Union Stewards Sample Clauses

Union Stewards. 6.1 The Accredited Union Representatives shall inform the appropriate EPSCA Representative and the Employer of the xxxxxxx, in writing, of the names of all stewards, one of whom shall be designated Chief Xxxxxxx, as they are appointed and when they cease to act as stewards, except as noted below. Any xxxxxxx, other than a Chief Xxxxxxx, shall exercise his duties only in respect to employees of his Employer. A Chief Xxxxxxx, in order to carry out his duties in respect to employees of other than his Employer, shall first involve the EPSCA Representative. Any xxxxxxx shall obtain permission from his immediate supervisor before leaving his work area for union business. Such permission shall not be unreasonably denied. Except at Xxxxx Nuclear Power Development (BNPD): Only in situations where an accredited Union Representative is unable to attend pre-job and/or xxxx-up meetings, may the Chief Xxxxxxx be designated and attend, as part of the Chief Xxxxxxx'x duties, on behalf of the accredited union representative. In cases where the Chief Xxxxxxx is an employee of OPG, Xxxxx Power L.P. or Hydro One, he shall not be considered the Xxxxxxx for the purposes of owner- only contracts. The Union shall have the right to appoint a Xxxxxxx on such contracts who shall be considered the Xxxxxxx with respect to employees of employers on such contracts. All Operating Engineers shall report to the Chief Xxxxxxx prior to commencing work for the purpose of verifying membership and clearance to the appropriate project and/or contractor. Notwithstanding the above, upon the Chief Xxxxxxx’x request, Employers on owner-only contracts will in a timely manner provide the Chief Xxxxxxx with information/documentation acceptable to him to verify union status/ membership of employees. 6.2 The Union shall receive written notice before the employment of a xxxxxxx is terminated by his Employer, and provided the xxxxxxx is able to perform the work required, he will be the last employee to be retained by his Employer in a layoff/standoff situation. 6.3 The chief xxxxxxx will be informed of all scheduled overtime. Where practical, a xxxxxxx, in accordance with practices set out in individual trade appendices, shall be given the first opportunity to work the overtime providing he is qualified to perform the work. 6.4 No xxxxxxx or subforeman shall be permitted to act as a xxxxxxx.

Union Stewards. 7.01 The Employer agrees to recognize Employees who are assigned as Union Stewards. A Union Xxxxxxx may, at the request of an Employee, accompany or represent them at formal investigations, disciplinary meetings or in the processing of a grievance with the Employer. When it becomes necessary for a Union Xxxxxxx to leave their job for this purpose they will request time off from their immediate Supervisor who is not within the scope of this Collective Agreement providing them with as much advance notice as possible. Arrangements will be made by the Supervisor to permit the Union Xxxxxxx to leave their job for this purpose with no loss of regular earnings, as soon as reasonably possible. Such time off shall be granted only upon the approval of the Supervisor or authorized alternate, such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. 7.02 The Local agrees that Union Stewards and Employees alike shall not enter into discussions concerning Union business during working time. The Union reserves the right to assign a Union Xxxxxxx to represent a work area that has no Union Stewards. 7.03 A list of Union Stewards shall be supplied by the Union to the Human Resources Office which shall be advised in writing of any change in this list. 7.04 The Local shall have the right at any time to the assistance of Union Staff Members when dealing or negotiating with the Employer and when processing a grievance. Such representatives shall approach members at work only when engaged in such activities and provided they and the Employee have received the approval of the Human Resources Office or immediate Supervisor who is not within the scope of this Collective Agreement. Such approval shall not be unreasonably denied.

Union Stewards. A. The Union may designate a reasonable number of Union Stewards who must be members of the Union, and shall provide all departments, offices, or bureaus with a written list of employees who have been so designated and revised lists within 30 calendar days of any changes in said designations. A xxxxxxx, if so requested, may represent a grievant at all levels of the grievance procedure. A xxxxxxx may represent an employee in pre-disciplinary hearings (Xxxxxx) or pre-disciplinary interviews where there is a reasonable expectation that disciplinary action will follow, if requested by the employee. The employee and their xxxxxxx may have a reasonable amount of paid time off for the above-listed activities. However, a representative xxxxxxx will receive paid time off only if the xxxxxxx is a member of the same Union as the grievant; is employed by the same department, office, or bureau as the grievant; and, is employed within a reasonable distance from the work location of the grievant. If a xxxxxxx must leave their work location to represent an employee the xxxxxxx shall first obtain permission from their supervisor on a form provided for such purpose. Permission to leave will be granted unless such absence would cause an undue interruption of work. If such permission cannot be granted promptly, the xxxxxxx will be informed when time can be made available. Such time will not be more than forty-eight (48) hours after the time of the xxxxxxx’x request unless otherwise mutually agreed to. This time shall exclude scheduled days off and/or legal holidays. Denial of permission to leave at the time requested will automatically result in an extension of time limits provided in the grievance procedure herein, equal to the amount of the delay. Before leaving their work location, the stewards shall contact the requesting employee’s supervisor to determine when the employee can be made available. Upon arrival, the xxxxxxx will report to the employee's supervisor who will make arrangements for the meeting requested. Time spent on grievances or on the pre-disciplinary representative activities described above outside of regular working hours of the employee or their xxxxxxx shall not be counted as work time for any purpose. Whenever these activities occur during the working hours of the employee and/or their xxxxxxx, only that amount of time necessary to bring about a prompt disposition of the matter will be allowed. City time, as herein provided, is limited to actual repre...

Union Stewards. The Hospital agrees to Union stewards to be elected or appointed from amongst employees in the bargaining unit who have completed their probationary period for the purpose of dealing with Union business as provided under this Collective Agreement. A Chief Xxxxxxx may be appointed or elected. The Chief Xxxxxxx may, in the absence of any xxxxxxx, assist in the presentation of any grievance, or with any xxxxxxx function. The Union shall keep the Hospital notified in writing of the names of Union stewards appointed or selected under this Article as well as the effective date of their respective appointments. It is agreed that Union stewards have their regular duties and responsibilities to perform for the Hospital and shall not leave their regular duties without first obtaining permission from their immedi- ate supervisor. If, in the performance of his duties, a Union xxxxxxx is required to enter an area within the Hospital in which he is not originally employed, he shall report his presence to the supervisor in the area immediately upon entering it. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. When resuming his regular duties and responsibilities, such xxxxxxx shall again report to his immediate supervisor. A Union xxxxxxx shall suffer no loss of earnings for time spent in performing the above duties during his regular scheduled working hours. Nothing in this Article shall preclude full-time stewards from representing part-time employees and vice versa. The Hospital will a Chief Xxxxxxx and one Xxxxxxx from each of the following departments of the Hospital: Nursing Nursing Assistant Nursing Orderly Maintenance, Linen Service, and Central Committee In future central bargaining between the Service International Union and the participating hospitals, an employee serving on the Union's Central Negotiating Committee shall be paid for time lost from his normal straight time working hours at his regular rate of pay and loss of leave credits for attending central negotiating meetings with the Hospitals' Central Negotiating Committee in direct negotiations up to the point of arbitration. Upon reference to arbitration, the Nego- tiating Committee members shall receive unpaid time off for the purpose of attending arbitration hearings. It is understood and agreed that the maximum number of Union Central Negotiating Committee members entitled to payment under this provision shall be seven, and in no case will more than one employee from a hospital be entitled to su...

Union Stewards. The Hospital agrees to recognize union stewards to be elected or appointed from amongst employees in the bargaining unit for the purpose of handling grievances as provided under this Collective Agreement. Union stewards have their regular duties and responsibilities to perform for the Hospital and shall not leave their regular duties without first obtaining permission from their immediate supervisor. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. If, in the performance of his grievance duties, a union xxxxxxx is required to enter an area within the Hospital in which he is not ordinarily employed, he shall report his presence to the supervisor in the area immediately upon entering it. When resuming his regular duties and responsibilities, such xxxxxxx shall again report to his immediate supervisor. A union xxxxxxx shall suffer no loss of earnings for time spent in performing the above duties during his regular scheduled working hours. The number of stewards, the areas which they represent, are to be determined locally and will be set out in the Local Provisions Appendix.

Union Stewards. The Union may designate certain bargaining unit employees to act as stewards and shall certify to the Employer, in writing, their names, along with the names of business representatives and/or officers of the Union who shall be authorized by the Union to investigate and present grievances. The Employer agrees to recognize such representatives, subject to the following:

Union Stewards. University of Oregon Three (3) Union Stewards Portland State University Three (3)

Union Stewards. The Hospital agrees to recognize Union Committee members to be elected or appointed from amongst employees in the bargaining unit who have completed their probationary period for the purpose of dealing with Union business as provided under this Collective Agreement. A Unit Chairperson may be appointed or elected. The Unit Chairperson may, in the absence of any Committee member, assist in the presentation of any grievance, or with any xxxxxxx function. The Union shall keep the Hospital notified in writing of the names of Union stewards appointed or selected under this Article as well as the effective date of their respective appointments. It is agreed that Union Committee members have their regular duties and responsibilities to perform for the Hospital and shall not leave their regular duties without first obtaining permission from their immediate supervisor. If, in the performance of his duties, a Union Committee member is required to enter an area within the Hospital in which he is not originally employed, he shall report his presence to the supervisor in the area immediately upon entering it. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. When resuming his regular duties and responsibilities, such Union Committee member shall again report to his immediate supervisor. A Union Committee member shall suffer no loss of earnings for time spent in performing the above duties during his regular scheduled working hours.

Union Stewards. 10.01 The Employer recognizes the right of the Union to appoint Employees as Union Stewards to act on behalf of Employees in conformance with the provisions of this Agreement. 10.02 The Union shall determine the number of Union Stewards, having regard to the plan of organization, and the distribution of Employees at the work place. When difficulties arise, the Union and the Employer shall consult in order to resolve the difference. 10.03 Employees may be represented by a Union Xxxxxxx or Union staff member at any step of the grievance procedure. 10.04 The Employer recognizes the Union Stewards as official representatives of the Union for purposes of complaints investigation and grievance processing. 10.05 A currently maintained list of Union Stewards shall be supplied to the Employer by the Union on a quarterly basis. 10.06 Members who have been appointed as Union Stewards may wear a lapel pin denoting such position. 10.07 A Union Xxxxxxx shall not discuss a grievance or leave his place of work to investigate a grievance with the Employer or an Employee during working hours without first obtaining permission from his supervisor to do so. Such approval shall not be unreasonably denied. 10.08 A Union Xxxxxxx or Union staff member shall not enter a place of work to discuss a grievance with an Employee or Employees without first obtaining permission from Human Resources or the supervisor at the location. Such approval shall not be unreasonably denied.