Common use of Labor-Management Cooperation Clause in Contracts

Labor-Management Cooperation. Whenever an Appointing Authority initiates a planning process or management study which is anticipated to result in layoff, the Appointing Authority will meet and confer with the Association during the decision planning phase and again during the implementation planning phase. The Appointing Authority and the Association shall enter into negotiations regarding a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) upon the request of either party to modify this Agreement regarding the implementation phase which shall include, but are not limited to, the following: • length of layoff notice • job and retraining opportunities • alternative placement methods • early retirement options under Minn. Stat. 43A.24, Subd. 2(i) • voluntary layoff provisions of Section 3(A) of this Article • voluntary reduction in hours provisions of Article 29 of this Agreement • employee assistance program will be made available to all affected employees • other methods of mitigating layoffs or their effect on employees. Upon request, and when possible, an Appointing Authority shall meet and confer with the Association when it has determined that layoffs will be made for budgetary reasons.

Labor-Management Cooperation. Whenever an Appointing Authority initiates a planning process or management study which is anticipated to result in layoff, the Appointing Authority will meet and confer with the Association during the decision planning phase and again during the implementation planning phase. The Appointing Authority and the Association shall enter into negotiations regarding a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) upon the request of either party to modify this Agreement regarding the implementation phase which shall include, but are not limited to, the following: • length of layoff notice • job and retraining opportunities • alternative placement methods • early retirement options under Minn. Xxxx. Stat. 43A.24, Subd. 2(i) • voluntary layoff provisions of Section 3(A) of this Article • voluntary reduction in hours provisions of Article 29 of this Agreement • employee assistance program will be made available to all affected employees • other methods of mitigating layoffs or their effect on employees. Upon request, and when possible, an Appointing Authority shall meet and confer with the Association when it has determined that layoffs will be made for budgetary reasons.

Labor-Management Cooperation. Whenever an Appointing Authority initiates a planning process or management study which is anticipated to result in layoff, the Appointing Authority will meet and confer with the Association during the decision planning phase and again during the implementation planning phase. The Appointing Authority and the Association shall enter into negotiations regarding a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) upon the request of either party to modify this Agreement regarding the implementation phase which shall include, but are not limited to, the following: • length of layoff notice • job and retraining opportunities • alternative placement methods • early retirement options under Minn. Stat. 43A.24, Subd. 2(i) • voluntary layoff provisions of Section 3(A) of this Article • voluntary reduction in hours provisions of Article 29 of this Agreement • employee assistance program will be made available to all affected employees • other methods of mitigating layoffs or their effect on employees. Upon During the term of this 2011-2013 agreement, upon request, and when possible, an Appointing Authority shall meet and confer with the Association when it has determined that layoffs will be made for budgetary reasons.

Labor-Management Cooperation. Whenever an Appointing Authority initiates a planning process or management study which is anticipated to result in layoff, the Appointing Authority will meet and confer with the Association during the decision planning phase and again during the implementation planning phase. The Appointing Authority and the Association shall enter into negotiations regarding a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) upon the request of either party to modify this Agreement regarding the implementation phase which shall include, but are not limited to, the following: •  length of layoff notice •  job and retraining opportunities •  alternative placement methods •  early retirement options under Minn. Stat. 43A.24, Subd. 2(i) •  voluntary layoff provisions of Section 3(A) of this Article •  voluntary reduction in hours provisions of Article 29 of this Agreement •  employee assistance program will be made available to all affected employees •  other methods of mitigating layoffs or their effect on employees. Upon request, and when possible, an Appointing Authority shall meet and confer with the Association when it has determined that layoffs will be made for budgetary reasons.