20.8 Educational Leave -
(a) Educational leave granted by the Employer to regular employees requesting such leave shall be in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) The duration of educational leave granted to regular employees to take advanced or special training which will be of benefit to the employee or the Employer may be for varying periods up to one (1) year, which may be renewed by mutual agreement ...
Memorandum of Understanding #6 - Protocol for Joint Union Management Training Initiatives.
The parties share a common interest in developing mechanisms to further facilitate the joint training initiatives specified in Articles 1and 22. To progress in his area the parties will establish a Joint Union! Management Training Steering Committee.
The purpose of the committee is to provide support for joint training initiatives and advice on program content, delivery mechanisms and implementation as appropriate. The committee will be comprised of three (3) members appointed by the Union and three (3) members appointed by the Employer and will be co-chaired...
21.06 Each Manufacturer agrees to contribute the equivalent of one quarter (1/4%) per cent of union members' wages into an ACTWU Local 459 Education and Research Fund, which shall be solely administered by the Union...
Joint Training Committee. To receive up to $15,000 annually for further education and literacy training (new addition).
13.14 The Employer will grant a leave of absence with pay to employee (s) enrolled in the Literacy in the Workplace program to the extent that, in management's opinion, operational requirements permit.
21.04... (b) Employees with five (5) or more years of continuous service will be granted, upon request, an educational leave of absence to attend High School, University or a recognized Technical or Vocational School...
These clauses are important beginnings. They are not included here because they are ideal, but as important first steps toward entrenching the right of workers to education. We need to build on our own experience and share our stories of both successes and set-backs so that we can learn from each other and move forward. For more information on literacy, training and education contract clauses visit the website at www.clc-ctc.ca. Also look for the Training and Literacy Link for further examples of contract language.
The CLC would like to hear your stories. Please contact the CLC Workplace Literacy Project, 2841 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, K1V 8X7, telephone (613)521-3400.