DURATION AND NEGOTIATIONS PROCEDURES Clause Samples

The 'Duration and Negotiations Procedures' clause defines the length of time an agreement remains in effect and outlines the steps parties must follow to negotiate changes or renewals. Typically, this clause specifies the initial term, any options for extension, and the formal process for initiating negotiations, such as required notice periods or timelines for discussions. Its core function is to provide structure and predictability to the contractual relationship, ensuring both parties understand when and how the agreement can be reviewed or extended, thereby reducing uncertainty and potential disputes.
DURATION AND NEGOTIATIONS PROCEDURES. SECTION 1 This Agreement shall become effective as of September 1, 2016, and subject to the provisions set forth below, shall continue in full force and effect until August 31, 2019, provided, however, that the parties will enter into negotiations not later than November 15, 2019. SECTION 2 While not otherwise affecting the terms and conditions of this Agreement, upon receipt of notice prior to November 1, 2010, the Association may reopen this contract on all matters to take effect in school year commencing in September, 2010. Otherwise, this contract will remain in full force and effective from year to year thereafter unless such written notice of a desire to terminate or modify the same is given by November 1 for modifications to take effect the following year. SECTION 3 If the Committee and the Association have failed to reach agreement by February 1, they jointly, or either of them separately, may petition the State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration to initiate the statutory impasse procedures in accordance with the provisions of the General Laws of Massachusetts. SECTION 4 During negotiations, the Committee and the Association will present relevant data, exchange points of view, and make proposals and counter-proposals as each deems appropriate. As of the time it has been approved by the Committee and made available for presentation to the Finance Committee, the Committee will provide the Association with the budget for the next fiscal year. Negotiations will be closed sessions. Effective September 1, 2016, all salary schedules will be increased by 1.5% Effective September 1, 2017, all salary schedules will be increased by 2% Effective September 1, 2018, all salary schedules will be increased by 2.25% (See attached salary schedules) Schedules A to D 2016-2017 = 0% 2017-2018= 0% 2018-2019 = 0% Student activities outside the school day are integral to the total education of our students. These activities provide a breadth of opportunity for students to explore their interests beyond the classroom and apply their learning. While these activities provide great benefits to students, they hold differing requirements and expectations for the adult advisors who supervise them. Since these activities are fully dependent on student participation, there is need for flexibility in the implementation of this schedule. In Schedule C, Cocurricular Stipends, there are three levels of funding that reflect the responsibility and time expectations of the advisor, si...
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DURATION AND NEGOTIATIONS PROCEDURES. A. All articles of this Agreement shall be effective upon ratification by the parties and shall remain in effect until June 30, 2013, with wages renegotiated for the 2011-13 school year. All employees eligible for medical, dental, and/or vision insurance benefits under this agreement will receive the same insurance coverage as provided for in the agreement between the St. Louis Board of Education and the St. Louis Education Association for the 2011-12 and the 2012-13 school years. This Agreement may only be extended by mutual written consent of both parties. B. In the event the District restructures existing positions and/or creates a new classification, which falls within the bargaining unit, the District will notify the Union President in writing accompanied by a job description, rate of pay and other applicable working conditions. Thereafter, the Union will notify the Superintendent of the acceptance of the terms in writing within ten (10) calendar days or alternatively, request a meeting to discuss and/or resolve any concerns or differences with respect to the wages and working conditions. C. Copies of the master agreement will be produced by the District and distributed to all employees within the bargaining unit. Ten (10) additional copies of the agreement will be forwarded to the Local Union President.
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DURATION AND NEGOTIATIONS PROCEDURES. A. All articles of this Agreement shall be effective upon ratification by the parties and shall remain in effect until June 30, 2011, with wages renegotiated for the 2010-11 school year. All employees eligible for medical, dental, and/or vision insurance benefits under this agreement will receive the same insurance coverage as provided for in the agreement between the St. Louis Board of Education and the St. Louis Education Association for the 2009-10 and the 2010-11 school years. This Agreement may only be extended by mutual written consent of both parties. B. Either party may serve notice to terminate or amend this Agreement by giving written notice to the other party on or before May 1 of the year in which the Agreement expires. Such notice will be directed to the Superintendent or the President of Local 2-540. In the event neither party provides notice as required above, the Agreement shall continue in effect for successive periods of one year, unless and until written notice of termination is given on or before May 1, on any subsequent contract anniversary date. C. In the event the District restructures existing positions and/or creates a new classification, which falls within the bargaining unit, the District will notify the Union President in writing accompanied by a job description, rate of pay and other applicable working conditions. Thereafter, the Union will notify the Superintendent of the acceptance of the terms in writing within ten (10) calendar days or alternatively, request a meeting to discuss and/or resolve any concerns or differences with respect to the wages and working conditions. D. Copies of the master agreement will be produced by the District and distributed to all employees within the bargaining unit. Ten (10) additional copies of the agreement will be forwarded to the Local Union President.
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DURATION AND NEGOTIATIONS PROCEDURES. A. This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until midnight, June 30, 2011, and from year to year thereafter unless prior to the expiration date either party shall notify the other in writing of its desire to negotiate a successor Agreement, in which event the Agreement shall terminate upon expiration date of the year in which the notice is given. B. It is further agreed that, following receipt of such notice of termination, the parties hereto shall, on written request, meet for the purpose of discussing the Agreement with respect to its renewal, modification or change upon termination. WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and signed by their duly authorized representatives as of the day and year first above written. BY President of Board President of Association DATE: DATE:
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DURATION AND NEGOTIATIONS PROCEDURES. A. The Board agrees not to negotiate with any paraprofessional organization or individual paraprofessionals with regard to the terms of the Agreement other than P.O.L.D. for the duration of this agreement. B. Neither party in any negotiations shall have any control over the selection of the negotiation or bargaining representatives of the other party. Each party may select its representatives from within or without the school district. The parties mutually pledge that their representatives will be clothed with all necessary power and authority to make proposals, consider proposals, and make concessions in the course of negotiations to reach tentative agreement subject to ratification. C. Between April 1st and 15th, of the year this Agreement expires, the parties shall initiate negotiations for the purpose of entering into a successor Agreement for the forthcoming year. D. Copies of the Agreement titled "Master Agreement between the Linden School District and the Paraprofessional Organization of the Linden School District" shall be printed within sixty (60) days after the Agreement is signed and presented to all paraprofessionals now employed, hereafter employed, or considered for employment by the Board. Further, that the Board shall furnish ten (10) copies of the Agreement to P.O.L.D. for its use. E. This Agreement shall be in effect as of the first day of September, 2010, and continue in full force and effect for five (5) years, through the 31st day of August, 2015. The representative of both parties affix their signature below, thus indicating approval of this Master Contract and its conditions, through the 31st day of August, 2015.
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DURATION AND NEGOTIATIONS PROCEDURES. This three-year Agreement shall be in effect from July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2023, and may only be extended by mutual written consent of both parties. A. In the event the District restructures existing positions and/or creates a new classification, which falls within the bargaining unit, the District will notify the Union President in writing accompanied by a job description, rate of pay and other applicable working conditions. Thereafter, the Union will notify the Superintendent of the acceptance of the terms in writing within ten (10) calendar days or alternatively, request a meeting to discuss and/or resolve any concerns or differences with respect to the wages and working conditions. B. Copies of the master agreement will be produced by the District and distributed to all employees within the bargaining unit. Ten (10) additional copies of the agreement will be forwarded to the Local Union President. Association members required attending a staff meeting and/or E.R.T. meeting held outside their regular scheduled work day will be paid at their current hourly rate of pay.
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DURATION AND NEGOTIATIONS PROCEDURES. A. In the event the District restructures existing positions and/or creates a new classification, which falls within the bargaining unit, the District will notify the Union President in writing accompanied by a job description, rate of pay and other applicable working conditions. Thereafter, the Union will notify the Superintendent of the acceptance of the terms in writing within ten (10) calendar days or alternatively, request a meeting to discuss and/or resolve any concerns or differences with respect to the wages and working conditions. B. Copies of the master agreement will be produced by the District and distributed to all employees within the bargaining unit. Ten (10) additional copies of the agreement will be forwarded to the Local Union President. Association members required attending a staff meeting and/or E.R.T. meeting held outside their regular scheduled work day will be paid at their current hourly rate of pay.
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  • NEGOTIATIONS PROCEDURES A. The parties agreed to implement a Collaborative Bargaining Process beginning with the 1998- 99 fiscal year within the authority of Chapter 447 of the Florida Statutes and any appropriate rules and procedures. Salary and fringe benefits shall be automatically reopened each year, as well as any provisions imposed by the Board. In compliance with requirements that tentative agreement items must be formally ratified, the parties agree to establish the following protocol: 1. Formal ratification votes on tentative agreement(s) by the parties shall be held as needed. 2. Interim decisions to implement agreements before formal ratification shall be confirmed in writing in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding. 3. Issues may be raised for consideration through an appropriate process at any time during the length of this ratified agreement. B. If negotiations reach impasse, the procedures as set forth in the Florida Statutes and/or the rules of the Public Employees Relations Commission shall be followed. At the request of either party, a mediator shall be appointed. C. Neither party shall have any control over the selection of the bargaining representatives of the other party, and the parties mutually pledge that their representatives will be empowered to reach tentative agreement on items being negotiated. Should either party utilize the services of outside consultants to assist in negotiations, the party using the consultants shall pay for any cost incurred for such services. D. This Contract may not be modified in whole or in part except by mutual written agreement. E. If any provision or application of this Contract is held to be contrary to law, then such provision or application shall not be deemed valid and subsisting except to the extent permitted by law, but all other provisions or applications shall continue in full force and effect. The parties shall either immediately meet to reopen negotiations on that provision or application or mutually agree to deal with the matter in subsequent negotiations. F. The agreements in this Contract shall supersede any rules, regulations, or practices of the Board which are contrary to or inconsistent with the terms recorded herein. G. There shall be two official signed copies of the final ratified Contract, one to be retained by each of the parties. The Board agrees to print one thousand five hundred (1,500) copies of the current Contract for distribution to new hires. A link will be provided to all employees during pre-planning each school year. The Association will be provided 500 copies of the full contract each year. H. If bargaining is mutually scheduled during the teacher duty day, up to eleven members of the Association’s bargaining team shall be granted release time for travel, caucusing, and attendance at bargaining sessions. The parties shall mutually agree on parameters to release from duty Association team members following bargaining sessions which extend late. I. Tentative agreements shall be reduced to writing and submitted for ratification, within an agreed upon time, to the employees and to the Board. Failure to ratify tentative agreements shall make such tentative agreements null and void. 1. The parties may agree to submit packages of tentative agreements for ratification to the employees and the Board at any time. 2. If impasse is declared, the parties shall meet to review any pending tentative agreements unrelated to the impasse and to consider their submission for ratification as outlined in Section 1. above, prior to a special master hearing and prior to a public hearing. J. During the term of this Contract the Association and the Board recognize that events may arise which require a mutual interpretation or modification of this Contract that does not constitute a substantive change in employees’ salaries or benefits. Under these circumstances, the parties are authorized to enter into a settlement agreement or memorandum of understanding expressing these interpretations or modifications. If such are entered into during the term of this Contract, they will remain in effect until expiration of the Contract, until superseded by the Contract, or until mutually withdrawn by the parties. K. Operating Procedures and Guidelines: 1. The Collaborative Bargaining Leadership Team (CBLT) shall be composed of equal numbers of CTA members and District personnel. 2. The CBLT mutually agrees to coordinate and participate in appropriate training opportunities designed to support the process and/or build skills essential to the success of the process. The CBLT may utilize the services of consultants to assist in the negotiations. Any cost incurred shall be shared equally by the parties. 3. Define consensus as a status in which all members can support the decision and use consensus as the preferred decision making strategy in all decisions. 4. Operate as an open forum to identify, explore and resolve issues of importance to CTA and the District using District personnel as resources. The CBLT will solicit and value input from personnel affected by the outcome of the process. 5. All monies, except for School Recognition Dollars allocated by the Legislature as “bonus” and/or “incentive money” for teachers, shall be subject to discussion by the Collaborative Bargaining Leadership Team before distribution. 6. The CBLT will establish committees and will receive, review and make final decisions on recommendations from appropriate committees. All decisions are to be supported by data from those committees. All committee meetings will be accurately recorded. 7. Communicate with employees through a variety of mediums. 8. There will be a notice to the CBLT participants before either party communicates any specific issues generated or discussed during the CBLT process unless it is mutually agreed to amend this timeline. L. Provisions to submit issues to the CBLT 1. Employees shall submit issues to the CBLT using the Issues for Submission form found on the CBLT websites: ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/es/legislative/laborrelations/Pages/default.aspx and ▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇. 2. Forms may be found at individual work locations or the Association office. 3. The CBLT shall determine the appropriate action to be taken and notify the submitting party of such action. M. Committees of the CBLT 1. Committees shall be composed of equal numbers of CTA members and District personnel. 2. Committees will receive and undertake activities to execute the specific charge from the CBLT. Each party shall select a member that will act as a co-chair for each committee. 3. Committees shall welcome employees who might be affected by the issue to attend and provide information as a resource. Committees may invite outside resources as necessary. 4. Committees shall identify options supported by data to be recommended to the CBLT. 5. Committees shall keep accurate records of all committee meetings. 6. Committees and Task Forces a. Standing Committees The Collaborative Bargaining Leadership Team has established standing committees to field issues and concerns from their stakeholders. The committees meet on a regular basis to discuss issues and to collect data to support their recommendations. Each committee presents periodic reports and recommendations to the Collaborative Bargaining Leadership Team. The committees are as follows: 1.) Finance and Compensation 2.) Assessment

  • NEGOTIATIONS PROCEDURE A. Upon the request of Local 149 or the Board, not earlier than ninety (90) calendar days prior to the expiration of this Agreement, the parties may open negotiations for a successor contract. The first meeting will be held within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt of the request unless the parties mutually agree to a later date. B. The Board and the Union shall be represented at negotiation meetings by a team of not more than six (6) members each. C. The Board and the Union negotiating teams shall exchange items for negotiations at the first negotiating session. All contract proposals shall be presented in writing by both parties. No issue shall be introduced by either party following the first session unless mutually agreed by both negotiating teams. D. Neither team shall release information to the public media without mutual agreement of the other team until such time as impasse is declared by either side. E. When tentative agreement is reached covering the matters of negotiation, it shall be reduced to writing, reproduced at Board expense for the Local 149 membership to ratify or reject. When approved by Local 149 membership, it shall be presented to the Board for its approval or rejection. F. In the event agreement is not reached within thirty (30) calendar days after the first actual negotiating session, either party may request that Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service be notified and requested to furnish the services of a mediator for the purpose of assisting the parties in reaching agreement. The request for a mediator shall be jointly filed. This procedure is intended to serve as an alternate dispute resolution procedure to those set forth in Chapter 4117 of the Ohio Revised Code. G. The procedures set forth above may be modified prior to the start of negotiations by joint agreement of the parties. Should that occur, the bargaining shall be governed by the ground rules agreed to modifying these procedures.

  • New Procedures New procedures as to who shall provide certain of these services in Section 1 may be established in writing from time to time by agreement between the Fund and the Transfer Agent. The Transfer Agent may at times perform only a portion of these services and the Fund or its agent may perform these services on the Fund's behalf;

  • NEGOTIATION PROCEDURES A. At least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of this Agreement, the parties will begin negotiations for a new Agreement covering wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment of employees covered by this Agreement. B. In any negotiations described in this article, neither party shall have control over the selection of the negotiating representatives of the other party and each party may select its representatives from within or outside the school district. It is recognized that no final Agreement between the parties may be executed without ratification by the Board and the Association. The parties mutually pledge that representatives selected by each shall be clothed with necessary power and authority to make proposals and concessions in the course of negotiations, subject only to such ultimate ratification. C. If the parties fail to reach an agreement in any such negotiations, either party may invoke the procedures established under Public Act 379 as amended. D. Members of the Association’s negotiating team and/or consultants thereto, who are employees of the Employer, shall be released from their normal duties without loss of salary when meetings of the two negotiating teams are scheduled during their normal working hours. E. The parties hereby agree that their Teams shall meet at least quarterly during the school year to attempt to resolve problems. The topics for these meetings shall be established by the group at the previous quarter’s meeting whenever possible. Topics will remain on the agendas until resolved or until deleted by mutual agreement. F. Prior to the establishment of any new position in the bargaining unit, the Employer shall notify the Association of such a contemplated action, and meet with the Association to negotiate workload for the position. This provision does not preclude the Employer’s ability to create and post positions. If the timing of the decision to establish the position precludes such a meeting, the Employer shall meet with the Association as soon as possible. The parties may agree that the position should be allowed to operate without a defined workload for some defined period of time to determine what a reasonable workload might be. G. By mutual consent of both parties any section of this agreement may be reopened.

  • NEGOTIATING PROCEDURES (1) The District and RAP shall negotiate in a good faith effort to reach agreement over the establishment or modification of policies dealing with the salaries, terms or conditions of work and matters related thereto. Any agreement so negotiated shall apply to all paraprofessionals employed in the City School District of Rochester, New York regardless of membership or lack thereof in the organization. The District and RAP shall each appoint a negotiating committee to act on its behalf. (2) The District agrees to furnish to the negotiating committees in accordance with their reasonable request, all necessary information concerning financial resources of the District, tentative budgetary requirements and allocations, and such other information as will assist the negotiating committees in developing intelligent, accurate and constructive programs on behalf of the paraprofessionals. (3) Meetings of the negotiating committees may be initiated at the written request of either party, but not later than the first Friday in February when school is in session of any year when negotiations shall take place. The parties shall arrange for a mutually satisfactory time and place for an initial meeting within a reasonable time thereafter. All subject matters to be negotiated shall be submitted on that date. (4) If joint meetings of the negotiating committees are scheduled during the school day, members of the committees shall be released from their regular duties without loss of pay. (5) Either party may utilize the services of consultants in negotiating meetings and may call upon competent professional and lay representatives to consider matters under discussion and to make suggestions. (6) Agreements reached by the negotiating committees shall be submitted in writing to the District and RAP for ratification. (7) Upon ratification, the Agreement shall be signed by the Superintendent of Schools and the RAP President. (8) Should an impasse develop in the course of negotiations, the parties agree to utilize the impasse procedures of Section 209 of the Public Employees' Fair Employment Act.