Common use of Paid Bargaining Time Clause in Contracts

Paid Bargaining Time. Section 1. The College has granted to Union representatives in the bargaining unit three hundred and fifty (350) hours of paid release time to be used for contract negotiations and the adjustment of grievances annually. A. Any hours remaining at the close of the fiscal year shall be forfeited. B. The following rules shall govern the use of the paid release time allowance: Section 2. The hours of paid release time allowance shall not exceed eight (8) hours per week for adjustment of grievances at Levels One (1) and Two (2). Section 3. Paid release time allowance for contract negotiations and the adjustment of grievances at Levels Three (3) through Five (5) shall be unlimited until the paid release time allowance is exhausted. A. It is recognized that negotiations meetings and the times for grievance hearings are established by mutual agreement. Section 4. All time spent during scheduled working hours by representatives shall be charged against the paid release time allowance. Section 5. Time spent beyond scheduled working hours is also charged to the paid release time allowance and the employee may elect pay or comp time on an hour for hour basis. Section 6. Union representatives will give two (2) hours advance notice to their supervisor when requesting paid release time off the campus and must also be approved, in writing, by the local Unit President. A. If paid release time off the campus does not have the written approval of the local Unit President, such time shall be deducted from the employee’s pay. Section 7. All time spent by representatives who are employees in contract negotiations or adjustment of grievances during scheduled working hours shall be recorded in such manner as shall be required by the College. A. A copy of such record shall be given to the Unit President on each regular pay period. B. Time not so recorded shall not be paid time. C. All hours spent during scheduled working hours shall be charged against the paid-time allowance as straight time, unless a relief person is provided who is paid time and one- half in which case one and one-half (1½) times the hours thus spent shall be charged against the paid-time allowance. Section 8. No employee will be allowed to take more than twelve (12) hours from his/her regular work schedule per week. Section 9. Representatives will give two (2) hours advance notice to their supervisor before leaving their work assignment on paid release time.

Paid Bargaining Time. Section 1. 5.1 The College Board has granted to Union representatives Board employees in the bargaining unit three hundred and fifty (350) 3,718 hours of annually paid release time to be used for contract negotiations and the adjustment of grievances annually. A. grievances. Any hours remaining at the close of the fiscal year shall be forfeited. A Board employee must sign out and detail the activity and/or committee activity. B. The following rules shall govern the use of the paid release time allowance: Section 2. 5.2 The hours of paid release paid-time allowance shall not exceed eight (8) 7 hours per week in each district for adjustment of grievances at Levels One (Level 1) and Two (2); provided that, the Chairperson of the Unit may direct that not to exceed 13 additional hours per week may be used in each district for such purposes. Section 3. Paid release 5.3 Paid-time allowance for contract negotiations and the adjustment of grievances at Levels Three (3) levels 2 through Five (5) 4 shall be unlimited until the paid release paid-time allowance is exhausted. A. It is recognized that negotiations meetings and the times for grievance hearings are established by mutual agreement. Section 4. 5.4 All time spent during scheduled working hours by representatives who are employees shall be charged against the paid release paid-time allowance, and all time spent outside of scheduled working hours may be charged against paid-time allowance and shall be so charged upon written notice to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer setting forth the names of the employees authorized to use paid-time allowance, the amount each employee is authorized to use, and the purpose for which it is to be used. 5.5 The President of the local Union, Chairperson of the Unit, or International Union or Council office shall submit in writing to the Executive Director of Human Resources/Legal Affairs the names of the persons who are empowered to authorize the use of paid-time allowance outside of regularly scheduled working hours. Unless the notices required by this Paragraph (5.5) are given by duly authorized persons, no such time shall be charged against the paid- time allowance. Section 5. Time spent beyond scheduled working hours is also charged to the paid release time allowance and the employee may elect pay or comp time on an hour for hour basis. Section 6. Union representatives will give two (2) hours advance notice to their supervisor when requesting paid release time off the campus and must also be approved, in writing, by the local Unit President. A. If paid release time off the campus does not have the written approval of the local Unit President, such time shall be deducted from the employee’s pay. Section 7. 5.6 All time spent by representatives who are employees in contract negotiations or adjustment of grievances during scheduled working hours shall be recorded in such manner as shall be required by the College. A. Board. A copy of such record shall be given to the Chairperson of the Unit President on each regular pay period. B. . Time not so recorded shall not be paid time. C. . All hours spent during scheduled working hours shall be charged against the paid-time allowance as straight time, unless a relief person is provided who is paid time and one- half one half, in which case one and one-half (1½) times the hours thus spent shall be charged against the paid-time allowance. Section 8. 5.7 No employee will be allowed to take more than twelve twenty (1220) hours from his/her regular work schedule per week, except that the Unit 100 Chairperson and his/her weekly designee will be allowed to utilize up to forty (40) hours from his/her regular schedule per week. Section 95.8 There will be no retirement related service charge for paid bargaining hours pursuant to Paragraph 5.1 of the Master Contract. Representatives will give two (2) hours advance notice The Union shall reimburse the Board of Education quarterly for all retirement related costs attributable to their supervisor before leaving their work assignment on paid unpaid Union release time.