Common use of FEDERATION RIGHTS Clause in Contracts

FEDERATION RIGHTS. 1. The following organizational rights shall not be enjoyed by any rival organization. 2. The Federation shall be able to use existing bulletin board(s) or place bulletin boards at the Education Center and Iowa Street locations in a mutual agreeable location(s) that are visible to employees. 3. The Federation shall be represented on committees established by the Board when other employee groups are represented. 4. The facilities requested by the Federation shall not be denied, except where there is a previously announced and conflicting meeting or activity. 5. Information, statistics, and records relating to wages, hours, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment reasonably necessary for the proper enforcement of the terms of this contract, to the extent permitted by privacy laws, shall be made available to the Federation upon request at cost. The Federation President shall receive information which is to be given to the public on the Friday before the Board of Education meeting or as soon thereafter as it is available. 6. The Federation shall have the right to distribute bulletins and other pertinent materials through the inter-school mail delivery and/or by placing them in the mailboxes of employees or by distributing them to employees at their work locations, provided that the employee's normal work duties are not disrupted. 7. The Federation President, or his/her designee who is employed by the Board, shall have the right to visit schools and other work locations to investigate working conditions, employee complaints or problems, or for a purpose relating to the terms and conditions of employment, provided there is no interruption of the employee's normal duties and that the Federation representative announced his/her presence to the principal, or to the person in charge if the principal is not immediately available. 8. The Board shall provide the Federation with the names and addresses of new bargaining unit employees, and the change of addresses and new positions of current employees. The Board will provide annually, within twenty (20) days of the first paycheck, to the Federation a list of bargaining unit members including their work location, classification, and home address. In addition, the Board will provide a list of employees and their seniority dates. As soon as telephone numbers are entered into Board computers, the Board will provide them with the directory information unless the employee objects. 9. The Federation shall be notified of any proposed change in policy or procedure affecting its employees before the change is put into effect. The Federation shall have an opportunity to make recommendations concerning such proposals before they are put into effect. If the Board or the Superintendent issues a policy or procedure which becomes effective because of an emergency or through inadvertence before the Federation is notified and given an opportunity to make recommendations, the Federation, upon request, shall be given an opportunity to make recommendations and, where appropriate, the policy or procedure will be reconsidered. 10. Upon ratification of the contract, the Federation shall have one thousand (1,000) copies printed; the Board and the Federation shall agree on the format. The Board shall pay half the cost of printing the contract in a Union print shop within the Cincinnati City School District which presents the lowest of three bids obtained by the Federation. 11. The Board shall deduct contributions to the Committee on Political Education (COPE) fund from the pay checks of any employee who authorizes in writing that such deductions be made. The Board shall transmit such contributions to the Federation monthly, or less frequently if the Federation so requests. The Federation shall be charged no more than four cents ($.04) per deduction and ten dollars ($10.00) per transmittal to defray the cost of making the deductions. Employees who desire to cancel COPE deductions shall notify the Federation in writing. The Federation shall transmit the cancellations promptly to the Board. Under no circumstances shall the Federation deny the right of employees to revoke the authorization of payroll deduction of Federation COPE contributions. a. The Board shall not be liable to the Federation for the remittance or payment of any sum other than that constituting actual deductions made from the wages of office employees. The Federation shall indemnify and hold the Board harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits or other forms of liability including, by way of example and not limitation, the cost of any judgment against the Board and the reasonable value of any attorney fees incurred, that may arise out of or by reason of action taken by the Board or not taken by the Board for the purpose of complying with any provision of this Section. The provisions of this Section shall comply with Section 9.41 of the Ohio Revised Code.

FEDERATION RIGHTS. 1A. The Federation, through its representatives, shall have the right to transact official Federation business relevant to employees on school district property at all reasonable times, provided that it does not interfere with or interrupt classes or other normal school district operations. Such rooms or other appropriate meeting facilities shall be made available for Federation use as requested without charge to the Federation, except that the District may make a reasonable charge when special service is required beyond normal operational practice. B. The following organizational rights Federation and its building representatives shall have the right to use school district facilities and equipment, at reasonable times, when the same are not otherwise in use. This shall not be enjoyed by any rival organization. 2include use of, or access its HRMS, purchasing and inventory administration systems. The Federation agrees to pay costs of all materials and supplies incidental to such use. C. The District shall permit Federation representatives to visit the school district buildings. Federation representatives shall make known their presence to the appropriate authority in the building. Employee conferences, should they become necessary, shall be able scheduled so as not to use existing bulletin board(s) interfere with work assignments or place bulletin boards at the Education Center and Iowa Street locations in a mutual agreeable location(s) that are visible to employeesdisrupt normal school district functions. 3D. The Federation shall have the right to make announcements at employee staff meetings or by use of any existing communication procedures not ordinarily available to students. E. The Federation and its representatives shall have the right to post notices of activities and matters of Federation business and concern on staff bulletin boards. At least one such bulletin board shall be in each school district building. The Federation shall be represented on committees established by may use the Board when other employee groups are representedDistrict mailboxes for communications. 4. F. The facilities requested by District shall make available to the Federation shall not be deniedFederation, except where there is a previously announced upon written request to the Office of the Superintendent, any and conflicting meeting or activity. 5. Informationall reasonably available information, statistics, statistics and records relating which are relevant to wages, hours, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment reasonably negotiations or necessary for the proper enforcement of the terms of this contractAgreement. Should such requests exceed 50 pages of copied material per month, to the extent permitted by privacy laws, shall be made available to the Federation shall, upon request written request, reimburse the District for the excess copies at costthe rate of ten cents ($.10) per page. The Federation President shall receive information which is to be given to This provision does not apply to, nor include, the public on periodic lists of bargaining unit members that are provided for the Friday before the Board of Education meeting or as soon thereafter as it is availableadministration. 6. G. The Federation shall have the right District agrees to distribute bulletins and other pertinent materials through the inter-school mail delivery and/or by placing them in the mailboxes of employees or by distributing them to employees at their work locations, provided that the employee's normal work duties are not disrupted. 7. The Federation President, or his/her designee who is employed by the Board, shall have the right to visit schools and other work locations to investigate working conditions, employee complaints or problems, or for a purpose relating to the terms and conditions of employment, provided there is no interruption of the employee's normal duties and that the Federation representative announced his/her presence to the principal, or to the person in charge if the principal is not immediately available. 8. The Board shall provide the Federation with the names name, address and addresses cost center of new bargaining all unit employeesmembers by October 10th of each school year. Thereafter, and the change of addresses and new positions of current employees. The Board will provide annually, within twenty (20) days a listing of the first paycheckname, to the Federation a list of bargaining unit members including their address, work locationsite, classificationposition, and home addressphone number, if available, of newly hired employees shall be provided on a monthly basis. H. The Federation shall be provided time on the agenda of each regular board meeting for brief comments. In additionIf the Federation has a formal presentation, it shall be afforded a reasonable amount of time as determined by the Board. Subject to the time line for notification established by the District, the Board will provide a list Federation shall notify the Office of employees and their seniority dates. As soon as telephone numbers are entered into Board computersthe Superintendent of the proposed length of the Federation’s formal presentation, the subject matter thereof, and any specific action to be required from the Board will provide them or administration at the meeting. The Federation agrees not to use its rights under this Section for the purpose of collective bargaining with the directory information unless Board or any of its members, or for discussing matters that the employee objectsBoard believes to be of primary concern to employees covered by other bargaining agreements. 9I. The Federation shall be given time on the agenda of any general orientation meeting conducted by the District for new employees covered under this Agreement. The Federation shall be notified of any proposed change in policy or procedure affecting its employees before the change is put into effect. The Federation shall have an opportunity to make recommendations concerning such proposals before they are put into effect. If the Board or the Superintendent issues a policy or procedure which becomes effective because of an emergency or through inadvertence before the Federation is notified and given an opportunity to make recommendations, the Federation, upon request, shall also be given an opportunity to make recommendations and, where appropriate, provide input in the policy or procedure will be reconsideredplanning and development of such orientation meetings. 10J. A Federation appointed representative at work sites having eight (8) or more bargaining unit members shall be allowed release time of up to forty-five (45) minutes or one (1) class period, whichever is less, per month for the purpose of attending to matters relating to this Agreement. Upon ratification Such representatives must be employed for seven (7) hours or more per day. Designation of such periods must be agreed to by the contractwork site administrator and shall not interfere with educational or other work activities. K. In the event the District creates a new job classification (i.e., by assignment of an existing employee or the hiring of a new employee to such a newly created classification) which is neither supervisory nor confidential, the Federation shall have one thousand (1,000) copies printed; the Board and the Federation shall agree on the format. The Board shall pay half the cost of printing the contract in a Union print shop within the Cincinnati City School District which presents the lowest of three bids obtained by the Federation. 11. The Board shall deduct contributions to the Committee on Political Education (COPE) fund from the pay checks of any employee who authorizes in writing that such deductions be made. The Board shall transmit such contributions to the Federation monthlynotified, or with not less frequently if the Federation so requests. The Federation shall be charged no more than four cents ($.04) per deduction and ten dollars ($10.00) per transmittal to defray the cost of making the deductions. Employees who desire to cancel COPE deductions shall notify the Federation in writing. The Federation shall transmit the cancellations promptly to the Board. Under no circumstances shall the Federation deny the right of employees to revoke the authorization of payroll deduction of Federation COPE contributions. a. The Board shall not be liable to the Federation for the remittance or payment of any sum other than that constituting actual deductions made from the wages of office employees. The Federation shall indemnify and hold the Board harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits or other forms of liability including, by way of example and not limitation, the cost of any judgment against the Board and the reasonable value of any attorney fees incurred, that may arise out of or by reason of action taken by the Board or not taken by the Board for the purpose of complying with any provision of this Section. The provisions of this Section shall comply with Section 9.41 of the Ohio Revised Code.thirty

FEDERATION RIGHTS. 1. The following organizational rights shall not be enjoyed by 5:1 No reprisals of any rival organization. 2. The Federation kind shall be able to use existing bulletin board(s) or place bulletin boards at the Education Center and Iowa Street locations in a mutual agreeable location(s) that are visible to employees. 3. The Federation shall be represented on committees established taken by the Board when other employee groups are representedagainst any teacher by reason of his/her membership in any teacher organization or participation in its activities. 4. The facilities requested by the Federation shall not be denied, except where there is a previously announced and conflicting meeting or activity. 5. Information, statistics, and records relating to wages, hours, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment reasonably necessary for the proper enforcement of the terms of this contract, to the extent permitted by privacy laws, shall be made available to the Federation upon request at cost. The Federation President shall receive information which is to be given to the public on the Friday before the Board of Education meeting or as soon thereafter as it is available. 6. The Federation 5:2 Teachers shall have the right opportunity to distribute bulletins review and other pertinent materials through the inter-school mail delivery and/or by placing them in the mailboxes of employees or by distributing them to employees at discuss any evaluation reports with their work locations, provided that the employee's normal work duties are not disruptedsupervisors. 7. The Federation President, or his/her designee who is employed by the Board, shall have the right to visit schools and other work locations to investigate working conditions, employee complaints or problems, or for a purpose relating to the terms and conditions of employment, provided there is no interruption of the employee's normal duties and that the Federation representative announced his/her presence to the principal, or to the person in charge if the principal is not immediately available. 8. The Board shall provide the Federation with the names and addresses of new bargaining unit employees, and the change of addresses and new positions of current employees. The Board will provide annually, within twenty (20) days of the first paycheck, to the Federation a list of bargaining unit members including their work location, classification, and home address. In addition, the Board will provide a list of employees and their seniority dates. As soon as telephone numbers are entered into Board computers, the Board will provide them with the directory information unless the employee objects. 9. The Federation shall be notified of any proposed change in policy or procedure affecting its employees before the change is put into effect. The Federation shall have an opportunity to make recommendations concerning such proposals before they are put into effect. 5:3 If the Board or the Superintendent issues a policy or procedure which becomes effective because of an emergency or through inadvertence before the Federation is notified and given an opportunity to make recommendations, the Federation, upon request, shall be given an opportunity to make recommendations and, where appropriate, the policy or procedure will be reconsidered. 10. Upon ratification of the contract, the Federation shall have one thousand (1,000) copies printed; negotiation meetings between the Board and the Federation are scheduled during normal working hours of a school day, representatives of the Federation shall be relieved from all regular duties without loss of pay as is necessary to permit their attendance at such meetings. The Federation and its officers recognize and agree that this privilege shall not be abused. 5:4 The Board shall provide notice to the President of the Federation of all approved changes to Board of Education policies when such changes occur. The entire policy manual of the Board of Education is available on line at xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx. 5:5 The Board shall make available to the formatFederation, within a reasonable time from its request, public information, statistics and records which are necessary for negotiations. 5:6 All Employees may join the MFT. 5:6.1 The MFT shall establish and notify the Board in writing of the amount of MFT dues. The Board shall pay half agrees to deduct said dues from the cost salaries of printing the contract members of the Unit who have authorized such deductions in a Union print shop within the Cincinnati City School District which presents the lowest of three bids obtained by the Federationwriting in accordance with Article 22 (Payroll Procedure), Paragraph 22:4.3. 11. The Board shall deduct contributions to the Committee on Political Education (COPE) fund from the pay checks of any employee who authorizes in writing that such deductions be made. The Board shall transmit such contributions to the Federation monthly, or less frequently if the Federation so requests. The Federation shall be charged no more than four cents ($.04) per deduction and ten dollars ($10.00) per transmittal to defray the cost of making the deductions. Employees who desire to cancel COPE deductions shall notify the Federation in writing. The Federation shall transmit the cancellations promptly to the Board. Under no circumstances shall the Federation deny the right of employees to revoke the authorization of payroll deduction of Federation COPE contributions. a. The Board shall not be liable to the Federation for the remittance or payment of any sum other than that constituting actual deductions made from the wages of office employees. 5:6.2 The Federation shall indemnify and hold harmless the Board harmless of Education against any and all claims, demands, suits liabilities, lawsuits, counsel fees or other forms of liability including, by way of example and not limitation, the cost of any judgment against the Board and the reasonable value of any attorney fees incurred, that costs which may arise out of of, or be by reason of, the administration or enforcement of action taken by the Board or not taken by the Board for the purpose of complying with any provision of this Section. The provisions of this Section 5:6. 5:7 Any suspension or reduction in rank or compensation shall comply with Section 9.41 be only for just cause. 5:8 The Board shall provide notice to the MFT President or designee of any new hires into the Ohio Revised Codebargaining unit throughout the school year. The MFT shall continue to be granted access to new hires during new employee orientation.

FEDERATION RIGHTS. 1. The following organizational rights shall not be enjoyed by any rival organization. 2. The Federation shall be able to use existing bulletin board(s) or place bulletin boards at the Education Center and Iowa Street locations in a mutual agreeable location(s) that are visible to employees. 3. The Federation shall be represented on committees established by the Board when other employee groups are represented. 4. The facilities requested by the Federation shall not be denied, except where there is a previously announced and conflicting meeting or activity.. Unsigned 5. Information, statistics, and records relating to wages, hours, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment reasonably necessary for the proper enforcement of the terms of this contract, to the extent permitted by privacy laws, shall be made available to the Federation upon request at cost. The Federation President shall receive information which is to be given to the public on the Friday before the Board of Education meeting or as soon thereafter as it is available. 6. The Federation shall have the right to distribute bulletins and other pertinent materials through the inter-school mail delivery and/or by placing them in the mailboxes of employees or by distributing them to employees at their work locations, provided that the employee's normal work duties are not disrupted.. Proof Copy 7. The Federation President, or his/her designee who is employed by the Board, shall have the right to visit schools and other work locations to investigate working conditions, employee complaints or problems, or for a purpose relating to the terms and conditions of employment, provided there is no interruption of the employee's normal duties and that the Federation representative announced his/her presence to the principal, or to the person in charge if the principal is not immediately available. 8. The Board shall provide the Federation with the names and addresses of new bargaining unit employees, and the change of addresses and new positions of current employees. The Board will provide annually, within twenty (20) days of the first paycheck, to the Federation a list of bargaining unit members including their work location, classification, and home address. In addition, the Board will provide a list of employees and their seniority dates. As soon as telephone numbers are entered into Board computers, the Board will provide them with the directory information unless the employee objects. 9. The Federation shall be notified of any proposed change in policy or procedure affecting its employees before the change is put into effect. The Federation shall have an opportunity to make recommendations concerning such proposals before they are put into effect. If the Board or the Superintendent issues a policy or procedure which becomes effective because of an emergency or through inadvertence before the Federation is notified and given an opportunity to make recommendations, the Federation, upon request, shall be given an opportunity to make recommendations and, where appropriate, the policy or procedure will be reconsidered. 10. Upon ratification of the contract, the Federation shall have one thousand (1,000) copies printed; the Board and the Federation shall agree on the format. The Board shall pay half the cost of printing the contract in a Union print shop within the Cincinnati City School District which presents the lowest of three bids obtained by the Federation. 11. The Board shall deduct contributions to the Committee on Political Education (COPE) fund from the pay checks of any employee who authorizes in writing that such deductions be made. The Board shall transmit such contributions to the Federation monthly, or less frequently if the Federation so requests. The Federation shall be charged no more than four cents ($.04) per deduction and ten dollars ($10.00) per transmittal to defray the cost of making the deductions. Employees who desire to cancel COPE deductions shall notify the Federation in writing. The Federation shall transmit the cancellations promptly to the Board. Under no circumstances shall the Federation deny the right of employees to revoke the authorization of payroll deduction of Federation COPE contributions.. Unsigned a. The Board shall not be liable to the Federation for the remittance or payment of any sum other than that constituting actual deductions made from the wages of office employees. The Federation shall indemnify and hold the Board harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits or other forms of liability including, by way of example and not limitation, the cost of any judgment against the Board and the reasonable value of any attorney fees incurred, that may arise out of or by reason of action taken by the Board or not taken by the Board for the purpose of complying with any provision of this Section. The provisions of this Section shall comply with Section 9.41 of the Ohio Revised Code.. Proof Copy

FEDERATION RIGHTS. ‌ 1. The following organizational rights shall not be enjoyed by any rival organization. 2. The Federation shall be able to use existing bulletin board(s) or place bulletin boards at the Education Center and Iowa Street locations in a mutual agreeable location(s) that are visible to employees. 3. The Federation shall be represented on committees established by the Board when other employee groups are represented. 4. The facilities requested by the Federation shall not be denied, except where there is a previously announced and conflicting meeting or activity. 5. Information, statistics, and records relating to wages, hours, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment reasonably necessary for the proper enforcement of the terms of this contract, to the extent permitted by privacy laws, shall be made available to the Federation upon request at cost. The Federation President shall receive information which is to be given to the public on the Friday before the Board of Education meeting or as soon thereafter as it is available. 6. The Federation shall have the right to distribute bulletins and other pertinent materials through the inter-school mail delivery and/or by placing them in the mailboxes of employees or by distributing them to employees at their work locations, provided that the employee's normal work duties are not disrupted. 7. The Federation President, or his/her designee who is employed by the Board, shall have the right to visit schools and other work locations to investigate working conditions, employee complaints or problems, or for a purpose relating to the terms and conditions of employment, provided there is no interruption of the employee's normal duties and that the Federation representative announced his/her presence to the principal, or to the person in charge if the principal is not immediately available. 8. The Board shall provide the Federation with the names and addresses of new bargaining unit employees, and the change of addresses and new positions of current employees. The Board will provide annually, within twenty (20) days of the first paycheck, to the Federation a list of bargaining unit members including their work location, classification, and home address. In addition, the Board will provide a list of employees and their seniority dates. As soon as telephone numbers are entered into Board computers, the Board will provide them with the directory information unless the employee objects. 9. The Federation shall be notified of any proposed change in policy or procedure affecting its employees before the change is put into effect. The Federation shall have an opportunity to make recommendations concerning such proposals before they are put into effect. If the Board or the Superintendent issues a policy or procedure which becomes effective because of an emergency or through inadvertence before the Federation is notified and given an opportunity to make recommendations, the Federation, upon request, shall be given an opportunity to make recommendations and, where appropriate, the policy or procedure will be reconsidered. 10. Upon ratification of the contract, the Federation shall have one one-thousand (1,000) copies printed; the Board and the Federation shall agree on the format. The Board shall pay half the cost of printing the contract in a Union print shop within the Cincinnati City School District which presents the lowest of three bids obtained by the Federation. 11. The Board shall deduct contributions to the Committee on Political Education (COPE) fund from the pay checks of any employee who authorizes in writing that such deductions be made. The Board shall transmit such contributions to the Federation monthly, or less frequently if the Federation so requests. The Federation shall be charged no more than four cents ($.04) per deduction and ten dollars ($10.00) per transmittal to defray the cost of making the deductions. Employees who desire to cancel COPE deductions shall notify the Federation in writing. The Federation shall transmit the cancellations promptly to the Board. Under no circumstances shall the Federation deny the right of employees to revoke the authorization of payroll deduction of Federation COPE contributions. a. The Board shall not be liable to the Federation for the remittance or payment of any sum other than that constituting actual deductions made from the wages of office employees. The Federation shall indemnify and hold the Board harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits or other forms of liability including, by way of example and not limitation, the cost of any judgment against the Board and the reasonable value of any attorney fees incurred, that may arise out of or by reason of action taken by the Board or not taken by the Board for the purpose of complying with any provision of this Section. The provisions of this Section shall comply with Section 9.41 of the Ohio Revised Code.