REPRESENTATION AND RELEASED TIME Clause Samples
The 'Representation and Released Time' clause defines the conditions under which employee representatives are permitted to take time off from their regular duties to perform union or representative functions. Typically, this clause outlines the amount of paid or unpaid time allowed, the process for requesting such time, and any limitations or approvals required by the employer. Its core practical function is to ensure that employee representatives can effectively carry out their responsibilities, such as attending meetings or handling grievances, without penalty or loss of pay, thereby supporting fair labor relations and communication between management and employees.
REPRESENTATION AND RELEASED TIME. I. The Employer shall recognize, for purposes of bargaining on released time, no more than eight (8) employees as the Negotiating Team.
II. Union representatives may be granted reasonable released time for investigating and/or adjusting grievances, or, at the request of the Employer for other matters pertaining to this Agreement.
III. The Employer shall recognize any authorized representatives of CTU for the purpose of participating in negotiations and the handling of other matters under this Agreement.
IV. The President of the Union or her/his designee and a minimum of two (2) employees in the bargaining unit shall be granted released time for the purpose of meeting with the Director of Employee Relations or her/his designee for special conferences for the discussion of important matters pertaining to labor relations.
A. Arrangement for these conferences shall be made at least two (2) working days prior to the requested meeting unless otherwise mutually agreed to by the Employer and the Union.
B. An agenda shall be submitted at the time the arrangements for the conference are made, and items to be discussed in the conference shall be confined to those items on the agenda unless otherwise mutually agreed to by the Employer and the Union.
C. These meetings shall not be for the purpose of continued negotiations of this Agreement but may be convened for the purpose of clarification and implementation of this Agreement.
V. The President of CTU shall be authorized 100 percent released time to carry out the responsibilities of her/his office. When the Union President relinquishes her/his office, she/he shall have the right to return to the same classification in her/his former unit that she/he held immediately prior to becoming Union President. The rate of pay for a Union President who is relinquishing that office and returning to employment in her/his former unit shall be the rate of pay that prevailed for her/his job immediately prior to her/his assuming the office of Union President (with applicable progression and general adjustments occurring during her/his absence from the unit). If a position in the Union President’s classification no longer exists in her/his former unit, then she/he shall have full rights under Article 18 of the Contract.
VI. The Vice President and the Treasurer shall be authorized up to a total of 25 percent released time each to carry out the responsibilities of their offices.
VII. Employees who are elected or appointed officials of th...