One UC-AFT bargaining team member from each campus shall be provided paid release time
to attend scheduled bargaining sessions for the purpose of negotiating a successor agreement.
When possible, UC-AFT bargaining team members shall provide at least two weeks notice to
their supervisors prior to a bargaining session. Permission for release time shall not be
unreasonably withheld. The number of persons on release time may be subject to change
under new ground rules adopted for negotiating a successor agreement, but this provision shall
govern in the absence of any agreement regarding release time for bargaining.
