Common use of No Obligation to Bargain Clause in Contracts

No Obligation to Bargain. The Board and the Union each voluntarily and unqualifiedly waive the right, and each agrees that the other shall not be obligated, to bargain collectively with respect to any subject or matter not specifically referred to or covered in this Contract even though such subject or matter may not have been within the knowledge or contemplation of either or both of the parties at the time they negotiated or signed this Contract. As an exception to this provision, the parties will enter into negotiations that are necessary to address changes in terms and conditions of employment mandated by State or federal legislation.