Employee Participation in Union Activities. Subject to appropriate advance notice and scheduling/staffing requirements, Union officers, delegates and members of contract committees may use eight (8) hours per calendar year of their continuing education leave/time to attend union-sponsored training in leadership representation and dispute resolution. The Union must provide written notification to the Employer’s Human Resources Division yearly of the names of union officers, delegates and members of the contract committees in order for those individuals to be eligible to access their continuing education leave/time under this provision.
Employee Participation in Union Activities. An unpaid leave of absence to attend union Executive Board meetings, officer meetings, delegate meetings and training sessions, district delegate assemblies, or union conventions may be approved subject to patient care needs/consumer service requirements. Unpaid release time to participate in these activities will accrue benefits. Subject to appropriate advance notice and scheduling/staffing requirements, Union Officers, delegates and Conference Committee members may use eight (8) hours per calendar year of their post-graduate leave/time to attend union sponsored training in leadership representation and dispute resolution. The Union must provide written notification to the Employer's Human Resources Department once yearly of the names of union officers, delegates and Conference Committee members in order for those individuals to be eligible to access their post-graduate leave/time under this provision. Subject to patient care and staffing needs, an employee may be granted an unpaid leave of absence for up to twelve (12) weeks to assume a position with the Union and the employee shall be entitled to return to his/her former position. On a leave of absence exceeding twelve
Employee Participation in Union Activities. Subject to patient care needs, and subject to manager approval, employees may attend union executive board meetings, officer meetings, delegate meetings and training sessions, district delegate assemblies, or union conventions. The employee may request to use unpaid leave.
Employee Participation in Union Activities. An unpaid leave of absence to attend union Executive Board meetings, officer meetings, delegate meetings and training sessions, district delegate assemblies, or union conventions may be approved subject to patient care needs/consumer service requirements. Unpaid release time to participate in these activities will accrue benefits.
Employee Participation in Union Activities. Employees may request PTO off work for Union activities such as executive board meetings, officer meetings, xxxxxxx meetings and training sessions, and/or union conventions. Such time off requests shall not be unreasonably denied under Employer’s applicable PTO policies, and shall be treated no differently than requests for PTO for any other reason.
Employee Participation in Union Activities. Employees may request PTO off work for Union activities such as executive board meetings, officer meetings, xxxxxxx meetings and training sessions, and/or union conventions. Such time off requests shall not be unreasonably denied under Employer’s applicable PTO policies, and shall be treated no differently than requests for PTO for any other reason. The Union will identify one bargaining unit member to serve on the UFCW 3000 Health Care Advisory Board, that meets three times per year. The bargaining unit member appointed shall have the option of taking unpaid leave for the dates of the Advisory Board meetings or taking any accrued PTO they may have. The Union shall notify the Employer in writing of the dates no later than two (2) months prior to the meetings.
