NATIONAL JOINT COMMITTEE. 18.1 The Corporation and the Union subscribe to the principle of joint consultation and agree to establish a National Joint Committee with the objective of meaningful dialogue on matters of mutual interest and to promote harmonious relations between the Corporation and its employees. The purpose of a National Joint Committee is to provide an avenue for strategic discussion on matters that affect employees covered under this bargaining unit and for the timely exchange of information on factors that may impact the bargaining relations. Matters discussed at the Committee should normally be of a national/corporate nature. This Committee shall replace all pre-existing committees, save and except those defined elsewhere in the Collective Agreement or required by legislation. The Committee may also establish sub- committees to work on specific issues. The above principle shall include the exchange of information, the seeking and considering of advice and views of each party with appropriate opportunity to discuss and comment in a genuine manner. The committee will endeavour to come up with mutually agreed solutions to issues. However, the Committee shall have no power to alter, amend, add to, or modify the terms of this Agreement. Nothing in this process can interfere with the rights of the Corporation or the Union arising out of the Collective Agreement. Nothing in this Article precludes meetings outside the framework of the joint consultation process, as necessary between representatives of the CBC and the CMG to discuss matters of immediate concern. The Committee shall not perform the role of the National Grievance Committee.
