ARTICLE 4
GENDER

4.1:      Reference to the male gender shall apply equally to the female gender and vice versa.

ARTICLE 5
EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES

5.1:      The Union agrees that its members will perform efficient services and use its best efforts to protect property and interests of the Employer and will cooperate with the Employer in performance of their duties.

 

ARTICLE 6
ACCESS TO THE OPERATIONAL PREMISES

6.1:      Representatives of the Union may enter the operational premises for any proper Union business; provided they have secured prior permission of the Employer or his designee.  The Employer shall grant permission to the Union representative to visit the Employees for the above limited purpose at a mutually agreeable time and place.

 

ARTICLE 7
CHANGE IN PERSONAL STATUS

7.1:      Employees shall notify the Manager's Office and the Fire Chief's office of any change of name, address, telephone number, marital status or number of dependents promptly, within five (5) days after such change has been made.  The Employer shall be entitled to rely upon the employee's last name, address, telephone number, marital status and number of dependents shown on its records for all purposes involving his employment and this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 8
SUPPLEMENTAL EMPLOYMENT

8.1:      Employees may engage in supplemental employment if they so desire, provided, however, that it is understood and agreed that such supplemental employment shall in no way diminish their obligations under this labor agreement.  Employees will notify the Employer when commencing supplemental employment as well as the nature of the employment, and, shall so state, in writing, annually and/or whenever a job change has been made.

 

ARTICLE 9
UNION REPRESENTATION

9.1:      Employees covered by this Agreement shall be represented by one (1) bargaining unit steward per shift.

9.2:      The bargaining unit steward shall represent the employees and shall be authorized to resolve grievances on behalf of such employees in any step of the grievance procedure provided herein.  Such resolved grievances and matters shall be final and binding upon the employees, the bargaining unit and the Employer.

9.3:      The Union shall designate to the Employer, in writing, the bargaining unit steward and the Employer shall not be required to recognize or deal with any employee other than the one so designated, provided, however, in the absence of the steward, the Union President or Vice President may appoint an alternate steward by notifying the Fire Chief in writing.

9.4:      Steward Rights .  A steward shall first receive permission from his immediate supervisor during working hours to leave his work station with pay and shall report back promptly when his part in the grievance adjustment has been completed.  The steward shall not leave the Employer's premises and will be allowed to leave ten (10) minutes before a meeting with a designated management representative and must return within ten (10) minutes after the meeting is concluded.

9.5:      The Employer agrees to permit the steward to post and maintain Union notices on the Union bulletin board when expressly authorized by officers of the Union .

9.6:      The steward shall be an employee of the Delta Township Fire Department and shall perform the duties of the classification for which  the employee is employed.

 

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