Leave for Administrative Matters. A. Leave for Union Activity With prior approval of the Superintendent, Federation members shall be granted release time without loss of pay or benefits to attend professional development sessions. Such sessions must relate primarily to the enhancement of job performance as an employee of the District and may be sponsored by the Missouri or American Federation of Teachers and School Related Personnel. Federation officials shall be granted time off with pay to attend conferences, conventions, seminars and other official union meetings. Federation members as a group shall be provided an aggregate bank of one hundred (100) hours release time per fiscal year to address union business with no loss of pay or benefits. Leave for union activity shall be granted under the following conditions: 1. Request for leave shall be in writing and signed by the Union President. 2. Request for leave shall be submitted not less than five (5) working days prior to the beginning of the leave. 3. Not more than fifteen (15) percent of each bargaining unit shall be entitled to such leave during the same time period. 4. Any Unit 2-night shift employee(s) elected by the Federation to serve on the Federation Negotiation Team shall be given the opportunity to switch positions with a regularly scheduled day shift custodian. This change in work schedule shall be voluntary and mutually agreed upon by both Unit 2 employees and Director of Custodial Services.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
