Common use of Obligation to Bargain Clause in Contracts

Obligation to Bargain. It shall be the obligation of the school committee to 5 meet and confer in good faith with the representative or representatives of the negotiating or 6 bargaining agent within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice from the agent of the request 7 for a meeting for negotiating or collective bargaining purposes. This obligation includes the duty 8 to cause any agreement resulting from negotiations or bargaining to be reduced to a written 9 contract; provided, that no contract shall exceed the term of three (3) years unless a budget 10 commission or a receiver has been appointed for a municipality pursuant to chapter 45-9, in 11 which case the contract shall not exceed the term of five (5) years. An unfair labor practice 12 charge may be complained of by either the bargaining agent or the school committee to the state 13 labor relations board which shall deal with the complaint in the manner provided in chapter 7 of 14 this title.

Obligation to Bargain. It shall be the obligation of the school committee to 5 10 meet and confer in good faith with the representative or representatives of the negotiating or 6 11 bargaining agent within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice from the agent of the request 7 12 for a meeting for negotiating or collective bargaining purposes. This obligation includes the duty 8 13 to cause any agreement resulting from negotiations or bargaining to be reduced to a written 9 14 contract; provided, that no contract shall exceed the term of three (3) years unless a budget 10 commission or a receiver has 15 been appointed for a municipality pursuant to chapter 45-9, in 11 which case the contract shall not 16 exceed the term of five (5) years. An unfair labor practice 12 charge may be complained of by either 17 the bargaining agent or the school committee to the state 13 labor relations board which shall deal 18 with the complaint in the manner provided in chapter 7 of 14 this title.