Common use of Representation of Employees Clause in Contracts

Representation of Employees. 1. Members of the bargaining unit will be represented, in order, by the 1) President, 2) UniServ Director, and 3) Vice President. Authorized representatives of the Association will be certified annually by July 1 to the Superintendent of Schools and changes will be reported as they occur. 2. When an Association representative is required by contract or requested by an employee, the President will be contacted. In the event that the President is unavailable, the UniServ Director, and then the Vice President, will be contacted. In the event all three Association representatives are unavailable the meeting shall be postponed until a representative is available. The meeting will occur within two (2) business days from the request of the meeting, or at a time reasonably agreed upon by the parties. 3. In the event none of the three (3) Association representatives certified to the Superintendent, in order of contact, are available, the meeting with the employee will not be held and the employee may be suspended until such meeting can occur. 4. Association representatives attending requested meetings or grievance hearings will not suffer loss of pay if they are called away from their employment duties by a Board or District representative. As a courtesy, supervisors and Nutrition Services managers will be notified by the Association representative that they are leaving work due to a Board or District representative's request. 5. Association representatives authorized in Article II.M. and/or the Association Grievance Chairperson, will be permitted to investigate employee grievances during work hours, with pay, provided that: a. The investigation of grievances is done as expeditiously and with as little interruption of normal school operations as possible. b. The appropriate supervisor and principal are notified that the Representative is leaving work. c. If the representative goes into another building to investigate a grievance, the principal will be notified. As a courtesy, Nutrition Services managers will also be notified by the representatives when appropriate. d. The representative returns to work as promptly as possible, and upon returning reports at once to his/her supervisor and principal. e. Any abuse of the above procedures will be grounds for disciplinary action after the abuse has been discussed with the Association representative involved and a representative of the Association.

Representation of Employees. 1. Members of the bargaining unit will be represented, in order, by the 1) President, 2) UniServ Uniserv Director, and 3) Vice President. Authorized representatives of the Association will be certified annually by July 1 to the Superintendent of Schools and changes will be reported as they occur. 2. When an Association representative is required by contract or requested by an employee, the President will be contacted. In the event that the President is unavailable, the UniServ Uniserv Director, and then the Vice President, will be contacted. In the event all three Association representatives are unavailable the meeting shall be postponed until a representative is available. The meeting will occur within two (2) business days from the request of the meeting, or at a time reasonably agreed upon by the parties. 3. In the event none of the three (3) Association representatives certified to the Superintendent, in order of contact, are available, the meeting with the employee will not be held and the employee may be suspended until such meeting can occur. 4. Association representatives attending requested meetings or grievance hearings will not suffer loss of pay if they are called away from their employment duties by a Board or District representative. As a courtesy, supervisors and Nutrition Services managers will be notified by the Association representative that they are leaving work due to a Board or District representative's request. 5. Association representatives authorized in Article II.M. and/or the Association Grievance Chairperson, will be permitted to investigate employee grievances during work hours, with pay, provided that: a. The investigation of grievances is done as expeditiously and with as little interruption of normal school operations as possible. b. The appropriate supervisor and principal are notified that the Representative is leaving work. c. If the representative goes into another building to investigate a grievance, the principal will be notified. As a courtesy, Nutrition Services managers will also be notified by the representatives when appropriate. d. The representative returns to work as promptly as possible, and upon returning reports at once to his/her supervisor and principal. e. Any abuse of the above procedures will be grounds for disciplinary action after the abuse has been discussed with the Association representative involved and a representative of the Association.

Representation of Employees. 1. Members of the bargaining unit will be represented, in order, by the 1) President, 2) UniServ Uniserv Director, and 3) Vice President. Authorized representatives of the Association will be certified annually by July 1 to the Superintendent of Schools and changes will be reported as they occur. 2. When an Association representative is required by contract or requested by an employee, the President will be contacted. In the event that the President is unavailableunavailable or the Association office is closed, the UniServ Uniserv Director, and then the Vice President, will be contacted. In the event all three Association representatives are unavailable the meeting shall and this is not a disciplinary issue, a cluster representative may be postponed until a representative is available. The meeting will occur within two (2) business days from the request of the meeting, or at a time reasonably agreed upon by the partiespresent. 3. In the event none of the three (3) Association representatives certified to the Superintendent, in order of contact, are available, the meeting with the employee will not be held and the employee may be suspended until such meeting can occur. 4. Association representatives attending requested meetings or grievance hearings will not suffer loss of pay if they are called away from their employment duties by a Board or District representative. As a courtesy, supervisors supervisors, head or assistant head custodians and Nutrition Services managers will be notified by the Association representative that they are leaving work due to a Board or District representative's request. 5. Association representatives authorized in Article II.M. III.M. and/or the Association Grievance Chairperson, will be permitted to investigate employee grievances during work hours, with pay, provided that: a. The investigation of grievances is done as expeditiously and with as little interruption of normal school operations as possible. b. The appropriate supervisor and principal are notified that the Representative is leaving work. c. If the representative goes into another building to investigate a grievance, the principal will be notified. As a courtesy, the head or assistant head custodians and Nutrition Services managers will also be notified by the representatives when appropriate. d. The representative returns to work as promptly as possible, and upon returning reports at once to his/her supervisor and principal. e. Any abuse of the above procedures will be grounds for disciplinary action after the abuse has been discussed with the Association representative involved and a representative of the Association.

Representation of Employees. ‌ 1. Members The City recognizes the right of employees in this Unit to be represented by the Association in their employer-employee relationship with the City. An employee whose presence is requested by management to discuss or review an action of the bargaining unit will employee has the right to be representedrepresented by an officer, in order* * * director, by the 1) President, 2) UniServ Director, and 3) Vice President. Authorized representatives or designee of the Association will be certified annually by July 1 to if it appears that the Superintendent discussion or review may result in adverse action. Should an employee request such representation, no further discussion or review may occur until a representative is present, except that an unreasonable delay shall not result from such a request. The presence of Schools and changes will be reported as they occura representative of the employee's own choosing, who is not an officer, director, or designee of the Association, shall satisfy the requirements of this section. 2. When an This Section does not apply to the normal ongoing employment relationship or supervisor/subordinate relationship between the City and its employees, when such matters as, including but not limited to, work direction, scheduling, and non-disciplinary counseling or performance evaluation, are the subjects of the discussion or review. 3. The President of the Association representative is required shall be provided up to twenty-five percent (25%) release time, reimbursed by contract or requested the Association * * * time bank set forth in Section C, subsection 4 below, to conduct routine Association business. The Vice President and all other Association representatives shall be allowed, subject to the approval of the employee's respective supervisor and the needs of the City, release time to conduct Association business reimbursed by an employee, the Association * * * time bank. Release time requests should be made by the President will or designee through the Labor Relations Division. The President and Vice President may be contactedallowed not more than forty (40) hours of Leave Without Pay per year, for the conduct of Association business. In Approval by the event that supervisor shall not be unreasonably withheld. Leave taken under this section shall be reported * * * through an approved payroll process for purposes of accounting for the President is unavailable, hours taken. 4. The City shall provide the UniServ DirectorAssociation an account of the time bank balance on a monthly basis. When the time bank balance falls below two hundred fifty (250) hours, and then upon written notification of the Vice President, will Association the City shall deduct one (1) additional hour from all employees represented by the Association to be contactedplaced in the time bank. In the event all three Association representatives are unavailable the meeting shall be postponed until a representative is available. The meeting will occur within No more than two (2) business days from the request of the meeting, or at a time reasonably bank replenishments shall take place per fiscal year. It is agreed upon by the parties. 3. In parties that once accrued vacation leave is placed in the event none of the three (3) Association representatives certified to the Superintendent, in order of contact, are availabletime bank, the meeting with the employee will not be held and the employee may be suspended until such meeting can occur. 4. Association representatives attending requested meetings City no longer has any obligation to compensate affected members, either in cash or grievance hearings will not suffer loss of pay if they are called away from their employment duties by a Board or District representative. As a courtesy, supervisors and Nutrition Services managers will be notified by the Association representative that they are leaving work due to a Board or District representative's requestequivalent time off. 5. Association representatives authorized in Article II.M. and/or Reasonable access to employee work locations shall be granted officers of the Association Grievance Chairpersonand their officially designated representatives, will for the purpose of processing grievances or contacting members of their respective organizations concerning business within the scope of representation. Such officers or representatives shall not enter or be permitted to investigate employee grievances during present at any work hours, with pay, provided that: a. The investigation of grievances is done as expeditiously and with as little interruption of normal school operations as possible. b. The appropriate supervisor and principal are notified that location without the Representative is leaving work. c. If the representative goes into another building to investigate a grievance, the principal will be notified. As a courtesy, Nutrition Services managers will also be notified by the representatives when appropriate. d. The representative returns to work as promptly as possible, and upon returning reports at once to his/her supervisor and principal. e. Any abuse consent of the above procedures department director or designee. Consent of the department director or designee may be given whenever the director or designee determines such access or presence will be grounds for disciplinary action after the abuse has been discussed not interfere with the Association representative involved normal operations of the department or with established safety or security requirements. Solicitation of membership and a representative activities concerned with the internal management of the Association, including but not limited to collecting dues, holding membership meetings, campaigning for office, conducting elections and distributing literature, shall not be conducted during working hours.

Representation of Employees. 1. Members The City recognizes the right of employees in this Unit to be represented by the Association in their employer-employee relationship with the City. An employee whose presence is requested by management to discuss or review an action of the bargaining unit will employee has the right to be representedrepresented by an officer, in order* * * director, by the 1) President, 2) UniServ Director, and 3) Vice President. Authorized representatives or designee of the Association will be certified annually by July 1 to if it appears that the Superintendent discussion or review may result in adverse action. Should an employee request such representation, no further discussion or review may occur until a representative is present, except that an unreasonable delay shall not result from such a request. The presence of Schools and changes will be reported as they occura representative of the employee's own choosing, who is not an officer, director, or designee of the Association, shall satisfy the requirements of this section. 2. When an This Section does not apply to the normal ongoing employment relationship or supervisor/subordinate relationship between the City and its employees, when such matters as, including but not limited to, work direction, scheduling, and non-disciplinary counseling or performance evaluation, are the subjects of the discussion or review. 3. The President of the Association representative is required shall be provided up to twenty-five percent (25%) release time, reimbursed by contract or requested the Association * * * time bank set forth in Section C, subsection 4 below, to conduct routine Association business. The Vice President and all other Association representatives shall be allowed, subject to the approval of the employee's respective supervisor and the needs of the City, release time to conduct Association business reimbursed by an employee, the Association * * * time bank. Release time requests should be made by the President will or designee through the Labor Relations Division. The President and Vice President may be contactedallowed not more than forty (40) hours of Leave Without Pay per year, for the conduct of Association business. In Approval by the event that supervisor shall not be unreasonably withheld. Leave taken under this section shall be reported * * * through an approved payroll process for purposes of accounting for the President is unavailable, hours taken. 4. The City shall provide the UniServ DirectorAssociation an account of the time bank balance on a monthly basis. When the time bank balance falls below two hundred fifty (250) hours, and then upon written notification of the Vice President, will Association the City shall deduct one (1) additional hour from all employees represented by the Association to be contactedplaced in the time bank. In the event all three Association representatives are unavailable the meeting shall be postponed until a representative is available. The meeting will occur within No more than two (2) business days from the request of the meeting, or at a time reasonably bank replenishments shall take place per fiscal year. It is agreed upon by the parties. 3. In parties that once accrued vacation leave is placed in the event none of the three (3) Association representatives certified to the Superintendent, in order of contact, are availabletime bank, the meeting with the employee will not be held and the employee may be suspended until such meeting can occur. 4. Association representatives attending requested meetings City no longer has any obligation to compensate affected members, either in cash or grievance hearings will not suffer loss of pay if they are called away from their employment duties by a Board or District representative. As a courtesy, supervisors and Nutrition Services managers will be notified by the Association representative that they are leaving work due to a Board or District representative's requestequivalent time off. 5. Association representatives authorized in Article II.M. and/or Reasonable access to employee work locations shall be granted officers of the Association Grievance Chairpersonand their officially designated representatives, will for the purpose of processing grievances or contacting members of their respective organizations concerning business within the scope of representation. Such officers or representatives shall not enter or be permitted to investigate employee grievances during present at any work hours, with pay, provided that: a. The investigation of grievances is done as expeditiously and with as little interruption of normal school operations as possible. b. The appropriate supervisor and principal are notified that location without the Representative is leaving work. c. If the representative goes into another building to investigate a grievance, the principal will be notified. As a courtesy, Nutrition Services managers will also be notified by the representatives when appropriate. d. The representative returns to work as promptly as possible, and upon returning reports at once to his/her supervisor and principal. e. Any abuse consent of the above procedures department director or designee. Consent of the department director or designee may be given whenever the director or designee determines such access or presence will be grounds for disciplinary action after the abuse has been discussed not interfere with the Association representative involved normal operations of the department or with established safety or security requirements. Solicitation of membership and a representative activities concerned with the internal management of the Association, including but not limited to collecting dues, holding membership meetings, campaigning for office, conducting elections and distributing literature, shall not be conducted during working hours.

Representation of Employees. ‌ 1. Members The City recognizes the right of employees in this Unit to be represented by the Association in their employer-employee relationship with the City. An employee whose presence is requested by management to discuss or review an action of the bargaining unit will employee has the right to be representedrepresented by an officer, in orderdirector, by the 1) President, 2) UniServ Director, and 3) Vice President. Authorized representatives or designee of the Association will be certified annually by July 1 to if it appears that the Superintendent discussion or review may result in adverse action. Should an employee request such representation, no further discussion or review may occur until a representative is present, except that an unreasonable delay shall not result from such a request. The presence of Schools and changes will be reported as they occura representative of the employee's own choosing, who is not an officer, director, or designee of the Association, shall satisfy the requirements of this section. 2. When an This Section does not apply to the normal ongoing employment relationship or supervisor/subordinate relationship between the City and its employees, when such matters as, including but not limited to, work direction, scheduling, and non-disciplinary counseling or performance evaluation, are the subjects of the discussion or review. 3. The President, or acting President, of the Association representative is required shall be provided up to twenty-five percent (25%) release time when not engaged with the City in active successor MOU negotiations. Active successor MOU negotiations are defined as beginning six (6) months before the * * * operating MOU expires until Council adopts the successor MOU. During active successor MOU negotiations with the City the amount of release time shall be (50%) for the President. The percentage of release time for the Association President shall be based on the full time equivalent of the permanent City position held by contract or requested by an employee, the President will per fiscal year. Release time shall be contactedreimbursed by the Association time bank set forth in Section C, subsection 4 below, to conduct routine Association business. In The Vice President and all other Association representatives shall be allowed, subject to the event that approval of the employee's respective supervisor and the needs of the City, release time to conduct Association business reimbursed by the Association time bank. Release time requests should be made by the President is unavailableor designee through the Labor Relations Division. The President and Vice President may be allowed not more than forty (40) hours of Leave Without Pay per fiscal year, for the UniServ Directorconduct of Association business. Approval by the supervisor shall not be unreasonably withheld. Leave taken under this section shall be reported through an approved payroll process for purposes of accounting for the hours taken. 4. The City shall provide the Association an account of the time bank balance on a monthly basis. When the time bank balance falls below two hundred fifty (250) hours, and then upon written notification of the Vice PresidentAssociation the City shall deduct one (1) * * * hour from the Vacation Leave bank of all employees represented by the Association to be placed in the time bank, will be contactedregardless of if there is sufficient Vacation Leave in the employee’s bank. In the event all three Association representatives are unavailable the meeting shall be postponed until a representative is available. The meeting will occur within No more than two (2) business days from the request of the meeting, or at a time reasonably bank replenishments shall take place per fiscal year. It is agreed upon by the parties. 3. In parties that once accrued * * *Vacation * * *Leave is placed in the event none of the three (3) Association representatives certified to the Superintendent, in order of contact, are availabletime bank, the meeting with the employee will not be held and the employee may be suspended until such meeting can occur. 4. Association representatives attending requested meetings City no longer has any obligation to compensate affected members, either in cash or grievance hearings will not suffer loss of pay if they are called away from their employment duties by a Board or District representative. As a courtesy, supervisors and Nutrition Services managers will be notified by the Association representative that they are leaving work due to a Board or District representative's requestequivalent time off. 5. Association representatives authorized in Article II.M. and/or Reasonable access to employee work locations shall be granted officers of the Association Grievance Chairpersonand their officially designated representatives, will for the purpose of processing grievances or contacting members of their respective organizations concerning business within the scope of representation. Such officers or representatives shall not enter or be permitted to investigate employee grievances during present at any work hours, with pay, provided that: a. The investigation of grievances is done as expeditiously and with as little interruption of normal school operations as possible. b. The appropriate supervisor and principal are notified that location without the Representative is leaving work. c. If the representative goes into another building to investigate a grievance, the principal will be notified. As a courtesy, Nutrition Services managers will also be notified by the representatives when appropriate. d. The representative returns to work as promptly as possible, and upon returning reports at once to his/her supervisor and principal. e. Any abuse consent of the above procedures department director or designee. Consent of the department director or designee may be given whenever the director or designee determines such access or presence will be grounds for disciplinary action after the abuse has been discussed not interfere with the Association representative involved normal operations of the department or with established safety or security requirements. Solicitation of membership and a representative activities concerned with the internal management of the Association, including but not limited to collecting dues, holding membership meetings, campaigning for office, conducting elections and distributing literature, shall not be conducted during working hours.