Common use of Contract Reopeners Clause in Contracts

Contract Reopeners. 1. No later than the month of March of each year of this Agreement, the parties shall submit their initial proposals to each other. The parties may each open Salary, Health and Welfare Benefits, and three (3) additional issues/articles each year for the purposes of reopeners. The District shall give proper public notice of such proposals at the first school board meeting following the submission of the proposals. 2. The parties shall commence to meet and negotiate on reopeners or a successor Agreement beginning no later than fifteen (15) days after the completion of the public notice requirements listed above. Any Agreement reached between the parties shall be reduced to writing and signed by them. 3. Within thirty (30) days of ratification of the Agreement by both parties herein, the District shall provide a copy of the Agreement to each bargaining unit member and two (2) copies to the Association. The District shall give a copy of the Agreement to any new bargaining unit members it hires during the term of the Agreement.