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Article VI - Association Rights

Article I - Agreement Article II - Recognition Article III - Definitions Article IV - Negotiation Procedures Article V - Non-Discrimination Article VI - Association Rights Article VII - Academic Freedom Article VIII - Professional Dues or Fee & Payroll Deductions Article IX - Grievance Procedure Article X - Leaves Article XI - Employee Rights Article XII - Working Conditions Article XIII - Personnel Files Article XIV - College Calendar Article XV - Holidays Article XVI - Appointment of Faculty Article XVII - Unit Vacancies Article XVIII - Reassignments Article XIX - Evaluation of Faculty Article XX - Due Process Article XXI - Reduction in Force Article XXII - Workload Article XXIII - Salary Article XXIV - Reduced Workload Article XXV - Other Duty and Compensation Article XXVI - Additional Duty Assignment Article XXVII - Employee Benefits Article XXVIII - Travel Article XXIX - Department Chairperson Article XXX - Retiree Benefits Article XXXI - Miscellaneous Article XXXII - Public Charges Article XXXIII - Unit Stability Article XXXIV - Statutory Changes Article XXXV - Savings Clause Article XXXVI - District Rights Article XXXVII - No Strike, No Lockout Article XXXVIII - Completion of Meet and Negotiation Article XXXIX - Faculty Service Areas Appendix A - Faculty Salary Schedules Appendix B - Co-Curricular Activities Appendix C - Advising, Counselor/Librarian Hours & Stipends Appendix D - Side Letter - Access to Personnel File Appendix E - Criteria for Academic Reduction in Force Appendix F - Family Care Leave Appendix G - Lecture Equivalancy Hours - Athletics Appendix H - Retiree Fringe Benefit Appendix I - Approved Academic Calendar Exhibit 1 - Non-Contractual Memorandums of Understanding	6.1 ASSOCIATION RIGHTS     6.1.1 The Association and its duly authorized campus representative shall have the use of College equipment and building facilities at all reasonable times, which shall include evening hours. Such equipment shall include, but shall not be limited to, office computers/printers, duplicating equipment, calculating machines, classroom type data processing equipment and all types of audio-visual equipment when such equipment is not otherwise in use.     6.1.2 However, the use of equipment such as copiers, duplicating equipment and other related cost generating equipment shall only be made available on a cost reimbursement basis to the District by the Association.   6.2 The District shall set aside reasonable bulletin board space for Association use in each District owned building with offices for faculty members, and in all present faculty lounges and dining areas.     6.2.1 Anything distributed by or on behalf of the Association, or by or on behalf of the District, shall indicate the source as the originator or distributor of the communication.   6.3 The Association and its campus representatives shall have the right to use the College mail distribution service for Association communications in accordance with current law, absent the use of District postage, and shall be provided access to all faculty mailboxes for such use.   6.4 Duly authorized Association representatives shall have the right as defined by current law and subsequent PERB decisions to conduct official Association business, including grievance representation activities, on campus property and as necessary to the performance of Association responsibilities to members of the Bargaining Unit.   6.5 The Association, through its campus representative, will be given the right to address the District's Board of Trustees at each regular meeting, to present any matters relating to its function as exclusive bargaining representative of the faculty.   6.6 The Association's office will be found in the Mayock House.   6.7 If requested, a campus faculty parking identification sticker shall be provided to the Association for its designated CTA local, state or national staff representative(s).   6.8 Names, job titles, compensation, and unless otherwise stipulated by a faculty member, the home addresses and listed telephone numbers of all full-time and part-time faculty members shall be provided to the Association no later than thirty (30) days from the date of request for the same by the Association's campus representative.   6.9 The Board and the College Administration shall upon request consult with the Association on any new or modified fiscal or budgetary programs, changes in the College curriculum, use of electronic or technological teaching device(s), or major revisions of institutional direction or purpose affecting terms and conditions of employment, which are proposed or under consideration.   6.10 The Association shall have access to District public records necessary for collective bargaining and representational duties. Such records may be inspected by the Association during normal office hours. Copies of such records shall be available under procedures set forth in the Public Records Act at a cost which shall represent a reasonable fee for the reproduction of such records.   6.11 The Association President shall be granted three (3) units per term (twenty percent (20%) of a normal load) released time effective Fall 1986 rounded off to the nearest whole number, if necessary.   6.12 The Association President shall not be required to sit on any committees except in an ex-officio capacity.

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