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The following understanding shall apply to all Appointing Authorities except the institutional facilities at the Department of Corrections, the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, the Water Authority and the Department of Human Services. When a Department, Division or Motor Vehicle Commission plans to hold an orientation session for new employees, the Union shall be so notified in advance if new employee(s) attending the session are in titles covered by the Contract. In the event of low expected attendance, the parties may agree to reschedule or consolidate the orientation session to a different date. The Department, Division or Motor Vehicle Commission holding the orientation will provide the Union with a thirty (30) minute period in which to meet with new employees whose titles are covered under this contract, if so requested by the Union. The thirty (30) minute period shall be within the employee\u2019s workday but may not be during lunch or break time. The representative of the Union shall be a local Union representative. If a non-State employee Union representative cannot be present during an orientation session, a unit employee designated by the Union will be allowed to make such presentation.\n2. At State institutions in the Department of Human Services, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and the Water Authority, the State will provide a thirty (30) minute period during the new employee\u2019s orientation period to allow a non-State employee representative of the Union to meet and explain the Union\u2019s responsibilities. The thirty (30) minute period shall be within the employee\u2019s work day but shall not be during lunch or break time. If the non-State employee representative of the Union cannot be present during such orientation period one (1) unit employee of the institution designated by the Union may be allowed to make such presentation to a maximum of twelve (12) times per year. Any employee released pursuant to this paragraph for the purpose of addressing employees during orientation shall only address employees whose titles are contained in the same negotiating unit as the employee making the presentation.\n3. If new employee orientation is not held, the union shall have the right to meet with newly hired unit members as required by law.\n4. 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In addition, Management shall provide the Union reasonable advance notice of the date, time, and location of any orientation meeting that may be held for groups of new employees. This notice shall include a general identification of who shall be in attendance. The Union shall be afforded the opportunity at such meetings to explain and/or hand out material on the role of the Union, including identifying Union representatives.\n(2) The Union shall provide each new employee with a copy of the Agreement. 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During the term of this Agreement, upon commencement of employment to a CWA represented position, new employees shall be scheduled to attend a Statewide Contract Benefit Orientation (CBO) session that will be conducted jointly at least monthly by CWA and the Division of Pensions and Benefits. CWA shall provide staff to conduct these orientations. In the event of low expected attendance, the parties may agree to reschedule or consolidate the orientation session to a different date.\n2. At the CBO, new employees shall receive an introduction to the health, pension, and other benefits provided pursuant to the parties\u2019 Agreement, the State Health Benefits Program, and the Public Employment Retirement System. Employees attending the CBO shall have an opportunity to enroll in and obtain information regarding the various health plans, the deferred compensation plan, and other benefits.\n3. Health and other benefit enrollment forms provided to CWA unit employees shall include a heading stating that the benefits are provided under the Collective Negotiations Agreements between the CWA and the State and pursuant to law.\n4. In addition to the orientation period during which the Union and the Division of Pensions and Benefits shall present information on healthcare and other benefit programs and assist employees in enrolling in the benefit programs, there shall be an additional 30 minute period during the Orientation session when new employees will have the opportunity to meet with Union Representatives privately.\n5. Where departments, agencies, and other appointing authorities hold their own Orientation Sessions to review departmental policies and practices for new employees, CWA will be notified of these sessions and will have the right to have local representatives attend such sessions to speak privately with new employees for not less than thirty (30) minutes to discuss the rights and benefits of membership in CWA.\n6. All orientation sessions and employee meetings under this section of Article 25 shall be scheduled with the Union, as far in advance as practicable to accommodate the schedules of Union representatives attending such sessions and meetings.", "samples": [{"hash": "kOQCMJyZU3M", "uri": "/contracts/kOQCMJyZU3M#orientation-sessions", "label": "Collective Bargaining Agreement", "score": 31.0707759857, "published": true}, {"hash": "jhUjDkPA9SN", "uri": "/contracts/jhUjDkPA9SN#orientation-sessions", "label": "Collective Bargaining Agreement", "score": 31.0707759857, "published": true}, {"hash": "iAOE4VSe1wO", "uri": "/contracts/iAOE4VSe1wO#orientation-sessions", "label": "Collective Bargaining Agreement", "score": 31.0707759857, "published": true}], "hash": "b2bf1099d97a2fb9343dff12b4218e4a", "id": 5}, {"size": 3, "snippet_links": [{"key": "the-association", "type": "clause", "offset": [0, 15]}, {"key": "the-opportunity", "type": "clause", "offset": [31, 46]}, {"key": "to-attend", "type": "clause", "offset": [97, 106]}, {"key": "orientation-meetings", "type": "clause", "offset": [116, 136]}, {"key": "not-to-exceed", "type": "definition", "offset": [175, 188]}, {"key": "at-the-end-of-the", "type": "clause", "offset": [248, 265]}, {"key": "paid-time", "type": "definition", "offset": [331, 340]}, {"key": "total-hours", "type": "clause", "offset": [393, 404]}, {"key": "presidential-paid-release-time", "type": "clause", "offset": [418, 448]}, {"key": "collective-bargaining-agreement", "type": "clause", "offset": [476, 507]}, {"key": "orientation-session", "type": "definition", "offset": [523, 542]}, {"key": "district-manager", "type": "definition", "offset": [547, 563]}, {"key": "unit-employee", "type": "definition", "offset": [584, 597]}, {"key": "relations-representative", "type": "clause", "offset": [631, 655]}, {"key": "the-district", "type": "clause", "offset": [705, 717]}, {"key": "primary-term", "type": "clause", "offset": [766, 778]}, {"key": "spring-semester", "type": "definition", "offset": [798, 813]}, {"key": "right-to-conduct", "type": "clause", "offset": [867, 883]}, {"key": "unit-members", "type": "definition", "offset": [911, 923]}], "snippet": "The Association shall be given the opportunity for up to two representatives, with release time, to attend District orientation meetings for new classified employee(s). Time, not to exceed 30 additional minutes, will be allotted to the Association at the end of the orientation to meet with the new employee(s) who shall remain on paid time. Said release time shall not be counted against the total hours allotted for Presidential Paid Release Time contained elsewhere in the collective bargaining agreement. During CSEA\u2019s orientation session, no District manager, supervisor, or non-unit employee shall be present. The CSEA Labor Relations Representative may attend the orientation session. 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When the Department plans to hold an orientation session for groups of new Managers in this Unit, the Union shall be so notified two (2) weeks in advance. The Department will provide the Union with a thirty (30) minute period in which to meet with new Managers, during the orientation, if so requested by the Union. The thirty (30) minute period shall be within the new Manager\u2019s workday but may not be during lunch. The representative of the Union shall be chosen by the Union.\n2. The Union representative will supply each Manager with a membership packet containing a membership application and a copy of this Agreement as well as other material mutually agreed to by the State and the Union.\n3. The Union will make available to the Department self-addressed stamped postcards. The postcard will contain space for the following information: Manager name, Manager address, phone number, job title, hiring date, Manager's work location, and other employment data. 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If a non-State employee Union representative cannot be present during an orientation session, a unit employee designated by the Union will be allowed to make such presentation.\n2. At State institutions in the Department of Human Services, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and the Water Authority, the State will provide a thirty (30) minute period during the new employee's orientation period to allow a non-State employee representative of the Union to meet and explain the Union's responsibilities. The thirty (30) minute period shall be within the employee\u2019s work day but shall not be during lunch or break time. If the non-State employee representative of the Union cannot be present during such orientation period one (1) unit employee of the institution designated by the Union may be allowed to make such presentation to a maximum of twelve (12) times per year. 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