Joint Labor/Management Committees. Purpose and Membership. Joint Labor/Management Committees are established to provide a forum for communications and problem-solving between the two parties and to deal with matters of a general personnel Union/Employer concern, as well as professional practices within the Department related to patient care and professional issues. The Committees will work toward the improvement of patient care and recommend ways and means to improve patient care; and will address problems and concerns related to staffing and workloads. The Committees’ function will be limited to an advisory capacity and shall not include any decision making or collective bargaining authority. Joint Labor Management Committees may be attended by up to Two (2) bargaining unit representatives, plus a Union representative and up to two (2) Employer representatives and a representative from the Labor Relations Officer or designee. Meetings. Committee meetings may be requested by an authorized representative of either party and will be scheduled as needed. A Committee meeting shall normally be held during the day shift and at a mutually agreeable time and date. Employee members shall experience no loss in salary for meeting participation. Committee members shall be given release time for attendance at committee meetings held during working hours.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
