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6.2 The UNION may designate employees from the bargaining unit to act as Steward and an alternate and shall inform the EMPLOYER in writing of such notice and changes in the position of Steward and or alternate. 6.3 The EMPLOYER shall make space available on the employee bulletin board for posting UNION notice(s) and announcement(s). 6.4 The UNION agrees to indemnify and hold the EMPLOYER harmless against any and all claims, suits, orders, or judgments brought or issued against the EMPLOYER as a result of any action taken or not taken by the EMPLOYER under the provisions of this ARTICLE. 6.5 UNION STEWARD. EMPLOYER shall compensate one member of LELS designated by its membership as Union Steward, for actual time spent up to six (6) hours per contract cycle, at the employee's straight -time hourly rate, to participate in negotiation sessions with EMPLOYER to establish a new contract for the subsequent period. ARTICLE 7 - EMPLOYEE RIGHTS - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 7.1 DEFINITION OF A GRIEVANCE: A grievance is defined as a dispute or disagreement as to the interpretation or application of the specific terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT. 7.2 UNION REPRESENTATIVES: The EMPLOYER will recognize Representatives designated by the UNION as the grievance representatives of the bargaining unit having the duties and responsibilities established by this ARTICLE. The UNION shall notify the EMPLOYER in writing of the names of such UNION Representatives and of their successors when so designated as provided by ARTICLE 6, Section 6.2 of this AGREEMENT. 7.3 PROCESSING OF A GRIEVANCE: It is recognized and accepted by the UNION and the EMPLOYER that the processing of grievances as hereinafter provided is limited by the job duties and responsibilities of the employees and shall therefore be accomplished during normal working hours only when consistent with such employee duties and responsibilities. The aggrieved employee and a UNION Representative shall be allowed a reasonable amount of time without loss in pay when a grievance is investigated and presented to the EMPLOYER during normal working hours provided that the employee and the UNION Representative have notified and received the approval of the designated supervisor who has determined that such absence is reasonable and would not be detrimental to the work programs of the EMPLOYER. 7.4 PROCEDURE: Grievance as defined by Section 7.1, shall be resolved in conformance with the following procedure: 41