Common use of Delegate/Officer Functions Clause in Contracts

Delegate/Officer Functions. The Union shall have the right to designate Union Delegates and officers from among employees in the unit. The authorized Union representative shall be permitted to investigate alleged grievances under this contract within the Hospital and may contact other employees briefly during their on-duty hours to pursue an investigation. When it is not possible to transact such business during nonworking periods, and the supervisor determines the Union Delegate may be spared, the Union Delegate shall be allowed release time (without pay) to perform such functions. (When an employee has exercised a right to Union representation in a meeting, the Employer and Union shall seek to cooperate in scheduling a mutually agreeable date and time for such meeting.) When a Union Delegate is requested by the Employer to meet during work time, such time shall be paid. Subject to Hospital scheduling procedures, the Union Elected Representative elected to attend the Union’s Executive Board Meetings shall be granted approved leave (PTO or LWOP) by the Hospital to attend monthly meetings.

Delegate/Officer Functions. The Union shall have the right to designate Union Delegates and officers from among employees in the unit. The authorized Union representative shall be permitted to investigate alleged grievances under this contract within the Hospital and may contact other employees briefly during their on-duty hours to pursue an investigation. When it is not possible to transact such business during nonworking periods, and the supervisor determines the Union Delegate may be spared, the Union Delegate shall Delegateshall be allowed release time (without pay) to perform such functions. (When an employee has exercised a right to Union representation in a meeting, the Employer and Union shall seek to cooperate in scheduling a mutually agreeable date and time for such meeting.) When a Union Delegate is requested by the Employer to meet during work time, such time shall be paid. Subject to Hospital scheduling procedures, the Union Elected Representative elected to attend the Union’s Executive Board Meetings shall be granted approved leave (PTO or LWOP) by the Hospital to attend monthly meetings.