Common use of RIGHTS OF THE FEDERATION Clause in Contracts

RIGHTS OF THE FEDERATION. The Union President, or designee, will be given up to 50 hours of paid release time per year for MFPE activities and sanctioned events. Time spent conducting investigations, processing grievances, including arbitration matters will count against these hours. The Employer will not compensate the aforementioned individuals for the time spent in such activities outside their normal work schedule. Release time must be pre-approved through the President’s supervisory chain of command and must be coordinated and reported with the human resource office. Other internal business of the Federation shall be conducted by the employees during their non-duty hours. A total of six (6) board members, who are appointed as delegates to the MFPE Annual Conference shall be allowed four (4) hours of paid leave to attend the MFPE Annual Conference each year. For the purposes of negotiations, up to six (6) bargaining team members shall be allowed paid release of up to five (5) eight (8) hour days of paid time each to negotiate a successor agreement.