Common use of THE BASIC AGREEMENT Clause in Contracts

THE BASIC AGREEMENT. A. The Union and the City will jointly support the mission as defined in Article 1, and associated objectives and goals. The Union and the City agree to establish and maintain a Joint Labor/Management Committee, consisting of up to five Union representatives appointed by the Union and up to five City representatives appointed by the City. Meetings of this committee may be conducted at the request of either party and participants shall be known ahead of time. Meetings shall be informal and for the mutual exchange of ideas and problem solving. The purpose of this Committee is to provide a forum for the ongoing discussion of matters of interest to either party. Provided however, the Committee is not to be used as a substitute for formal negotiations. The Committee will not discuss any concerns which the Union or City assert must be taken through the established channels of authority but will refer these matters first through the proper channels. No decisions in this forum shall supersede any provisions of the contract unless formally ratified by the Union and the City. B. There will be no terminations without just cause. There will be no lockouts, strikes, slowdowns, or other interruptions of work. The parties will pursue productive flexibility in the design and staffing of jobs and services. C. If the City decides to contract out bargaining unit work not previously contracted out, which would result in the layoff of regular employees in the bargaining unit, then the City will comply with the following procedures: 1. The City shall inform the Union President and Staff Representative of its intention to contract out. 2. The Union President or Staff Representative will give the City notification within ten (10) business days of its desire to negotiate the effects of the said contracting out. 3. The Union and the City shall negotiate in good faith on these issues. 4. If, thirty (30) calendar days after the request from the Union, the City still decides to go ahead with the decision to contract out the work, it may do so. 5. The parties shall continue to negotiate and seek resolution of any effects/issues which have not yet been resolved at that time. 6. If the City decides to contract out the work resulting in a layoff, the layoff shall be based strictly on seniority within the impacted work group. Layoffs shall be in accordance with Article 11.

THE BASIC AGREEMENT. ‌ A. The Union and the City employer will jointly support the mission as defined in Article 1, and associated attendant objectives and goals. The Union and the City Management agree to establish and maintain a Joint Laborjoint labor/Management Committeemanagement committee, consisting of up to five Union representatives appointed by the Union and up to five City Management representatives appointed by the CityManagement. Meetings of this committee may be conducted at the request of either party and participants shall be known ahead of time. Meetings shall be informal and for the mutual exchange of ideas and problem solving. The purpose of this Committee committee is to provide a forum for the ongoing discussion of matters of interest to either party. Provided however, the Committee committee is not to be used as a substitute for formal negotiations. The Committee committee will not discuss any concerns which the Union or City assert must be taken through the established channels of authority but will refer these matters first through the proper channels. No decisions in this forum shall supersede any provisions of the contract unless formally ratified by the Union and the City. B. There will be no terminations without just cause. There will be no lockouts, strikes, slowdowns, or other interruptions of work. The parties will pursue productive flexibility in the design and staffing of jobs and services. C. If the City decides to contract out bargaining unit work not previously contracted out, which would result in the layoff of regular employees in the bargaining unit, then the City will comply with the following procedures: 1. The City shall inform the Union President and Staff Representative of its intention to contract out. 2. The Union President or Staff Representative will give the City notification within ten (10) business working days of its desire to negotiate the effects of the said contracting out. 3. The Thereafter, the Union and the City shall negotiate in good faith on these issues. 4. If, thirty (30) calendar days after the request from the Union, the City still decides to go ahead with the decision to contract out the work, it may do so. 5. The parties shall continue to negotiate and seek resolution of any effects/issues which have not yet been resolved at that time. 6. If the City decides to contract out the work resulting in a layoff, the layoff shall be based strictly on seniority within the impacted work group. Layoffs shall be in accordance with Article 11XII.