Release Time for Grievance Meetings. (A) A grievant and CWA representatives, when applicable, shall be given paid time off to participate in informal discussions, First, Second, and Third Steps of the grievance procedure as provided in Section 8.2, if the hearings are held at the request or consent of the City during the employee's working time. No other time spent on grievance matters shall be considered time worked for compensation purposes. The grievant shall use vacation, compensatory time, or unpaid leave for work time used for any other activities related to the investigation of, preparation for, or processing of a grievance, provided the employee's Appointing Authority or designee determines that time spent on such activities will not interfere with normal work activity.
Release Time for Grievance Meetings. Employee grievants and CODE representatives, when applicable, shall be given paid time off to participate in First Step informal discussions for the purpose of grievance avoidance, and First and Second Step grievance hearings/meetings if they are held at the request or consent of the City during the employee's working time. No other time spent on grievance matters shall be considered time worked for compensation purposes. As long as the Appointing Authority, Manager/Supervisor, or designee determines that time spent on such activities will not interfere with normal work activity, the employee grievant may use vacation, compensation time, or unpaid leave for any other activities related to the investigation of, or preparation for a grievance hearing/meeting. As long as the Appointing Authority, Manager/Supervisor, or designee determines that time spent on such activities will not interfere with normal work activity, the CODE Representative shall be released for such hearings/meetings or for any other activities related to the investigation of, or preparation for a grievance, or a grievance hearing/meeting. Time spent by the CODE President or Vice President in Grievance hearings/meetings is non-chargeable. If neither the President nor the Vice President is available, the Representative’s time spent in the actual grievance meeting/hearing is non-chargeable. All other time spent during normal work hours by the President, Vice President, or CODE Representative investigating or preparing for a grievance is chargeable Union time, and any such time used shall be tracked and reported by the Union.
Release Time for Grievance Meetings. Whenever the University and the Union convene a meeting to mutually resolve grievances during the scheduled work time of an employee whois a grievant or a Union representative, upon advance written request, reasonable paid releasetime shall be granted to the employee(s) involved. In addition, reasonable paid release time shall be granted to the employee(s) involved to travel to and from, and participate in such meetings. Such requests may be made to Labor Relations and where possible, at least a week in advance. Labor Relations thereafter is responsible for contacting the employee’s Department Head and Supervisor to ensure that the employee will be released absent operational reasons for denying a release request. Employee time spent at these meetings shall be considered as time worked however is not subject to call-back pay minimums pursuant to Article 8: Hours of Work. When such meetings are convened outside an employee’s scheduled work time, no employee release time shall be granted. When such meetings involve a graveyard shift employee, meetings will be held near or immediately after the end of their shift.
Release Time for Grievance Meetings. Grievant(s) shall be released from work and shall suffer no loss of pay for attendance at grievance meetings.
Release Time for Grievance Meetings. The grievant and/or Xxxxxxx shall be granted reasonable paid release time to travel to, and participate in, meetings convened by the University and the Union to mutually resolve grievances. Requests for such release time must be made in compliance with Article 34 – Union Access, Section (H). Employee time spent at such meetings shall be considered time worked, however, it is not subject to call-back pay minimums pursuant to Article 8: Hours of Work.
Release Time for Grievance Meetings. Grievant(s) shall be released from work and shall suffer no loss of pay for attendance at grievance meetings.
Release Time for Grievance Meetings. Grievant(s) shall be released from work and shall suffer no loss of pay for attendance at grievance meetings. LACMTA & AFSCME LOCAL 3634 AGREEMENT | 2014-2017
