Common use of NEGOTIATING PROCEDURE Clause in Contracts

NEGOTIATING PROCEDURE. A. The Association shall present to the Employer its demands in writing relating to terms and conditions of employment on or before October 1, in the year before the expiration date of this Agreement. On or before November 1 of that year, the Employer shall meet with the Association for the purpose of negotiating, in good faith, a mutually acceptable Agreement. B. As part of the negotiations for a successor Agreement, the parties agree that the failure of the Association, in any one year or any number of consecutive years, to present a demand for the purpose of negotiations or to participate in negotiations concerning terms and conditions of employment, establishment of new work rules or modifications of existing work rules, shall not constitute a waiver of the right of the Association to perform the function of exclusive representative as constituted by the New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act, and as amended.