Common use of Additional Bargaining Clause in Contracts

Additional Bargaining. The parties each voluntarily and unqualifiedly waive any rights which might otherwise exist under law to negotiate over any matter during the term of this Agreement, and each agrees that the other shall not be obligated to bargain collectively during the term of this Agreement with respect to any matter (except as otherwise specifically provided herein) even though each subject or matter may not have been within the knowledge or contemplation of either or both parties at the time they negotiated or signed the Agreement. The above zipper clause shall be applicable only during the term of this Agreement and shall not be construed to limit the subjects of negotiations between the parties after the expiration of this collective bargaining agreement. It is the understanding of the Union that this does not preclude impact bargaining during the term of this contract.