8.08 a) A teacher, being a member of the Association Executive or a member of the Executive Committee of The Manitoba Teachers' Society and being authorized by the Executive Committee of the Society to attend a meeting of the committee of which he/she is a member or to act as a representative or delegate of the Society in a matter of Society business requiring absence from school, shall be excused from teaching duties for either purpose or both purposes for not more than a total of five (5) teaching days per school year, provided that a substitute satisfactory to the Employer can be secured. The maximum total leave for executive duties shall not exceed twenty-five (25) days in any school year.
8.08 b) Additional leave of absence of up to five (5) teaching days in the school year shall be granted to members of the negotiating committee of the Association to attend negotiations, conciliation or arbitration meetings, provided that a substitute satisfactory to the Employer can be secured. Absence from teaching duties to attend negotiations, conciliation, or arbitration meetings shall not be deducted from the twenty-five (25) days maximum.
8.08 c) The cost of providing the substitute teacher shall be assumed by the Society and shall not be a charge upon the Employer.
8.08 d) If additional days during a school year are required for the purposes mentioned above, consent and approval of the Employer must first be obtained.
8.08 e) Wherever possible, the teacher shall notify the principal, at least ten (10) working days prior to taking such leave.