SECTION 23  CONDUCT OF UNION BUSINESS

A. The Union shall have the privilege of posting Union notices signed by authorized Union officials on bulletin boards provided by the Company at all Flight Attendant domiciles and in a major hub.

B. A Union representative will be afforded the time and opportunity to speak to new Flight Attendants during the training period.

C. The Company will provide business passes in accordance with its Company pass policy for local Union and International representatives who are employees for the purpose of official business with the Company, subject to appropriate government regulations.  The Company may provide business interline passes for local union representatives who are employees for the purpose of official business with the Company.

D. The Company will be responsible for providing copies of this collective bargaining Agreement for distribution to Flight Attendants within thirty (30) days of signing.

E. There will be no strikes or lockouts during the terms of this Agreement or any extension thereof.

F. 1. The Union will request release from flight duty as far in advance as possible.  The Company will release Flight Attendants, subject to operational requirements.  The Company will plan its monthly staffing needs taking into consideration the Union's requirements (i.e., known negotiations, arbitrations, board of director's meetings, etc.).

 2. When possible, the Company will assign trips dropped for Union business to the reserve Flight Attendant with the fewest projected credited hours for the month.  If the reserve Flight Attendant does not exceed the minimum monthly guarantee, the Union will not be invoiced for the time.  If she exceeds the guarantee, the Union will be invoiced for the time that exceeds the guarantee or the time of the trip that was dropped for Union business, whichever is less.

 3. When the circumstances in 2. above are not possible, the Company will invoice the Union for all time released by the Union at the Flight Attendant's hourly rate of pay.

G.  The Union will advise the Company in writing of the names of its designated representatives and such designation shall remain effective until revoked by written notice.

H. The Company will make available to the Union designated representatives on a quarterly basis an updated list of active employees with addresses and telephone numbers.