Common use of Union Time Pool Clause in Contracts

Union Time Pool. Effective upon ratification by the parties, a member of the bargaining unit shall voluntarily transfer one hour for annual leave time per fiscal year into a Union Time Pool so that City Union representatives may remain in a paid status while on approved union leave. One (1) hour will be deducted from the said volunteer member’s accrued annual or PTO (PAID TIME OFF) leave in the second pay period of October based upon written authorization by the employee. All authorization forms must be submitted collectively by the Union to the City in the first week of October. Leave shall be granted in order to attend union conferences, training sessions, or other related union business. The department director may approve leave time in Charges against the Union Time Pool shall be documented by the use of a Union Time Pool authorization form to be completed for each request. At a minimum, the form will identify the name of the user, the number of hours requested, employee's current hourly rate, the purpose of the request, and the signatures of the employee, department director or designee and the Union President. A record of all time donated and drawn against the Union Time Pool shall be kept by the department director or designee and Union President and a detailed summary will be submitted on October 1 and April 1 or each fiscal year to the Human Resources Department.

Union Time Pool. Effective upon ratification by the parties, a member of the bargaining unit shall voluntarily transfer one hour for annual leave time per fiscal year into a Union Time Pool so that City Union representatives may remain in a paid status while on approved union leave. One (1) hour will be deducted from the said volunteer member’s accrued annual or PTO (PAID TIME OFF) leave in the second pay period of October based upon written authorization by the employee. All authorization forms must be submitted collectively by the Union to the City in the first week of October. Leave shall be granted in order to attend union conferences, training sessions, or other related union business. The department director may approve leave time in advance. Pool time shall not be unduly withheld. All requests for the use of the Union time pool shall be submitted through and include authorization from the Union president if the absence is to be covered by payments from the Union time pool. Charges against the Union Time Pool shall be documented by the use of a Union Time Pool authorization form to be completed for each request. At a minimum, the form will identify the name of the user, the number of hours requested, employee's current hourly rate, the purpose of the request, and the signatures of the employee, department director or designee and the Union President. A record of all time donated and drawn against the Union Time Pool shall be kept by the department director or designee and Union President and a detailed summary will be submitted on October 1 and April 1 or each fiscal year to the Human Resources Department.