Prior Benefits and Practices. Any and all existing benefits, practices and general working conditions uniformly affecting all staff in the unit in effect on the date of this Agreement shall remain in effect to the extent they are modified by this Agreement. Regulatory policies initiated by the University which have the effect of work rules governing the conditions of employment in its various facilities and which conflict with any provision of this contract, provided that if the University changes or intends to make changes which have the effect of eliminating of altering such terms and conditions of employment, the University will notify the Union and, if requested by the Union within ten (10) days of such notice or of such change or of the date on which the change would reasonably have become known to the staff affected, the University shall within twenty (20) days of such request enter negotiations with the Union on the matter involved, providing the matter is within the scope of issues which are mandatorily negotiable under the Employer - Employee Relations Act as amended and further, if a dispute arises as to the negotiability of such matters, then the procedures of the Public Employment Relations Commission shall be utilized to resolve such dispute.
Prior Benefits and Practices. If the Employer establishes any new policy or modifies any existing policy that conflicts with any provision of this Agreement and impacts upon mandatorily negotiable terms and conditions of employment of the employees covered by this Agreement, then Employer shall: (a) provide at least 10 days written notice to the Union of the new or amended policy in advance of the policy’s effective date, (b) upon written notice from the Union provided within ten (10) days of the Union’s receipt of the written notice of the new or amended policy, enter negotiations with the Union on the matter involved. The Employer agrees that the new or amended policy shall not go into effect until the negotiations discussed above have concluded.
Prior Benefits and Practices. If Employer establishes any new policy or modifies any existing policy that conflicts with any provision of this Agreement and impacts upon mandatorily negotiable terms and conditions of employment of the employees covered by this Agreement, then Employer shall: (a) provide written notice to the Union of the new or amended policy in advance of the policy’s effective date, (b) upon written notice from the Union within ten (10) days of the Union’s receipt of the written notice of the new or amended policy, enter negotiations with the Union on the matter involved.
Prior Benefits and Practices. Any and all existing benefits, including those benefits which are set forth as policies, practices and general working conditions which are substantially uniform in their application to employees in the unit, in the same or similar titles or jobs or locations, which are in effect upon the signing of this Agreement shall remain in effect except to the extent that they are modified by this Agreement herein. The foregoing reference to existing benefits refers only to those benefits dealing with mandatory subjects of negotiations and rising to the level of a binding past practice as the latter phrase has been interpreted by the Public Employment Relations Commission and the reviewing judiciary.
Prior Benefits and Practices. Any job benefits or work practices existing prior to the date of this Agreement, which were the subject of any written memoranda or directives issued by the Chief or his or her Superiors and which are not specifically provided for or abridged in this Agreement, are hereby protected by this contract. This provision shall not preclude the right of the Mayor to make reasonable changes in such work practices and job benefits, provided that no such change shall be made for the purpose of undermining the Union.
Prior Benefits and Practices. Section 19.1 - Any job benefits or work practices existing prior to the date of this Agreement, which were the subject of any written memoranda or directives issued by the Town and which are not specifically provided for or abridged in this Agreement are hereby protected by this contract. This provision shall not preclude the right of the Town to make reasonable changes in such work practices and job benefits, provided that no such change will be made for the purpose of undermining the Union; and provided that the Town will give reasonable notice to the Union in advance of implementing such change. The Union may within five (5) working days of such notice request a meeting with the Town for the purpose of discussing such change.
Prior Benefits and Practices. Any job benefits or work practices existing prior to the date of this Agreement that were established in written documents issued by duly authorized City agencies or officials and which are not specifically provided for or abridged in this Agreement shall continue in effect. The City shall have the right to make reasonable changes in such job benefits or work practices provided that the City shall discuss any such changes with the Union before such changes are made, and the Union shall have access to the grievance procedure to determine whether such changes are reasonable as required herein.
