Procedures for Collective Bargaining Clause Samples

The Procedures for Collective Bargaining clause establishes the formal process by which an employer and a group of employees, typically represented by a union, negotiate terms and conditions of employment. This clause outlines steps such as the initiation of bargaining sessions, the exchange of proposals, timelines for meetings, and methods for resolving disputes, such as mediation or arbitration. Its core function is to ensure that both parties follow a structured, fair, and transparent process, thereby reducing misunderstandings and facilitating the resolution of labor issues through orderly negotiation.
Procedures for Collective Bargaining. 9.01 a) A Party may, by written notice given no earlier than January 1 and no later than March 1 prior to the expiry date of the Collective Agreement, call upon the other Party to enter into collective bargaining.
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Procedures for Collective Bargaining. ‌ 10.1 Either party may, not less than 60 days and not more than 120 days preceding the expiry of the term of the collective agreement, require the other party to commence collective bargaining for the purpose of renewing or revising the collective agreement. This Collective Agreement shall remain in effect up to and including the expiry date set out in the Agreement, and from year to year thereafter until a replacement Agreement is established.
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Procedures for Collective Bargaining a) A Party may, by written notice given no earlier than January 1 and no later than March 1 prior to the expiry date of the Collective Agreement, call upon the other Party to enter into collective bargaining. b) If notice is given pursuant to Article 9.01(a), collective bargaining shall commence on or after March 1 in the final year of the term of this Collective Agreement. 9.02 When the Association authorizes the members of an academic unit to bargain for a Subsidiary Agreement, it shall notify the University of such authorization and of its scope no later than October 15th of the year preceding the expiry date of the Collective Agreement. A copy of an authorization signed by the President of the Association shall be sufficient evidence of the authority of the members of an academic unit to enter collective bargaining for a Subsidiary Agreement. 9.03 Notice by either the Association or the University to bargain a Component Agreement must be made to the other Party no later than January 1st of the year preceding the expiry date of the Collective Agreement. 9.04 Where either authorization has been made for the negotiation of a Subsidiary Agreement in accordance with Article 9.02 above and/or a notice has been served in accordance with Article 9.03 above, the Parties shall first bargain these agreements, beginning no earlier than January 1st in an effort to conclude agreements by March 31st or such other dates as agreed by the Parties. A Component or Subsidiary Agreement shall not contain a provision for collective bargaining to change any part of the Component, Subsidiary or overall Collective Agreement during the term of the Collective Agreement. The Parties then shall bargain collectively to conclude a Collective Agreement including: a) any matters affecting only a Component or Subsidiary Agreement, if applicable; and b) those parts of the Collective Agreement applicable to all members of the bargaining unit including the term of the agreement.‌ a) The negotiations under this Article shall not be concluded until the University has been officially notified of the operating grant allocated to it by the Province of British Columbia. b) If agreement has not been reached on the Collective Agreement within six (6) weeks of the receipt by the University of official notification of the operating grant allocated to it, or another date agreed to by the Parties, the matters in dispute shall be submitted to arbitration in accordance with Article 11.
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