Section 22. The University will provide employees with electronic mail accounts for University business
purposes.

Section 23. At the end of each quarter in the calendar year, the University shall provide each employee with a
report of his or her unused paid leave (Sick, Vacation, Personal and Floating Holiday). Library Management will not
provide time balance lists at such time as the University’s Paid Time Off System accurately tracks the time balances.

Section 24. Whenever the employee’s base pay rate is adjusted for any reason, the employee shall be advised in
writing of the new amount and the reason for the adjustment.

Section 25. The Union and the University agree that, during the term of this Agreement, they will engage in
interest-based bargaining (problem solving) to ensure the currency and the relevancy of this Agreement, to address
issues that may arise that are referenced in Article I of this Agreement and for such other issues that the parties
mutually agree to consider. Neither the Union nor the University shall unreasonably withhold agreement to meet
for interest-based bargaining when such meetings are requested. Training in the techniques of interest-based
bargaining will be provided to the parties by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS). The FMCS
will facilitate interest-based bargaining when mutually requested to do so by the parties.

The University and the Union recognize that the nature of the Libraries' work must adapt to
expanded service hours, new technologies, the shift from print to electronic systems of information
storage and retrieval, etc. The University and the Union agree that during the life of this Agreement, either
party may request interest-based bargaining over issues arising from such changes. These issues may
include but are not limited to expanded use of hybrid jobs, redefinition of working clusters and units,
redefinition of the workday and the work week, and expanded training opportunities.

ARTICLE XXIV ~ TEMPORARY VACANCIES

Section 1. If the Library Administration determines that a temporary vacancy caused by a personal leave of
absence, leave of absence for Union business, or because of temporary and/or occasional operational requirements,
is to be filled, such temporary vacancy, at the discretion of the Library Administration, may be filled as follows
under Section 2 or Section 3 below.

Section 2. A temporary vacancy may be filled through temporarily upgrading an employee as follows:

a.      The temporary vacancy shall be posted in the working unit, where the temporary vacancy exists, for two
         (2) working days.
b.      The temporary vacancy shall be filled by the employee with the greatest working unit seniority who is in a
         lower job category in the working unit.
c.      In the event no employee in a lower job category requests such temporary upgrading, then the temporary
         vacancy shall be posted in the department (where applicable) for two (2) working days, and shall be
         awarded to the employee with the greatest library seniority who is in a lower rated category and who has
         bid the temporary vacancy.
d.      All temporary upgrading shall be subject to the applicable provisions of Article VII, Sections 4, 9, and 10.
e.      Any employee filling a temporary vacancy shall be paid the rate for such position in accordance with
         Article VI.
f.       Employees filling a temporary vacancy shall accumulate seniority only in their regular position, and shall in
         no way be restricted from exercising their rights under Article VII.
g.      In the event the temporary vacancy becomes a permanent vacancy, the employee filling such temporary
         vacancy shall be considered, providing such employee so bids, for selection before a new employee is hired
         and providing the applicable conditions of Article VII are satisfied.
h.      An employee while filling a temporary vacancy will be covered by the provisions of Article XI.
i.      Any employee who is in a probationary period shall be excluded from consideration for temporary
         upgrading.

Section 3. A temporary vacancy may be filled by hiring an employee on a temporary basis. Such an employee
shall, no later than the employee’s effective date of employment, receive written notification of his/her termination
date. The employee shall be notified of the possibility of an extension of the termination date if the leave of the
incumbent or the length of the temporary operational requirement is extended. Copies of these notifications shall
be sent to the Union.

An employee hired to fill a temporary vacancy shall be covered by the following conditions:

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