Agmt14 Servie Employees International Union SEIU MOU 2014-2017

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4.7 Hold Harmless The Union shall indemnify, defend and save the City harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits, orders or judgments, or other forms of liability that arise out of or by reason of this union security Article, or action taken or not taken by the City under this Article. This includes, but is not limited to, the City's attorneys'fees and costs. ARTICLE 5-CITY RIGHTS To insure that the City is able to carry out its constitutional, chartered and statutory functions and responsibilities, nothing contained herein shall be construed to require the City to meet and confer on matters which are solely a function of management, including the right to direct the work force; to select and determine the content of job classifications; to hire, transfer, promote, suspend, discipline and discharge workers; to assign work to workers in accordance with the requirements determined by the City; to establish and change work schedules and assignments; to lay off workers for lack of work; to expand or diminish services; to subcontract any work or operations; to determine and change methods of operations; to determine and change work locations and the processes and materials to be employed;to take all necessary actions to perform its functions in emergencies. ARTICLE 6-STEWARDS AND OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES-AND RELEASE TIME 6.1 Stewards 6.1.1 The City recognizes the right of the Union to designate a job Steward to handle such Union business as may from time to time be delegated by the Union. A job Steward has no authority to take any action which interrupts the City's operations, or any action in violation of the law. The names of the Stewards so designated shall be forwarded in writing to the City's Personnel Officer and the City's Personnel Officer shall be advised in writing of any changes of Stewards thereafter. 6.1.2 The City will recognize a Steward selected by the Union as its representative in settling grievances with the City Management. It is understood and agreed that handling of any grievance will not unreasonably interfere with the duties of the Steward as a worker. Accordingly, a Steward who is released by a supervisor to investigate a grievance or to meet with City officials shall return promptly to his/her regularly assigned duties. 6.1.3 One Steward shall be relieved from assigned work duties by the supervisor to attend meetings arranged with management and to investigate and process grievances initiated by other workers within the same work area. In no event shall the Steward order any changes and no changes shall be made except with the consent of the appropriate Department Head. 6.1.4 The Union may designate a Chief Steward who may assist other Stewards in their duties, including being present at grievance meetings commencing with the procedures of Article 26.2.2. Such Chief Steward shall be subject to the foregoing conditions applying to other Stewards. The City recognizes that the Chief Steward may require more release time than Stewards. 6