Bargaining Leave. 21-1 Employees may choose an Executive Board composed of not more than five (5) members of the bargaining unit to bargain for wages and fringe benefits. The Department shall provide a qualified replacement for any member of this Board not to exceed three (3) members when, during said members normally assigned shift, his presence is required to report to a location remote from his normally assigned workplace for the purpose of negotiating sessions with the Chief and/or the Town as well as for conferences with the Association membership when said conferences are for the purpose of explaining or ratifying this agreement. This leave shall be reported as "bargaining leave".
Bargaining Leave. If it is necessary for an employee to attend a grievance meeting or collective bargaining session while on duty, he or she will be excused from duty without loss of pay, provided, however, that compensation shall not be paid for time the employee normally would not be on duty and provided further that this benefit shall not be extended to more than two (2) employees on any given occasion.
Bargaining Leave. The Company will pay employee’s wages at regular hourly rates for time at the negotiation meetings with the Company.
Bargaining Leave. Bargaining representatives in the employ of the Town shall have the privilege of attending collective bargaining meetings between the Union and the Town, if held during their regular working hours, without loss of basic remuneration. For the purpose of this Agreement, it is agreed that the numbers of employees covered under this Section shall not exceed a total of three (3) employees at any one time.
