Release of Union Representatives Sample Clauses
The 'Release of Union Representatives' clause defines the conditions under which employees who serve as union representatives are permitted to take time away from their regular work duties to perform union-related activities. Typically, this clause outlines the process for requesting release time, any advance notice requirements, and the types of union business that qualify, such as attending meetings, negotiations, or grievance handling. Its core practical function is to ensure that union representatives can fulfill their roles without penalty or loss of pay, while also providing the employer with predictability and minimizing workplace disruption.
Release of Union Representatives. No Local Union representative shall leave his/her work to engage in employee representation activities authorized by this Agreement without first notifying and receiving approval from his/her supervisor or designee. Such approval shall normally be granted and under no circumstances shall unreasonably be denied. In the event that approval is not granted for the time requested by such Local Union representative, the Union, at its discretion, may either request an alternate Local Union representative or have the activity postponed and rescheduled. Employees shall be allowed time off with pay during working hours to attend grievance meetings, Labor-Management meetings, committee meetings and activities if such committees have been established by this Agreement, or meetings called or agreed to by the Employer, or the Department of Civil Service (including the Civil Service Commission or Employment Relations Board), if such employees are entitled by the provisions of this Agreement to attend such meetings or such activities by virtue of being Union representatives, Stewards, witnesses, and/or grievants, except in the case of justified emergency as claimed by the Appointing Authority. If an employee is not released to attend such meetings in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Union may request the appropriate authority to postpone and reschedule such meeting. In those cases where the Union makes such request, the Employer will grant or concur in such request. When Labor-Management Meetings or such meetings recognized by Management are held at other than the employee's scheduled work time, for purposes of pay only, properly designated Local Union representatives shall be permitted an equivalent amount of time off from scheduled work on their upcoming or previous shift or by mutual agreement on another day in the pay period only in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The granting of comp time for such activities shall be an appropriate subject for secondary negotiations in the Department of Education. In the event a grievance conference is scheduled on an employee's R-day, and the employee requests that the meeting be rescheduled, the Employer shall concur with such request. Should the rescheduling of the grievance conference affect either party's ability to meet contractual time frames for grievance responses or appeals, upon request of either party, the parties shall enter into a written agreement extending the time frames in such...
Release of Union Representatives. No ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall leave his/her work to engage in employee representation activities authorized by this Agreement without first notifying and receiving approval from his/her supervisor or designee. Such approval shall normally be granted and under no circumstances shall unreasonably be denied. In the event that approval is not granted for the time requested by such Union Representative, the Union, at its discretion, may either request an alternate Union Representative or have the activity postponed and rescheduled. In making such request, the Union will provide timely representation so that the activity would not be unreasonably delayed.
Release of Union Representatives. No ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or Chapter President shall leave work to engage in employee representation activities without first notifying and receiving authorization from his/her supervisor or designee. Such approval shall normally be granted and under no circumstances shall it be unreasonably denied. In the event that approval is not granted for the time requested by such designated representative and the representation activity is within his/her jurisdictional area, the Union, at its discretion, may either request that a different Union Representative be released for such purpose or that the matter be postponed and rescheduled. Such a request shall normally be granted and under no circumstances shall it be unreasonably denied. In making such request, the Union will provide timely representation so that the activity would not be unreasonably delayed. The designated Representative shall not contact or interrupt the employee while at work without first notifying and receiving authorization from the employee's supervisor.
(1) The designated ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ at the Center at which the conference is being conducted cannot be released for operational reasons; and (2) such Center is within the Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'▇ jurisdictional area. The Employer shall not be obligated to release a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or Chapter President for any grievance or disciplinary conference if the employee is being represented in such grievance or disciplinary conference by a Union Staff Representative. At its discretion, and on a case by case basis, the Union may designate an MCO Executive Council member to act in lieu of the Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. In such circumstances, the MCO Executive Council member shall be entitled to enjoy the same rights and privileges as provided herein for the Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, if the MCO Executive Council member is employed in this Bargaining Unit. At its discretion, the Union may also designate the Executive Council Member as the regular Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. Release from work authorized in accordance with this Article shall be without loss of pay.
Release of Union Representatives. 18.§3.1 No ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall leave his/her work to engage in employee representation activities authorized by this Agreement without first notifying and receiving approval from his/her supervisor or designee. Such approval shall normally be granted and under no circumstances shall unreasonably be denied. In the event that approval is not granted for the time requested by such Union representative, the Union, at its discretion, may either request an alternate Union representative or have the activity postponed and rescheduled. In making such request, the Union will provide timely representation so that the activity would not be unreasonably delayed.
18.§3.2 If any Union representative(s) is expected to spend more than 25 percent (520 hours) of the contract work year (beginning the effective date of this Agreement) in representation activities, he/she may be so designated and identified by the Union. Such employees may be placed on “union leave” by the Employer. They shall be relieved of all work duties during the course of such leave; and the MSEA shall reimburse the Employer for the gross total cost of such employee(s) wages, and the Employer’s share of premiums for all insurance programs. A contract work year is defined as a twelve- (12) month period.
18.§3.3 The employee’s status for pay, benefits, insurance, retirement and other benefits shall be identical to administrative leave. The request for Union leave and the approval by the Employer and the acceptance by the employee shall constitute an acknowledgment that the employee is to be considered as an employee of the Union during the leave. Should an administrative board or court rule otherwise, the MSEA shall indemnify and hold the Employer harmless from any worker’s compensation claims by that employee arising during or as a result of the Union leave. If a Union representative actually uses 520 hours paid administrative leave during a contract work year, the parties will meet and confer regarding a resolution.
Release of Union Representatives. The Chief Steward, Steward, Alternate ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, or other Union Representative shall first notify and receive approval from his/her supervisor before leaving his/her work to engage in employee representational activities authorized by this Agreement. Such approval shall normally be granted. In the event that approval is not granted for the time requested by such Union Representative, the Union, at its discretion, may either request an alternate Union Representative or have the activity postponed and rescheduled. It is the Union’s sole discretion to designate its representatives in accordance with this article. The Employer will make every effort to allow Union Representatives to be released for representational activities as early in the work shift as possible.
Release of Union Representatives. No Union Representative shall leave his/her work to engage in employee representation activities without first notifying and receiving approval from his/her supervisor or designee. Such approval shall normally be granted and under no circumstances shall unreasonably be denied. In the event that approval is not granted for the time requested by such representative the Union, at its discretion, may either request an alternate representative or have the activity postponed and rescheduled. In making such request, the Union will provide timely representation to avoid delay. The Employer shall make every reasonable effort to minimize the adverse impact on shift employees in scheduling meetings. If an employee scheduled for a grievance, investigative interview/meeting, or disciplinary conference is employed at a work site where a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or alternate is designated and available, the Employer shall be obligated to release only such ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or alternate at the employee's work site.
Release of Union Representatives. 6 The Chief Steward, Steward, Alternate ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, or other Union Representative 7 shall first notify and receive approval from his/her supervisor before leaving his/her work 8 to engage in employee representational activities authorized by this Agreement. Such 9 approval shall normally be granted. In the event that approval is not granted for the 10 time requested by such Union Representative, the Union, at its discretion, may either 11 request an alternate Union Representative or have the activity postponed and 12 rescheduled. It is the Union’s sole discretion to designate its representatives in 13 accordance with this article. The Employer will make every effort to allow Union 14 Representatives to be released for representational activities as early in the work shift 15 as possible.
Release of Union Representatives. 38 No Union Representative shall leave his/her work to engage in employee 39 representation activities without first notifying and receiving approval from his/her 40 supervisor or designee. Such approval shall normally be granted and under no 41 circumstances shall unreasonably be denied. 42 43 In the event that approval is not granted for the time requested by such 44 representative the Union, at its discretion, may either request an alternate 45 representative or have the activity postponed and rescheduled. In making such 46 request, the Union will provide timely representation to avoid delay.
Release of Union Representatives. 43 No Union Representative shall leave his/her work to engage in employee representation 44 activities without first notifying and receiving approval from his/her supervisor or 45 designee. Such approval shall normally be granted and under no circumstances shall 46 unreasonably be denied. 2 In the event that approval is not granted for the time requested by such representative 3 the Union, at its discretion, may either request an alternate representative or have the 4 activity postponed and rescheduled. In making such request, the Union will provide 5 timely representation to avoid delay. 7 The Employer shall make every reasonable effort to minimize the adverse impact on 8 shift employees in scheduling meetings. 10 If an employee scheduled for a grievance, investigative interview/meeting, or 11 disciplinary conference is employed at a work site where a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or alternate is 12 designated and available, the Employer shall be obligated to release only such ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 13 or alternate at the employee's work site.
Release of Union Representatives. No ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or Chapter President shall leave work to engage in employee representation activities without first notifying and receiving authorization from his/her supervisor or designee. Such approval shall normally be granted and under no circumstances shall it be unreasonably denied. In the event that approval is not granted for the time requested by such designated representative and the representation activity is within his/her jurisdictional area, the Union, at its discretion, may either request that a different Union Representative be released for such purpose or that the matter be postponed and rescheduled. Such a request shall normally be granted and under no circumstances shall it be unreasonably denied. In making such request, the Union will provide timely representation so that the activity would not be unreasonably delayed. The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Chapter President or MCO Staff Representative shall not contact or interrupt the employee while at work without first notifying and receiving authorization from the employee's supervisor.
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