FEDERATION RIGHTS A. The Federation, through its representatives, shall have the right to transact official Federation business relevant to employees on school district property at all reasonable times, provided that it does not interfere with or interrupt classes or other normal school district operations. Such rooms or other appropriate meeting facilities shall be made available for Federation use as requested without charge to the Federation, except that the District may make a reasonable charge when special service is required beyond normal operational practice.
B. The Federation and its building representatives shall have the right to use school district facilities and equipment, at reasonable times, when the same are not otherwise in use. This shall not include use of, or access its HRMS, purchasing and inventory administration systems. The Federation agrees to pay costs of all materials and supplies incidental to such use.
C. The District shall permit Federation representatives to visit the school district buildings. Federation representatives shall make known their presence to the appropriate authority in the building. Employee conferences, should they become necessary, shall be scheduled so as not to interfere with work assignments or disrupt normal school district functions.
D. The Federation shall have the right to make announcements at employee staff meetings or by use of any existing communication procedures not ordinarily available to students.
E. The Federation and its representatives shall have the right to post notices of activities and matters of Federation business and concern on staff bulletin boards. At least one such bulletin board shall be in each school district building. The Federation may use the District mailboxes for communications.
F. The District shall make available to the Federation, upon written request to the Office of the Superintendent, any and all reasonably available information, statistics and records which are relevant to negotiations or necessary for the proper enforcement of the terms of this Agreement. Should such requests exceed 50 pages of copied material per month, the Federation shall, upon written request, reimburse the District for the excess copies at the rate of ten cents ($.10) per page. This provision does not apply to, nor include, the periodic lists of bargaining unit members that are provided for the administration.
G. The District agrees to provide the Federation with the name, address and cost center of all unit members by October 10th of each school year. Thereafter, a listing of the name, address, work site, position, and home phone number, if available, of newly hired employees shall be provided on a monthly basis.
H. The Federation shall be provided time on the agenda of each regular board meeting for brief comments. If the Federation has a formal presentation, it shall be afforded a reasonable amount of time as determined by the Board. Subject to the time line for notification established by the District, the Federation shall notify the Office of the Superintendent of the proposed length of the Federation’s formal presentation, the subject matter thereof, and any specific action to be required from the Board or administration at the meeting. The Federation agrees not to use its rights under this Section for the purpose of collective bargaining with the Board or any of its members, or for discussing matters that the Board believes to be of primary concern to employees covered by other bargaining agreements.
I. The Federation shall be given time on the agenda of any general orientation meeting conducted by the District for new employees covered under this Agreement. The Federation shall also be given an opportunity to provide input in the planning and development of such orientation meetings.
J. A Federation appointed representative at work sites having eight (8) or more bargaining unit members shall be allowed release time of up to forty-five (45) minutes or one (1) class period, whichever is less, per month for the purpose of attending to matters relating to this Agreement. Such representatives must be employed for seven (7) hours or more per day. Designation of such periods must be agreed to by the work site administrator and shall not interfere with educational or other work activities.
K. In the event the District creates a new job classification (i.e., by assignment of an existing employee or the hiring of a new employee to such a newly created classification) which is neither supervisory nor confidential, the Federation shall be notified, with not less than thirty
ASSOCIATION RIGHTS A. Representatives of the Association may make announcements during faculty meetings.
B. Representatives of the Association may make announcements on all school building systems, before or after the student day, regarding meeting times and locations, and reminders of Association deadlines.
C. The Association shall have access to the Board Policy Book on the District’s website.
D. The Association President shall be sent copies of the agenda, minutes, and any other attachments for each board meeting prior to that meeting.
E. The Association shall be granted the right to use teacher mailboxes for any and all communications. No other teacher union shall be given this right.
F. Association representatives may meet with employees during the workday, providing the visit does not interfere with class instruction.
G. The Association shall be granted, at no cost, the right to use the district’s facilities to conduct Association business at reasonable times.
H. The Association shall receive free copies of the financial reports of the district.
I. The Association shall be given time on the first teacher day of each new school year for the purpose of making appropriate Association announcements.
J. The Association shall have the use of bulletin boards in all employee workrooms and lounges, the use of the PA system to make necessary announcements, and the right to make Association statements at Staff/Faculty Meetings, and be provided time at each regular Board Meeting to address the Board.
K. The Association shall be granted paid leave in the total amount of three (3) days to represent teacher interests. The Association President shall notify the Superintendent three (3) days in advance of the person/s who will be using Association Leave and the date/s on which it will be taken.
L. Any employee elected to serve in a State (OEA) or National (NEA) office shall be given an unpaid leave of absence with no loss of seniority. Upon returning to the district, the employee shall be placed into a similar position to that they held prior to the leave and will be placed on the appropriate pay level they should receive based on their experience and educational background.
M. The Association shall be provided bulletin board space in a place readily accessible to and normally frequented by all teachers in the District for posting official notices and other official materials relating to Association activities.
Information Rights So long as the Holder holds this Warrant and/or any of the Shares, the Company shall deliver to the Holder (a) promptly after mailing, copies of all notices or other written communications to the shareholders of the Company, (b) within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, the annual audited financial statements of the Company certified by independent public accountants of recognized standing and (c) within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year, the Company's quarterly, unaudited financial statements.
Anti-Dilution Rights (a) If at any time after the date hereof the Company declares or authorizes any dividend (other than a cash dividend), stock split, reverse stock split, combination, exchange of Shares, or there occurs any recapitalization, reclassification (including any consolidation or merger), sale or acquisition of property or stock, reorganization or liquidation, or if the outstanding Shares are changed into the same or a different number of Shares of the same or another class or classes of stock of the Company, then the Company shall cause effective provision to be made so that the Holder shall, upon exercise of this Warrant following such event, be entitled to receive the number of shares of stock or other securities or the cash or property of the Company (or of the successor corporation or other entity resulting from any consolidation or merger) to which the Warrant Shares (and any other securities) deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant would have been entitled if this Warrant had been exercised immediately prior to the earlier of (i) such event and (ii) the record date, if any, set for determining the stockholders entitled to participate in such event, and the Exercise Price shall be adjusted appropriately so that the aggregate amount payable by the Holder upon the full exercise of this Warrant remains the same. The Company shall not effect any recapitalization, reclassification (including any consolidation or merger) unless, upon the consummation thereof, the successor corporation or entity shall assume by written instrument the obligation to deliver to the Holder the shares of stock, securities, cash or property that the Holder shall be entitled to acquire in accordance with the foregoing provisions, which instrument shall contain provisions calculated to ensure for the Holder, to the greatest extent practicable, the benefits provided for in this Warrant.
(b) If, pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph 7, the Holder would be entitled to receive shares of stock or other securities upon the exercise of this Warrant in addition to the Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, then the Company shall at all times reserve and keep available sufficient shares of other securities to permit the Company to issue such additional shares or other securities upon the exercise of this Warrant.
(c) The Company shall at any time if so requested by the Holder furnish a written summary of all adjustments made pursuant to this paragraph 7 promptly following any such request.
Publication Rights Where activities supported by this Agreement produce books, films, or other such copyrighted materials issued by the PROVIDER, the PROVIDER may copyright, but shall acknowledge that MSHN reserves a royalty-free, non-exclusive and irrevocable license to reproduce, publish and use such materials and to authorize others to reproduce and use such materials. This cannot include service consumer information or personal identification data. Any copyrighted materials or modifications bearing acknowledgment of or by MSHN must be approved by MSHN prior to reproduction and use of such materials. The PROVIDER shall give recognition to the MSHN in any and all publication papers and presentations arising from the program and service contract herein; MSHN will do likewise. In all cases, whether the material is copyrighted or not, the PROVIDER shall acknowledge on all of its publications, reports, brochures, flyers, etc., that public funds, provided by the State of Michigan through MSHN, were used to support the cost of publication and the delivery of the service, program, event, or publication described by it.