Common use of NEGOTIATIONS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL Clause in Contracts

NEGOTIATIONS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. The Employer and the Union agree that this Agreement will constitute the Master Collective Bargaining Agreement between the parties and will be applicable to all Bureau of Prisons managed facilities and employees included in the bargaining unit as defined in Article 1 - Recognition. This Master Agreement may be supplemented in local agreements in accordance with this article. In no case may local supplemental agreements conflict with, be inconsistent with, amend, modify, alter, paraphrase, detract from, or duplicate this Master Agreement except as expressly authorized herein. Section a. One supplemental agreement may be negotiated at each institution/facility. Supplemental agreements covering shared/consolidated services will be negotiated at the local level by the concerned parties. 1. it is understood that local supplemental agreements will expire upon the same day as the Master Agreement, except as noted in a (2) below. If the Master Agreement’s life is extended beyond the scheduled expiration date for any reason, local supplemental agreements will also be extended; and 2. provided that nothing in the local supplemental agreement is in conflict with the provisions of the Master Bargaining Agreement, or changes in any policies, regulations, or laws, the parties at the local level may mutually elect to execute new signatures and dates, if neither party desires to renegotiate the local supplemental agreement. Section b. Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, the parties may negotiate locally and include in any supplemental agreement any matter which does not specifically conflict with this article and the Master Bargaining Agreement. 1. local supplemental agreements may be negotiated provided either party serves notice of intent to negotiate within sixty (60) days of receipt of the Master Agreement. The receipt date will be the date this Agreement is provided to the local Union President; 2. the sixty (60) day limitation will not apply to newly established locals of the Council of Prison Locals. The parties at the local level are encouraged to complete negotiations of the supplemental agreement within one (1) year; 3. the parties must begin meaningful and substantive negotiations within six (6) months of the notice of intent to negotiate; 4. a standard set of ground rules are contained in Appendix A to this Agreement. The local parties may negotiate their own ground rules; however, if they are unable to reach agreement on ground rules during the five

NEGOTIATIONS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. The Employer and the Union agree that this Agreement will constitute the Master Collective Bargaining Agreement between the parties and will be applicable to all Bureau of Prisons managed facilities and employees included in the bargaining unit as defined in Article 1 - Recognition. This Master Agreement may be supplemented in local agreements in accordance with this article. In no case may local supplemental agreements conflict with, be inconsistent with, amend, modify, alter, paraphrase, detract from, or duplicate this Master Agreement except as expressly authorized herein. Section a. One supplemental agreement may be negotiated at each institution/facility. Supplemental agreements covering shared/consolidated services will be negotiated at the local level by the concerned parties. 1. it is understood that local supplemental agreements will expire upon the same day as the Master Agreement, except as noted in a (2a(2) below. If the Master Agreement’s life is extended beyond the scheduled expiration date for any reason, local supplemental agreements will also be extended; and 2. provided that nothing in the local supplemental agreement is in conflict with the provisions of the Master Bargaining Agreement, or changes in any policies, regulations, or laws, the parties at the local level may mutually elect to execute new signatures and dates, if neither party desires to renegotiate the local supplemental agreement. Section b. Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, the parties may negotiate locally and include in any supplemental agreement any matter which does not specifically conflict with this article and the Master Bargaining Agreement. 1. local supplemental agreements may be negotiated provided either party serves notice of intent to negotiate within sixty (60) days of receipt of the Master Agreement. The receipt date will be the date this Agreement is provided to the local Union President; 2. the sixty (60) day limitation will not apply to newly established locals of the Council of Prison Locals. The parties at the local level are encouraged to complete negotiations of the supplemental agreement within one (1) year; 3. the parties must begin meaningful and substantive negotiations within six (6) months of the notice of intent to negotiate; 4. a standard set of ground rules are contained in Appendix A to this Agreement. The local parties may negotiate their own ground rules; however, if they are unable to reach agreement on ground rules during the five

NEGOTIATIONS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. The Employer and the Union agree that this Agreement will constitute the Master Collective Bargaining Agreement between the parties and will be applicable to all Bureau of Prisons managed facilities and employees included in the bargaining unit as defined in Article 1 - Recognition. This Master Agreement may be supplemented in local agreements in accordance with this article. In no case may local supplemental agreements conflict with, be inconsistent with, amend, modify, alter, paraphrase, detract from, or duplicate this Master Agreement except as expressly authorized herein. Section a. One supplemental agreement may be negotiated at each institution/facility. Supplemental agreements covering shared/consolidated shared services will be negotiated at the local level by the concerned parties. 1. it is understood that local supplemental agreements will expire upon the same day as the Master Agreement, except as noted in a (2a(2) below. If the Master Agreement’s 's life is extended beyond the scheduled expiration date for any reason, local supplemental agreements will also be extended; and 2. provided that nothing in the local supplemental agreement is in conflict with the provisions of the Master Bargaining Agreement, or changes in any policies, regulations, or laws, the parties at the local level may mutually elect to execute new signatures and dates, if neither party desires to renegotiate the local supplemental agreement. Section b. Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, the parties may negotiate locally and include in any supplemental agreement any matter which does not specifically conflict with this article and the Master Bargaining Agreement. 1. local supplemental agreements may be negotiated provided either party serves notice of intent to negotiate within sixty (60) days of receipt of the Master Agreement. The receipt date will be the date this Agreement is provided to the local Union President; 2. the sixty (60) day limitation will not apply to newly established locals of the Council of Prison Locals. The parties at the local level are encouraged to complete negotiations of the supplemental agreement within one (1) year; 3. the parties must begin meaningful and substantive negotiations within six (6) months of the notice of intent to negotiate; 4. a standard set of ground rules are contained in Appendix A to this Agreement. The local parties may negotiate their own ground rules; however, if they are unable to reach agreement on ground rules during the fivefive (5) months following the date the notice of intent to negotiate is served, they must adopt the standard set of ground rules contained in Appendix A. In such cases, negotiations must commence within thirty (30) calendar days after the expiration of the five (5) month period, and specific proposals for negotiation must be exchanged at least fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the beginning of negotiations; and