonable time to transfer his duties as a Local Officer, Chief Xxxxxxx or Xxxxxxx to his successor. (b) Except where the provisions of Article 11 or Article 16 apply, where a Xxxxxxx or a Local Officer is selected for a relocation which would render him ineligible to represent his voting unit and there is another employee in the same functional group, within the same reporting centre and who possesses the same qualifications, the Xxxxxxx or Local Officer shall be given the option of accepting or rejecting the relocation providing the remaining employees at the reporting centre from which the relocation is to be made are qualified to perform the work remaining. 4.04 The Company agrees that permission for representatives of the Union to enter the Company's premises will not be unreasonably withheld. 4.05 The Company shall grant a leave of absence of between three months and one year, without pay, to an (a) Such leave of absence shall be renewed by the Company at the request of the Union. (b) An employee on such a leave of absence shall continue to accumulate net credited service to a maximum of three years. 4.07 Leaves of absence without pay of up to two weeks duration shall be granted to employees, at the request of the Union subject to the following conditions: (a) the total of such leaves in a calendar year shall not exceed 325 weeks; (b) the granting of such leaves shall be subject to service requirements; (c) the leave of absence shall not be used for the solicitation of members for the purpose of ...

UNION REPRESENTATION. For the purpose of representation with the Employer, the Union shall function and be recognized as follows:

UNION REPRESENTATION. In any case where the Employee(s) presents their grievance in person or in any case in which a hearing is held on a grievance at any level, the Employee(s) shall be accompanied by a representative of the Union.

UNION REPRESENTATION. No Shop Xxxxxxx, Union Committee member, or employee shall leave his/her work without obtaining the permission of his/her immediate supervisor. The Employer shall be advised of the approximate duration of absence and notified upon return to duties. The Employer agrees that permission will not be unreasonably denied. Employee Shop Xxxxxxx or Union Committee member discussions shall take place where residents are not affected.

UNION REPRESENTATION. 6.01 The Company acknowledges the right of the Union members employed by the Company to appoint or otherwise select from the plant union membership a Plant Committee composed of not more than four (4) committee persons (at least one will be a Trade Representative) who shall have at least twelve (12) months continuous service with the Company. The Company will recognize the said committee for the purpose of handling any grievance or bargaining on any matter properly arising from time to time during the continuance of the agreement, including the negotiating of amendments for a new contract. The Union will have the right to appoint and the Company will recognize an Alternate Committee Persons on any shift where no regular committee person is on a shift. The Union will post the names of alternate committee persons. 6.02 A Plant Committee Chairperson’s function shall cover all of the Company’s operation. The Chairperson shall perform duties two (2) hours per day or on a time-as-needed basis without loss of pay including overtime. The Company will provide a union office furnished with a desk, three chairs, computer, telephone, filing cabinet and related supplies as approved by the Human Resources Manager. The committee will be allowed 1 hour per week without loss of pay to meet with the chairperson. 6.03 The Chairperson of the Plant Committee shall be retained on the day shift. (a) The Plant Committee will constitute the Bargaining Committee for the purpose of contract negotiations with the Company, and such meetings, not including preparation time, will be paid for by the Company. (b) The CAW National Representative and\or Local Representative will be present at contract negotiations. 6.04 The election of in-plant Committee Persons and executive board members shall be held on Company premises. Prior to the election, the Plant Committee Chairperson and the Manager of Human Resources will determine suitable location, times and date for voting. Voting will not be conducted on Company time. 6.05 Committee Persons will adhere to the following procedures: (a) He must request and receive permission from his supervisor to leave his work for the purpose of presenting and adjusting complaints and grievances arising on his shift in accordance with the grievance procedure provided herein and to attend any regularly scheduled meetings with Company representatives, or for any other meeting for which prior consent of the Manager of Human Resources is required. Such permissio...