Daily Stipend for Joint Lobby Days. The Employer will designate two (2) days per calendar year to grant leave time for employees participating in lobby days approved by the Labor-Management Coalition for Quality Care. The Union and the Employer may, upon mutual agreement, establish additional days. The Employer will make every reasonable effort to release employees, as designated by the Union for lobby days, considering operational needs. Additionally, the Employer agrees to pay up to two (2) bargaining unit employees per facility a fifty dollar ($50) daily stipend when such employee(s) incurs lost wages for the time spent in conjunction with such approved lobby days. The compensation will be paid in the qualified employee's regular paycheck subject to all payroll rules. The Employer can alternatively select more than two (2) employees per facility if operational needs allow, and the total number of employees participating company-wide doesn’t exceed the overall total of up to two (2) employees per facility. The Union will identify and select the employees eligible for the stipend within the framework above and verify such employee’s lobby day participation at the approved event.
