Common use of Local Agreements Clause in Contracts

Local Agreements. The provisions of Local Agreements between the Coalition and Xxxxxx Permanente establish terms and conditions of employment applicable to the recognized or certified bargaining units. The provisions of this National Agreement only apply as an addendum to such Local Agreements if employees in these bargaining units are represented by a Coalition Union. If a bargaining unit is not represented by a Coalition Union, then the provisions of this National Agreement will not apply or establish additional terms and conditions of employment for that bargaining unit beyond those contained in its Local Agreement. Provisions of local collective bargaining agreements and this Agreement should be interpreted and applied in the manner most consistent with each other and the principles of the Labor Management Partnership. If a conflict exists between specific provisions of a local collective bargaining agreement and this Agreement, the dispute shall be resolved pursuant to the Partnership Agreement Review Process in Section 1.L.2. If there is a conflict, unless expressly stated otherwise, this Agreement shall supersede the local collective bargaining agreements; however, in cases where local collective bargaining agreements SECTION 3 [ 66 ] | 2012 NATIONAL AGREEMENT contain explicit terms which provide a superior wage, benefit or condition, or where it is clear that the parties did not intend to eliminate and/or modify the superior wage, benefit or condition of the local collective bargaining agreement, this Agreement shall not be interpreted to deprive the employees of such wage, benefit or condition. It is understood that it is not the intent of the parties to inadvertently enrich or compound wages, fringe benefits or other conditions or to create opportunities for “cherry picking,” “double dipping,” etc.