ARTICLE 5 - FEDERATION RIGHTS
5.1
In order for the Federation to be kept fully
informed of the development of Board policy and to contribute thereto:
5.11
Copies of agendas and background materials
furnished to Board members for matters to be discussed other than in executive
session shall be sent to the Federation President at the same time as to the
Board members.
5.12
A table shall be provided as working space for
the Federation President or designee at open Board meetings.
5.13
Subject to Board procedures regarding
participation, the Federation President or designee shall be offered the
opportunity to speak on items prior to Board
action.
5.14
Items may be placed on the Board agenda in
compliance with existing Board policy by the Federation President upon written
request filed with the President in sufficient time for distribution to the
Board with other informational materials prior to the meeting at which it is
discussed.
5.15
Copies of minutes of Board meetings and other
public documents (e.g., budget) resulting from Board action shall be furnished
to the Federation President.
5.2
Management shall provide the Federation with a
copy of any publicly distributed document upon request made to the Director of
the Human Resources Department. The Federation upon its request to the Director
of the Human Resources Department shall be placed on any regular College
mailing list. Requests for any other information needed by the Federation to
function as the exclusive bargaining unit representative shall be submitted to
the Director of the Human Resources Department in writing. The Federation shall
pay any reasonable costs for the reproduction and/or compilation of the data.
5.3
Management shall provide the Federation monthly
with a list of names, addresses (home and campus), telephone numbers (home and
campus), salary, step, and seniority credits of persons in Classified jobs.
Such list shall include bargaining unit categories. All information so provided
by Management shall be held in confidence by the Federation and used only for
Federation business.
5.4
Federation Use of College Equipment and Facilities
5.41
The Federation shall have the right to use
College-owned duplicating equipment, when not in conflict with Management use,
for the purpose of producing informational material for members of the
bargaining unit. The Federation shall reimburse the College for all supplies
used. All charges for supplies shall be assessed in accordance with the
schedule established by Management.
5.42
The Federation shall have the right to use
Management designated staff bulletin boards and local telephone service for the
purpose of communicating with Federation members. Management shall designate at
least one bulletin board which may be used by the Federation for the purpose of
communicating with Federation members at each of the major College campuses or
other facilities. Any political endorsements posted on Classified bulletin
boards shall be clearly marked as being endorsements by the Federation and not
by the College. College mail services shall not be used for the general
distribution of Federation communications or for distributing materials of a
political nature. The College mail service can be used by the Federation for
the purposes of communicating among its officers and with College
officials. All distributions shall
clearly indicate the Federation as the distributor of the material.
5.43
The Federation shall have the right to use
College meeting facilities for Federation business in accordance with
Management procedures established for facility use by College organizations.
5.44
Management shall provide the Federation with
exclusive office space at one of the campuses or facilities adequate for a
standard desk, filing cabinet and standard size bookcase. The
Federation will
furnish all equipment it desires except one telephone, which shall be furnished
by Management. Management shall establish a long distance call account which
shall be paid monthly by the Federation.
5.45
The use by any member of the bargaining unit of
equipment, supplies, services and facilities for purposes designated in Article
5.4 above shall not interfere with the performance of assigned duties and shall
not be during assigned working hours unless alternative arrangements are
approved by Management in advance.
5.5
Release Time for Federation Representatives
5.51
Management agrees that during working hours, on
College premises and without loss of pay, Federation representatives shall be
allowed to:
a. Attend
negotiation meetings with Management at times and for periods agreed to by the
parties. The Classified team may use up to 240 hours of release time for
purposes of negotiating a successor Agreement.
b.
Attend Contract Administration meetings for
periods and at times as scheduled.
c.
Attend grievance meetings at each step of the
procedure in accordance with Article 24.
5.52
The Federation shall have 80 hours of release
time in each pay period. This release time may be
used by either the Federation President or the Federation Executive Vice
President of Grievance and Contract Administration to conduct union
business. In addition, the Federation
Campus/Building Representatives or their designee may use this release time
pool for union business related to the administration of the contract. The
Federation shall provide a list to Human Resources of the employees eligible to
use this time including designees. A Federation representative's use of release
time shall be scheduled with the representative's supervisor and will be
reported to Human Resources. Campus/Building Representatives or their designee
cannot use more than 20 hours per pay period and these hours cannot accumulate.
Any release time used in excess of the amounts allowed in this section shall be
paid for by the Federation.
5.6
In order to facilitate the relationship between
the Federation, the Employees and Management, the Federation agrees to provide
Management with a current list of officers, campus representatives and others
authorized to represent the union.
5.7
The Federation rights conferred on the
Federation by this Agreement shall be exclusive to the Federation, except as
provided by law.