Common use of COMMISSARY Clause in Contracts

COMMISSARY. When committees, work groups, or task forces are formed to make recommendations on matters directly affecting working conditions of bargaining unit employees, the Employer will fill a position on the committee, work group, or task force with a representative designated by the Union at the appropriate level. A Union representative selected to participate on these committees will be a working member with the same rights and responsibilities as other members. This includes an adequate opportunity to present their thoughts and ideas on whatever subject is being discussed. Each Union representative so selected will have a Union designated alternate to serve when the representative is unavailable. Both parties recognize the Union will, on occasion, need to train some of its representatives on the operation and functions of committees, work groups, and task forces. With the Chief Executive Officer’s approval and workload permitting, the Union will be permitted to have one (1) other representative attend the meeting in a training, nonparticipatory role. The Agency, at its option, may pay any expenses or grant official time for this second attendee. Both the Union and Management agree that smaller committees, work groups, and task forces are preferred, in that they are generally more productive. If the Union representative participating on the committee, work group, or task force so desires, the chairperson of the committee, work group, or task force, in preparing the final report, will accept and specifically include the Union representative’s concerns that were voiced at the meeting. The Union representative will be provided a copy of the final committee, work group, or task force report at the same time through the same applicable distribution procedures as other committee, work group, or task force members. The Union at the appropriate level will be provided the same advance notification of the committee, work group, or task force meeting at the same time as any other member of the committee, work group, or task force. This notification will allow for sufficient travel time.

COMMISSARY. When committees, work groups, or task forces are formed to make recommendations on matters directly affecting working conditions of bargaining unit employees, the Employer will fill a position on the committee, work group, or task force with a representative designated by the Union at the appropriate level. A Union representative selected to participate on these committees will be a working member with the same rights and responsibilities as other members. This includes an adequate opportunity to present their thoughts and ideas on whatever subject is being discussed. Each Union representative so selected will have a Union designated alternate to serve when the representative is unavailable. Both parties recognize the Union will, on occasion, need to train some of its representatives on the operation and functions of committees, work groups, and task forces. With the Chief Executive Officer’s 's approval and workload permitting, the Union will be permitted to have one (1) other representative attend the meeting in a training, nonparticipatory role. The Agency, at its option, may pay any expenses or grant official time for this second attendee. Both the Union and Management agree that smaller committees, work groups, and task forces are preferred, in that they are generally more productive. If the Union representative participating on the committee, work group, or task force so desires, the chairperson of the committee, work group, or task force, in preparing the final report, will accept and specifically include the Union representative’s 's concerns that were voiced at the meeting. The Union representative will be provided a copy of the final committee, work group, or task force report at the same time through the same applicable distribution procedures as other committee, work group, or task force members. The Union at the appropriate level will be provided the same advance notification of the committee, work group, or task force meeting at the same time as any other member of the committee, work group, or task force. This notification will allow for sufficient travel time.