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2016 CBA Tentati ve Agreement Page 52 of 217 Section 6. Within in one hundred - eighty (180) days of the signi ng of this Agreement, the Parties shall meet to explore the feasibility of establishing a paid parental leave program (e.g. excused absence, administrative leave). Section 7. In accordance with the Family Medical Leave Act, upon request, an employee who i s the spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin of a current member of the Armed Forces (including a member of the National Guard or Reserves) who incurred a serious injury or illness in the course of active duty shall be entitled up to a total of twen ty - six (26) workweeks of leave during a twelve (12) month period to care for the service member. The leave described in this Section shall only be available during a single twelve (12) month period. If both spouses are employed by the Agency and are eligib le for leave under this Section, there is a limitation of a combined total of twenty - six (26) workweeks of leave. The twenty - six (26) workweeks described in this Section are inclusive of the twelve (12) workweeks described in Section 5. An employee may ele ct to substitute any paid leave for any or all of the period of leave taken under this Section. Section 8. Unless staffing and workload do not permit, employees shall be granted annual leave, or LWOP to care for members of their families under the followi ng circumstances where an employee: a. is needed to aid/assist in the care of his/her minor children whose care provider is temporarily unable to provide care; or b. must accompany a family member to medical appointments. Section 9. Terminal/en route employee s and TMS at the ATCSCC are obligated by their significant safety duties and professional responsibilities to prepare for duty with consideration for being well rested and mentally alert. It is the responsibility of these employees' to recognize and repor t to their supervisor when they are unable to perform operational duties due to fatigue. Upon request, employees that self - declare as unable to perform operational duties due to fatigue will be granted leave. Additionally, at his/her request, an employee that self - declares as fatigued shall be assigned other facility duties to the extent such duties are available. If no such duties are available, the employee will be granted leave as described below: a. Sick leave shall be approved upon request. b. Annual Le ave or other types of leave shall be approved upon request on a first requested basis. The approval of annual leave or other types of leave for the purpose of this Article is not subject to staffing and workload. Approval is based solely on whether or not there are other previous annual leave or other types of leave requests for the shift in question, which have not been approved. If an employee subsequently determines that they are no longer fatigued, they may cancel any leave taken. Cancellation of ann ual leave will be handled in accordance with Article 24 of this agreement. Section 10. Leave taken under this Article shall be given extra consideration over spot leave requests as provided for in Article 24 of this Agreement. Section 11. The express terms of this Article apply separately and distinctly to each of the following bargaining units: Air Traffic Controllers, Traffic Management Coordinators/Specialists,

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