Common use of EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS COMMITTEE Clause in Contracts

EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS COMMITTEE. 31.1. The District and SEIU agree to establish an Employer-Employee Relations Committee (“EERC”) with the following guidelines: 31.1.1. Each party may have up to two representatives on the EERC, at least one of which shall be a District employee. 31.1.2. The EERC shall meet every other month during the regular school year unless the members agree to additional meetings. EERC members shall jointly establish the meeting schedule for the school year in August of each year. 31.1.3. The parties shall agree to the meeting agenda at least two weeks prior to the meeting. Other items may be added to the agenda by mutual agreement. 31.1.4. Any request for information to be reviewed and/or discussed at the meeting shall be submitted no later than two weeks prior to the meeting. The party to which the request is made shall bring the information to the meeting if the information exists: this includes all requests for information submitted between meetings. 31.1.5. The purpose of the EERC is to promote positive and effective communications between the parties; the EERC is not intended to replace the collective bargaining process. If either party believes that the EERC is not meeting this purpose, either party may suspend its participation in the EERC.