Union Bargaining Committees A union bargaining committee shall consist of up to three members of the bargaining unit plus the President of the Union, or his/her designate, with the right to use one technical person as outlined in Clause 2.10(b)(i) of this agreement.
List Bargaining 2.2.1 Negotiations regarding the list of central and local matters must commence not less than 6 months and not more than 8 months before the expiry of the then existing collective agreement and shall be initiated by a written notice from the Association or TEBA to the other.
Union Bargaining Committee A Union Bargaining Committee shall be appointed by the Union and shall consist of up to three (3) members of the Union together with the President of the Union or her designate. The Union shall have the right at any time to have the assistance of members of the staff of the Union when negotiating with the Employer.
Employee Matters (a) For the period immediately following the Acceptance Time through December 31, 2013, Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Entity to, (i) provide to each individual actively employed by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries as of the Acceptance Time who continues as an employee of the Surviving Entity (excluding any employee covered under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement) (collectively, the “Covered Employees”) with at least the same level of base salary or base wages and on substantially the same terms and conditions as provided to such Covered Employee immediately prior to the Acceptance Time and (ii) except as set forth in Section 6.08(a) of Company Disclosure Schedule, provide each Covered Employee with employee benefits and annual bonus opportunities that in the aggregate are substantially similar to the employee benefits (excluding any equity-based plans or change in control severance, retention or other benefits with respect to a transaction occurring after the Closing Date (it being understood that nothing in this Section 6.08(a) is intended to address or affect whether any such change in control severance, retention or other benefits may be payable pursuant to any existing commitment or obligation that continues in effect after the Closing)) and annual target bonus opportunities provided to such Covered Employee under the Company Benefit Plans as in effect immediately prior to the Acceptance Time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section 6.08(a) shall (i) prevent the amendment or termination of any Company Benefit Plan in accordance with its terms, or interfere with the right or obligation of Parent or the Surviving Entity to make such changes as are necessary to conform with applicable Law or (ii) limit the right of Parent or the Surviving Entity to terminate the employment of any employee at any time.
