Common use of CONCLUSION OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING Clause in Contracts

CONCLUSION OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. This Agreement is the entire Agreement between the Employer and the Association. The parties acknowledge they have fully bargained with respect to all terms and conditions of employment and have settled them for the duration of this Agreement. This Agreement terminates all prior agreements and understandings either oral or in writing except as provided in this Article below, and concludes collective bargaining for the duration of this Agreement. Prior to enacting any change in the terms and conditions of employment as established by a specific provision of this Agreement, the Commissioner of the Department of Administration shall obtain the agreement of the Association in the form of a letter of understanding or agreement. Prior to enacting any change in any mandatory subject of bargaining that is not established by a specific provision of this Agreement and that was not a subject of a negotiating proposal, the Association shall be notified in advance of the proposed change thereby allowing them to negotiate that change.