Common use of FORMAL NEGOTIATIONS Clause in Contracts

FORMAL NEGOTIATIONS. A. It is contemplated that matters not specifically covered by this agreement but of common concern to the parties shall be subject to professional negotiations between them from time to time during the period of this agreement upon request by either party to the other. The parties undertake to cooperate in arranging meetings, selecting representatives for such discussion, furnishing necessary information and otherwise constructively considering and resolving any such matter. B. In any negotiations described in this Article, neither party shall have any control over the selection of the negotiating or bargaining representatives of the other party and each party may select its representatives from within or outside the school district. It is recognized that no final agreement between the parties may be executed without ratification of the membership of the Association, and the Board of Education, but the parties mutually pledge that representatives selected by each, shall be clothed with all necessary power and authority to make proposals, and make concessions in the course of negotiations or bargaining, subject only to such ultimate ratification. If the formal teams have not reached an agreement by June 1 of the current year and are at impasse, they will go to mediation and follow the necessary procedures to get school started as scheduled. C. If the parties fail to reach an agreement, in any such negotiations, either party may invoke the mediation machinery of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission or take any other lawful measures it deems appropriate.

FORMAL NEGOTIATIONS. A. It is contemplated that matters not specifically covered by this agreement but of common concern to the parties shall be subject to professional negotiations between them from time to time during the period of this agreement upon request by either party to the other. The parties undertake to cooperate in arranging meetings, selecting representatives for such discussion, furnishing necessary information and otherwise constructively considering and resolving any such matter. B. In any negotiations described in this Article, neither party shall have any control over the selection of the negotiating or bargaining representatives of the other party and each party may select its representatives from within or outside the school district. It is recognized that no final agreement between the parties may be executed without ratification of the membership of the Association, and the Board of Education, but the parties mutually pledge that representatives selected by each, shall be clothed with all necessary power and authority to make proposals, and make concessions in the course of negotiations or bargaining, subject only to such ultimate ratification. If the formal teams have not reached an agreement by June 1 of the current year and are at impasse, they will go to mediation and follow the necessary procedures to get school started as scheduled. C. If the parties fail to reach an agreement, in any such negotiations, either party may invoke the mediation machinery of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission or take any other lawful measures it deems appropriate.

FORMAL NEGOTIATIONS. A. It is contemplated that matters not specifically covered by this agreement but of common concern to the parties shall be subject to professional negotiations between them from time to time during the period of this agreement upon request by either party to the other. The parties undertake to cooperate in arranging meetings, . selecting representatives for such discussion, furnishing necessary information and otherwise constructively considering and resolving any such matter. B. In any negotiations described in this Article, neither party shall have any control over the selection of the negotiating or bargaining representatives of the other party and each party may select its representatives from within or outside the school district. It is recognized that no final agreement between the parties may be executed without ratification of the membership of the Association, and the Board of Education, but the parties mutually pledge that representatives selected by each, shall be clothed with all necessary power and authority to make proposals, and make concessions in the course of negotiations or bargaining, subject only to such ultimate ratification. If the formal teams have not reached an agreement by June 1 of the current year and are at impasse, they will go to mediation and follow the necessary procedures to get school started as scheduled. C. If the parties fail to reach an agreement, in any such negotiations, either party may invoke the mediation machinery of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission or take any other lawful measures it deems appropriate.