Release Time for Union Activities. A. Union representatives will be allowed time off with pay consistent with the operational needs of the Employer for Union business such as state or area-wide committee meetings or state or International conventions, and training activities provided the employee provides reasonable notices to his/her supervisor of such absence. Reasonable notice for Union sponsored meetings and conventions listed above is at least fifteen (15) days and the Employer shall respond within ten (10) days of receiving the representative’s notice. Such time off will not be detrimental in any way to the employee’s record and will be specifically taken into account when applying performance standards relating to quantity and timeliness of work. Time may be used in one (1) hour increments. All leave pursuant to this subsection shall be reported on unit member time sheets by each member reflecting the time used with the payroll code appropriate for employee organization business. Time off pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed twelve hundred (1200) hours total per calendar year B. In addition to the time in subsection A above, consistent with the operational needs of the Employer, bargaining unit members who serve on the bargaining team shall be entitled to be released from duty for a reasonable amount of time, as agreed by the Employer and ▇▇▇▇, for time spent preparing for meet and confer. All leave pursuant to this subsection shall be reported on unit member time sheets by each member reflecting the time used with the payroll code appropriate for meet and confer leave (MAC).
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