Table of contents
- Preamble
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Articles 1 - 10
- Article 1: Term of Agreement
- Article 2: Definitions
- Article 3: Recognition and Union Business
- Article 4: Management Rights
- Article 5: No Discrimination, Workplace Violence or Harassment
- Article 6: Hours of Work
- Article 7: Work Schedules
- Article 8: Shift and Weekend Differentials
- Article 9: Overtime
- Article 10: On-Call Duty and Call Back
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Articles 11 - 20
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Articles 31 - 41
- Article 31: Arbitration
- Article 32: Meal Allowance
- Article 33: Workers' Compensation
- Article 34: Part-Time, Temporary and Casual Employees
- Article 35: Transportation
- Article 36: Discipline and Dismissal
- Article 37: Evaluations and Personnel Files
- Article 38: Copies of the Collective Agreement
- Article 39: Effectivity
- Article 40: Respect in the Workplace
- Article 41: Job Descriptions
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Letters of Understanding
- Letter of Understanding #1 - RE: WELLNESS INITIATIVES LUMP SUM
- Letter of Understanding #2 - RE: PRE-AUTHORIZED PAYMENT FOR PENSION AND BENEFITS
- Letter of Understanding #3 - RE: CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES UNIVERSAL BENEFITS PLAN
- Letter of Understanding #4 - RE: DECREASING OR INCREASING FTE
- Letter of Understanding #5 - RE: ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
- Letter of Understanding #6 - RE: VOLUNTARY TERMINATION
- Letter of Understanding #7 - RE: MERGER OF HSAA-T WITH HSAA
- Letter of Understanding #8 - RE: LEAVES OF ABSENCE AS PROVIDED IN THE ALBERTA STANDARDS CODE
- Letter of Understanding #9 - RE: RECOGNITION OF PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
- Letter of Understanding #10 - RE: GENERAL WAGE ADJUSTMENT
- Letter of Understanding #11 - RE: ESSENTIAL SERVICES AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS
Article 31: Arbitration
- Within ten (10) days following receipt of notice that a grievance has been referred to an Arbitration Board, the Party receiving the notification shall advise the other Party of its appointee to the Arbitration Board. The appointees shall, within ten (10) days, endeavor to select a mutually acceptable Chair of the Arbitration Board. If they fail to agree, the Minister of Labour shall be requested to appoint a Chair, pursuant to the Code.
- The Arbitration Board (or the single Arbitrator if mutually agreed by the Parties) shall hold a hearing of the grievance to determine the difference and shall render an award in writing as soon as possible after the hearing. In the case of an Arbitration Board, the decision of the majority of the Arbitration Board thus rendered or the decision of the single Arbitrator shall be final and binding on the Parties. If there is no majority decision in the case of an Arbitration Board, the decision of the Chair governs and their decision shall be deemed to be the award of the Arbitration Board and it shall be final and binding on the Parties.
- Except as provided below, the award shall be governed by the terms of this Collective Agreement and shall not alter, amend, or change the terms of this Collective Agreement. However, where a Board of Arbitration or an Arbitrator, by way of an award, determines that an Employee has been discharged or otherwise disciplined by an Employer for cause and the Collective Agreement does not contain a specific penalty for the infraction that is the subject matter of the Arbitration, and where the Board of Arbitration or the Arbitrator finds the penalty unreasonable in the circumstances, the Board of Arbitration or the Arbitrator may substitute any penalty for the discharge or discipline that seems to them just and reasonable.
- Each of the Parties shall bear the expense of its appointee to the Arbitration Board. The fees and expenses of the Chair or single Arbitrator shall be shared equally by the Parties.
- Any of the time limits herein contained in Arbitration proceedings may be extended if mutually agreed to in writing by the Parties.