ASSOCIATION RIGHTS AND REPRESENTATION. The Association has the responsibility to represent the collective bargaining interests 11 of all employees in the unit and to enter into such collective bargaining with the object of reaching 12 an agreement applicable to all employees within the bargaining unit.
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS AND REPRESENTATION. A. The Board specifically recognizes the right of the Association to organize and operate under the Michigan Public Employees Relations Act and all other applicable laws and regulations. The rights granted to Employees hereinafter shall be deemed to be in addition to those provided elsewhere.
B. Employees shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship, and no lawful religious or political activities of any Employee, or the lack thereof, shall be grounds for any discipline or discrimination with respect to the employment of such Employee.
C. Provisions of this Agreement and the wages, terms, hours, and conditions of employment shall be applied without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, handicap, sex or marital status or membership in, or association with, the activities of any Employee organization.
D. Subject to the conditions set forth in administrative guidelines, the Association and its members shall be allowed, upon request, to use school building facilities for meeting about local Association business during the hours that the buildings are covered by custodial staff provided the use does not conflict with school instruction, student activities or pre-scheduled events. Administratively approved secretarial assistance will be provided to officers of the Association i.e. typing and printing of Association materials, at cost. Use of District office equipment (i.e. computers and copy machine) may be made available by the Administration consistent with its policies when it does not interfere with or interrupt such use by teachers or students. The Association shall have the exclusive right to post notices of activities and matters of Association concern in each work area in designated areas. The Association may use the District mail service and the District email.
E. The Board agrees to make available to the Association in response to reasonable requests all available information concerning the financial resources of the District, including but not limited to: annual financial reports and audits, register of certified personnel, tentative budgetary requirements and allocations (including county allocation board budgets), agendas and minutes of all board meetings, census and membership data, names and addresses of all employees.
X. Xxxx authorized representatives of the Association and their respective affiliates shall be permitted to transact official, local Association business on school property provided that this shall not int...
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS AND REPRESENTATION. 255 In order to provide additional means of communication with its membership, the Association will be provided access to designated bulletin boards in all major hospital buildings (e.g. University Hospital, Women’s & Children’s, CVC, Kellogg), including new and replacement buildings. The number of bulletin boards per building should be proportional to the volume of resident traffic in a given building, and can be agreed upon between the Association and the Employer. 256 Bulletin Boards and email are the means for communicating written materials to the Employees by the Association. The Employer’s mail distribution system is not available for use by the Association, except that the Association may hand deliver and place communications in a House Officer’s mailbox. 257 The Employer shall provide the Association with lockable bulletin boards designated for its exclusive use in not less than twelve (12) mutually agreeable areas, including one outside the House Officer Association offices, for the purpose of posting Association notices. Association bulletin boards are to be available in all major hospital structures, including new and replacement buildings. Each bulletin board shall be sufficient to hold four (4), eight (8) inch by eleven (11) inch notices. Such notices shall be approved by a responsible officer of the Association. The content of these notices may include, but is not limited to information regarding:
1. Association meetings;
2. Association elections and appointments;
3. Results of Association elections;
4. Recreational and social events of the Association;
5. General communication relevant to the Association’s role as a collective bargaining agent. 258 In the event of a dispute concerning the appropriateness of material posted, the President of the Association will be advised of the nature of the dispute. If the dispute is not resolved within forty-eight (48) hours, the notices will be removed until the dispute is resolved. 259 House Officers shall have access to their Association Representatives without any undue burden. In facilities where more than 25% of the Association bargaining unit provides patient care, the Employer will support House Officers having secure, convenient, and private access to HOA representatives. To that end, the Employer will provide Association Staff:
1. Access to all House Officer-designated work rooms or respite spaces.
2. Access to the University’s Internet/Intranet; Continued access to daily parking on the same te...
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS AND REPRESENTATION. A. Duly authorized representatives of the Association may be permitted to transact Association business regarding the representation of Employees on school property at times which do not interfere with or interrupt the normal school operation nor interrupt or interfere with the duty time of an Employee. The representative shall, upon arrival at the building, notify the supervisor in charge of his/her presence, conduct the business in the building and shall inform the building supervisor upon his/her departure.
B. When requested in writing by the Association to the Director of Business Services, the Employer agrees to make available public budgetary information and other public information which may be necessary for the Association to bargain collectively. Further, the Employer agrees to provide the Association with any information which may be relevant and necessary to process a grievance, provided the information is not exempted from disclosure.
C. The Employer shall provide bulletin board space in each appropriate building which may be used by the Association for posting notices pertaining to lawful Association business.
D. The Association shall inform the Superintendent at the beginning of each school year who its officers are along with the names of at least one building representative from each building along with the lengths of the terms of office of each. It is understood that any of the above persons and/or the Uniserv Director will constitute "an Association representative" for representative purposes.
E. The Association shall, in accordance with the Employer Building Use Policy, have the right to use Employer buildings at times which do not interfere with the assigned functions of the regular programs.
F. The Association recognizes the right of any individual Employee to present grievances to the Employer and have the grievance adjusted without intervention of the Association provided that the adjustment is not inconsistent with the terms of the Agreement and the Association has been given an opportunity to be present at such adjustment.
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS AND REPRESENTATION.
4.1 RECOGNITION: Management recognizes that the Association has the exclusive right to represent employees in the unit in negotiations with Management with regard to personnel policies and practices or other matters affecting general working conditions of employees in the unit. Management respects the rights of the Association and will negotiate with the Association on such matters as described in the previous sentence.
a. Management will recognize national representatives of the Association, the duly elected Local Officers, and Stewards. The Association will supply Management in writing, and will maintain on a current basis, a list of the Association Stewards and Officers.
b. Management will recognize representatives of the IFPTE National Office. The Association will provide reasonable advance notice of visits to the Court by representatives of the National Office. Such visitors will have the same access to
