Paid Release Time. Union stewards and officers will be granted a reasonable amount of time during their normal working hours to investigate and process grievances in accordance with Article 30,
Paid Release Time. Employees will be provided a reasonable amount of time during their normal working hours to meet with the union xxxxxxx and/or staff representative to process a grievance. In addition, employees will be released during their normal working hours to attend meetings or hearings scheduled by management for the following:
a. Informal grievance resolution meetings, grievance meetings, alternative dispute resolution meetings, mediation sessions and arbitration hearings, in accordance with Article 6, Grievance Procedure, and held during the employee’s work time;
b. Management scheduled investigatory interviews and/or pre-disciplinary meetings, in accordance with Article 36, Corrective Action, and;
c. Negotiations in accordance with Article 40, Mandatory Subjects.
d. Joint Labor Management meetings in accordance with Article 43.
Paid Release Time. Employees will be provided a reasonable amount of paid release time during their normal working hours to meet with the union xxxxxxx and/or staff representative to process a grievance. In addition, employees will be released during their normal working hours to prepare for and attend meetings or hearings scheduled by management for the following:
1. Informal grievance resolution, grievance meetings, alternative dispute resolution meetings, mediation sessions and arbitration hearings, in accordance with Article 30, Grievance Procedure, and held during their work time;
2. Management scheduled investigatory interviews and/or pre-disciplinary meetings, in accordance with Article 29, Discipline, and;
3. Negotiations in accordance with Article 37, Mandatory Subjects.
Paid Release Time. Union stewards will be granted a reasonable amount of time, as determined by the Employer, during their normal working hours to investigate and process grievances through Step 3 of the grievance process in accordance with Article 30,
Paid Release Time a. The total cumulative use of paid release time for the AFSCME designated employee representative shall be limited to 10 hours in any one month. University convened meetings pursuant to Article 10, -- Grievance Procedure, shall not be deducted from this block of time.
b. The use of the maximum of 10 hours shall be for grievance-related activity such as:
1) The initial hand-delivered filing of a grievance and the retrieval of University documents provided pursuant to a written request for information related to a grievance;
2) One-on-one meetings with a grievant concerning a filed grievance, or an alleged violation of this Agreement which is at the Informal Review stage of Article 10, -- Grievance Procedure;
3) Meetings with the University representative to whom written grievances are presented or to whom documents related to filed grievances are presented/signed or with whom time limit agreements are achieved;
4) Informal Review meetings held pursuant to Section E. of Article 10, -- Grievance Procedure.
c. A request for release time will be made to the AFSCME designated employee representative’s supervisor prior to the activity. Such approval shall be granted solely on the basis of operational need and shall not be denied unreasonably.
d. At its sole discretion, the University may authorize use of release time for more than 10 hours in a month per department. The exercise of this discretion and/or the enforcement by the University of the 10-hour maximum shall under no circumstances establish a precedent for the AFSCME designated employee representative or department involved nor shall the allowance of greater than 10 hours in a month for a AFSCME designated employee representative have any effect or bearing on the ability of the University to enforce the 10-hour maximum on any other AFSCME designated employee representative.
e. Should a question of possible abuse of these release time provisions arise, the University will so notify AFSCME, and the parties will attempt to resolve the matter. If a question remains, the University may take corrective action when warranted.
Paid Release Time. Employees will be provided a reasonable amount of time during their normal working hours to meet with the union xxxxxxx and/or staff representative to process a grievance. In addition, employees will be released during their normal working hours to prepare for and attend meetings or hearings scheduled by management for the following:
1. Informal grievance resolution meetings, grievance meetings, alternative dispute resolution meetings, mediation sessions and arbitration hearings, in accordance with Article 30, Grievance Procedure, and held during their work time;
Paid Release Time. It is acknowledged by the Parties that all Union Stewards have regular duties to perform as Employees of the Employer. Therefore, Union Stewards will not leave their duties without first obtaining the permission of their Supervisor, or designate. Requests for Union Release Time, paid or unpaid, shall not be unreasonably denied. Meetings involving the Branch Local President will not be scheduled on her day off without her agreement.
Paid Release Time. Employees will be provided a reasonable amount of time during their normal working hours to meet with the union xxxxxxx and/or staff representative to process a grievance. In addition, employees will be released during their normal working hours to prepare for and attend meetings or hearings scheduled by management for the following:
1. Informal grievance resolution meetings, grievance meetings, alternative dispute resolution meetings, mediation sessions and arbitration hearings, in accordance with Article 30, Grievance Procedure, and held during his or her work time;
a. Subpoenaed Witnesses in an Arbitration When an employee is subpoenaed as a witness on behalf of the Union in an arbitration case, the employee may appear without loss of pay if he or she appears during his or her work time, providing the testimony given is related to his or her job function or involves matters he or she has witnessed, and is relevant to the arbitration case. Every effort will be made to avoid the presentation of repetitive witnesses.
2. Management scheduled investigatory interviews and/or pre- disciplinary meetings, in accordance with Article 29, Discipline, and;
3. Negotiations in accordance with Article 37, Mandatory Subjects.
Paid Release Time. Employees will be provided a reasonable amount of time during their normal working hours to meet with the union xxxxxxx and/or staff representative to process a grievance. In addition, employees will be released during their normal working hours to prepare for and attend meetings or hearings scheduled by management for the following:
1. Informal grievance resolution meetings, grievance meetings, alternative dispute resolution meetings, mediation sessions and arbitration hearings, in accordance with Article 30, Grievance Procedure, and held during their work time;
a. Subpoenaed Witnesses in an Arbitration When an employee is subpoenaed as a witness on behalf of the Union in an arbitration case, the employee may appear without loss of pay if they appear during their work time, providing the testimony given is related to their job function or involves matters they have witnessed, and is relevant to the arbitration case. Every effort will be made to avoid the presentation of repetitive witnesses.
2. Management scheduled investigatory interviews and/or pre-disciplinary meetings, in accordance with Article 29, Discipline, and;
3. Negotiations in accordance with Article 37, Mandatory Subjects.
Paid Release Time. A. CSEA shall have the right to designate no more than six (6) unit members to be given reasonable released time, when meeting and negotiating with the Office of Education. Meet and negotiate sessions shall be scheduled alternately to occur during hours the Office of Education is open for business and outside such hours, unless the parties mutually agree otherwise.
B. In accordance with established CSEA State constitution and by-laws formulae, CSEA may designate up to six (6) delegates to the yearly State convention who shall be given released time to participate for up to one (1) week without loss of compensation.
C. The CSEA President or a Chapter Officer and/or one designee per meeting shall receive release time to attend official meetings of the Personnel Commission and of the Board of Education, if such meeting occurs during regular business hours. Up to three (3) unit members serving as a CSEA State Board Member, State Officer, or Committee Member shall each receive five (5) days of paid released time annually to attend CSEA required meetings. Such released time may be taken in full or one-half day increments.
D. With approval of the immediate management representative, designated officers, site representatives or other designated union members shall be allowed to use any of the paid released time available pursuant to paragraph B above, which is not used for attendance at the CSEA annual convention, to a maximum of 40 days paid release time per year, at reasonable times, for the conduct of Association business. This provision shall apply to released time whether or not reimbursed by CSEA.
E. With approval of the immediate management representative, designated officers and/or site representatives shall be given paid release time, at reasonable times, in order to attend meetings scheduled by the Office of Education that require a CSEA representative. Approval of release time shall not be unreasonably withheld if work requirements can be met without undue hardship.
F. CSEA may designate up to four (4) delegates to attend the CSEA Para-Educator Conference with up to three (3) days of full release time, depending on conference schedule. Registration and all travel expenses will be paid by CSEA Chapter 568. CSEA agrees wherever possible to minimize the impact of selecting multiple members from the same work unit as conference delegates.
