ASSOCIATION RIGHTS 6.1 The District agrees that employees in the represented unit shall have the right to freely organize, join, and support the Association for the purpose of representation in the meeting and negotiating process.
6.2 The Association and its representatives may use school facilities at reasonable hours outside of instructional time in accordance with the District's use of facilities policy.
6.3 Duly authorized representatives of the Association shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property provided that this shall not interfere with the unit members' work schedule or interrupt normal school facility use.
6.4 The Association shall have the right to post notices of activities and matters of Association concern on unit member bulletin boards. At least a portion of one bulletin board shall be provided in each school building for that purpose. All Association communications shall have proper identification of the Association. Except for the Association elections, political campaign literature shall not be posted on school bulletin boards or distributed through school mail by the Association or any of its unit members, nor shall school facilities or equipment be used in any manner for political purposes by the Association. This provision shall apply to both school buildings and the central offices and to persons working where regular mail boxes do not exist.
6.5 The Association shall appoint all unit member representation on committees established for hiring management personnel when deemed necessary by management.
6.6 The District agrees to furnish the Association, on request, information concerning the financial condition of the District, including annual financial reports and audits, register of certificated personnel, preliminary budget requirements and allocations, agenda and minutes of Board of Education meetings, census and attendance data, names and addresses of unit members, and such other information as will assist the Association in developing intelligent, accurate, informed and constructive programs on behalf of unit members. Nothing contained in the above shall be construed to require that the District provide such information in any form other than it would normally be provided by the District.
6.7 The District will notify the Association of the following changes of status for bargaining unit members at least monthly: name, address, telephone, position, location, change in contract percent or status. Such notification will be sent directly to the Association office.
6.8 The District shall maintain a current seniority list and a copy thereof shall be sent to the Association listing the first day each unit member rendered paid service to the District.
6.9 All vendors seeking to do personal business with unit members shall be referred to the Association. Materials left at the District office and/or school sites by vendors for distribution to unit members shall be referred to the Association representative for review and/or distribution approval.
FEDERATION RIGHTS 1. The following organizational rights shall not be enjoyed by any rival organization.
2. The Federation shall be able to use existing bulletin board(s) or place bulletin boards at the Education Center and Iowa Street locations in a mutual agreeable location(s) that are visible to employees.
3. The Federation shall be represented on committees established by the Board when other employee groups are represented.
4. The facilities requested by the Federation shall not be denied, except where there is a previously announced and conflicting meeting or activity.
5. Information, statistics, and records relating to wages, hours, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment reasonably necessary for the proper enforcement of the terms of this contract, to the extent permitted by privacy laws, shall be made available to the Federation upon request at cost. The Federation President shall receive information which is to be given to the public on the Friday before the Board of Education meeting or as soon thereafter as it is available.
6. The Federation shall have the right to distribute bulletins and other pertinent materials through the inter-school mail delivery and/or by placing them in the mailboxes of employees or by distributing them to employees at their work locations, provided that the employee's normal work duties are not disrupted.
7. The Federation President, or his/her designee who is employed by the Board, shall have the right to visit schools and other work locations to investigate working conditions, employee complaints or problems, or for a purpose relating to the terms and conditions of employment, provided there is no interruption of the employee's normal duties and that the Federation representative announced his/her presence to the principal, or to the person in charge if the principal is not immediately available.
8. The Board shall provide the Federation with the names and addresses of new bargaining unit employees, and the change of addresses and new positions of current employees. The Board will provide annually, within twenty (20) days of the first paycheck, to the Federation a list of bargaining unit members including their work location, classification, and home address. In addition, the Board will provide a list of employees and their seniority dates. As soon as telephone numbers are entered into Board computers, the Board will provide them with the directory information unless the employee objects.
9. The Federation shall be notified of any proposed change in policy or procedure affecting its employees before the change is put into effect. The Federation shall have an opportunity to make recommendations concerning such proposals before they are put into effect. If the Board or the Superintendent issues a policy or procedure which becomes effective because of an emergency or through inadvertence before the Federation is notified and given an opportunity to make recommendations, the Federation, upon request, shall be given an opportunity to make recommendations and, where appropriate, the policy or procedure will be reconsidered.
10. Upon ratification of the contract, the Federation shall have one thousand (1,000) copies printed; the Board and the Federation shall agree on the format. The Board shall pay half the cost of printing the contract in a Union print shop within the Cincinnati City School District which presents the lowest of three bids obtained by the Federation.
11. The Board shall deduct contributions to the Committee on Political Education (COPE) fund from the pay checks of any employee who authorizes in writing that such deductions be made. The Board shall transmit such contributions to the Federation monthly, or less frequently if the Federation so requests. The Federation shall be charged no more than four cents ($.04) per deduction and ten dollars ($10.00) per transmittal to defray the cost of making the deductions. Employees who desire to cancel COPE deductions shall notify the Federation in writing. The Federation shall transmit the cancellations promptly to the Board. Under no circumstances shall the Federation deny the right of employees to revoke the authorization of payroll deduction of Federation COPE contributions.
a. The Board shall not be liable to the Federation for the remittance or payment of any sum other than that constituting actual deductions made from the wages of office employees. The Federation shall indemnify and hold the Board harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits or other forms of liability including, by way of example and not limitation, the cost of any judgment against the Board and the reasonable value of any attorney fees incurred, that may arise out of or by reason of action taken by the Board or not taken by the Board for the purpose of complying with any provision of this Section. The provisions of this Section shall comply with Section 9.41 of the Ohio Revised Code.
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES A. There will be no reprisals of any kind taken against any teacher solely by reason of his/her membership in the Association or for participation in any of its lawful activities.
B. The Association will be provided with copies of minutes of public session official Board meetings. The Board will be provided copies of minutes of public session meetings of the Association.
C. The Association may request and shall be given a place on the agenda of all regular Board meetings for brief reports and announcements.
D. The Superintendent shall be available upon reasonable request to meet with representatives of the Association.
E. The principal of each school shall be available upon reasonable request of Association representatives to discuss questions relating to the implementation of this Agreement in his/her school.
F. The Association will be provided with the names and addresses of all new teachers and all retiring teachers as soon as such information is available.
G. The Association will have the right to have placed in the Superintendent’s packet for all new teachers a letter prepared by the Association which informs said teachers that the Association is recognized as the exclusive negotiating representative for all teachers in the Xxxxxx County Public School System.
H. The Association shall be given a place on the agenda of the orientation program for new teachers to explain the function and benefits of membership.
I. In order for the Association to properly fulfill this Agreement for the benefit of all teachers and the welfare of the school system, the Association representative may visit schools and talk with teachers, provided that the exercise of this right will not interfere with the educational program. The Association representative will check in at the front office of the school upon his/her arrival.
J. The Association shall continue to use school buildings without cost at reasonable times for meetings provided the use of the building shall not result in any additional cost to the Board. The principal of the building in question will be notified in advance of the time and place of all such meetings.
K. The Association representative will have the right to schedule meetings of the teachers before or after school work days or at any other times which do not disrupt the normal school program.
L. There will be bulletin board space of appropriate size reserved for the Association, in an appropriate place in each school building, for the purpose of displaying notices, circulars, and such material. Copies of all such material will be given to the building principal, but his/her advance approval will not be required.
M. The Association will have the right to place Association notices, circulars, and other materials in all teachers’ mailboxes. Copies of all such material will be given to the building principal and Superintendent, but his/her advance approval will not be required. The Association will also have the right to use the interschool mail to distribute prepackaged and labeled material, and its office shall be a designated stop on the interschool mail distribution route for delivery of interschool mail, so long as the Association office is on a regular route.
N. No teacher will be prevented from wearing pins or other identification of membership in the Association.
O. Teachers shall be allowed to attend professional meetings with the approval of the Superintendent.
P. The rights and/or privileges granted to the Association in this section will not be granted to any other teachers’ group or organization during the term of this Agreement.
Q. Officers and members of the Association recognize that school equipment, time, and materials are intended primarily for the use of pupils.
R. Unless a teacher requests that his/her address and phone number not be distributed, the Association faculty representative shall be provided with a faculty list, including home addresses and telephone numbers, by September 15.
S. Association officers and/or representatives shall be permitted to draw upon a total of fifty
EMPLOYEE AND ASSOCIATION RIGHTS 4.1 Association business, discussions, and activities may be conducted by bargaining unit members or union officials on district property, whenever:
4.1.1 An authorized Association representative obtains advance permission from the Superintendent or designee regarding the specific time, place, and type of activity to be conducted.
4.1.2 The Superintendent or designee can verify that such requested activities and use of facilities will not interfere with the school programs and/or duties of bargaining unit members, and will not directly or indirectly interfere with the right of employees to refrain from listening or speaking with a union representative.
4.2 The Association may use the school mailboxes and staff workroom bulletin boards and other means of communication subject to the following conditions: (a) all postings for bulletin board or items for school mailboxes must contain the date of posting or distribution and the identification of the organization, together with a designated authorization by the Association president; (b) a copy of such postings or distributions must be delivered to the Superintendent or designee at the same time as posting or distribution; and, (c) if the Association continually posts or distributes information which is derogatory or defamatory of the District or its personnel, the District may remove the right to post or distribute for a period of one full semester.
4.3 Reasonable access will be provided the Association to duplicating equipment, as long as its use does not interfere with the production of materials for the educational program or administrative functions of the District. The Association will reimburse the District at the same rate as the public for the use of the equipment.
4.4 The Association may exclusively receive time off from duties for the processing of grievances past the Informal Level of the grievance procedure, Article 19 herein, for bargaining unit members who are designated as Association representatives, subject to the following conditions:
4.4.1 By no later than fifteen (15) days following the signing of this Agreement, the Association will designate in writing to the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources, two bargaining unit members who are to receive the time off;
4.4.2 Within fifteen (15) days of the signing of this agreement and within two (2) days of any changes the Association will provide written notification to the Assistant Superintendent a list of all Association officers to include, but not be limited to president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, directors, and grievance representatives. It is recognized that any MTA member, who for whatever reason becomes a non-MTA member, can no longer be an Association officer/representative or represent the Association in any way.
4.4.3 Twenty-four (24) hours prior to release from duties for grievance processing the designated representative informs his immediate supervisor in order that an adequate substitute may be obtained, if such is necessary; and,
4.4.4 That such time off shall be limited solely to representing a grievant in a conference with a management person, beyond the Informal Level, and in no way shall this limitation include use of such time for matters such as gathering information, interviewing witnesses, or preparing a presentation.
4.5 The District shall, at no charge, furnish the Association with one copy of any official budgetary documentation that is available in the district; however, the Association will reimburse the District for the cost of reproduction of subsequent copies.
4.6 The District shall furnish the Association with access to the placement of personnel on the respective salary schedules.
Retention Rights This Agreement and the grant evidenced hereby do not give you the right to be retained by the Company (or any Affiliate) in any capacity. Unless otherwise specified in an employment or other written agreement between the Company (or any Affiliate) and you, the Company (and any Affiliate) reserve the right to terminate your Service at any time and for any reason.
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES SECTION 1 The Association shall have, in addition to other rights expressly set forth or provided by statute, the following rights:
A. Special conferences for important matters will be arranged between the Association President and the designated representative of the Employer upon request of either party. Such meetings will normally be between at least two (2) representatives of each of the parties and will be held at mutually agreeable times and places. Should the Employer require such meetings to be during participating bargaining unit members’ normal scheduled hours, such members will be released for the purpose of attending such conferences without loss of pay.
B. The Association shall be provided with bulletin board space for the purpose of posting Association materials. These bulletin boards will be designated by building principals. The Association shall also have the right to use the school mails to distribute Association material upon the notification of the building principal. No political matter or advertising of any kind will be so posted or distributed without administrative authorization; i.e., millage proposals, ballot items.
C. The Association shall have the right to use school facilities for meetings as long as the intended use does not interfere or conflict unduly with regular school functions, violate school policy, or increase personnel costs.
D. The Association shall have the right to use non-recreational school equipment, including typewriters, mimeograph machines, other duplicating equipment, calculating machines, and all types of audiovisual equipment for Association meetings with the building principal’s approval and scheduling availability.
E. The Association shall pay for the cost of all materials and supplies incidental to such use and shall be responsible for proper operation and care of all such equipment, including repair costs.
F. After notifying the Principal’s office, duly authorized representatives of the Association, or representatives of the state and national levels, shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property provided that this shall not interfere with nor interrupt normal school operation.
G. The officers of the Association or their designees shall have the opportunity to discuss, upon request, any new or modified fiscal budgetary educational policy.
H. The Association shall be credited with a total of eight (8) days to be used by the officers or agents of the Association to bona fide Association business; such use to be at the discretion of the Association as provided herein.
1. The Association agrees to notify the Board no less than forty-eight (48) hours in advance of taking such leave, except in an emergency.
2. The Association will provide payment of the substitute employee on all days.
3. Any employee scheduled to work on such leave shall receive full pay for such day (not including overtime).
I. The duties of any bargaining unit member or the responsibilities of any position in the bargaining unit may not be substantially altered, or increased, (Minor modification in job description excepted) during the life of this Agreement without the concurrence of the employee and the Association.
J. The parties recognize that supervisors may perform some duties which are similar or identical to bargaining unit employees and such functions shall not be considered a violation of this Agreement, so long as no full-time bargaining unit positions are displaced.
K. The Employer agrees to furnish to the Association President, MEA Uniserv Director, or Building Designee available information concerning the financial resources of the District together with information which may be necessary for the Association to process any grievance or complaint in a manner consistent with Article 6.
L. Within ten (10) working days the Employer shall notify the Association of a new said hire in writing which includes rate of pay, step, date of hire, and position.
M. The Employer agrees to provide each employee with a copy of the negotiated agreement.
ASSOCIATION PRIVILEGES A. Building representatives of the Association in each building may use the designated bulletin board space as approved by the building principal to post notices for Association concerns. Such notices shall be limited to the following:
1. Association meetings.
2. Association elections and appointments.
3. Results of Association elections.
4. Recreational and social events of the Association.
5. General communications relevant to the Association. The building principal and Superintendent will direct building representatives to remove inappropriate materials from bulletin boards.
B. Representatives of the Association, with prior approval from the building principals, may make announcements during school faculty meetings either at the beginning or ending of such meetings.
C. Representatives may make announcements over the building public address system before and after the student day after notifying the building principal.
D. The Association President shall receive notice of any scheduled Board meetings and will receive the agenda of regularly scheduled meetings at the same time as the members of the Board of Education.
E. Any employee of the teaching staff may request to speak to the Board in compliance with Board policy governing addressing the Board in public session.
F. Personnel directories, which includes the telephone number for the administrators’ District-provided cell phone number, will be published on the District Directory. Such directory shall be updated at least quarterly. The Personnel directory shall include, at a minimum, the employee's name, assigned building, assigned position, and if a bargaining unit member, the content or grade level being taught.
G. The President of the Association may, upon notification to and approval by the Superintendent, address unit members during staff development days at the beginning of each school year.
H. The Association building representative, upon notification to the building principal, may use individual school equipment. The Association will have the right to use school buildings at reasonable times for meetings provided prior approval is received from the building principal. All equipment will be checked as to condition by the building principal prior to its use so that in the event of damage or breakage, the Association will be responsible to repair or replace at pro-rated market value. Supplies in connection with such equipment will be paid for by the Association.
I. The Association may place organization identification on the mailboxes of Association members and place communiqués within them.
J. Negotiation meetings shall normally be scheduled on other than school time. However, if by mutual agreement, negotiations are scheduled on school time, unit members shall be released from their duties without loss of pay.
K. The President and/or designee of the Association may visit the schools of the District before and after his/her normal unit member duty day, and during his/her duty free lunch.
L. Association building representatives may call building meetings of the Association members assigned to the building before or after the normal student day, as long as said meetings do not conflict with the regularly scheduled unit member duties.
M. Association membership is annual with the membership year being September 1 – August 31. Once a member enrolls, such membership shall be continuous thereafter for each subsequent membership year unless the individual cancels his/her membership.
N. Professional dues will be deducted in equal amounts as specified in Article 10(J), and the Association is responsible for supplying the proper form for authorization. Authorization and membership continues from year to year unless an Association member notifies the Association Membership Chairperson or Association President, and the Board Treasurer in writing between August 1 and August 31 of any given school year to discontinue such deduction and membership. Such authorization shall be effective with the first pay period after receipt of the authorization by the Treasurer. A member may cancel his/her membership outside of the aforementioned cancellation period but shall be responsible for all remaining dues and assessments of the current membership year and by such cancellation acknowledges that he/she is foregoing any rights specifically reserved to members of the Association.
O. The Board and the Association recognize the right of employees to form, join and participate in lawful activities of employee organizations and the right of employees to refuse to form, join and participate in such activities. When a refusal is registered by an employee, the Association shall not coerce an employee to join, participate in the activities of the organization, or to pay dues to the organization.
P. There will be no reprisals of any kind by either the Board or the Association against any employee by reason of participation or nonparticipation in the activities of the Association.
Publication Rights Where activities supported by this Agreement produce books, films, or other such copyrighted materials issued by the PROVIDER, the PROVIDER may copyright, but shall acknowledge that MSHN reserves a royalty-free, non-exclusive and irrevocable license to reproduce, publish and use such materials and to authorize others to reproduce and use such materials. This cannot include service consumer information or personal identification data. Any copyrighted materials or modifications bearing acknowledgment of or by MSHN must be approved by MSHN prior to reproduction and use of such materials. The PROVIDER shall give recognition to the MSHN in any and all publication papers and presentations arising from the program and service contract herein; MSHN will do likewise. In all cases, whether the material is copyrighted or not, the PROVIDER shall acknowledge on all of its publications, reports, brochures, flyers, etc., that public funds, provided by the State of Michigan through MSHN, were used to support the cost of publication and the delivery of the service, program, event, or publication described by it.
Option Rights Except as provided below, the Option shall be valid for a term commencing on the Grant Date and ending 10 years after the Grant Date (the "EXPIRATION DATE").
Termination Rights 17.1 In addition to any other termination rights it has, the Department may terminate this Contract at any time by issuing a Notice to the Training Provider. Such a termination will take effect 20 Business Days after the Notice takes effect under Clause 14.2, or at any later time specified in the Notice.
17.2 If the Department terminates this Contract under Clause 17.1, it will determine and pay:
a) amounts that, in its reasonable opinion, are due and payable under Clause 8 as at the date of termination; and
b) reasonable costs (but not including loss of profit or income) that, in its reasonable opinion, have been necessarily and directly incurred by the Training Provider as a result of the termination, provided that the Training Provider has, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Department:
i) used its best efforts to minimise any costs arising as a result of the termination; and
ii) provided adequate documentary evidence to substantiate those costs.
17.3 This Contract may be terminated at any time by written agreement between the Parties.
17.4 The Department may terminate this Contract immediately by issuing a Notice to the Training Provider if:
a) the Training Provider commits a Material Breach;
b) the Training Provider commits a breach of this Contract (whether or not it is a Material Breach) which cannot be remedied;
c) the Training Provider commits a breach of this Contract (whether or not it is a Material Breach) and it:
i) fails to commence action to remedy the breach within 10 Business Days after the Department has served a Notice requiring it to do so; or
ii) having commenced action to remedy the breach, fails to complete that action as soon as possible and in any event within 20 Business Days of the Department's Notice;
d) without limiting paragraphs (a) to (c), the Training Provider fails to provide some or all of the Training Services for which Funds have been claimed and/or paid or any such Training Services are not provided to a standard satisfactory to the Department;
e) there has been any fraud, or the Department reasonably suspects any fraud, relating to the Training Provider or the Funds, or there has been any misappropriation of Funds by the Training Provider or any other misleading or deceptive conduct on the part of the Training Provider in connection with this Contract or the claiming, receipt or use of the Funds;
f) the Training Provider’s registration as a registered training organisation under the Act or the National Act is suspended, withdrawn, cancelled or otherwise ceases;
g) an Other VET Funding Arrangement Termination Event occurs;