WCB – Alberta (Millard Health) Collective Agreement 2021-2024

Article 5: Recognition and Union Business

1. The Employer recognizes the Union as the sole bargaining agent for Employees covered by this Collective Agreement.
2. No Employee shall be required or permitted to make any written or verbal agreement which may be in conflict with the terms of this Collective Agreement.
3. Except as otherwise specified elsewhere in this Collective Agreement, all correspondence between the parties arising out of this Collective Agreement or incidental thereto shall pass to and from the Employer and the Union.
4. An Employee shall not engage in Union business during their working hours without prior written permission of the Employer.
5. Any duly accredited Officer of the Union may be permitted on the Employer’s premises for the purpose of transacting Union business provided prior permission to do so has been granted by the Employer.
6. A representative of the Union shall have the right to make a presentation of up to thirty (30) minutes at the orientation of new Employees with respect to the structure of the Union, as well as the rights, responsibilities and benefits under the Collective Agreement, provided, however, that attendance at the presentation shall not be compulsory and that a representative of the Employer may be present at the presentation. To facilitate orientations, a schedule of any formal orientation sessions regularly conducted by the Employer shall be provided to the Union Representative. A list of new Employees within the bargaining unit scheduled to attend at such orientations, shall be provided to the Union Representative no later than three (3) days prior to such sessions.
7. The name of the person(s) acting as the Union Representative shall be supplied in writing to the Employer before they are recognized as the Union Representative. This representative shall be entitled to leave work to carry out the functions as provided in this Collective Agreement (such as but not limited to Group Representative duties, attendance at disciplinary meetings, EMAC meetings, etc.) provided written permission to leave work during working hours, and agreement on the length of time of such leave, shall first be obtained from the Supervisor. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. This representative shall suffer no loss of pay for time spent on the Employer’s premises in performing such duties.
8. At the beginning of each calendar year, the Union will provide written confirmation to the Employer, of the names of the Union’s Representatives.
9. Representatives of the Union will be granted time off with pay in order to participate in collective bargaining with the Employer. HSAA agrees to reimburse the Employer for actual salary paid to the Employee while on leave plus an administrative charge of fifteen percent (15%).
10. Members of the HSAA Board will be granted time off with pay to attend meetings of the Board. Time off will be requested in writing with as much advance notice as possible. HSAA agrees to reimburse the Employer for actual salary paid to the Employee while on leave plus an administrative charge of fifteen percent (15%).