Common use of Professional Negotiations Meetings Clause in Contracts

Professional Negotiations Meetings. (a) If mutually agreed to by the parties, this AGREEMENT or any part thereof may be re-negotiated prior to the termination of the date of the AGREEMENT. Negotiations shall begin within fourteen (14) calendar days of the AGREEMENT to re-negotiate on those specific items mutually agreed to reopen and shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of Article II. (b) One hundred twenty (120) calendar days prior to the expiration of this AGREEMENT, at the request of either party, negotiations shall commence on a successor document. At that time, all matters relating to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment may be part of either party's proposals. Negotiations shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of Article II. (c) The parties shall meet at a time and place for the first negotiation meeting as established under Sections 2.01, 2.02(a) and/or 2.02(b). (d) Specific written proposals shall be exchanged by the parties at the very first meeting unless otherwise mutually agreed. The party requesting negotiations shall present and explain its proposals first. The other party will then present and explain its proposals. Subsequently, no new proposals shall be considered unless otherwise mutually agreed. (e) The date, time, and place for each subsequent negotiations meeting shall be determined at the end of each negotiations meeting.