NEGOTIATIONS PROCEDURE Table of Contents
NEGOTIATIONS PROCEDURES Section 1. Negotiations shall commence pursuant to Article 4 of this Agreement and the Parties will structure their Agreement per the four (4) Agency groups set forth below: HUMAN SERVICES: Department of Human Services-Oregon Health Authority, Employment Department; INSTITUTIONS: Oregon Youth Authority (Youth Correctional Facilities), Oregon Health Authority Institutions: Oregon State Hospital (OSH), Pendleton State-Delivered Secure Residential Treatment Facility (Pendleton Cottage), OYA Administration and Field Services; ODOT: Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), Forestry, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD), Oregon Department of Aviation (ODOA), Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW), Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI), Department of Agriculture, Water Resources Department, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board; SPECIAL AGENCIES: Justice, Revenue, Higher Education Coordinating Commission, Workers’ Compensation Board, Department of Consumer & Business Services (DCBS), Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI), Veterans’ Affairs, Board of Nursing, Oregon Medical Board, Board of Dentistry, Board of Pharmacy, Mortuary and Cemetery Board, Oregon Mental Health Regulatory Agency, Board of Medical Imaging, Board of Massage Therapists, Occupational Therapy Licensing Board, Board of Examiners for Speech Pathology & Audiology, Board of Naturopathic Medicine, Education, Library, Treasury, Commission for the Blind, Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), Special Schools, State Scholarship, Department of Administrative Services, Oregon Housing & Community Services (OHCS), Oregon State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying (OSBEELS), and Teachers Standards and Practices Commission.
Preparation of Agreement This Agreement shall not be construed more strongly against any party regardless of who is responsible for its preparation. The parties acknowledge each contributed and is equally responsible for its preparation.
NEGOTIATION OF A SUBSEQUENT AGREEMENT The parties agree to commence negotiations for a new collective agreement to succeed this Agreement at least 3 months before the nominal expiry date. The parties intend to conclude these negotiations prior to the nominal expiry date. These negotiations shall be conducted on a collective basis between the parties with the negotiated outcome being subject to approval of a vote of the employees collectively.
Construction of Agreement The parties mutually acknowledge that they and their attorneys have participated in the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement. In cases of uncertainty this Agreement shall be construed without regard to which of the parties caused the uncertainty to exist.
Application of Agreement 4.1 This Agreement applies to:
Promotion of Agreement It is agreed that Vendor will encourage all eligible entities to purchase from the TIPS Program. Encouraging entities to purchase directly from the Vendor and not through TIPS Agreement is a violation of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and will result in removal of the Vendor from the TIPS Program.
Renegotiation of Agreement Either party to this Agreement may, within ninety (90) days prior to termination of this Agreement, present to the other party in writing proposed terms of a new or further Agreement and/or amendments to this Agreement, and a conference shall be held within twenty (20) days, or as otherwise agreed by the parties, at which time the parties will commence negotiations on the proposed amendments and/or terms of a new Agreement. Negotiations will be conducted in the spirit of good faith.
NEGOTIATION OF A SUCCESSOR AGREEMENT A. The District and the Association agree that negotiations for a successor agreement shall commence following the receipt by the Board of a request for such negotiations from the Association, which request shall be made on or before January 10, 2021 under the terms of ACT 88 of 1992.
Interpretation of Agreement It is understood that the parties hereto intend this Agreement to be interpreted and enforced so as to provide indemnification to Indemnitee to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by law.
