Compensation Negotiations. 16.01 The Board and the Association shall negotiate a salary schedule and a program of benefits. 16.02 Negotiations shall normally be for one-year agreements, but, with the consent of both parties to this Agreement, multiple year agreements may be negotiated. 16.03 By December 15 of each academic year in which negotiations are to be undertaken, each party shall inform the other of the names of three persons who shall be the negotiating team. Each team may invite consultants and resource persons to attend negotiating sessions. 16.04 By January 15 of each academic year in which negotiations are to be undertaken, each negotiating team shall deliver to the other a list of items upon which it wishes to negotiate, setting forth its position on each item. 16.05 The negotiating teams shall meet as necessary to negotiate in good faith towards settlement of the items for negotiation and may amend or alter the lists of items in attempts to reach settlement. 16.06 During the course of negotiations, the negotiating teams may ask a mediation officer to join the negotiating sessions with a view to assisting the negotiators reach a settlement. Should it prove impossible to agree to a mediator, the negotiators shall apply to the Director, Mediation Services, Department of Labour, Province of Alberta, requesting that a mediator be appointed. 16.07 Benefit programs listed in Article 18 and Appendix H which are not amended in negotiations shall remain in effect in the following year. 16.08 Where a settlement has been reached, the negotiating teams shall refer it to the Board and to the Association for ratification. 16.09 If either the Board or the Association fails to ratify the settlement, the negotiating teams shall be reconvened to attempt to reach a revised settlement; such renegotiations shall not exceed four weeks from the date on which ratification failed. 16.10 If the negotiating teams fail to reach a settlement by April 15, or fail to reach a settlement after reconvening under 16.09, the parties shall refer outstanding issues for resolution by final offer selection in accordance with the procedures of Article 26. 16.11 All dates and times established by this Article and in 26.10 may be varied by the mutual written consent of the negotiating teams.
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Samples: Contract Academic Staff Agreement, Sessionals and Other Temporary Staff Agreement, Sessionals and Other Temporary Staff Agreement
Compensation Negotiations. 16.01 19.01 The Board and the Association shall negotiate negotiate:
a) a salary schedule and schedule,
b) an increment structure, and
c) a program of benefits.
16.02 19.02 The increment structure shall include provision for:
a) an increment pool (i.e. the number of increments available);
b) the value or values of increments.
19.03 Negotiations shall normally be for one-one year agreements, but, but with the consent of both parties to this Agreement, multiple year agreements may be negotiated.
16.03 19.04 By December 15 November 1 of each academic year in which negotiations are to be undertaken, each party shall inform the other of the names of three persons who shall be members of the negotiating team. Each team may invite consultants and resource persons to attend negotiating sessions.
16.04 19.05 By January November 15 of each academic year in which negotiations are to be undertaken, each negotiating team party shall deliver to the other a list of items upon which it wishes to negotiate, setting forth its position on each item.
16.05 19.06 The negotiating teams parties shall meet as necessary to negotiate in good faith towards settlement of the items for negotiation negotiation, and may amend or alter the lists of items in attempts to reach settlement.
16.06 19.07 During the course of negotiations, negotiations the negotiating teams negotiators may ask a mediation officer to join the negotiating sessions with a view to assisting the negotiators to reach a settlement. Should it prove impossible to agree to a mediator, mediator the negotiators shall apply make a joint request to the Director, Mediation Services, Department of Labour, Province of Alberta, requesting that a mediator be appointedappointed in accordance with the procedures and the fee schedule established by Alberta Labour. The parties agree that the costs of the mediator shall be equally shared between the parties.
16.07 19.08 Benefit programs listed in Article 18 and Appendix H 20 which are not amended in negotiations shall remain in effect in the following year.
16.08 19.09 Where a settlement has been reached, the negotiating teams negotiators shall refer it to the Board and to the Association for ratification.
16.09 If 19.10 In the event that either the Board or the Association fails to ratify the settlement, the negotiating teams negotiators shall be reconvened to attempt to reach a revised settlement; such renegotiations shall not exceed four weeks from the date on which ratification failed.
16.10 19.11 If the negotiating teams negotiators fail to reach a settlement by April 15March 1, or fail to reach a settlement after reconvening under 16.0919.10, the parties shall refer outstanding issues for resolution by final offer selection in accordance with the procedures of Article 2629.
16.11 19.12 All dates and times established by this Article and in 26.10 29.10 may be varied by the mutual written consent of the negotiating teams.
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Samples: Librarian Agreement
