LABOR-MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE. 23.1 The City and the Union agree to convene a joint Conference Committee at the written request of either party to this Agreement. The Conference Committee shall consist of no more than three (3) representatives of each of the parties and shall include the Staff Representative of the Union or his/her designated representative and the City of Seattle Director of Labor Relations or his/her designated representative. When the issues to be discussed pertain to a single department, the other members of each party's committee shall be from the given department. Any increase in either party's committee members must be through mutual agreement of the parties. The purpose of the committee is to deal with matters of general concern to the Union and/or the City or a particular department, as opposed to individual complaints of employees; provided, however, it is understood that the Conference Committee shall function in a consultive capacity and shall not be considered a decision-making body. Either the Union representatives or the City representatives may initiate a discussion of any subject of a general nature affecting employees covered by this Agreement. All written requests for a committee meeting shall contain specific reasons for the meeting, including the subject(s) and the names of committee members.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
LABOR-MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE. 23.1 The City and the Union agree to convene a joint Conference Committee at the written request of either party to this Agreement. The Conference Committee shall consist of no more than three (3) representatives of each of the parties and shall include the Staff Representative of the Union or his/her designated representative and the City of Seattle Director of Labor Relations or his/her designated representative. When the issues to be discussed pertain to a single department, the other members of each party's committee shall be from the given department. Any increase in either party's committee members must be through mutual agreement of the parties. The purpose of the committee is to deal with matters of general concern to the Union and/or the City or a particular department, as opposed to individual complaints of employees; provided, however, it is understood that the Conference Committee shall function in a consultive consultative capacity and shall not be considered a decision-making body. Either the Union representatives or the City representatives may initiate a discussion of any subject of a general nature affecting employees covered by this Agreement. All written requests for a committee meeting shall contain specific reasons for the meeting, including the subject(s) and the names of committee members.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement