A member of the Association shall be excused from school duties to attend meetings of the Association or of The Manitoba Teachers' Society, to act as an official representative of the Association or of the Society or to attend to business on behalf of the Association or the Society for a maximum of five (5) teaching days in any school year provided that the cost of providing a substitute for the teacher is assumed by the Association or the Society. No additional leave of absence shall be taken for the above mentioned purposes except with the consent of the Division. Leave of absence from school duties for the purpose of collective bargaining, includŽing arbitration, with the Division, shall not be counted. When, for the purpose of negotiating a Collective Agreement with the Division or renewal thereof, meetings with the representatives of the Association are convened during regular working hours of the Association's members, the Division shall grant leave, with full salary, for not more than six (6) members of the Association attending such meetings. Negotiations for the purposes of this Article shall not include concili-ation or arbitration proceedings.