3.1

The Employer shall deduct and remit dues and provide information to the Union as required by the provisions of the Labour Relations Act of the Province of Manitoba, as may be amended from time to time.

3.2

The Employer shall forward to the Union, by the 15th of each month, a list showing, since the issuance of the last such list, the names of all new members, the dates on which they were employed, the Departments in which they are employed, the names of all members who have left the employ of the Employer, with the dates of their severance, and the names of all members who have been granted leave.

3.3

The Employer agrees to provide the Union with the following services and facilities:

1. serviced office space at agreed rates as specified on a standard lease form; the Union will bear the total cost of any telephone installation and maintenance; 
2. internal mail service for Union business, provided that such use is not excessive; if it is, charges may be negotiated; all external mailing will be charged normal postal rates;
3. duplicating service, computer and audio-visual facilities at internal rates; the priority will be on the same basis as that afforded to other internal users;
4. meeting rooms free of charge, provided that the normal business of the University is not interrupted;
5. processing of the Union payroll at agreed rates as specified on a standard lease form;
6. access to existing bulletin boards and an additional bulletin board outside the Union office;
7. an account receivable for the Union, subject to the same service charges as other University accounts receivable.

3.4

The Union will have the right to have an observer present at open University meetings and, subject to the usual consent of the body, to make representation to such meetings.

3.5

The Union will have the right at any time to call upon the assistance of representatives of CAUT and MOFA. Such representatives shall have access to Brandon University premises to consult with members, Union officials, or the Employer, provided that such consultations shall not interfere with ordinary, University business. Access in this Article shall not include the right of CAUT or MOFA representatives to call meetings on Brandon University premises.

3.6

The Employer shall give the Union at least three (3) months notice of any intention to propose changes in legislation affecting the Employer, with a copy of the proposed changes.

3.7

In the event of an amalgamation, consolidation, or merger of the University or any of its constituent units or sub-units with any other institution, the provisions of the Manitoba Labour Relations Act shall apply.

3.8

In the event of an expansion and/or extension of the University by the creation of colleges, schools, or other academic units or sub-units offering academic programmes, or of the offering of academic programmes off-campus, the employees therein who are eligible for membership in the bargaining unit shall immediately become members of the bargaining unit and the provisions of this Collective Agreement shall apply to them.

3.9

Members traveling on authorized University business shall be reimbursed for reasonable and actual costs of travel and subsistence according to University policy.

3.10

Members on full-time or part-time appointments are entitled to office space. The Employer shall make reasonable efforts to provide appropriate space to sessional members. Members are entitled to make use of the stenographic, duplicating, and computer services of the Employer for purposes of carrying out their University duties as specified in Article 9. Work related to normal departmental activities shall take precedence.