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RIGHTS OF THE BOARD‌ GENERAL RECOGNITION OF RIGHTS OF THE BOARD. Subject to the provisions of the Agreement and except as expressly provided otherwise by the terms of this Agreement, the Board of Trustees reserves and retains full rights, authority, and discretion in the proper discharge of its duties and responsibilities which include, but are not limited to the following: a. determine the budget of the employer and all departments; b. determine control and exercise discretion over the organization and efficiency of operations; c. direct the employees, including the right to assign work; d. hire, evaluate, promote, train, and schedule employees in positions with the employer; e. suspend, demote, discharge, or take other disciplinary action against the employees as deemed necessary subject to the grievance section; f. increase, reduce, change, modify, or alter the composition and established size of the workforce after notification to the union; g. set standards for services to the public; h. change or eliminate existing methods, equipment, or facilities; i. determine the purpose of each of its service areas; j. determine the locations, methods, means, and personnel by which new or temporary operations are to be conducted, including the right to determine whether goods and services are to be provided or purchased; k. control, supervise, operate, and manage the College and its employees; l. make and issue work rules, policies, and procedures for the direction of employees after notification to the Union; m. determine the way work will be accomplished; n. the use of outside contractors subject to the maintenance of the established workforce and standard scheduled hours; o. determine and administer educational policy. The Board of Trustees also retains all rights, authority, and discretion which are exclusively invested in the Board of Trustees or the President under governing law, ordinances, rules, and regulations as set forth in the Constitution and laws of the State of Illinois and of the United States. It is normally recognized that the Board exercises most of its powers, rights, authorities, duties, and responsibilities through the President and members of the administrative staff. ARTICLE III‌
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  • RIGHTS OF THE BOARD The Board, on its own behalf and on behalf of the electors of the District, hereby retains and reserves unto itself, without limitation, all powers, rights, authority, duties and responsibilities conferred upon and vested in it by the laws and the Constitution of the State of Michigan, and of the United States, including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the right:

  • RIGHTS OF THE UNION Section 4.1 The Union has the right and responsibility to represent the interests of all employees in the unit; to present its views to the District on matters of concern, and to enter collective negotiations with the object of reaching an agreement applicable to all employees within the unit, except that by such obligation neither party shall be compelled to agree to a proposal or be required to make a concession. Section 4.2 The Union shall promptly be notified by the District of any formal grievance of any employee in the unit in accordance with the provisions of the Discharge and Grievance articles contained herein. The Union is entitled to have an observer at hearings conducted by any District official or body arising out of a grievance and to make known the Union's views concerning the case. Section 4.3 The Employer, as part of the general orientation of each new employee within the unit subject to this Agreement, shall make available to each employee, a copy of this Agreement. Section 4.4 The President of the Union and/or the President's representatives will be provided time off without loss of pay to a maximum of twenty-five days (25) days total per year, to be used at the discretion of the executive board. The leave will be granted for the President and the Union representatives to attend regional or state meetings when the purpose of these meetings. Additional release days may be granted. The Union will reimburse the District for the cost of any required substitute. Such use shall not interfere with District operations. 4.4.1 Upon return from such leave, the employee will be returned to the position previously held. 4.4.2 All seniority rights for such employee shall be retained and accrued. Section 4.5 The names of employees in the respective unit will be made available to the President of the Union upon request. On or before the first day of October of each year during the term of this Agreement, the District shall provide the Union with information regarding each employee in the bargaining unit on a form to be provided by the Union. Upon request the information shall be supplemented and revised quarterly. Employee information given to the Union shall be used solely for the purpose of union business. Section 4.6 The Union reserves and retains the right to delegate any Union right or duty contained herein to appropriate officials of the American Federation of Teachers Union of Washington. Section 4.7 Visitation rights shall be granted to the designated representative of the Union to visit employees in the unit for the purpose of grievance procedures and/or general information data. This excludes recruitment during working hours. The union representative shall notify his/her immediate supervisor and the building office (for employees assigned to a school site regularly or for the day) before leaving the assigned worksite and shall notify the building office upon arrival. For any union representative working in Maintenance, the representative shall notify his/her lead and the Maintenance Supervisor. Union meetings may be held during working hours with prior approval of the Superintendent or designee.

  • RIGHTS OF THE EMPLOYER The Employer reserves and retains, solely and exclusively, all management rights, powers, and authority, including the right of management to manage, control, and direct its work forces and operations except those as may be modified under this Agreement.

  • Recognition and Rights of Stewards (a) The Employer recognizes the Union's right to select stewards to represent employees. The Employer and the Union will agree on the number of stewards, taking into account both operational and geographic considerations. (b) The Union agrees to provide the Employer with a list of the employees designated as stewards for each jurisdictional area. (c) A ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, or their alternate, shall obtain the permission of their immediate supervisor before leaving their work to perform their duties as a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. Leave for this purpose shall be with pay. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. On resuming their normal duties, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall notify their supervisor. (d) The duties of stewards shall include: (1) investigation of complaints of an urgent nature; (2) investigation of grievances and assisting any employee whom the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ represents in presenting a grievance in accordance with the grievance procedure; (3) supervision of ballot boxes and other related functions during ratification votes; (4) attending meetings at the request of the Employer.

  • Certain Rights of the Agents If any of the Agents shall request instructions from the Required Lenders with respect to any act or action (including failure to act) in connection with this Agreement, any other Credit Document or the Hermes Cover, the Agents shall be entitled to refrain from such act or taking such action unless and until the Agents shall have received instructions from the Required Lenders; and the Agents shall not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining. Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Agents as a result of any of the Agents acting or refraining from acting hereunder or under any other Credit Document in accordance with the instructions of the Required Lenders.