Unpaid Union Leave. (a) Subject to operational requirements such as the Employer’s ability to obtain a replacement and at no additional cost in premium pay and provided the Nurse has given reasonable advance notice of the request, the Employer shall grant leaves of absence without pay for Union Business Leaves as follows: (i) as members of the Board of Directors of the NSGEU and NSNU, or, in the case of CUPE, the Local Executive of CUPE 8920, or in the case of Unifor, the Local Executive of Unifor 4600, for the attendance at Board meetings or, in the case of CUPE Local 8920 and Unifor 4600, for attendance at executive meetings; (ii) any other Union business. (b) Subject to operational requirements such as the Employer’s ability to obtain a replacement and at no additional cost in premium pay, the Employer will make every reasonable effort not to cancel Unpaid Union Leave once it has been approved.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
