Common use of Communications with Employees Clause in Contracts

Communications with Employees. The Union shall be allowed by County departments in which it represents employees use of available bulletin board space for communications having to do with official union business, such as times and places of meetings, provided such use does not interfere with department needs. The Union may distribute materials to unit employees through County mail distribution channels if approved by the HRD Director. This privilege may be revoked in the event of abuse after the Director consults with Union representatives. Any Union representative shall give the Department Head or his/her representative at least twenty-four hours advance notice when contacting department employees during the duty period of the employees, provided that solicitation for membership and other internal union business shall be conducted only during the non-duty hours of all employees concerned. Prearrangement for routine contact may be made by agreement between the Union and the department head and when made shall continue until revoked.