Common use of UNION BUSINESS AND ACTIVITIES Section A. Time Off for Union Business Clause in Contracts

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:

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 Committee 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 union 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 paypay up to a maximum of their accrued credits. 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" Any pay provided for such credits without limitation or restriction subject to the following regulations:union activity is governed by Civil Service Rules and Regulations.

UNION BUSINESS AND ACTIVITIES Section A. Time Off for Union Business. To the extent that attendance for Union business absence from work does not substantially and adversely interfere with the Employer's operationoperations, properly designated Union Representativesrepresentatives, 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, local, state or area-area- wide Union committee meetings, State state or International AFSCME international SEIU or AFL-CIO 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. The Local Union Except as may be mutually agreed to locally or on a case by case basis, an employee shall designate to furnish his/her designated supervisor written notice of the Appointing Authority in writing the person who is authorized to notify the Employer which employees are entitled employee's intention to attend such meetings. This authorized person shall notify the Agency designee, no later than one function at least two (12) pay period prior to the start work days in advance of the pay period during which such time off is requesteddate that work schedules must be established in accordance with Article 16, 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 ArticleE., the Agency designee shall be identified at the first Labor-Management Meeting following ratification of this Agreement. The designee(sIn addition to the notice from the employee required above, except as may be mutually agreed to locally on a case by case basis, the Union President or his/her designee shall also provide notice containing the name, Agency and Chapter of employees designated to attend such functions at least two (2) work days in advance of the date that work schedules must be established in accordance with Article 16, Section E., of this Agreement. Such notice shall not be perfected unless confirmed in writing not later than the first Monday following the end of the pay period. Such written notice shall be readily available for receipt of requests by Bargaining Unit members and shall forward such requests provided to the appropriate Employer representative for decisionnamed employee's Appointing Authority. No employee shall be entitled to be released released, and the Employer is under no obligation to permit repurchase of annual leave/comp time, leave pursuant to these provisions, unless notified designated by the authorized designated representative Union President or his/her designee as provided above. The employee may utilize any accumulated leave time (compensatory, deferred hours, 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:

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-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: