Common use of Designated Union Representative Clause in Contracts

Designated Union Representative. 5.5.1 The District shall allow designated union representatives to engage in the following activities during work hours and at the District’s facilities, without loss of compensation or benefits: 1. Investigate and process grievance and other workplace-related complaints; 2. Attend investigatory meetings, hearings, and other due process proceedings; 3. Participate in, or prepare for, proceedings that arise from a dispute involving the collective bargaining agreement, including arbitration proceedings, administrative hearings and other proceeding before the Employment Relations Board; 4. Engage in collective bargaining; 5. Attend labor-management meetings, safety committee meetings and any other meetings between representatives of the District and OSEA to discuss employment relations; 6. Provide information regarding the collective bargaining agreement to newly hired bargaining unit employees with thirty (30) calendar days from the date of hire for a period of at least thirty (30) minutes, during new employee orientation or at individual/group meetings that may take place during work hours, without loss of compensation or benefits to the newly hired employee(s). 7. Testify in legal proceedings in which the designated union representative has been subpoenaed as a witness. 5.5.2 For the purpose of this Article, “designated representatives” shall include chapter executive board officers, building representatives, and their designees. A non- employee OSEA Field Representative or Organizer shall be permitted access to the District’s facilities for the purpose of engaging in the activities described in this article on the same terms and conditions as designated representatives. 5.5.3 Designated representatives shall provide their immediate supervisor with written notice of the need to perform the activities listed above at least forth-eight (48) hours prior to the time at which the activities will be performed. There may be situations in which both parties agree that the circumstances do not require advance written notice. The written notice shall indicate: (1) which of the activities listed above will be performed; (2) the date and time at which the activities will be performed; and (3) the approximate length of time the designated representative will spend performing the activities. 5.5.4 If, after receiving notice of the need to perform the activities listed above, the District establishes undue burden on the District operations that cannot be accommodated by any of the measures typically used when an employee is unexpectedly absent from work (arranging a substitute, working with fewer staff, temporarily modifying work assignment, etc.) the District and OSEA shall schedule a mutually agreeable date and time at which the designated representative can perform the activities during work hours. The mutually agreeable date and time shall be no more than seven (7) working days from the date of the request unless both parties agree otherwise. 5.5.5 The District shall not reduce a designated representative’s work hours to accommodate the designated representative’s performance of the activities listed above. However, the designated representative and their supervisor may agree to a flex schedule that allows the designated representative to perform the activities above during paid work hours. 5.5.6 The District may refuse to authorize additional work hours that incur overtime pay as a result of performing the activities list above. 5.5.7 The parties recognize that bargaining may occur outside of normal work hours. Designated representatives who attend a bargaining session outside of normal work hours shall be permitted to flex their normal work hours on the day of the bargaining session in order to attend the bargaining session on paid work time. 5.5.8 The union shall be permitted to meet with employees during regular work hours at their regular work locations to discuss grievance, complaints, and other workplace- related matters, without loss of compensation or benefits to any employee, including any designated representative attending the meeting. 5.5.9 Attendance One classified employee from each building or work site, who works swing shift, will be allowed time to attend the monthly union meeting, provided the employee returns to the worksite and makes up the time that shift.

Designated Union Representative. 5.5.1 The District shall allow designated union representatives to engage in the following activities during work hours and at the District’s facilities, without loss of compensation or benefits: 1. Investigate and process grievance and other workplace-related complaints; 2. Attend investigatory meetings, hearings, and other due process proceedings; 3. Participate in, or prepare for, for proceedings that arise from a dispute involving the collective bargaining agreementagreement (CBA), including arbitration proceedings, administrative hearings and other proceeding before the Employment Relations BoardBoard (XXX); 4. Engage in collective bargaining; 5. Attend labor-management meetings, safety committee meetings and any other meetings between representatives of the District and OSEA to discuss employment relations; 6. Provide information regarding the collective bargaining agreement CBA to newly hired bargaining unit employees with thirty (30) calendar days from the date of hire for a period of at least thirty (30) minutes, during new employee orientation or at individual/group meetings that may take place during work hours, without loss of compensation or benefits to the newly hired employee(s). 7. Testify in legal proceedings in which the designated union representative has been subpoenaed as a witness. 5.5.2 For the purpose of this Article, “designated representatives” shall include chapter executive board officers, building representatives, and their designees. A non- employee OSEA Field Representative field representative or Organizer organizer shall be permitted access to the District’s facilities for the purpose of engaging in the activities described in this article on the same terms and conditions as designated representatives. 5.5.3 Designated representatives shall provide their immediate supervisor with written notice of the need to perform the activities listed above at least forthforty-eight (48) hours prior to the time at which the activities will be performed. There may be situations in which both parties agree that the circumstances do not require advance written notice. The written notice shall indicate: (1) which of the activities listed above will be performed; (2) the date and time at which the activities will be performed; and (3) the approximate length of time the designated representative will spend performing the activities. 5.5.4 If, after receiving notice of the need to perform the activities listed above, the District establishes undue burden on the District operations that cannot be accommodated by any of the measures typically used when an employee is unexpectedly absent from work (arranging a substitute, working with fewer staff, temporarily modifying work assignment, etc.) the District and OSEA shall schedule a mutually agreeable date and time at which the designated representative can perform the activities during work hours. The mutually agreeable date and time shall be no more than seven (7) working days from the date of the request unless both parties agree otherwise. 5.5.5 The District shall not reduce a designated representative’s work hours to accommodate the designated representative’s performance of the activities listed above. However, the designated representative and their supervisor may agree to a flex schedule that allows the designated representative to perform the activities above during paid work hours. 5.5.6 The District may refuse to authorize additional work hours that incur overtime pay as a result of performing the activities list above. 5.5.7 The parties recognize that bargaining may occur outside of normal work hours. Designated representatives who attend a bargaining session outside of normal work hours shall be permitted to flex their normal work hours on the day of the bargaining session in order to attend the bargaining session on paid work time. 5.5.8 The union Union shall be permitted to meet with employees during regular work hours at their regular work locations to discuss grievance, complaints, and other workplace- related matters, without loss of compensation or benefits to any employee, including any designated representative attending the meeting. 5.5.9 Attendance One classified employee from each building or work site, who works swing shift, shift will be allowed time to attend the monthly union meeting, Union meeting provided the employee returns to the worksite and makes up the time that shift.