PROTECTED UNION ACTIVITIES Clause Samples
The "Protected Union Activities" clause defines and safeguards the rights of employees to participate in union-related activities without fear of retaliation or discrimination from their employer. In practice, this clause ensures that employees can attend union meetings, organize collectively, or engage in collective bargaining efforts, and that such participation cannot be used as grounds for adverse employment actions. Its core function is to uphold workers' rights to organize and advocate for their interests, thereby promoting fair labor practices and preventing employer interference in union matters.
PROTECTED UNION ACTIVITIES. The State agrees that no Provider, on account of membership or non-membership, shall be retaliated against, intimidated, restrained or coerced in or on account of the exercise of rights granted by the Collective Bargaining Agreement or in protected activities on behalf of the Union.
PROTECTED UNION ACTIVITIES. Union activities by an employee will not be a factor in the evaluation or appraisal of an employee’s performance. In addition, the amount of time spent by an employee on Union activities (time not available to the employee to perform job-related duties) will also not be considered in the evaluation or appraisal of an employee’s performance.
PROTECTED UNION ACTIVITIES. A. Union activities by an employee will not be a factor in the evaluation or appraisal of an employee's performance.
B. Supervisors shall make every reasonable effort to accommodate Union representatives in the exercise of their official union duties. Should mission critical work preclude the Union representative’s immediate release, the supervisor will advise the Union representative of when he or she will be released from duties.
C. A supervisor may, at the Union representative’s request, reassign that Union representative’s work (without prejudice to the Union representative’s Performance Evaluation), to other qualified employees if the employer determines that the work cannot be timely performed due to the Union Officer’s, Representative’s or ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'▇ representational duties.
PROTECTED UNION ACTIVITIES. Pursuant to the Michigan Public Employment Relations Act, the District hereby agrees that every teacher has the right to freely organize, join and support the Association for the purpose of engaging in collective bargaining or negotiations and other concerted activities for mutual aid and protection, or decide not to join and support the Association. As a duly elected body exercising governmental power under cover of law of the State of Michigan, the Board and Association undertake and agree that neither of them will directly or indirectly discourage or deprive or coerce any teacher in the enjoyment of any rights conferred by the Act or other laws of Michigan or the Constitutions of Michigan and the United States, that the Board will not discriminate against any teacher with respect to hours, wages or any terms or conditions of employment by reason of his/her membership in the Association, his/her participation in any lawful activities of the Association or collective professional negotiations with the Board or his/her institution of any grievance, complaint or proceeding under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to any terms or conditions of employment, so long as the same does not interfere with the full, faithful and proper performance of the duties of employment. Similarly, the Association will not by force, intimidation or unlawful threats compel or attempt to compel any employee to join and support the Association, to pay dues or any other payment in support of the Association.