VRA AMENDMENTS Sample Clauses
VRA AMENDMENTS. A Voluntary Recognition Agreement (VRA) between Ontario Hydro and The Society came into effect on January 14, 1992. A complete text of the VRA between Ontario Hydro and The Society is found in Addendum 1. The VRA, as amended in this Article, is applicable to the IESO. The VRA shall remain in effect thereafter except for Sections 4.0 and 5.0 of the VRA (outlined in Articles 14 and Addendum 4 of this Agreement) which may be terminated by written notice by either party not less than six months prior to the expiry of the Collective Agreement in operation on January 1, 2005 or any subsequent Collective Agreement. In the event that The Society provides notice of termination of Sections 4.0 and 5.0 of the VRA, the IESO may require that the supervisors defined in Section 9.1 form a separate bargaining unit for which The Society shall be recognized as the bargaining agent and for which there shall be a separate Collective Agreement. In addition, The Society shall continue to be recognized as the bargaining agent for non supervisory staff defined in the VRA. Disputes on the identification of supervisors shall be submitted to a mutually acceptable arbitrator for settlement. If the parties fail to agree to appoint an arbitrator, either party may refer the matter to the Ontario Minister of Labour or the Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice who shall appoint a single arbitrator. The arbitrator will have the power accorded arbitrators under the Ontario Labour Relations Act. If the IESO provides notice of termination of Sections 4.0 and 5.0 of the VRA, it shall continue to recognize The Society as representing all employees in one bargaining unit as per the VRA and ensuing Collective Agreements. In the event that either party desires to amend the VRA on or after January 1, 2005, it must notify the other party in writing not less than six months prior to the expiry of the Collective Agreement in effect on January 1, 2005 or thereafter six months prior to the expiration of any subsequent Collective Agreement. In such circumstances the parties will have the right, if either party so chooses, to appoint a mutually agreeable mediator for the purpose of reaching a settlement of the issues and where there is mutual agreement the mediator shall arbitrate outstanding matters in dispute. Notwithstanding the above, the parties may mutually agree to amend the VRA at any time.
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7.1 Supervisory Employees 16 8.2 No Strike/No Lockout 17
VRA AMENDMENTS. A Voluntary Recognition Agreement (VRA) between Ontario Hydro and The Society came into effect on January 14, 1992. A complete text of the VRA between ▇▇▇▇▇ Power and The Society is found in Appendix IX. The VRA, as amended in this Article, is applicable to ▇▇▇▇▇ Power. ▇▇▇▇▇ Power provided the Society with Notice of Termination of Sections 4.0 and 5.0 of the VRA in June, 2010 as provided for in the Collective Agreement effective at that time. As a result, those Sections no longer apply. ▇▇▇▇▇ Power will continue to recognize The Society as representing all employees in one bargaining unit as per the VRA and ensuing Collective Agreements. In the event that either party desires to amend the VRA at the conclusion of a subsequent Collective Agreement, it must notify the other party in writing not less than six months prior to the expiry of the current Collective Agreement. In such circumstances the parties will have the right, if either party so chooses, to appoint a mutually agreeable mediator for the purpose of reaching a settlement of the issues and where there is mutual agreement the mediator shall arbitrate outstanding matters in dispute. Notwithstanding the above, the parties may mutually agree to amend the VRA at any time.
VRA AMENDMENTS. A Voluntary Recognition Agreement (VRA) between Ontario Hydro and the Society came into effect on January 14, 1992. A complete text of the VRA between Ontario Hydro and the Society is found in Appendix IV. The VRA, as amended in this Article, is applicable to Vertex. The VRA shall remain in effect thereafter except for Sections 4.0 and 5.0 of the VRA (outlined in Articles 14 and 15 of this Agreement) which may be terminated by written notice by either party not less than six months prior to the expiry of the Collective Agreement in operation on January 1, 2008 or any subsequent Collective Agreement. On July 13, 2010, Vertex provided the Society with written notice of termination of paragraphs 4.0 and 5.
VRA AMENDMENTS. A Voluntary Recognition Agreement (VRA) between Ontario Hydro and the Society came into effect on January 14, 1992. A complete text of the VRA between Ontario Hydro and the Society is found in Appendix IV. The VRA, as amended in this Article, is applicable to Inergi. The VRA shall remain in effect thereafter except for Sections 4.0 and 5.0 of the VRA (outlined in Articles 14 and 15 of this Agreement) which may be terminated by written notice by either party not less than six months prior to the expiry of the Collective Agreement in operation on January 1, 2008 or any subsequent Collective Agreement. On July 13, 2010, Vertex provided the Society with written notice of termination of paragraphs 4.0 and 5.0 of the VRA. In the event that either party desires to amend the VRA on or after January 1, 2011, it must notify the other party in writing not less than six months prior to the expiry of the Collective Agreement in effect on January 1, 2011 or thereafter six months prior to the expiration of any subsequent Collective Agreement. In such circumstances the parties will have the right, if either party so chooses, to appoint a mutually agreeable mediator for the purpose of reaching a settlement of the issues and where there is mutual agreement the mediator shall arbitrate outstanding matters in dispute. Notwithstanding the above, the parties may mutually agree to amend the VRA at any time.
VRA AMENDMENTS. A Voluntary Recognition Agreement (VRA) between PowerON and the Society came into effect on January 1, 2022. The Parties agree that any future contract negotiations disputes shall be resolved by binding arbitration in accordance with Article 35.01, except if written notice to terminate the agreement to arbitrate is provided by either party not less than twelve months prior to the expiry of the collective agreement in operation on January 1, 2035 or any subsequent Collective Agreement. Where such notice is provided then contract negotiations disputes for the then current Collective Agreement and the subsequent Collective Agreement shall be determined by binding arbitration in accordance with Article 35.01, but not for further contract negotiations disputes.
a) Future contract negotiations disputes shall be resolved by binding arbitration in accordance with Section 38 of the Ontario Labour Relations Act and the negotiating process for resolving such disputes shall be set out in full in the Collective Agreement.
b) The dispute resolution process shall be mediation-arbitration using the same individual as both the mediator and arbitrator.
c) The mediator-arbitrator shall consider the following issues as relevant to the determination of the award on monetary issues:
i. a balanced assessment of internal relativities, general economic conditions, external relativities;
ii. PowerON’s need to retain, motivate and recruit qualified staff;
iii. the cost of changes and their impact on total compensation;
iv. the financial soundness of PowerON and its ability to pay.
d) A mediator-arbitrator shall have the power to settle or decide such matters as are referred to mediation-arbitration in any way they deem fair and reasonable based on the evidence presented by representatives of PowerON or the Society in light of the criteria in items (i) to (iv) above and their decision shall be final and binding.