Common use of Guild Release Time Clause in Contracts

Guild Release Time. On a calendar basis, the City shall provide a total amount equal to no more than two (2) hours per represented member of paid time off for stewards to conduct Guild business. For example, a Guild with representation of 50 members shall receive a total of 100 hours of Guild release time on an annual basis. Guild business shall be defined as pursuing the grievance procedure; attendance at labor/management and related meetings; negotiating new/successor labor agreements as well as permitted employee conferences. It is understood that such release time should not result in an overtime liability. However, due to inadequate staffing situations, the SECOMM Manager and Human Resources Director may determine that such overtime may be incurred as a result of Guild release time. A list of eligible officers and stewards who may draw from the total available Guild release time shall be provided to the City by January 1 of each year. For the purposes of negotiating new/successor labor agreements, the Guild negotiation team will be provided an additional two (2) hours of total Guild release time per represented employee to be shared among all Guild negotiating team members. A list of eligible negotiating team members shall be provided to the City prior to the hours becoming available for use. Shift trades may be utilized for the purposes of negotiating new/successor labor agreements. The shift trade between a Guild representative and a Guild member will not count towards their twenty- four (24) allotted shift trades per year. Eligible officers and stewards shall obtain approval from the immediate supervisor or Manager prior to utilizing Guild Release Time. When requested by the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and approved by the City, employees may use their regular paid time off in excess of Guild release time, to attend training, conferences or participate in special projects. Such leave shall be granted with due regard for the needs and staffing of the City’s service.