Federation Rights and Privileges Clause Samples

The 'Federation Rights and Privileges' clause defines the specific rights, benefits, and immunities granted to a federation and its members under an agreement. Typically, this clause outlines the authority of the federation to act on behalf of its members, access shared resources, or participate in decision-making processes. For example, it may allow the federation to represent its members in negotiations or to use certain facilities collectively. The core function of this clause is to clarify the scope of the federation's powers and ensure that all parties understand the privileges and responsibilities associated with federation membership, thereby preventing disputes and promoting coordinated action.
Federation Rights and Privileges. 1. Representatives of the HCCC Support Staff Federation, the New Jersey State Federation of Teachers, and the American Federation of Teachers shall be permitted to transact official Federation business on College property at all reasonable times, provided that this shall not interfere with or interrupt normal College operations. 2. The Federation and its representatives shall have the right to use space in College buildings for meetings at reasonable hours, during normal work hours when the College is open for usual business. The College scheduling office shall be consulted in advance of the time and place of all such meetings to ascertain availability of space required. 3. The Federation and its duly authorized campus representatives may use College equipment, including typewriters, word processors, and personal computers, mimeographing machines, or duplicating equipment, calculators, and all types of audiovisual equipment. Such permission shall be granted provided the equipment and facilities are not otherwise in use, and when regular College procedures for using such equipment and building facilities have been followed. The Federation shall pay for the reasonable cost of all materials and supplies incidental to such use and for any damage to said equipment caused through use. 4. The Federation's duly authorized campus representatives shall have the right to reasonable use of the College's internal mail distribution system for Federation communications. 5. Any representative of the Federation required to participate in negotiations, grievance proceedings, conferences or meetings during work hours shall suffer no loss of pay; however, when possible, such activities shall be conducted outside of regular work hours. 6. The Federation may post material concerning Federation activities on designated bulletin boards according to reasonable policies that the College may establish for the posting of any public materials. No information shall be posted on-campus except in these designated spaces. The material shall clearly state that it is posted by the Federation and that the Federation is solely responsible for its contents and all liability regarding such posting and publication thereof. 7. The College will provide office space for the Federation and, if the Federation wishes, will have a telephone installed at a mutually agreeable location. Any cost associated with the installation and/or use of telephones shall be borne solely by the Federation, and shall be...
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Federation Rights and Privileges. ‌ Section 1. The VILLAGE agrees to release up to two (2) members of the bargaining unit from their regular job responsibilities in order that they may begin negotiations at a time mutually agreeable to both the bargaining unit and the VILLAGE with pay. Section 2. The Employer agrees to furnish the FEDERATION with a list of the names, addresses, phone numbers, employee classifications, annual and hourly salary of the Employees within the bargaining unit as of the date of execution of this Agreement, unless production of the information is prohibited by law. Should the FEDERATION desire revised and updated hereafter, the Employer will provide them upon written request within thirty (30) days of the Employer’s receipt of such written request and the payment, in advance, of the costs of preparation and copying of such lists. Provided, however, that such request shall not be made more often than quarterly. Section 3. A duly authorized representative of the FEDERATION will be permitted to communicate official FEDERATION business to members of the FEDERATION to the extent that the members’ job responsibilities and duties are not interfered with or disrupted in any manner and that no time is lost on the job. The FEDERATION representative shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Employer concerning visitors to VILLAGE property. Section 4. Upon ratification of this agreement, the Employer will furnish FEDERATION with a current copy of all written personnel regulations. The VILLAGE will forward any subsequently adopted personnel regulations to the FEDERATION within 14 days of their adoption. Section 5. Each employee who so chooses may annually contribute up one day of annual leave to the FEDERATION time pool. The employee shall indicate this choice in writing to the Human Resources Director or his/her designee. The pool time shall be available for FEDERATION representatives, not to exceed three employees per year to conduct FEDERATION business, other than collective bargaining negotiations, such as conferences and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ training, provided that: (1) A written request for the use of FEDERATION pool time is submitted to the Department Head or his/her authorized representative at least seven (7) days in advance of the requested time off. (2) Sufficient manpower is available in the regular shift to maintain efficiency of operations during the absence of the FEDERATION officers and/or agents as determined by the Department Head or his/her designated ...
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Federation Rights and Privileges. (a) The Board agrees to furnish to the Federation upon written request all available information concerning the financial resources of the district which are public records, including: Annual financial reports and audits, register of certified personnel, agendas, and minutes of all board meetings, census data, names and addresses of all teachers and such other information that shall enable the Federation to develop programs on behalf of teachers. With regard to information required to process a grievance, the Federation shall present a written request setting forth the precise information so required. The Board shall make every reasonable effort to comply with said request, subject to a written waiver provided by the bargaining unit member for access to his/her personnel record.
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  • ASSOCIATION RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES A. There will be no reprisals of any kind taken against any teacher solely by reason of his/her membership in the Association or for participation in any of its lawful activities. B. The Association will be provided with copies of minutes of public session official Board meetings. The Board will be provided copies of minutes of public session meetings of the Association. C. The Association may request and shall be given a place on the agenda of all regular Board meetings for brief reports and announcements. D. The Superintendent shall be available upon reasonable request to meet with representatives of the Association. E. The principal of each school shall be available upon reasonable request of Association representatives to discuss questions relating to the implementation of this Agreement in his/her school. F. The Association will be provided with the names and addresses of all new teachers and all retiring teachers as soon as such information is available. G. The Association will have the right to have placed in the Superintendent’s packet for all new teachers a letter prepared by the Association which informs said teachers that the Association is recognized as the exclusive negotiating representative for all teachers in the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ County Public School System. H. The Association shall be given a place on the agenda of the orientation program for new teachers to explain the function and benefits of membership. I. In order for the Association to properly fulfill this Agreement for the benefit of all teachers and the welfare of the school system, the Association representative may visit schools and talk with teachers, provided that the exercise of this right will not interfere with the educational program. The Association representative will check in at the front office of the school upon his/her arrival. J. The Association shall continue to use school buildings without cost at reasonable times for meetings provided the use of the building shall not result in any additional cost to the Board. The principal of the building in question will be notified in advance of the time and place of all such meetings. K. The Association representative will have the right to schedule meetings of the teachers before or after school work days or at any other times which do not disrupt the normal school program. L. There will be bulletin board space of appropriate size reserved for the Association, in an appropriate place in each school building, for the purpose of displaying notices, circulars, and such material. Copies of all such material will be given to the building principal, but his/her advance approval will not be required. M. The Association will have the right to place Association notices, circulars, and other materials in all teachers’ mailboxes. Copies of all such material will be given to the building principal and Superintendent, but his/her advance approval will not be required. The Association will also have the right to use the interschool mail to distribute prepackaged and labeled material, and its office shall be a designated stop on the interschool mail distribution route for delivery of interschool mail, so long as the Association office is on a regular route. N. No teacher will be prevented from wearing pins or other identification of membership in the Association. O. Teachers shall be allowed to attend professional meetings with the approval of the Superintendent. P. The rights and/or privileges granted to the Association in this section will not be granted to any other teachers’ group or organization during the term of this Agreement. Q. Officers and members of the Association recognize that school equipment, time, and materials are intended primarily for the use of pupils. R. Unless a teacher requests that his/her address and phone number not be distributed, the Association faculty representative shall be provided with a faculty list, including home addresses and telephone numbers, by September 15. S. Association officers and/or representatives shall be permitted to draw upon a total of fifty

  • Rights and Privileges All participants enrolled in courses pursuant to the CONTRACT shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges to which other CONTRACTOR students are entitled, including, but not limited to, special instruction, use of facilities on CONTRACTOR’s premises such as the libraries and learning centers, counseling, student body activities, and veterans’ benefits. CONTRACTOR’s representatives will provide academic counseling for participants and inform them of CONTRACTOR’s services available to them.

  • FEDERATION RIGHTS 1. The following organizational rights shall not be enjoyed by any rival organization. 2. The Federation shall be able to use existing bulletin board(s) or place bulletin boards at the Education Center and Iowa Street locations in a mutual agreeable location(s) that are visible to employees. 3. The Federation shall be represented on committees established by the Board when other employee groups are represented. 4. The facilities requested by the Federation shall not be denied, except where there is a previously announced and conflicting meeting or activity. 5. Information, statistics, and records relating to wages, hours, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment reasonably necessary for the proper enforcement of the terms of this contract, to the extent permitted by privacy laws, shall be made available to the Federation upon request at cost. The Federation President shall receive information which is to be given to the public on the Friday before the Board of Education meeting or as soon thereafter as it is available. 6. The Federation shall have the right to distribute bulletins and other pertinent materials through the inter-school mail delivery and/or by placing them in the mailboxes of employees or by distributing them to employees at their work locations, provided that the employee's normal work duties are not disrupted. 7. The Federation President, or his/her designee who is employed by the Board, shall have the right to visit schools and other work locations to investigate working conditions, employee complaints or problems, or for a purpose relating to the terms and conditions of employment, provided there is no interruption of the employee's normal duties and that the Federation representative announced his/her presence to the principal, or to the person in charge if the principal is not immediately available. 8. The Board shall provide the Federation with the names and addresses of new bargaining unit employees, and the change of addresses and new positions of current employees. The Board will provide annually, within twenty (20) days of the first paycheck, to the Federation a list of bargaining unit members including their work location, classification, and home address. In addition, the Board will provide a list of employees and their seniority dates. As soon as telephone numbers are entered into Board computers, the Board will provide them with the directory information unless the employee objects. 9. The Federation shall be notified of any proposed change in policy or procedure affecting its employees before the change is put into effect. The Federation shall have an opportunity to make recommendations concerning such proposals before they are put into effect. If the Board or the Superintendent issues a policy or procedure which becomes effective because of an emergency or through inadvertence before the Federation is notified and given an opportunity to make recommendations, the Federation, upon request, shall be given an opportunity to make recommendations and, where appropriate, the policy or procedure will be reconsidered. 10. Upon ratification of the contract, the Federation shall have one thousand (1,000) copies printed; the Board and the Federation shall agree on the format. The Board shall pay half the cost of printing the contract in a Union print shop within the Cincinnati City School District which presents the lowest of three bids obtained by the Federation. 11. The Board shall deduct contributions to the Committee on Political Education (COPE) fund from the pay checks of any employee who authorizes in writing that such deductions be made. The Board shall transmit such contributions to the Federation monthly, or less frequently if the Federation so requests. The Federation shall be charged no more than four cents ($.04) per deduction and ten dollars ($10.00) per transmittal to defray the cost of making the deductions. Employees who desire to cancel COPE deductions shall notify the Federation in writing. The Federation shall transmit the cancellations promptly to the Board. Under no circumstances shall the Federation deny the right of employees to revoke the authorization of payroll deduction of Federation COPE contributions. a. The Board shall not be liable to the Federation for the remittance or payment of any sum other than that constituting actual deductions made from the wages of office employees. The Federation shall indemnify and hold the Board harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits or other forms of liability including, by way of example and not limitation, the cost of any judgment against the Board and the reasonable value of any attorney fees incurred, that may arise out of or by reason of action taken by the Board or not taken by the Board for the purpose of complying with any provision of this Section. The provisions of this Section shall comply with Section 9.41 of the Ohio Revised Code.

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