Short Duration Union Leaves. Q.35.2 It is recognized that there will be occasions when leaves of short duration (i.e. less than sixty days) for specific requirements related to Union business with the Employer may be necessary. Requests for such leave will be made on not less than two (2) weeks written notice to the Employer where practicable. Such leaves shall be without salary and benefits and without loss of seniority. Requests for such leaves may be subject to operational requirements but will not be unreasonably withheld.
Short Duration Union Leaves. It is recognized that there will be occasions when leaves of short duration (i.e. less than sixty (60) days) for specific requirements related to Union business with the Employer may be necessary. Requests for such leave will be made on not less than two (2) weeks’ written notice to the Employer where practicable. Such leaves shall be without salary and benefits and without loss of seniority. Requests for such leaves may be subject to operational requirements but will not be unreasonably withheld. It is understood that the past practices of the Employer or predecessor Boards prior to September in granting the aforementioned leaves or in interpreting “operational requirements” shall not be relevant or binding on the Employer and the Union. During any leave under this section, the Employee’s regular rate of salary and insured benefits shall be continued by the Employer and Local shall reimburse the Employer for such costs. If the Union wants the Employee credited with sick leave during such leave, the Union will reimburse the Employer for the sick leave so credited based on the pro rata average utilization of sick leave of the unit as a whole for the year previous to the year in which the leave will be taken or based on some other method as the Union and Employer may agree. For the purpose of the Collective Agreement, such leaves shall be considered leaves without pay. Leaves of Absence for Union Conventions and Seminars Upon written request by the Union given not less than seven (7) days in advance to the Employer, the Employer will grant leaves of absence without pay or loss of seniority to Employees named in such request to attend conventions or seminars, schools and conferences of such Union; limited, however, for each such convention or seminar, school or conference to not more than ten Employees at any time. Time off for such leaves shall be limited to not more than one hundred (100) cumulative working days in a calendar year. The approval of such leave may be withheld for reasons related to the requirements of operations. Such approval will not be unreasonably withheld. During any leave for Union Conventions and Seminars, the Employee’s regular rate of salary and insured benefits shall be continued by the Employer and the Union shall reimburse the Employer for such costs. If the Union wants the Employees credited Collective Agreement Unit D September to August with sick leave during such leave, the Union will reimburse the Employer the sick leave so c...
Short Duration Union Leaves. It is recognized that there will be occasions when leaves of short duration (i.e. less than sixty days) for specific requirements related to Union business with the Employer may be necessary. Requests for such leave will be made on not less than two (2) weeks written notice to the Employer where practicable. Such leaves shall be without salary and benefits and without loss of seniority. Requests for such leaves may be subject to operational requirements but will not be unreasonably withheld. It is understood that the past practices of the Employer or predecessor Boards prior to September in granting the aforementioned leaves or in interpreting “operational requirements” shall not be relevant or binding on the Employer and the Union. During any leave under this section, the Employee’s regular rate of salary and insured benefits shall be continued by the Employer and Local shall reimburse the Employer for such costs. If the Union wants the Employee credited with sick leave during such leave, the Union will reimburse the Employer for sick leave so credited based on the pro rata average utilization of sick leave of the unit as a whole for the year previous to the year in which the leave will be taken or based on some other method as the Union and Employer may agree. For the purpose of the Collective Agreement, such leaves shall be considered leaves without pay.
Short Duration Union Leaves. Q.4 It is recognized that there will be occasions when leaves of short duration, i.e. less than sixty (60) days, for specific requirements related to Union business with the Employer may be necessary. Requests for such leave will be made on not less than two (2) weeks’ written notice to the Employer. Such leaves shall be without pay and any other form of compensation but without loss of seniority. Requests for such leaves shall be subject to operational requirements but will not be unreasonably withheld. No more than one (1) Employee shall be entitled to this leave during each school year.
