Union Sponsored Training. A leave of absence without pay shall be granted at the request of an employee and the Union for the purpose of the employee's attending a training course sponsored by the Union. The maximum duration of such leave shall not exceed two (2) consecutive payroll periods in a calendar year.
Union Sponsored Training. Management is encouraged to approve training to enhance job skills for employees. If such training is Union sponsored, the Union will submit a timely request that contains: an agenda/written description of the training or seminar, the dates, and the location of the training. The Union will submit all requests, for informational purposes, to the Human Resources Office at least one (1) month in advance of the scheduled training or conference. Approval of training requests will be based on workload needs, budgetary considerations, and the determination that the Union sponsored training is of mutual benefit to both Management and the Union. Agency funds may or may not be used to pay training or travel expenses associated with any such training.
Union Sponsored Training. A. The Agency recognizes that Union-sponsored training is an appropriate representational activity for which official time may be used. When requesting official time for Union-sponsored training or conferences, the Union will provide the Labor Relations Officer with documentation (e.g. agenda), at the time of the request, denoting the date, location, subject matter, and provider or sponsor of the training or conference. The request will also include a statement detailing how the course content is appropriate for time in accordance with 5 USC 71 and the provisions of this article. Management will timely respond to the request after receiving the information from the Union.
Union Sponsored Training. A. The Administration recognizes that union sponsored training is an appropriate representational activity for which official time may be used. When requesting official time for union sponsored training or conferences, the Union will provide the appropriate management official with documentation, at the time of the request, denoting the date, location, subject matter and provider or sponsor of the training or conference. Management will timely respond to the request after receiving the information from the Union. The Administration's sole expense for all union sponsored training will be official time. Where available, the Agency shall permit the use of Agency training space.
Union Sponsored Training. The Union may request that stewards attend Union-sponsored training providing that the absence of the xxxxxxx does not represent a hardship to their work unit. Union training requests shall be submitted in writing to the xxxxxxx’x immediate supervisor, specifying the amount of time requested, not less than two weeks in advance of the training. The request shall be approved, or denied, in writing, and a copy forwarded to Organizational Development. The Union may request up to five days per year for each officer or xxxxxxx to attend training and conferences which relate to representation. Wages for this time off shall be directly paid by the Union unless the employee elects to use accumulated paid time off. Any accumulated time off used by an employee under this July 1, 2022–June 30, 2024 the Exploratorium—Local 1021 Agreement provision shall be counted toward the five days per year maximum.
Union Sponsored Training. The EMPLOYER agrees to grant administrative leave to employees who are UNION officials and/or stewards for the purpose of attending UNION-sponsored training sessions. Administrative leave for this purpose will not exceed a total of 240 hours within a twelve (12) month period, beginning in January of each calendar year and prorated for any partial years of this agreement. A written request for administrative leave for this training will be submitted at least thirty (30) calendar days in advance by the UNION President to the Directorate of Civilian Personnel. A DCP representative will forward the request to the appropriate management official promptly to obtain their approval or disapproval based on mission requirements of the organization within ten (10) calendar days of the request.
Union Sponsored Training. The Employer will approve official time, but no travel or per diem, for employee attendance at Union sponsored training which is of mutual benefit to the Parties (i.e. designed to advise representatives on matters within the scope of labor-management relations). All requests for official time will be considered in accordance with Section 20.04. Depending on the extent the training is of mutual benefit, the request will be addressed as follows: Official time for identified representatives will be requested by the Chairman via the RSO no less than 1 month in advance. The request will be accompanied by documentation (e.g. Agenda/seminars) sufficient to establish that the requested hours are for mutual benefit. Any questions regarding said documentation shall be resolved expeditiously. The maximum amount of hours to be granted are:
Union Sponsored Training a. The Parties agree that training on official time will include emphasis on such topics as developing statutory and technical knowledge, mediation skills, interest-based and traditional negotiation skills, conflict resolution techniques, contract administration, partnership development, grievance handling, and improving representational skills, as well as similar sessions that are mutually beneficial to the parties in promoting effective labor-management relations. Training on internal Union administrative items is not appropriate for official time.
Union Sponsored Training. Official time may be used for Union-sponsored labor relations training which is of mutual benefit to the Parties and approved in advance by the Agency. The Agency will grant the following amounts of time each year of the contract: Representative authorized 100% official time No Limit All other Representatives 40 hours The Union will make every effort to submit two weeks in advance to the appropriate Human Resources representative, a copy of the agenda, if available, or a written description which gives the subject matter, the duration, purpose, and nature of the training.
Union Sponsored Training. The City agrees to allow each unit employee up to ten (10) hours of paid release time per calendar year to participate in Union sponsored training. The training must contribute to the unit employee’s knowledge.
