Ground Rules for Negotiations at the Local Level Sample Clauses

Ground Rules for Negotiations at the Local Level. A. The following Ground Rules are for local negotiations between PPQ and NAAE. 1. Individual proposed changes will not be implemented until all proposalshave been negotiated to agreement or through resolution by the FSIP, to the extent required by and in accordance with law. 2. Disagreements concerning application and interpretation of these Ground Rules will be handled through arbitration by requesting a panel of arbitrators from FMCS and selecting one (1) arbitrator to hear the dispute. Either party’s Chief Negotiator may declare the parties in disagreement by submitting its written statement of position on the issue(s) in disagreement to the other party’s Chief Negotiator. Each party will serve a copy of its statement of position on the President of the Union and the Chief of Labor Relations. The party initiating the declaration of disagreement will request FMCS to furnish the parties the panel of arbitrators and will specify the place of the dispute (of arbitration) to be the location the parties have selected to negotiate the proposed change under the terms of these Ground Rules, unless they mutually agree otherwise. The arbitrator will have the full authority to interpret these Ground Rules and law. The expenses of said arbitrator will be shared equally and each party’s expenses will be borne solely by them. 3. Once the parties have exchanged counterproposals no new proposals or issues will be submitted without mutual agreement of the parties. However, proposals, counterproposals, or modifications of proposals addressing issues already raised, related issues that arise as a result of discussions at the table, or as a result of information provided pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7114 (b) (4) will not be deemed “new” proposals. 4. These Ground Rules may be modified by mutual consent. Any change or waiver of any ground rule will be reduced to writing and signed and dated by both parties. 5. If these Ground Rules do not expressly address an issue, either local party may negotiate up to three (3) additional ground rules per side. The additional ground rules will be negotiated as soon as practicable after receipt. Any necessary preliminary negotiations to complete these ground rules will proceed in accordance with these Ground Rules. 6. The Employer has determined that the Employer’s negotiating team will have up to four (4) members. The Union will be authorized to have up to the same number of Union negotiators on official time as the Employer has at the negotiatin...
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