UNION BUSINESS AND ACTIVITIES Section A. Time Off for Union Business Sample Clauses

UNION BUSINESS AND ACTIVITIES Section A. Time Off for Union Business. To the extent that absence from work does not substantially interfere with the Employer's operations, properly designated Union representatives, regardless of shift assignment, shall be allowed time off without pay for legitimate Union business such as Union meetings, Union Executive Board or Executive Council Meetings, state or area-wide Union committee meetings, state or international SEIU or CTW meetings or conventions; the period of release without pay shall include the time for actual attendance, as well as necessary travel time to and from the function.
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UNION BUSINESS AND ACTIVITIES Section A. Time Off for Union Business. To the extent that attendance for Union business does not substantially and adversely interfere with the Employer's operation, properly designated Union Representatives, regardless of shift assignment, shall be allowed time off without pay for legitimate Union business such as Union meetings, Union Executive Board Meetings, local, state or area-wide Union committee meetings, State or International AFSCME or AFL-CIO conventions. The Local Union shall designate to the Appointing Authority in writing the person who is authorized to notify the Employer which employees are entitled to attend such meetings. This authorized person shall notify the Agency designee, no later than one (1) pay period prior to the start of the pay period during which such time off is requested, of the names of persons who are authorized to attend. Such notification shall be presented to the Agency designee in writing. Requests under this Section shall not be denied solely on the basis of timeliness. For the purposes of this Article, the Agency designee shall be identified at the first Labor-Management Meeting following ratification of this Agreement. The designee(s) shall be readily available for receipt of requests by Bargaining Unit members and shall forward such requests to the appropriate Employer representative for decision. No employee shall be entitled to be released and the Employer is under no obligation to permit repurchase of annual leave/comp time, pursuant to these provisions, unless notified by the authorized designated representative as provided above. The employee may utilize any accumulated time (compensatory, annual; compensatory time shall be used before annual, unless the employee is at the annual leave "cap") in lieu of taking such time off without pay. Such time off shall not be detrimental in any way to the employee's record. When the employee elects to utilize annual leave credits/comp time, the employee may "buy back" such credits without limitation or restriction subject to the following regulations: 1. Employees shall be permitted annual leave/comp time absence from work for such Union business up to a maximum of their accrued credits. 2. Employees may reinstate such expended credits by cash payment to the Department at the rate the employee was earning when the annual leave/comp time was used. The employee shall forward to the Appointing Authority the net amount of refund (gross salary less employee's federal, state and city withholding tax deductions, and ...
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UNION BUSINESS AND ACTIVITIES Section A. Time Off for Union Business. 1. To the extent that attendance for Union business does not substantially interfere with the Employer's operation, properly designated Union Representatives, regardless of shift assignment, shall be allowed time off without pay for authorized Union business. Employees who have been granted leave without pay shall not earn annual, sick or length of service credits during the time spent in authorized Union activities. Such lost time shall not be detrimental in any way to the employee's record. The parties agree to minimize time lost from work under this Article. 2. Except as may be mutually agreed to locally, on a case by case basis, an employee shall furnish written notice of the employee's intention to attend an authorized Union function to his/her immediate supervisor, at least two (2) work days in advance of the date that work schedules must be established. 3. The employee may utilize any accumulated time (compensatory or annual) in lieu of taking such time off without pay. a. Employees shall be permitted annual leave absence from work for such Union business only up to a maximum of their accrued credits.
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UNION BUSINESS AND ACTIVITIES Section A. Time Off for Union Business. To the extent that absence from work does not substantially interfere with the Employer's operations, properly designated Union representatives, regardless of shift assignment, shall be allowed time off without pay for legitimate Union business such as Union meetings, Union Executive Board or Executive Council Meetings, state or area- wide Union committee meetings, state or international SEIU or CTW meetings or conventions; the period of release without pay shall include the time for actual attendance, as well as necessary travel time to and from the function. Except as may be mutually agreed to locally or on a case by case basis, an employee shall furnish his/her designated supervisor written notice of the employee's intention to attend such function at least four work days in advance of the date(s) the employee will be taking time off for Union business.
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UNION BUSINESS AND ACTIVITIES Section A. Time Off for Union Business. 1. To the extent that attendance for Union business does not substantially interfere with the Employer's operation, properly designated Union Representatives, regardless of shift assignment, shall be allowed time off without pay for authorized Union business. Employees who have been granted leave without pay shall not earn annual, sick, or length of service credits during the time spent in authorized Union activities. Such lost time shall not be detrimental in any way to the employee's record. The parties agree to minimize time lost from work under this Article. 2. Except as may be mutually agreed to locally, on a case by case basis, an employee shall furnish written notice of the employee's intention to attend an authorized Union function to his/her immediate supervisor, at least two (2) work days in advance of the date that work schedules must be established in accordance with Article 14, Section
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  • Time Off for Union Business ‌ (a) Leave of absence without pay shall be granted upon request for the reasons set out below unless it would unduly interrupt the Employer's operations: (1) to an elected or appointed representative of the Union to attend conventions of the Union and bodies to which the Union is affiliated, to a maximum of 21 days per occurrence; (2) for elected or appointed representatives of the Union to attend to union business which requires them to leave their general work area; (3) for employees who are representatives of the Union on a bargaining committee. (b) Long-term leave of absence without pay shall be granted to employees designated by the Union to transact union business for specific periods of not less than 21 days unless this would unduly interrupt the operation of the department. Such requests shall be made in writing sufficiently in advance to minimize disruption of the department. Employees granted such leave of absence shall retain all rights and privileges accumulated prior to obtaining such leave. Seniority shall continue to accumulate during such leave and shall apply to such provisions as annual vacations, increments and promotions. (c) When leave of absence without pay is granted pursuant to Part (a) or (b), the leave shall be given with pay and the Union shall reimburse the Employer for salary and benefit costs, including travel time incurred, within 60 days of receipt of the invoice. It is understood that employees granted leave of absence pursuant to this clause shall receive their current rates of pay while on leave of absence. Leave of absence granted under this clause shall include sufficient travel time. The pay and benefits received by the employee and reimbursed by the Union under this article shall be based on the number of hours to which the Union indicates, in writing, the employee is entitled. This provision does not apply to employees on extended leaves of absence who are employed by the Union on a full-time basis. (d) Leave of absence with pay and without loss of seniority will be granted to an employee called to appear as a witness before an arbitration board, provided the dispute involved the Employer. On application, the Arbitration Board may determine summarily the amount of time required for the attendance of any witness. (e) The Union shall provide the Employer with reasonable notice to minimize disruption of the operation and shall make every reasonable effort to give a minimum of 14 days’ notice prior to the commencement of leave under (a) or (b) above. The Employer agrees that any of the above leaves of absence shall not be unreasonably withheld.

  • Union Business (a) The Hospital shall grant leave of absence without pay to employees to attend Union conventions, seminars, education classes and other Union business in connection with the administration of the collective agreement provided that such leave will not interfere with the efficient operation of the Hospital. Such leave will not be unreasonably denied. In requesting such leave of absence for an employee or employees, the Union must give at least fourteen (14) days clear notice in writing to the Hospital, unless not reasonably possible to give such notice. The cumulative total leave of absence, the number of employees that may be absent at any one time from any one area, and the number of days of absence shall be negotiated locally and are set out in the Local Provisions Appendix. During such leave of absence, the employee's salary and applicable benefits shall be maintained by the Hospital on the basis of what his normal regular hours of work would have been, provided that the Union reimburses the Hospital in the amount of such salary and applicable benefits within thirty (30) days of billing. Notwithstanding the above, time spent by the eight (8) Executive Board members and seven (7) Alternate Executive Board members of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions to fulfill the duties of the position shall be in addition to leave for Union Business under this clause. Part-time and casual employees will be given full credit for seniority purposes for regularly scheduled hours missed in accordance with this provision. (b) In addition to the above, a part-time or casual employee who is attending to union business when not regularly scheduled to work shall be deemed to be on union leave and the amount of such leave shall not be deducted from the number of days of absence identified above. Such part-time or casual employee will be credited with seniority for the number of hours of such leave to a maximum of thirty-seven and one-half (37.5) hours per week. The Union will advise the Hospital of the number of such hours.

  • Leave for Union Business The Hospital agrees to grant leaves of absence, without pay, to nurses selected by the Union to attend Union business including conferences, conventions and Provincial Committee meetings and to any nurse elected to the position of Local Co-ordinator. The cumulative total leave of absence, the amount of notice, the number of nurses that may be absent at any time from one area and the number of days (including those of the Local Co-ordinator) is set out in the Appendix of Local Provisions. During such leave of absence, a nurse's salary and applicable benefits or percentage in lieu of fringe benefits shall be maintained by the Hospital and the local Union agrees to reimburse the Hospital in the amount of the daily rate of the full-time nurse or in the amount of the full cost of such salary and percentage in lieu of fringe benefits of a part-time nurse except for Provincial Committee meetings which will be reimbursed by the Union. The Hospital will xxxx the local Union within a reasonable period of time. Part-time nurses will receive service and seniority credit for all leaves granted under this Article.

  • For Union Business Representatives of the Union shall not suffer any loss of pay when required to leave their employment temporarily in order to carry on negotiations with the Employer, or with respect to a grievance.

  • Union Business Leave ‌ 1. The officers and representatives of the Union are as follows: President, Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer, and Stewards. The President of the Union shall provide the City with a roster of officers and representatives and keep the City informed of any changes in that roster. 2. Up to three (3) representatives of the Union shall be allowed time off for negotiations or conferences with City Officials, without loss of pay or benefits, provided that the City’s operations shall always take priority over other business. Off-duty personnel will not be compensated for such negotiations, conferences or hearings. 3. Officers of the Union shall be granted time off, without loss of pay, to conduct union business that cannot be conducted during off-duty time. 4. Officers and/or representatives of the Union shall be granted time off, without loss of pay, to attend training classes without loss of pay or benefits to further management-employee relations. 5. The number of days off with pay and benefits under paragraphs 3 and 4 shall not exceed an aggregate of four (4) days for the entire bargaining unit per calendar year. All requests for leave pursuant to paragraphs 3 and 4 shall be submitted in writing to the City Manager no less than ten (10) working days prior to the date of the requested leave. 6. Any Officer or Xxxxxxx of the Union shall be allowed to investigate any situation/issue brought to his/her attention by either union members or management. If the nature of the issue is such that expedited handling will result in prompt disposition thereof without interference to department operations then management shall allow the Officer/Xxxxxxx to investigate the matter while on duty, provided that City operations will always take priority over other business. It is further understood that time spent by Officers/Stewards on Union related matters while off duty is non-compensable. Time spent by Officers/Stewards processing matters through the grievance procedure, attending disciplinary sessions with supervisors, and attending disciplinary and/or administrative hearings before appropriate authorities shall only be paid during their regularly scheduled workweek. 7. Staff representatives of the Union shall be allowed to meet with employees during unpaid lunch and/or coffee breaks to the degree the meetings do not disrupt the workplace.

  • Leave of Absence for Union Business ‌ Any elected or appointed officer of the Union shall, upon request and approval of the Employer, be granted a leave of absence without pay to attend to Union business, or the leave can be granted with pay if the Union agrees to pay the cost of the substitute.

  • Association Business Leave A total of ten (10) days Association Business Leave shall be allowed by the district on condition that a competent qualified substitute employee is available and willing to serve. The designated representative of the Association and officers of the Association shall be allowed to take such leave for conducting Association Business or to attend state or local conferences. Substitutes hired by the District to cover such absences shall be paid for by the Association. At least five (5) normal business days advance notification of intent to take such leave shall be given to the Superintendent by the Association President.

  • Assumed Business Names Borrower has filed or recorded all documents or filings required by law relating to all assumed business names used by Borrower. Excluding the name of Borrower, the following is a complete list of all assumed business names under which Borrower does business: None.

  • Association Business Duly authorized representatives of the Association shall be permitted to transact official Association business on school property at all reasonable times provided that such activities shall not interfere with normal school operations.

  • TTOCs CONDUCTING UNION BUSINESS 1. Where a Teacher Teaching on Call (TTOC) is authorized by the local union or BCTF to conduct union business during the work week, the TTOC shall be paid by the employer according to the collective agreement. 2. Upon receipt, the union will reimburse the employer the salary and benefit costs associated with the time spent conducting union business. 3. Time spent conducting union business will not be considered a break in service with respect to payment on scale. 4. Time spent conducting union business will be recognized for the purpose of seniority and experience recognition up to a maximum of 40 days per school year.

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