COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

ARTICLE 2 - RECOGNITION OF MANAGEMENT 2.01 Management Rights (a) The Union recognizes that the management of the operation of the Employer, including the determination of methods of operation and the direction and strength of the work force, is vested exclusively in the Employer and that the Employer may make and alter from time- to-time, rules, regulations and schedules to be observed by the empl. [...] 4.03 No Discrimination Pursuant to the Human Rights Code of BC The Parties hereto subscribe to the provisions and principles of the Human Rights Code of British Columbia and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Parties shall not discriminate against any member of the bargaining unit on the basis of race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religion, marital status, family status,. [...] (b) The Union shall notify the Employer in writing of the name of all Shop Stewards and the area(s) they represent and the name of the Chief Shop Steward, before the Employer shall be required to recognize them. [...] 12.04 Decision of the Board of Arbitration The decision of the majority shall be the decision of the Board of Arbitration. [...] To this end an arbitrator shall have the power to allow all necessary amendments to the grievance and the power to waive formal procedural irregularities in the processing of a grievance in order to determine the real matter in dispute and to render a decision according to equitable principles and the justice of the case.