Common use of Absence for Union Business Clause in Contracts

Absence for Union Business. Service and other business conditions permitting, any employee who is an authorized representative of the Union and whose Union assignment requires that he be absent from the Company will, upon request by the employee to his immediate supervisor be excused without pay. All requests for such excused absences shall be made as far in advance as possible and the Company shall act promptly upon each request. Such excused absences shall not exceed twenty (20) consecutive calendar days, or a total not to exceed sixty (60) working days in any calendar year. It is understood that the above limitations shall be exclusive of time spent in collective bargaining and grievance handling. No more than one (1) employee from any one departmental work group or five (5) employees in total shall, at any one time, be excused, unless in special cases, other arrangements are made and agreed upon between the Company and the Union a reasonable period in advance.

Absence for Union Business. Service and other business conditions permitting, any employee who is an authorized representative of the Union and whose Union assignment requires that he he/she be absent from the Company will, upon request by the R employee to his his/her immediate supervisor be excused without pay. All requests for such excused absences shall be made as far in advance as possible and the Company shall act promptly upon each request. Such excused absences shall not exceed twenty (20) consecutive calendar days, or a total not to exceed sixty (60) working days in any calendar year. It is understood that the above limitations shall be exclusive of time spent in collective bargaining and grievance handling. No more than one (1) employee from any one departmental work group or five (5) employees in total shall, at any one time, be excused, unless in special cases, other arrangements are made and agreed upon between the Company and the Union a reasonable period in advance.

Absence for Union Business. Service and other business conditions permitting, any employee who is an authorized representative of the Union and whose Union assignment requires that he he/she be absent from the Company will, upon request by the employee to his his/her immediate supervisor be excused without pay. All requests for such excused absences shall be made as far in advance as possible and the Company shall act promptly upon each request. Such excused absences shall not exceed twenty (20) consecutive calendar days, or a total not to exceed sixty (60) working days in any calendar year. It is understood that the above limitations shall be exclusive of time spent in collective bargaining and grievance handling. No more than one (1) employee from any one departmental work group or five (5) employees in total shall, at any one time, be excused, unless in special cases, other arrangements are made and agreed upon between the Company and the Union a reasonable period in advance.