Leave for Union Activity. With prior approval of the Director, Union members shall be granted release time without loss of pay or benefits to attend professional development sessions. Such sessions must relate primarily to the enhancement of job performance as a Union member or as an employee of the District and may be sponsored by the AFT-Missouri (AFL-CIO) or American Federation of Teachers (AFL-CIO). Unless prohibited by law or state statute, Union members shall be granted time off with pay to attend conferences, conventions, seminars, negotiations, and official union meetings. Unless prohibited by law or state statute, Union members, as a group, shall be provided an aggregate bank of one hundred (100) hours release time per school year to address union business with no loss of pay or benefits. Unless prohibited by law or state statute, leave for union activity shall be granted under the following conditions: a. Request for leave shall be submitted not less than five (5) working days prior to the beginning of the leave b. Not more than ten percent (10%) of union membership shall be entitled to such leave during the same time period.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement