THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

OF THE SECOND PART WHEREAS the Board is an employer within the meaning of the Labour Relations Code of British Columbia, AND WHEREAS the Union is a trade union within the meaning of the said Code and is the bargaining authority for that group of employees engaged in the cleaning, heating and servicing of the schools. [...] A response to the grievance shall be made in writing within five (5) working days from the date of the Stage 3 meeting, The time may be extended only with the written consent of the Union and the Board prior to the end of the five (5) working day period. [...] (4) Whenever representatives of the Union and the Board meet in the presence of a third party for conciliation, mediation, arbitration or at the invitation of an officer of the Ministry of Labour, at a Labour Relations Board investigation or hearing, the total costs of each of the parties shall be the responsibility of that party, except that the cost of an arbitrator appointed jointly by the part. [...] (F) Death Benefit In the event of the death of an employee on the permanent staff, the Board will pay to the widow or widower, or if there is no widow or widower, to the estate of the deceased, one (1) month's salary on the schedule in effect when the employeewas last in receipt of salary, exclusive of any amount already earned by the deceased up to the date of which they last served, if an employ. [...] The contributions are deposited in a Trust Fund for the Benefit of the employee and can be withdrawn by the employee in accord with the contract covering the Trust Fund with the Credit Union.