Union Activity Leave. The Union may request with the employee a leave of absence from County employment for Union leave. The Union’s request shall provide reasonable notice, the activity in which the employee will engage and the length of leave requested. The employee will remain on County payroll, on leave status. The County shall be reimbursed by the Union for the costs of the leave, including the costs of the benefits and any related administrative costs. The parties agree to discuss the cost specifics during the approval process. The immediate supervisor will be presented with the request as well as the Director of Human Resources. The Director of Human Resources may grant or deny the requested leave. Prior to denying such leave, the Director shall meet, upon request, with the Union Representative to discuss the decision. The HR Director shall make a final determination on granting or denying the leave. Such decision by the County is final, is not subject to appeal, and may not be grieved. Only one employee covered by Agreement will be authorized to be on leave at any one time. Further, such leave may only be approved for a maximum period of six (6) months per employee, unless the parties mutually agree otherwise.
Union Activity Leave. If an employee is designated by the Union to attend a convention of the National Union, COPE, the Canadian Labour Congress, or the New Democratic Party, on its behalf, the employer shall not make any deductions from the employee's wages for the period required for such attendance. The employer will not unreasonably withhold approval for the employee who is designated by the union.
Union Activity Leave. The Employer agrees that any member of the Union employed by the Employer during the period of this Agreement who is elected to permanent office in the Union or is assigned by the Union to any Union activity necessitating leave of absence shall be granted such leave of absence and shall, at the end of the term in the first instance or at the end o f his mission in the second instance, be given reemployment athis former wage rate, plus any increase or less any reduction that may have become effective dur ing his absence. The maximum period o f absence permitted will be one (1) year.
Union Activity Leave. The School District will provide reasonable time off to elected/appointed officials of the ACA for the purpose of conducting the business of the ACA. Arrangements for such time will be made by written request of the ACA President and with the approval of the Superintendent. Such leave time will be without compensation by the school district.
Union Activity Leave a) Any member of the bargaining unit who is attending Union activities, shall upon making the request in writing six (6) weeks in advance and subject to operational requirements, be granted a leave of absence without pay. The maximum time off for Union activities shall not exceed thirty (30) working days per calendar year and no more than two (2) employees may be absent from scheduled work at any one time, provided that the two (2) employees are from different classifications. At the Toronto Centre, no more than three (3) employees may be absent from scheduled work at any one time and no more than one (1) may be from the same classification, unless otherwise agreed by the Employer.
Union Activity Leave a) WSN will grant an unpaid leave of absence to an Employee to attend union conventions and conferences provided such leave does not interfere with the operation of WSN. Such request must be received by the Chief Executive Officer or designate thirty (30) calendar days prior to leave.
Union Activity Leave. (a) If an employee is designated by the Union to attend a convention of the Canadian Office & Professional Employees Union, or is a delegate from Local 343 COPE to the Ontario Federation of Labour or the Canadian Labour Congress, the Employer shall not make any deduction from the employee's wages for the period required for such attendance.
Union Activity Leave. 1. The four (4) members of the Union Negotiating Committee shall be granted leave from duty with full pay for all meetings between the Board and the Union for the purpose of negotiating the terms of the Agreement when such meetings take place at a time during which such members are scheduled to be on duty.
Union Activity Leave. Upon a joint Union-Employee request, the Company may grant the employee a leave, not to exceed thirty (30) calendar days, to attend a Union convention or conference where the employee will act in an official capacity. No employee shall be granted a leave under this Section for an accumulated period in excess of thirty (30) calendar days in any one (1) calendar year, nor any more than one (1) employee may be on leave under this Section at any one (1) time. An employee may be excused from work for a period of one (1) week or less upon the Union's providing five working days advance notice. Further, the Company agrees to grant an employee a leave of absence to serve an initial term as an elected Union Official for a period of three (3) years which shall be renewed upon subsequent request. No more than one (1) employee may be on such leave at any one (1) time.
Union Activity Leave. Provided the Union gives the Agency advance notice of at least one month, duly elected delegates shall be allowed to attend the international convention of the Union for the duration of the convention. The time shall be taken without pay or charged against earned vacation, or, at the discretion of the Executive Vice-President, the time may be made up. The Chapter Chair within the Agency and one Union xxxxxxx in each facility will be given time to confer with respect to Union affairs insofar only as they relate to the Agency, provided, however, there is no interference with the performance of their assigned duties. The Agency shall pay the Union’s Chapter Chair, or his/her designee for time spent by that employee during the employee’s regular work schedule attending arbitration hearings pursuant to Article XVI, below.
