Common use of SELECTION OF NEGOTIATORS Clause in Contracts

SELECTION OF NEGOTIATORS. ‌ 148 Neither party in any negotiations shall have any control over the selection or number of the 149 negotiating representatives of the other party. The parties mutually pledge that their 150 representatives shall have all the necessary power and authority to make proposals and 151 consider proposals in the course of negotiations. The Agreement shall not be binding until 152 ratified by the Board of Regents of the University and the Association. 153 E. Preparation of Final Agreement‌ 154 EMU and the Association agree that within two (2) months of the signing of the tentative 155 Agreement that the parties will mutually agree on the final text of this Agreement; the final 156 text will then be placed online by EMU’s Academic Human Resources website in a 157 searchable electronic format. 158 ARTICLE VI. ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP AND DUES‌ 159 A. Membership in the Association‌ 160 During the term of this Agreement, and in accordance with and to the extent of any 161 applicable state or federal laws, every Faculty Member shall have the choice of whether or 162 not to become a member of the Association. Financial support of the Association is not a 163 condition for employment. 164 Members of the Bargaining Unit who choose not to become or continue as members of the 165 Association must submit written notice to Academic Human Resources and the Association. 166 Payroll deductions of membership dues shall remain in effect until revoked in writing by the 167 Faculty Member. When revoked, deduction of membership dues will cease as of the payroll 168 period following the receipt of the notice by EMU. 169 For those members of the Bargaining Unit who choose to become members of the 170 Association by tendering membership dues, the following terms described below will apply.