Common use of Prior Benefits and Practices Clause in Contracts

Prior Benefits and Practices. If the Employer establishes any new policy or modifies any existing policy that conflicts with any provision of this Agreement and impacts upon mandatorily negotiable terms and conditions of employment of the employees covered by this Agreement, then Employer shall: (a) provide at least 10 days written notice to the Union of the new or amended policy in advance of the policy’s effective date, (b) upon written notice from the Union provided within ten (10) days of the Union’s receipt of the written notice of the new or amended policy, enter negotiations with the Union on the matter involved. The Employer agrees that the new or amended policy shall not go into effect until the negotiations discussed above have concluded.