Common use of Labor Management Relations Clause in Contracts

Labor Management Relations. Section 1. The Chief of the Department and the President of the Union shall meet monthly (if requested by either) for the purpose of conferring over issues relating to labor relations, health and safety, and other such matters. Neither shall be required to meet unless a minimum of seven (7) calendar days advance notification be made, in writing, stating the purpose of the meeting and the topics to be discussed. Section 2. In the interest of Labor/Management relations, the Chief of the Department and the President of the Union shall convene a Labor/Management Committee Meeting and/or a Correlating Committee meeting at either party’s request. The Fire Chief shall grant administrative leave for up to three (3) committee members. The Union President shall designate personnel for administrative leave that will not create higher classification pay. This shall apply to no more than one (1) meeting per month. Nothing herein shall preclude the Fire Chief and Union President from having additional labor/management meetings. However, these additional meetings shall not be applicable to the administrative leave allowed herein. At no time shall more than one (1) committee member be qualified for this administrative leave from each of the following Divisions/Sections: Fire Suppression, EMS, Communications, Fire Prevention, Training, Services and Arson. Employees that are on duty and requested by the President to attend such meetings shall be allowed to continue to utilize Union lay-off time. Committee members who are not on duty shall attend on their own time. Section 3. The parties hereto shall be authorized to jointly appoint other necessary committees with specific goals and objectives of mutual benefit and concern, including, but not limited to, a vehicle accident committee, occupational safety and health committee, and such other committees as the parties shall choose to establish. Section 4. Any committees designated shall meet at times and places authorized by the Chief so as to cause the least possible interference with existing duties. Every reasonable effort will be made to schedule meetings at times agreeable to all members of the Committee. The work of said committees shall be conducted on City time without loss of pay by committee members; except that meetings which are scheduled at times when Union members who work shifts are not on duty, such employees shall attend on their own time. Section 5. In addition to the establishment of committees, the Chief and the President shall be at liberty to discuss pending grievances and/or issues of mutual interest and/or concern, even where the same involves an individual claim or claims of one or more employees of the Department. Section 6. This Article shall not impair the Chief’s rights under Article 3.

Labor Management Relations. Section 1. The Chief of the Department and the President of the Union shall meet monthly (if requested by either) for the purpose of conferring over issues relating to labor relations, health and safety, and other such matters. Neither shall be required to meet unless a minimum of seven (7) calendar days advance notification be made, in writing, stating the purpose of the meeting and the topics to be discussed. Section 2. In the interest of Labor/Management relations, the Chief of the Department and the President of the Union shall convene a Labor/Management Committee Meeting and/or a Correlating Committee meeting at either party’s request. The Fire Chief shall grant administrative leave for up to three (3) committee members. The Union President shall designate personnel for administrative leave that will not create higher classification pay. This shall apply to no more than one (1) meeting per month. Nothing herein shall preclude the Fire Chief and Union President from having additional labor/management meetings. However, these additional meetings shall not be applicable to the administrative leave allowed herein. At no time shall more than one (1) committee member be qualified for this administrative leave from each of the following Divisions/Sections: Fire Suppression, EMS, Communications, Fire Prevention, Training, Services and Arson. Employees that are on duty and requested by the President to attend such meetings shall be allowed to continue to utilize Union lay-off time. Committee members who are not on duty shall attend on their own time. Section 3. The parties hereto shall be authorized to jointly appoint other necessary committees with specific goals and objectives of mutual benefit and concern, including, but not limited to, a vehicle accident committee, occupational safety and health committee, and such other committees as the parties shall choose to establish. Section 4. Any committees designated shall meet at times and places authorized by the Chief so as to cause the least possible interference with existing duties. Every reasonable effort will be made to schedule meetings at times agreeable to all members of the Committee. The work of said committees shall be conducted on City time without loss of pay by committee members; except that meetings which are scheduled at times when Union members who work shifts are not on duty, such employees shall attend on their own time. Section 5. In addition to the establishment of committees, the Chief and the President shall be at liberty to discuss pending grievances and/or issues of mutual interest and/or concern, even where the same involves an individual claim or claims of one or more employees of the Department. Section 6. This Article shall not impair the Chief’s rights under Article 3. Management Rights.

Labor Management Relations. Section 1. The Chief of the Department and the President of the Union shall meet monthly (if requested by either) for the purpose of conferring over issues relating to labor relations, health and safety, and other such matters. Neither shall be required to meet unless a minimum of seven (7) calendar days advance notification be made, in writing, stating the purpose of the meeting and the topics to be discussed. Section 2. In the interest of Labor/Management relations, the Chief of the Department and the President of the Union shall convene a Labor/Management Committee Meeting and/or a Correlating Committee meeting at either party’s request. The Fire Chief shall grant administrative leave for up to three (3) committee members. The Union President shall designate personnel for administrative leave that will not create higher classification pay. This shall apply to no more than one (1) meeting per month. Nothing herein shall preclude the Fire Chief and Union President from having additional labor/management meetings. However, these additional meetings shall not be applicable to the administrative leave allowed herein. At no time shall more than one (1) committee member be qualified for this administrative leave from each of the following Divisions/Sections: Fire Suppression, EMS, Communications, Fire Prevention, Training, Services and Arson. Employees that are on duty and requested by the President to attend such meetings shall be allowed to continue to utilize Union lay-off time. Committee members who are not on duty shall attend on their own time. Section 3. The parties hereto shall be authorized to jointly appoint other necessary committees with specific goals and objectives of mutual benefit and concern, including, but not limited to, a vehicle accident committee, occupational safety and health committee, and such other committees as the parties shall choose to establish. Section 4. Any committees designated shall meet at times and places authorized by the Chief so as to cause the least possible interference with existing duties. Every reasonable effort will be made to schedule meetings at times agreeable to all members of the Committee. The work of said committees shall be conducted on City time without loss of pay by committee members; except that meetings which are scheduled at times when Union members who work shifts are not on duty, such employees shall attend on their own time. Section 5. In addition to the establishment of committees, the Chief and the President shall be at liberty to discuss pending grievances and/or issues of mutual interest and/or concern, even where the same involves an individual claim or claims of one or more employees of the Department. Section 6. This Article shall not impair the Chief’s rights under Article 3. Management Rights.

Labor Management Relations. Section SECTION 1. The Chief Parties’ Commitment to Bilateral Cooperation A. The Federal Service Labor Management Relations Statute imposes an obligation upon the parties to bargain in good faith over the impact and implementation of, and in some cases the substance of, changes in working conditions which are proposed by one or the other of the Department parties during the term of this Agreement. The parties also recognize that predecisional involvement in decisions which are traditional management prerogatives may obviate the need for subsequent bargaining over the impact and implementation of management decisions. During the past decade, management has obtained employee input, through NWSEO, prior to making decisions about the structuring of the workforce and the President agency’s method of operations. Similarly, the parties have successfully bargained and reached mutual agreement over the restructuring of the Union shall meet monthly (if requested by either) for NWS during and at the purpose of conferring over issues relating to labor relations, health and safety, and other such matters. Neither shall be required to meet unless a minimum of seven (7) calendar days advance notification be made, in writing, stating the purpose conclusion of the meeting agency’s modernization. The union and the topics employees’ input has resulted in decision making that has received widespread support within the workforce and has resulted in fewer grievances and improved job satisfaction, as well as better service to be discussed. Section 2the public. In It is the interest of Labor/Management relations, the Chief intent of the Department and the President of the Union shall convene a Labor/Management Committee Meeting and/or a Correlating Committee meeting at either party’s request. The Fire Chief shall grant administrative leave for up to three (3) committee members. The Union President shall designate personnel for administrative leave that will not create higher classification pay. This shall apply to no more than one (1) meeting per month. Nothing herein shall preclude the Fire Chief and Union President from having additional labor/management meetings. However, these additional meetings shall not be applicable to the administrative leave allowed herein. At no time shall more than one (1) committee member be qualified for this administrative leave from each of the following Divisions/Sections: Fire Suppression, EMS, Communications, Fire Prevention, Training, Services and Arson. Employees that are on duty and requested by the President to attend such meetings shall be allowed parties to continue to utilize Union lay-off timebuild on these achievements in bilateral cooperation during the term of this new Agreement. Committee members who are not on duty shall attend on Accordingly, the parties have reexamined the processes by which they have bargained over changes in working conditions during the term of the last agreement and have, in this article, modified those procedures to better effectuate their own time. Section 3shared goals. The parties hereto shall be authorized also recommit themselves to jointly appoint other necessary committees building trust and respect for one another; respecting each other's interests, integrity and motivation; being open to consideration of each other's perspectives and ideas on how to deal with specific goals issues; promoting at all levels direct dealing with one another; and objectives of mutual benefit and concernsharing information required to make informed decisions, includingas permitted by law, but not limited torule or regulation. Both parties will practice pre-decisional involvement, a vehicle accident committeewhich is defined as soliciting employee input, occupational safety and health committeethrough the procedures contained in this article, and such other committees into decisions which affect them prior to the final decision. Inasmuch as NWSEO has been certified as the exclusive representative of bargaining unit employees, the parties shall choose to establish. Section 4. Any committees designated shall meet at times and places authorized by the Chief so as to cause the least possible interference with existing duties. Every reasonable effort recognize that all employee input will be made provided through the appropriate union representatives who will exercise their statutory duty to schedule meetings at times agreeable to fairly represent the interests of all members of employees in the Committee. The work of said committees shall be conducted on City time bargaining unit without loss of pay by committee members; except that meetings which are scheduled at times when Union members who work shifts are not on duty, such employees shall attend on their own timediscrimination. Section 5. In addition to the establishment of committees, the Chief and the President shall be at liberty to discuss pending grievances and/or issues of mutual interest and/or concern, even where the same involves an individual claim or claims of one or more employees of the Department. Section 6. This Article shall not impair the Chief’s rights under Article 3.

Labor Management Relations. Section 1. The Chief of the Department and the President of the Union shall meet monthly (if requested by either) for To promote the purpose of conferring over issues relating to labor relationsthis Agreement, health and safety, and other such matters. Neither there shall be required a Labor-Management Committee which shall, if the parties agree, meet to discuss matters of mutual concern as they arise including the dissemination of general information of interest to both parties and to give suggestions on subjects of interest to both parties. Before each meeting, the parties must agree upon an agenda. The parties shall not stray from the issues noted on the agenda during the meeting. The purposes of such meetings may include, but are not limited to: A. discussing the administration of this Agreement; B. discussing safety and health matters; C. discussing grievances which have not been processed beyond the pre-arbitration steps of the grievance procedure when such discussions are mutually agreed to by the parties; D. notifying the Union of changes contemplated by the City which may affect members of the Union; jointly discussing the need for upgrading the current employees in terms of providing and/or identifying training and educational opportunities to meet unless a minimum the future needs and programs of seven (7) calendar days advance notification the City and thereby reducing the likelihood of changing skill requirements not being met by current personnel; ▇. disseminating general information of interest to the parties; and ▇. giving the Union representatives the opportunity to share the views of their members and/or make suggestions on subjects of interest to their members, including alleged inequities in the treatment of employees in the bargaining unit. The above list illustrates the type of subjects to be madediscussed and is not intended to create additional contractual liabilities. More frequent meetings may be held when, in writingthe opinion of both parties, stating such meetings would serve to fulfill the purpose of the meeting and the topics to be discussedthis Agreement as previously stated. Section 2. In The Union shall be entitled to a maximum of five (5) stewards or alternates on the interest of Labor/Management relationsCommittee. At meetings involving technical or legal questions, the Chief of the Department and the President of the Union shall convene will be permitted to bring a Labor/Management Committee Meeting and/or a Correlating Committee meeting at either party’s request. The Fire Chief shall grant administrative leave for up to three (3) committee members. The Union President shall designate personnel for administrative leave that will not create higher classification pay. This shall apply to no more than one (1) meeting per month. Nothing herein shall preclude the Fire Chief and Union President from having additional labor/management meetingslocal union representative. However, these additional meetings shall not every effort will be applicable made to maintain the administrative leave allowed herein. At no time shall more than one (1) committee member be qualified for this administrative leave from each informal nature of the following Divisions/Sections: Fire Suppression, EMS, Communications, Fire Prevention, Training, Services and Arson. Employees that are on duty and requested by the President to attend such meetings shall be allowed to continue to utilize Union layLabor-off time. Management Committee members who are not on duty shall attend on their own timemeetings. Section 3. The parties hereto shall Written responses promised by either party in meetings of the Labor-Management Committee will be authorized submitted to jointly appoint other necessary committees with specific goals the top representative of the Union and objectives of mutual benefit and concernCity who attended such meeting within fourteen (14) calendar days; provided, includinghowever, but not limited to, a vehicle accident committee, occupational safety and health committee, and such other committees as that the parties shall choose may mutually agree to establish. Section 4. Any committees designated shall meet at times and places authorized by the Chief so as to cause the least possible interference with existing duties. Every reasonable effort will be made to schedule meetings at times agreeable to all members of the Committee. The work of said committees shall be conducted on City time without loss of pay by committee members; except that meetings which are scheduled at times when Union members who work shifts are not on duty, such employees shall attend on their own extend this time. Section 5. In addition to the establishment of committees, the Chief and the President shall be at liberty to discuss pending grievances and/or issues of mutual interest and/or concern, even where the same involves an individual claim or claims of one or more employees of the Department. Section 6. This Article shall not impair the Chief’s rights under Article 3.

Labor Management Relations. Section 1. The Chief of the Department and the President of the Union shall meet monthly (if requested by either) for To promote the purpose of conferring over issues relating to labor relationsthis Agreement, health and safety, and other such matters. Neither there shall be required a Labor-Management Committee which shall, if the parties agree, meet to discuss matters of mutual concern as they arise including the dissemination of general information of interest to both parties and to give suggestions on subjects of interest to both parties. Before each meeting, the parties must agree upon an agenda. The parties shall not stray from the issues noted on the agenda during the meeting. The purposes of such meetings may include, but are not limited to: A. discussing the administration of this Agreement; B. discussing safety and health matters; C. discussing grievances which have not been processed beyond the pre-arbitration steps of the grievance procedure when such discussions are mutually agreed to by the parties; D. notifying the Union of changes contemplated by the City which may affect members of the Union; jointly discussing the need for upgrading the current employees in terms of providing and/or identifying training and educational opportunities to meet unless a minimum the future needs and programs of seven (7) calendar days advance notification the City and thereby reducing the likelihood of changing skill requirements not being met by current personnel; E. disseminating general information of interest to the parties; and F. giving the Union representatives the opportunity to share the views of their members and/or make suggestions on subjects of interest to their members, including alleged inequities in the treatment of employees in the bargaining unit. The above list illustrates the type of subjects to be madediscussed and is not intended to create additional contractual liabilities. More frequent meetings may be held when, in writingthe opinion of both parties, stating such meetings would serve to fulfill the purpose of the meeting and the topics to be discussedthis Agreement as previously stated. Section 2. In The Union shall be entitled to a maximum of five (5) stewards or alternates on the interest of Labor/Management relationsCommittee. At meetings involving technical or legal questions, the Chief of the Department and the President of the Union shall convene will be permitted to bring a Labor/Management Committee Meeting and/or a Correlating Committee meeting at either party’s request. The Fire Chief shall grant administrative leave for up to three (3) committee members. The Union President shall designate personnel for administrative leave that will not create higher classification pay. This shall apply to no more than one (1) meeting per month. Nothing herein shall preclude the Fire Chief and Union President from having additional labor/management meetingslocal union representative. However, these additional meetings shall not every effort will be applicable made to maintain the administrative leave allowed herein. At no time shall more than one (1) committee member be qualified for this administrative leave from each informal nature of the following Divisions/Sections: Fire Suppression, EMS, Communications, Fire Prevention, Training, Services and Arson. Employees that are on duty and requested by the President to attend such meetings shall be allowed to continue to utilize Union layLabor-off time. Management Committee members who are not on duty shall attend on their own timemeetings. Section 3. The parties hereto shall Written responses promised by either party in meetings of the Labor-Management Committee will be authorized submitted to jointly appoint other necessary committees with specific goals the top representative of the Union and objectives of mutual benefit and concernCity who attended such meeting within fourteen (14) calendar days; provided, includinghowever, but not limited to, a vehicle accident committee, occupational safety and health committee, and such other committees as that the parties shall choose may mutually agree to establish. Section 4. Any committees designated shall meet at times and places authorized by the Chief so as to cause the least possible interference with existing duties. Every reasonable effort will be made to schedule meetings at times agreeable to all members of the Committee. The work of said committees shall be conducted on City time without loss of pay by committee members; except that meetings which are scheduled at times when Union members who work shifts are not on duty, such employees shall attend on their own extend this time. Section 5. In addition to the establishment of committees, the Chief and the President shall be at liberty to discuss pending grievances and/or issues of mutual interest and/or concern, even where the same involves an individual claim or claims of one or more employees of the Department. Section 6. This Article shall not impair the Chief’s rights under Article 3.