Philadelphia Federation of Teachers School District of Philadelphia

III. Union Rights and Responsibilities
3. In schools where there is no Federation representative, an employee or
regular staff member of the Federation who visits the school will inform the
principal or his/her designee of his/her presence, the purpose of his/her visit,
and will present a letter of identification signed by the President of the Federation.
When so identified, he/she will be accorded the right of the authorized
representative.
D. Meetings, Announcements and Publications
1. Federation Building Representatives shall be given time well before the
end of every staff meeting for brief reports and announcements.
2. Building Representatives shall have the right to insert notices in the daily
bulletin or dailygram that is circulated in each School.
3. Authorized representatives of the Federation, upon twenty-four (24) hours
notice to the administrator of the school, may schedule meetings in the building
before or after the regular workday or during lunch time of the employees
involved. Such meetings will not interfere with the education/activities of the
school.
4. The Federation shall be provided adequate bulletin board space in a place
readily accessible to all employees in each school for the posting of notices and
other materials relating to Federation activities. The bulletin board space allocated
shall be identified with the name of the Federation and the authorized
representative of the Federation or his/her designee shall have the responsibility
for posting materials on the bulletin board. Materials so posted shall bear
the name of said representative or of the Federation.
5. The Federation shall be provided reasonable space on existing bulletin
boards in departmental and divisional offices in schools and other buildings.
Material will be posted on this space under the same conditions applicable to
school bulletin boards.
6. The Federation shall have the right to place material in the mailboxes of
employees. Placement will be made by the authorized representative of the
Federation or his/her designee. Material placed in mailboxes shall bear the
name of said representative or of the Federation. Any materials shall be subject
to the same reasonable and uniform regulations as apply to all other material.
7. Coverage shall be provided during time when a Federation representative
is absent because he/she has been selected to attend a meeting scheduled by the
Administration.
Article iV
Communication, Consultation and Cooperation
A. General terms
Because the parties recognize the importance of communication between the
Federation and the School District to accomplish these purposes, they agree to
establish the following committees and mechanisms for consultation and
communication.
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