Common use of Agreement and Union Recognition Clause in Contracts

Agreement and Union Recognition. 1.1 This is an Agreement made between the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education, hereinafter referred to as “District,” and the United Educators of San Francisco, hereinafter referred to as the “Union.” 1.2 The District recognizes the Union as the exclusive representative for the unit of United Support Personnel described in Appendix A and those with Permanent Civil Service Status classifications 3593, 3594, 3596, 8203, and 9976 and prior to July 1, 2000), excluding support employees, temporary, limited term or casual employees performing bargaining unit work or noon supervision. 1.2.1 Substitute support employees performing bargaining unit work shall be included as part of the United Support Personnel bargaining unit. The Union and the District shall meet and negotiate in order to agree which portions of the Contract shall be applicable to substitute United Support Employees. 1.3 In order to assure a smooth transition from the current Civil Service System to an administration under the classified provisions of the California Education Code: 1.3.1. The District and Union agree to continue the rights, benefits, and privileges of those employees who have Permanent Civil Service Status, therefore, no provision of this Agreement shall apply to said employees, unless the parties specifically and expressly agree to the contrary regarding a particular provision. 1.4 For purposes of determining the District’s right to contract out unit work, Education Code section 45103.1 shall take precedence so long as it remains in effect and unmodified. 1.4.1 Education Code section 45103.1 notwithstanding, the District agrees to negotiate the effects, if any, on any bargaining unit member of any decisions to contract out bargaining unit work. It is the District’s intent to complete impact negotiations prior to implementing any decision to contract out work; however, the District reserves the right to implement its decision to contract out prior to the completion of negotiations.