ADMS 3422 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Collective Agreement, Canadian Human Rights Act, Union Shop
Document Summary
The role of the agreement is to establish clear rules and procedures governing both work place practices and the relationship between the parties. A cover page: the cover usually states the name of the union, the employer, and the start and end dates of the collective agreement. Articles: collective agreements are divided into a number of articles, each covering a certain workplace issue. Generally, each article is numbered and has a heading (example: article 5 of the medicine hat police agreement concerns contracting out, article 11 covers promotion, and article 12 focuses on layoff and recall) Clauses: within an article, there might be a number of sub-areas called clauses. (example: in article 26 leave of absence of the medicine hat police. Agreement, clause 26. 1 states who can approve leave, clause 26. 2 describes how to apply for a leave, and clause 26. 8 contains issues related to maternity, parental, and adoptive leave).