Common use of UNION RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Clause in Contracts

UNION RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. A. Duly authorized representatives of the Union and their respective affiliates shall be permitted to transact official Union business such as local Union shop xxxxxxx representation, distributing Union literature and posting Union notices on school property, provided that such transactions do not interrupt normal school operations or employee work requirements. B. The Board agrees to provide the Union with a reasonable amount of bulletin board space at each work site for the purpose of posting Union notices and announcements. C. The Union will have the right to use the interschool courier service for the distribution of Union materials, when such materials are properly packed and addressed. The Board reserves the right to refuse to deliver any materials or communication, which it considers to be illegal or libelous. All other materials must have the approval of the Superintendent or his or her designee. D. The Union will be given a place on the agenda of any applicable orientation program held for new employees up to a maximum of five (5) minutes. Union membership information will be included in new employee orientation packets. E. The Board shall recognize local Union shop stewards as authorized representatives of the Union at work areas designated in writing by the Union to the Superintendent. 1. The Union will notify the Superintendent of any changes in stewards as they occur. The Union president and/or the president’s designees shall be granted leave to conduct Union business. The following conditions govern the leave: a. The leave shall not exceed forty (40) workdays in any one (1) fiscal year. b. The leave shall be paid administrative leave not to exceed forty (40) workdays per year. c. The leave will not be carried over year to year. d. The leave shall consist of a maximum of five (5) employees with eight

UNION RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. A. Duly authorized representatives of the Union and their respective affiliates shall be permitted to transact official Union business such as local Union shop xxxxxxx representation, distributing Union literature and posting Union notices on school property, provided that such transactions do not interrupt normal school operations or employee work requirements. B. The Board agrees to provide the Union with a reasonable amount of bulletin board space at each work site for the purpose of posting Union notices and announcements. C. The Union will have the right to use the interschool courier service for the distribution of Union materials, when such materials are properly packed and addressed. The Board reserves the right to refuse to deliver any materials or communication, communication which it considers to be illegal or libelous. All other materials must have the approval of the Superintendent or his or her designee. D. The Union will be given a place on the agenda of any applicable orientation program held for new employees up to a maximum of five (5) minutes. Union membership information will be included in new employee orientation packets. E. The Board shall recognize local Union shop stewards as authorized representatives of the Union at work areas designated in writing by the Union to the Superintendent. 1. The Union will notify the Superintendent of any changes in stewards as they occur. The Union president and/or the president’s designees shall be granted leave to conduct Union business. The following conditions govern the leave: a. The leave shall not exceed forty (40) workdays in any one (1) fiscal year. b. The leave shall be paid administrative leave not to exceed forty (40) workdays per year. c. The leave will not be carried over year to year. d. The leave shall consist of a maximum of five (5) employees with eight

UNION RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. A. Duly X. Xxxx authorized representatives of the Union and their respective affiliates shall be permitted to transact official Union business such as local Union shop xxxxxxx representation, distributing Union literature and posting Union notices on school property, provided that such transactions do not interrupt normal school operations or employee work requirements. B. The Board agrees to provide the Union with a reasonable amount of bulletin board space at each work site for the purpose of posting Union notices and announcements. C. The Union will have the right to use the interschool courier service for the distribution of Union materials, when such materials are properly packed and addressed. The Board reserves the right to refuse to deliver any materials or communication, communication which it considers to be illegal or libelous. All other materials must have the approval of the Superintendent or his or her designee. D. The Union will be given a place on the agenda of any applicable orientation program held for new employees up to a maximum of five (5) minutes. Union membership information will be included in new employee orientation packets. E. The Board shall recognize local Union shop stewards as authorized representatives of the Union at work areas designated in writing by the Union to the Superintendent. 1. The Union will notify the Superintendent of any changes in stewards as they occur. The Union president and/or the president’s designees shall be granted leave to conduct Union business. The following conditions govern the leave: a. The leave shall not exceed forty (40) workdays in any one anyone (1) fiscal year. b. The leave shall be paid administrative leave not to exceed forty (40) workdays per year. c. The leave will not be carried over year to year. d. The leave shall consist of a maximum of five (5) employees with eight

UNION RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. A. Duly authorized representatives of the Union and their respective affiliates shall be permitted to transact official Union business such as local Union shop xxxxxxx representation, distributing Union literature and posting Union notices on school property, provided that such transactions do not interrupt the normal school operations operation or employee work requirements. B. The Board agrees to provide the Union with a reasonable amount of bulletin board space at each work site for the purpose of posting Union notices and announcements. C. The Union will have the right to use the interschool courier service for the distribution of Union approved materials, when such materials are properly packed and addressed. The Board reserves addressed to the right to refuse to deliver any materials or communication, which it considers to be illegal or libelousxxxxxxx. All other materials must have the approval of the Superintendent or his or her designee. D. The Union will be given a place on the agenda of any applicable the orientation program held for new employees employees, up to a maximum of five (5) minutes. Union membership information will be included in new employee orientation packets. E. The Board shall recognize local Union shop stewards as authorized representatives of the Union at work areas designated in writing by the Union to the Superintendent. 1. The Union will notify the Superintendent of any changes in stewards as they occur. . F. The Union president and/or the president’s designees shall be granted leave to conduct Union business. The following conditions govern the leave: a. 1. The leave shall not exceed forty (40) workdays days in any one (1) fiscal year. b. a. The leave shall be paid administrative leave not to exceed forty (40) workdays 40 days per year. c. . The leave will not be carried over year to year. d. b. The leave shall consist of a maximum of five (5) 5 employees with eight8 days of leave each. 2. The Union obligates itself to forward a check to the Board amounting to the per diem salary of the member multiplied by the number of full-time equivalent workdays of leave used. 3. The leave shall be submitted for approval in not less than one (1) hour increments. The request for approval of such leave shall be made to the appropriate administrator at least 24 hours prior to the date and/or time the leave is to commence, except in emergency situations with the leave having final approval of the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources or his/her designee. The leave shall not be unreasonably denied. 4. The request for approval of such leave shall be made to the appropriate administrator at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the date and/or time the leave is to commence, except in emergency situations. 5. Leave to conduct Union business may be granted for up to four (4) representatives from Unit III and Unit IV who may be released to attend an official, national, regional, or statewide convention or conference of AFSCME. Accrued annual leave, where applicable, may also be used. G. Level II and Level III grievance meetings will be scheduled during unscheduled work hours of the Union representative, whenever possible. In the event that scheduling beyond normal work hours is not possible, no leave will be charged to the Union for the designated representative. H. The Board and Union agree to furnish each other all available information required for negotiations in response to reasonable and timely requests. I. All employees shall have the right to Union representation at any disciplinary meeting or when receiving documentation in advance of possible disciplinary action. Employees shall be given 24 hours prior notice of such meeting (except in emergencies) to enable him/her time to obtain representation of his/her choice. Employees will be informed of the representative at the beginning of each school year. (via the newsletter) J. Support employees of the Board of Education who live outside the county will be allowed to register their own children in the Xxxxxxx County Public Schools. The Board will waive county tuition for those support employees. The policies and standard operating procedures for placement of students will apply.

UNION RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. A. Duly authorized representatives of the Union and their respective affiliates shall be permitted to transact official Union business such as local Union shop xxxxxxx representation, distributing Union literature and posting Union notices on school property, provided that such transactions do not interrupt the normal school operations operation or employee work requirements. B. The Board agrees to provide the Union with a reasonable amount of bulletin board space at each work site for the purpose of posting Union notices and announcements. C. The Union will have the right to use the interschool courier service for the distribution of Union materials, when such materials are properly packed and addressed. The Board reserves the right to refuse to deliver any materials or communication, communication which it considers to be illegal or libelous. All other materials must have the approval of the Superintendent or his or her designee. D. The Union will be given a place on the agenda of any applicable the orientation program held for new employees employees, up to a maximum of five (5) minutes. Union membership information will be included in new employee orientation packets. E. The Board shall recognize local Union shop stewards as authorized representatives of the Union at work areas designated in writing by the Union to the Superintendent. 1. The Union will notify the Superintendent of any changes in stewards as they occur. . F. The Union president and/or the president’s designees shall be granted leave to conduct Union business. The following conditions govern the leave: a. 1. The leave shall not exceed forty (40) workdays in any one (1) fiscal year. b. a. The leave shall be paid administrative leave not to exceed forty (40) workdays per year. c. . The leave will not be carried over year to year. d. b. The leave shall consist of a maximum of five (5) employees with eighteight (8) days of leave each. 2. The Union obligates itself to forward a check to the Board amounting to the per diem salary of the member multiplied by the number of full-time equivalent workdays of leave used. 3. The leave shall be submitted for approval in not less than one (1) hour increments. The request for approval of such leave shall be made to the appropriate administrator at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the date and/or time the leave is to commence, except in emergency situations with the leave having final approval of the Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Business or his or her designee. The leave shall not be unreasonably denied. 4. Leave to conduct Union business may be granted for up to four (4) representatives from Unit III and Unit IV who may be released to attend an official, national, regional, or statewide convention or conference of AFSCME. Accrued annual leave, where applicable, may also be used. G. Level II and Level III grievance meetings will be scheduled during unscheduled work hours of the Union representative, whenever possible. In the event that scheduling beyond normal work hours is not possible, no leave will be charged to the Union for the designated representative. H. The Board and Union agree to furnish each other all available information required for negotiations in response to reasonable and timely requests. I. All employees shall have the right to Union representation at any disciplinary meeting or when receiving documentation in advance of possible disciplinary action. Employees shall be given twenty-four (24) hours prior notice of such meeting (except in emergencies) to enable him or her time to obtain representation of his or her choice. J. Support employees of the Board of Education who live outside the county will be allowed to register their own children in Xxxxxxx County Public Schools. The Board will waive 100% of county tuition for those support employees who were employees before July 1, 2015. The BOE will waive one-half the county tuition for support employees hired to begin work on or after July 1, 2015. Support employees who live outside the state of Maryland, who elect to enroll their children in Xxxxxxx County Public Schools will be required to pay the State Foundation amount for each registered student.