3.05 Union Representatives, Rights and Limitations:
The Union shall furnish the University Office of Labor Relations a list of all official Union representatives, specifying their authority and showing the name, title or office for each and the departments and shifts for which they function. The Union shall notify the University of any changes in the list and keep it current.
Both parties agree to recognize and deal with only properly authorized and empowered University or Union representatives who are officially made responsible by the parties’ written compliance with the Section.
It is agreed that the Union will appoint or elect up to twelve (12) representatives, including officers who will be recognized by the University in their defined authority to act for the Union. The Union’s Officers will be its Branch President, Branch Vice President and Branch Secretary-Treasurer for the Newark and Piscataway/New Brunswick Campuses.
The names of those representatives and officers will be provided to University Office of Labor Relations and the respective Campus Directors of Human Resources and updated within thirty (30) days of any change.
The University agrees that during working hours on its premises and without loss of base pay or when otherwise agreed upon, Union representatives previously designated and authorized to represent the Union and recognized by the University shall be allowed to:
a) Represent a staff member in the department/work unit.
b) Investigate a grievance, providing such investigation time will be limited
to a maximum of one (1) hour and further provided there is no interruption
of work activities. In emergency situations, these time limitations may be
extended if approved by the Office of Human Resources or the Supervisor on
duty, should the office of Human Resources be closed.
c) Post Union notices.
d) Attend negotiating meetings (the number of representatives to be agreed
upon between the Union and the University) if designated as a member of
the negotiating team scheduled to attend by the Union.
e) Attend scheduled meetings with the University.
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