Common use of Membership of the Joint Negotiation Committee Clause in Contracts

Membership of the Joint Negotiation Committee. The Board and the Association shall each be entitled to five representatives or designees and three observers to conduct negotiations. Neither party in any negotiations shall have any control over the selection of the negotiating representatives of the other party. Any pressure or coercion by one party to influence the selection of representatives of the other party shall be contrary to good faith negotiations. All negotiations shall be conducted exclusively between said representatives and designees. Each team of representatives shall be authorized to admit no more than two consultants at one time to such meetings. Such consultants, if any, shall be designated prior to the opening of each Joint Negotiation Committee meeting, and shall have the right to speak to the Committee when called upon by either party. No action to coerce or censor or penalize any negotiating participant shall be made or implied by any other member as a result of participation in the negotiation process.