ARTICLE 26
RELEASE TIME for UC-AFT BUSINESS
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A. RELEASE TIME FOR BARGAINING
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The University shall provide paid release time
for one (1) NSF per campus to attend University-wide negotiating
sessions. The UC-AFT may designate up to one NSF per campus to
attend University-wide negotiations as a "release-time"
member of the UC-AFT bargaining team. The UC-AFT shall provide
the University with its roster of bargaining team members for
whom it is requesting release time at least 45 days prior to the
end of the academic term immediately preceding the term in which
bargaining is scheduled to commence.
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In the event a team member receiving paid release time gives
up her/his seat on the team and is replaced during a semester/quarter,
the University is under no obligation to modify the replacement’s
work schedule for the remainder of that semester/quarter, although
the University shall make a reasonable effort to do so.
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Alternates and replacements for any of the UC-AFT bargaining
team members receiving paid release time shall not be eligible
for paid release time unless the UC-AFT designates them permanent,
and the University has received written notice of such designation
at least thirty (30) calendar days in advance of the first scheduled
bargaining session to be attended by the permanent replacement.
The University shall make reasonable efforts to provide preferential
scheduling to Alternates and Substitutes.
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The UC-AFT bargaining team representatives on paid
release time shall be in a without-loss-of-salary and benefits-status
only for the time spent at scheduled negotiating sessions, including
reasonable travel time to and from scheduled negotiating sessions.
Payment to the team member for such status shall be included as
wages in the team member's regular paycheck for the pay period
during which the scheduled negotiating session occurred. These
wages shall be subject to the same taxes and other deductions
normally associated with payment of salary for hours worked.
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The Chief Negotiator for the UC-AFT will be granted
course relief of a maximum of one (1) regularly scheduled University
course per quarter/semester during negotiations, provided that
the Chief Negotiator has at least a 67% time appointment in an
NSF title. For a Chief Negotiator whose primary responsibilities
do not involve course instruction, the University shall provide
the equivalent of one (1) IWC release time per quarter/semester
from their NSF responsibilities. Should the period of negotiations
not encompass an entire quarter/semester for which course relief
has been provided, the department chair may assign other duties
for the remainder of the quarter/semester.
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If the designated UC-AFT Chief Negotiator is an
NSF appointed from the same campus as an NSF who is a designated
“release-time” member of the UC-AFT bargaining team,
the Chief Negotiator shall become the team member receiving release-time
and the campus’ other team member’s release time shall
not be paid.
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a. The UC will provide, where practicable,
a work schedule that accommodates the bargaining schedule
of the team member who was displaced by the UC-AFT Chief
Negotiator.
b. In the event the University modifies the bargaining
team member’s work schedule and such modification
affects the assignment of another NSF, the NSF whose schedule
was modified to accommodate the bargaining team member’s
participation in negotiations has no right to grieve the
modification.
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B. RELEASE TIME
FOR STEWARDS
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The UC-AFT may designate an NSF Union steward for
each UC campus.
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The University will provide no less than the relief equivalent
of one course for each academic year to designated stewards. [1]
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The UC-AFT shall reimburse the University for the costs of
providing such course relief. When practicable, the UC-AFT shall
provide the University with at least a one semester/quarter advance
written notice of the NSF who it will designate as a campus steward.
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C. RELEASE TIME
FOR THE UNION PRESIDENT
In the event that Unit 18 members elect an NSF to be statewide President
of the UC-AFT, the University will provide no less than the course relief
equivalent of one course per academic year, provided that, when practicable,
the President requests such relief at least one semester/quarter in
advance of the anticipated relief. [2]
All costs (salary and benefits) shall be reimbursed by the UC-AFT during
the period the University provides relief.
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D. MISCELLANEOUS
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The parties agree that it is their intent that
the purposes of this provision be fulfilled in such a way so as
not to interfere with the effectiveness of the instructional program
or the progress of the students which it serves.
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In the event the UC-AFT steward or President does not provide
the University with at least one quarter/semester notice of her/his
need for course relief, the University may deny course relief
for that quarter/semester.
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Any release time for UC-AFT business granted under the provisions
of this Article will result in a commensurate release from assigned
work expectations.
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