Common use of Training Release Time Clause in Contracts

Training Release Time. The District shall grant forty (40) hours paid release time annually to the PCC-CFT President, sixty (60) hours paid release time cumulative annually to all other bargaining unit officers, and twenty (20) hours paid release time annually which can be distributed by PCC-CFT among its officers, for the purpose of its officers and representatives to attend collective bargaining conferences, workshops, seminars, training sessions, or other activities relating to collective bargaining matters (“Event”) providing that no such leave shall be granted for the purpose of attending any meeting at which any job action is contemplated, planned, or considered. A. Such release time shall be scheduled upon written advance notice of no less than 10 calendar days except in the case of undue hardship on the unit member’s department. If notice is given of less than ten calendar days, the release time is subject to the immediate supervisor’s approval which shall not be unreasonably denied. B. No more than three (3) bargaining unit members shall receive released time under this provision at any one time for any Event, except that if a second bargaining unit member wishes to attend an Event at the same time another bargaining unit member wishes to attend an Event, the second employee shall only be granted released time if the absence does not cause the department undue hardship and upon approval of the immediate supervisor which shall not be unreasonably denied. For the summer union training conference, no more than four (4) bargaining unit members shall receive release time to attend, subject to the foregoing limitations. Once the release time granted under this provision is exhausted, a bargaining unit member shall be required to use vacation time to attend an Event or any portion of an event, subject to the immediate supervisor’s approval.

Training Release Time. The District shall grant forty (40) hours paid release time annually to the PCC-CFT President, sixty (60) hours paid release time cumulative annually to all other bargaining unit officers, and twenty (20) hours paid release time annually which can be distributed by PCC-CFT among its officers, for the purpose of its officers and representatives to attend collective bargaining conferences, workshops, seminars, training sessions, or other activities relating to collective bargaining matters (“Event”) providing that no such leave shall be granted for the purpose of attending any meeting at which any job action is contemplated, planned, or considered. A. Such release time shall be scheduled upon written advance notice of no less than 10 calendar days except in the case of undue hardship on the unit member’s department. If notice is given of less than ten calendar days, the release time is subject to the immediate supervisor’s approval which shall not be unreasonably denied. B. No more than three (3) bargaining unit members shall receive released release time under this provision at any one time for any Event, except that if a second bargaining unit member wishes to attend an Event at the same time another bargaining unit member wishes to attend an Event, the second employee shall only be granted released release time if the absence does not cause the department undue hardship and upon approval of the immediate supervisor which shall not be unreasonably denied. For the summer union training conference, no more than four (4) bargaining unit members shall receive release time to attend, subject to the foregoing limitations. Once the release time granted under this provision is exhausted, a bargaining unit member shall be required to use vacation time to attend an Event or any portion of an event, subject to the immediate supervisor’s approval.portion

Training Release Time. The District shall grant forty (40) hours paid release time annually to the PCC-CFT President, sixty (60) hours paid release time cumulative annually to all other bargaining unit officers, and twenty (20) hours paid release time annually which can be distributed by PCC-CFT among its officers, for the purpose of its officers and representatives to attend collective bargaining conferences, workshops, seminars, training sessions, or other activities relating to collective bargaining matters (“Event”) providing that no such leave shall be granted for the purpose of attending any meeting at which any job action is contemplated, planned, or considered. A. Such release time shall be scheduled upon written advance notice of no less than 10 calendar days except in the case of undue hardship on the unit member’s department. If notice is given of less than ten calendar days, the release time is subject to the immediate supervisor’s approval which shall not be unreasonably denied. B. No more than three (3) bargaining unit members shall receive released release time under this provision at any one time for any Event, except that if a second bargaining unit member wishes to attend an Event at the same time another bargaining unit member wishes to attend an Event, the second employee shall only be granted released release time if the absence does not cause the department undue hardship and upon approval of the immediate supervisor which shall not be unreasonably denied. For the summer union training conference, no more than four (4) bargaining unit members shall receive release time to attend, subject to the foregoing limitations. Once the release time granted under this provision is exhausted, a bargaining unit member shall be required to use vacation time to attend an Event or any portion of an event, subject to the immediate supervisor’s approval.