Demand to Bargain. If the Department of Administrative Services believes that the subject change is a mandatory subject of bargaining, the parties shall meet within ten (10) days of the Union's request to meet. If agreement is reached by the parties during the meeting under this Section, then the agreement shall be reduced to writing and signed by the parties. If the Department of Administrative Services believes that the subject change is a permissive or prohibitive subject of bargaining, the Department of Administrative Services shall inform the Union it refuses to bargain the subject change within fifteen (15) calendar days of the Department's receipt of the demand to bargain. The Union may then file an unfair labor practice complaint with the Employment Relations Board. If the Board determines that the change is a permissive or prohibited subject of bargaining, the Union shall withdraw its demand to bargain. If the Board determines the change is mandatory, the parties shall meet to negotiate the change. If, after bargaining, the parties do not reach agreement, the Union may submit the matter to arbitration. The notice must be received by the Department of Administrative Services within fifteen (15) days immediately following the last date the parties met to negotiate the change.
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Samples: Letter of Agreement, Letter of Agreement, Letter of Agreement
