Common use of Release Time for Union Activities Clause in Contracts

Release Time for Union Activities. 11.1 Each academic year, the University shall provide the Union with a pool equivalent to a teaching load of seven (7) courses not to exceed a total of twenty-one (21) credit hours of release time, or its equivalent for non-teaching faculty. Such release time may be used for the purposes of conducting Union business, including but not limited to contract administration, grievances, and participation in the governance of its state and national affiliates. 11.2 During the semester preceding the expiration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the University shall provide an additional pool of up to six (6) courses not to exceed eighteen (18) credits, or its equivalent for distribution to members of the Union negotiating committee for preparation for and attendance at negotiations. The Union shall notify the ▇▇▇▇’▇ office, with a copy to the University Contract Administrator, of the particular faculty members who shall receive release time. The particulars of any course release, or equivalent, shall be coordinated with and approved by the ▇▇▇▇, who shall not act arbitrarily or capriciously in exercising his or her discretion. Such notice shall be provided as far in advance as possible to permit adequate coverage of assignments but no later than March 1 for the release time in the following Fall and Spring semester. a. The Union may also purchase up to an additional five (5) courses not to exceed fifteen (15) credits of release time, or its equivalent for research, extension, library or clinical faculty each academic year. Such release time will be purchased at the rate of $2100 per credit. The Union will notify the University’s Contract Administrator by January 15th as to whether and how many course releases are being purchased for the following Fall and Spring semesters under the terms of Section 1 of this Article.

Release Time for Union Activities. 11.1 Each academic Academic year, the The University shall provide the Union with a pool equivalent to a teaching load of seven (7) courses not to exceed a total of twenty-one (21) credit hours of release time, or its equivalent for non-teaching faculty, each academic year. Such release time may be used for the purposes of conducting Union business, including but not limited to contract administration, grievances, and participation in the governance of its state and national affiliates. 11.2 During the semester preceding the expiration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the University shall provide an additional pool of up to six (6) courses not to exceed eighteen (18) credits, or its equivalent for distribution to members of the Union negotiating committee for preparation for and attendance at negotiations. The Union shall notify the University contract administrator and the ▇▇▇▇’▇ office, with a copy to the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ office University Contract Administrator, of the particular faculty members who shall receive release time. The particulars of any course release, or equivalent, shall be coordinated with and approved by the ▇▇▇▇, who shall not act arbitrarily or capriciously in exercising his or her discretion. Such notice . 11.2 During the semester preceding the expiration of the collective bargaining Agreement, the University shall be provided as far in advance as possible provide an additional pool of up to permit adequate coverage six (6) courses not to exceed eighteen (18) credits, or its equivalent for distribution to members of assignments but no later than March 1 the Union negotiating committee for the release time in the following Fall preparation for and Spring semesterattendance at negotiations. a. The Union may also purchase up to an additional five (5) courses not to exceed fifteen (15) credits of release time, or its equivalent for research, extension, library or clinical faculty each academic year. Such release time will be purchased at the rate of $2100 1800 per creditcredit for the first year of the contract; $1850 for the second year of the contract and $1900 for the third year of the contract. The Union will notify the University’s Contract Administrator by January 15th as to whether and how many course releases are being purchased for the following Fall and Spring semesters under the terms of Section 1 of this Articlearticle.