Common use of Departure from Work for Union Business Clause in Contracts

Departure from Work for Union Business. Except as provided in Section 4.7 above, each xxxxxxx, local lodge officer or district council delegate with authorization from the Union, shall give his supervisor at least twenty-four (24)-hour advance notice if possible and clock out prior to departure from his work assignment to conduct Union business. If the work assignment given the xxxxxxx, local lodge officer or district council delegate seriously interferes with the performance of his duties for the Union, or if Union business seriously interferes with his work assignment, the Company and the Union agree to cooperate in making arrangements to prevent such interference in the future. Stewards, local lodge officers and district council delegates shall not be paid for such Union business provided, that nonpayment by the Company for time spent on Union business shall not be considered as a penalty. This Section 4.8 shall apply to cases of stewards who are designated to act for Business Representatives in accordance with this Article for the temporary period the xxxxxxx is authorized as a designee. The Company agrees to grant a leave of absence without pay and without loss of seniority to any employee, not to exceed three (3) employees in number, for the purpose of attending a labor conference, it being further understood that such leaves shall not accumulate to more than ten (10) working days in any calendar year, and that such leaves of absence shall be requested by the employee in writing with as much advance notice as possible and countersigned by the Union. Additional leave or employees will not be unreasonably denied.

Departure from Work for Union Business. 27 Except as provided in Section 4.7 above, each xxxxxxx, local lodge officer or district council delegate 28 with authorization from the Union, shall give his supervisor at least twenty-four (24)-hour advance 29 notice if possible and clock out prior to departure from his work assignment to conduct Union business. 30 If the work assignment given the xxxxxxx, local lodge officer or district council delegate seriously 31 interferes with the performance of his duties for the Union, or if Union business seriously interferes with 32 his work assignment, the Company and the Union agree to cooperate in making arrangements to prevent 33 such interference in the future. Stewards, local lodge officers and district council delegates shall not be 34 paid for such Union business provided, that nonpayment by the Company for time spent on Union 1 business shall not be considered as a penalty. This Section 4.8 shall apply to cases of stewards who are 2 designated to act for Business Representatives in accordance with this Article for the temporary period 3 the xxxxxxx is authorized as a designee. 4 5 The Company agrees to grant a leave of absence without pay and without loss of seniority to any 6 employee, not to exceed three four (34) employees in number, for the purpose of attending a labor conferenceunion business, it being further 7 understood that such leaves shall not accumulate to more than ten twenty (1020) working days in any calendar 8 year, and that such leaves of absence shall be requested by the employee in writing with as much advance notice as possible and countersigned by the Union. Additional leave or employees will not be unreasonably denied.advance