Stewards Program. MEA may select a total of six (6) stewards for this Unit. MEA shall give to the City's representative a written list of employees who have been selected as stewards. This list shall be kept current by MEA and submitted to the Assistant Director of Administrative Services/ Human ResourcesHuman Resources Director every six (6) months. The role of the xxxxxxx is to provide timely MEA representation to employees seeking such assistance in the resolution of employment disputes or potential employment disputes. Stewards, when leaving their work locations to fulfill their responsibilities as xxxxxxx, shall first obtain permission from their immediate supervisor and inform them of the general nature of the business. Permission to leave shall be granted promptly unless such absence would cause undue interruption of work. If such permission cannot be granted promptly, the xxxxxxx shall be, if possible, informed when time may be made available. MEA stewards shall complete a time use slip to document MEA activity time used as part of the allocation set forth herein. This slip shall be initialed by the xxxxxxx using the time and by the supervisor authorizing it. The authorization slip shall be submitted to the Human Resources Department. Xxxxxxx business which is subject to release time according to this Article may be conducted only at City work locations. Employees must track their use of Xxxxxxx business in the City’s timekeeping system by using appropriate payroll codes so that the City can keep accurate, ongoing records of the amount of leave used for the year at any time. Upon entering a work location, the xxxxxxx shall inform the appropriate supervisor of the nature of the business. Permission to leave the job shall be granted promptly to the employee involved unless such absence would cause an undue interruption of work. If the employee cannot be made available, the xxxxxxx shall be immediately informed, if possible, when the employee may be made available. MEA agrees that a xxxxxxx shall not log compensatory time or overtime pay for the time spent performing any function of a xxxxxxx. To the extent possible, due to the nature of part-time employment, the City expects some of the stewards to conduct association related business on his/her own time.
Stewards Program. Union stewards shall mean regular employees of the HACM who are members of and are designated by the Union to assist employees for the purpose of processing grievances. The HACM employee unit may select two (2) such Stewards and two (2)
