Grievance Processing Release Time. The District shall grant release time without loss of compensation to official representatives of PCC-CFT for the purpose of processing grievances filed pursuant to the Agreement. Such release time shall be granted only upon twenty-four (24) hours prior notice from PCC-CFT to the Superintendent-President or his/her designee with a later follow-up in writing. No more than two (2) bargaining unit members shall receive release time under this provision for processing and/or researching a grievance. No more than one (1) bargaining unit member, in addition to the grievant, shall receive such release time under this provision to attend any meeting related to a grievance. Consolidated grievances related to the same or similar subject matter shall be treated as a single grievance for the purpose of allocation of release time. The District and PCC-CFT recognize that grievance meetings are scheduled at mutually convenient times.
Grievance Processing Release Time. The District shall grant a Representative reasonable release time when, at the request of an employee, the Representative is investigating an alleged grievance and assisting in its written preparation and presentation. Release time for this purpose shall be given in accordance with the following:
Grievance Processing Release Time. When it is necessary for a grievant’s RTA representative to attend a grievance meeting with management, or necessary for bargaining unit witnesses to attend an arbitration hearing, then upon twenty- four (24)-hour written notice to the Superintendent or designee, the representative or witnesses will be released without loss of pay in order to permit participation in the meeting. As per the Educational Employment Relations Act (EERA), the grievant’s representative and witnesses shall be granted reasonable release time without loss of pay when preparing for a grievance, processing a grievance, conducting a grievance hearing and/or conferencing with an administrator during the workday.
