Stewardship. Any Union selected ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (or Union officer serving in the capacity of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇) shall be permitted to perform Union business relating to the enforcement of this collective bargaining agreement, including wages, working conditions, and alleged or actual grievances without reprimand. They shall not suffer loss of regular compensation for investigating alleged or potential grievances, for processing grievances, or for attending grievance hearings during their normal workday provided the conditions of this paragraph are met. The Union shall provide these representatives’ names to the County. As a general rule, stewards (or Union officers serving in the capacity of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇) must obtain approval from their Officials prior to performing said Union business on the Employer’s time, and Officials shall not unreasonably deny such requests. However, not more than three (3) stewards (or Union officers serving in the capacity of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇) may respond to employee concerns pertaining to working conditions and grievances for up to twenty (20) minutes per day without obtaining the consent of their Officials. Stewards (or union officers serving in the capacity of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇) are encouraged to keep contacts with individual employees during Employer time to a maximum of five (5) minutes, unless the applicable Officials give consent for additional time.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement