Site Representatives Clause Samples

Site Representatives. The right of the Association to appoint site representatives is recognized. The Association shall be entitled to appoint one (1) site representative at each work facility employing two (2) or more full-time permanent employees of the bargaining unit. Designated site representatives will be granted release time as set forth in this Article and other portions of the Agreement. Site representatives shall have completed their initial probationary period, be employed in and limit their representative activities to the work facility to which they are appointed. The Association shall provide written notification to the employing agencies of the appointment of all representatives seven (7) days prior to the effective date of any such designation. No appointment shall be recognized until such notification is received by the employing agencies. Release time shall be granted to Association site representatives, limited to the presentation of employee grievances and the representation of employees in pre-disciplinary conferences. Release time may be granted by the employing agencies to Association site representatives for other functions where such release time is expressly provided for in this Agreement and/or authorized by the employing agencies. However, release time shall not be granted to Association site representatives if a OEA Labor Relations Consultant or other designated Association representative is present at any grievance meeting or pre-disciplinary conference. An Association site representative may use a reasonable amount of working time to receive and investigate complaints and grievances of employees on the premises of the Employer only if such activity does not interfere with or interrupt normal school or agency operations and prior approval has been granted by the representative's supervisor and the complainant's/grievant's supervisor. Employees needing an Association site representative's presence during working time shall direct their request to the site representative. The site representative shall request release through his/her immediate supervisor. Association site representatives will, upon entering any work area other than their own, and prior to engaging in any representative duties, report to the supervisor involved. The OEA Labor Relations Consultant or other designated Association representative shall conduct business with the prior notification of the Employer at work facilities at reasonable times and shall not interfere with or interru...