Common use of Consensus Clause in Contracts

Consensus. For purposes of Sections 7.4 (Availability of Additional Work), 7.8 (On-Call), 7.10 (Shift Trades), 9.1.4 (Scheduling and Assignment of Overtime), 12.4.1 (Unit Procedures) and 19. 11.1 (Order of Curtailment/Cancellation), the following provisions shall apply to the consensus process: a. The consensus process may be initiated by management or by ten percent (10%) of the work unit. A small and representative ad hoc committee, including the unit manager, shall then meet to discuss feasibility of the consensus process for the identified topic, to problem solve initial barriers, to decide whether to move forward with the process, and to develop a communications strategy for the applicable work group. b. The ad hoc committee will determine the applicable work group based on the individual circumstances, including the nature and scope of the topic and those employees who would be directly impacted by the outcome of the process. c. A work group reaches consensus when, after collective deliberation of the matter, at least eighty percent (80%) of the group members who vote (rounded to the closest whole number), including management representatives, vote in favor of a solution. All directly impacted employees will be allowed to vote and will be provided a reasonable opportunity to vote. d. All consensus agreements and amendments must be submitted to Human Resources, Labor Relations at ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇, and the Union. e. A consensus agreement may be rescinded by agreement of a designated Human Resources representative and a designated AFSCME staff representative if it is found to be in violation of this Agreement or if it negatively impacts employees who are not subject to the consensus agreement. f. All consensus agreements for a work unit will be made readily available on the work unit and will be provided to new employees on the unit. g. Consensus agreements will remain in force for the term of this Agreement, unless earlier cancelled or amended in accordance with the process identified above.