Party Cooperation. Pursuant to the provision of Chapters 48 and 81, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska (R.R.S.), 1943, this Agreement is made and entered into by and between the State of Nebraska Department of Education, hereafter referred to as the “Agency” and the Nebraska Association of Public Employees, Local 61 of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, hereafter referred to as “NAPE/AFSCME.” It is hereby agreed by the parties signatory hereto that it has been and will continue to be in their mutual interest to promote and encourage areas of understanding and cooperation in labor management relations; to promote procedures and methods to promptly and fairly adjust differences, misunderstandings, and disparities; to promote reasonable and fair working conditions and to encourage an environment of good will and harmony between Agency and employees for the benefit of all. It is the intent of the parties to comply with the provisions of Chapters 48 and 81, R.R.S. adopted by the Nebraska Legislature, and through a system of employee-employer cooperation, to xxxxxx and improve the efficient administration of State service, to provide for the well-being of employees and maintain high standards of performance on behalf of the public; and, entering upon this responsibility, the parties wish to declare their intention to cooperate fully in what must be the joint objectives of both bodies in providing for the employees the best working conditions possible consistent with the provision of the best possible service for the people of the State of Nebraska.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
