Common use of CHANGES IN CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT Clause in Contracts

CHANGES IN CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT. Advance notice of proposed Western-wide changes affecting working conditions of unit employees will be provided to each Local President. Within fourteen (14) calendar days from acknowledged receipt of the notice by both Local Presidents, the Union will notify CSO Labor Relations of either its agreement with the proposals or request to bargain. In these matters, opened E-mail may serve as acknowledgment of receipt. The Union will also notify the Labor Relations Officer which Union official will be authorized to submit proposals and make an agreement on behalf of both locals which form the combined bargaining unit. If bargaining is requested the Union will submit its proposed ground rules to the CSO Labor Relations Officer within twenty-eight (28) calendar days after acknowledged receipt of management’s notification of the proposed change. Within forty (40) calendar days after acknowledged receipt of management’s notification, the Union will submit its’ substantive and/or impact and implementation proposals to the CSO Labor Relations Officer. The time period for the Union to submit proposals may be extended by mutual agreement.