Wage Reopener. The Association may invoke an option to reopen Article 14 in Fiscal Year 2017 and/or Fiscal Year 2018 for the purposes of negotiating possible additional wage increases if in any year of this Agreement, after the State of Illinois adopts a General Operating Appropriation which includes an allocation to Southern Illinois University for the entire fiscal year at issue. To exercise this option, the Association shall provide a written notice to the University no earlier than September 1 and not later than October 1 of the fiscal year in which they are exercising the option or within thirty (30) calendar days after the State of Illinois adopts a public act which includes adoption of a General Operating Appropriation which includes an allocation to Southern Illinois University for the entire fiscal year in which they are exercising the option, whichever is later. If this Article is re-opened pursuant to this Section, no changes shall occur to the language of the Agreement during such negotiations, unless mutually agreed to in writing and ratified by both the Association and the Board. If negotiations are re-opened all terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect during the course of such negotiations, except that Article 7, No Strikes and No Lockouts shall also be considered to be open during the negotiations. Negotiations shall occur over no more than a sixty (60) day period from the date of the first negotiations. Neither party shall unreasonably or unduly delay the start of negotiations. Both parties agree to bargain in good faith. If the parties are unable to reach agreement during this sixty (60) day period, they shall request and participate in mediation through FMCS. Section 14.04. Intentionally left blank.
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Wage Reopener. The Association may invoke an option to reopen Article 14 in Fiscal Year 2017 and/or Fiscal Year 2018 for the purposes of negotiating possible additional wage increases if in any year of this Agreement, after the State of Illinois adopts a General Operating Appropriation which includes an allocation to Southern Illinois University for the entire fiscal year at issue. To exercise this option, the Association shall provide a written notice to the University no earlier than September 1 and not later than October 1 of the fiscal year in which they are exercising the option or within thirty (30) calendar days after the State of Illinois adopts a public act which includes adoption of a General Operating Appropriation which includes an allocation to Southern Illinois University for the entire fiscal year in which they are exercising the option, whichever is later. If this Article is re-opened pursuant to this Section, no changes shall occur to the language of the Agreement during such negotiations, unless mutually agreed to in writing and ratified by both the Association and the Board. If negotiations are re-opened all terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect during the course of such negotiations, except that Article 7, No Strikes and No Lockouts shall also be considered to be open during the negotiations. Negotiations shall occur over no more than a sixty (60) day period from the date of the first negotiations. Neither party shall unreasonably or unduly delay the start of negotiations. Both parties agree to bargain in good faith. If the parties are unable to reach agreement during this sixty (60) day period, they shall request and participate in mediation through FMCS. Section 14.04. Intentionally left blank.
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