Pursuant to Section 4117. 10 (A) of the Ohio Revised Code, it is hereby agreed that since this Agreement provides for final and binding arbitration of grievances, the Board, Association and employees are subject solely and exclusively to the grievance and arbitration procedure of this Agreement and the State Personnel Board of Review and/or any civil service commissions shall have no jurisdiction to receive, hear and/or determine any appeals or other actions relating to matters that could have been the subject of a grievance under this Agreement.
Pursuant to Section 4117. 14 (C) (1) (f) of the Ohio Revised Code, the parties hereby agree that if they are unable to reach agreement on the terms of a new Agreement to replace this Agreement, they will, at least forty-five (45) calendar days prior to the expiration date of this Agreement, submit the issues in dispute to a mutually agreed dispute settlement procedure which supersedes all of the procedures set forth in Section 4117.14 of the Ohio Revised Code, and which consists of mandatory mediation of the issues before a mediator mutually agreed to by the parties, who may be appointed by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. The mediator shall have no power to force either party to agree to any proposal or make any concessions and shall have no power to the expiration date of this Agreement, submit the issues in dispute to a mutually agreed dispute settlement procedure which supersedes all of the procedures set forth in Section 4117.14 of the Ohio Revised Code, and which consists of mandatory mediation of the issues before a mediator mutually agreed to by the parties, who may be appointed by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. The mediator shall have no power to force either party to agree to any proposal or make any concessions and shall have no power to establish or determine any wage or fringe benefit matter or any other term or condition of any Agreement to replace this Agreement, but shall only have the authority to mediate the issues between the parties to assist the parties in freely arriving at a mutually acceptable Agreement.
Pursuant to Section 4117. 14(C)(1)(f) of the Ohio Revised Code, the parties hereby agree that if they are unable to reach agreement on the terms of a new Agreement to replace this Agreement, they will at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the expiration date of this Agreement, submit the issues in dispute to a mutually agreed dispute settlement procedure which supersedes all of the procedures set forth in Section 4117.14 of the Ohio Revised Code, and which consists of mandatory mediation and conciliation of the issues before a mediator-conciliator mutually agreed to by the parties, who may be appointed by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service or by the State Employment Relations Board (SERB).
Pursuant to Section 4117. 14 of the Ohio Revised Code, the parties have mutually agreed upon the following bargaining and dispute resolution procedures that supersede those listed in Section 4117.14(C)(2)-(6) and any others to the contrary.
Pursuant to Section 4117. 09 of the Ohio Revised Code, each member of the bargaining unit, as defined in Article 1 of this Agreement, who is not a member of the Association by the thirtieth (30th) calendar day of the school year or by the thirtieth (30th) calendar day after his/her initial employment, whichever is later, shall have a fair share fee, payable to the Association, deducted from his/her paycheck, divided among twenty (20) equal installments. Such fair share fee shall be equal to the sum of the dues paid by members of the Association to LECTA.
Pursuant to Section 4117. 09(B) of the Ohio Revised Code, the Employer shall deduct Union membership dues, in the amount certified by the Union to the Employer, the first pay period of each month from the pay of any Union member requesting same. The Employer shall deduct Union initiation fees and assessments, in the amount certified by the Union to the Employer, the first pay period of each month in which such fees and assessments are due from the pay of any Union member requesting same. If a deduction is desired, the member shall sign a payroll deduction form which shall be furnished by the Union and presented to the appropriate official. The Employer shall furnish to the Financial Secretary of the Union, once each calendar month, a warrant in the aggregate amount of the deductions made for the calendar month, together with a listing of Union members for whom such deductions were made.
Pursuant to Section 4117. 14(E) of the Ohio Revised Code, the dispute settlement procedure provided in this Agreement is intended to supersede the procedures specified in the Ohio Public Sector Collective Bargaining Act.
