Common use of Unpaid Union Leave Clause in Contracts

Unpaid Union Leave. An employee elected or selected to a full time job in the local Union, or the 21 International Union, which takes him from his employment with the Company, shall 22 upon written request to the Company receive an unpaid leave of absence for the 23 duration of his employment with the Union, or until this Agreement expires or is 1 terminated. Such an unpaid leave of absence may be extended only by mutual written 2 agreement. Upon completion of his leave of absence during the existence of this 3 Agreement, he shall be re-employed according to his seniority in the same job 4 classification that he held prior to leaving at the wage rates existing at the time of his 5 return, provided such work is available for him according to his seniority, and he has the 6 ability and qualifications to perform such work. Seniority shall accumulate during such 7 leave of absence. 8 Temporary leaves of absence without pay, not to exceed three weeks, may be 9 approved by the Company on a case by case basis. In deciding whether to approve 10 such temporary union leave of absence, the Company will consider, among other 11 factors, the total number of employees who are requesting leave during the same period 12 of time. When the number of employees requesting temporary union leave at any given 13 time would impose a strain on the Company’s operational needs, the Company will 14 make the decision to approve leave in seniority order, and the decision to xxxx leave in 15 reverse seniority order. The number of employees attending Union Negotiating 16 Committee functions shall not exceed three employees per week.

Unpaid Union Leave. An employee elected or selected to a full time job in the local Union, or the 21 International Union, which takes him from his employment with the Company, shall 22 upon written request to the Company receive an unpaid leave of absence for the 23 duration of his employment with the Union, or until this Agreement expires or is 1 terminated. Such an unpaid leave of absence may be extended only by mutual written 2 agreement. Upon completion of his leave of absence during the existence of this 3 Agreement, he shall be re-employed according to his seniority in the same job 4 classification that he held prior to leaving at the wage rates existing at the time of his 5 return, provided such work is available for him according to his seniority, and he has the 6 ability and qualifications to perform such work. Seniority shall accumulate during such 7 leave of absence. 8 Temporary leaves of absence without pay, not to exceed three weeks, may be 9 approved by the Company on a case by case basis. In deciding whether to approve 10 such temporary union leave of absence, the Company will consider, among other 11 factors, the total number of employees who are requesting leave during the same period 12 of time. When the number of employees requesting temporary union leave at any given 13 time would impose a strain on the Company’s operational needs, the Company will 14 make the decision to approve leave in seniority order, and the decision to xxxx deny leave in 15 reverse seniority order. The number of employees attending Union Negotiating 16 Committee functions shall not exceed three employees per week.