Union and Management Rights. A. Except as expressly provided otherwise by the terms of this Agreement, the determination and administration of educational policy and the operation of the schools are vested exclusively in the Board or in the Superintendent when so delegated by the Board. The exercise of judgment and discretion by the Board and its administrators, if made in good faith and for valid reasons, not in conflict with the express terms of this Agreement, shall be upheld. B. Nothing contained herein shall be considered to deny or restrict the Board of its rights, responsibilities, and authority under the Michigan General School Laws or any other national, state, county, district or local laws or municipal regulations as they pertain to education. C. The Union, as the sole and exclusive bargaining representative of the employees, shall have the rights granted to it by Act 379 of the Public Acts of 1965, as amended. D. The Union will have the right to use school buildings at reasonable times and hours for meetings with the bargaining unit when an operating staff is on duty, provided this shall not interfere with or interrupt normal school procedures. Such use will be scheduled through the building administrator, provided that said building administrator will be consulted in advance, within a reasonable time, regarding the time and place of all such meetings. All requests for building use will conform to established Board policies. It is understood that the only cost to the Union will be any additional service costs necessitated by such meetings. The provisions of this section shall not apply in the event of a strike, work stoppage, or any such other event as noted in Article 7., section A. E. 1. The Union shall be permitted the use of the inter-building mail system and of Board bulletin-board facilities for the communication of the following types of notices: a) Notices of Union recreational and social affairs; b) Notices of Union elections, appointments, and results of Union elections, pertaining to employees within the bargaining unit; c) Notice of Union meetings and educational classes; and d) Any other material approved by the Board It is understood that bulletin-boards and the inter-office mail system shall not be used without the written authorization of the Superintendent or designee for the posting and/or distribution of printed matter of any kind if said printed matter involves the following sort of information;
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Union and Management Rights. A. Except as expressly provided otherwise by the terms of this Agreement, the determination and administration of educational policy and the operation of the schools are vested exclusively in the Board or in the Superintendent when so delegated by the Board. The exercise of judgment and discretion by the Board and its administrators, if made in good faith and for valid reasons, not in conflict with the express terms of this Agreement, shall be upheld.
B. Nothing contained herein shall be considered to deny or restrict the Board of its rights, responsibilities, and authority under the Michigan General School Laws or any other national, state, county, district or local laws or municipal regulations as they pertain to education.
C. The Union, as the sole and exclusive bargaining bargain representative of the employees, shall have the rights granted to it by Act 379 of the Public Acts of 1965, as amended.
D. The Union will have the right to use school buildings at reasonable times and hours for meetings with the bargaining unit when an operating staff is on duty, provided this shall not interfere with or interrupt normal school procedures. Such use will be scheduled through the building administrator, provided that said building administrator will be consulted in advance, within a reasonable time, regarding the time and place of all such meetings. All requests for building use will conform to established Board policies. It is understood that the only cost to the Union will be any additional service costs necessitated by such meetings. The provisions of this section shall not apply in the event of a strike, work stoppage, or any such other event as noted in Article 7VI., section A.
E. 1. The Union shall be permitted the use of the inter-building mail system and of Board bulletin-board facilities for the communication of the following types of notices:
a) Notices of Union recreational and social affairs;
b) Notices of Union elections, appointments, and results of Union elections, pertaining to employees within the bargaining unit;
c) Notice of Union meetings and educational classes; and
d) Any other material approved by the Board It is understood that bulletin-boards and the inter-office mail system shall not be used without the written authorization of the Superintendent or designee Supervisor of Custodial Services for the posting and/or distribution of printed matter of any kind if said printed matter involves the following sort of information;
a) Matter of political nature, and
b) Advertising of any sort, except the offer of a bargaining unit employee to sell a personal possession such as a car, which shall be limited to posting in the building in which they work;
c) Any other sort of material other than that listed under a), b), and c) above.
2. No use of the inter-building mail system and of the District's bulletin-board facilities shall be allowed if such use is detrimental to the image of the District or any individual or if such use would do anything to hamper the good relations between the employees and employer.
F. It is expressly understood that no member of the Administration will assume the responsibility for the posting or distribution of material for the Union or any other employee organization except that the Union may use the school delivery service from the Administration Building on the regular delivery schedule.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement