Paid Release Time Sample Clauses

Paid Release Time. Union stewards and officers will be granted a reasonable amount of time during their normal working hours to investigate and process grievances in accordance with Article 30,

Paid Release Time. Employees will be provided a reasonable amount of time during their normal working hours to meet with the union xxxxxxx and/or staff representative to process a grievance. In addition, employees will be released during their normal working hours to attend meetings or hearings scheduled by management for the following: a. Informal grievance resolution meetings, grievance meetings, alternative dispute resolution meetings, mediation sessions and arbitration hearings, in accordance with Article 6, Grievance Procedure, and held during the employee’s work time; b. Management scheduled investigatory interviews and/or pre-disciplinary meetings, in accordance with Article 36, Corrective Action, and; c. Negotiations in accordance with Article 40, Mandatory Subjects. d. Joint Labor Management meetings in accordance with Article 43.

Paid Release Time. Employees will be provided a reasonable amount of paid release time during their normal working hours to meet with the union xxxxxxx and/or staff representative to process a grievance. In addition, employees will be released during their normal working hours to prepare for and attend meetings or hearings scheduled by management for the following: 1. Informal grievance resolution, grievance meetings, alternative dispute resolution meetings, mediation sessions and arbitration hearings, in accordance with Article 30, Grievance Procedure, and held during their work time; 2. Management scheduled investigatory interviews and/or pre-disciplinary meetings, in accordance with Article 29, Discipline, and; 3. Negotiations in accordance with Article 37, Mandatory Subjects.

Paid Release Time. Union stewards will be granted a reasonable amount of time, as determined by the Employer, during their normal working hours to investigate and process grievances through Step 3 of the grievance process in accordance with Article 30,

Paid Release Time. Employees will be provided a reasonable amount of time during their normal working hours to meet with the union xxxxxxx and/or staff representative to process a grievance. In addition, employees will be released during their normal working hours to prepare for and attend meetings or hearings scheduled by management for the following: 1. Informal grievance resolution meetings, grievance meetings, alternative dispute resolution meetings, mediation sessions and arbitration hearings, in accordance with Article 30, Grievance Procedure, and held during their work time;

Paid Release Time a. The total cumulative use of paid release time for the AFSCME designated employee representative shall be limited to 10 hours in any one month. University convened meetings pursuant to Article 10, -- Grievance Procedure, shall not be deducted from this block of time. b. The use of the maximum of 10 hours shall be for grievance-related activity such as: 1) The initial hand-delivered filing of a grievance and the retrieval of University documents provided pursuant to a written request for information related to a grievance; 2) One-on-one meetings with a grievant concerning a filed grievance, or an alleged violation of this Agreement which is at the Informal Review stage of Article 10, -- Grievance Procedure; 3) Meetings with the University representative to whom written grievances are presented or to whom documents related to filed grievances are presented/signed or with whom time limit agreements are achieved; 4) Informal Review meetings held pursuant to Section E. of Article 10, -- Grievance Procedure. c. A request for release time will be made to the AFSCME designated employee representative’s supervisor prior to the activity. Such approval shall be granted solely on the basis of operational need and shall not be denied unreasonably. d. At its sole discretion, the University may authorize use of release time for more than 10 hours in a month per department. The exercise of this discretion and/or the enforcement by the University of the 10-hour maximum shall under no circumstances establish a precedent for the AFSCME designated employee representative or department involved nor shall the allowance of greater than 10 hours in a month for a AFSCME designated employee representative have any effect or bearing on the ability of the University to enforce the 10-hour maximum on any other AFSCME designated employee representative. e. Should a question of possible abuse of these release time provisions arise, the University will so notify AFSCME, and the parties will attempt to resolve the matter. If a question remains, the University may take corrective action when warranted.

Paid Release Time. Employees will be provided a reasonable amount of time during their normal working hours to meet with the union xxxxxxx and/or staff representative to process a grievance. In addition, employees will be released during their normal working hours to prepare for and attend meetings or hearings scheduled by management for the following: 1. Informal grievance resolution meetings, grievance meetings, alternative dispute resolution meetings, mediation sessions and arbitration hearings, in accordance with Article 30, Grievance Procedure, and held during their work time; a. Subpoenaed Witnesses in an Arbitration When an employee is subpoenaed as a witness on behalf of the Union in an arbitration case, the employee may appear without loss of pay if they appear during their work time, providing the testimony given is related to their job function or involves matters they have witnessed, and is relevant to the arbitration case. Every effort will be made to avoid the presentation of repetitive witnesses. 2. Management scheduled investigatory interviews and/or pre-disciplinary meetings, in accordance with Article 29, Discipline, and; 3. Negotiations in accordance with Article 37, Mandatory Subjects.

Paid Release Time. It is acknowledged by the Parties that all Union Stewards have regular duties to perform as Employees of the Employer. Therefore, Union Stewards will not leave their duties without first obtaining the permission of their Supervisor, or designate. Requests for Union Release Time, paid or unpaid, shall not be unreasonably denied. Meetings involving the Branch Local President will not be scheduled on her day off without her agreement.

Paid Release Time. Employees will be provided a reasonable amount of time during their normal working hours to meet with the union xxxxxxx and/or staff representative to process a grievance. In addition, employees will be released during their normal working hours to prepare for and attend meetings or hearings scheduled by management for the following: 1. Informal grievance resolution meetings, grievance meetings, alternative dispute resolution meetings, mediation sessions and arbitration hearings, in accordance with Article 30, Grievance Procedure, and held during his or her work time; a. Subpoenaed Witnesses in an Arbitration When an employee is subpoenaed as a witness on behalf of the Union in an arbitration case, the employee may appear without loss of pay if he or she appears during his or her work time, providing the testimony given is related to his or her job function or involves matters he or she has witnessed, and is relevant to the arbitration case. Every effort will be made to avoid the presentation of repetitive witnesses. 2. Management scheduled investigatory interviews and/or pre- disciplinary meetings, in accordance with Article 29, Discipline, and; 3. Negotiations in accordance with Article 37, Mandatory Subjects.

Paid Release Time. The Employer and the Union agree that to the extent possible, all City/Union business, for example, the investigation and processing of complaints, disputes, and grievances, disciplinary hearings and attendance at executive board and general meetings, and meetings with the employer pertaining to employment relations, will be scheduled and conducted at such time as will cause the least interference with the regularly scheduled work hours of the union official responsible for representing the union in those matters. The parties recognize that from time to time, it may be necessary for City/Union business to be carried on during regular working hours, and to that extent the parties agree that the City shall provide to the Executive Board paid release time in the total amount of 800 hours per year. The City may, in its sole discretion, grant paid release time in excess of this amount if it deems it to be in the best interest of the City. Where such activities are necessarily or reasonable to be performed during working hours, they may be done without loss of pay, provided the representative notifies the appropriate Division Chief or designee prior to taking such leave. All such Union leave time will be reported on an appropriate time reporting form provided by management.