Common use of Union Convention/Conference/Education Leave Clause in Contracts

Union Convention/Conference/Education Leave. A leave of absence for the purpose of attending Union conventions/conferences and/or education seminars may be granted to bargaining unit employees by the Employer upon receiving a written request from the Union. Time off shall not be granted to more than four (4) employees, with a maximum of one from any Department, at any one (1) time unless otherwise mutually agreed to between the Employer and the Union, and the duration of any such leave shall not exceed seven (7) calendar days per occasion. The Union shall give the Employer written notice not less than twenty-one (21) calendar days before the requested leave is to commence. The Employer will inform the employees’ in writing to advise if the time off has been approved. The Employer will pay an employee on such leave as if they had been at work and the Union agrees to reimburse the Employer for any payments in regard to any employees selected by the Union for the amount and benefits which the Employer paid to said employee during the time off requested by the Union for which the employee would have been required to be at work.