Common use of Allowable Use Clause in Contracts

Allowable Use. Official time may only be used on the days and during the times that a local Union official would be otherwise in a duty status. The term official time shall include the purposes set forth in 5 U.S.C. § 7131, as well as other representational activities including: 1. Attendance at formal meetings; 2. Attendance at meetings involving unfair labor practice charges or unit clarification petitions and preparation time for such meetings 3. Representation of employees in disciplinary matters in which employees are entitled to representation; 4. Presentation of appeals in connection with statutory or regulatory procedures in which the Union is a party or is designated as the representative, (e.g., MSPB or EEOC proceedings); 5. Attendance at Management examinations of any bargaining unit employee, in connection with an investigation at which an employee requests such representation; 6. Attendance at grievance meetings and arbitration hearings; 7. Attendance at meetings of committees or workgroups when Management has given authorization for Union attendance; 8. Attendance at negotiations as a member of the negotiations team; 9. To confer with employees with respect to any matters for which remedial relief may be sought pursuant to the terms of this agreement wherein the employee has elected to have a representative and is entitled to such representation; 10. To complete research in preparation for labor-management related meetings, negotiations, and hearings; 11. To prepare and maintain records and reports required of the Union and its representatives by any Federal Agency; 12. To respond to Congressional contacts relative to representational matters; 13. Time spent in preparing replies to Management proposals and proposed Management policy changes submitted to the Union for comment or considerations; 14. Time spent in labor-management meetings, or special projects mutually agreed to by the parties; 15. Attendance at approved training to develop knowledge, skills, and abilities of Union Representatives that support better representation for employees and improved efficiency and effectiveness in representational rights.

Allowable Use. Official time may only be used on the days and during the times that a local Union union official would be otherwise in a duty status. The term official time shall include the purposes set forth in 5 U.S.C. § 7131, as well as other representational activities including: 1. ) Attendance at formal meetingsmeetings or proceedings; 2. Attendance at ) Preparation time for meetings involving unfair labor practice charges or unit clarification petitions and preparation time for such meetingspetitions; 3. ) Representation of employees in disciplinary matters in which employees are entitled to representation; 4. ) Presentation of appeals in connection with statutory or regulatory procedures in which the Union is a party or is designated as the representative, (e.g., MSPB or EEOC MSPB, EEOC, Federal Service Impasse Panel proceedings); 5. ) Attendance at Management management examinations of any bargaining unit employee, in connection with an investigation at which an employee requests such representation; 6. ) Attendance at grievance meetings and arbitration hearings, including preparation; 7. ) Attendance at meetings of committees or workgroups when Management has given authorization for Union union attendance; 8. 8) Attendance at negotiations as a member of the negotiations team; 9. ) To confer with employees with respect to any matters for which remedial relief may be sought pursuant to the terms of this agreement wherein the employee has elected to have a representative and is entitled to such representation; 10. ) To complete research in preparation for labor-management related meetings, negotiations, and hearings; 11. ) To prepare and maintain records and reports required of the Union and its representatives by any Federal Agency; 12. ) To respond to Congressional contacts relative to representational matters; 13. ) Time spent in preparing replies to Management management proposals and proposed Management management policy changes submitted to the Union for comment or considerations; 14. ) Time spent in labor-management meetings, or special projects mutually agreed to by the parties;; and 15. ) Attendance at approved training to develop knowledge, skills, and abilities of Union Representatives that support better representation for employees and improved efficiency and effectiveness in representational rights. Travel will not be considered as official time. When travel is required in order to participate in representational duties, the travel will be considered duty time.