Bargaining Process. 1. Negotiations for a successor Agreement shall begin with a “Notice to Negotiate” filed with the other party to this agreement and with the State Employment Relations Board between March 1 and March 30 (dates may be adjusted if mutually agreed). Following such notice the parties shall meet within ten (10) days, or at a mutually agreed time to determine the dates and ground rules for the upcoming negotiations. Negotiations for the successor Agreement will begin no later than the first full week in May. The parties will meet at mutually agreed upon times. Neither party shall be permitted to bring up any additional issues or proposals following the initial exchange of issues/proposals, except by mutual agreement of both parties.
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