Ground Rules – Union Initiated Bargaining Sample Clauses

Ground Rules – Union Initiated Bargaining. A. Purpose The following ground rules apply to all Union initiated mid-term bargaining. Absent mutual consent to modify these ground rules, no other ground rules will apply. B. Briefing Sessions The Agency may request a briefing session to explore or explain the issue related to the Union initiated request, and its effect on bargaining unit employees. This session may be scheduled in advance of the start of actual negotiations. Where the negotiators are geographically separated, the parties will normally conduct the briefing by telephone. Time spent for the briefing will not be considered part of the negotiations time.
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Ground Rules – Union Initiated Bargaining. A. Purpose The following ground rules apply to all Union initiated mid-term bargaining. Absent mutual consent to modify these ground rules, no other ground rules will apply. B. Briefing Sessions The Agency may request a briefing session to explore or explain the issue related to the Union initiated request, and its effect on bargaining unit employees. This session may be scheduled in advance of the start of actual negotiations. Where the negotiators are geographically separated, the parties will normally conduct the briefing by telephone. Time spent for the briefing will not be considered part of the negotiations time. C. Arrangements Negotiations will be held in a suitable meeting room at a site determined by the parties. Where possible, government space will be used. The date negotiations will begin and the daily schedule will be established through consultation. If no agreement is reached on a beginning date, bargaining will start in sufficient time to complete negotiations within the overall timeframe set above. Absent mutual consent, flextime for negotiators will be suspended for the duration of the negotiations to maximize meeting time available for bargaining. Alternates may substitute for bargaining team members. Such alternates will be entrusted with the right to speak for and to bind the members for whom they substitute.
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Ground Rules – Union Initiated Bargaining. A. Purpose The following ground rules apply to all Union initiated mid-term bargaining. Absent mutual consent to modify these ground rules, no other ground rules will apply.
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Related to Ground Rules – Union Initiated Bargaining

  • Union Grievance The Union may initiate a grievance if the grievance involves a group of employees and if the grievance is submitted in writing within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date the employees were or should have been aware that the grievance existed.

  • Collective Bargaining Agreement The term “

  • Policy Grievance – Union Grievance The Union may institute a grievance alleging a general misinterpretation or violation of this Agreement by the Employer by submitting a written grievance at Step No. 1 within twenty (20) days after the circumstances have occurred. This section shall not apply to disciplinary grievances or application of competitive clauses under this Agreement.

  • Union Bargaining Committee A Union Bargaining Committee shall be appointed by the Union and shall consist of up to three (3) members of the Union together with the President of the Union or her designate. The Union shall have the right at any time to have the assistance of members of the staff of the Union when negotiating with the Employer.

  • Association Grievance A grievance, as defined in Section 7.1, relating to occurrences actually involving at least three (3) nurses or arising under the Association Representative article, may be initiated by the Association at Step 2 of the above-mentioned procedure by the filing of a written grievance, signed by a representative of the Association, within 35 calendar days from the date of occurrence. Such grievance shall describe the problem and the contract provisions alleged to have been violated.

  • Local Bargaining Committee The Hospital agrees to recognize a negotiating committee comprised of hospital employee representatives of the Union for the purpose of negotiating a renewal agreement (as set out in the Local Provisions Appendix). The Hospital agrees to pay members of the negotiating committee for straight time wages lost from their regularly scheduled working hours spent in direct negotiations for a renewal agreement, up to but not including arbitration. Nothing in this provision is intended to preclude the Union negotiating committee from having the assistance of any representatives of the Canadian Union of Public Employees when negotiating with the Hospital.

  • Collective Bargaining Agreements This chapter shall be superseded by a collective bargaining agreement that expressly so provides.

  • Collective Bargaining The School shall be subject to collective bargaining under Ch. 89, HRS, and shall comply with the master agreements as negotiated by the State; provided that the School may enter into supplemental collective bargaining agreements that contain cost and non-cost items to facilitate decentralized decision-making. The School shall provide a copy of any supplemental collective bargaining agreement to the Commission.

  • Sole Bargaining Agency The Employer recognizes the Union as the sole bargaining agency on behalf of the employees for whom the Union has been certified as bargaining agent with respect to wages, hours of work, terms and conditions of employment during the life of this Agreement.

  • Exclusive Bargaining Agent The unit recognized by the public employer and certified by PERC as the unit designated or selected by a majority of public employees as their representative for purposes of collective bargaining.

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