Collective Bargaining Agreement Union 760

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ARTICLE 29 -UNION ACTIVITY 29.1 Union Investigative and Visitation Privileges: The business representative of the Union, with the permission of the Sheriff or designee, may visit the work location of employees at any reasonable time and location for the purpose of investigating grievances. Such representative shall limit the employee's activities during such investigations to matters relating to this Agreement; provided, however, the employee shall not interfere with the operation of normal routine of any division of the Sheriff's Office. The Union shall not distract an employee while on duty. 29.2 Bulletin Board: The Union shall be entitled to maintain one (1) bulletin board in a conspicuous place within the Sheriff's office in Ellensburg, provided, however, materials to be placed on said bulletin board shall be restricted to notices and provisions related to this Collective Bargaining Agreement. 29.3 Negotiations: The Union will notify the Sheriff in writing of the members of the negotiating committee. Said members shall be allowed time off without pay to attend negotiation meetings, at the discretion of the Sheriff. To qualify, the employee must: A. Notify the Employer at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the time off; B. The Employer must be able to properly man the employee's job duties during the time off; and, C. The wage cost to the Employer is no greater than the cost that would have been incurred had the Union official not taken time off. 29.4 The Sheriff may allow time off with pay to attend the State Pension System meetings and Washington State Law Enforcement Association annual meetings or other similar associations, not to exceed three (3) working days for a single function. 29.4.1 Allowable aggregate of such paid time off for all individuals shall not exceed five (5) working days in one (1) calendar year. 29.4.2 Attendance by individual officers at these or similar functions at the express request of the Sheriff shall not be counted toward the allowable five (5) days, but shall be considered as paid as regular working days. ARTICLE 30 -MISCELLANEOUS PRO\llSIONS 30.1 Medical Exams: Any physical and/or mental examination(s), or inoculations, which are required by the Employer, except for physicals required for purposes of entrance and applications, State Disability requirements, Civil Service Commission requirements and Retirement System requirements, shall be taken on Employer time and shall be paid by the Employer. If the Employer requires a physical and/or mental examination, the employee shall Kittitas County Corrections Contract -01/01/16 -12/31/18 Page 29