Common use of RELEASE TIME FOR BARGAINING Clause in Contracts

RELEASE TIME FOR BARGAINING. A. UPTE shall designate as a bargaining team member for the unit not more than one active status bargaining unit employee per campus, for a total of 11 bargaining team members from the bargaining unit. UPTE shall provide in writing the names of the designated permanent members of its bargaining team to the Office of Labor Relations at least 30 calendar days prior to the first scheduled bargaining session. In the event any designated member is to be permanently replaced, the name of the permanent replacement shall be communicated in writing to the Office of Labor Relations. The Office of Labor Relations shall acknowledge in writing the newly designated permanent replacement, and inform the appropriate work location. Such notification of a permanent replacement shall be made to the Office of Labor Relations two workweeks prior to the first scheduled bargaining session to be attended by the replacement employee. Designated team members who are members of the bargaining unit may be released from their work assignments without loss of straight-time pay to attend scheduled bargaining sessions. Alternates or substitutes for any of the designated team members may be permitted when UPTE has provided the University with the name and work location of the replacement at least two weeks in advance of the date of the change, unless the parties agree to a shorter notice period. B. No more than a total of nine bargaining unit employees shall be in without-loss-of- straight-time pay and benefits status for attendance at scheduled bargaining sessions for the unit, including reasonable travel time to attend bargaining sessions. Without-loss-of-straight-time-pay status shall be provided only for bargaining sessions, and only for the days which the unit member would have C. Bargaining sessions are defined as the pre-scheduled face-to-face meetings and related caucuses during meeting days, for the purpose of negotiating terms and conditions of an Agreement. If no meeting actually takes place during the scheduled meeting day as the result of the University's unavailability to appear at the bargaining table, or the University agrees that a full-day union bargaining team caucus is necessary to the bargaining process, the University may designate a day without a face-to-face meeting as a "bargaining session." X. Xx employee designated as a bargaining team member for the unit shall provide his or her supervisor with written notice of their intent to attend scheduled bargaining sessions as soon as practicable following the scheduling of bargaining sessions. A bargaining team representative may be denied release time for bargaining, either in paid or unpaid status, if the supervisor is not provided at least 14 calendar days prior notice of the team member’s need for release time, unless the parties agree to a shorter notice period. E. UPTE shall provide an attendance roster at the end of each bargaining session. F. Reasonable travel time means actual travel, via the most expeditious method of transportation available, to and from scheduled bargaining sessions for the designated employees. G. Attendance by a bargaining team member at scheduled bargaining sessions shall constitute fulfillment of the employee’s work obligation for that day. X. The University shall make a good faith effort to modify a bargaining team member's work schedule in order to accommodate his or her participation in bargaining sessions.

RELEASE TIME FOR BARGAINING. A. UPTE 1. The University shall designate as provide release time in a bargaining team member without-loss-of-straight-time-pay status for the unit not more than one (1) active status bargaining unit University CX-Unit employee per campuscampus (including LBNL), for a total of 11 eleven (11) bargaining team members from the bargaining unitCX-Unit. UPTE shall provide Teamsters Local 2010 is expected to designate in writing the names permanent and alternate team members who are members of the designated permanent members of its bargaining team to the Office of Labor Relations unit and in active employment status at least 30 calendar days prior to the first scheduled bargaining session. In the event any designated member is to be permanently replaced, the name of the permanent replacement Nothing in this section shall be communicated in writing to the Office of Labor Relations. The Office of Labor Relations shall acknowledge in writing the newly designated permanent replacement, and inform the appropriate work location. Such notification preclude Teamsters Local 2010’s appointment of a permanent replacement shall be made to bargaining team member during the Office course of Labor Relations two workweeks prior to the first scheduled bargaining session to be attended by the replacement employeenegotiations from a location where a permanent team member had not been selected previously. Designated team Substitution of alternate members who are for permanent members is permitted only upon Teamsters Local 2010’s provision, in writing, of the bargaining unit may be released from their work assignments without loss of straight-time pay to attend scheduled bargaining sessions. Alternates or substitutes for any of the designated team members may be permitted when UPTE has provided the University with the name and work location of the replacement at least two weeks employee team member alternate, seven (7) calendar days in advance of the date of the change, scheduled bargaining session unless the parties agree to a shorter notice periodotherwise. B. No 2. The University will provide release time for designated team members, no more than one per location, in a total of nine bargaining unit employees shall be in without-loss-of- of-straight-time time-pay and benefits status for attendance at to attend scheduled bargaining sessions for the unit, including reasonable travel negotiations. 3. Such release time to attend bargaining sessions. Withoutin without-loss-of-straight-time-pay status shall be provided only for bargaining sessions, scheduled negotiation sessions and only for the days on which the unit team member would havehave been scheduled to work. Such hours shall not exceed the bargaining team member’s actual scheduled work hours for any one day of a scheduled bargaining session, not to exceed 40 hours per week. Such release time shall not count in the calculation of overtime or other ancillary pay/premiums. C. 4. Bargaining sessions are defined as the pre-scheduled face-to-face meetings and related caucuses during meeting days, days for the purpose of negotiating wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of an Agreementemployment. If no meeting actually takes place during The travel time included in the scheduled meeting day as release time without loss of straight-time pay status is the result reasonable amount of the University's unavailability time for direct travel to appear at and from the bargaining table, or the University agrees team member’s place of employment. 5. It is expected that a full-day union employee bargaining team caucus is necessary to the bargaining process, the University may designate a day without a face-to-face meeting as a "bargaining session." X. Xx employee designated as a bargaining team member for the unit members shall provide his or her supervisor their supervisors, and local Labor Relations (unless otherwise provided in writing) with written notice of their intent to attend scheduled all bargaining sessions as soon as practicable following the scheduling of bargaining sessions. A bargaining team representative member may be denied release time for bargaining, either in paid or unpaid status, if the supervisor written notice is not provided at least 14 calendar days prior notice of to the team member’s need for release timescheduled bargaining, unless the parties agree to otherwise. In the event a shorter notice periodbargaining session is scheduled with less than 14 calendar days advance notice, the University will ensure release time for primary and/or alternate members of Teamsters Local 2010 bargaining team is granted. E. UPTE 6. In order to facilitate successor negotiations, eleven (11) Teamsters Local 2010 representatives (no more than one from each campus) shall provide an attendance roster at the end receive five (5) days of each bargaining session. F. Reasonable travel paid release time means actual travel, via the most expeditious method of transportation available, to and from scheduled bargaining sessions for the designated employees. G. Attendance by a bargaining team member at scheduled bargaining sessions shall constitute fulfillment of the employee’s work obligation for that day. X. The University shall make a good faith effort to modify a bargaining team member's work schedule in order to accommodate his or her participation in bargaining sessionsprepare and provide the University with Teamsters Local 2010’s Notice of Intent to Negotiate the Agreement, and a comprehensive set of initial proposals prior to the commencement of negotiations.

RELEASE TIME FOR BARGAINING. A. UPTE 1. The University shall designate as provide release time in a bargaining team member without-loss-of-straight-time-pay status for the unit not more than one (1) active status bargaining unit University CX-Unit employee per campuscampus (including LBNL), for a total of 11 eleven (11) bargaining team members from the bargaining unitCX-Unit. UPTE shall provide Teamsters Local 2010 is expected to designate in writing the names permanent and alternate team members who are members of the designated permanent members of its bargaining team to the Office of Labor Relations unit and in active employment status at least 30 calendar days prior to the first scheduled bargaining session. In the event any designated member is to be permanently replaced, the name of the permanent replacement Nothing in this section shall be communicated in writing to the Office of Labor Relations. The Office of Labor Relations shall acknowledge in writing the newly designated permanent replacement, and inform the appropriate work location. Such notification preclude Teamsters Local 2010’s appointment of a permanent replacement shall be made to bargaining team member during the Office course of Labor Relations two workweeks prior to the first scheduled bargaining session to be attended by the replacement employeenegotiations from a location where a permanent team member had not been selected previously. Designated team Substitution of alternate members who are for permanent members is permitted only upon Teamsters Local 2010’s provision, in writing, of the bargaining unit may be released from their work assignments without loss of straight-time pay to attend scheduled bargaining sessions. Alternates or substitutes for any of the designated team members may be permitted when UPTE has provided the University with the name and work location of the replacement at least two weeks employee team member alternate, seven (7) calendar days in advance of the date of the change, scheduled bargaining session unless the parties agree to a shorter notice periodotherwise. B. No 2. The University will provide release time for designated team members, no more than one per location, in a total of nine bargaining unit employees shall be in without-loss-of- of-straight-time time-pay and benefits status for attendance at to attend scheduled bargaining sessions for the unit, including reasonable travel negotiations. 3. Such release time to attend bargaining sessions. Withoutin without-loss-of-straight-time-pay status shall be provided only for bargaining sessions, scheduled negotiation sessions and only for the days on which the unit team member would havehave been scheduled to work. Such hours shall not exceed the bargaining team member’s actual scheduled work hours for any one day of a scheduled bargaining session, not to exceed 40 hours per week. Such release time shall not count in the calculation of overtime or other ancillary pay/premiums. C. 4. Bargaining sessions are defined as the pre-scheduled face-to-face meetings and related caucuses during meeting days, days for the purpose of negotiating wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of an Agreementemployment. If no meeting actually takes place during The travel time included in the scheduled meeting day as release time without loss of straight- time pay status is the result reasonable amount of the University's unavailability time for direct travel to appear at and from the bargaining table, or the University agrees team member’s place of employment. 5. It is expected that a full-day union employee bargaining team caucus is necessary to the bargaining process, the University may designate a day without a face-to-face meeting as a "bargaining session." X. Xx employee designated as a bargaining team member for the unit members shall provide his or her supervisor their supervisors, and local Labor Relations (unless otherwise provided in writing) with written notice of their intent to attend scheduled all bargaining sessions as soon as practicable following the scheduling of bargaining sessions. A bargaining team representative member may be denied release time for bargaining, either in paid or unpaid status, if the supervisor written notice is not provided at least 14 calendar days prior notice of to the team member’s need for release timescheduled bargaining, unless the parties agree to otherwise. In the event a shorter notice periodbargaining session is scheduled with less than 14 calendar days advance notice, the University will ensure release time for primary and/or alternate members of Teamsters Local 2010 bargaining team is granted. E. UPTE 6. In order to facilitate successor negotiations, eleven (11) Teamsters Local 2010 representatives (no more than one from each campus) shall provide an attendance roster at the end receive five (5) days of each bargaining session. F. Reasonable travel paid release time means actual travel, via the most expeditious method of transportation available, to and from scheduled bargaining sessions for the designated employees. G. Attendance by a bargaining team member at scheduled bargaining sessions shall constitute fulfillment of the employee’s work obligation for that day. X. The University shall make a good faith effort to modify a bargaining team member's work schedule in order to accommodate his or her participation in bargaining sessionsprepare and provide the University with Teamsters Local 2010’s Notice of Intent to Negotiate the Agreement, and a comprehensive set of initial proposals prior to the commencement of negotiations.

RELEASE TIME FOR BARGAINING. A. UPTE shall designate as a bargaining team member for the unit not more than one (1) active status bargaining unit University Technical Unit employee per campus, for a total of 11 eleven (11) bargaining team members from the bargaining unitTechnical Unit. UPTE shall provide in writing the names of the designated permanent members of its bargaining team to the Office of Labor Relations at least 30 thirty (30) calendar days prior to the first scheduled bargaining session. In the event any designated member is to be permanently replaced, the name of the permanent replacement shall be communicated in writing to the Office of Labor Relations. The Office of Labor Relations shall acknowledge in writing the newly designated permanent replacement, and inform the appropriate work location. Such notification of a permanent replacement shall be made to the Office of Labor Relations two (2) workweeks prior to the first scheduled bargaining session to be attended by the replacement employee. Designated team members who are members of the bargaining unit Systemwide Technical Unit may be released from their work assignments without loss of straight-time pay to attend scheduled bargaining sessions. Alternates or substitutes for any of the designated team members may be permitted when UPTE has provided the University with the name and work location of the replacement at least two (2) weeks in advance of the date of the change, unless the parties agree to a shorter notice period. B. No more than a total of nine bargaining unit (9) Technical Unit employees shall be in without-loss-of- straight-time pay and benefits status for attendance at scheduled bargaining sessions for the unitsessions, including reasonable travel time to attend bargaining sessions. Without-loss-of-straight-straight- time-pay status shall be provided only for bargaining sessions, and only for the days which the unit member would havehave been scheduled to work had s/he not been released from her/his work assignments to attend scheduled bargaining sessions. The hours for which any of the designated union bargaining team members are in without-loss-of-straight- time-pay status shall not exceed the bargaining team member's actual scheduled work hours for any one day of a scheduled bargaining session and shall not exceed forty (40) hours per week. Time in without-loss-of-straight-time status for the purpose of bargaining shall not count in the calculation of overtime, and will not result in any double payment for the hours in such status. Deviation from this paragraph may be made only by mutual agreement of the parties on a case-by-case basis. C. Bargaining sessions are defined as the pre-scheduled face-to-face meetings meetings, and related caucuses during meeting days, for the purpose of negotiating terms and conditions of an Agreement. If no meeting actually takes place during the scheduled meeting day as the result of the University's unavailability to appear at the bargaining table, or the University agrees that a full-day union bargaining team caucus is necessary to the bargaining process, the University may designate a day without a face-to-face meeting as a "bargaining session"." X. Xx D. An employee designated as a Technical Unit bargaining team member for the unit shall provide her/his or her supervisor with written notice of their intent to attend scheduled bargaining sessions as soon as practicable following the scheduling of bargaining sessions. A bargaining team representative may be denied release time for bargaining, either in paid or unpaid status, if the her/his supervisor is not provided at least 14 fourteen (14) calendar days prior notice of the team member’s her/his need for release time, unless the parties agree to a shorter notice period. E. UPTE shall provide an attendance roster at the end of each bargaining session. F. Reasonable travel time means actual travel, via the most expeditious method of transportation available, to and from scheduled bargaining sessions for the designated employees. G. Attendance by a bargaining team member at scheduled bargaining sessions shall constitute fulfillment of the employee’s work obligation for that day. X. H. The University shall make a good faith effort to modify a bargaining team member's work schedule in order to accommodate her/his or her participation in bargaining sessions.

RELEASE TIME FOR BARGAINING. A. UPTE 1. The University shall designate as a bargaining team member provide paid release time for the unit not ten (10) Unit 18 Faculty, with no more than one active status (1) per campus department, to attend University-wide negotiating sessions as members of the UC-AFT bargaining unit employee per campus, for a total team. The UC-AFT shall provide the University with its roster of 11 bargaining team members from the bargaining unit. UPTE shall provide in writing the names of the designated permanent members of its bargaining team to the Office of Labor Relations for whom it is requesting release time at least 30 forty-five (45) calendar days prior to the first end of the academic term immediately preceding the term in which bargaining is scheduled bargaining sessionto commence. 2. In the event any designated a team member receiving paid release time gives up their her/his seat on the team and is to be permanently replacedreplaced during a semester/quarter, the name University is under no obligation to modify the replacement’s work schedule for the remainder of that semester/quarter, although the University shall make a reasonable effort to do so. 3. Alternates and replacements for any of the permanent replacement UC-AFT bargaining team members receiving paid release time shall not be communicated in writing to eligible for paid release time unless the Office of Labor Relations. The Office of Labor Relations shall acknowledge in writing the newly designated permanent replacementUC-AFT designates them permanent, and inform the appropriate work location. Such notification University has received written notice of a permanent replacement shall be made to the Office such designation at least thirty (30) calendar days in advance of Labor Relations two workweeks prior to the first scheduled bargaining session to be attended by the replacement employeepermanent replacement. Designated team members who are members of the bargaining unit may be released from their work assignments without loss of straight-time pay The University shall make reasonable efforts to attend scheduled bargaining sessions. Alternates or substitutes for any of the designated team members may be permitted when UPTE has provided the University with the name provide preferential scheduling to alternates and work location of the replacement at least two weeks in advance of the date of the change, unless the parties agree to a shorter notice periodsubstitutes. B. No more than a total of nine 4. The UC-AFT bargaining unit employees team representatives on paid release time shall be in a without-loss-of- straightof-salary and benefits-status only for the time pay and benefits status for attendance spent at scheduled bargaining sessions for the unitnegotiating sessions, including reasonable travel time to attend bargaining and from scheduled negotiating sessions. Without-loss-of-straight-time-pay Payment to the team member for such status shall be provided only for bargaining sessions, and only included as salary wages in the team member's regular paycheck for the days pay period during which the unit member would have C. Bargaining sessions are defined as scheduled negotiating session occurred. These Such salary wages shall be subject to the presame taxes and other deductions normally associated with payment of salary for hours worked. In coordination with UC-scheduled face-to-face meetings and related caucuses during meeting days, for the purpose of negotiating terms and conditions of an Agreement. If no meeting actually takes place during the scheduled meeting day as the result of the University's unavailability to appear at the bargaining table, or the University agrees that a full-day union AFT bargaining team caucus is necessary to the bargaining processmembers, the University shall provide and compensate substitute classroom instructors or offer other means of providing classroom instruction. 5. Provided the UC-AFT Chief Negotiator has an appointment of at least 67% time in a Unit 18 job title, they Chief Negotiator for the UC-AFT will be granted course relief of a maximum of one (1) regularly scheduled University course per quarter/semester during negotiations. provided that the Chief Negotiator has at least a 67% time appointment in an NSF title. For a chief negotiator whose primary responsibilities do not involve course instruction, the University shall provide the equivalent of one (1) IWC release time per quarter/semester from their Unit 18 Faculty responsibilities. Should the period of negotiations not encompass an entire quarter/semester for which course relief has been provided, the department chair may designate assign other duties for the remainder of the quarter/semester. 6. If the designated UC-AFT Chief Negotiator is an Unit 18 Faculty appointed from the same campus as an Unit 18 Faculty who is a day without a facedesignated “release-totime” member of the UC-face meeting as a "AFT bargaining session." X. Xx employee designated as a bargaining team, the Chief Negotiator shall become the team member for receiving release-time and the unit shall provide his or her supervisor with written notice of their intent to attend scheduled bargaining sessions as soon as practicable following the scheduling of bargaining sessions. A bargaining campus’ other team representative may be denied member’s release time for bargainingshall not be paid. a. The UC will provide, either in paid or unpaid statuswhere practicable, if a work schedule that accommodates the supervisor is not provided at least 14 calendar days prior notice bargaining schedule of the team member’s need for release time, unless member who was displaced by the parties agree to a shorter notice periodUC-AFT Chief Negotiator. E. UPTE shall provide an attendance roster at b. In the end of each bargaining session. F. Reasonable travel time means actual travel, via event the most expeditious method of transportation available, to and from scheduled bargaining sessions for University modifies the designated employees. G. Attendance by a bargaining team member at scheduled bargaining sessions shall constitute fulfillment of the employee’s work obligation for that day. X. The University shall make a good faith effort to modify a bargaining team member's ’s work schedule in order and such modification affects the assignment of another Unit 18 Faculty, the Unit 18 Faculty whose schedule was modified to accommodate his or her the bargaining team member’s participation in bargaining sessionsnegotiations has no right to grieve the modification.

RELEASE TIME FOR BARGAINING. A. UPTE shall designate as a bargaining team member for the unit not more than one (1) active status bargaining unit employee per campus, for a total of 11 eleven (11) bargaining team members from the bargaining unit. UPTE shall provide in writing the names of the designated permanent members of its bargaining team to the Office of Labor Relations at least 30 thirty (30) calendar days prior to the first scheduled bargaining session. In the event any designated member is to be permanently replaced, the name of the permanent replacement shall be communicated in writing to the Office of Labor Relations. The Office of Labor Relations shall acknowledge in writing the newly designated permanent replacement, and inform the appropriate work location. Such notification of a permanent replacement shall be made to the Office of Labor Relations two (2) workweeks prior to the first scheduled bargaining session to be attended by the replacement employee. Designated team members who are members of the bargaining unit may be released from their work assignments without loss of straight-time pay to attend scheduled bargaining sessions. Alternates or substitutes for any of the designated team members may be permitted when UPTE has provided the University with the name and work location of the replacement at least two (2) weeks in advance of the date of the change, unless the parties agree to a shorter notice period. B. No more than a total of nine (9) bargaining unit employees shall be in without-loss-of- straight-time time-pay and benefits status for attendance at scheduled bargaining sessions for the unit, unit including reasonable travel time to attend bargaining sessions. Without-loss-loss- of-straight-time-pay status shall be provided only for bargaining sessions, and only for the days which the unit member would havehave been scheduled to work had s/he not been released from her/his work assignments to attend scheduled bargaining sessions. The hours for which any of the designated union bargaining team members are in without- loss-of-straight-time-pay status shall not exceed the bargaining team member's actual scheduled work hours for any one day of a scheduled bargaining session and shall not exceed forty (40) hours per week. Time in without-loss-of-straight-time-pay status for the purpose of bargaining shall not count in the calculation of overtime, and will not result in any double payment for the hours in such status. Deviation from this paragraph may be made only by mutual agreement of the parties on a case-by-case basis. C. Bargaining sessions are defined as the pre-scheduled face-to-face meetings meetings, and related caucuses during meeting days, for the purpose of negotiating terms and conditions of an Agreement. If no meeting actually takes place during the scheduled meeting day as the result of the University's unavailability to appear at the bargaining table, or the University agrees that a full-day union bargaining team caucus is necessary to the bargaining process, the University may designate a day without a face-to-face meeting as a "bargaining session"." X. Xx employee designated as a bargaining team member for the unit shall provide her/his or her supervisor with written notice of their intent to attend scheduled bargaining sessions as soon as practicable following the scheduling of bargaining sessions. A bargaining team representative may be denied release time for bargaining, either in paid or unpaid status, if the her/his supervisor is not provided at least 14 fourteen (14) calendar days prior notice of the team member’s her/his need for release time, unless the parties agree to a shorter notice period. E. UPTE shall provide an attendance roster at the end of each bargaining session. F. Reasonable travel time means actual travel, via the most expeditious method of transportation available, to and from scheduled bargaining sessions for the designated employees. G. Attendance by a bargaining team member at scheduled bargaining sessions shall constitute fulfillment of the employee’s work obligation for that day. X. The University shall make a good faith effort to modify a bargaining team member's work schedule in order to accommodate her/his or her participation in bargaining sessions.

RELEASE TIME FOR BARGAINING. A. UPTE shall designate as a bargaining team member for the unit not more than one active status bargaining unit University HX-Unit employee per campusmedical center, one from UCSF and one from a campus student health center, for a total of 11 six bargaining team members from the bargaining unitHX Unit. UPTE shall provide in writing the names of the designated permanent members of its bargaining team to the Office of Labor Relations at least 30 calendar days prior to the first scheduled bargaining session. In the event any designated member is to be permanently replaced, the name of the permanent replacement shall be communicated in writing to the Office of Labor Relations. The Office of Labor Relations shall acknowledge in writing the newly designated permanent replacement, and inform the appropriate work location. Such notification of a permanent replacement shall be made to the Office of Labor Relations two workweeks prior to the first scheduled bargaining session to be attended by the replacement employee. Designated team members who are members of the bargaining unit System-wide Unit may be released from their work assignments without loss of straight-time pay to attend scheduled bargaining sessions. Alternates or substitutes for any of the designated team members may be permitted when UPTE has provided the University with the name and work location of the replacement at least two weeks in advance of the date of the change, unless the parties agree to a shorter notice period. B. No more than a total of nine bargaining unit six HX-Unit employees shall be in without-loss-of- straight-time pay and benefits status for attendance at scheduled bargaining sessions for the unitsessions, including reasonable travel time to attend bargaining sessions. Without-loss-of-straight-time-pay status shall be provided only for bargaining sessions, and only for the days which the unit member would havehave been scheduled to work had the member not been released from his/her work assignments to attend scheduled bargaining sessions. The hours for which any of the designated union bargaining team members are in without-loss-of-straight-time-pay status shall not exceed the bargaining team member's actual scheduled work hours for any one day of a scheduled bargaining session and shall not exceed 40 hours per week. Time in without-loss-of-straight-time status for the purpose of bargaining shall not count in the calculation of overtime, and will not result in any double payment for C. Bargaining sessions are defined as the pre-scheduled face-to-face meetings meetings, and related caucuses during meeting days, for the purpose of negotiating terms and conditions of an Agreement. If no meeting actually takes place during the scheduled meeting day as the result of the University's unavailability to appear at the bargaining table, or the University agrees that a full-day union bargaining team caucus is necessary to the bargaining process, the University may designate a day without a face-to-face meeting as a "bargaining session"." X. Xx D. An employee designated as a an HX-Unit bargaining team member for the unit shall provide his or his/her supervisor with written notice of their intent to attend scheduled bargaining sessions as soon as practicable following the scheduling of bargaining sessions. A bargaining team representative may be denied release time for bargaining, either in paid or unpaid status, if the his/her supervisor is not provided at least 14 calendar days prior notice of the team member’s his/her need for release time, unless the parties agree to a shorter notice period. E. UPTE shall provide an attendance roster at the end of each bargaining session. F. Reasonable travel time means actual travel, via the most expeditious method of transportation available, to and from scheduled bargaining sessions for the designated employees. G. Attendance by a bargaining team member at scheduled bargaining sessions shall constitute fulfillment of the employee’s work obligation for that day. X. H. The University shall make a good faith effort to modify a bargaining team member's work schedule in order to accommodate his or his/her participation in bargaining sessions.

RELEASE TIME FOR BARGAINING. A. UPTE shall designate as a bargaining team member for the unit not more than one (1) active status bargaining unit University HX-Unit employee per campusmedical center, (for a total of five (5)) and one from a campus student health center, for a total of 11 six (6) bargaining team members from the bargaining unitHX Unit. UPTE shall provide in writing the names of the designated permanent members of its bargaining team to the Office of Labor Relations at least 30 thirty (30) calendar days prior to the first scheduled bargaining session. In the event any designated member is to be permanently replaced, the name of the permanent replacement shall be communicated in writing to the Office of Labor Relations. The Office of Labor Relations shall acknowledge in writing the newly designated permanent replacement, and inform the appropriate work location. Such notification of a permanent replacement shall be made to the Office of Labor Relations two workweeks prior to the first scheduled bargaining session to be attended by the replacement employee. Designated team members who are members of the bargaining unit may be released from their work assignments without loss of straight-time pay to attend scheduled bargaining sessions. Alternates or substitutes for any of the designated team members may be permitted when UPTE has provided the University with the name and work location of the replacement at least two weeks in advance of the date of the change, unless the parties agree to a shorter notice period.in B. No more than a total of nine bargaining unit six HX-Unit employees shall be in without-loss-of- straight-time pay and benefits status for attendance at scheduled bargaining sessions for the unit, including reasonable travel time to attend bargaining sessions. Without-loss-of-straight-time-pay status shall be provided only for bargaining sessions, and only for the days which the unit member would havehave been scheduled to work had the member not been released from his/her work assignments to attend scheduled bargaining sessions. The hours for which any of the designated union bargaining team members are in without-loss-of-straight- time-pay status shall not exceed the bargaining team member's actual scheduled work hours for any one day of a scheduled bargaining session and shall not exceed forty (40) hours per week. Time in without-loss-of-straight-time status for the purpose of bargaining shall not count in the calculation of overtime, and will not result in any double payment for the hours in such status. Deviation from this paragraph may be made only by mutual agreement of the parties on a case-by- case basis. C. Bargaining sessions are defined as the pre-scheduled face-to-face meetings meetings, and related caucuses during meeting days, for the purpose of negotiating terms and conditions of an Agreement. If no meeting actually takes place during the scheduled meeting day as the result of the University's unavailability to appear at the bargaining table, or the University agrees that a full-day union bargaining team caucus is necessary to the bargaining process, the University may designate a day without a face-to-face meeting as a "bargaining session"." X. Xx D. PRE-BARGAINING RELEASE TIME FOR PREPARATION – SUCCESSOR NEGOTIATIONS E. An employee designated as a an HX-Unit bargaining team member for the unit shall provide his or his/her supervisor with written notice of their intent to attend scheduled bargaining sessions as soon as practicable following the scheduling of bargaining sessions. A bargaining team representative may be denied release time for bargaining, either in paid or unpaid status, if the his/her supervisor is not provided at least 14 fourteen (14) calendar days prior notice of the team member’s his/her need for release time, unless the parties agree to a shorter notice period. E. F. UPTE shall provide an attendance roster at the end of each bargaining session. F. G. Reasonable travel time means actual travel, via the most expeditious method of transportation available, to and from scheduled bargaining sessions for the designated employees. G. H. Attendance by a bargaining team member at scheduled bargaining sessions shall constitute fulfillment of the employee’s work obligation for that day. X. I. The University shall make a good faith effort to modify a bargaining team member's work schedule in order to accommodate his or his/her participation in bargaining sessions. This good faith effort includes making an effort to prevent a bargaining team member, who regularly works other than a Monday – Friday schedule, from being scheduled to work and bargain more than his/her standard number of days per week.

RELEASE TIME FOR BARGAINING. A. UPTE shall designate as a bargaining team member for the unit not more than one (1) B. active status bargaining unit employee per campus, for a total of 11 eleven (11) bargaining team members from the bargaining unit. UPTE shall provide in writing the names of the designated permanent members of its bargaining team to the Office of Labor Relations at least 30 thirty (30) calendar days prior to the first scheduled bargaining session. In the event any designated member is to be permanently replaced, the name of the permanent replacement shall be communicated in writing to the Office of Labor Relations. The Office of Labor Relations shall acknowledge in writing the newly designated permanent replacement, and inform the appropriate work location. Such notification of a permanent replacement shall be made to the Office of Labor Relations two (2) workweeks prior to the first scheduled bargaining session to be attended by the replacement employee. Designated team members who are members of the bargaining unit may be released from their work assignments without loss of straight-time pay to attend scheduled bargaining sessions. Alternates or substitutes for any of the designated team members may be permitted when UPTE has provided the University with the name and work location of the replacement at least two (2) weeks in advance of the date of the change, unless the parties agree to a shorter notice period. B. C. No more than a total of nine (9) bargaining unit employees shall be in without-loss-of- of-straight-time time- pay and benefits status for attendance at scheduled bargaining sessions for the unit, unit including reasonable travel time to attend bargaining sessions. Without-loss-of-straight-time-pay status shall be provided only for bargaining sessions, and only for the days which the unit member would havehave been scheduled to work had s/he not been released from her/his work assignments to attend scheduled bargaining sessions. The hours for which any of the designated union bargaining team members are in without-loss-of-straight-time-pay status shall not exceed the bargaining team member's actual scheduled work hours for any one day of a scheduled bargaining session and shall not exceed forty (40) hours per week. Time in without-loss-of-straight-time-pay status for the purpose of bargaining shall not count in the calculation of overtime, and will not result in any double payment for the hours in such status. Deviation from this paragraph may be made only by mutual agreement of the parties on a case-by-case basis. C. Bargaining X. Xxxxxxxxxx sessions are defined as the pre-scheduled face-to-face meetings meetings, and related caucuses during meeting days, for the purpose of negotiating terms and conditions of an Agreement. If no meeting actually takes place during the scheduled meeting day as the result of the University's unavailability to appear at the bargaining table, or the University agrees that a full-full- day union bargaining team caucus is necessary to the bargaining process, the University may designate a day without a face-to-face meeting as a "bargaining session"." X. Xx employee designated as a bargaining team member for the unit shall provide his or her supervisor with written notice of their intent to attend scheduled bargaining sessions as soon as practicable following the scheduling of bargaining sessions. A bargaining team representative may be denied release time for bargaining, either in paid or unpaid status, if the supervisor is not provided at least 14 calendar days prior notice of the team member’s need for release time, unless the parties agree to a shorter notice period. E. UPTE shall provide an attendance roster at the end of each bargaining session. F. Reasonable travel time means actual travel, via the most expeditious method of transportation available, to and from scheduled bargaining sessions for the designated employees. G. Attendance by a bargaining team member at scheduled bargaining sessions shall constitute fulfillment of the employee’s work obligation for that day. X. The University shall make a good faith effort to modify a bargaining team member's work schedule in order to accommodate his or her participation in bargaining sessions.