Joint Committees. 1101 Release Time
Joint Committees. 1.) The parties agree to continue a joint Fringe Benefits Committee to discuss current insurance coverages, review alternatives to the current coverages, and recommend improvements in the current coverages relative to benefits and cost. Discussions shall include co-payments, co-insurance, deductibles, out-of-pocket maximums, annual employee premium increases over 10% and all items outlined in Appendix C. In addition, the Committee will review and recommend changes in third party administrators and PPO providers, participate in the development of specifications for insurance benefit programs and other contracts prior to their being released for bid, and review bids prior to the time of awarding contracts.
Joint Committees. Employees who are appointed to joint association-management committees shall not suffer any loss of pay for time spent working as members of such committees.
Joint Committees. The parties expressly agree that any deliberations which involve or may involve matters subject to collective bargaining shall take place only after a written letter of agreement setting forth the membership of any such committee and the scope of the committee’s task has been signed in accordance with Section 3.03 of this Agreement. Committee recommendations shall be non-binding unless otherwise stipulated by letter of agreement. This Article shall not apply to standing committees of the College.
Joint Committees. The parties to this Agreement recognize the importance of direct communication and a collaborative problem-solving approach to issues and problems that affect Association-University relations. Accordingly, the parties agree to establish the following joint committees. These Committees will not replace or override existing faculty governance bodies at the University or other joint committees established in this Agreement. In order to have a xxxxx and open discussion, these Committees shall have no authority to change, delete or modify any of the terms of the existing Agreement, or to settle grievances arising under the Agreement. Recommendations made by these Committees are not binding.
Joint Committees. 104. Both Union and management agree that effective communications and collaborative problem-solving is conducive to creating and maintaining a positive work environment. This in turn enhances employee morale, increases productivity and improves customer service. The parties agree to establish a new executive level Joint Labor Management Board (“JLMB”). The JLMB shall consist of an equal number of Union and management representatives to be determined by the parties. The purpose of the JLMB shall be to provide the parties with a forum for discussion of important non-contractual matters of mutual concern including: formulation of major management policies that affect the LOCAL 200 membership, the effects of budgetary reductions on the Department system, major restructurings of the Department, EMPLOYEE training and education, professional development and standards, general staffing issues, establishment of new civil service classifications, and health and safety issues. The JLMB will be charged with acknowledging the topics of concern as enumerated in Article IV.A., herein. The JLMB shall jointly plan and recommend programs and/or solutions to problems in these areas. The JLMB shall meet at least quarterly, or on the call of either party. Matters presented to the JLMB may not be grieved or submitted to arbitration, except as provided by law. Disciplinary grievances and matters involving the claims of individual EMPLOYEES shall not be presented to the JLMB. However, the consideration of an issue by the JLMB shall not preclude an EMPLOYEE from pursuing a grievance relating to such issue regarding any action by management that otherwise constitutes a violation of this CBA. Matters that appear on the agenda and are not resolved after two (2) consecutive meetings shall be dropped from the JLMB, unless continued by mutual agreement.
Joint Committees. The Medical Center shall have the right to establish committees in the workplace that involve bargaining-unit employees. The Medical Center shall notify the Union when standing committees are established by the Medical Center that include bargaining-unit staff. This notification shall include the purpose, approximate meeting schedule and bargaining-unit staff involved. Committee members shall be afforded time during the work day to attend such meetings as approved and pre-scheduled by the manager. Participation in all such committees on an employee’s scheduled time off shall be voluntary and compensated at the employee’s regular compensation rate of pay. Such off-duty time shall not count as time worked for overtime calculation. No managerial or non-bargaining-unit duties will be assumed by the employee as a result of any decision by a committee. Once the Union Chairperson of the local union has been notified of the committee and members in the first paragraph, the Union s hall have the right to designate unit members of the committees. Bargaining-unit members will have an opportunity to co-chair committees approved by the Labor-Management Committee. Only bargaining-unit members so designated by the Union Chairperson or his/her designee shall be authorized to deal with issues concerning wages, hours and working conditions as defined as mandatory subjects of bargaining with the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act.
Joint Committees. 1101 The Employer and the Union agree to establish and maintain a Union Management Committee consisting of not less than two (2) persons appointed by each of the parties. Management representatives include the Director of Health; Union representatives shall include the President and/or Vice-President of the Local. Appointments shall be made for a term of one (1) year but without limit on the number of consecutive terms a member may serve. The Committee shall meet at the request of either party subject to five (5) days' notice being given. The purpose of the Committee shall be to discuss/study/make recommendations to the Employer and the Union regarding matters of mutual concern. 1102 Every effort shall be made by both parties to schedule meetings of the Union Management Committee, or any other joint meetings, during regularly scheduled work time.
Joint Committees. In an effort to work cooperatively to resolve ongoing issues of mutual concern, the parties agree to establish or continue the following committees: Maintenance Department Staffing Issues Committee. The District agrees to form a joint committee to analyze the overtime and temporary employment records and budget totals of the M & O Department with a view to developing craft positions including, but not limited to, reviewing the option of a crafts apprenticeship program. DIS Aide Issues. The District will agree to form a joint committee to implement a plan to fill thirty 3.0/3.5 hour permanent DIS Aide positions that will be created by the District. The committee may also discuss other mutually agreeable issues.
Joint Committees. An Input Committee shall be formed representing both the District and the Association.
