Protection Clause. 1. The Board agrees that it will not permit any coercion, intimidation, discrimination, transfer, threats, or other detrimental action against any employee because of membership in the Federation or as a result of negotiations with the Board, or instigation or investigation of any grievance under this Agreement.
2. Members of the Negotiation Committee shall be permitted to attend negotiations sessions when scheduled during working hours, without changing their regular working hours, at no loss of time to the employee.
3. The Board agrees that it will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race, gender, ethnicity, color, age, disability, Religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, or sexual orientation of its employees.
4. The Federation may file a grievance directly to Level III, if any part of the Protection Clause is violated.
Protection Clause. The salary provided teachers protected by this salary schedule is deemed by School Committee and teachers to be fully earned at the close of schools in June of any given year, and proportionately during the school year. In the event of termination of service for any cause at the end of or at any time during the school year, amounts of salary earned but withheld to date of termination shall be payable to the teacher or in event of death, to his or her executor or administrator.
Protection Clause. Whenever herein a representation or warranty is expressed by a Guarantor or, subject to Section 13.1 above, any agreement to do any act or thing is made by a Guarantor, same shall be deemed to be a representation or warranty as to that Guarantor only and not a representation or warranty of any matter or circumstance of any other Guarantor and an agreement as to its conduct and not the conduct of any other Guarantor. Subject to Section 13.1 above, no Guarantor shall be liable for any obligation of any other Guarantor’s Guaranteed Obligations.
Protection Clause. The City will Meet and Confer with the Union regarding any wage or benefit changes approved for another bargaining unit that are significantly greater than those provided in this Agreement. Furthermore, in the event that any one bargaining group of the City receives an increase in salary or fringe benefits, the City shall agree to reopen and discuss wage and fringe benefit increases as appropriate.
Protection Clause. Neither the Company nor its Affiliates nor the Trustee shall be responsible for any insurance company’s failure to make payments provided by such contract, or for the action of any person which may delay payment or render a contract null and void or unenforceable in whole or in part.
Protection Clause. The District agrees that it will defend, hold harmless and indemnify Administrators and Directors from any and all demands, claims, suits, actions and legal proceedings brought against him/her in his/her individual capacity or in his/her official capacity as agent and employee of the Board of School Directors, provided the incident arose while he/she was acting within the scope of his/her employment and as such, liability coverage is within the authority of the Board of School Directors to provide under state law.
Protection Clause. A faculty member must be notified by the departmental chairperson or elected designee, PAC chairperson or designee, at least one week prior to the observation, of the name of the individual who will observe the candidate. The faculty member, for valid and relevant reasons, may request that there be a different observer.
Protection Clause. In the event a person being assessed objects to a regular member on the Committee, that person will be allowed to choose from the elected alternates.
Protection Clause. 1 . The District will reimburse unit members for loss or destruction of prosthetic devices (eyeglasses, dentures, hearing aids and the like) and clothing damaged or destroyed under the following limited circumstances . For covered items in excess of twenty-five ($25 .00), the employee may request direct payment, through a District purchase order, to the vendor .
a) The loss or damage was proximately caused by the unit member’s performance of his/her work responsibility;
b) The loss or damage was not a consequence of negligence, carelessness, or irre- sponsibility of the unit member;
c) The loss or damage was not covered by Workers’ Compensation or insurance benefits provided by the District;
d) The loss or damage and the incident or event causing such loss or damage was reported to the unit member’s immediate supervisor no more than twenty-four
Protection Clause. The Employer agrees that the two (2) union Stewards shall be considered as the most senior for the purpose of lay-off only provided they are immediately capable of performing the available work.
