Establishment of Thresholds. The establishment of the threshold is designed to remove from the process on a case by case basis certain issues relating to purchased services. The threshold will operate in such a way as to allow flexibility in local decision making. Any decisions regarding what is below the threshold will be non-precedent setting. If there is a dispute with the Union on whether the proposed purchased service is permitted by the threshold and there is no consensus, and if it makes sense in the circumstances the dispute will be resolved before the purchased service occurs. Lack of agreement on obtaining an advance resolution will not preclude the work from being performed, neither will it preclude the matter from being resolved under the
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement