Common use of EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES Clause in Contracts

EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. 1. The University shall recognize UPTE designated employee representatives who are members of the bargaining unit. The function of the UPTE designated employee representative shall be to inform employees of their rights under this Agreement, to ascertain that the terms and conditions of this Agreement are being observed, and to investigate and assist in the processing of grievances. 2. For the purposes of receiving paid release time as provided in this section, UPTE may designate four (4) unit employees as "UPTE designated employee representatives" at each campus/hospital/LBNL. Additionally, in the event a campus/hospital/LBNL has more than two-hundred (200) employees, UPTE may designate one (1) additional UPTE-designated employee representative for each additional one hundred (100) bargaining unit members thereafter, up to a maximum of seven (7) UPTE designated employee representatives. UPTE shall not designate more than one (1) UPTE designated employee representative per department of 100 employees or less. For each additional one-hundred (100) employees, or fraction thereof, in a department UPTE shall be allowed one (1) additional representative in that department. a. The total cumulative use of paid release time for the UPTE designated employee representative shall be limited to ten (10) hours in any one (1) month. University-convened meetings pursuant to Article 10 - Grievance Procedure, shall not be deducted from this block of time. b. The use of the maximum of ten (10) hours shall be for health and safety or grievance-related activities such as: 1) Review and discussion with employees and management regarding health and safety issues; 2) the initial hand-delivered filing of a grievance and the retrieval of University documents provided pursuant to a written request for information related to a grievance; 3) one-on-one meetings with a grievant concerning a filed grievance, or an alleged violation of this Agreement which is at the Informal Review stage of Article 10 - Grievance Procedure; 4) meetings with the University representative to whom written grievances are presented or to whom documents related to filed grievance(s) are presented/signed or with whom time limit agreements are achieved; 5) Informal Review meetings held pursuant to Section E. of Article 10 - Grievance Procedure; c. A request for release time will be made to the UPTE designated employee representative's supervisor prior to the activity. Such approval shall be granted solely on the basis of operational needs and shall not be denied unreasonably. d. At its sole discretion, the University may authorize use of release time for more than ten (10) hours in a month per department. The exercise of this discretion and/or the enforcement by the University of the ten (10) hour maximum shall under no circumstances establish a precedent for the UPTE designated employee representative or department involved nor shall the allowance of greater than ten (10) hours in a month for an UPTE designated employee representative have any effect or bearing on the ability of the University to enforce the ten (10) hour maximum on any other UPTE designated employee representative. e. Should a question of possible abuse of these release time provisions arise, the University will so notify UPTE, and the parties will attempt to resolve the matter. If a question remains, the University may take corrective action when warranted. f. In the event that release time granted under Section C.2.a. above is not sufficient for the representative’s duties and additional time is not granted under Section C.2.d. above, the employee representative may elect to use vacation time in accordance with Article 43 - Vacation, or leave in accordance with Article 17 - Leaves for Union Business.

EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. 1. The University shall recognize UPTE designated employee representatives who are members have been identified in accordance with the terms of the bargaining unitthis Agreement. The function of the UPTE designated employee representative shall be is to inform employees of their rights under this Agreement, to ascertain that the terms and conditions of this Agreement are being observed, and to investigate and assist in the processing of grievances. 2. For the purposes of receiving paid release time as provided in this section, UPTE may designate four (4) unit employees as "UPTE designated employee representatives" at each campus/hospital/LBNLlaboratory may have one UPTE-designated employee as UPTE designated employee representative (for example, one representative from the San Diego campus & hospitals). Additionally, in the event If a campus/hospital/LBNL laboratory has more than two-one hundred (200100) employeesbargaining unit members, UPTE may additionally designate one (1) additional UPTE-designated employee representative for each additional one hundred (100) bargaining unit members thereafter, up to a maximum of seven six (76) UPTE UPTE-designated employee representativesrepresentatives per campus/hospital/laboratory. UPTE shall not designate more than one (1) UPTE designated employee representative per department of 100 employees or less. For each additional one-hundred (100) employees, or fraction thereof, in a department UPTE shall be allowed one (1) additional representative in that department. a. The total cumulative use of paid release time for the any UPTE designated employee representative shall be limited to ten (10) hours in any one (1) calendar month, with the exception of one (1) UPTE designated representative who would receive twelve (12) hours per calendar month per location. University-University convened meetings pursuant to Article 10 8 - Grievance Procedure, shall not be deducted from this block of time. b. The use of the maximum of ten (10) hours time provided shall be for health and safety or grievance-grievance- related activities activity such as: 1) Review and discussion with employees and management regarding health and safety issues; 2) the The initial hand-delivered filing of a grievance and the retrieval of University documents provided pursuant to a written request for information related to a grievance; 32) one-on-One on one meetings with a grievant concerning a filed grievance, or an alleged violation of this Agreement which is at the Informal Review stage of Article 10 - Grievance Procedure8, Grievance; 43) meetings Meetings with the University representative to whom written grievances are presented presented, or to whom documents related to filed grievance(s) grievance are presented/signed signed, or with whom time limit agreements are achieved; 54) Informal Review meetings held pursuant to Section E. of Article 10 - Grievance Procedure8, Grievance; c. A request for release time will be made to the UPTE designated employee representative's ’s supervisor prior to the activity. Such approval shall be granted solely based on the basis of operational needs and shall not be denied unreasonably. d. At its sole discretion, the University may authorize use of release time for more than ten (10) hours the time limits provided in a month per departmentthis Article. The exercise of this discretion and/or the enforcement by the University of the ten (10) hour maximum time shall under no circumstances establish a precedent for the UPTE designated employee representative or department involved nor shall involved. Furthermore, the allowance of greater than ten (10) hours the maximum time in a month for an UPTE designated employee representative shall not have any effect or bearing on the University’s ability of the University to enforce the ten (10) hour maximum on any other UPTE designated employee representative. e. Should a question of possible abuse of these release time provisions arise, the University will so notify UPTE, and the parties will attempt to resolve the matter. If a question remains, the University may take corrective action when warranted. f. In the event that release time granted under Section C.2.a. above is not sufficient for the representative’s duties and additional time is not granted under Section C.2.d. above, the employee representative may elect to use vacation time in accordance with Article 43 - Vacation, or leave in accordance with Article 17 - Leaves for Union Business.

EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. 1. The University shall recognize UPTE CUE designated employee representatives who are members of the bargaining unit. The function of the UPTE CUE designated employee representative shall be to inform employees of their rights under this Agreement, to ascertain that the terms and conditions of this Agreement are being observed, and to investigate and assist in the processing of grievances. 2. For the purposes of receiving paid release time as provided in this section, UPTE CUE may designate four (4) unit University employees as "UPTE CUE designated employee representatives" at each campus/Laboratory/hospital/LBNL. Additionally, in the event a campus/hospital/LBNL laboratory has more than two-hundred (200) employees200employees, UPTE CUE may designate one (1) additional UPTECUE-designated employee representative for each additional one hundred (100) 100 bargaining unit members thereafter, up to a maximum of seven thirty (730) UPTE CUE-designated employee representatives. UPTE CUE shall not designate more than one (1) UPTE CUE designated employee representative per department unless the department has more than 200 employees in which case there can be up to 1 per 100 CX employees. The department CUE reps may not be from the same smaller unit (4 or less CX employees) of 100 employees or less. For each additional one-hundred (100) employees, or fraction thereof, in such a department UPTE shall be allowed one (1) additional representative in that large department. a. The total cumulative use of paid release time for the UPTE CUE designated employee representative shall be limited to ten (10) hours 10hours in any one (1) month. University-University convened meetings pursuant to Article 10 - Grievance Procedure, shall not be deducted from this block of time. b. The use of the maximum of ten (10) 10 hours shall be for health and safety or grievance-related activities activity such as: 1) Review and discussion with employees and management regarding health and safety issues; 2) the initial hand-delivered filing of a grievance and the retrieval of University documents provided pursuant to a written request for information related to a grievance; 32) one-on-one meetings with a grievant concerning a filed grievance, or an alleged violation of this Agreement which is at the Informal Review stage of Article 10 - Grievance Procedure; 43) meetings with the University representative to whom written grievances are presented or to whom documents related to filed grievance(s) grievance are presented/signed or with whom time limit agreements are achieved; 54) Informal Review meetings held pursuant to Section 'E. of Article 10 - Grievance Procedure; c. A request for release time will be made to the UPTE designated employee representative's supervisor prior to the activity. Such approval shall be granted solely on the basis of operational needs and shall not be denied unreasonably. d. At its sole discretion, the University may authorize use of release time for more than ten (10) hours in a month per department. The exercise of this discretion and/or the enforcement by the University of the ten (10) hour maximum shall under no circumstances establish a precedent for the UPTE designated employee representative or department involved nor shall the allowance of greater than ten (10) hours in a month for an UPTE designated employee representative have any effect or bearing on the ability of the University to enforce the ten (10) hour maximum on any other UPTE designated employee representative. e. Should a question of possible abuse of these release time provisions arise, the University will so notify UPTE, and the parties will attempt to resolve the matter. If a question remains, the University may take corrective action when warranted. f. In the event that release time granted under Section C.2.a. above is not sufficient for the representative’s duties and additional time is not granted under Section C.2.d. above, the employee representative may elect to use vacation time in accordance with Article 43 - Vacation, or leave in accordance with Article 17 - Leaves for Union Business.Article-

EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. 1. The University shall recognize UPTE FUPOA-designated employee representatives who are members of the bargaining unit. The function of the UPTE FUPOA-designated employee representative representatives shall be to inform employees of their rights under this Agreement, to ascertain that the terms and conditions of this Agreement are being observed, and to investigate and assist in the processing of grievances, and promote communication with the University. 2. For the purposes of receiving paid release time as provided in Employee representatives under this section, UPTE may designate four (4) unit employees as "UPTE designated employee representatives" at each campus/hospital/LBNL. Additionally, in the event a campus/hospital/LBNL has more than two-hundred (200) employees, UPTE may designate section include one (1) additional UPTE-designated employee representative FUPOA Director for each additional one hundred (100) bargaining unit members thereafter, up to a maximum of seven (7) UPTE designated employee representatives. UPTE shall not designate more than campus and one (1) UPTE designated employee representative per department of 100 employees or less. For each additional one-hundred (100) employees, or fraction thereof, in a department UPTE shall be allowed one (1) additional representative in that departmentsystem wide FUPOA President. a. 3. The total cumulative use of paid release time for the UPTE designated employee representative grievances filed at a campus shall be limited to ten (10) hours in any one (1) monthmonth per campus. The FUPOA representative shall be authorized release time for the Step 1 Meeting and one-on-one meetings with a grievant related to a formal grievance which has been filed with the University-convened meetings pursuant . The FUPOA representative may be granted authorized release time for other grievance related activity, such as that related to Article 10 - Grievance Procedure, the initial filing of a formal grievance or to ascertain that the terms and conditions of this Agreement are being observed. Meetings initiated by University officials shall not be deducted from this block of time. b. 4. The use of the maximum of ten (10) hours shall to be provided is not to be used for health and safety or grievance-grievance related activities such as: 1) Review and discussion with employees and management regarding health and safety issues; 2) as research, writing or preparation of briefs, or writing or preparation of other such statements of positions or argument. When such time is used for the initial hand-delivered filing of a grievance and the retrieval of University documents provided pursuant to a written request for information related to a grievance; 3) one-on-one meetings site grievance related activities of witness interviewing and/or document collection, the FUPOA representative shall not interfere with a grievant concerning a filed grievance, work activities of the witness or an alleged violation possessors of this Agreement which is at the Informal Review stage of Article 10 - Grievance Procedure; 4) meetings with the University representative to whom written grievances are presented or to whom documents related to filed grievance(s) are presented/signed or with whom time limit agreements are achieved; 5) Informal Review meetings held pursuant to Section E. of Article 10 - Grievance Procedure; c. documents. A request for release time will be made to the UPTE designated employee FUPOA representative's ’s supervisor prior to the activity. Such approval shall be granted solely on the basis of operational needs and shall not be denied unreasonably. d. 5. At its sole discretion, the University Police Chief or designee may authorize use of release time for more than ten (10) hours in a month per departmentmonth. The exercise of this discretion and/or the enforcement by the University Police Chief or designee of the ten (10) hour maximum shall under no circumstances establish a precedent for the UPTE designated employee representative or department involved FUPOA representative, nor shall the allowance of greater than ten (10) hours in a month for an UPTE designated employee a FUPOA representative have any effect or bearing on the ability of the University to enforce the ten (10) hour maximum on any other UPTE designated employee FUPOA representative. e. Should a question of possible abuse of these release time provisions arise, the University will so notify UPTE, and the parties will attempt to resolve the matter. If a question remains, the University may take corrective action when warranted. f. In the event that release time granted under Section C.2.a. above is not sufficient for the representative’s duties and additional time is not granted under Section C.2.d. above, the employee representative may elect to use vacation time in accordance with Article 43 - Vacation, or leave in accordance with Article 17 - Leaves for Union Business.

EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. 1. The University shall recognize UPTE IAFF designated employee representatives who are members of the bargaining unit. The function of the UPTE IAFF designated employee representative shall be to inform employees of their rights under this Agreement, to ascertain that the terms and conditions of this Agreement are being observed, and to investigate and assist in the processing of grievances. 2. For the purposes of receiving paid release time as provided in this sectionSection, UPTE IAFF may designate four (4) unit employees as "UPTE IAFF designated employee representatives" at each campus/hospital/LBNL. Additionally, in the event a campus/hospital/LBNL campus has more than two-hundred (200) employees, UPTE IAFF may designate one (1) additional UPTE-IAFF designated employee representative for each additional one one-hundred (100) bargaining unit members thereafter, up to a maximum of seven (7) UPTE IAFF designated employee representatives. UPTE IAFF shall not designate more than one (1) UPTE IAFF designated employee representative per department of 100 one-hundred (100) employees or less. For each additional one-hundred (100) employees, or fraction thereof, in a department UPTE IAFF shall be allowed one (1) additional representative in that department. a. The total cumulative use of paid release time for the UPTE IAFF designated employee representative shall be limited to ten (10) hours in any one (1) month. University-convened meetings pursuant to Article 10 - Grievance Procedure, shall not be deducted from this block of time. b. The use of the maximum of ten (10) hours shall be for health and safety or grievance-related activities activity such as: 1) Review and discussion with employees and management regarding health and safety issues; 2) the initial hand-delivered filing of a grievance and the retrieval of University documents provided pursuant to a written request for information related to a grievance; 32) one-on-one (1) on one (1) meetings with a grievant concerning a filed grievance, or an alleged violation of this Agreement which is at the Informal Review stage of Article 10 - Grievance Procedure; 43) meetings with the University representative to whom written grievances are presented or to whom documents related to filed grievance(s) grievance are presented/signed or with whom time limit agreements are achieved; 54) Informal Review meetings held pursuant to Section E. E of Article 10 - Grievance Procedure; c. A request for release time will be made to the UPTE IAFF designated employee representative's supervisor prior to the activity. Such approval shall be granted solely on the basis of operational needs and shall not be denied unreasonably. d. At its sole discretion, the University may authorize use of release time for more than ten (10) hours in a month per department. The exercise of this discretion and/or the enforcement by the University of the ten (10) hour maximum shall under no circumstances establish a precedent for the UPTE IAFF designated employee representative or department involved nor shall the allowance of greater than ten (10) hours in a month for an UPTE IAFF designated employee representative have any effect or bearing on the ability of the University to enforce the ten (10) hour maximum on any other UPTE IAFF designated employee representative. e. Should a question of possible abuse of these release time provisions arise, the University will so notify UPTEIAFF, and the parties will attempt to resolve the matter. If a question remains, the University may take corrective action when warranted. f. In the event that release time granted under Section C.2.a. C.2.a above is not sufficient for the representative’s duties and additional time is not granted under Section C.2.d. C.2.d above, the employee representative may elect to use vacation time in accordance with Article 43 40 - Vacation, or leave without pay in accordance with Article 17 - Leaves for Union Business.

EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. 1. The University shall recognize UPTE UPTE-designated employee representatives who are members of the bargaining unit. The function of the UPTE UPTE- designated employee representative shall be to inform employees of their rights under this Agreement, to ascertain that the terms and conditions of this Agreement are being observed, and to investigate and assist in the processing of grievances. 2. For the purposes of receiving paid release time as provided in this section, UPTE may designate four (4) unit employees as "UPTE “UPTE-designated employee representatives" at each campus/Laboratory/hospital/LBNL. Additionally, in the event a campus/hospital/LBNL laboratory has more than two-hundred (200) 200 employees, UPTE may designate one (1) additional UPTE-designated employee representative for each additional one hundred (100) 100 bargaining unit members thereafter, up to a maximum of seven (7) UPTE UPTE-designated employee representatives. UPTE shall not designate more than one (1) UPTE UPTE- designated employee representative per department of 100 employees or lessdepartment. For each additional one-hundred (100) 100 employees, or fraction thereof, in a department UPTE shall be allowed one (1) additional representative in that department. a. The total cumulative use of paid release time for the UPTE UPTE- designated employee representative shall be limited to ten (10) hours in any one (1) month. University-convened meetings pursuant to Article 10 - 10, Grievance Procedure, shall not be deducted from this block of time. b. The use of the maximum of ten (10) hours shall be for health and safety or grievance-grievance- related activities activity such as: 1) Review and discussion with employees and management regarding health and safety issues; 2) the initial hand-delivered filing of a grievance and the retrieval of University documents provided pursuant to a written request for information related to a grievance; 32) one-on-one meetings with a grievant concerning a filed grievance, or an alleged violation of this Agreement which is at the Informal Review stage of Article 10 - Article10 – Grievance Procedure; 43) meetings with the University representative to whom written grievances are presented or to whom documents related to filed grievance(s) grievances are presented/signed or with whom time limit agreements are achieved; 54) Informal Review meetings held pursuant to Section §E. of Article 10 - Grievance Procedure; c. A request for release time will be made to the UPTE designated employee representative's supervisor prior to the activity. Such approval shall be granted solely on the basis of operational needs and shall not be denied unreasonably. d. At its sole discretion, the University may authorize use of release time for more than ten (10) hours in a month per department. The exercise of this discretion and/or the enforcement by the University of the ten (10) hour maximum shall under no circumstances establish a precedent for the UPTE designated employee representative or department involved nor shall the allowance of greater than ten (10) hours in a month for an UPTE designated employee representative have any effect or bearing on the ability of the University to enforce the ten (10) hour maximum on any other UPTE designated employee representative. e. Should a question of possible abuse of these release time provisions arise, the University will so notify UPTE, and the parties will attempt to resolve the matter. If a question remains, the University may take corrective action when warranted. f. In the event that release time granted under Section C.2.a. above is not sufficient for the representative’s duties and additional time is not granted under Section C.2.d. above, the employee representative may elect to use vacation time in accordance with Article 43 - Vacation, or leave in accordance with Article 17 - Leaves for Union Business.–

EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. 1. The University shall recognize UPTE Teamsters Local 2010 designated employee representatives who are members of the bargaining unit. The function of the UPTE Teamsters Local 2010 designated employee representative shall be to inform employees of their rights under this Agreement, to ascertain that the terms and conditions of this Agreement are being observed, and to investigate and assist in the processing of grievances. 2. For the purposes of receiving paid release time as provided in this section, UPTE Teamsters Local 2010 may designate four (4) unit University employees as "UPTE Teamsters Local 2010 designated employee representatives" representatives at each campus/hospital/LBNLLaboratory. Additionally, in the event a the campus/hospital/LBNL Laboratory has more than two-hundred (200) 200 employees, UPTE Teamsters Local 2010 may designate one (1) additional UPTE-Teamsters Local 2010 designated employee representative for each additional one hundred (100) 100 bargaining unit members thereafter, up to a maximum of seven thirty (730) UPTE Teamsters Local 2010 designated employee representatives. UPTE Teamsters Local 2010 shall not designate more than one (1) UPTE Teamsters Local 2010 designated employee representative per department unless the department has more than 200 employees in which case there can be up to 1 per 100 CX employees. The department Teamsters Local 2010 representatives may not be from the same smaller unit (4 or less CX employees) of 100 employees or less. For each additional one-hundred (100) employees, or fraction thereof, in such a department UPTE shall be allowed one (1) additional representative in that large department. a. The total cumulative use of paid release time for the UPTE Teamsters Local 2010 designated employee representative shall be limited to ten (10) 10 hours in any one (1) month. University-University convened meetings pursuant to Article 10 - 7 – Grievance Procedure, shall not be deducted from this block of time. b. The use of the maximum of ten (10) hours Such paid release time shall be for health and safety or grievance-related activities such as: 1) Review and discussion with employees and management regarding health and safety issues; 2) the The initial hand-delivered filing of a grievance and the retrieval of University documents provided pursuant to a written request for information related to a grievance; 32) oneOne-on-one meetings with a grievant concerning a filed grievance, or an alleged violation of this Agreement which is at the Informal Review stage of Article 10 - 7 – Grievance Procedure; 43) meetings Meetings with the University representative to whom written grievances are presented or to whom documents related to filed grievance(s) grievances are presented/signed or with whom time limit agreements are achieved; 54) Informal Review meetings held pursuant to Section E. of Article 10 - Grievance Procedure; c. A request for release time will be made to the UPTE designated employee representative's supervisor prior to the activity. Such approval shall be granted solely on the basis of operational needs and shall not be denied unreasonably. d. At its sole discretion, the University may authorize use of release time for more than ten (10) hours in a month per department. The exercise of this discretion and/or the enforcement by the University of the ten (10) hour maximum shall under no circumstances establish a precedent for the UPTE designated employee representative or department involved nor shall the allowance of greater than ten (10) hours in a month for an UPTE designated employee representative have any effect or bearing on the ability of the University to enforce the ten (10) hour maximum on any other UPTE designated employee representative. e. Should a question of possible abuse of these release time provisions arise, the University will so notify UPTE, and the parties will attempt to resolve the matter. If a question remains, the University may take corrective action when warranted. f. In the event that release time granted under Section C.2.a. above is not sufficient for the representative’s duties and additional time is not granted under Section C.2.d. above, the employee representative may elect to use vacation time in accordance with Article 43 - Vacation, or leave in accordance with Article 17 - Leaves for Union Business.7

EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. 1. The University shall recognize UPTE designated employee representatives who are members of the bargaining unit. The function of the UPTE designated employee representative shall be to inform employees of their rights under this Agreement, to ascertain that the terms and conditions of this Agreement are being observed, and to investigate and assist in the processing of grievances. 2. For the purposes of receiving paid release time as provided in this section, UPTE may designate four (4) unit employees as "UPTE designated employee representatives" at each campus/Laboratory/hospital/LBNL. Additionally, in the event a campus/hospital/LBNL hospital/ laboratory has more than two-hundred (200) employees, UPTE may designate one (1) additional UPTE-UPTE- designated employee representative for each additional one hundred (100) bargaining unit members thereafter, up to a maximum of seven (7) UPTE UPTE-designated employee representatives. UPTE shall not designate more than one (1) UPTE designated employee representative per department of 100 employees or less. For each additional one-hundred (100) 100 employees, or fraction thereof, in a department UPTE shall be allowed one (1) additional representative in that department. a. The total cumulative use of paid release time for the UPTE designated employee representative shall be limited to ten (10) hours in any one (1) month. University-University- convened meetings pursuant to Article 10 - 10, Grievance Procedure, shall not be deducted from this block of time. b. The use of the maximum of ten (10) hours shall be for health and safety or grievance-related activities such as: 1) Review and discussion with employees and management regarding health and safety issues; 2) the initial hand-delivered filing of a grievance and the retrieval of University documents provided pursuant to a written request for information related to a grievance; 3) one-on-one on one meetings with a grievant concerning a filed grievance, or an alleged violation of this Agreement which is at the Informal Review stage of Article 10 - 10, Grievance Procedure; 4) meetings with the University representative to whom written grievances are presented or to whom documents related to filed grievance(s) are presented/signed or with whom time limit agreements are achieved; 5) Informal Review meetings held pursuant to Section E. of Article 10 - 10, Grievance Procedure; c. A request for release time will be made to the UPTE designated employee representative's supervisor prior to the activity. Such approval shall be granted solely on the basis of operational needs and shall not be denied unreasonably. d. At its sole discretion, the University may authorize use of release time for more than ten (10) hours in a month per department. The exercise of this discretion and/or the enforcement by the University of the ten (10) hour maximum shall under no circumstances establish a precedent for the UPTE designated employee representative or department involved nor shall the allowance of greater than ten (10) hours in a month for an UPTE designated employee representative have any effect or bearing on the ability of the University to enforce the ten (10) hour maximum on any other UPTE designated employee representative. e. Should a question of possible abuse of these release time provisions arise, the University will so notify UPTE, and the parties will attempt to resolve the matter. If a question remains, the University may take corrective action when warranted. f. In the event that release time granted under Section C.2.a. above is not sufficient for the representative’s duties and additional time is not granted under Section C.2.d. above, the employee representative may elect to use vacation time in accordance with Article 43 - Vacation, or leave in accordance with Article 17 - Leaves for Union Business.ten

EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. 1. The University shall recognize UPTE designated employee representatives who are members have been identified in accordance with the terms of the bargaining unitthis Agreement. The function of the UPTE designated employee representative shall be is to inform employees of their rights under this Agreement, to ascertain that the terms and conditions of this Agreement are being observed, and to investigate and assist in the processing of grievances. 2. For the purposes of receiving paid release time as provided in this section, UPTE may designate four (4) unit employees as "UPTE designated employee representatives" at each campus/hospital/LBNLlaboratory may have one UPTE- designated employee as UPTE designated employee representative (for example, one representative from the San Diego campus & hospitals). Additionally, in the event If a campus/hospital/LBNL laboratory has more than two-one hundred (200100) employeesbargaining unit members, UPTE may additionally designate one (1) additional UPTE-designated employee representative for each additional one hundred (100) bargaining unit members thereafter, up to a maximum of seven six (76) UPTE UPTE- designated employee representativesrepresentatives per campus/hospital/laboratory. UPTE shall not designate more than one (1) UPTE designated employee representative per department of 100 employees or less. For each additional one-hundred (100) employees, or fraction thereof, in a department UPTE shall be allowed one (1) additional representative in that department. a. The total cumulative use of paid release time for the any UPTE designated employee representative shall be limited to ten (10) hours in any one (1) month, with the exception of one (1) UPTE designated representative who would receive twelve (12) hours per month per location. University-University convened meetings pursuant to Article 10 8 - Grievance Procedure, shall not be deducted from this block of time. b. The use of the maximum of ten (10) hours time provided shall be for health and safety or grievance-grievance- related activities activity such as: 1) Review and discussion with employees and management regarding health and safety issues; 2) the The initial hand-delivered filing of a grievance and the retrieval of University documents provided pursuant to a written request for information related to a grievance; 32) one-on-One on one meetings with a grievant concerning a filed grievance, or an alleged violation of this Agreement which is at the Informal Review stage of Article 10 - Grievance Procedure8, Grievance; 43) meetings Meetings with the University representative to whom written grievances are presented presented, or to whom documents related to filed grievance(s) grievance are presented/signed signed, or with whom time limit agreements are achieved; 54) Informal Review meetings held pursuant to Section E. of Article 10 - Grievance Procedure8, Grievance; c. A request for release time will be made to the UPTE designated employee representative's ’s supervisor prior to the activity. Such approval shall be granted solely based on the basis of operational needs and shall not be denied unreasonably. d. At its sole discretion, the University may authorize use of release time for more than ten (10) hours the time limits provided in a month per departmentthis Article. The exercise of this discretion and/or the enforcement by the University of the ten (10) hour maximum time shall under no circumstances establish a precedent for the UPTE designated employee representative or department involved nor shall involved. Furthermore, the allowance of greater than ten (10) hours the maximum time in a month for an UPTE designated employee representative shall not have any effect or bearing on the University’s ability of the University to enforce the ten (10) hour maximum on any other UPTE designated employee representative. e. Should a question of possible abuse of these release time provisions arise, the University will so notify UPTE, and the parties will attempt to resolve the matter. If a question remains, the University may take corrective action when warranted. f. In the event that release time granted under Section C.2.a. above is not sufficient for the representative’s duties and additional time is not granted under Section C.2.d. above, the employee representative may elect to use vacation time in accordance with Article 43 - Vacation, or leave in accordance with Article 17 - Leaves for Union Business.

EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. 1. The University shall recognize UPTE designated employee representatives who are members of the bargaining unit. The function of the UPTE designated employee representative shall be to inform employees of their rights under this Agreement, to ascertain that the terms and conditions of this Agreement are being observed, and to investigate and assist in the processing of grievances. 2. For the purposes of receiving paid release time as provided in this section, UPTE may designate four (4) unit employees as "UPTE designated employee representatives" at each campus/hospital/LBNL. Additionally, in the event a campus/hospital/LBNL has more than two-hundred (200) employees, UPTE may designate one (1) additional UPTE-designated employee representative for each additional one hundred (100) bargaining unit members thereafter, up to a maximum of seven (7) UPTE designated employee representatives. UPTE shall not designate more than one one (1) UPTE designated employee representative per department of 100 employees or less. For each additional one-hundred (100) employees, or fraction thereof, in a department UPTE shall be allowed one (1) additional representative in that department. a. The total cumulative use of paid release time for the UPTE designated employee representative shall be limited to ten (10) hours in any one (1) month. University-convened meetings pursuant to Article 10 - Grievance Procedure, shall not be deducted from this block of time. b. The use of the maximum of ten (10) hours shall be for health and safety or grievance-related activities such as: 1) Review and discussion with employees and management regarding health and safety issues; 2) the initial hand-delivered filing of a grievance and the retrieval of University documents provided pursuant to a written request for information related to a grievance; 3) one-on-one meetings with a grievant concerning a filed grievance, or an alleged violation of this Agreement which is at the Informal Review stage of Article 10 - Grievance Procedure; 4) meetings with the University representative to whom written grievances are presented or to whom documents related to filed grievance(s) are presented/signed or with whom time limit agreements are achieved; 5) Informal Review meetings held pursuant to Section E. of Article 10 - Grievance Procedure; c. A request for release time will be made to the UPTE designated employee representative's supervisor prior to the activity. Such approval shall be granted solely on the basis of operational needs and shall not be denied unreasonably. d. At its sole discretion, the University may authorize use of release time for more than ten (10) hours in a month per department. The exercise of this discretion and/or the enforcement by the University of the ten (10) hour maximum shall under no circumstances establish a precedent for the UPTE designated employee representative or department involved nor shall the allowance of greater than ten (10) hours in a month for an UPTE designated employee representative have any effect or bearing on the ability of the University to enforce the ten (10) hour maximum on any other UPTE designated employee representative. e. Should a question of possible abuse of these release time provisions arise, the University will so notify UPTE, and the parties will attempt to resolve the matter. If a question remains, the University may take corrective action when warranted. f. In the event that release time granted under Section C.2.a. above is not sufficient for the representative’s duties and additional time is not granted under Section C.2.d. above, the employee representative may elect to use vacation time in accordance with Article 43 - Vacation, or leave in accordance with Article 17 - Leaves for Union Business.-

EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. 1. The University shall recognize UPTE designated employee representatives who are members of the bargaining unit. The function of the UPTE designated employee representative shall be to inform employees of their rights under this Agreement, to ascertain that the terms and conditions of this Agreement are being observed, and to investigate and assist in the processing of grievances. 2. For the purposes of receiving paid release time as provided in this section, UPTE may designate four (4) unit employees as "UPTE designated employee representatives" at each campus/hospital/LBNL. Additionally, in the event a campus/hospital/LBNL has more than two-hundred (200) employees, UPTE may designate one (1) additional UPTE-designated employee representative for each additional one hundred (100) bargaining unit members thereafter, up to a maximum of seven (7) UPTE designated employee representatives. UPTE shall not designate more than one (1) UPTE designated employee representative per department of 100 employees or less. For each additional one-hundred (100) employees, or fraction thereof, in a department UPTE shall be allowed one (1) additional representative in that department. a. The total cumulative use of paid release time for the UPTE designated employee representative shall be limited to ten (10) hours in any one (1) month. University-convened meetings pursuant to Article 10 - Grievance Procedure, shall not be deducted from this block of time. b. The use of the maximum of ten (10) hours shall be for health and safety or grievance-related activities such as: 1) Review and discussion with employees and management regarding health and safety issues; 2) the initial hand-delivered filing of a grievance and the retrieval of University documents provided pursuant to a written request for information related to a grievance; 3) one-on-one meetings with a grievant concerning a filed grievance, or an alleged violation of this Agreement which is at the Informal Review stage of Article 10 - Grievance Procedure; 4) meetings with the University representative to whom written grievances are presented or to whom documents related to filed grievance(s) are presented/signed or with whom time limit agreements are achieved; 5) Informal Review meetings held pursuant to Section E. of Article 10 - Grievance Procedure; c. A request for release time will be made to the UPTE designated employee representative's supervisor prior to the activity. Such approval shall be granted solely on the basis of operational needs and shall not be denied unreasonably. d. At its sole discretion, the University may authorize use of release time for more than ten (10) hours in a month per department. The exercise of this discretion and/or the enforcement by the University of the ten (10) hour maximum shall under no circumstances establish a precedent for the UPTE designated employee representative or department involved nor shall the allowance of greater than ten (10) hours in a month for an a UPTE designated employee representative have any effect or bearing on the ability of the University to enforce the ten (10) hour maximum on any other UPTE designated employee representative. e. Should a question of possible abuse of these release time provisions arise, the University will so notify UPTE, and the parties will attempt to resolve the matter. If a question remains, the University may take corrective action when warranted. f. In the event that release time granted under Section C.2.a. above is not sufficient for the representative’s duties and additional time is not granted under Section C.2.d. above, the employee representative may elect to use vacation time in accordance with Article 43 - Vacation, or leave in accordance with Article 17 - Leaves for Union Business.

EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. 1. The University shall recognize UPTE designated employee representatives who are members of the bargaining unit. The function of the UPTE designated employee representative shall be to inform employees of their rights under this Agreement, to ascertain that the terms and conditions of this Agreement are being observed, and to investigate and assist in the processing of grievances. 2. For the purposes of receiving paid release time as provided in this section, UPTE may designate four (4) unit employees as "UPTE designated employee representatives" at each campus/hospital/LBNL. LBNL Additionally, in the event a campus/hospital/LBNL hospital/ laboratory has more than two-hundred (200) employees, UPTE may designate one (1) additional UPTE-designated employee representative for each additional one hundred (100) bargaining unit members thereafter, up to a maximum of seven (7) UPTE designated employee representatives. UPTE shall not designate more than one (1) UPTE designated employee representative per department of 100 employees or less. For each additional one-hundred (100) employees, or fraction thereof, in a department UPTE shall be allowed one (1) additional representative in that department. a. The total cumulative use of paid release time for the UPTE designated employee representative shall be limited to ten (10) hours in any one (1) month. University-convened meetings pursuant to Article 10 - Grievance Procedure, shall not be deducted from this block of time. b. The use of the maximum of ten (10) hours shall be for health and safety or grievance-related activities such as: 1) Review and discussion with employees and management regarding health and safety issues; 2) the initial hand-delivered filing of a grievance and the retrieval of University documents provided pursuant to a written request for information related to a grievance; 3) one-on-one meetings with a grievant concerning a filed grievance, or an alleged violation of this Agreement which is at the Informal Review stage of Article 10 - Grievance Procedure; 4) meetings with the University representative to whom written grievances are presented or to whom documents related to filed grievance(s) are presented/signed or with whom time limit agreements are achieved; 5) Informal Review meetings held pursuant to Section E. of Article 10 - Grievance Procedure; c. A request for release time will be made to the UPTE designated employee representative's supervisor prior to the activity. Such approval shall be granted solely on the basis of operational needs and shall not be denied unreasonably. d. At its sole discretion, the University may authorize use of release time for more than ten (10) hours in a month per department. The exercise of this discretion and/or the enforcement by the University of the ten (10) hour maximum shall under no circumstances establish a precedent for the UPTE designated employee representative or department involved nor shall the allowance of greater than ten (10) hours in a month for an a UPTE designated employee representative have any effect or bearing on the ability of the University to enforce the ten (10) hour maximum on any other UPTE designated employee representative. e. Should a question of possible abuse of these release time provisions arise, the University will so notify UPTE, and the parties will attempt to resolve the matter. If a question remains, the University may take corrective action when warranted. f. In the event that release time granted under Section C.2.a. above is not sufficient for the representative’s duties and additional time is not granted under Section C.2.d. above, the employee representative may elect to use vacation time in accordance with Article 43 - Vacation, or leave without pay in accordance with Article 17 - Leaves for Union Business.

EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. 1. The University shall recognize UPTE designated employee representatives who are members have been identified in accordance with the terms of the bargaining unitthis Agreement. The function of the UPTE designated employee representative shall be is to inform employees of their rights under this Agreement, to ascertain that the terms and conditions of this Agreement are being observed, and to investigate and assist in the processing of grievances. 2. For the purposes of receiving paid release time as provided in this section, UPTE each hospital/campus/laboratory may designate four (4) unit employees have one UPTE- designated employee as "UPTE designated employee representatives" at each campus/hospital/LBNLrepresentative (for example, one representative from the San Diego campus & hospitals). Additionally, in the event If a campus/hospital/LBNL laboratory has more than two-hundred (200) employees100 bargaining unit members, UPTE may additionally designate one (1) additional UPTE-designated employee representative for each additional one hundred (100) 100 bargaining unit members thereafter, up to a maximum of seven (7) UPTE six UPTE-designated employee representativesrepresentatives per campus/hospital/laboratory. UPTE shall not designate more than one (1) UPTE designated employee representative per department of 100 employees or less. For each additional one-hundred (100) employees, or fraction thereof, in a department UPTE shall be allowed one (1) additional representative in that department. a. The total cumulative use of paid release time for the any UPTE designated employee representative shall be limited to ten (10) hours in any one (1) month. University-University convened meetings pursuant to Article 10 8 - Grievance Procedure, shall not be deducted from this block of time. b. The use of the maximum of ten (10) hours shall be for health and safety or grievance-grievance- related activities activity such as: 1) Review and discussion with employees and management regarding health and safety issues; 2) the The initial hand-delivered filing of a grievance and the retrieval of University documents provided pursuant to a written request for information related to a grievance; 32) one-on-One on one meetings with a grievant concerning a filed grievance, or an alleged violation of this Agreement which is at the Informal Review stage of Article 10 - Grievance Procedure8, Grievance; 43) meetings Meetings with the University representative to whom written grievances are presented or to whom documents related to filed grievance(s) grievance are presented/signed or with whom time limit agreements are achieved; 54) Informal Review meetings held pursuant to Section E. of Article 10 - Grievance Procedure8, Grievance; c. A request for release time will be made to the UPTE designated employee representative's ’s supervisor prior to the activity. Such approval shall be granted solely based on the basis of operational needs and shall not be denied unreasonably. d. At its sole discretion, the University may authorize use of release time for more than ten (10) hours in a month per department. The exercise of this discretion and/or the enforcement by the University of the ten (10) hour maximum shall under no circumstances establish a precedent for the UPTE designated employee representative or department involved nor shall involved. Furthermore, the allowance of greater than ten (10) hours in a month for an UPTE designated employee representative shall not have any effect or bearing on the University’s ability of the University to enforce the ten (10) hour maximum on any other UPTE designated employee representative. e. Should a question of possible abuse of these release time provisions arise, the University will so notify UPTE, and the parties will attempt to resolve the matter. If a question remains, the University may take corrective action when warranted. f. In the event that release time granted under Section C.2.a. above is not sufficient for the representative’s duties and additional time is not granted under Section C.2.d. above, the employee representative may elect to use vacation time in accordance with Article 43 - Vacation, or leave in accordance with Article 17 - Leaves for Union Business.

EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. 1. The University shall recognize UPTE Teamsters Local 2010 designated employee representatives who are members of the bargaining unit. The function of the UPTE Teamsters Local 2010 designated employee representative shall be to inform employees of their rights under this Agreement, to ascertain that the terms and conditions of this Agreement are being observed, and to investigate and assist in the processing of grievances. 2. For the purposes of receiving paid release time as provided in this section, UPTE Teamsters Local 2010 may designate four (4) unit University employees as "UPTE Teamsters Local 2010 designated employee representatives" representatives at each campus/hospital/LBNLLaboratory. Additionally, in the event a the campus/hospital/LBNL Laboratory has more than two-hundred (200) 200 employees, UPTE Teamsters Local 2010 may designate one (1) additional UPTE-Teamsters Local 2010 designated employee representative for each additional one hundred (100) 100 bargaining unit members thereafter, up to a maximum of seven thirty (730) UPTE Teamsters Local 2010 designated employee representatives. UPTE Teamsters Local 2010 shall not designate more than one (1) UPTE Teamsters Local 2010 designated employee representative per department unless the department has more than 200 employees in which case there can be up to 1 per 100 CX employees. The department Teamsters Local 2010 representatives may not be from the same smaller unit (4 or less CX employees) of 100 employees or less. For each additional one-hundred (100) employees, or fraction thereof, in such a department UPTE shall be allowed one (1) additional representative in that large department. a. The total cumulative use of paid release time for the UPTE Teamsters Local 2010 designated employee representative shall be limited to ten (10) 10 hours in any one (1) month. University-University convened meetings pursuant to Article 10 - 7 – Grievance Procedure, shall not be deducted from this block of time. b. The use of the maximum of ten (10) hours Such paid release time shall be for health and safety or grievance-related activities such as: 1) Review and discussion with employees and management regarding health and safety issues; 2) the The initial hand-delivered filing of a grievance and the retrieval of University documents provided pursuant to a written request for information related to a grievance; 32) oneOne-on-one meetings with a grievant concerning a filed grievance, or an alleged violation of this Agreement which is at the Informal Review stage of Article 10 - 7 – Grievance Procedure; 43) meetings Meetings with the University representative to whom written grievances are presented or to whom documents related to filed grievance(s) grievances are presented/signed or with whom time limit agreements are achieved; 54) Informal Review meetings held pursuant to Section E. of Article 10 - Grievance Procedure; c. A request for release time will be made to the UPTE designated employee representative's supervisor prior to the activity. Such approval shall be granted solely on the basis of operational needs and shall not be denied unreasonably. d. At its sole discretion, the University may authorize use of release time for more than ten (10) hours in a month per department. The exercise of this discretion and/or the enforcement by the University of the ten (10) hour maximum shall under no circumstances establish a precedent for the UPTE designated employee representative or department involved nor shall the allowance of greater than ten (10) hours in a month for an UPTE designated employee representative have any effect or bearing on the ability of the University to enforce the ten (10) hour maximum on any other UPTE designated employee representative. e. Should a question of possible abuse of these release time provisions arise, the University will so notify UPTE, and the parties will attempt to resolve the matter. If a question remains, the University may take corrective action when warranted. f. In the event that release time granted under Section C.2.a. above is not sufficient for the representative’s duties and additional time is not granted under Section C.2.d. above, the employee representative may elect to use vacation time in accordance with Article 43 - Vacation, or leave in accordance with Article 17 - Leaves for Union Business.7 –

EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. 1. The University shall recognize UPTE CUE designated employee representatives who are members of the bargaining unit. The function of the UPTE CUE designated employee representative shall be to inform employees of their rights under this Agreement, to ascertain that the terms and conditions of this Agreement are being observed, and to investigate and assist in the processing of grievances. 2. For the purposes of receiving paid release time as provided in this section, UPTE CUE may designate four (4) unit University employees as "UPTE CUE designated employee representatives" representatives at each campus/Laboratory/hospital/LBNL. Additionally, in the event a the campus/hospital/LBNL hospital/ laboratory has more than two-hundred (200) 200 employees, UPTE CUE may designate one (1) additional UPTE-CUE- designated employee representative for each additional one hundred (100) 100 bargaining unit members thereafter, up to a maximum of seven thirty (730) UPTE CUE-designated employee representatives. UPTE CUE shall not designate more than one (1) UPTE CUE designated employee representative per department unless the department has more than 200 employees in which case there can be up to 1 per 100 CX employees. The department CUE reps may not be from the same smaller unit (4 or less CX employees) of 100 employees or less. For each additional one-hundred (100) employees, or fraction thereof, in such a department UPTE shall be allowed one (1) additional representative in that large department. a. The total cumulative use of paid release time for the UPTE CUE designated employee representative shall be limited to ten (10) 10 hours in any one (1) month. University-University convened meetings pursuant to Article 10 - 7 – Grievance Procedure, shall not be deducted from this block of time. b. The use of the maximum of ten (10) 10 hours shall be for health and safety or grievance-related activities activity such as: 1) Review and discussion with employees and management regarding health and safety issues; 2) the The initial hand-delivered filing of a grievance and the retrieval of University documents provided pursuant to a written request for information related to a grievance; 32) oneOne-on-one meetings with a grievant concerning a filed grievance, or an alleged violation of this Agreement which is at the Informal Review stage of Article 10 - 7 – Grievance Procedure; 43) meetings Meetings with the University representative to whom written grievances are presented or to whom documents related to filed grievance(s) grievance are presented/signed or with whom time limit agreements are achieved; 54) Informal Review meetings held pursuant to Section §E. of Article 10 - Grievance Procedure; c. A request for release time will be made to the UPTE designated employee representative's supervisor prior to the activity. Such approval shall be granted solely on the basis of operational needs and shall not be denied unreasonably. d. At its sole discretion, the University may authorize use of release time for more than ten (10) hours in a month per department. The exercise of this discretion and/or the enforcement by the University of the ten (10) hour maximum shall under no circumstances establish a precedent for the UPTE designated employee representative or department involved nor shall the allowance of greater than ten (10) hours in a month for an UPTE designated employee representative have any effect or bearing on the ability of the University to enforce the ten (10) hour maximum on any other UPTE designated employee representative. e. Should a question of possible abuse of these release time provisions arise, the University will so notify UPTE, and the parties will attempt to resolve the matter. If a question remains, the University may take corrective action when warranted. f. In the event that release time granted under Section C.2.a. above is not sufficient for the representative’s duties and additional time is not granted under Section C.2.d. above, the employee representative may elect to use vacation time in accordance with Article 43 - Vacation, or leave in accordance with Article 17 - Leaves for Union Business.7 –

EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. 1. The University shall recognize UPTE UPTE-designated employee representatives who are members of the bargaining unit. The function of the UPTE UPTE-designated employee representative shall be to inform employees of their rights under this Agreement, to ascertain that the terms and conditions of this Agreement are being observed, and to investigate and assist in the processing of grievances. 2. For the purposes of receiving paid release time as provided in this section, UPTE may designate four (4) unit employees as "UPTE UPTE-designated employee representatives" at each campus/Laboratory/hospital/LBNL. Additionally, in the event a campus/hospital/LBNL hospital/ laboratory has more than two-hundred (200) employees, UPTE may designate one (1) additional UPTE-UPTE- designated employee representative for each additional one hundred (100) bargaining unit members thereafter, up to a maximum of seven (7) UPTE UPTE-designated employee representatives. UPTE shall not designate more than one (1) UPTE UPTE-designated employee representative per department of 100 employees or less. For each additional one-hundred (100) 100 employees, or fraction thereof, in a department UPTE shall be allowed one (1) additional representative in that department. a. The total cumulative use of paid release time for the UPTE UPTE- designated employee representative shall be limited to ten (10) hours in any one (1) month. University-convened meetings pursuant to Article 10 - 10, Grievance Procedure, shall not be deducted from this block of time. b. The use of the maximum of ten (10) hours shall be for health and safety or grievance-grievance- related activities activity such as: 1) Review and discussion with employees and management regarding health and safety issues; 2) the initial hand-delivered filing of a grievance and the retrieval of University documents provided pursuant to a written request for information related to a grievance; 32) one-on-one on one meetings with a grievant concerning a filed grievance, or an alleged violation of this Agreement which is at the Informal Review stage of Article 10 - 10, Grievance Procedure; 43) meetings with the University representative to whom written grievances are presented or to whom documents related to filed grievance(s) grievances are presented/signed or with whom time limit agreements are achieved; 54) Informal Review meetings held pursuant to Section E. of Article 10 - 10, Grievance Procedure; c. A request for release time will be made to the UPTE UPTE-designated employee representative's supervisor prior to the activity. Such approval shall be granted solely on the basis of operational needs and shall not be denied unreasonably. d. At its sole discretion, the University may authorize use of release time for more than ten (10) hours in a month per department. The exercise of this discretion and/or the enforcement by the University of the ten (10) hour maximum shall under no circumstances establish a precedent for the UPTE UPTE-designated employee representative or department involved nor shall the allowance of greater than ten (10) hours in a month for an UPTE a UPTE-designated employee representative have any effect or bearing on the ability of the University to enforce the ten (10) hour maximum on any other UPTE UPTE-designated employee representative. e. Should a question of possible abuse of these release time provisions arise, the University will so notify UPTE, and the parties will attempt to resolve the matter. If a question remains, the University may take corrective action when warranted. f. In the event that release time granted under Section C.2.a. C.2.a above is not sufficient for the representative’s duties and additional time is not granted under Section C.2.d. C.2.d above, the employee representative may elect to use vacation time in accordance with Article 43 - 43, Vacation, or leave without pay in accordance with Article 17 - 17, Leaves for Union Business.

EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. 1. The University shall recognize UPTE designated employee representatives who are members of the bargaining unit. The function of the UPTE designated employee representative shall be to inform employees of their rights under this Agreement, to ascertain that the terms and conditions of this Agreement are being observed, and to investigate and assist in the processing of grievances. 2. For the purposes of receiving paid release time as provided in this section, UPTE may designate four (4) unit employees as "UPTE designated employee representatives" at each campus/hospital/LBNL. Additionally, in the event a campus/hospital/LBNL has more than two-hundred (200) employees, UPTE may designate one (1) additional UPTE-designated employee representative for each additional one hundred (100) bargaining unit members thereafter, up to a maximum of seven (7) UPTE designated employee representatives. UPTE shall not designate more than one (1) UPTE designated employee representative per department of 100 one-hundred (100) employees or less. For each additional one-one- hundred (100) employees, or fraction thereof, in a department UPTE shall be allowed one (1) additional representative in that department. a. The total cumulative use of paid release time for the UPTE designated employee representative shall be limited to ten (10) hours in any one (1) month. University-convened meetings pursuant to Article 10 - 10, Grievance Procedure, shall not be deducted from this block of time. b. The use of the maximum of ten (10) hours shall be for health and safety or grievance-related activities such as: 1) Review and discussion with employees and management regarding health and safety issues; 2) the initial hand-delivered filing of a grievance and the retrieval of University documents provided pursuant to a written request for information related to a grievance; 3) one-on-one meetings with a grievant concerning a filed grievance, or an alleged violation of this Agreement which is at the Informal Review stage of Article 10 - 10, Grievance Procedure; 4) meetings with the University representative to whom written grievances are presented or to whom documents related to filed grievance(s) are presented/signed or with whom time limit agreements are achieved; 5) Informal Review meetings held pursuant to Section E. of Article 10 - 10, Grievance Procedure; c. A request for release time will be made to the UPTE designated employee representative's supervisor prior to the activity. Such approval shall be granted solely on the basis of operational needs and shall not be denied unreasonably. d. At its sole discretion, the University may authorize use of release time for more than ten (10) hours in a month per department. The exercise of this discretion and/or the enforcement by the University of the ten (10) hour maximum shall under no circumstances establish a precedent for the UPTE designated employee representative or department involved nor shall the allowance of greater than ten (10) hours in a month for an a UPTE designated employee representative have any effect or bearing on the ability of the University to enforce the ten (10) hour maximum on any other UPTE designated employee representative. e. Should a question of possible abuse of these release time provisions arise, the University will so notify UPTE, and the parties will attempt to resolve the matter. If a question remains, the University may take corrective action when warranted. f. In the event that release time granted under Section C.2.a. above is not sufficient for the representative’s duties and additional time is not granted under Section C.2.d. above, the employee representative may elect to use vacation time in accordance with Article 43 - 43, Vacation, or leave without pay in accordance with Article 17 - 17, Leaves for Union Business.

EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. 1. The University shall recognize UPTE designated employee representatives who are members of the bargaining unit. The function of the UPTE designated employee representative shall be to inform employees of their rights under this Agreement, to ascertain that the terms and conditions of this Agreement are being observed, and to investigate and assist in the processing of grievances. 2. For the purposes of receiving paid release time as provided in this section, UPTE may designate four (4) unit employees as "UPTE designated employee representatives" at each campus/Laboratory/hospital/LBNL. Additionally, in the event a campus/hospital/LBNL hospital/ laboratory has more than two-hundred (200) employees, UPTE may designate one (1) additional UPTE-designated employee representative for each additional one hundred (100) bargaining unit members thereafter, up to a maximum of seven (7) UPTE UPTE-designated employee representatives. UPTE shall not designate more than one (1) UPTE designated employee representative per department of 100 employees or less. For each additional one-hundred (100) 100 employees, or fraction thereof, in a department UPTE shall be allowed one (1) additional representative in that department. a. The total cumulative use of paid release time for the UPTE designated employee representative shall be limited to ten (10) hours in any one (1) month. University-University- convened meetings pursuant to Article 10 - 9, Grievance Procedure, shall not be deducted from this block of time. b. The use of the maximum of ten (10) hours shall be for health and safety or grievance-related activities activity such as: 1) Review and discussion with employees and management regarding health and safety issues; 2) the initial hand-delivered filing of a grievance and the retrieval of University documents provided pursuant to a written request for information related to a grievance; 32) one-on-one on one meetings with a grievant concerning a filed grievance, or an alleged violation of this Agreement which is at the Informal Review stage of Article 10 - 9, Grievance Procedure; 43) meetings with the University representative to whom written grievances are presented or to whom documents related to filed grievance(s) grievance are presented/signed or with whom time limit agreements are achieved; 54) Informal Review meetings held pursuant to Section E. of Article 10 - 9, Grievance Procedure; c. A request for release time will be made to the UPTE designated employee representative's supervisor prior to the activity. Such approval shall be granted solely on the basis of operational needs and shall not be denied unreasonably. d. At its sole discretion, the University may authorize use of release time for more than ten (10) hours in a month per department. The exercise of this discretion and/or the enforcement by the University of the ten (10) hour maximum shall under no circumstances establish a precedent for the UPTE designated employee representative or department involved nor shall the allowance of greater than ten (10) hours in a month for an a UPTE designated employee representative have any effect or bearing on the ability of the University to enforce the ten (10) hour maximum on any other UPTE designated employee representative. e. Should a question of possible abuse of these release time provisions arise, the University will so notify UPTE, and the parties will attempt to resolve the matter. If a question remains, the University may take corrective action when warranted. f. In the event that release time granted under Section C.2.a. C.2.a above is not sufficient for the representative’s duties and additional time is not granted under Section C.2.d. C.2.d above, the employee representative may elect to use vacation time in accordance with Article 43 - 41, Vacation, or leave without pay in accordance with Article 17 - 15, Leaves for Union Business.

EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. 1. The University shall recognize UPTE designated employee representatives who are members have been identified in accordance with the terms of the bargaining unitthis Agreement. The function of the UPTE designated employee representative shall be is to inform employees of their rights under this Agreement, to ascertain that the terms and conditions of this Agreement are being observed, and to investigate and assist in the processing of grievances. 2. For the purposes of receiving paid release time as provided in this section, UPTE each hospital/campus/laboratory may designate four have one (41) unit employees UPTE-designated employee as "UPTE designated employee representatives" at each campus/hospital/LBNLrepresentative (for example, one representative from the San Diego campus & hospitals). Additionally, in the event If a campus/hospital/LBNL Laboratory has more than twoone-hundred (200100) employeesbargaining unit members, UPTE may additionally designate one (1) additional UPTE-designated employee representative for each additional one hundred (100) bargaining unit members thereafter, up to a maximum of seven six (76) UPTE UPTE-designated employee representativesrepresentatives per hospital/campus/ Laboratory. UPTE shall not designate more than one (1) UPTE designated employee representative per department of 100 employees or less. For each additional one-hundred (100) employees, or fraction thereof, in a department UPTE shall be allowed one (1) additional representative in that department. a. The total cumulative use of paid release time for the any UPTE designated employee representative shall be limited to ten (10) hours in any one (1) month. University-University- convened meetings pursuant to Article 10 - Grievance Procedure, shall not be deducted from this block of time. b. The use of the maximum of ten (10) hours shall be for health and safety or grievance-related activities activity such as: 1) Review and discussion with employees and management regarding health and safety issues; 2) the initial hand-delivered filing of a grievance and the retrieval of University documents provided pursuant to a written request for information related to a grievance; 32) one-on-one on one meetings with a grievant concerning a filed grievance, or an alleged violation of this Agreement which is at the Informal Review stage of Article 10 - Grievance Procedure, Grievance; 43) meetings with the University representative to whom written grievances are presented or to whom documents related to filed grievance(s) grievance are presented/signed or with whom time limit agreements are achieved; 54) Informal Review meetings held pursuant to Section E. of Article 10 - Grievance Procedure, Grievance; c. A request for release time will be made to the UPTE designated employee representative's supervisor prior to the activity. Such approval shall be granted solely based on the basis of operational needs and shall not be denied unreasonably. d. At its sole discretion, the University may authorize use of release time for more than ten (10) hours in a month per department. The exercise of this discretion and/or the enforcement by the University of the ten (10) hour maximum shall under no circumstances establish a precedent for the UPTE designated employee representative or department involved nor shall involved. Furthermore, the allowance of greater than ten (10) hours in a month for an UPTE designated employee representative shall not have any effect or bearing on the University's ability of the University to enforce the ten (10) hour maximum on any other UPTE U PTE designated employee representative. e. Should a question of possible abuse of these release time provisions arise, the University will so notify UPTE, and the parties will attempt to resolve the matter. If a question remains, the University may take corrective action when warranted. f. In the event that release time granted under Section C.2.a. above is not sufficient for the representative’s duties and additional time is not granted under Section C.2.d. above, the employee representative may elect to use vacation time in accordance with Article 43 - Vacation, or leave in accordance with Article 17 - Leaves for Union Business.