Common use of OFFICIAL TIME FOR TRAINING Clause in Contracts

OFFICIAL TIME FOR TRAINING. A. Official time may be authorized for Union representatives to attend training approved by the Agency which is designed to advise representatives on matters within the scope of Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, which are of mutual interest to the Agency and the Union. Training under this section will generally cover such areas as contract administration, handling of statutory actions such as grievances, appeals, FLRA and other third party processes and information related to Federal personnel/labor relations laws, regulations, and procedures. B. The request for official time to attend Union sponsored training will be submitted in writing on behalf of the officers/stewards by the Union to the officer/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ supervisor and the FEMA Labor Relations Officer. The request must be submitted at least 10 days before the date of the training. At a minimum, the request must contain: 1. Representative’s Name: 2. Official title the employee holds in the Union; 3. Purpose of the training; 4. Copy of the agenda, course curriculum, or description of the training session; 5. Number of hours requested; and 6. Date(s) the employee is to attend the session. C. The request will be approved or denied in writing. If requests are approved, Union representatives will record their official time using WebTA (or successor system). If requests to use official time for union training are denied, union representatives may request to use leave to attend the training.