Release for Legislative Activities. Nurses selected by the Association to assist in interacting with members of the Oregon State Legislature or their staff will seek to obtain scheduled time off for this purpose as far in advance as possible. The Employer will undertake reasonable efforts to grant the requested time off. The Association will limit such requests so that a maximum of three (3) nurses will be released for this purpose at any given time.
Release for Legislative Activities. Employees selected by the Union to assist in interacting with members of the Oregon State Legislature or their staff will be released to provide such assistance if they give at least forty-eight (48) hours’ advance notice to their immediate supervisor. An employee will be entitled to release time under this provision for no more than two (2) shifts per calendar year. The Union will cooperate with the Employer by limiting such requests so that a maximum of five (5) employees will be released at any given time. Such release time may be denied to an employee if granting it would impose an extreme hardship on the department or compromise patient safety. The Union will reimburse the Employer for paid time spent in legislative activities. The Union will also reimburse the Employer for any premium pay, overtime or penalty pay paid by the Employer for coverage issues resulting from a release from work under this paragraph.
Release for Legislative Activities. Nurses selected by the Association to assist 2 in interacting with members of the Oregon State Legislature or their staff will seek 3 to obtain scheduled time off for this purpose as far in advance as possible. The 4 employer will undertake reasonable efforts to grant the requested time off. The 5 Association will limit such requests so that a maximum of 2 nurses will be 6 released for this purpose at any given time and release for legislative activities is 7 limited to 24 hours per calendar year. Unless using PLH, release for legislative 8 activities shall be unpaid.
