Common use of Advocacy Clause in Contracts

Advocacy. 11.1. As part of our ongoing campaign to provide the highest possible standard of childcare and engage in an ongoing public campaign to explain the direct relationship between funding and the quality of care, it is in each party's best interest to provide reasonable opportunity for members of the bargaining unit to participate in these efforts. 11.2. To this end, each center will endeavor to provide paid release time to employees involved in such advocacy, which includes, but is not limited to: providing public education, testifying before committees, and participating in stakeholder groups. It is understood that the goal of the advocacy is to serve the collective agenda of the Union and the Association. Whenever possible, the Union, the Association and the Employers will work together to find outside funding to pay for substitutes so that employees can participate without causing undue hardship to centers or employees. The details regarding advocacy activities pertaining to a particular Association Center shall be contained within its Addendum. 11.2.1. We encourage centers to include the Association/Union vision statement in their parent handbooks and/or a statement about our joint advocacy and how parents can become involved to advocate for more funding for the childcare system. Examples of how to keep parents updated and included in our joint advocacy work are: • Having an advocacy bulletin board accessible to parents/families • Sending/posting regular updates about advocacy (legal, as long as we don’t advocate for one particular candidate) through photocopies or email lists. • And/or forming a joint staff/parent advocacy committee to work for Worthy Wages and quality care within the center or as part of the larger ECE/out-of-school time advocacy movement. 11.3. Centers shall observe an advocacy day annually to raise the level of consciousness about the importance of achieving high job standards and low staff turnover in the childcare field. Centers will not provide childcare services on this day. The date will be set by each program annually. Centers will also use this advocacy day to create awareness among parents, business, government and the community that childcare issues are not just the employees’ problem. Centers have the option to use a portion of the day for teacher in-service. The specific activities of the day may be flexible from year to year, depending on current political or community issues. Centers may join together to observe this advocacy day and plan joint activities for addressing political issues related to early childhood care. The annual ACE/Guild Meeting (Article 5) may include recommending the date for the following year’s advocacy day. Additionally a personal invitation from staff and management is very useful in getting parents involved in the event. ACE/Union members will work to offer parent education at advocacy day trainings.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

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Advocacy. 11.1. As part of our ongoing campaign to provide the highest possible standard of childcare and engage in an ongoing public campaign to explain the direct relationship between funding and the quality of care, it is in each party's best interest to provide reasonable opportunity for members of the bargaining unit to participate in these efforts. 11.2. To this end, each center will endeavor to provide paid release time to employees involved in such advocacy, which includes, but is not limited to: providing public education, testifying before committees, and participating in stakeholder groups. It is understood that the goal of the advocacy is to serve the collective agenda of the Union and the Association. Whenever possible, the Union, the Association and the Employers will work together to find outside funding to pay for substitutes so that employees can participate without causing undue hardship to centers or employees. The details regarding advocacy activities pertaining to a particular Association Center shall be contained within its Addendum. 11.2.1. We encourage centers to include the Association/Union vision statement in their parent handbooks and/or a statement about our joint advocacy and how parents can become involved to advocate for more funding for the childcare child care system. Examples of how to keep parents updated and included in our joint advocacy work are: • Having an advocacy bulletin board accessible to parents/families • Sending/posting regular updates about advocacy (legal, as long as we don’t advocate for one particular candidate) through photocopies or email lists. • And/or forming a joint staff/parent advocacy committee to work for Worthy Wages and quality care within the center or as part of the larger ECE/out-of-school time advocacy movement. 11.3. Centers shall observe an advocacy Worthy Wage Day is a day set aside annually for public action to raise the level of consciousness about the importance of achieving high job standards and low staff turnover in the childcare field. Centers will not provide childcare services on this day. The date will be set by each program annually. Centers will Worthy Wages also use this advocacy day works to create an awareness among parents, business, government and the community in general that the childcare issues are staffing crisis is not just the employees’ problem. Centers have are encouraged to recognize Worthy Wage Day in a meaningful manner. One way the option Associations’ centers can do this, is by educating parents about Worthy Wage Day ahead of time; using information from xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx or by sending center representatives to use a portion of the day for teacher in-service. The specific activities of the day may be flexible from year to year, depending on current political or community issues. Centers may join together to observe this advocacy day and plan joint activities for addressing political issues related to early childhood care. The annual ACE/Guild Meeting (Article 5) may include recommending the date for the following year’s advocacy dayWorthy Wages planning meetings. Additionally a personal invitation from staff and management is very useful in getting parents involved in the event. ACE/Union Association /Union members will work to offer parent education at advocacy day Worthy Wages Day trainings. The details of each center’s activities to raise public awareness and obtain parental involvement for Worthy Wages Day shall be contained in its addendum.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

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Advocacy. 11.1. As part of our ongoing campaign to provide the highest possible standard of childcare child care and engage in an ongoing public campaign to explain the direct relationship between funding and the quality of care, it is in each party's best interest to provide reasonable opportunity for members of the bargaining unit to participate in these efforts. 11.2. To this end, each center Small Faces will endeavor to provide paid release time to employees involved in such advocacy, which includes, but is not limited to: providing public education, testifying before committees, and participating in stakeholder groups. It is understood that the goal of the advocacy is to serve the collective agenda of the Union and the AssociationSmall Faces. Whenever possible, the Union, the Association and the Employers Small Faces will work together to find outside funding to pay for substitutes so that employees can participate without causing undue hardship to centers or employees. The details regarding Small Faces will provide up to eight hours per year paid leave to participate in local or state level advocacy. Requests for paid advocacy activities pertaining leave must be submitted and approved by the Administration in writing as soon as possible prior to a particular Association Center shall be contained within its Addendumthe event. Advocacy events include, but are not limited to, giving testimony in Olympia, Seattle or at the County level; or meeting with local, state or federal elected officials. 11.2.1. We encourage centers to include the Association/Union vision statement in their parent handbooks and/or a statement about our joint advocacy and how parents can become involved to advocate for more funding for the childcare system. Examples of how to keep parents updated and included in our joint advocacy work are: • Having an advocacy bulletin board accessible to parents/families • Sending/posting regular updates about advocacy (legal, as long as we don’t advocate for one particular candidate) through photocopies or email lists. • And/or forming a joint staff/parent advocacy committee to work for Worthy Wages and quality care within the center or as part of the larger ECE/out-of-school time advocacy movement. 11.3. Centers Small Faces shall observe an advocacy day annually to raise the level of consciousness about the importance of achieving high job standards and low staff turnover in the childcare field. Centers will not provide childcare services on this day. The date will be set by each program annually. Centers Small Faces will also use this advocacy day to create awareness among parents, business, government and the community that childcare issues are not just the employees’ problem. Centers have Small Faces will not provide childcare services on this day. Advocacy Day will be scheduled annually on a Saturday to be chosen jointly by the option administration and employee representatives. Employees may attend, but are not required to use a portion attend, Advocacy Day and may apply their eight (8) hours of advocacy pay to the day day. Small Faces will plan activities for teacher in-serviceaddressing political issues related to early childhood care. The specific activities of the day may be flexible from year to year, depending on current political or community issues. Centers may join together to observe this advocacy The agenda for the day will be set by a committee made up of representatives from both the administration and plan joint activities for addressing political issues related to early childhood carethe employees, and will be informed by data gathered via a survey of the staff. The annual ACE/Guild Meeting (Article 5) may include recommending the date for the following year’s advocacy dayagenda will be prepared at least one month prior to Advocacy Day. Additionally a personal invitation from staff and management is very useful in getting parents involved in the event. ACE/Union members will work to offer parent education at advocacy day trainings.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

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