Common use of Union Leave – Unpaid Clause in Contracts

Union Leave – Unpaid. Workers may request an unpaid leave of absence to perform work for the Union with thirty (30) days’ notice to the Employer. Notice will include date on which union leave will begin and actual date of return to work. Such leaves may be for any duration up to six (6) months and may be extended by mutual consent. Seniority will not accrue during the leave of absence. The Employer will take the needs of the business into account, but will not unreasonably withhold approval of such leave or extension. To the extent allowed by the business, the Employer shall return the worker to the same job and position that he/she held at any time they went on Union leave with no loss of seniority and with any intervening increases in wages or benefits applied as if they had been working. With thirty (30) days’ notice to the Employer, employees who are attending the Union’s annual convention, the convention of SEIU, or who are requesting other short-term leave for Union business shall be granted unpaid release time for the duration of the Convention or event, not to exceed a total of five (5) working days. Such leave shall be granted on a first-come, first-serve basis. The Employer may limit the numbers of employees granted leave to no more than five (5), and no more than two (2) from the Nursing Department and no more than one (1) from any other department, for a total of five (5) employees. Employees on unpaid union leave may utilize any earned PTO while on leave.

Union Leave – Unpaid. ‌ Workers may request an unpaid leave of absence to perform work for the Union with thirty (30) days’ notice to the Employer. Notice will include date on which union leave will begin and actual date of return to work. Such leaves may be for any duration up to six (6) months and may be extended by mutual consent. Seniority will not accrue during the leave of absence. The Employer will take the needs of the business into account, but will not unreasonably withhold approval of such leave or extension. To the extent allowed by the business, the Employer shall return the worker to the same job and position that he/she held at any time they went on Union leave with no loss of seniority and with any intervening increases in wages or benefits applied as if they had been working. With thirty (30) days’ notice to the Employer, employees who are attending the Union’s annual convention, the convention of SEIU, or who are requesting other short-term leave for Union business shall be granted unpaid release time for the duration of the Convention or event, not to exceed a total of five (5) working days. Such leave shall be granted on a first-come, first-serve basis. The Employer may limit the numbers of employees granted leave to no more than five (5), and no more than two (2) from the Nursing Department and no more than one (1) from any other department, for a total of five (5) employees. Employees on unpaid union leave may utilize any earned PTO while on leave.

Union Leave – Unpaid. Workers may request an unpaid leave of absence to perform work for the Union with thirty (30) days’ notice to the Employer. Notice will include date on which union leave will begin and actual date of return to work. Such leaves may be for any duration up to six (6) months and may be extended by mutual consent. Seniority will not continue to accrue during the leave of absence. The Employer will take the needs of the business into account, account but will not unreasonably withhold approval of such leave or extension. To the extent allowed by the business, the Employer shall return the worker to the same job and position that he/she they held at any time they went on Union leave with no loss of seniority and with any intervening increases in wages or benefits applied as if they had been working. With thirty (30) days’ notice to the Employer, employees who are attending the Union’s annual convention, the convention of SEIU, or who are requesting other short-term leave for Union business shall be granted unpaid release time for the duration of the Convention or event, not to exceed a total of five (5) working days. Such leave shall be granted on a first-come, first-serve basis. The Employer may limit the numbers of employees granted leave to no more than five (5), and no more than two (2) from the Nursing Department and no more than one (1) from any other department, for a total of five (5) employees. Employees on unpaid union leave may utilize any earned PTO while on leave.