Union Representational Functions Warranting Approval of a Reasonable Sample Clauses

Union Representational Functions Warranting Approval of a Reasonable. Amount of Official Time a) Present grievances at any step of the Negotiated Grievance Procedure; b) Represent an employee or the Union at an arbitration hearing; c) Appear as a witness at any step of a grievance; d) Appear as a witness at any arbitration hearing; e) Meet and confer with management; f) Prepare for and represent an employee or the Union in appeal hearings covered by regulatory or statutory procedures (e.g., EEOC, MSPB, FLRA); g) Attend meetings or committees on which Union representatives have authorized membership; h) Represent the Union in formal meetings involving personnel policies, practices, working conditions, or grievances between bargaining unit employees and management, or any other matters covered by 5 U.S.C. § 7114 (a)(2)(A); i) Represent employees in investigatory interviews if the employee reasonably believes that the examination may result in disciplinary action against the employee and the employee requests representation; j) Prepare for meetings scheduled with management; k) Assist employees when designated as their representatives in preparing and presenting a response to a proposed disciplinary, adverse, or unacceptable performance action; l) Prepare responses to management-initiated correspondence; m) Prepare employee and Union grievances and appeals; n) Prepare for arbitration; o) Attend meetings for the purpose of presenting replies to proposed termination of probationary employees; p) Participate in training designed primarily to further the interest of government by bettering the labor-management relationship (e.g., national, and local Union training sessions) in accordance with Section 6.06; q) Xxxxxxx and negotiate with the Employer, including mediation and impasse proceedings; r) Confer with employees with respect to matters for which remedial relief may be sought pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; s) Meet with national or field staff representatives of the Union in connection with a grievance, arbitration or ULP charge; t) Prepare reconsideration statements and attend meetings in connection with the denial of within-grade increases; u) Contact members of Congress and their staffs to discuss legislative and related matters affecting the Employer and its employees; v) Prepare for and participate in local Labor Management Relations Committee meetings or national Labor Management Forum meetings; or w) Engage in Pre-Decisional Involvement (PDI).