Leave for Union Activity. The Hospital agrees to provide leave of absence with pay for delegates of the Union to attend Union activities. A total of fifteen (15) days of such leave may be used each year of this Agreement. The total is an aggregate total for the entire negotiations unit. If additional days are necessary, a written request will be made to the Hospital’s Human Resources Department for consideration. This leave is to be used exclusively for participation in regularly scheduled meetings or conventions of labor organizations with which the Union is affiliated or for training programs for Stewards and Union Officers (to the extent that they are Hospital employees) and for which appropriate approval by the Hospital is required. Written notice, from the Union of the authorization of an individual to utilize such leave time shall be given to Human Resources at least twenty-one (21) days in advance of the date or dates of such meeting except in an emergency, less notice may be given. Granting of such leave to a staff member shall not be unreasonably withheld by the Hospital. Leave will be granted to individuals authorized by the President or the Secretary-Treasurer of the Union, but shall be limited to a maximum of ten (10) days of paid leave in a year period and five (5) days of paid leave for any single conference or convention for any individual staff member except in the case where special approval or an exception may be granted by the Hospital. In addition, the Hospital agrees to provide leave of absence without pay for delegates of the Union to attend Union activities approved by the Hospital. A total of ten (10) days of such leave of absence without pay is to be used under the same conditions and restrictions expressed in connection with the leave of absence with pay. This time limitation may be extended by written mutual agreement between the Union and Hospital.
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Leave for Union Activity. The Hospital agrees to provide leave of absence with pay for delegates of the Union to attend Union activities. A total of fifteen (15) days of such leave may be used each year of this Agreement. The total is an aggregate total for the entire negotiations bargaining unit. If additional days are necessary, a written request will be made to the Hospital’s Human Resources Department for consideration. This leave is to be used exclusively for participation in regularly scheduled meetings or conventions of labor organizations with which the Union is affiliated or for training programs for Stewards and Union Officers (to the extent that they are Hospital employees) and for which appropriate approval by the Hospital is required. Written notice, from the Union of the authorization of an individual to utilize such leave time shall be given to Human Resources at least twenty-one (21) days in advance of the date or dates of such meeting except in an emergency, less notice may be given. Granting of such leave to a staff member shall not be unreasonably withheld by the Hospital. Leave will be granted to individuals authorized by the President or the Secretary-Treasurer of the Union, but shall be limited to a maximum of ten (10) days of paid leave in a year period and five (5) days of paid leave for any single conference or convention for any individual staff member except in the case where special approval or an exception may be granted by the Hospital. In addition, the Hospital agrees to provide leave of absence without pay for delegates of the Union to attend Union activities approved by the Hospital. A total of ten (10) days of such leave of absence without pay is to be used under the same conditions and restrictions expressed in connection with the leave of absence with pay. This time limitation may be extended by written mutual agreement between the Union and Hospital.
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