Article 7 - Union Rights and Privileges

The Employer agrees to provide the Union with reasonable office space on the premises. However, the Employer reserves the right, in the event of a work stoppage, to require the Union to vacate such premises on campus within twenty-four hours. In that event, the Employer agrees to provide the Union with reasonable access to the University premises to provide appropriate representation to those working pursuant to any Essential Services Agreement. The Union shall return to its former premises immediately after the work stoppage is over. The privacy of Union information will be closely maintained, and the Union will be able to arrange access to its former premises for the purpose of removing its property by contacting Human Resources.

The Employer agrees to provide the Union with adequate telephone service and use of the internal postal service of the University. A charge will be levied by the Employer for telephone and external postal services that are not otherwise paid for by the Union.

The Employer will allow the Union to use University Printing Services and such other service facilities and equipment as may be required on the same basis as for the University's other certified bargaining units.

The Employer agrees to allow the Union to hold meetings and educational functions and to conduct Union business at the University. The Employer will make space available for such functions subject to normal scheduling restrictions.

The Employer agrees to allow the Union to use existing Union bulletin boards to post notices of meetings and other such notices as may be of interest to the employees.