As per Article 8.0.1 and 8.1.1 of the collective agreement, MSA members will be granted two and a half (2.5) hours of release time from work without impact to employee compensation to attend the MSA semi-annual general membership meeting, subject to the ability to provide continuity of normal University operations and with prior approval of scheduling by the OOS manager.  Such approval should not be unreasonably withheld. Meeting attendance should be coded on time sheets as MSA Activities.