Negotiation Team Compensation. Upon ratification of this Agreement, the Hospital shall retroactively reimburse regular members of the bargaining team for time spent in all negotiation sessions. Compensation shall be at the regular rate of pay.
Negotiation Team Compensation. The parties in this agreement recognize the value to both the Union and the Employer of having employees participate as part of the negotiations process. Therefore, the Employer agrees that employees who participate in bargaining as part of the Union’s bargaining team shall be compensated at their normal hourly rate while participating in these joint collective bargaining session that occur during their normal working hours. Joint collective bargaining sessions shall be set at such times to accommodate both parties and so as to not cause any other member of the bargaining unit to be compensated for overtime as a result of the session.
