CONTRACT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. A. The Board and the Union support the concept of Win-Win Negotiations and will work as a team to resolve mutual concerns and problems. B. In order to facilitate communications between the Board and the Union, a Contract Management Committee (CMC) comprised of representatives from the Union and the Board will meet on a regular basis to discuss topics and resolve issues and problems. C. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent the bargaining unit member or the Union from filing a grievance, or to prevent either party from making a negotiations proposal. However, the ten (10) day grievance filing deadline in Article IX, ¶B of this agreement is delayed until a solution or recommendation is made by the CMC. D. The CMC will attempt to resolve issues and problems prior to implementing the grievance procedure or referring them to the negotiations process. However, a problem may be taken through the grievance procedure and/or through the CMC at the same time or separately. E. Issues or problems may be referred by the CMC, the Union, the Board, or a bargaining unit member to the grievance procedure or negotiations process if it is deemed that the CMC is not the appropriate committee to meet and resolve the issue or problem.
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CONTRACT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. A. The Board and the Union support the concept of Win-Win Negotiations and will work as a team to resolve mutual concerns and problems.
B. In order to facilitate communications between the Board and the Union, a Contract Management Committee (CMC) comprised of representatives from the Union and the Board will meet on a regular basis to discuss topics and resolve issues and problems.
C. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent the bargaining unit member or the Union from filing a grievance, or to prevent either party from making a negotiations proposal. However, the ten (10) day grievance filing deadline in Article IX, ¶B ❡B of this agreement is delayed until a solution or recommendation is made by the CMC.
D. The CMC will attempt to resolve issues and problems prior to implementing the grievance procedure or referring them to the negotiations process. However, a problem may be taken through the grievance procedure and/or through the CMC at the same time or separately.
E. Issues or problems may be referred by the CMC, the Union, the Board, or a bargaining unit member to the grievance procedure or negotiations process if it is deemed that the CMC is not the appropriate committee to meet and resolve the issue or problem.
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Samples: Master Contract, Master Contract