RECOGNITION AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Section 1. The Company recognizes Communications Workers of America as the exclusive bargaining representative of the non-supervisory employees in the Traffic Department and Commercial Department and Marketing Department of the Company and acknowledges this Union as such representative for the purpose of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment and other conditions of employment and for the purpose of entering into understandings and agreements with reference thereto; provided, however, that such recognition and acknowledgment shall not in any manner affect the right of individual employees or groups of employees to present grievances to the Company at any time and to have them adjusted in accordance with Section 9(a) of the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947. Section 2. It is mutually agreed that collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment and other conditions of employment, shall be carried on only between the collective bargaining representatives designated by the Company, and such representatives of the Union as are authorized to bargain collectively for the purposes stated above. No agreement between the Company and the Union shall be effective and binding upon the parties unless and until signed for the Company by its representative duly authorized to act in its behalf, and for the Union by its representative, duly authorized to act in its behalf. Section 3. The Company and the Union recognize that it is in the best interests of both parties, the employees and the public, that all dealings between them continue to be characterized by mutual responsibility and respect. To insure that this relationship continues and improves, the Company and the Union and their respective representatives at all levels will apply the terms of this Contract fairly in accord with its intent and meaning and consistent with the Union’s status as exclusive bargaining representative of all employees in the unit. Each party shall bring to the attention of all employees in the unit, including new hires, their purpose to conduct themselves in a spirit of responsibility and respect and the measures they have agreed upon to insure adherence to this purpose. Section 4. In a desire to restate their respective policies, neither the Company nor the Union shall unlawfully discriminate against any employee because of such employee’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age or national origin or because the employee is handicapped, a disabled veteran or a veteran of the Vietnam era. Section 5. The Company agrees to have this Agreement printed and to distribute a copy to each employee in the bargaining unit as soon as feasible. Section 6. It is the intention of the parties, with respect to the collective bargaining of future replacing Agreements, to conduct their negotiations thereon in such a manner as to reach a new Agreement on or before the termination date of this present Agreement.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
RECOGNITION AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Section 1. The Company NEA recognizes Communications Workers of America the Union as the exclusive collective bargaining representative for all employees of NEA except the nonfollowing:
(a) employees in positions for whom Local 99-99A-99C, International Union of Operating Engineers, or its successor organization, is the recognized collective bargaining representative;
(b) employees in positions for which the National Education Association Middle Management Attorneys Confidentials organization (NEAMAC) is the recognized organization;
(c) employees in positions for whom the Association of Field Service Employees (AFSE), or its successor organization, is the recognized collective bargaining representative;
(d) supervisory employees and guards as defined in the Traffic Department and Commercial Department and Marketing Department National Labor Relations Act;
(e) confidential employees; and
(f) temporary employees as defined in Article 7 of this Agreement. The specific positions included in the Company and acknowledges Union’s bargaining-unit are set forth in Attachment A to this Union as such representative for the purpose of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment and other conditions of employment and for the purpose of entering into understandings and agreements with reference thereto; provided, however, that such recognition and acknowledgment shall not in any manner affect the right of individual employees or groups of employees to present grievances to the Company at any time and to have them adjusted in accordance with Section 9(a) of the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947Agreement.
Section 2. It is mutually agreed that collective bargaining with respect to rates NEA shall not make any administrative changes which will remove positions from the Union’s bargaining-unit arbitrarily, capriciously, or for the purpose of pay, wages, hours of employment and other conditions of employment, shall be carried on only between altering the collective bargaining representatives designated by the Company, and such representatives structure of the Union as are authorized Union’s bargaining unit. If NEA plans to bargain collectively for make an administrative change which will have the purposes stated above. No agreement between the Company and latter effect, it shall notify the Union shall be at least sixty (60) calendar days before the change is scheduled to become effective and binding shall discuss with it steps that might be taken to avoid or minimize the impact upon the parties unless and until signed for the Company by its representative duly authorized to act in its behalf, and for the Union by its representative, duly authorized to act in its behalf.Union’s bargaining
Section 3. The Company and NEA recognizes the Union recognize that it is in as the best interests of both parties, the employees and the public, that all dealings between them continue to be characterized by mutual responsibility and respect. To insure that this relationship continues and improves, the Company and the Union and their respective representatives at all levels will apply the terms of this Contract fairly in accord with its intent and meaning and consistent with the Union’s status as exclusive bargaining representative of all employees the bargaining unit defined in Section 1 for the unit. Each party shall bring to the attention purpose of all employees in the unit, including new hires, their purpose to conduct themselves in a spirit of responsibility and respect and the measures they have agreed upon to insure adherence to this purposecollective bargaining required by federal law.
Section 4. In a desire If any provision of this Agreement or any application of this Agreement to restate their respective policiesany employee covered hereby shall be found contrary to law, neither such provision or application shall have effect only to the Company nor extent permitted by law, but all other provisions or applications shall continue in full force and effect. NEA and the Union shall unlawfully discriminate against attempt to renegotiate any employee because of such employee’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age or national origin or because the employee is handicapped, a disabled veteran or a veteran provision found contrary to law. Such negotiations shall commence within thirty (30) calendar days of the Vietnam era.
Section 5. The Company agrees to have this Agreement printed and to distribute a copy to each employee in the bargaining unit as soon as feasible.
Section 6. It is the intention effective date of the parties, with respect to the collective bargaining of future replacing Agreements, to conduct their negotiations thereon in such a manner as to reach a new Agreement on or before the termination date of this present Agreementfinal ruling.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
RECOGNITION AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Section 1. The Company recognizes Communications Workers of America as the exclusive bargaining representative of the non-supervisory nonsupervisory employees in the Traffic Department and Commercial Department and Marketing Department of the Company and acknowledges this Union as such representative for the purpose of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment and other conditions of employment and for the purpose of entering into understandings and agreements with reference thereto; provided, however, that such recognition and acknowledgment shall not in any manner affect the right of individual employees or groups of employees to present grievances to the Company at any time and to have them adjusted in accordance with Section 9(a) of the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947.
Section 2. It is mutually agreed that collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment and other conditions of employment, shall be carried on only between the collective bargaining representatives designated by the Company, and such representatives of the Union as are authorized to bargain collectively for the purposes stated above. No agreement between the Company and the Union shall be effective and binding upon the parties unless and until signed for the Company by its representative duly authorized to act in its behalf, and for the Union by its representative, duly authorized to act in its behalf.
Section 3. The Company and the Union recognize that it is in the best interests of both parties, the employees and the public, that all dealings between them continue to be characterized by mutual responsibility and respect. To insure that this relationship continues and improves, the Company and the Union and their respective representatives at all levels will apply the terms of this Contract fairly in accord with its intent and meaning and consistent with the Union’s 's status as exclusive bargaining representative of all employees in the unit. Each party shall bring to the attention of all employees in the unit, including new hires, their purpose to conduct themselves in a spirit of responsibility and respect and the measures they have agreed upon to insure adherence to this purpose.
Section 4. In a desire to restate their respective policies, neither the Company nor the Union shall unlawfully discriminate against any employee because of such employee’s 's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age or national origin or because the employee is handicapped, a disabled veteran or a veteran of the Vietnam era.
Section 5. The Company agrees to have this Agreement printed and to distribute a copy to each employee in the bargaining unit as soon as feasible.
Section 6. It is the intention of the parties, with respect to the collective bargaining of future replacing Agreements, to conduct their negotiations thereon in such a manner as to reach a new Agreement on or before the termination date of this present Agreement.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
RECOGNITION AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Section 1. The Company NEA recognizes Communications Workers of America the Union as the exclusive collective bargaining representative for all employees of NEA except the nonfollowing:
(a) employees in positions for whom Local 99-99A-99C, Interna- tional Union of Operating Engineers, or its successor organiza- tion, is the recognized collective bargaining representative;
(b) employees in positions for which the National Education Asso- ciation Middle Management Attorneys Confidentials organization (NEAMAC) is the recognized organization;
(c) employees in positions for whom the Association of Field Service Employees (AFSE), or its successor organization, is the recognized collective bargaining representative;
(d) supervisory employees and guards as defined in the Traffic Department and Commercial Department and Marketing Department National Labor Relations Act;
(e) confidential employees; and
(f) temporary employees as defined in Article 7 of this Agreement. The specific positions included in the Company and acknowledges Union's bargaining unit are set forth in Attachment A to this Union as such representative for the purpose of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment and other conditions of employment and for the purpose of entering into understandings and agreements with reference thereto; provided, however, that such recognition and acknowledgment shall not in any manner affect the right of individual employees or groups of employees to present grievances to the Company at any time and to have them adjusted in accordance with Section 9(a) of the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947Agreement.
Section 2. It is mutually agreed that collective NEA shall not make any administrative changes which will remove positions from the Union's bargaining with respect unit (e.g., shift a position to rates M&O) arbitrarily, capriciously, or for the purpose of pay, wages, hours of employment and other conditions of employment, shall be carried on only between altering the collective bargaining representatives designated by the Company, and such representatives structure of the Union as are authorized Union's bargaining unit. If NEA plans to bargain collectively for make an administrative change which will have the purposes stated above. No agreement between the Company and latter effect, it shall notify the Union shall be at least sixty (60) calendar days before the change is scheduled to become effective and binding upon the parties unless and until signed for the Company by its representative duly authorized shall discuss with it steps that might be taken to act in its behalf, and for the Union by its representative, duly authorized to act in its behalf.avoid or minimize the
Section 3. The Company and NEA recognizes the Union recognize that it is in as the best interests of both parties, the employees and the public, that all dealings between them continue to be characterized by mutual responsibility and respect. To insure that this relationship continues and improves, the Company and the Union and their respective representatives at all levels will apply the terms of this Contract fairly in accord with its intent and meaning and consistent with the Union’s status as exclusive bargaining representative of all employees the bargaining unit defined in Section 1 for the unit. Each party shall bring to the attention purpose of all employees in the unit, including new hires, their purpose to conduct themselves in a spirit of responsibility and respect and the measures they have agreed upon to insure adherence to this purposecollective bargaining required by federal law.
Section 4. In a desire If any provision of this Agreement or any application of this Agreement to restate their respective policiesany employee covered hereby shall be found contrary to law, neither such provision or application shall have effect only to the Company nor extent permitted by law, but all other provisions or applications shall continue in full force and effect. NEA and the Union shall unlawfully discriminate against attempt to renegotiate any employee because of such employee’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age or national origin or because the employee is handicapped, a disabled veteran or a veteran provision found contrary to law. Such negotiations shall commence within thirty (30) calendar days of the Vietnam era.
Section 5. The Company agrees to have this Agreement printed and to distribute a copy to each employee in the bargaining unit as soon as feasible.
Section 6. It is the intention effective date of the parties, with respect to the collective bargaining of future replacing Agreements, to conduct their negotiations thereon in such a manner as to reach a new Agreement on or before the termination date of this present Agreementfinal ruling.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement