The Employee representatives and/or officers shall be permitted reasonable time to investigate and process grievances and conduct other necessary business during working hours. The employee representatives shall notify their immediate supervisors that they are leaving their jobs to handle a problem and shall indicate when they expect to return. They shall then report when returning to work. The form designated by the parties shall be utilized for these purposes by all representatives and by all officers except the President and Chief Steward.
Whenever possible, time shall be taken at the beginning or the end of the workday unless an emergency necessitates the time be taken during the workday.
The parties agree that there shall not be any abuses, or interferences, against the other party, regarding this Section 2105.15, Investigating Grievances and any cited abuses shall be documented to the Union.