LEAVES OF ABSENCE FOR UNION BUSINESS. Leave of absence shall be granted to Union officials for Union business when requested, providing such leave does not interfere with Employer operation. The decision as to whether the Employer’s operation is disrupted is at the Employer’s sole discretion. The Union is required to provide the Employer with three
LEAVES OF ABSENCE FOR UNION BUSINESS. Leaves of absence shall be granted to officers or representatives of the union to carry out their duties insofar as the regular operation of the departments in which they are employed will permit and any application by them for such leave shall be given precedence over any other application for leave on the same day. The Employer will not charge the Union, for salaries of employees excused from work on Union business by arrangement with the Employer’s Labour Relations Department, where such time is one (1) day or less, or where it involves joint Union-Management committees or government sponsored conferences; for example, Labour-Management conferences. The Union shall provide the Employer with as much advance notice as possible of requests to grant leave of absence to Executive Board Officers and Councillors of the Union to attend to union business in accordance with this Section of the Agreement. In any event, the Union will endeavour to give a minimum of one week’s notice of such requests. Further the Union agrees its Board members will notify their Supervisor, orally, as far in advance as possible, of scheduled Executive Board meetings.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE FOR UNION BUSINESS. 29.01 A non-probationary employee, who is appointed or elected to do business for the Union, shall be granted leave of absence, without pay, to carry out such business. The employees shall continue to accumulate seniority for the period covered by this Agreement, as applicable and, upon giving the Company one week’s notice in writing of his/her intention to return to work, shall be reinstated in the job held prior to the leave of absence or its equivalent at the same rate of pay. Up to two (2) employees shall be eligible to take leave under this Article (29.01) at any one time.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE FOR UNION BUSINESS. Upon written request of the Employee Representative or the business manager of a Craft Council or Local Union Affiliate, one (1) employee in each major trade shall, where conditions permit, be granted a leave of absence without pay in accordance with Civil Service Rules. Said leave of absence shall not exceed one year, but may be renewed annually. Leaves shall be primarily for the purpose of conducting Union business with the County of Los Angeles. The provisions of this Article do not apply to probationary and temporary employees.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE FOR UNION BUSINESS. (a) Upon written request by the UNION, that is provided reasonably in advance so as not to disrupt operations, the COMPANY may grant a REPRESENTATIVE who is an employee an unpaid leave of absence for one (1) month or more to perform UNION duties other than those related to the negotiation or administration of the contract.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE FOR UNION BUSINESS a. Employees who are members of the Union shall be entitled to five (5) working days’ leave of absence per year, without pay, for Union business upon written request from the Union. The Union’s Stewards collectively may be granted up to twelve (12) working days’ leave of absence per year, without pay, for Union business upon written request to the Chief Executive Officer from the Union. This shall be in addition to release time for Union Stewards that is provided for elsewhere in this contract. Each time a Union Xxxxxxx is granted leave under this Paragraph, the Union shall notify the Xxxxxxx’x Agency Head of Human Resources of the name of the Xxxxxxx, the date(s) of such leave, and the amount of such leave.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE FOR UNION BUSINESS. 14.01 The Company may grant a Leave of Absence without pay to not more than two (2) employees, for a combined total period not exceeding fifteen (15) days in any calendar year, to represent the Union at Union conventions, seminars and education classes provided the Company is given thirty (30) days advance notice in writing by the Union and, in the judgment of the Company, such Leave of Absence can be arranged without undue inconvenience to normal operations.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE FOR UNION BUSINESS. 30 (1) Employees may be granted leaves of absence without pay at the request of the 31 Union and endorsed by the employee on the following terms and conditions:
LEAVES OF ABSENCE FOR UNION BUSINESS. 30.1 The Hospitals will work with the union to provide opportunity for Pharmacists to participate in union activities by permitting unpaid leaves of absence for union business.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE FOR UNION BUSINESS. The Company agrees that it shall not interfere or restrict the Union or its representatives in the administration of the Union and the representation of its members. In this regard the Company and the Union agree that Leaves of Absence for Union business shall always have priority over educational and general Leaves of Absence. The Union agrees and accepts that circumstances beyond the control of the Company may arise that directly affect the Company's legitimate business interests that may necessitate the denial or cancellation of a Leave of Absence for Union business. Union members who are booked off for Union business, shall have their booked off time paid for by the Company in accordance with Article 15.9 and their time shall be considered as time worked. Any employee who acts as a full time officer of the Union, Local or National, shall be placed on Leave of Absence with the time involved considered as service with the Company. On conclusion of such Leave of Absence an employee shall return to the job previously held, without loss of seniority. Leave of Absence for full time Union officers shall be without pay but they shall be entitled to retain their membership in the benefits plan, provided the Union pays the Company's portion of the benefits plan contribution. Subject to circumstances beyond the control of the Company that directly affect its legitimate business interests, Officers of the Union, Job Stewards, and Union committees shall be granted Leave of Absence for Union business, without loss of seniority, provided a full time officer of the Union gives the Company prior notice of the absence. As far as possible, such notice will include the dates the leave will commence and conclude. The Union will endeavour to give at least twenty-four (24) hours’ notice of any Leave of Absence for Union business. Excluding a full-time officer of the Union, the Union shall always endeavour to limit the number of employees on Leave of Absence for Union business to normally not more than two (2) at any one (1) time. Leaves of Absence for Union business, subject to Article 15.9, shall be without pay except for the following reasons which shall be with pay and such pay will be at straight time rates and shall not attract overtime: investigate complaints at the request of the Company; investigate grievances at the request of the Company; attend other meetings at the request of the Company; attend grievance meetings; supervise at ratification votes.
