SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL 1939, AFL-CIO, CLC 3 (PART-TIME CIVIL SERVICE) (2001-2004)

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of overtime according to the Fair Labor Standards Act. If, at some point in the future, the President for the SEIU bargaining unit is elected from the Part Time Civil Service category of employment, then all rights and privileges pertaining to President's leave shall apply. 18.2 Worksite Access. Officers, worksite leaders/stewards and/or paid Union representatives shall be permitted to visit break and lunch areas designated by the City, before or after work or during designated lunch periods for the purpose of discussing Union business, provided that arrangements are made in advance with the manager responsible for the worksite. Such visits shall not disrupt the work of City employees, interfere with the normal operations of the department or with established safety and security requirements. Where any such problems arise, the Union and the City will agree on an alternate meeting/conference facility for the purpose of providing a place for the Union to hold a meeting before or after work or during lunch periods. If the City facility provided the Union as an alternate meeting site during non-working hours is a public meeting room, its scheduling and use shall be governed in accordance with regulations pertaining to the use of public meeting rooms at City facilities. Solicitations of membership and all activities concerned with the internal management of the Union, such as collecting dues, holding membership meetings, preparation of petitions, preparation of proposals, campaigning for office, conducting elections and distributing literature, shall not be conducted during working hours. Officers and employees may perform those duties assigned to them by the Union, but in no event shall they have the right to interfere with the performance of work of any other employee or interfere with City operations or to call a strike, slowdown, work stoppage, sympathy strike or take any economic action against the City. 18.3 Release Time for Employee Representatives. In the event that the Union is formally meeting and conferring with representatives of the City on matters within the scope of representation during regular City business hours, a reasonable number of officers, employee representatives or other officials of the Union shall be allo~ved reasonable time off without loss of compensation or other benefits. Such officers and employee representatives shall not leave their duty or work station or assignment without the prior knowledge of their supervisor or such supervisor's supervisor. 32