Use of Union Business Leave. Leave from the Union Business Leave Bank may be used for the following purposes: 1. Absences from work for contract preparation and negotiations, including time for Union negotiation team meetings. 2. Time necessary to process grievances, including arbitrations, for the Grievant, Stewards, or elected Union Officers who may be involved and any bargaining unit witnesses. 3. Attendance of Union related training, meetings, committee assignment effort and conferences. 4. Union business in excess of the 208 hours per year of administrative leave granted for xxxxxxx related activity. Requests for withdrawals from the bank shall be made only by the Union Business Manager or his/her designee. Leave must be scheduled as far in advance as possible and approved by the Employee’s supervisor, on a form agreed to by the parties; leave requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 5. The Union shall pay up to 200 hours of wages for the members of the ASEA contract negotiating committee for the purposes of contract negotiations. The Union shall pay for contract negotiation preparation from the Union Business Leave Bank. The Employer shall match “hour for hour” up to a maximum of 200 hours, for up to three (3) negotiating committee members for the purposes of contract negotiations. If contract negotiations are not complete when the 400 total hours are exhausted, all further time needed to complete the negotiations shall either be paid for by the Union or done off-work hours (evenings, weekends, etc.), and will not be compensable for members of the Union bargaining team.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Use of Union Business Leave. Leave from the Union Business Leave Bank may be used for the following purposes:
1. Absences from work for contract preparation and negotiations, including time for Union negotiation team meetings.
2. Time necessary to process grievances, including arbitrations, for the Grievant, Stewards, or elected Union Officers who may be involved and any bargaining unit witnesses.
3. Attendance of Union related training, meetings, committee assignment effort and conferences.
4. Union business in excess of the 208 hours per year of administrative leave granted for xxxxxxx related activity. Requests for withdrawals from the bank shall be made only by the Union Business Manager or his/her their designee. Leave must be scheduled as far in advance as possible and approved by the Employee’s supervisor, on a form agreed to by the parties; leave requests shall not be unreasonably denied.
5. The Union shall pay up to 200 hours of wages for the members of the ASEA contract negotiating committee for the purposes of contract negotiations. The Union shall pay for contract negotiation preparation from the Union Business Leave Bank. The Employer shall match “hour for hour” up to a maximum of 200 hours, for up to three (3) negotiating committee members for the purposes of contract negotiations. If contract negotiations are not complete when the 400 total hours are exhausted, all further time needed to complete the negotiations shall either be paid for by the Union or done off-work hours (evenings, weekends, etc.), and will not be compensable for members of the Union bargaining team.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Use of Union Business Leave. Leave from the Union Business Leave Bank may be used for the following purposes:
1. Absences from work for contract preparation and negotiations, including time for Union negotiation team meetings.
2. Time necessary to process grievances, including arbitrations, for the Grievant, Stewards, or elected Union Officers who may be involved and any bargaining unit witnesses.
3. Attendance of Union uUnion related training, meetings, committee assignment effort and conferences.
4. Union business in excess of the 208 hours per year of administrative leave granted for xxxxxxx related activity. Requests for withdrawals from the bank shall be made only by the Union Business Manager or his/her designee. Leave must be scheduled as far in advance as possible and approved by the Employee’s supervisor, on a form agreed to by the parties; leave requests shall not be unreasonably denied.
5. The Union shall pay up to 200 hours of wages for the members of the ASEA contract negotiating committee for the purposes of contract negotiations. The Union shall pay for contract negotiation preparation from the Union Business Leave Bank. The Employer shall match “hour for hour” up to a maximum of 200 hours, for up to three (3) negotiating committee members for the purposes of contract negotiations. If contract negotiations are not complete when the 400 total hours are exhausted, all further time needed to complete the negotiations shall either be paid for by the Union or done off-off- work hours (evenings, weekends, etc.), and will not be compensable for members of the Union bargaining team.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement