| 6.1 |
Upon request of CFA, the CSU shall provide at
no cost adequate facilities not otherwise required for campus
business for meetings of the CFA. The CFA shall be afforded
access to the existing campus telephone system at no cost to
the CSU, contingent upon the ability of the system to accommodate
such usage. The costs of installation and operation shall be
borne by the CFA. The CFA shall also be afforded access to the
CSUnet for systemwide and internet telecommunications access,
at no cost to the CSU, contingent upon the ability of the system
to accommodate such usage. The costs of installation and operation
shall be borne by the CFA, at the CSUnet subscription rates. |
| 6.2 |
The CFA shall bear the cost of all campus supplies
incident to any CFA meeting or CFA business conducted on campus. |
| 6.3 |
Intra-campus mail service shall be available to
CFA at no cost for official CFA communications. CFA shall package
and label materials for convenient handling according to the
normal specifications of the campus, which shall be communicated
upon request from CFA. The identifier (CFA) shall appear on
all materials sent through the campus mail service by CFA. Faculty
unit employee mailboxes, if any, may be utilized by CFA for
purposes of CFA communication to faculty unit employees. |
| 6.4 |
CFA shall have the use of an adequate number of
designated bulletin boards for the posting of CFA material.
Such bulletin boards shall be visible, accessible to faculty
unit employees, and in areas frequented by faculty unit employees. |
| 6.5 |
A copy of CFA material posted on bulletin boards
and CFA material intended for general distribution to faculty
unit employees through the campus mail services shall be provided
in a timely manner to the appropriate administrator. CFA should
exercise responsibility for the content of such material. |
| 6.6 |
CFA shall not interfere with campus programs,
operations, or the work of faculty unit employees. |
| 6.7 |
The CFA Chapter President shall officially represent
CFA on each campus. The name of the CFA Chapter President and
alternate shall be provided to the President. |
| 6.8 |
The appropriate administrator shall, as a courtesy,
be notified of the presence of a representative of CFA on official
business who is not a campus employee either upon his/her arrival
at the campus or by telephone in advance of arrival. The names
of representatives of CFA who are non-CSU employees and the
names of systemwide CFA officers shall be provided to the appropriate
administrator. |
| 6.9 |
Upon the request of CFA, the campus Personnel
Office shall provide CFA at no cost a monthly list of all faculty
unit employees newly appointed for at least ninety (90) days.
Such a list shall contain the name and the department or equivalent
unit of such a faculty unit employee. |
| 6.10 |
The term "no cost" as used in this Article
shall be exclusive of actual overtime costs or extraordinary
clean-up costs incurred by the CSU in complying with the provisions
of this Article. Such costs shall be borne by CFA. When the
facility request is submitted and CFA inquires, the CSU shall
inform the CFA whether or not costs shall be charged. |
| 6.11 |
Upon the request of CFA, employee lists including
those generated by PIMS and other public information shall be
provided to CFA as soon as reasonably practicable. A faculty
unit employee's home address shall be released to CFA except
when that employee officially has informed the CSU that he/she
wishes the home address withheld. The cost of such employee
lists or public information shall be borne by CFA except as
provided elsewhere in the Agreement. |
| 6.12 |
Upon the request of CFA, the CSU shall grant in
a timely manner union leave without loss of compensation. Such
leaves shall be granted up to the equivalent of four (4) full-time
positions per year. |
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a. |
Such leave may be partial or full-time and shall not exceed
one (1) year. An employee on such leave shall continue to earn
all campus service credit and retirement credit. Vacation time,
holiday time, and sick leave shall not accrue during such leave.
A faculty unit employee on such leave shall have the right to
return to his/her former position upon expiration of the leave.
Such leave shall not constitute a break in the faculty unit
employee's continuous service for the purpose of salary adjustments,
sick leave, vacation, or seniority. |
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b. |
The CSU shall be reimbursed by CFA for all compensation paid
to the faculty unit employee on account of such leave and for
any incidental costs, including the cost of benefits. Reimbursement
of salary by CFA shall be at Step 1, Assistant Professor, of
the salary schedule. Reimbursement by CFA shall be made no later
than thirty (30) days after receipt of the CSU certification
of payment of compensation to the employee. |
| 6.13 |
The following WTU pools shall be provided for
the purpose of granting reductions in workload, without loss
of compensation, for CFA representatives. There shall be a pool
of six (6) WTUs on a semester campus, or eight (8) WTUs on a
quarter campus, per academic term, for distribution among campus
CFA chapter representatives. In addition, there shall be a statewide
pool not to exceed twenty-four (24) WTUs per semester, or the
quarter equivalent on quarter campuses, for distribution among
CFA statewide representatives. |
| 6.14 |
The CFA may request unpaid leaves of absence for
a specified period of time for CFA-designated faculty unit employees. |
| 6.15 |
The CSU and the CFA shall endeavor to publish
jointly an official version of this Agreement, and shall equally
share the cost of printing one thousand (1000) copies, to be
distributed equally between the parties. Additional copies requested
by CFA prior to the time of initial printing shall be provided
to CFA. CFA shall bear the cost of such additional copies. |
| 6.16 |
A faculty unit employee shall not suffer reprisals
for participation in CFA activities. |
| Release
Time for Negotiations |
| 6.17 |
The CSU agrees that members of the CFA negotiating
team may request and shall be granted a reduction in workload
during the academic term in which negotiations take place. Such
reductions shall be considered partial difference in pay leaves
and salaries shall be in accordance with Article 28, provision
28.3. The reduction will be calculated on the basis of fifteen
(15) Weighted Teaching Units representing a full load. |
| 6.18 |
Provisions 28.12 and 28.13 shall apply to such
leaves. |
| 6.19 |
The CFA shall reimburse the CSU by the amount
of the required salary reduction for each member of the negotiating
team. Such reimbursement shall be passed on to the employees
as a part of their salary compensation. |
| 6.20 |
For those members of the bargaining team whose
normal assignments involve classroom teaching, the requested
reduction shall be in increments which will facilitate course
reassignment. |
| 6.21 |
The work assignments of members of the negotiating
team shall be rescheduled so that involved individuals shall
have Thursdays and Fridays free of work assignments during the
academic term in which negotiations occur to facilitate attendance
at bargaining sessions. |
| 6.22 |
The foregoing shall be implemented only if the
CFA notifies the CSU of the names of members of the bargaining
team by May 1 of each year. |
| 6.23 |
The CFA shall be provided appropriate office space
on each campus, which shall, upon their request, be shared with
other bargaining representatives. Rental charges for the duration
of this Agreement shall be one dollar per year for each office
provided. |
