Common use of Ground Rules for Negotiations Clause in Contracts

Ground Rules for Negotiations. a. Negotiations will normally take place during regular administrative work days. b. The Employer will normally provide a site and normal business equipment and material that are conducive to effective negotiations. c. The parties agree to establish their respective negotiating teams prior to the beginning of negotiations and to inform each other of the membership of those teams. d. All bargaining unit employees participating in any manner in the negotiations shall be entitled to do so on official time, in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 of this Agreement. e. Any agreement resulting from negotiations during the life of this Agreement shall be reduced to writing and signed promptly by the chief negotiator for each party. On or before the date the Employer signs such an agreement it shall inform the Union in writing whether it intends to submit the agreement for Agency-head review under 5 USC 7114 (C). On or before the date the Union signs such an agreement, it shall inform the Employer in writing whether it intends to submit the agreement to the Union membership for a ratification vote. f. Additional ground rules for negotiations may be proposed by either party on a case by case basis. g. For bargaining involving a national issue, the Union will be allowed up to six (6) bargaining unit employees on official time. For bargaining involving an Area issue, the Union will be allowed up to six (6) bargaining unit employees on official time. For bargaining involving a local issue, the Union will allowed up to three (3) bargaining unit employees on official time. The Employer will pay for the travel and per diem expenses for these bargaining unit employees in accordance with law, rule and regulation.