Common use of TOTAL INTEGRATION Clause in Contracts

TOTAL INTEGRATION. 1.1 This Agreement contains the full and complete agreement between the Employer and the Union, eliminating all prior and contemporaneous oral agreements. The wages, hours, terms, and other conditions of employment in this Agreement supersede any related Ohio laws, including all specifications under those laws. Specifications under related Ohio laws that are not specifically written into this Agreement shall not append its terms. Except where this Agreement has superseded Ohio laws, including all specifications under those laws, terms and conditions not included in this Agreement remain governed by state and federal law. 1.2 In the event any article, section or appendix is declared illegal, this contract shall be reopened on such article, section or appendix. The Employer and the Union shall meet to negotiate a lawful alternate provision. However, such negotiation shall not affect the enforcement or validity of any other provision of the Agreement. In the event the parties cannot reach agreement, the issue(s) shall be submitted to mediation. If the parties cannot reach an agreement through the mediation, the Mediator shall submit a written report within fifteen (15) calendar days from the conclusion of the mediation. The report shall contain the Mediator’s proposed solution to the issue(s) outstanding and a rationale in support of the solution. The party’s legislative bodies must accept or reject the Mediator’s finding within twenty (20) calendar days from the postmark of the finding. The rejection of the Mediator’s report must be by simple majority of those voting. If not rejected, the Mediator’s solution is deemed accepted and incorporated into the rest of the agreement. In the event either party rejects the Mediator’s report, the Union is free to take concerted job actions in compliance with relevant State law and the Employer is free to implement its last, best offer. The cost of the Mediator shall be born equally between the parties. 1.3 The parties have met and have brought forth all written documents or agreements for consideration of whether such agreements shall continue as part of the terms and conditions of the Agreement. Any such agreements not brought forward during negotiations shall be deemed null and void.