Union Leave Days. In regard to the Operations, Maintenance and Services and Crafts and the Inspection and Security Units, the State will provide on a one-time basis a total of three-hundred and twenty-two (322) Union Leave days, not chargeable to the amounts of Union Leave days set forth in the Contract, in order to inform the employees of the terms and procedures of the Contract to assist in ratification efforts. The utilization of the Union Leave under this Letter of Agreement and the arrangement of the meetings with employees shall be subject to the conditions for such matters set forth in the Contract with the following exceptions:
Union Leave Days. At the beginning of each work year, the Union shall be credited with fifteen (15) working days to be used by employees who are officers of the Union, such use to be at the discretion of the Union. Eight (8) of these days shall be made available to the Union without cost. Requests for the use of these days must be made three (3) days in advance, except in case of an emergency.
Union Leave Days. The CMEA will have two excused “Union Association Days” made available for an employee (selected by the CMEA membership) as representation at IEA/NEA sponsored Union events. This will allow one representative per year to attend two days of training without the use of individual personal days. The CMEA will forward payment from the Union Treasury to pay for classroom substitute fees.
Union Leave Days. Union leave shall be granted to an Employee in accordance with the following:
6.11.1 The Union shall submit to the Director of Facilities a written request for Union Leave at least seven (7) days in advance of the commencement of such leave. Such request shall state the specific reason for the requested leave, name of Employee and the day or days of such leave.
6.11.2 The Director of Facilities shall approve the leave, provided the Employee’s absence will not impair the work schedule for such Employee's assigned work area.
6.11.3 There shall not be an aggregate number of Union Leave days in any school year in excess of five (5) workdays.
6.11.4 No more than two (2) Employees may be absent pursuant to this Section on any one workday, and no more than one (1) Employee may be absent from any one (1) school building or work location on any one (1) school day.
6.11.5 The Union shall reimburse the Employer for each such leave day the cost of the Employee's substitute should one be employed.
Union Leave Days. At the beginning of every school year, the Union shall be credited with five (5) days to be used by members who are officers or agents of the union; provided, however, that the Union shall reimburse the Board for substitutes, if needed, at the current substitute rate of pay for days used over three (3). In addition, the Union President shall receive three (3) days to conduct Union business; provided, however, that the Union shall reimburse the Board for substitutes, if needed, at the current substitute rate of pay. The Union President agrees to notify the Board in writing no less than seventy-two (72) hours in advance of taking such leave and identifying the individuals to be on leave.
Union Leave Days. The County agrees that it will pay and allow the Association a cumulative maximum of eighteen (18) man days leave with pay, which may be used in one-half (½) day increments, without reduction in sick time or vacation time for officers or members of the association designated by the President of the PBA to attend state-wide conferences, meetings, seminars or other organized activities. For purposes of this section, the PBA agrees to correspond with the department head thirty (30) days in advance whenever practicable and inform him/her of the exercise of these rights and agrees to forward the names of the personnel and the dates that the employees require the time off. In addition, the President of the PBA shall be entitled to one (1) day off with pay each month to attend to Association matters.
Union Leave Days. The number of days granted to the bargaining unit as a whole under Article 12.02 shall total no more than seventy-five (75) days. The bargaining unit Vice- President shall be able to utilize up to thirty (30) days of the seventy-five (75) day total. This shall not preclude the employer from granting the Vice-President additional union leave, subject to operational requirements.
Union Leave Days. In addition, a total of ten (10) days per school per year shall be available to be divided amongst bargaining unit employees across the network at the Union’s discretion to perform Union business. The Employer shall assume the salary costs of bargaining unit employees for the first 8 of days of Union release time used under this paragraph; the Union shall assume the salary costs of any of Union release time beyond 8 days. Up to three (3) bargaining unit employees may use Union release time on the same day. The Union shall provide the Employer with twenty-four (24) hours’ advance notice when using Union release time under this Article. Additionally, the Union may purchase from the Employer a number of Union release days not to exceed ten (10) days. These days shall be divided at the Union's discretion among designated bargaining unit employees. The Union will reimburse the Employer on a pro rata basis for the pay and benefits of employees who are released in this manner.
Union Leave Days. The Union shall be entitled to an annual (fiscal year) total of ten (10) work days of Union leave, without loss of pay or other leave days, for the purpose of conducting Union business, provided no more than three (3) employees shall be absent for such purpose on the same date. The Union President shall notify the Principal, or designee, three (3) workdays prior to the use of any such days. Unused Union leave shall not accumulate from year to year. Union leave may be taken in one-half (1/2) day increments.
