Canadian Blood Services (Technical) Collective Agreement 2021-2024

Article 4: Labour - Management Committee

1. A Labour - Management Committee shall be established for each Centre, and at each satellite site when mutually agreed.  The purpose of the Labour - Management Committee is to promote and to provide for effective and meaningful communications of information and ideas and to make recommendations on matters of mutual concern.  Matters may be referred to the Committee by Employees or the Employer.
2. 1. The composition of the Labour - Management Committee at Edmonton shall be up to four (4) Edmonton and one (1) Red Deer representative(s) for the Union, which may include an Officer of the Union and up to four (4) representatives for the Employer. The Parties shall discuss the logistics associated with the participation of the Red Deer representative.
   2. The composition of the Labour - Management Committee at Calgary shall be up to three (3) representatives for the Union which may include an Officer of the Union, and up to three (3) representatives for the Employer.
   3. Each party may have alternates to replace a member.
   4. HSAA will notify the Employer in writing of the names of the Committee members at each Centre.
3. The Labour - Management Committee shall meet at mutually satisfactory times, but no less than once every three (3) months.
4. A representative of either party shall notify a representative of the other party in writing of its desire to meet, and such notice will include a list of the items it wishes to discuss.  Within three (3) working days, the parties will agree on a meeting date and time.  A written record shall be maintained of matters referred to the Labour - Management Committee and their recommended disposition (unless agreed to the contrary with respect to any problem).  It is understood that there shall be no discussion of grievances at these meetings.
5. Attendance at Labour Management Committee meetings, shall be paid at the basic hourly rate of pay.