Common use of RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF THE ASSOCIATION Clause in Contracts

RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF THE ASSOCIATION. 10.5.1 The Employer agrees to provide the Association with reasonable office space, adequate telephone service, and reasonable use of the internal postal service of the University. A charge will be levied by the University for telephone and external postal services that are not otherwise paid for by the Association. 10.5.2 The Employer shall provide the Association, free of charge, with suitable meeting rooms on the Employer's premises for the conduct of Association business subject only to normal scheduling requirements and the payment of any extra costs that may be incurred in making special arrangements. 10.5.3 The Employer agrees that agents and representatives of the Association shall be permitted to conduct Association business on the premises of the University except when the University is closed during a strike or lock-out of the Association. 10.5.4 The Employer recognizes the right of employees to participate in the business of the Association and, accordingly, all employees shall be entitled to rearrangements in their normal duties, without loss of pay or benefits, for purposes of conducting the business of the Association, provided that satisfactory arrangements can be made with, and are approved by, the Department Head or ▇▇▇▇ to fulfill the responsibilities of employees so engaged. Employees' service to the Association shall be a matter for consideration in the annual assessment of their work performance. 10.5.5 The Employer agrees that photocopying, printing and other reproduction services, computing facilities and audiovisual equipment of the University shall be available to the Association at current rates and subject to the normal scheduling arrangements. 10.5.6 The Employer agrees that the Association shall be entitled to have two observers on the Budget Committee of University Council, as well as such observers or representatives on other committees as is specified in this Agreement. Observers and representatives named by the Association shall be bound by the rules of confidentiality that apply to other committee members, except that such observers and representatives shall have the right to provide full information on the committee's procedures and deliberations to the Executive of the Association. The Executive of the Association shall respect the confidential nature of the information provided. 10.5.7 Observers and representatives of the Association shall receive agendas, minutes, documentation and all information that is made available to the members of the committee. Observers shall monitor the procedures followed and shall have the right to provide full information on the committee's procedures and deliberations to the Executive of the Association. 10.5.8 The Employer agrees that officers of the Association shall have the right to release time without loss of pay and benefits to attend conferences, seminars, etc., in connection with the affairs of the Association and trade union matters, generally, provided that satisfactory arrangements can be made with, and are approved by, the Department Head or ▇▇▇▇ to fulfill the responsibilities of employees so engaged. 10.5.9 The Employer shall make $200,000 available annually to fund release time of designated Association representatives from assigned duties. The Employer agrees that representatives of the Association, designated by the Association, shall each have their normal assigned duties reduced to provide service to the Association without prejudice to their salaries, benefits, or any of their rights and privileges within the University. Disputes about the assignment of duties to these employees shall be referred for resolution to the Joint Committee for the Management of the Agreement. 10.5.10 The Employer agrees that in relation to Association business, the Association, its officials and its staff shall be free from search and seizure in their persons, their offices, their mail and electronic mail, their files and computer files, and their other records and effects; and that they shall be free from all forms of surveillance, electronic or otherwise, except as may be required by and in accordance with the procedures of the law. 10.5.11 Except where a serious allegation of misconduct involving computer use has been made against an employee, the employer agrees that the computer files and electronic mail and media of employees shall not be examined. The Association shall be made aware of any filtering of electronic mail and media for any purpose, including spam filtering.

RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF THE ASSOCIATION. 10.5.1 10.1 The Employer agrees Governors agree to provide the Association with reasonable the following in connection with the conduct of the business of the Association and at a cost to be agreed upon by the Parties: office space, adequate telephone service, electronic mail service, internet service, and reasonable use electronic mail distribution service. Further, the Governors will provide six (6) months’ notice of any plan to move the internal postal service Association offices. Any replacement of the University. A charge will office space shall be levied by the University for telephone of comparable size and external postal services that are not otherwise paid for by features and shall be provided without additional cost to the Association. 10.5.2 10.2 The Employer Governors agree that the Association shall provide the Association, free of charge, with suitable be entitled to use meeting rooms on the Employer's University premises for the conduct of Association business subject only to availability, normal scheduling requirements requirements, and the payment of any extra costs that may be incurred in making special arrangementsrates and regulations established for similar University users. 10.5.3 The Employer agrees that agents and representatives 10.3 Members of the Association Board of Directors and Departmental Representatives shall be permitted to conduct transact official business of the Association business on the premises of the University except when the provided that such business shall not interfere with normal University is closed during a strike or lock-out operations. 10.4 An employee of the AssociationAssociation may represent an academic staff member in respect of matters covered by this Agreement. However, an Association employee may not serve as a substitute for an academic staff member in respect of any provision of this Agreement, which specifies the involvement of the latter. 10.5.4 The Employer 10.5 Where this Agreement recognizes the right of employees the Association to have a member representative or observer serve on a University committee, that member representative or observer must be a member of the academic staff, subject to 10.4. 10.6 The Governors recognize the right of academic staff members to participate in the business meetings of the Association and, accordingly, all employees provided that such participation does not interfere with the performance of their duty to the University. Changes in teaching schedules and/or other assigned duties are subject to the approval of the ▇▇▇▇ or administrative equivalent. 10.7 The Governors agree that the Association shall be entitled to rearrangements in their normal duties, without loss of pay or benefits, for purposes of conducting the business of the Association, provided that satisfactory arrangements can be made with, and are approved by, the Department Head or ▇▇▇▇ to fulfill the responsibilities of employees so engaged. Employees' service to the Association shall be a matter for consideration in the annual assessment of their work performance. 10.5.5 The Employer agrees that use photocopying, printing and other reproduction services, computing facilities facilities, audio-visual equipment and audiovisual equipment postal services of the University shall be available subject to the Association at current availability and rates and subject to the normal scheduling arrangementsregulations established for similar University users. 10.5.6 The Employer agrees that the Association shall be entitled to have two observers on the Budget Committee of University Council, as well as such observers or representatives on other committees as is specified in this Agreement. Observers and representatives 10.8 Members named by the Association on any University committee shall receive the notices, data, and materials given to other members of the committee to which the members have been named. The Faculty Association shall receive copies of such notices. 10.9 Members named by the Association on any University committee shall be bound by the ordinary rules of confidentiality that apply to all other committee members, except that such observers they may consult in confidence with the officers and representatives shall have the right to provide full information on the committee's procedures and deliberations to the Executive of the Association. The Executive staff of the Association shall on a need- to-know basis with respect to the confidential nature of business before the information providedcommittee that affects the Association’s ability to adequately represent academic staff members. 10.5.7 Observers and representatives of the Association shall receive agendas, minutes, documentation and all information that is made available to the members of the committee. Observers shall monitor the procedures followed and shall have the right to provide full information on the committee's procedures and deliberations to the Executive of the Association. 10.5.8 The Employer agrees that officers of the Association shall have the right to release time without loss of pay and benefits to attend conferences, seminars, etc., in connection with the affairs of the Association and trade union matters, generally, provided that satisfactory arrangements can be made with, and are approved by, the Department Head or ▇▇▇▇ to fulfill the responsibilities of employees so engaged. 10.5.9 The Employer shall make $200,000 available annually to fund release time of designated Association representatives from assigned duties. The Employer agrees that representatives of the Association, designated by the Association, shall each have their normal assigned duties reduced to provide service to the Association without prejudice to their salaries, benefits, or any of their rights and privileges within the University. Disputes about the assignment of duties to these employees shall be referred for resolution to the Joint Committee for the Management of the Agreement. 10.5.10 The Employer agrees that in relation to Association business, the Association, its officials and its staff shall be free from search and seizure in their persons, their offices, their mail and electronic mail, their files and computer files, and their other records and effects; and that they shall be free from all forms of surveillance, electronic or otherwise, except as may be required by and in accordance with the procedures of the law. 10.5.11 Except where a serious allegation of misconduct involving computer use has been made against an employee, the employer agrees that the computer files and electronic mail and media of employees shall not be examined. 10.10 The Association shall be made aware entitled to appoint two (2) non-voting members to The University Budget Committee and to any successor committee with a like function and shall be entitled to appoint one (1) non-voting member to The University Planning Committee and to any successor committee with a like function. 10.10.1 The Governors and the Association shall jointly recommend to the General Faculties Council (GFC) the continuation of Faculty Association voting representation as well as a non-voting resource person on any filtering committee established for review of electronic mail GFC criteria documents or other matters affecting Articles 28 and/or 29 (previously GFC’s Appointment Promotion and media for any purpose, including spam filteringTenure Committee).

RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF THE ASSOCIATION. 10.5.1 5.1 The Employer agrees to will provide the Association with reasonable office spacefurniture, adequate a telephone and use of the University postal service. The Employer will provide, and when available, secretarial support for the Association. All such services will be provided on a cost recovery basis. 5.2 Subject to availability, the Employer will allow the Association reasonable use of Nipissing University reproduction services, computing facilities, and audiovisual equipment on a cost recovery basis. 5.3 The Employer will provide the internal postal service of the University. A charge will be levied by Association with suitable office space on the University for telephone and external postal services that are not otherwise paid for by the Associationcampus. 10.5.2 The 5.4 Subject to availability, the Employer shall will provide the AssociationAssociation with suitable meeting rooms as required, free of charge, provided this can be done without interrupting the instructional programs of Nipissing University. 5.5 A Member's service to the Association, the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) and the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) will be considered as a portion of administrative or other community service in assessment of workload and the evaluation of performance. In these contexts, it will be treated in the same manner as similar duties performed in the academic unit, faculty, Senate and University committees, and duties undertaken for learned or professional societies. 5.6 The Association will have the right to have an observer present at meetings of Members called by the Employer or the agent of the Employer at which matters pertinent to this Collective Agreement are to be discussed and to make representations at such meetings. 5.7 The Association will have the right at any time to call upon the assistance of representatives of CAUT and OCUFA. Such representatives will have reasonable access to Nipissing University premises to consult with suitable meeting rooms on Members, Association officials or the Employer's premises for the conduct of Association business subject only to normal scheduling requirements and the payment of any extra costs that may be incurred in making special arrangements. 10.5.3 5.8 The Employer agrees that agents will grant the Association four (4) three-credit course releases, or equivalent, during each academic year. In addition, during a collective bargaining year and representatives in connection with preparing for and/or conducting negotiations for a renewal Collective Agreement, the Employer will grant the Association two (2) three-credit course releases or equivalent. The course releases will be distributed among the Members of the Executive of the Association shall be permitted to conduct Association business on the premises of the University except when the University is closed during a strike or lock-out and/or Members of the Association. 10.5.4 The Employer recognizes 's Collective Bargaining Committee, the right of employees exact distribution to participate in the business of the Association and, accordingly, all employees shall be entitled to rearrangements in their normal duties, without loss of pay or benefits, for purposes of conducting the business of decided by the Association, provided that satisfactory arrangements can be made with, and are approved by, the Department Head or . The ▇▇▇▇ to fulfill and the responsibilities Member's Chair or Director, where applicable, will consult on the question of employees so engageda replacement. Employees' service to Where a suitable replacement is deemed necessary and can be found, the Association shall be a matter Employer will provide funds when necessary for consideration in the annual assessment of their work performance. 10.5.5 The Employer agrees that photocopying, printing and other reproduction services, computing facilities and audiovisual equipment replacement of the University shall courses of Members who are granted releases, the funds to be available to the Association at current rates and subject to the normal scheduling arrangements. 10.5.6 The Employer agrees that the Association shall be entitled to have two observers on the Budget Committee of University Council, as well as such observers or representatives on other committees as is specified in this Agreement. Observers and representatives named by the Association shall be bound by the rules of confidentiality that apply to other committee members, except that such observers and representatives shall have the right to provide full information on the committee's procedures and deliberations to the Executive of the Association. The Executive of the Association shall respect the confidential nature of the information provided. 10.5.7 Observers and representatives of the Association shall receive agendas, minutes, documentation and all information that is made available to the members home academic unit of the committee. Observers shall monitor the procedures followed and shall have the right to provide full information on the committee's procedures and deliberations to the Executive of the Association. 10.5.8 The Employer agrees that officers of the Association shall have the right to release time without loss of pay and benefits to attend conferences, seminars, etc., in connection with the affairs of the Association and trade union matters, generally, provided that satisfactory arrangements can be made with, and are approved by, the Department Head or ▇▇▇▇ to fulfill the responsibilities of employees so engaged. 10.5.9 The Employer shall make $200,000 available annually to fund release time of designated Association representatives from assigned dutiesthose Members. The Employer agrees that representatives of the Association, designated by the Association, shall each have their normal assigned duties reduced to provide service to the Association course releases will be granted without prejudice to their salariesthe Members' salary, benefits, benefits or any of their rights and privileges within the University. Disputes about In the assignment year before a collective bargaining year, one three-credit course release not used may be carried forward for use in the collective bargaining year. 5.9 The Association may at its discretion purchase up to five (5) additional three-credit course releases in any academic year to be assigned to any Member of duties the NUFA Executive Committee or sub-committee thereof, by remitting to these employees the Employer the amount equal to an overload stipend for each three-credit course. This arrangement is understood to be a special provision, applicable only to this Article and without prejudice to the more general arrangements for reduced workload with prorated pay specified in Articles 27.11 and 27.12. 5.10 The Association will inform the Employer by March 31 for fall and winter courses of the names of the Members designated to receive the course releases listed in Article 5.8 and 5.9. 5.11 The course releases in Article 5.8 and 5.9 shall be referred for resolution to exempt from the Joint Committee for the Management calculations of the AgreementCASBU Member teaching as a percentage of courses taught as outlined in Article 21.3(a). 10.5.10 The Employer agrees that in relation to Association business, the Association, its officials and its staff shall be free from search and seizure in their persons, their offices, their mail and electronic mail, their files and computer files, and their other records and effects; and that they shall be free from all forms of surveillance, electronic or otherwise, except as may be required by and in accordance with the procedures of the law. 10.5.11 Except where a serious allegation of misconduct involving computer use has been made against an employee, the employer agrees that the computer files and electronic mail and media of employees shall not be examined. The Association shall be made aware of any filtering of electronic mail and media for any purpose, including spam filtering.

RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF THE ASSOCIATION. 10.5.1 The Employer agrees to provide the Association with reasonable office space, adequate telephone service, and reasonable use of the internal postal service of the University. A charge will be levied by the University for telephone and external postal services that are not otherwise paid for by the Association. 10.5.2 The Employer shall provide the Association, free of charge, with suitable meeting rooms on the Employer's premises for the conduct of Association business subject only to normal scheduling requirements and the payment of any extra costs that may be incurred in making special arrangements. 10.5.3 The Employer agrees that agents and representatives of the Association shall be permitted to conduct Association business on the premises of the University except when the University is closed during a strike or lock-out of the Association. 10.5.4 The Employer recognizes the right of employees to participate in the business of the Association and, accordingly, all employees shall be entitled to rearrangements in their normal duties, without loss of pay or benefits, for purposes of conducting the business of the Association, provided that satisfactory arrangements can be made with, and are approved by, the Department Head or ▇▇▇▇ to fulfill the responsibilities of employees so engaged. Employees' service to the Association shall be a matter for consideration in the annual assessment of their work performance. 10.5.5 The Employer agrees that photocopying, printing and other reproduction services, computing facilities and audiovisual equipment of the University shall be available to the Association at current rates and subject to the normal scheduling arrangements. 10.5.6 The Employer agrees that the Association shall be entitled to have two observers on the Budget Committee of University Council, as well as such observers or representatives on other committees as is specified in this Agreement. Observers and representatives named by the Association shall be bound by the rules of confidentiality that apply to other committee members, except that such observers and representatives shall have the right to provide full information on the committee's procedures and deliberations to the Executive of the Association. The Executive of the Association shall respect the confidential nature of the information provided. 10.5.7 Observers and representatives of the Association shall receive agendas, minutes, documentation and all information that is made available to the members of the committee. Observers shall monitor the procedures followed and shall have the right to provide full information on the committee's procedures and deliberations to the Executive of the Association. 10.5.8 The Employer agrees that officers of the Association shall have the right to release time without loss of pay and benefits to attend conferences, seminars, etc., in connection with the affairs of the Association and trade union matters, generally, provided that satisfactory arrangements can be made with, and are approved by, the Department Head or ▇▇▇▇ to fulfill the responsibilities of employees so engaged. 10.5.9 The Employer shall make provide $200,000 available annually to fund the Association to conduct its business through the release time of designated Association representatives from assigned duties. The Employer agrees that representatives of the Association, designated by the Association, shall each have their normal assigned duties reduced to provide service to the Association without prejudice to their salaries, benefits, or any of their rights and privileges within the University. Disputes about the assignment of duties to these employees shall be referred for resolution to the Joint Committee for the Management of the Agreement. 10.5.10 The Employer agrees that in relation to Association business, the Association, its officials and its staff shall be free from search and seizure in their persons, their offices, their mail and electronic mail, their files and computer files, and their other records and effects; and that they shall be free from all forms of surveillance, electronic or otherwise, except as may be required by and in accordance with the procedures of the law. 10.5.11 Except where a serious allegation of misconduct involving computer use has been made against an employee, the employer agrees that the computer files and electronic mail and media of employees shall not be examined. The Association shall be made aware of any filtering of electronic mail and media for any purpose, including spam filtering.

RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF THE ASSOCIATION. 10.5.1 10.1 The Employer agrees Governors agree to provide the Association with reasonable the following in connection with the conduct of the business of the Association and at a cost to be agreed upon by the Parties: office space, adequate telephone service, electronic mail service, internet service, and reasonable use electronic mail distribution service. Further, the Governors will provide six (6) months notice of any plan to move the internal postal service Association offices. Any replacement of the University. A charge will office space shall be levied by the University for telephone of comparable size and external postal services that are not otherwise paid for by features and shall be provided without additional cost to the Association. 10.5.2 10.2 The Employer Governors agree that the Association shall provide the Association, free of charge, with suitable be entitled to use meeting rooms on the Employer's University premises for the conduct of Association business subject only to availability, normal scheduling requirements requirements, and the payment of any extra costs that may be incurred in making special arrangementsrates and regulations established for similar University users. 10.5.3 The Employer agrees that agents and representatives 10.3 Members of the Association Board of Directors and Departmental Representatives shall be permitted to conduct transact official business of the Association business on the premises of the University except when the provided that such business shall not interfere with normal University is closed during a strike or lock-out operations. 10.3.1 An employee of the AssociationAssociation may represent an academic staff member in respect of matters covered by this Agreement. However, an Association employee may not serve as a substitute for an academic staff member in respect of any provision of this Agreement, which specifies the involvement of the latter. 10.5.4 The Employer 10.3.2 Where this Agreement recognizes the right of employees the Association to have a representative or observer serve on a University committee, that representative or observer must be a member of the academic staff. 10.4 The Governors recognize the right of academic staff members to participate in the business meetings of the Association and, accordingly, all employees provided that such participation does not interfere with the performance of their duty to the University. Changes in teaching schedules and/or other assigned duties are subject to the approval of the ▇▇▇▇ or administrative equivalent. 10.5 The Governors agree that the Association shall be entitled to rearrangements in their normal duties, without loss of pay or benefits, for purposes of conducting the business of the Association, provided that satisfactory arrangements can be made with, and are approved by, the Department Head or ▇▇▇▇ to fulfill the responsibilities of employees so engaged. Employees' service to the Association shall be a matter for consideration in the annual assessment of their work performance. 10.5.5 The Employer agrees that use photocopying, printing and other reproduction services, computing facilities facilities, audio-visual equipment and audiovisual equipment postal services of the University shall be available subject to the Association at current availability and rates and subject to the normal scheduling arrangementsregulations established for similar University users. 10.5.6 The Employer agrees that the Association shall be entitled to have two observers on the Budget Committee of University Council, as well as such observers or representatives on other committees as is specified in this Agreement. Observers and representatives 10.6 Members named by the Association on any University committee shall receive the notices, data, and materials given to other members of the committee to which the members have been named. 10.7 Members named by the Association on any University committee shall be bound by the ordinary rules of confidentiality that apply to all other committee members, except that such observers they may consult in confidence with the officers and representatives shall have the right to provide full information on the committee's procedures and deliberations to the Executive of the Association. The Executive staff of the Association shall on a need-to-know basis with respect to the confidential nature of business before the information providedcommittee that affects the Association’s ability to adequately represent academic staff members. 10.5.7 Observers and representatives of the Association shall receive agendas, minutes, documentation and all information that is made available to the members of the committee. Observers shall monitor the procedures followed and shall have the right to provide full information on the committee's procedures and deliberations to the Executive of the Association. 10.5.8 The Employer agrees that officers of the Association shall have the right to release time without loss of pay and benefits to attend conferences, seminars, etc., in connection with the affairs of the Association and trade union matters, generally, provided that satisfactory arrangements can be made with, and are approved by, the Department Head or ▇▇▇▇ to fulfill the responsibilities of employees so engaged. 10.5.9 The Employer shall make $200,000 available annually to fund release time of designated Association representatives from assigned duties. The Employer agrees that representatives of the Association, designated by the Association, shall each have their normal assigned duties reduced to provide service to the Association without prejudice to their salaries, benefits, or any of their rights and privileges within the University. Disputes about the assignment of duties to these employees shall be referred for resolution to the Joint Committee for the Management of the Agreement. 10.5.10 The Employer agrees that in relation to Association business, the Association, its officials and its staff shall be free from search and seizure in their persons, their offices, their mail and electronic mail, their files and computer files, and their other records and effects; and that they shall be free from all forms of surveillance, electronic or otherwise, except as may be required by and in accordance with the procedures of the law. 10.5.11 Except where a serious allegation of misconduct involving computer use has been made against an employee, the employer agrees that the computer files and electronic mail and media of employees shall not be examined. 10.8 The Association shall be made aware of entitled to appoint two (2) non-voting members to The University Budget Committee and to any filtering of electronic mail successor committee with a like function and media for shall be entitled to appoint one (1) non-voting member to The University Planning Committee and to any purpose, including spam filteringsuccessor committee with a like function. .

RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF THE ASSOCIATION. 10.5.1 10.1 The Employer agrees Governors agree to provide the Association with reasonable the following in connection with the conduct of the business of the Association and at a cost to be agreed upon by the Parties: office space, adequate telephone service, electronic mail service, internet service, and reasonable use electronic mail distribution service. Further, the Governors will provide six (6) months notice of any plan to move the internal postal service Association offices. Any replacement of the University. A charge will office space shall be levied by the University for telephone of comparable size and external postal services that are not otherwise paid for by features and shall be provided without additional cost to the Association. 10.5.2 10.2 The Employer Governors agree that the Association shall provide the Association, free of charge, with suitable be entitled to use meeting rooms on the Employer's University premises for the conduct of Association business subject only to availability, normal scheduling requirements requirements, and the payment of any extra costs that may be incurred in making special arrangementsrates and regulations established for similar University users. 10.5.3 The Employer agrees that agents and representatives 10.3 Members of the Association Board of Directors and Departmental Representatives shall be permitted to conduct transact official business of the Association business on the premises of the University except when the provided that such business shall not interfere with normal University is closed during a strike or lock-out operations. 10.4 An employee of the AssociationAssociation may represent an academic staff member in respect of matters covered by this Agreement. However, an Association employee may not serve as a substitute for an academic staff member in respect of any provision of this Agreement, which specifies the involvement of the latter. 10.5.4 The Employer 10.5 Where this Agreement recognizes the right of employees the Association to have a member representative or observer serve on a University committee, that member representative or observer must be a member of the academic staff, subject to 10.4. 10.6 The Governors recognize the right of academic staff members to participate in the business meetings of the Association and, accordingly, all employees provided that such participation does not interfere with the performance of their duty to the University. Changes in teaching schedules and/or other assigned duties are subject to the approval of the ▇▇▇▇ or administrative equivalent. 10.7 The Governors agree that the Association shall be entitled to rearrangements in their normal duties, without loss of pay or benefits, for purposes of conducting the business of the Association, provided that satisfactory arrangements can be made with, and are approved by, the Department Head or ▇▇▇▇ to fulfill the responsibilities of employees so engaged. Employees' service to the Association shall be a matter for consideration in the annual assessment of their work performance. 10.5.5 The Employer agrees that use photocopying, printing and other reproduction services, computing facilities facilities, audio-visual equipment and audiovisual equipment postal services of the University shall be available subject to the Association at current availability and rates and subject to the normal scheduling arrangementsregulations established for similar University users. 10.5.6 The Employer agrees that the Association shall be entitled to have two observers on the Budget Committee of University Council, as well as such observers or representatives on other committees as is specified in this Agreement. Observers and representatives 10.8 Members named by the Association on any University committee shall receive the notices, data, and materials given to other members of the committee to which the members have been named. The Faculty Association shall receive copies of such notices. 10.9 Members named by the Association on any University committee shall be bound by the ordinary rules of confidentiality that apply to all other committee members, except that such observers they may consult in confidence with the officers and representatives shall have the right to provide full information on the committee's procedures and deliberations to the Executive of the Association. The Executive staff of the Association shall on a need-to-know basis with respect to the confidential nature of business before the information providedcommittee that affects the Association’s ability to adequately represent academic staff members. 10.5.7 Observers and representatives of the Association shall receive agendas, minutes, documentation and all information that is made available to the members of the committee. Observers shall monitor the procedures followed and shall have the right to provide full information on the committee's procedures and deliberations to the Executive of the Association. 10.5.8 The Employer agrees that officers of the Association shall have the right to release time without loss of pay and benefits to attend conferences, seminars, etc., in connection with the affairs of the Association and trade union matters, generally, provided that satisfactory arrangements can be made with, and are approved by, the Department Head or ▇▇▇▇ to fulfill the responsibilities of employees so engaged. 10.5.9 The Employer shall make $200,000 available annually to fund release time of designated Association representatives from assigned duties. The Employer agrees that representatives of the Association, designated by the Association, shall each have their normal assigned duties reduced to provide service to the Association without prejudice to their salaries, benefits, or any of their rights and privileges within the University. Disputes about the assignment of duties to these employees shall be referred for resolution to the Joint Committee for the Management of the Agreement. 10.5.10 The Employer agrees that in relation to Association business, the Association, its officials and its staff shall be free from search and seizure in their persons, their offices, their mail and electronic mail, their files and computer files, and their other records and effects; and that they shall be free from all forms of surveillance, electronic or otherwise, except as may be required by and in accordance with the procedures of the law. 10.5.11 Except where a serious allegation of misconduct involving computer use has been made against an employee, the employer agrees that the computer files and electronic mail and media of employees shall not be examined. 10.10 The Association shall be made aware of entitled to appoint two (2) non-voting members to The University Budget Committee and to any filtering of electronic mail successor committee with a like function and media for shall be entitled to appoint one (1) non-voting member to The University Planning Committee and to any purpose, including spam filteringsuccessor committee with a like function.

RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF THE ASSOCIATION. 10.5.1 ‌ 10.1 The Employer agrees Governors agree to provide the Association with reasonable the following in connection with the conduct of the business of the Association and at a cost to be agreed upon by the Parties: office space, adequate telephone service, electronic mail service, internet service, and reasonable use of the internal postal service of the University. A charge will be levied by the University for telephone and external postal services that are not otherwise paid for by the Associationelectronic mail distribution service. 10.5.2 10.2 The Employer Governors agree that the Association shall provide the Association, free of charge, with suitable be entitled to use meeting rooms on the Employer's University premises for the conduct of Association business subject only to availability, normal scheduling requirements requirements, and the payment of any extra costs that may be incurred in making special arrangementsrates and regulations established for similar University users. 10.5.3 The Employer agrees that agents and representatives 10.3 Members of the Association Board of Directors and Departmental Representatives shall be permitted to conduct transact official business of the Association business on the premises of the University except when the provided that such business shall not interfere with normal University is closed during a strike or lock-out operations. 10.3.1 An employee of the AssociationAssociation may represent an academic staff member in respect of matters covered by this Agreement. However, an Association employee may not serve as a substitute for an academic staff member in respect of any provision of this Agreement, which specifies the involvement of the latter. 10.5.4 The Employer 10.3.2 Where this Agreement recognizes the right of employees the Association to have a representative or observer serve on a University committee, that representative or observer must be a member of the academic staff. 10.4 The Governors recognize the right of academic staff members to participate in the business meetings of the Association and, accordingly, all employees provided that such participation does not interfere with the performance of their duty to the University. Changes in teaching schedules and/or other assigned duties are subject to the approval of the ▇▇▇▇ or administrative equivalent. 10.5 The Governors agree that the Association shall be entitled to rearrangements in their normal duties, without loss of pay or benefits, for purposes of conducting the business of the Association, provided that satisfactory arrangements can be made with, and are approved by, the Department Head or ▇▇▇▇ to fulfill the responsibilities of employees so engaged. Employees' service to the Association shall be a matter for consideration in the annual assessment of their work performance. 10.5.5 The Employer agrees that use photocopying, printing and other reproduction services, computing facilities facilities, audio-visual equipment and audiovisual equipment postal services of the University shall be available subject to the Association at current availability and rates and subject to the normal scheduling arrangementsregulations established for similar University users. 10.5.6 The Employer agrees that the Association shall be entitled to have two observers on the Budget Committee of University Council, as well as such observers or representatives on other committees as is specified in this Agreement. Observers and representatives 10.6 Members named by the Association on any University committee shall receive the notices, data, and materials given to other members of the committee to which the members have been named. 10.7 Members named by the Association on any University committee shall be bound by the ordinary rules of confidentiality that apply to all other committee members, except that such observers they may consult in confidence with the officers and representatives shall have the right to provide full information on the committee's procedures and deliberations to the Executive of the Association. The Executive staff of the Association shall on a need-to-know basis with respect to the confidential nature of business before the information providedcommittee that affects the Association’s ability to adequately represent academic staff members. 10.5.7 Observers and representatives of the Association shall receive agendas, minutes, documentation and all information that is made available to the members of the committee. Observers shall monitor the procedures followed and shall have the right to provide full information on the committee's procedures and deliberations to the Executive of the Association. 10.5.8 The Employer agrees that officers of the Association shall have the right to release time without loss of pay and benefits to attend conferences, seminars, etc., in connection with the affairs of the Association and trade union matters, generally, provided that satisfactory arrangements can be made with, and are approved by, the Department Head or ▇▇▇▇ to fulfill the responsibilities of employees so engaged. 10.5.9 The Employer shall make $200,000 available annually to fund release time of designated Association representatives from assigned duties. The Employer agrees that representatives of the Association, designated by the Association, shall each have their normal assigned duties reduced to provide service to the Association without prejudice to their salaries, benefits, or any of their rights and privileges within the University. Disputes about the assignment of duties to these employees shall be referred for resolution to the Joint Committee for the Management of the Agreement. 10.5.10 The Employer agrees that in relation to Association business, the Association, its officials and its staff shall be free from search and seizure in their persons, their offices, their mail and electronic mail, their files and computer files, and their other records and effects; and that they shall be free from all forms of surveillance, electronic or otherwise, except as may be required by and in accordance with the procedures of the law. 10.5.11 Except where a serious allegation of misconduct involving computer use has been made against an employee, the employer agrees that the computer files and electronic mail and media of employees shall not be examined. 10.8 The Association shall be made aware of entitled to appoint two (2) non-voting members to The University Budget Committee and to any filtering of electronic mail and media for any purpose, including spam filteringsuccessor committee with a like function.

RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF THE ASSOCIATION. 10.5.1 10.1 The Employer agrees Governors agree to provide the Association with reasonable the following in connection with the conduct of the business of the Association and at a cost to be agreed upon by the Parties: office space, adequate telephone service, electronic mail service, internet service, and reasonable use electronic mail distribution service. Further, the Governors will provide six (6) months’ notice of any plan to move the internal postal service Association offices. Any replacement of the University. A charge will office space shall be levied by the University for telephone of comparable size and external postal services that are not otherwise paid for by features and shall be provided without additional cost to the Association. 10.5.2 10.2 The Employer Governors agree that the Association shall provide the Association, free of charge, with suitable be entitled to use meeting rooms on the Employer's University premises for the conduct of Association business subject only to availability, normal scheduling requirements requirements, and the payment of any extra costs that may be incurred in making special arrangementsrates and regulations established for similar University users. 10.5.3 The Employer agrees that agents and representatives 10.3 Members of the Association Board of Directors and Departmental Representatives shall be permitted to conduct transact official business of the Association business on the premises of the University except when the provided that such business shall not interfere with normal University is closed during a strike or lock-out operations. 10.4 An employee of the AssociationAssociation may represent an academic staff member in respect of matters covered by this Agreement. However, an Association employee may not serve as a substitute for an academic staff member in respect of any provision of this Agreement, which specifies the involvement of the latter. 10.5.4 The Employer 10.5 Where this Agreement recognizes the right of employees the Association to have a member representative or observer serve on a University committee, that member representative or observer must be a member of the academic staff, subject to 10.4. 10.6 The Governors recognize the right of academic staff members to participate in the business meetings of the Association and, accordingly, all employees provided that such participation does not interfere with the performance of their duty to the University. Changes in teaching schedules and/or other assigned duties are subject to the approval of the ▇▇▇▇ or administrative equivalent. 10.7 The Governors agree that the Association shall be entitled to rearrangements in their normal duties, without loss of pay or benefits, for purposes of conducting the business of the Association, provided that satisfactory arrangements can be made with, and are approved by, the Department Head or ▇▇▇▇ to fulfill the responsibilities of employees so engaged. Employees' service to the Association shall be a matter for consideration in the annual assessment of their work performance. 10.5.5 The Employer agrees that use photocopying, printing and other reproduction services, computing facilities facilities, audio-visual equipment and audiovisual equipment postal services of the University shall be available subject to the Association at current availability and rates and subject to the normal scheduling arrangementsregulations established for similar University users. 10.5.6 The Employer agrees that the Association shall be entitled to have two observers on the Budget Committee of University Council, as well as such observers or representatives on other committees as is specified in this Agreement. Observers and representatives 10.8 Members named by the Association on any University committee shall receive the notices, data, and materials given to other members of the committee to which the members have been named. The Faculty Association shall receive copies of such notices. 10.9 Members named by the Association on any University committee shall be bound by the ordinary rules of confidentiality that apply to all other committee members, except that such observers they may consult in confidence with the officers and representatives shall have the right to provide full information on the committee's procedures and deliberations to the Executive of the Association. The Executive staff of the Association shall on a need-to-know basis with respect to the confidential nature of business before the information providedcommittee that affects the Association’s ability to adequately represent academic staff members. 10.5.7 Observers and representatives of the Association shall receive agendas, minutes, documentation and all information that is made available to the members of the committee. Observers shall monitor the procedures followed and shall have the right to provide full information on the committee's procedures and deliberations to the Executive of the Association. 10.5.8 The Employer agrees that officers of the Association shall have the right to release time without loss of pay and benefits to attend conferences, seminars, etc., in connection with the affairs of the Association and trade union matters, generally, provided that satisfactory arrangements can be made with, and are approved by, the Department Head or ▇▇▇▇ to fulfill the responsibilities of employees so engaged. 10.5.9 The Employer shall make $200,000 available annually to fund release time of designated Association representatives from assigned duties. The Employer agrees that representatives of the Association, designated by the Association, shall each have their normal assigned duties reduced to provide service to the Association without prejudice to their salaries, benefits, or any of their rights and privileges within the University. Disputes about the assignment of duties to these employees shall be referred for resolution to the Joint Committee for the Management of the Agreement. 10.5.10 The Employer agrees that in relation to Association business, the Association, its officials and its staff shall be free from search and seizure in their persons, their offices, their mail and electronic mail, their files and computer files, and their other records and effects; and that they shall be free from all forms of surveillance, electronic or otherwise, except as may be required by and in accordance with the procedures of the law. 10.5.11 Except where a serious allegation of misconduct involving computer use has been made against an employee, the employer agrees that the computer files and electronic mail and media of employees shall not be examined. 10.10 The Association shall be made aware entitled to appoint two (2) non-voting members to The University Budget Committee and to any successor committee with a like function and shall be entitled to appoint one (1) non-voting member to The University Planning Committee and to any successor committee with a like function. 10.10.1 The Governors and the Association shall jointly recommend to the General Faculties Council (GFC) the continuation of Faculty Association voting representation as well as a non-voting resource person on any filtering committee established for review of electronic mail GFC criteria documents or other matters affecting Article XX (previously GFC’s Appointment Promotion and media for any purpose, including spam filteringTenure Committee).

RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF THE ASSOCIATION. 10.5.1 10.1 The Employer agrees Governors agree to provide the Association with reasonable the following in connection with the conduct of the business of the Association and at a cost to be agreed upon by the Parties: office space, adequate telephone service, electronic mail service, internet service, and reasonable use electronic mail distribution service. Further, the Governors will provide six (6) months notice of any plan to move the internal postal service Association offices. Any replacement of the University. A charge will office space shall be levied by the University for telephone of comparable size and external postal services that are not otherwise paid for by features and shall be provided without additional cost to the Association. 10.5.2 10.2 The Employer Governors agree that the Association shall provide the Association, free of charge, with suitable be entitled to use meeting rooms on the Employer's University premises for the conduct of Association business subject only to availability, normal scheduling requirements requirements, and the payment of any extra costs that may be incurred in making special arrangementsrates and regulations established for similar University users. 10.5.3 The Employer agrees that agents and representatives 10.3 Members of the Association Board of Directors and Departmental Representatives shall be permitted to conduct transact official business of the Association business on the premises of the University except when the provided that such business shall not interfere with normal University is closed during a strike or lock-out operations. 10.4 An employee of the AssociationAssociation may represent an academic staff member in respect of matters covered by this Agreement. However, an Association employee may not serve as a substitute for an academic staff member in respect of any provision of this Agreement, which specifies the involvement of the latter. 10.5.4 The Employer 10.5 Where this Agreement recognizes the right of employees the Association to have a representative or observer serve on a University committee, that representative or observer must be a member of the academic staff. 10.6 The Governors recognize the right of academic staff members to participate in the business meetings of the Association and, accordingly, all employees provided that such participation does not interfere with the performance of their duty to the University. Changes in teaching schedules and/or other assigned duties are subject to the approval of the ▇▇▇▇ or administrative equivalent. 10.7 The Governors agree that the Association shall be entitled to rearrangements in their normal duties, without loss of pay or benefits, for purposes of conducting the business of the Association, provided that satisfactory arrangements can be made with, and are approved by, the Department Head or ▇▇▇▇ to fulfill the responsibilities of employees so engaged. Employees' service to the Association shall be a matter for consideration in the annual assessment of their work performance. 10.5.5 The Employer agrees that use photocopying, printing and other reproduction services, computing facilities facilities, audio-visual equipment and audiovisual equipment postal services of the University shall be available subject to the Association at current availability and rates and subject to the normal scheduling arrangementsregulations established for similar University users. 10.5.6 The Employer agrees that the Association shall be entitled to have two observers on the Budget Committee of University Council, as well as such observers or representatives on other committees as is specified in this Agreement. Observers and representatives 10.8 Members named by the Association on any University committee shall receive the notices, data, and materials given to other members of the committee to which the members have been named. 10.9 Members named by the Association on any University committee shall be bound by the ordinary rules of confidentiality that apply to all other committee members, except that such observers they may consult in confidence with the officers and representatives shall have the right to provide full information on the committee's procedures and deliberations to the Executive of the Association. The Executive staff of the Association shall on a need-to-know basis with respect to the confidential nature of business before the information providedcommittee that affects the Association’s ability to adequately represent academic staff members. 10.5.7 Observers and representatives of the Association shall receive agendas, minutes, documentation and all information that is made available to the members of the committee. Observers shall monitor the procedures followed and shall have the right to provide full information on the committee's procedures and deliberations to the Executive of the Association. 10.5.8 The Employer agrees that officers of the Association shall have the right to release time without loss of pay and benefits to attend conferences, seminars, etc., in connection with the affairs of the Association and trade union matters, generally, provided that satisfactory arrangements can be made with, and are approved by, the Department Head or ▇▇▇▇ to fulfill the responsibilities of employees so engaged. 10.5.9 The Employer shall make $200,000 available annually to fund release time of designated Association representatives from assigned duties. The Employer agrees that representatives of the Association, designated by the Association, shall each have their normal assigned duties reduced to provide service to the Association without prejudice to their salaries, benefits, or any of their rights and privileges within the University. Disputes about the assignment of duties to these employees shall be referred for resolution to the Joint Committee for the Management of the Agreement. 10.5.10 The Employer agrees that in relation to Association business, the Association, its officials and its staff shall be free from search and seizure in their persons, their offices, their mail and electronic mail, their files and computer files, and their other records and effects; and that they shall be free from all forms of surveillance, electronic or otherwise, except as may be required by and in accordance with the procedures of the law. 10.5.11 Except where a serious allegation of misconduct involving computer use has been made against an employee, the employer agrees that the computer files and electronic mail and media of employees shall not be examined. 10.10 The Association shall be made aware of entitled to appoint two (2) non-voting members to The University Budget Committee and to any filtering of electronic mail successor committee with a like function and media for shall be entitled to appoint one (1) non-voting member to The University Planning Committee and to any purpose, including spam filteringsuccessor committee with a like function.

RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF THE ASSOCIATION. 10.5.1 10.1 The Employer agrees Governors agree to provide the Association with reasonable the following in connection with the conduct of the business of the Association and at a cost to be agreed upon by the Parties: office space, adequate telephone service, electronic mail service, internet service, and reasonable use electronic mail distribution service. Further, the Governors will provide six (6) months’ notice of any plan to move the internal postal service Association offices. Any replacement of the University. A charge will office space shall be levied by the University for telephone of comparable size and external postal services that are not otherwise paid for by features and shall be provided without additional cost to the Association. 10.5.2 10.2 The Employer Governors agree that the Association shall provide the Association, free of charge, with suitable be entitled to use meeting rooms on the Employer's University premises for the conduct of Association business subject only to availability, normal scheduling requirements requirements, and the payment of any extra costs that may be incurred in making special arrangementsrates and regulations established for similar University users. 10.5.3 The Employer agrees that agents and representatives 10.3 Members of the Association Board of Directors and Departmental Representatives shall be permitted to conduct transact official business of the Association business on the premises of the University except when the provided that such business shall not interfere with normal University is closed during a strike or lock-out operations. 10.4 An employee of the AssociationAssociation may represent an academic staff member in respect of matters covered by this Agreement. However, an Association employee may not serve as a substitute for an academic staff member in respect of any provision of this Agreement, which specifies the involvement of the latter. 10.5.4 The Employer 10.5 Where this Agreement recognizes the right of employees the Association to have a member representative or observer serve on a University committee, that member representative or observer must be a member of the academic staff, subject to 10.4. 10.6 The Governors recognize the right of academic staff members to participate in the business meetings of the Association and, accordingly, all employees provided that such participation does not interfere with the performance of their duty to the University. Changes in teaching schedules and/or other assigned duties are subject to the approval of the ▇▇▇▇ or administrative equivalent. 10.7 The Governors agree that the Association shall be entitled to rearrangements in their normal duties, without loss of pay or benefits, for purposes of conducting the business of the Association, provided that satisfactory arrangements can be made with, and are approved by, the Department Head or ▇▇▇▇ to fulfill the responsibilities of employees so engaged. Employees' service to the Association shall be a matter for consideration in the annual assessment of their work performance. 10.5.5 The Employer agrees that use photocopying, printing and other reproduction services, computing facilities facilities, audio-visual equipment and audiovisual equipment postal services of the University shall be available subject to the Association at current availability and rates and subject to the normal scheduling arrangementsregulations established for similar University users. 10.5.6 The Employer agrees that the Association shall be entitled to have two observers on the Budget Committee of University Council, as well as such observers or representatives on other committees as is specified in this Agreement. Observers and representatives 10.8 Members named by the Association on any University committee shall receive the notices, data, and materials given to other members of the committee to which the members have been named. The Faculty Association shall receive copies of such notices. 10.9 Members named by the Association on any University committee shall be bound by the ordinary rules of confidentiality that apply to all other committee members, except that such observers they may consult in confidence with the officers and representatives shall have the right to provide full information on the committee's procedures and deliberations to the Executive of the Association. The Executive staff of the Association shall on a need-to-know basis with respect to the confidential nature of business before the information providedcommittee that affects the Association’s ability to adequately represent academic staff members. 10.5.7 Observers and representatives of the Association shall receive agendas, minutes, documentation and all information that is made available to the members of the committee. Observers shall monitor the procedures followed and shall have the right to provide full information on the committee's procedures and deliberations to the Executive of the Association. 10.5.8 The Employer agrees that officers of the Association shall have the right to release time without loss of pay and benefits to attend conferences, seminars, etc., in connection with the affairs of the Association and trade union matters, generally, provided that satisfactory arrangements can be made with, and are approved by, the Department Head or ▇▇▇▇ to fulfill the responsibilities of employees so engaged. 10.5.9 The Employer shall make $200,000 available annually to fund release time of designated Association representatives from assigned duties. The Employer agrees that representatives of the Association, designated by the Association, shall each have their normal assigned duties reduced to provide service to the Association without prejudice to their salaries, benefits, or any of their rights and privileges within the University. Disputes about the assignment of duties to these employees shall be referred for resolution to the Joint Committee for the Management of the Agreement. 10.5.10 The Employer agrees that in relation to Association business, the Association, its officials and its staff shall be free from search and seizure in their persons, their offices, their mail and electronic mail, their files and computer files, and their other records and effects; and that they shall be free from all forms of surveillance, electronic or otherwise, except as may be required by and in accordance with the procedures of the law. 10.5.11 Except where a serious allegation of misconduct involving computer use has been made against an employee, the employer agrees that the computer files and electronic mail and media of employees shall not be examined. 10.10 The Association shall be made aware of entitled to appoint two (2) non-voting members to The University Budget Committee and to any filtering of electronic mail successor committee with a like function and media for shall be entitled to appoint one (1) non-voting member to The University Planning Committee and to any purpose, including spam filteringsuccessor committee with a like function.