ADVOCATE RECOGNITION. The Employer agrees to compensate designated advocates at their regular rate of pay for their involvement in contract enforcement. These activities are defined as time spent in grievance investigation, the labor management committee, “Union time” presentations, negotiations or meetings, and in services as mutually agreed upon by the Union and each Employer. Advocates shall have the obligation to inform their supervisors when they will be utilizing advocate time, and shall follow all usual scheduling procedures to ensure client care coverage.
ADVOCATE RECOGNITION. The Employer agrees to compensate designated Advocate at their regular rate of pay for their involvement in certain limited labor relations activities. These activities are defined as actual time spent in grievance meetings provided that the Advocate notifies the immediate supervisor(s) in advance and the supervisor(s) approve; labor management committee meetings including safety committee meetings, orientation presentations, negotiations, and other activities that benefit both the Union and the Employer by prior mutual agreement. Advocates shall have the obligation to inform their supervisors in advance when they will be utilizing Advocate time and shall follow all usual scheduling procedures to ensure client care coverage. Subject to appropriate advance notice and scheduling requirements, worker representatives up to a total of four (4) per calendar year per work site shall be granted eight (8) hours per calendar year to attend Union sponsored training in leadership, representation and dispute resolution. Worker representatives shall be compensated at their regular rate of pay for time spent in such training. Subject to appropriate advance notice and scheduling requirements, employees shall be granted unpaid time, except that an employee may choose to utilize any earned paid time off (i.e. vacation), to attend the Union Convention.
ADVOCATE RECOGNITION. The Employer agrees to allow time off without pay to designated advocates for their involvement in contract enforcement. These activities are defined as time spent in grievance investigations, the labor-management committee, Safety – No Harassment and No Discriminination Committee, “Union time” presentations, negotiations or meetings, and in-services as mutually agreed upon by the Union and the Employer. Advocates shall have the obligation to inform their supervisor when they will be utilizing advocate time, and shall follow all usual scheduling procedures to ensure client care coverage.
ADVOCATE RECOGNITION. The Employer and the Union agree to compensate designated advocates at their regular rate of pay for their involvement in contract enforcement, with the Employer and the Union each agreeing to pay half. Contract enforcement is defined as reasonable, verifiable time spent in the course of a grievance investigation or meetings, labor management committee meetings including safety committee meetings, orientation presentations, negotiations, and other activities that benefit both the Union and the Employer and in services as mutually agreed upon by the Union and the Employer in advance. Time spent by worker representatives in new employee orientations shall be considered hours worked for the purpose of healthcare eligibility (i.e., not for contributions). Advocates are obligated to inform their supervisors in advance when they will be utilizing advocate time and shall follow all of the Employer’s scheduling policies and procedures to ensure client care coverage which takes precedence over Union activities.
ADVOCATE RECOGNITION. The Employer agrees to compensate designated advocates at their regular rate of pay for their involvement in contract enforcement. These activities are defined as time spent in grievance investigation or meetings, and in services as mutually agreed upon by the Union and the Employer. Advocates shall have the obligation to inform their supervisors when they will be utilizing advocate time, and shall follow all usual scheduling procedures to ensure client care coverage. Such paid time shall be counted for the purpose of overtime computation or credited towards the employee’s Cumlative Career Hours in order to ensure continuity of benefits from the Health Benefits Trust and the Training Partnership.
ADVOCATE RECOGNITION. The Employer agrees to compensate designated advocates at their regular rate of pay for their involvement in contract enforcement. These activities are defined as time spent in grievance investigation, the labor management and Safety-No Harassment and No Discrimination (HAD) committees, “Union time” presentations, negotiations or meetings, and in-services as mutually agreed upon by the Union and the employer. Advocates shall have the obligation to coordinate with to informto request from their supervisors when they will be utilizing advocate time, and shall follow all usual scheduling procedures to ensure client care coverage. Not to exceed an aggregate 50 hours of advocacy annually. Only hours actually used will be billed, when advocate time is shortened and not utilized only the actual hours will be reported to the agency. Upon request from the employer, the Union will confirm time spent on contract enforcement activities.
ADVOCATE RECOGNITION. The Employer agrees to compensate designated advocates at their regular rate of pay for their involvement in contract enforcement. These activities are defined as time spent in grievance investigation, the labor management and Safety-No Harassment and No Discrimination (HAD) committees, “Union time” presentations, negotiations or meetings, and in-services as mutually agreed upon by the Union and the employer. Advocates shall have the obligation to coordinate with their supervisors when they will be utilizing advocate time, and shall follow all usual scheduling procedures to ensure client care coverage. Upon request from the employer, the Union will confirm time spent on contract enforcement activities.
ADVOCATE RECOGNITION. The Employer agrees to compensate designated advocates at their regular rate of pay for their involvement in contract enforcement. Contract enforcement is defined as reasonable, verifiable time spent in the course of a grievance investigation or meetings, and in services as mutually agreed upon by the Union and the Employer in advance. Advocates are obligated to inform their supervisors in advance when they will be utilizing advocate time and shall follow all of the Employer’s scheduling policies and procedures to ensure client care coverage which takes precedence over Union activities.
ADVOCATE RECOGNITION. The Employer agrees to allow time off without pay to designated advocates for their involvement in contract enforcement. These activities are defined as time spent in grievance investigations, the labor-management committee, “Union time” presentations, negotiations or meetings, and in-services as mutually agreed upon by the Union and the Employer. Advocates shall have the obligation to inform their supervisor when they will be utilizing advocate time, and shall follow all usual scheduling procedures to ensure client care coverage.
ADVOCATE RECOGNITION
