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School Meetinas
The authorized representative of the UNION shall have the right to schedule UNION meetings in the
building before or after regular cafeteria hours. Such meeting shall not in any manner disrupt the
normal operation of the school and shall be subject to prior approval of the building principal.
No Local Oraanization Activity on School Time
Except as provided herein, the UNION agrees that no employee will engage in Union activity while on
duty. The Union, however, shall be granted 20 minutes at the start of the school year or during
orientation to meet unilaterally with all new bargaining unit members. During the school year, the
District shall inform the Union of every new hire or individual change in employment status in an
electronic report provided to the NTU President by the first week of the month.
Protection of Individual and Group Rights
Nothing contained herein shali be construed to prevent the BOARD, a member of the BOARD or its
designated representative from meeting with any employee for expression of the employee's views. In
the area of this Agreement, and for the term hereof, no changes or modifications shall be made except
through negotiations with the UNION. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to permit an
organization other than the UNION to appear in an official capacity in the processing of a grievance.
Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prevent any employee from informally discussing any
dispute with an immediate superior or processing a grievance on the employee's own behalf in
accordance with the Grievance Procedure heretofore set forth in Article III.
Information
A. The BOARD shall make available to the UNION, upon its request, any and all available information
in the public domain, such as statistics and records relevant to negotiations, or necessary for the
proper enforcement of the terms of this Agreement;
B. If the public agenda of a BOARD meeting has been prepared 24 hours in advance of such a
BOARD meeting, it shall be made available to the President of the UNION;
C. A copy of the minutes of all BOARD meetings shall be made available to the President of the
UNION.
Union Notices
The UNION shall be permitted to post UNION related notices and other materials on butletin boards,
provided its notices are in good taste and provided that such materials shall not include campaign
organization material related to local, state or national political matters. A bulletin board will be
provided in each workplace for Union and District use.
Leave for Legislative Hearings
In the event a member of the bargaining unit is president of the UNION, that member, or a single
designee from the unit, shall be granted three (3) days paid leave to attend legislative hearings. Not
more than one person from the entire UNION membership shall be entitled to this leave.
Conference Attendance
Up to three (3) days of paid professional leave will be granted to two (2) employees designated by the
president of the Union for the purpose of attending any conference at no additional cost to the District.
There is a limit of six days in any year. If more than one employee is attending the conference, the
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