Common use of Union Security Provisions Clause in Contracts

Union Security Provisions. (a) A new employee is considered a probationary employee until he has been on the Company’s payroll for one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days, during which period he must have worked at least ninety (90) days in order to qualify as a regular employee. Failing this, he may qualify later as a regular employee if he is subsequently re-hired within a six month period and accumulates the above time requirements. (b) The Company shall be entitled to discipline or discharge a probationary employee in the Company’s absolute and unqualified discretion with or without just cause. (c) Probationary employees will not be eligible for short term disability benefits (weekly indemnity) or long term disability benefits (LTD) until after completing the probationary period. Probationary employees will be eligible for other Company benefits after being on the Company’s payroll for ninety (90) days. (d) Probationary employees will not be asked to work any overtime until all regular hourly employees, who possess the skill and ability, have been given the option to work the available overtime. (e) Summer students will be treated as an exception. Summer students will at all times be considered probationary and will not be entitled to any company benefits. Summer students will be hired and assigned on a basis to cover vacation requirements from the last week of April through to Labour Day for both days and afternoons. Summer students will not be used to displace a regular hourly employee from his designated job, classification or shift. (a) All regular employees shall, as a condition of their continued employment with the Company, become and remain members in good standing of the Union. (b) The Union shall not require the Company to discharge an employee because: (i) he has been expelled or suspended from membership in the Union; (ii) membership in the Union has been denied to or withheld from the employee for the reason that the employee: A. was or is a member of another trade union; B. has engaged in activity against the Union or on behalf of another trade union; C. has engaged in reasonable dissent within the union; D. has been discriminated against by the Union in the application of its membership rules; or E. has refused to pay initiation fees, dues or other assessments to the Union which are unreasonable. (c) Subsection 2.2(b) does not apply to an employee who has engaged in unlawful activity against the Union or an officer, official or agent thereof or whose activity against the Union or on behalf of another trade union has been instigated or procured by the Company or any person acting on the Company’s behalf has participated in such activity or contributed financial or other support to the employee in respect of such activity. 2.3 The Company agrees to provide a mutually agreed upon office in the plant equipped with a desk, chairs, filing cabinet, an in-plant phone, and a telephone for the use of the employee who is president of the Union, or in his absence his designee for the sole purpose of administering this Agreement. All telephone costs will be the responsibility of the Union. 2.4 When an employee leaves the bargaining unit to accept a salaried position with the Company, his seniority in the bargaining unit will be retained but will not accrue. In the event he returns to the bargaining unit he will start with the seniority he accrued as a dues paying union member. Current former bargaining unit members may be allowed, at the discretion of the Company, to exercise this option on one occasion only up to five (5) years after October 1, 1988. As of October 1, 1991, any bargaining unit member who transfers to salary may be allowed, at the discretion of the Company, to exercise this option on one occasion only up to six (6) months from the date of his transfer. After the time limits above are expired, all seniority rights are terminated. Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, the Company may, at its discretion, transfer any former bargaining unit employee presently employed with the Company back to the Bargaining Unit within the six (6) month period beginning October 1, 1991. (a) Supervisory staff will not perform the regular work of an hourly rated employee if this results in preventing the recall or hire of an hourly paid employee. Supervisory staff may perform such work where an emergency arises, for purposes of experimenting, investigating, or instructing as may be necessary in the discharge of his supervisory duties, and to maintain efficient Company operations. (b) Other salaried employees who are not covered by this Agreement, will also be subject to the provisions of 2.5(a). (c) The provisions of 2.5(a) and (b) do not apply to Maintenance and the receiving supervisor. (d) A lead hand shall accept the responsibility of directing the work of several people in the tasks they are performing. Such responsibility shall not include discipline of fellow workers. 2.6 The Company will, during the term of this Agreement, deduct from all members of the Union as well as all new (probationary) employees, such union dues as may be prescribed by the constitution of the Union. All sums deducted, together with a record of those from whom the deductions have been made and the amounts deducted, shall be forwarded to the treasurer of the KeepRite Workers’ Independent Union not later than the 15th of the month following the month the deductions were made. 2.7 The Union will provide the Company with one (1) month’s notice of any change in the constitution respecting the amount of dues to be deducted. 2.8 In consideration of the deducting and forwarding of union dues by the Company, the Union agrees to indemnify and save the Company harmless from any and all claims which may be made against it by an employee or employees for amounts deducted from pay as provided by this Article.

Union Security Provisions. (a) A new employee is considered a probationary employee until he has been on the Company’s payroll for one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days, during which period he must have worked at least ninety (90) days in order to qualify as a regular employee. Failing this, he may qualify later as a regular employee if he is subsequently re-re- hired within a six month period and accumulates the above time requirements. (b) The Company shall be entitled to discipline or discharge a probationary employee in the Companycompany’s absolute and unqualified discretion with or without just causediscretion. (c) Probationary employees will not be eligible for short term disability benefits (weekly indemnity) or long term disability benefits (LTD) until after completing the probationary period. Probationary employees will be eligible for other Company benefits after being on the Company’s payroll for ninety (90) days. (d) Probationary employees within a department will not be asked to work any overtime until all regular hourly employees, who possess employees within the skill and ability, department have been given the option to work the available overtimeovertime in accordance with article 7.9(a) and 7.9(b), and, in order of seniority, all other employees in the plant who are qualified and able to do the work who have their Level 2 competency applicable to the overtime opportunity. (e) Summer students will be treated as an exception. Summer students will at all times be considered probationary and will not be entitled to any company benefits. Summer students will be hired and assigned on a basis to cover vacation requirements from the last week of April through to Labour Day for both days and afternoons. The maximum number of summer students the Company may hire shall be up to an amount equal to 15% of the total employees in the bargaining unit. Summer students will not be used to displace a regular hourly employee from his designated job, classification or shift, or to fill new positions. (f) The Company shall in writing inform the Union Executive of the allocation of students within 6 working days of hire date. (g) The Company agrees to acquaint new employees with the fact that a collective agreement is in effect and the conditions of employment set out in the articles dealing with union security and dues. A new employee shall be advised of the name and location of the employee’s union representative. The employee’s immediate supervisor shall introduce the employee’s union representative who shall provide the employee with a copy of the collective agreement. (a) All regular employees shall, as a condition of their continued employment with the Company, become and remain members in good standing of the Union. (b) The Union shall not require the Company to discharge an employee because: (i) he He has been expelled or suspended from membership in the Union; (ii) membership Membership in the Union has been denied to or withheld from the employee for the reason that the employee: A. was or is a member of another trade union; B. has engaged in activity against the Union or on behalf of another trade union; C. has engaged in reasonable dissent within the union; D. has been discriminated against by the Union in the application of its membership rules; or E. has ▇. ▇▇▇ refused to pay initiation fees, dues or other assessments to the Union which are is unreasonable. (c) F. Subsection 2.2(b) does not apply to an employee who has engaged in unlawful activity against the Union or an officer, official or agent thereof or whose activity against the Union or on behalf of another trade union has been instigated or procured by the Company or any person acting on the Company’s behalf has participated in such activity or contributed financial or other support to the employee in respect of such activity. 2.3 The Company agrees to provide a mutually agreed upon office in the plant equipped with a desk, chairs, filing cabinet, an in-plant phone, and a telephone for the use of the employee who is president of the Union, or in his absence his designee for the sole purpose of administering this Agreement. All telephone costs will be the responsibility of the Union. 2.4 When an employee leaves the bargaining unit to accept a salaried position with the Company, his seniority in the bargaining unit will be retained but will not accrue. In the event he returns to the bargaining unit he will start with the seniority he accrued as a dues paying union member. Current former bargaining unit members may be allowed, at the discretion of the Company, to exercise this option on one occasion only up to five (5) years after October 1, 1988. As of October 1, 1991, any Any bargaining unit member who transfers to salary may be allowed, at the discretion of the Company, to exercise this option on one occasion only for up to six (6) months from the date of his transfer. After the time limits above are expired, all seniority rights are terminated. Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, the Company may, at its discretion, transfer any former bargaining unit employee presently employed with the Company back to the Bargaining Unit within the six (6) month period beginning October 1period. After the time limits above are expired, 1991all seniority rights are terminated. (a) Supervisory staff will not perform the regular work of an hourly rated employee if this results in preventing the recall or hire of an hourly paid employee. Supervisory staff may perform such work where an emergency arises, for purposes of experimenting, investigating, or instructing as may be necessary in the discharge of his supervisory duties, and to maintain efficient Company operations. (b) Other salaried employees who are not covered by this Agreement, Agreement will also be subject to the provisions of 2.5(a). (c) The provisions of 2.5(a) and (b) do not apply to Maintenance and the receiving supervisor. (d) A lead hand Lead hands shall accept the responsibility of directing the work of several people in the tasks they are performingperforming within their respective departments. Such responsibility shall not include discipline of fellow workers. (e) If absenteeism in a department occurs it will only be the responsibility of the department supervisor to fill the vacant positions. 2.6 The Company will, during the term of this Agreement, deduct from all members of the Union as well as all new (probationary) employees, such union dues as may be prescribed by the constitution of the Union. All sums deducted, together with a record of those from whom the deductions have been made and the amounts deducted, shall be forwarded to the treasurer of the KeepRite Workers’ Independent Union not later than the 15th of the month following the month the deductions were made. 2.7 The Union will provide the Company with one (1) month’s months’ notice of any change in the constitution respecting the amount of dues to be deducted. 2.8 In consideration of the deducting and forwarding of union dues by the Company, the Union agrees to indemnify and save the Company harmless from any and all claims which may be made against it by an employee or employees for amounts deducted from pay as provided by this Article. 2.9 The company agrees to recognize two (2) minute silence on April the 28th for day of mourning to recognize the workers killed in the workplace.