Common use of Release Time for Union President Clause in Contracts

Release Time for Union President. The District will provide full 1.0 FTE release time for the Local 1 College Unit President for negotiations, grievance processing, meetings with District representatives and other representation activities. In exchange for this release time, Local 1 agrees that the President will be reasonably available for meetings and discussions with the District on employer-employee relations issues and will have the authority to reach agreement with the District on the settlement of grievances, complaints, disciplinary actions, etc. In addition, the President shall have the authority to review and provide timely comments on classification specifications submitted by the District for review. This level of release time (from the current 0.5 FTE) will be reviewed by the parties after one year to determine its effectiveness. After this review, if the District agrees, the full release time provision will become a regular part of this contract provision.