COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

It is further agreed that persons who are hereafter employed by the Board shall become members of the Union on the first day of employment and shall remain as members of the Union as a condition of employment, provided that no employees shall be deprived of employment by reason of loss of membership in the Union for reasons other than failure to pay the regular Union dues, fees and assessments tha. [...] 2.4 Dissemination of Information to Employees a) The Board agrees to permit the use of its staff bulletin boards by the Union and employees for the posting of notices of meetings and such other notices as may be of interest to the employees. [...] The supervisor shall notify the employee of the purpose of the meeting, and give the employee the opportunity to request that their Steward or Union Representative be present at the meeting. [...] ii) Where there is a reduction or elimination of an Education Assistant employee's hours during the school year the employee shall be laid off, or the employer may, with the employee's consent, transfer the employee to a new location with the same number of hours, for the balance of the school year or assign the employee on a relief basis for the balance of the school year with a guarantee of the. [...] b) i) In making promotions, demotions, transfers or layoffs, the required knowledge, abilities and skills as outlined in the Class Specification shall be the primary consideration and, where two (2) or more applicants are capable of fulfilling the duties of the position, the length of service with the Board shall be the determining factor.