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ARTfCLE 6 IJNION REPRESENTATi ION Section 't. Empioyees selected by the Union to act as Union representafives for the purpase of processing grievances under the Grievance Procedure shall be known as Stewards. The City will recognize a Chief Steward, and it wiil recognize one steward and one alternate fram each of the fiollowing: (1) Wastewater Department; (2) Mechanics; (3) Service Department; (4) Wastewater Department - Systems. The steward shall represent employees on ail three (3) shifts. The aiternate stevvard shall be recognized when the regular steward is absent or otherwise not available. Section 2. Empfoyees who parficipate in meetings under Step 1 of the Grievance Procedure, during fheir scheduied working time, or other rneetings scheduled by the City under the Gr.ievance Procedure, during their scheduled working fime, wifi be paid for fime actuaily lost from their scheduled wark time for the purpose of participafing in such meetings. The investigation and processing of grievances by Union representatives during working time shall be Iimited to the last fifteen minutes of a shift. Sectian 3. The Local Union Grievance Committee shall consist ofi the President, Secretary, fhe Chief Steward and/or the Vice President and/or the Steward from the department involved, but not more than four (4) persons. Section 4. When there is a redirection in force, the r'oilowing Union officia!s shall he retained in preference to all employees, provided they can perform the available work President, Vice Prasident, Secretary, Treasurer, Chief Steward, SteVVaCdS 2nd P,lternafe S`31,ewarus, anu trree (3) members of the Union Executive Board. Section 5. In case of a suspensian or discharge or a formalized discipfinary meeting tF?e employee shall have the right ta have his Steward presenf and, upon request, wi(I be permitted to discuss his suspension or discharge wifh fhe Steward in an area made avaifabfe by the City before he is required ta leave the premises. Wifihin fiwenty-four (24) hours of the date af a suspension or 4