ARTICLE 1 - RECOGNITION
The Employer recognizes the Union as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for the
purposes of establishing wages, hours, standard of productivity and performance and
other terms and conditions of employment for all full-time and regular part-time employees
in the bargaining units certified on January 20, 1976, and any and all amendments since
that date. A regular part-time employee is defined as an employee who is expected to
work 50% or more of the hours in a work year of a full-time employee in the same title.
Should any new classified classification(s) be added to the work force, the Employer
shall notify the Union of such new classified classification(s). The Employer shall
determine if such new classified classification(s) shall be added to the bargaining
unit and the Employer shall notify the Union of its determination. If the Union
disagrees with the Employer’s determination, the matter may be referred to the
State Labor Relations Commission by the Union, with a request that the Commission
makes a determination. In the event it shall be finally adjudicated that the
classified classification(s) be added to the bargaining unit, the classified
classification(s) shall then be subject to the provisions of this Agreement.
The Employer will not aid, promote or finance any labor group, organization
or individual which purports to engage in collective bargaining, or
negotiate with any individual unit member or make any agreement with any
individual for the purpose of undermining the Union or changing any condition
in this Agreement.
The Employer agrees to apply applicable provisions of this
Agreement to those employees who receive all contractual benefits, whose funding source
is derived from institute, grant or contract funds and who perform the functions of those
positions covered by this Agreement to the extent that the terms of their respective institute,
grant or contract funding source and the level of funding thereunder so allow, as determined by the CEO.
The terms of this Agreement shall not be applied in an arbitrary or capricious manner.