REPRESENTATION AND RELEASE TIME Sample Clauses
REPRESENTATION AND RELEASE TIME. A. The Employer shall recognize three (3) regular, full-time employees of the Bargaining Unit as the Bargaining Committee. The Employer agrees to negotiate with this Committee as the representative of its employees covered by this Agreement.
B. The Employer shall recognize ten (10) regular, full-time employees of the Bargaining Unit as Stewards. Additional Stewards may be recognized by mutual written agreement of both parties. The Union shall designate the jurisdictional district of each ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇; however, there shall be not more than one (1) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ representing Bargaining Unit members in any one given district.
C. The Employer shall recognize any authorized representative of the International Union, which is a party to this Agreement, for the purpose of participating in negotiations and the handling of other matters of this Agreement.
D. The following officials of the Union shall be granted release time for the handling of matters pertaining to this Agreement without suffering a loss of earnings, provided in all cases the official’s supervisor or his designee is given proper written notice of the Union official’s pending absence from his job.
1. Union Stewards and/or designee’s shall be granted release time for investigating and/or adjusting grievances affecting the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ (and/or designee’s) district and, at the request of the Employer, for the handling of other matters pertaining to this Agreement.
2. The Bargaining Committee shall be granted release time for investigating and/or adjusting grievances, relative to the second step of the grievance procedure.
3. The Bargaining Committee, which shall include one (1) part-time Bargaining Unit member, shall be granted release time not to exceed eight (8) hours per week for the purpose of negotiations once negotiations have begun officially. Additional release time for negotiations shall be granted only by mutual agreement of the Employer and the Union. However, it is mutually agreed that the provisions of this paragraph shall not be used to delay the timely settlement of a new Agreement.
4. The President and the Bargaining Committee Chairperson of the Union shall be granted release time for the purpose of meeting with the Manager of Labor Relations or his designee for the special conferences for the discussions of important matters pertaining to labor relations. Arrangements for these conferences shall be made at least five (5) working days prior to the requested meeting unless otherwise mutually agreed to...
REPRESENTATION AND RELEASE TIME. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be entitled to be represented by their Union and/or their attorney at any grievance meeting or discussion described in any one (1) of the steps of the grievance procedure. However, in no event shall more than one (1) City employee, in addition to grievant, attend such grievance meetings. The limitations of this Section shall apply to employees on paid release time and not to Union staff or witnesses who may be necessary to the grievance. Neither grievant nor their representative shall suffer loss of pay for attending the meetings described in the steps of the grievance procedure. Except for grievance meetings described in the steps of the grievance procedure, neither grievant nor any representative of grievant shall be entitled to use regular work time to process the grievance.
REPRESENTATION AND RELEASE TIME. 65 A. The University shall recognize the Association President as the grievance representative of bargaining unit employees.
66 B. If an employee has presented a written grievance to his/her supervisor and received an unsatisfactory answer, upon request of the employee, the Association President may, with the permission of his/her immediate supervisor and without loss of regular pay or time, investigate the grievance, discuss the grievance with the employee’s supervisor, and attend subsequent Step II and Step III grievance hearings as provided for in the Grievance Procedure.
67 C. The privilege of the Association President leaving work during working hours, with or without loss of regular pay or time, is subject to the approval of the supervisor and is further subject to the understanding that any time off so allowed will be devoted to the prompt handling of grievances and will not be abused. The University retains the right to initiate procedures for the proper accounting of release time as granted pursuant to the terms of this provision.
REPRESENTATION AND RELEASE TIME. A. The University shall recognize the Association Representative for the purpose of processing grievances on behalf of Bargaining Unit employees.
B. If an employee requests the presence of the Association Representative at a Step I meeting, the Association Representative may, with the permission of their immediate supervisor and without loss of regular pay or time, investigate the grievance, discuss the grievance with the employee’s supervisor, and attend subsequent Step II and Step III grievance hearings as provided for in the Grievance Procedure. The Association Representative shall perform their regularly assigned work at all times, except when necessary to leave work as herein provided.
C. The privilege of the Association Representative leaving work during working hours, as provided in paragraph B above, is subject to the understanding that any time off so allowed will be devoted to the prompt handling of grievances and will not be abused. The University retains the right to initiate procedures for the proper accounting of release time as granted pursuant to the terms of this provision.
REPRESENTATION AND RELEASE TIME. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be entitled to be represented by his/her Union and/or his/her attorney at any grievance meeting or discussion described in any one of the steps of the grievance procedure; provided, however, in no event shall more than one City employee, in addition to grievant, attend such grievance meetings. Neither grievant nor his/her representative shall suffer loss of pay for attending the meetings described in the steps of the grievance procedure. Except for grievance meetings described in the steps of the grievance procedure, neither grievant nor any representative of grievant shall be entitled to use regular work time to process the grievance.
REPRESENTATION AND RELEASE TIME. A. The University shall recognize the Association Representative for the purpose of processing grievances on behalf of Bargaining Unit employees.
B. If an employee requests the presence of the Association Representative at a Step I meeting, the Association Representative may, with the permission of their immediate supervisor and without loss of regular pay or time, investigate the grievance, discuss the grievance with the employee’s supervisor, and attend subsequent Step II and Step III grievance hearings as provided for in the Grievance Procedure. The Association Representative shall perform their regularly assigned work at all times, except when necessary to leave work as herein provided.
C. The privilege of the Association Representative leaving work during working hours, as provided in paragraph B above, is subject to the understanding that any time off so allowed will be devoted to the prompt handling of grievances and will not be abused. The University retains the right to initiate procedures for the proper accounting of release time as granted pursuant to the terms of this provision.
D. The Employer shall permit a member of the local POA or the POAM representative to meet with all new hires for no more than thirty (30) minutes, within two (2) weeks of their new hire date, for the purpose of Union orientation.