Common use of RIGHTS OF THE UNION Clause in Contracts

RIGHTS OF THE UNION. A. The Union, as the authorized representative, has the exclusive right to serve as the meet and confer representative of all employees in the Fire Fighter's Unit as certified by the Phoenix Employment Relations Board on July 29, 1976. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ specified shift representatives of the Union have the right to paid release time under the Grievance Procedure herein as follows: 1. The Union may designate two (2) shift representatives for each of the three (3) twenty-four (24) hour shifts (Shift A, Shift B, and Shift C) and one (1) for the day shift with the understanding that the union will make every effort to ensure that the shift representative works on the shift represented and shall notify the Fire Chief of such designations. There shall be no obligation on the Department to change or adjust normal departmental scheduling or assignments of personnel as a result of such designations. 2. A shift representative may, when the Union is designated in writing by a grievant as his/her representative, attend mutually scheduled grievance meetings and hearings with department representatives without loss of pay or benefits. In no event shall this paid release time be used for any other purpose, such as gathering information, interviewing the grievant or witnesses, or preparing a presentation. C. Each M.O.U. year, the City will, subject to operational requirements, allow release time with pay up to a maximum of four thousand five hundred (4500) hours for duly elected officers, trustees of the Union and members appointed in writing by the President for specific committees, to attend Union business and Board of Trustees meetings. Any hours in excess of four thousand five hundred (4500) must be approved by the Fire Chief, the Labor Relations Administrator and the Union President. The cost of hours in excess of four thousand five hundred (4500) will be charged against the following M.O.U. A surplus of hours will be carried into the next year. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of meeting dates and names of those officers and/or trustees to be attending must be submitted to the Fire Chief or his designee by the Union no later than twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the release time. E. The President may appoint a Legislative Representative for the Union. If the Legislative Representative has been a registered with the Secretary of State for at least three years as a lobbyist and if the Legislative Representative has agreed to work with and assist the City’s legislative lobbyists, the Legislative Representative shall receive five hundred (500) hours per year release time with pay or the fifty-six (56) hour equivalent.

RIGHTS OF THE UNION. A. ‌‌‌ Section 4.1. The Union, as the authorized representative, Union has the exclusive right and responsibility to serve as represent the meet and confer representative interests of all employees in the Fire Fighter's Unit unit, to present its views to the District on matters of concern, either orally or in writing and to enter collective negotiations with the object of reaching an agreement applicable to all employees within the unit. Section 4.2. The Employer will, as certified part of the general orientation of each new regular and substitute employee within the unit, subject to this Agreement, notify said employees they have been hired into a regular or substitute position represented by the Phoenix Employment Relations Board Union. The District, as part of general orientation of each new employee, shall provide such employees with a copy of this Agreement and a new member packet as approved by the District, both to be furnished to the District by the Union. In addition, the Employer will notify the employees a copy of the Labor Agreement is available on July 29the District web-site. Upon completed application with the Union pursuant to Article 14, 1976copies of the Labor Agreement will be provided by the Union to those members who request one. ▇Section 4.3. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ specified shift representatives The Employer may grant District approved time off for the designee/s of the Union have to attend Local Union, State and/or National meetings of the right Union. During such time, seniority shall continue to paid release accrue. During this approved time under off, if the Grievance Procedure herein as follows: 1employee would otherwise be eligible for an attendance incentive and/or Holiday Pay, this approved time off will not affect such eligibility. The Union may designate two (2) shift representatives for each of the three (3) twenty-four (24) hour shifts (Shift A, Shift B, and Shift C) and one (1) for the day shift with the understanding that the union Employer will make every effort to ensure that the shift representative works on the shift represented and shall notify the Fire Chief of such designations. There shall be no obligation on the Department to change grant employees elected or adjust normal departmental scheduling or assignments of personnel as a result of such designations. 2. A shift representative may, when the Union is designated in writing by a grievant as his/her representative, attend mutually scheduled grievance meetings and hearings with department representatives without loss of pay or benefits. In no event shall this paid release time be used for any other purpose, such as gathering information, interviewing the grievant or witnesses, or preparing a presentation. C. Each M.O.U. year, the City will, subject to operational requirements, allow release time with pay up appointed to a maximum of four thousand five hundred (4500) hours for duly elected officers, trustees full time position of the Union a leave without pay or fringe benefits. Seniority shall continue to accrue for such time as elected or appointed. Section 4.4. The District will provide monthly, to the Union the names of all employees in the unit who have had dues deducted. The District shall provide monthly to the Union, the following information regarding each employee in the bargaining unit: full name, address, phone number, worksite and members appointed in writing classification and date of hire. The District shall provide a seniority list when requested by the President for specific committees, to attend Union business and Board Union. Section 4.5. Representatives of Trustees meetings. Any hours in excess of four thousand five hundred (4500) must be approved by the Fire Chief, the Labor Relations Administrator and the Union President. The cost of hours after checking in excess of four thousand five hundred (4500) will be charged against at the following M.O.U. A surplus of hours will be carried into appropriate site main office with the next year. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of meeting dates and names of those officers and/or trustees to be attending must be submitted Administrator or designee, shall have access to the Fire Chief District premises during business hours, provided, no conferences or his designee by meetings between employees and Union representatives will in any way hamper or obstruct the Union no later than twenty-four (24) hours in advance normal flow of work. Such conferences shall occur before or after the release timenormal work shift, or during the coffee or lunch breaks. E. The President may appoint a Legislative Representative for the Union. If the Legislative Representative has been a registered with the Secretary of State for at least three years as a lobbyist and if the Legislative Representative has agreed to work with and assist the City’s legislative lobbyists, the Legislative Representative shall receive five hundred (500) hours per year release time with pay or the fifty-six (56) hour equivalent.

RIGHTS OF THE UNION. A. 4.1 The Union, as the authorized representative, Union has the exclusive right and responsibility to serve as represent the meet and confer representative interests of all employees in the Fire Fighter's Unit unit: to present their views to the District; to enter into collective bargaining activities on behalf of employees; and to assist employees in grievance matters as certified provided herein. 4.2 The Union may have an observer at hearings conducted by the Phoenix Employment Relations Board on July 29, 1976District arising out of a grievance and shall have the right to make its views concerning the case known to the District. The District shall notify the Union with regard to any grievance that results in any disciplinary action or loss of pay to an employee at Step 1 of the grievance procedure. ▇4.3 The Union shall be provided quarterly with a list of employees filling positions. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ specified shift The listing shall contain name, address, phone number (unless restricted by the employee), hourly rate, hire date and assignment information including F.T.E. The District shall supplement this periodically with new hire information. 4.4 The Union shall annually submit to the district a list of authorized representatives who will be conducting union business with the District and within fourteen (14) days of the appointment of a new representative. 4.5 The Union shall have the right to post notices of activities and matters of Union concern on designated District bulletin boards. 4.6 Union access to district meeting rooms The Union may use District facilities and/or equipment for meetings in accordance with district policies provided that such meetings will not interfere with nor interrupt the normal operation of the school. 4.7 The Union has the right to use District mail service to distribute grievance materials, meeting notices, Collective Bargaining Agreements, bargaining proposals, non-political action newsletters and election ballots for Union officers and related campaign information. 4.8 The District employee evaluation form used in the evaluation of employees shall be furnished to the Union if it is changed during the term of this Agreement. 4.9 In order for Chapter Stewards or employees designated as representatives of the Union have or elected/appointed officers of the right local or its affiliates to paid attend local, state or national approved conferences, meetings, lawful activities associated with Union legislative issues and conventions during work shifts or local bargaining, a total pool of release time under hours equal to forty (40) hours shall be made available by the Grievance Procedure herein as follows: 1District. The Prior notification of such absences must be made in writing by the employee and the Union may designate two to the Director of Food Service. Such written notice must be received at least ten (210) shift representatives for each of work days prior to the three (3) twenty-four (24) hour shifts (Shift A, Shift B, and Shift C) and anticipated absence. No more than one (1) such union representative will be released from a kitchen. Subject to approval from the Director of Food Service, two individuals may be absent from a kitchen that has more than six (6) employees. The Union will be responsible for reimbursing the District its added costs associated with covering the absence. The District will be responsible for submitting an itemized billing for the day shift with claimed added costs. In the understanding that the union will make every effort to ensure that the shift representative works on the shift represented and shall notify the Fire Chief of event more hours are needed in a given school year for such designations. There shall be no obligation on the Department to change or adjust normal departmental scheduling or assignments of personnel as a result of such designations. 2. A shift representative maypurposes, when the Union is designated in writing by a grievant as his/her representative, attend mutually scheduled grievance meetings and hearings with department representatives without loss of pay or benefits. In no event shall this paid may request additional release time be used for any other purpose, such granted. Such a request must be in writing and directed to the Superintendent or designee. Additional release time will be reimbursed to the District as gathering information, interviewing the grievant or witnesses, or preparing a presentationdescribed above. C. Each M.O.U. year, 4.10 Open position announcements for the City will, subject unit shall be distributed to operational requirements, allow release time with pay up to a maximum of four thousand five hundred (4500) hours for duly elected officers, trustees of the Union and members appointed in writing a timely manner by the President for specific committees, to attend Union business and Board of Trustees meetings. Any hours in excess of four thousand five hundred (4500) must be approved by the Fire Chief, the Labor Relations Administrator and the Union President. The cost of hours in excess of four thousand five hundred (4500) will be charged against the following M.O.U. A surplus of hours will be carried into the next yearEmployer. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of meeting dates and names of those officers and/or trustees to be attending must be submitted to the Fire Chief or his designee by the Union no later than twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the release time. E. The President may appoint a Legislative Representative for the Union. If the Legislative Representative has been a registered with the Secretary of State for at least three years as a lobbyist and if the Legislative Representative has agreed to work with and assist the City’s legislative lobbyists, the Legislative Representative shall receive five hundred (500) hours per year release time with pay or the fifty-six (56) hour equivalent.

RIGHTS OF THE UNION. A. 4.1 The Union, as the authorized representative, Union has the exclusive right and responsibility to serve as represent the meet and confer representative interests of all employees in the Fire Fighter's Unit unit: to present their views to the District; to enter into collective bargaining activities on behalf of employees; and to assist employees in grievance matters as certified provided herein. 4.2 The Union may have an observer at hearings conducted by the Phoenix Employment Relations Board on July 29, 1976District arising out of a grievance and shall have the right to make its views concerning the case known to the District. The District shall notify the Union with regard to any grievance that results in any disciplinary action or loss of pay to an employee at Step 1 of the grievance procedure. ▇4.3 The Union shall be provided quarterly with a list of employees filling positions. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ specified shift The listing shall contain name, address, phone number (unless restricted by the employee), hourly rate, hire date and assignment information including F.T.E. The District shall supplement this periodically with new hire information. 4.4 The Union shall annually submit to the district a list of authorized representatives who will be conducting union business with the District and within fourteen (14) days of the appointment of a new representative. 4.5 The Union shall have the right to post notices of activities and matters of Union concern on designated District bulletin boards. 4.6 The Union has the right to use District mail service to distribute grievance materials, meeting notices, Collective Bargaining Agreements, bargaining proposals, non-political action newsletters and election ballots for Union officers and related campaign information. 4.7 The District employee evaluation form used in the evaluation of employees shall be furnished to the Union, if it is changed during the term of this Agreement. 4.8 In order for Chapter Stewards or employees designated as representatives of the Union have or elected/appointed officers of the right local or its affiliates to paid attend local, state or national approved conferences, meetings, lawful activities associated with Union legislative issues and conventions during work shifts or local bargaining, a total pool of release time under hours equal to forty (40) hours shall be made available by the Grievance Procedure herein as follows: 1District. The Prior notification of such absences must be made in writing by the employee and the Union may designate two to the Director of Food Service. Such written notice must be received at least ten (210) shift representatives for each of work days prior to the three (3) twenty-four (24) hour shifts (Shift A, Shift B, and Shift C) and anticipated absence. No more than one (1) such union representative will be released from a kitchen. Subject to approval from the Director of Food Service, two individuals may be absent from a kitchen that has more than six (6) employees. The Union will be responsible for reimbursing the District its added costs associated with covering the absence. The District will be responsible for submitting an itemized billing for the day shift with claimed added costs. In the understanding that the union will make every effort to ensure that the shift representative works on the shift represented and shall notify the Fire Chief of event more hours are needed in a given school year for such designations. There shall be no obligation on the Department to change or adjust normal departmental scheduling or assignments of personnel as a result of such designations. 2. A shift representative maypurposes, when the Union is designated in writing by a grievant as his/her representative, attend mutually scheduled grievance meetings and hearings with department representatives without loss of pay or benefits. In no event shall this paid may request additional release time be used for any other purpose, such granted. Such a request must be in writing and directed to the Superintendent or designee. Additional release time will be reimbursed to the District as gathering information, interviewing the grievant or witnesses, or preparing a presentationdescribed above. C. Each M.O.U. year, 4.9 Open position announcements for the City will, subject unit shall be distributed to operational requirements, allow release time with pay up to a maximum of four thousand five hundred (4500) hours for duly elected officers, trustees of the Union and members appointed in writing a timely manner by the President for specific committees, to attend Union business and Board of Trustees meetings. Any hours in excess of four thousand five hundred (4500) must be approved by the Fire Chief, the Labor Relations Administrator and the Union President. The cost of hours in excess of four thousand five hundred (4500) will be charged against the following M.O.U. A surplus of hours will be carried into the next yearEmployer. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of meeting dates and names of those officers and/or trustees to be attending must be submitted to the Fire Chief or his designee by the Union no later than twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the release time. E. The President may appoint a Legislative Representative for the Union. If the Legislative Representative has been a registered with the Secretary of State for at least three years as a lobbyist and if the Legislative Representative has agreed to work with and assist the City’s legislative lobbyists, the Legislative Representative shall receive five hundred (500) hours per year release time with pay or the fifty-six (56) hour equivalent.