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ARTICLE III <br /> UNION RIGHTS <br /> Section 1. Access to Premises by Union Representatives <br /> The Employer agrees that local representatives and officers and AFSCME staff <br /> representatives shall have reasonable access to the premises of the Employer giving notice upon <br /> arrival to the appropriate Employer representative. Such visitations shall be for the reason of the <br /> administration of this Agreement and shall result in no interference of work. <br /> Section 2. Time Off for Union Activities <br /> (A) The Employer shall grant the Union ten (10) days per year without pay for state or <br /> international Union conventions under the following conditions: <br /> (1) No more than two(2)employees may be absent at the same time. <br /> (2) The employee must give at least seven (7) days written notice to his/her <br /> supervisor prior to such leave. <br /> (3) The employee may use unused vacation time or approved unused personal <br /> leave time. <br /> (4) Two employees who are duly appointed or elected as a Union officer or <br /> steward may conduct Union business up to eight (8)hours per month on the <br /> following conditions: <br /> (a) The Union business may be conducted during the first and last hour <br /> of the officer's or steward's assigned shift. <br /> (b) The Union business may be conducted only after notifying said <br /> employee's immediate non-bargaining unit supervisor and subject to <br /> the supervisor's permission, which permission shall not be <br /> unreasonably wit held. <br /> (c) The Union shall be afforded thirty (30) minutes for new employee <br /> orientation at the conclusion of the new employee's probationary <br /> period. A joint meeting shall occur in the subsequent thirty (30) <br /> minutes with the Union and the Employer being present for positive <br /> programming. <br /> Section 3. Union Bulletin Boards <br /> The Employer shall provide one official Union bulletin board. The board shall be for <br /> the sole and exclusive use of the Union and shall contain only Union related information. <br /> Page 3 of 29 <br />