Common use of Initial Bargaining Session Clause in Contracts

Initial Bargaining Session. 1. The initial bargaining session shall be arranged within fourteen (14) calendar days of the date of receipt of the letter to initiate negotiations. The initial bargaining session shall be held no later than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the expiration of this Agreement or two (2) weeks after receipt of notice -- whichever comes later -- unless the parties otherwise mutually agree. 2. Items for negotiation, together with proposals thereon, shall be presented at the initial bargaining session. No items shall be added unless mutually agreed to by both parties. 3. The initial session and all future sessions shall not adjourn until a time, place, and date have been established for the next bargaining session, until all matters submitted for bargaining have been agreed to or otherwise resolved.