Common use of RIGHTS OF THE UNION Clause in Contracts

RIGHTS OF THE UNION. A. The Board agrees to rent office space to the local Union if space is available. Further, the Board agrees to allow the local Union to have a telephone installed in its office facility at Union expense. The local Union agrees to furnish and maintain this facility and its contents at its own expense. B. The Union shall have the right to use school building facilities for meetings without charge subject to Board Policy. The Union shall be considered under the same policy as all other applicants for its use. Union activities that are specified in the School District calendar shall take precedence over all other reservations for the high school auditorium. C. At least one bulletin board shall be reserved in an accessible place in each school for the exclusive use of the Union. D. The Union through its building representatives shall have the right to place materials in the mailboxes of teachers. The Union agrees to identify properly and to stamp all materials not otherwise identified as originating from the RUEA, the MEA, or the NEA. The Board shall not be responsible for this material in any manner. E. The Union shall have the right to reasonable use of interschool communications. The Board shall not be responsible for any material or the loss thereof. F. Consistent with its obligation under the Michigan Public Employment Relations Act, MCL 423.201 et seq., the Board agrees, upon written request from the Union, to provide information that is relevant and necessary to conduct negotiations with the Board with respect to mandatory subjects of bargaining and necessary and relevant in the processing of grievances pursuant to the grievance and arbitration provisions of this Agreement. The Board may assess and charge the Union for the costs of retrieval, compilation and copying according to the costs charged by the Board for providing information to the public in response to information requests under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 et seq. G. The RUEA District Director shall be relieved of three consecutive periods per day, which includes a teaching preparation period, if he/she is a secondary teacher, and an equivalent time if he/she is an elementary teacher. The Union agrees to remit, upon request, to the Board on a quarterly basis the proportionate amount of the District’s cost for the MPSERS retirement contribution and the FICA payment for the teacher attributable to the time the teacher is relieved as reimbursement of these costs for this release. The Director shall make every effort to conduct Union business during the release time. If scheduling permits, the release time for the union president will occur in the afternoon. The Union shall be granted the opportunity to purchase, at the present substitute rate, up to sixty (60) leave days per school year for professional activities. A teacher shall be authorized to use such Association business leave provided he/she submits written notice to the Superintendent no later than 4:30 p.m. of the day prior to the proposed use, which notice shall bear the approval of the RUEA District Director. The Union will not authorize more than fifteen (15) absences for any one teacher in the course of the school year, except for those responsible for processing grievances, and the Union will not authorize more than nine (9) teachers on any one day. No union member may use these days for activities outside the District for more than eight (8) days per year. When bargaining with both teams is scheduled during the school day, no Union time will be charged to release the Union bargaining team. The Director will work with the Administration to minimize the cost impact to the District of his/her release. However, the final authority for the Director’s assignment is retained by the Superintendent. X. The principal shall recognize the elected Union representative as the official representative of the Union in the school. The principal shall meet at reasonable intervals with the Union representatives, or upon request of either party, to discuss school problems and policies as they relate to established Board policies and procedures and this Agreement. I. Any employee who is elected president of the WC/MEA/NEA may be granted a leave of absence for up to one year without pay. X. The District Director or his/her designee shall have the right to determine who the union representative will be in each case where union representation is provided in this Agreement provided the notice is given in a timely manner.

RIGHTS OF THE UNION. A. The Union may use College building facilities for meetings provided that such use shall not interfere with nor interrupt normal College operation, and subject to agreement by the administration as to the reasonableness of time and location selected. Such agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld. B. Duly authorized representatives of the Union shall be permitted to transact official Union business on College property, provided that this shall not interfere with nor interrupt normal College operations and subject to agreement by the administration as to the frequency and reasonableness of time or times selected. Such agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld. C. The Union may post notices and other materials relating to Union activities on College bulletin boards, subject to the following regulations: All material posted must include a removal date, the name of the responsible party, and must be no larger than 14"x22". The Union may make reasonable use of the College mailing services, exclusive of the College postage meter, and the bargaining unit members' mailboxes. D. The Board agrees to rent office space furnish to the local Union if space is available. FurtherUnion, as soon as possible, upon request to the President, the Board agrees to allow the local Union to have a telephone installed in its office facility at Union expense. The local Union agrees to furnish and maintain this facility and its contents at its own expense. B. The Union shall have the right to use school building facilities for meetings without charge subject to Board Policy. The Union shall be considered under the same policy following documents: • Annual Financial Reports • Annual Audits • Adopted Budgets - as all other applicants for its use. Union activities that are specified in the School District calendar shall take precedence over all other reservations for the high school auditorium. C. At least one bulletin board shall be reserved in an accessible place in each school for the exclusive use of the Union. D. date of formal adoption by the Board of Trustees and prior to transmission to the Board of School Estimate, and as approved by the Board of School Estimate • Payrolls of bargaining unit members covered by this Agreement • Minutes of meetings of the Board • Last known addresses, per College records, of the bargaining unit members covered by this Agreement • Roster of members including names, addresses, and telephone numbers The College will supply the Union through its building representatives shall have with a list of names and budget codes, grouped by department, of all tenured, tenure-line, one-year only and one-semester only bargaining unit members who receive the right to place materials in first paycheck of the mailboxes Fall and Spring terms no later than one week following the distribution of teachers. The Union agrees to identify properly and to stamp all materials not otherwise identified as originating from the RUEA, the MEA, or the NEA. The Board shall not be responsible for this material in any mannersaid paycheck. E. The Union shall have the right to reasonable use of interschool communications. The Board shall not be responsible for any material or the loss thereof. F. Consistent with its obligation under the Michigan Public Employment Relations Act, MCL 423.201 et seq., the Board agrees, upon written request from the Union, further agrees to provide information that is relevant and necessary to conduct negotiations with the Board with respect to mandatory subjects of bargaining and necessary and relevant in the processing of grievances pursuant to the grievance Union such information, through the President, as may be reasonably required and arbitration provisions of this Agreement. The Board may assess and charge requested by the Union for the costs of retrieval, compilation and copying according to the costs charged by the Board for providing information to the public in response to information requests process any grievance under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 et seq. G. The RUEA District Director shall be relieved of three consecutive periods per day, which includes a teaching preparation period, if he/she is a secondary teacher, and an equivalent time if he/she is an elementary teacher. The Union agrees to remit, upon request, to the Board on a quarterly basis the proportionate amount of the District’s cost for the MPSERS retirement contribution and the FICA payment for the teacher attributable to the time the teacher is relieved as reimbursement of these costs for this release. The Director shall make every effort to conduct Union business during the release time. If scheduling permits, the release time for the union president will occur in the afternoon. The Union shall be granted the opportunity to purchase, at the present substitute rate, up to sixty (60) leave days per school year for professional activities. A teacher shall be authorized to use such Association business leave provided he/she submits written notice to the Superintendent no later than 4:30 p.m. of the day prior to the proposed use, which notice shall bear the approval of the RUEA District Director. The Union will not authorize more than fifteen (15) absences for any one teacher in the course of the school year, except for those responsible for processing grievances, and the Union will not authorize more than nine (9) teachers on any one day. No union member may use these days for activities outside the District for more than eight (8) days per year. When bargaining with both teams is scheduled during the school day, no Union time will be charged to release the Union bargaining team. The Director will work with the Administration to minimize the cost impact to the District of his/her release. However, the final authority for the Director’s assignment is retained by the Superintendent. X. The principal shall recognize the elected Union representative as the official representative of the Union in the school. The principal shall meet at reasonable intervals with the Union representatives, or upon request of either party, to discuss school problems and policies as they relate to established Board policies and procedures and this Agreement. I. Any employee who is elected president of the WC/MEA/NEA may be granted a leave of absence for up to one year without pay. X. The District Director or his/her designee shall have the right to determine who the union representative will be in each case where union representation is provided in this Agreement provided the notice is given in a timely manneror to negotiate subsequent Agreements.

RIGHTS OF THE UNION. A. 4.1 The Board agrees Union has the right and responsibility to rent office space represent the interests of all employees in the unit: to present their views to the local District; to enter into collective bargaining activities on behalf of employees; and to assist employees in grievance matters as provided herein. 4.2 The Union if space is available. Further, may have an observer at hearings conducted by the Board agrees District arising out of a grievance and shall have the right to allow make its views concerning the local Union case known to have a telephone installed in its office facility at Union expensethe District. The local District shall notify the Union agrees with regard to furnish and maintain this facility and its contents any grievance that results in any disciplinary action or loss of pay to an employee at its own expenseStep 1 of the grievance procedure. B. 4.3 The Union shall be provided quarterly with a list of employees filling positions. The listing shall contain name, address, phone number (unless restricted by the employee), hourly rate, hire date and assignment information including F.T.E. The District shall supplement this periodically with new hire information. 4.4 The Union shall annually submit to the district a list of authorized representatives who will be conducting union business with the District and within fourteen (14) days of the appointment of a new representative. 4.5 The Union shall have the right to use school building facilities for meetings without charge subject to Board Policy. post notices of activities and matters of Union concern on designated District bulletin boards. 4.6 The Union shall be considered under the same policy as all other applicants for its use. Union activities that are specified in the School District calendar shall take precedence over all other reservations for the high school auditorium. C. At least one bulletin board shall be reserved in an accessible place in each school for the exclusive use of the Union. D. The Union through its building representatives shall have has the right to place materials use District mail service to distribute grievance materials, meeting notices, Collective Bargaining Agreements, bargaining proposals, non-political action newsletters and election ballots for Union officers and related campaign information. 4.7 The District employee evaluation form used in the mailboxes evaluation of teachers. The Union agrees employees shall be furnished to identify properly and to stamp all materials not otherwise identified as originating from the RUEA, the MEA, or the NEA. The Board shall not be responsible for this material in any manner. E. The Union shall have the right to reasonable use of interschool communications. The Board shall not be responsible for any material or the loss thereof. F. Consistent with its obligation under the Michigan Public Employment Relations Act, MCL 423.201 et seq., the Board agrees, upon written request from the Union, to provide information that if it is relevant and necessary to conduct negotiations with changed during the Board with respect to mandatory subjects of bargaining and necessary and relevant in the processing of grievances pursuant to the grievance and arbitration provisions term of this Agreement. The Board may assess and charge . 4.8 In order for Chapter Stewards or employees designated as representatives of the Union for or elected/appointed officers of the costs local or its affiliates to attend local, state or national approved conferences, meetings, lawful activities associated with Union legislative issues and conventions during work shifts or local bargaining, a total pool of retrieval, compilation release time hours equal to forty (40) hours shall be made available by the District. Prior notification of such absences must be made in writing by the employee and copying according the Union to the costs charged by the Board for providing information to the public in response to information requests under the Michigan Freedom Director of Information Act, MCL 15.231 et seq. G. The RUEA District Director shall be relieved of three consecutive periods per day, which includes a teaching preparation period, if he/she is a secondary teacher, and an equivalent time if he/she is an elementary teacherFood Service. The Union agrees to remit, upon request, to the Board on a quarterly basis the proportionate amount of the District’s cost for the MPSERS retirement contribution and the FICA payment for the teacher attributable to the time the teacher is relieved as reimbursement of these costs for this release. The Director shall make every effort to conduct Union business during the release time. If scheduling permits, the release time for the union president will occur in the afternoon. The Union shall be granted the opportunity to purchase, at the present substitute rate, up to sixty (60) leave days per school year for professional activities. A teacher shall be authorized to use such Association business leave provided he/she submits Such written notice to the Superintendent no later than 4:30 p.m. of the day must be received at least ten (10) work days prior to the proposed useanticipated absence. No more than one (1) such union representative will be released from a kitchen. Subject to approval from the Director of Food Service, which notice shall bear the approval of the RUEA District Directortwo individuals may be absent from a kitchen that has more than six (6) employees. The Union will not authorize more than fifteen (15) absences for any one teacher in the course of the school year, except for those be responsible for processing grievancesreimbursing the District its added costs associated with covering the absence. The District will be responsible for submitting an itemized billing for the claimed added costs. In the event more hours are needed in a given school year for such purposes, and the Union will not authorize more than nine (9) teachers on any one daymay request additional release time be granted. No union member may use these days for activities outside Such a request must be in writing and directed to the District for more than eight (8) days per yearSuperintendent or designee. When bargaining with both teams is scheduled during the school day, no Union Additional release time will be charged to release the Union bargaining team. The Director will work with the Administration to minimize the cost impact reimbursed to the District of his/her release. However, the final authority as described above. 4.9 Open position announcements for the Director’s assignment is retained by the Superintendent. X. The principal unit shall recognize the elected Union representative as the official representative of be distributed to the Union in the school. The principal shall meet at reasonable intervals with the Union representatives, or upon request of either party, to discuss school problems and policies as they relate to established Board policies and procedures and this Agreement. I. Any employee who is elected president of the WC/MEA/NEA may be granted a leave of absence for up to one year without pay. X. The District Director or his/her designee shall have the right to determine who the union representative will be in each case where union representation is provided in this Agreement provided the notice is given in a timely mannermanner by the Employer.

RIGHTS OF THE UNION. A. The Board agrees Union representatives who are not employees of NJIT shall be permitted to rent office space transact Union business on the Employer’s property at all reasonable times during the period of time NJIT is normally open, providing they first report to the local Union if space is available. Further, Department of Human Resources in order that the Board agrees department which they wish to allow visit can be notified and they do not interfere or interrupt normal university operations or the local Union to have a telephone installed in its office facility at Union expense. The local Union agrees to furnish and maintain this facility and its contents at its own expensework of any individual employee or group of employees. B. The Union shall have the right to use school building facilities post on mutually agreed bulletin boards, bulletins and notices to the employees it represents relevant to official Union business. In the selection of locations for meetings without charge subject to Board Policy. The Union posting, priority shall be considered under granted to those locations with the same policy as all other applicants greatest public exposure and intended employee utilization. To the extent practicable, there will be posting allowed in at least four (4) buildings. Buildings where posting will be allowed where bulletin board space is available are, the East Building, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, West Building, ITC, Faculty/Xxxxxxx, the Student Mall and the Public Safety Department. Except where express permission is granted by the Senior Vice President for its use. Union activities that are specified in Administration and Treasurer, bulletins will be removed after the School District calendar shall take precedence over all other reservations for the high school auditoriumannounced event or after two (2) weeks of posting, whichever occurs first. C. At least one bulletin board Stewards shall be reserved designated in an accessible place specific, geographic areas. Names of employees selected to act as Chief Xxxxxxx and stewards, their areas of responsibility, the total number of stewards and the names of other Union representatives who represent employees shall be certified in each school for writing to the exclusive use of Employer by the Union. The Chief Xxxxxxx or designee shall be granted a reasonable amount of time during their regular working hours, without loss of pay, to interview an employee who has a Grievance and/or to discuss the Grievance with the employee’s supervisor, and to discuss and adjust Grievances with the Employer. Stewards shall not leave his/her work without first obtaining permission of his/her supervisor, which permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. In certain limited situations, when specifically requested by the Chief Xxxxxxx (or his/her designee) or the Vice President of Human Resources (or his/her designee), it may be advantageous to grant stewards other than the Chief Xxxxxxx or designee release time during the workday to investigate alleged Grievances, and release time for such purpose shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such release time shall not be construed to include preparation of paperwork, record keeping, conferences among Union officials nor preparation for presentation at a Grievance hearing. D. The Employer agrees to submit to the Union through its building and Chief Xxxxxxx each month, a list of new employees eligible for the bargaining unit and their job classification. The Chief Xxxxxxx or other Union representative may meet, on a weekly basis, with the proper E. The Employer agrees to send copies of job postings, changed assignments, promotions, demotions, disciplinary actions and reclassification actions effecting members of this negotiating unit to the Union and Chief Xxxxxxx. F. The Employer agrees to recognize those members of the negotiating unit not to exceed eight (8) who are designated by the Union as Union representatives for collective negotiations by written notice of the names of such members of the negotiation unit given to the Employer. This section shall have not preclude either party from inviting others to attend collective negotiations at the right invitation of either party for the purpose of engaging in negotiations or providing factual knowledge or expertise with respect to place materials in a particular subject for collective negotiations. In this event, advance notice shall be given the mailboxes of teachersother party. The Union agrees recognizes that this release time is significant and commits to identify properly and request release of less than the full contingent of representatives when the issues not relevant to stamp all materials not otherwise identified as originating from the RUEAentire unit are being discussed. Further, the MEA, or the NEA. The Board shall Union recognizes that negotiating during regular work hours may not be responsible for this material in any mannerprudent and therefore discontinued when negotiations are protracted. E. The Union shall have the right to reasonable use of interschool communications. The Board shall not be responsible for any material or the loss thereof. F. Consistent with its obligation under the Michigan Public Employment Relations Act, MCL 423.201 et seq., the Board agrees, upon written request from the Union, to provide information that is relevant and necessary to conduct negotiations with the Board with respect to mandatory subjects of bargaining and necessary and relevant in the processing of grievances pursuant to the grievance and arbitration provisions of this Agreement. The Board may assess and charge the Union for the costs of retrieval, compilation and copying according to the costs charged by the Board for providing information to the public in response to information requests under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 et seq. G. The RUEA District Director shall be relieved of three consecutive periods per day, which includes a teaching preparation period, if he/she is a secondary teacher, and an equivalent time if he/she is an elementary teacher. The Union agrees to remit, upon request, to the Board on a quarterly basis the proportionate amount of the District’s cost for the MPSERS retirement contribution and the FICA payment for the teacher attributable to the time the teacher is relieved as reimbursement of these costs for this release. The Director shall make every effort to conduct Union business during the release time. If scheduling permits, the release time for the union president will occur in the afternoon. The Union shall be granted the opportunity to purchase, at the present substitute rate, up to sixty (60) leave days per school year for professional activities. A teacher shall be authorized to use such Association business leave provided he/she submits written notice to the Superintendent no later than 4:30 p.m. of the day prior to the proposed use, which notice shall bear the approval of the RUEA District Director. The Union will not authorize more than fifteen (15) absences for any one teacher in the course of the school year, except for those responsible for processing grievances, and the Union will not authorize more than nine (9) teachers on any one day. No union member may use these days for activities outside the District for more than eight (8) days per year. When bargaining with both teams is scheduled during the school day, no Union time will be charged to release the Union bargaining team. The Director will work with the Administration to minimize the cost impact to the District of his/her release. However, the final authority for the Director’s assignment is retained by the Superintendent. X. The principal shall recognize the elected Union representative as the official representative of the Union in the school. The principal shall meet at reasonable intervals with the Union representatives, or upon request of either party, to discuss school problems and policies as they relate to established Board policies and procedures and this Agreement. I. Any employee who is elected president of the WC/MEA/NEA may be granted a leave of absence for up to one year without pay. X. The District Director or his/her designee shall have the right to determine who the union representative will be in each case where union representation is provided in this Agreement provided the notice is given in a timely manner.

RIGHTS OF THE UNION. ‌ A. The Board agrees Union representatives who are not employees of NJIT shall be permitted to rent office space transact Union business on the Employer’s property at all reasonable times during the period of time NJIT is normally open, providing they first report to the local Union if space is available. Further, Department of Human Resources in order that the Board agrees department which they wish to allow visit can be notified and they do not interfere or interrupt normal university operations or the local Union to have a telephone installed in its office facility at Union expense. The local Union agrees to furnish and maintain this facility and its contents at its own expensework of any individual employee or group of employees. B. The Union shall have the right to use school building facilities post on mutually agreed bulletin boards, bulletins and notices to the employees it represents relevant to official Union business. In the selection of locations for meetings without charge subject to Board Policy. The Union posting, priority shall be considered under granted to those locations with the same policy as all other applicants greatest public exposure and intended employee utilization. To the extent practicable, there will be posting allowed in at least four (4) buildings. Buildings where posting will be allowed where bulletin board space is available are, Fenster Hall, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, West Building, ITC, Faculty/Xxxxxxx, the Student Mall and the Public Safety Department. Except where express permission is granted by the Senior Vice President for its use. Union activities that are specified in Administration and Treasurer, bulletins will be removed after the School District calendar shall take precedence over all other reservations for the high school auditoriumannounced event or after two (2) weeks of posting, whichever occurs first. C. At least one bulletin board Stewards shall be reserved designated in an accessible place specific, geographic areas. Names of employees selected to act as Chief Xxxxxxx and stewards, their areas of responsibility, the total number of stewards and the names of other Union representatives who represent employees shall be certified in each school for writing to the exclusive use of Employer by the Union. The Chief Xxxxxxx or designee shall be granted a reasonable amount of time during their regular working hours, without loss of pay, to interview an employee who has a Grievance and/or to discuss the Grievance with the employee’s supervisor, and to discuss and adjust Grievances with the Employer. Stewards shall not leave his/her work without first obtaining permission of his/her supervisor, which permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. In certain limited situations, when specifically requested by the Chief Xxxxxxx (or his/her designee) or the Vice President of Human Resources (or his/her designee), it may be advantageous to grant stewards other than the Chief Xxxxxxx or designee release time during the workday to investigate alleged Grievances, and release time for such purpose shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such release time shall not be construed to include preparation of paperwork, record keeping, conferences among Union officials nor preparation for presentation at a Grievance hearing. D. The Employer agrees to submit to the Union through its building representatives shall have and Chief Xxxxxxx each month, a list of new employees eligible for the right to place materials in the mailboxes of teachersbargaining unit and their job classification. The Chief Xxxxxxx or other Union agrees representative may meet, on a weekly basis, with the proper Department of Human Resources representative in order to identify properly receive a list of new hires and to stamp all materials not otherwise identified as originating from the RUEA, the MEA, or the NEA. The Board shall not be responsible for this material in any mannertheir job classification. E. The Employer agrees to send copies of job postings, changed assignments, promotions, demotions, disciplinary actions and reclassification actions effecting F. The Employer agrees to recognize those members of the negotiating unit not to exceed eight (8) who are designated by the Union shall have as Union representatives for collective negotiations by written notice of the right names of such members of the negotiation unit given to reasonable use of interschool communicationsthe Employer. The Board This section shall not be responsible preclude either party from inviting others to attend collective negotiations at the invitation of either party for any material the purpose of engaging in negotiations or the loss thereof. F. Consistent with its obligation under the Michigan Public Employment Relations Act, MCL 423.201 et seq., the Board agrees, upon written request from the Union, to provide information that is relevant and necessary to conduct negotiations with the Board providing factual knowledge or expertise with respect to mandatory subjects of bargaining and necessary and relevant in the processing of grievances pursuant to the grievance and arbitration provisions of a particular subject for collective negotiations. In this Agreement. The Board may assess and charge the Union for the costs of retrievalevent, compilation and copying according to the costs charged by the Board for providing information to the public in response to information requests under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 et seq. G. The RUEA District Director advance notice shall be relieved of three consecutive periods per day, which includes a teaching preparation period, if he/she is a secondary teacher, and an equivalent time if he/she is an elementary teachergiven the other party. The Union agrees recognizes that this release time is significant and commits to remit, upon request, request release of less than the full contingent of representatives when the issues not relevant to the Board on a quarterly basis the proportionate amount of the District’s cost for the MPSERS retirement contribution and the FICA payment for the teacher attributable to the time the teacher is relieved as reimbursement of these costs for this releaseentire unit are being discussed. The Director shall make every effort to conduct Union business during the release time. If scheduling permitsFurther, the release time for the union president will occur in the afternoon. The Union shall recognizes that negotiating during regular work hours may not be granted the opportunity to purchase, at the present substitute rate, up to sixty (60) leave days per school year for professional activities. A teacher shall be authorized to use such Association business leave provided he/she submits written notice to the Superintendent no later than 4:30 p.m. of the day prior to the proposed use, which notice shall bear the approval of the RUEA District Director. The Union will not authorize more than fifteen (15) absences for any one teacher in the course of the school year, except for those responsible for processing grievances, prudent and the Union will not authorize more than nine (9) teachers on any one day. No union member may use these days for activities outside the District for more than eight (8) days per year. When bargaining with both teams is scheduled during the school day, no Union time will be charged to release the Union bargaining team. The Director will work with the Administration to minimize the cost impact to the District of his/her release. However, the final authority for the Director’s assignment is retained by the Superintendenttherefore discontinued when negotiations are protracted. X. The principal shall recognize the elected Union representative as the official representative of the Union in the school. The principal shall meet at reasonable intervals with the Union representatives, or upon request of either party, to discuss school problems and policies as they relate to established Board policies and procedures and this Agreement. I. Any employee who is elected president of the WC/MEA/NEA may be granted a leave of absence for up to one year without pay. X. The District Director or his/her designee shall have the right to determine who the union representative will be in each case where union representation is provided in this Agreement provided the notice is given in a timely manner.

RIGHTS OF THE UNION. A. The Union, as the authorized representative, has the exclusive right to serve as the meet and confer representative of all employees in the Fire Fighter's Unit as certified by the Phoenix Employment Relations Board agrees to rent office space to the local Union if space is available. Furtheron July 29, the Board agrees to allow the local Union to have a telephone installed in its office facility at Union expense. The local Union agrees to furnish and maintain this facility and its contents at its own expense1976. B. The X. Xxxxxxx specified shift representatives of the Union shall have the right to use school building facilities for meetings without charge subject to Board Policypaid release time under the Grievance Procedure herein as follows: 1. The Union may designate two (2) shift representatives for each of the three (3) twenty-four (24) hour shifts (Shift A, Shift B, and Shift C) and one (1) for the day shift with the understanding that the union will make every effort to ensure that the shift representative works on the shift represented and shall notify the Fire Chief of such designations. There shall be considered under no obligation on the same policy Department to change or adjust normal departmental scheduling or assignments of personnel as all a result of such designations. 2. A shift representative may, when the Union is designated in writing by a grievant as his/her representative, attend mutually scheduled grievance meetings and hearings with department representatives without loss of pay or benefits. In no event shall this paid release time be used for any other applicants for its use. Union activities that are specified in purpose, such as gathering information, interviewing the School District calendar shall take precedence over all other reservations for the high school auditoriumgrievant or witnesses, or preparing a presentation. C. At least one bulletin board shall be reserved in an accessible place in each school Each M.O.U. year, the City will, subject to operational requirements, allow release time with pay up to a maximum of four thousand five hundred (4500) hours for the exclusive use duly elected officers, trustees of the UnionUnion and members appointed in writing by the President for specific committees, to attend Union business and Board of Trustees meetings. Any hours in excess of four thousand five hundred (4500) must be approved by the Fire Chief, the Labor Relations Administrator and the Union President. The cost of hours in excess of four thousand five hundred (4500) will be charged against the following M.O.U. A surplus of hours will be carried into the next year. D. The X. Xxxxxx of meeting dates and names of those officers and/or trustees to be attending must be submitted to the Fire Chief or his designee by the Union through its building representatives shall have no later than twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the right to place materials in the mailboxes of teachers. The Union agrees to identify properly and to stamp all materials not otherwise identified as originating from the RUEA, the MEA, or the NEA. The Board shall not be responsible for this material in any mannerrelease time. E. The Union President may appoint a Legislative Representative for the Union. If the Legislative Representative has been a registered with the Secretary of State for at least three years as a lobbyist and if the Legislative Representative has agreed to work with and assist the City’s legislative lobbyists, the Legislative Representative shall have the right to reasonable use of interschool communications. The Board shall not be responsible for any material receive five hundred (500) hours per year release time with pay or the loss thereoffifty-six (56) hour equivalent. F. Consistent with its obligation under the Michigan Public Employment Relations Act, MCL 423.201 et seq., the Board agrees, upon written request from the Union, to provide information that is relevant and necessary to conduct negotiations with the Board with respect to mandatory subjects of bargaining and necessary and relevant in the processing of grievances pursuant to the grievance and arbitration provisions of this Agreement. The Board may assess and charge the Union for the costs of retrieval, compilation and copying according to the costs charged by the Board for providing information to the public in response to information requests under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 et seq. G. The RUEA District Director shall be relieved of three consecutive periods per day, which includes a teaching preparation period, if he/she is a secondary teacher, and an equivalent time if he/she is an elementary teacher. The Union agrees to remit, upon request, to the Board on a quarterly basis the proportionate amount of the District’s cost for the MPSERS retirement contribution and the FICA payment for the teacher attributable to the time the teacher is relieved as reimbursement of these costs for this release. The Director shall make every effort to conduct Union business during the release time. If scheduling permits, the release time for the union president will occur in the afternoon. The Union shall be granted the opportunity to purchase, at the present substitute rate, up to sixty (60) leave days per school year for professional activities. A teacher shall be authorized to use such Association business leave provided he/she submits written notice to the Superintendent no later than 4:30 p.m. of the day prior to the proposed use, which notice shall bear the approval of the RUEA District Director. The Union will not authorize more than fifteen (15) absences for any one teacher in the course of the school year, except for those responsible for processing grievances, and the Union will not authorize more than nine (9) teachers on any one day. No union member may use these days for activities outside the District for more than eight (8) days per year. When bargaining with both teams is scheduled during the school day, no Union time will be charged to release the Union bargaining team. The Director will work with the Administration to minimize the cost impact to the District of his/her release. However, the final authority for the Director’s assignment is retained by the Superintendent. X. The principal shall recognize the elected Union representative as the official representative of the Union in the school. The principal shall meet at reasonable intervals with the Union representatives, or upon request of either party, to discuss school problems and policies as they relate to established Board policies and procedures and this Agreement. I. Any employee who is elected president of the WC/MEA/NEA may be granted a leave of absence for up to one year without pay. X. The District Director or his/her designee shall have the right to determine who the union representative will be in each case where union representation is provided in this Agreement provided the notice is given in a timely manner.

RIGHTS OF THE UNION. A. The Board agrees Union representatives who are not employees of NJIT shall be permitted to rent office space transact Union business on the Employer’s property at all reasonable times during the period of time NJIT is normally open, providing they first report to the local Union if space is available. Further, Department of Human Resources in order that the Board agrees department which they wish to allow visit can be notified and they do not interfere or interrupt normal university operations or the local Union to have a telephone installed in its office facility at Union expense. The local Union agrees to furnish and maintain this facility and its contents at its own expensework of any individual employee or group of employees. B. The Union shall have the right to use school building facilities post on mutually agreed bulletin boards, bulletins and notices to the employees it represents relevant to official Union business. In the selection of locations for meetings without charge subject to Board Policy. The Union posting, priority shall be considered under granted to those locations with the same policy as all other applicants greatest public exposure and intended employee utilization. To the extent practicable, there will be posting allowed in at least four (4) buildings. Buildings where posting will be allowed where bulletin board space is available are, the East Building, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, West Building, ITC, Faculty/Xxxxxxx, the Student Mall and the Public Safety Department. Except where express permission is granted by the Senior Vice President for its use. Union activities that are specified in Administration and Treasurer, bulletins will be removed after the School District calendar shall take precedence over all other reservations for the high school auditoriumannounced event or after two (2) weeks of posting, whichever occurs first. C. At least one bulletin board Stewards shall be reserved designated in an accessible place specific, geographic areas. Names of employees selected to act as Chief Xxxxxxx and stewards, their areas of responsibility, the total number of stewards and the names of other Union representatives who represent employees shall be certified in each school for writing to the exclusive use of Employer by the Union. The Chief Xxxxxxx or designee shall be granted a reasonable amount of time during their regular working hours, without loss of pay, to interview an employee who has a Grievance and/or to discuss the Grievance with the employee’s supervisor, and to discuss and adjust Grievances with the Employer. Stewards shall not leave his/her work without first obtaining permission of his/her supervisor, which permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. In certain limited situations, when specifically requested by the Chief Xxxxxxx (or his/her designee) or the Vice President of Human Resources (or his/her designee), it may be advantageous to grant stewards other than the Chief Xxxxxxx or designee release time during the workday to investigate alleged Grievances, and release time for such purpose shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such release time shall not be construed to include preparation of paperwork, record keeping, conferences among Union officials nor preparation for presentation at a Grievance hearing. D. The Employer agrees to submit to the Union through its building representatives shall have and Chief Xxxxxxx each month, a list of new employees eligible for the right to place materials in the mailboxes of teachersbargaining unit and their job classification. The Chief Xxxxxxx or other Union agrees representative may meet, on a weekly basis, with the proper Department of Human Resources representative in order to identify properly receive a list of new hires and to stamp all materials not otherwise identified as originating from the RUEA, the MEA, or the NEA. The Board shall not be responsible for this material in any mannertheir job classification. E. The Employer agrees to send copies of job postings, changed assignments, F. The Employer agrees to recognize those members of the negotiating unit not to exceed eight (8) who are designated by the Union shall have as Union representatives for collective negotiations by written notice of the right names of such members of the negotiation unit given to reasonable use of interschool communicationsthe Employer. The Board This section shall not be responsible preclude either party from inviting others to attend collective negotiations at the invitation of either party for any material the purpose of engaging in negotiations or the loss thereof. F. Consistent with its obligation under the Michigan Public Employment Relations Act, MCL 423.201 et seq., the Board agrees, upon written request from the Union, to provide information that is relevant and necessary to conduct negotiations with the Board providing factual knowledge or expertise with respect to mandatory subjects of bargaining and necessary and relevant in the processing of grievances pursuant to the grievance and arbitration provisions of a particular subject for collective negotiations. In this Agreement. The Board may assess and charge the Union for the costs of retrievalevent, compilation and copying according to the costs charged by the Board for providing information to the public in response to information requests under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 et seq. G. The RUEA District Director advance notice shall be relieved of three consecutive periods per day, which includes a teaching preparation period, if he/she is a secondary teacher, and an equivalent time if he/she is an elementary teachergiven the other party. The Union agrees recognizes that this release time is significant and commits to remit, upon request, request release of less than the full contingent of representatives when the issues not relevant to the Board on a quarterly basis the proportionate amount of the District’s cost for the MPSERS retirement contribution and the FICA payment for the teacher attributable to the time the teacher is relieved as reimbursement of these costs for this releaseentire unit are being discussed. The Director shall make every effort to conduct Union business during the release time. If scheduling permitsFurther, the release time for the union president will occur in the afternoon. The Union shall recognizes that negotiating during regular work hours may not be granted the opportunity to purchase, at the present substitute rate, up to sixty (60) leave days per school year for professional activities. A teacher shall be authorized to use such Association business leave provided he/she submits written notice to the Superintendent no later than 4:30 p.m. of the day prior to the proposed use, which notice shall bear the approval of the RUEA District Director. The Union will not authorize more than fifteen (15) absences for any one teacher in the course of the school year, except for those responsible for processing grievances, prudent and the Union will not authorize more than nine (9) teachers on any one day. No union member may use these days for activities outside the District for more than eight (8) days per year. When bargaining with both teams is scheduled during the school day, no Union time will be charged to release the Union bargaining team. The Director will work with the Administration to minimize the cost impact to the District of his/her release. However, the final authority for the Director’s assignment is retained by the Superintendenttherefore discontinued when negotiations are protracted. X. The principal shall recognize the elected Union representative as the official representative of the Union in the school. The principal shall meet at reasonable intervals with the Union representatives, or upon request of either party, to discuss school problems and policies as they relate to established Board policies and procedures and this Agreement. I. Any employee who is elected president of the WC/MEA/NEA may be granted a leave of absence for up to one year without pay. X. The District Director or his/her designee shall have the right to determine who the union representative will be in each case where union representation is provided in this Agreement provided the notice is given in a timely manner.

RIGHTS OF THE UNION. A. 4.1 The Board agrees Union has the right and responsibility to rent office space represent the interests of all employees in the unit: to present their views to the local District; to enter into collective bargaining activities on behalf of employees; and to assist employees in grievance matters as provided herein. 4.2 The Union if space is available. Further, may have an observer at hearings conducted by the Board agrees District arising out of a grievance and shall have the right to allow make its views concerning the local Union case known to have a telephone installed in its office facility at Union expensethe District. The local District shall notify the Union agrees with regard to furnish and maintain this facility and its contents any grievance that results in any disciplinary action or loss of pay to an employee at its own expenseStep 1 of the grievance procedure. B. 4.3 The Union shall be provided quarterly with a list of employees filling positions. The listing shall contain name, address, phone number (unless restricted by the employee), hourly rate, hire date and assignment information including F.T.E. The District shall supplement this periodically with new hire information. 4.4 The Union shall annually submit to the district a list of authorized representatives who will be conducting union business with the District and within fourteen (14) days of the appointment of a new representative. 4.5 The Union shall have the right to post notices of activities and matters of Union concern on designated District bulletin boards. 4.6 Union access to district meeting rooms The Union may use school building District facilities and/or equipment for meetings without charge subject to Board Policy. in accordance with district policies provided that such meetings will not interfere with nor interrupt the normal operation of the school. 4.7 The Union shall be considered under the same policy as all other applicants for its use. Union activities that are specified in the School District calendar shall take precedence over all other reservations for the high school auditorium. C. At least one bulletin board shall be reserved in an accessible place in each school for the exclusive use of the Union. D. The Union through its building representatives shall have has the right to place materials use District mail service to distribute grievance materials, meeting notices, Collective Bargaining Agreements, bargaining proposals, non-political action newsletters and election ballots for Union officers and related campaign information. 4.8 The District employee evaluation form used in the mailboxes evaluation of teachers. The Union agrees to identify properly and to stamp all materials not otherwise identified as originating from the RUEA, the MEA, or the NEA. The Board employees shall not be responsible for this material in any manner. E. The Union shall have the right to reasonable use of interschool communications. The Board shall not be responsible for any material or the loss thereof. F. Consistent with its obligation under the Michigan Public Employment Relations Act, MCL 423.201 et seq., the Board agrees, upon written request from the Union, to provide information that is relevant and necessary to conduct negotiations with the Board with respect to mandatory subjects of bargaining and necessary and relevant in the processing of grievances pursuant furnished to the grievance and arbitration provisions Union if it is changed during the term of this Agreement. The Board may assess and charge . 4.9 In order for Chapter Stewards or employees designated as representatives of the Union for or elected/appointed officers of the costs local or its affiliates to attend local, state or national approved conferences, meetings, lawful activities associated with Union legislative issues and conventions during work shifts or local bargaining, a total pool of retrieval, compilation release time hours equal to forty (40) hours shall be made available by the District. Prior notification of such absences must be made in writing by the employee and copying according the Union to the costs charged by the Board for providing information to the public in response to information requests under the Michigan Freedom Director of Information Act, MCL 15.231 et seq. G. The RUEA District Director shall be relieved of three consecutive periods per day, which includes a teaching preparation period, if he/she is a secondary teacher, and an equivalent time if he/she is an elementary teacherFood Service. The Union agrees to remit, upon request, to the Board on a quarterly basis the proportionate amount of the District’s cost for the MPSERS retirement contribution and the FICA payment for the teacher attributable to the time the teacher is relieved as reimbursement of these costs for this release. The Director shall make every effort to conduct Union business during the release time. If scheduling permits, the release time for the union president will occur in the afternoon. The Union shall be granted the opportunity to purchase, at the present substitute rate, up to sixty (60) leave days per school year for professional activities. A teacher shall be authorized to use such Association business leave provided he/she submits Such written notice to the Superintendent no later than 4:30 p.m. of the day must be received at least ten (10) work days prior to the proposed useanticipated absence. No more than one (1) such union representative will be released from a kitchen. Subject to approval from the Director of Food Service, which notice shall bear the approval of the RUEA District Directortwo individuals may be absent from a kitchen that has more than six (6) employees. The Union will not authorize more than fifteen (15) absences for any one teacher in the course of the school year, except for those be responsible for processing grievancesreimbursing the District its added costs associated with covering the absence. The District will be responsible for submitting an itemized billing for the claimed added costs. In the event more hours are needed in a given school year for such purposes, and the Union will not authorize more than nine (9) teachers on any one daymay request additional release time be granted. No union member may use these days for activities outside Such a request must be in writing and directed to the District for more than eight (8) days per yearSuperintendent or designee. When bargaining with both teams is scheduled during the school day, no Union Additional release time will be charged to release the Union bargaining team. The Director will work with the Administration to minimize the cost impact reimbursed to the District of his/her release. However, the final authority as described above. 4.10 Open position announcements for the Director’s assignment is retained by the Superintendent. X. The principal unit shall recognize the elected Union representative as the official representative of be distributed to the Union in the school. The principal shall meet at reasonable intervals with the Union representatives, or upon request of either party, to discuss school problems and policies as they relate to established Board policies and procedures and this Agreement. I. Any employee who is elected president of the WC/MEA/NEA may be granted a leave of absence for up to one year without pay. X. The District Director or his/her designee shall have the right to determine who the union representative will be in each case where union representation is provided in this Agreement provided the notice is given in a timely mannermanner by the Employer.