Common use of NEGOTIATIONS FOR A SUCCESSOR AGREEMENT Clause in Contracts

NEGOTIATIONS FOR A SUCCESSOR AGREEMENT. 36.1 Prior to the expiration of the contract in accordance with Article 35, the parties agree to the following process for purposes of negotiating a successor Agreement: 36.1.1 The parties shall have an initial meeting to begin the bargaining process pursuant to ORS 243.712 no later than the third week in December; 36.1.2 The parties’ bargaining teams shall meet no later than the third week in January; 36.1.3 The parties agree to request and pre-schedule mediation in order to allow mediation to occur as soon as possible following the expiration of the 150 day period of negotiations in the event an agreement is not reached during that period. 36.2 The parties agree for the purposes of negotiating a successor Agreement to this Labor Agreement, and any mid-term bargaining which occurs during the life this Agreement, that the City will release up to five (5) bargaining unit members to participate in negotiations. 36.2.1 Of the five (5) members released, the City and the Union will each pay 50% of the daily wage. In order to facilitate meeting times, the members of the negotiating team shall have their schedules adjusted so that they have common days off, and bargaining will be scheduled on their work days unless the parties mutually agree otherwise. Bargaining team members working evening hours will be required to adjust their shift in order to attend bargaining sessions and will use Union Time Reimbursed (UTR). There will be no cap on UTR time used for this purpose. 36.2.2 Bargaining sessions are paid day for day at straight time. On bargaining days members will be excused from returning to work whenever the bargaining sessions last more than seven (7) hours. If bargaining sessions are less than seven (7) hours, members will return to work in order to complete their ten (10) hour work day. Members may be allowed to make up the balance of any time owed by the use of annual leave or overtime compensatory time; or, when mutually agreeable, members may arrange to work the balance at a later date.

NEGOTIATIONS FOR A SUCCESSOR AGREEMENT. 36.1 Prior to the expiration of the contract in accordance with Article 35, the parties agree to the following process Negotiations for purposes of negotiating a successor Agreement: 36.1.1 The parties Agreement shall have an initial meeting to begin the bargaining process pursuant to ORS 243.712 no later than the third week in December; 36.1.2 The parties’ bargaining teams shall meet no later than the third week in January; 36.1.3 The parties agree to request and pre-schedule mediation in order to allow mediation to occur as soon as possible following January 15th of the expiration year of the 150 day period of negotiations in the event an agreement is not reached during that periodthis Agreement. 36.2 The parties agree for the purposes of negotiating a successor Agreement to this Labor Agreement, and any mid-term bargaining which occurs during the life this Agreement, that the City will release up to five (5) bargaining unit members to participate in negotiationsnegotiations without loss in pay. 36.2.1 Of the five (5) members released, the City and the Union will each pay 50% of the daily wage. In order to facilitate meeting times, the members of the negotiating Union bargaining team shall have their schedules adjusted for the duration of the bargaining process so that they have common days off, and bargaining will be scheduled on their work days workdays unless the parties mutually agree otherwise. Bargaining Bureau management and bargaining team members working evening will work together to determine shift hours of bargaining team members; if no agreement is reached, the bargaining team members will be required to adjust their shift in order for operational need to attend bargaining sessions and will use Union Time Reimbursed (UTR). There will be no cap on UTR time used for this purposesessions. 36.2.2 Bargaining sessions are paid day for day at straight time. On bargaining days members will be excused from returning to work whenever the bargaining sessions last more than seven (7) hours. If bargaining sessions are less than seven (7) hours, members will return to work in order to complete their ten (10) hour work dayworkday. Members may be allowed to make up the balance of any time owed by the use of annual leave or overtime compensatory time; or, when mutually agreeable, members may arrange to work the balance at a later date. 36.2.3 Union bargaining team members may meet in preparation for bargaining sessions using Union Time Reimbursed (UTR). There will be no cap on UTR time used for this purpose. The Union agrees to provide at least 72 hours’ notice to the City when such UTR is required

NEGOTIATIONS FOR A SUCCESSOR AGREEMENT. 36.1 Prior to the expiration of the contract in accordance with Article 35, the parties agree to the following process Negotiations for purposes of negotiating a successor Agreement: 36.1.1 The parties Agreement shall have an initial meeting to begin the bargaining process pursuant to ORS 243.712 no later than the third week in December; 36.1.2 The parties’ bargaining teams shall meet no later than the third week in January; 36.1.3 The parties agree to request and pre-schedule mediation in order to allow mediation to occur as soon as possible following January 15th of the expiration year of the 150 day period of negotiations in the event an agreement is not reached during that periodthis Agreement. 36.2 The parties agree for the purposes of negotiating a successor Agreement to this Labor Agreement, and any mid-term bargaining which occurs during the life this Agreement, that the City will release up to five (5) bargaining unit members to participate in negotiationsnegotiations without loss in pay. 36.2.1 Of the five (5) members released, the City and the Union will each pay 50% of the daily wage. In order to facilitate meeting times, the members of the negotiating Union bargaining team shall have their schedules adjusted so that they have common days off, and bargaining will be scheduled on their work days unless the parties mutually agree otherwise. Bargaining team members working evening hours will be required to adjust their shift in order to attend bargaining sessions and will use Union Time Reimbursed (UTR). There will be no cap on UTR time used for this purposesessions. 36.2.2 Bargaining sessions are paid day for day at straight time. On bargaining days members will be excused from returning to work whenever the bargaining sessions last more than seven (7) hours. If bargaining sessions are less than seven (7) hours, members will return to work in order to complete their ten (10) hour work dayworkday. Members may be allowed to make up the balance of any time owed by the use of annual leave or overtime compensatory time; or, when mutually agreeable, members may arrange to work the balance at a later date. 36.2.3 Union bargaining team members may meet in preparation for bargaining sessions using Union Time Reimbursed (UTR). There will be no cap on UTR time used for this purpose. The Union agrees to provide at least 72 hours’ notice to the City when such UTR is required