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ARTICLE 32 DURATION & IMPLEMENTATION 32.1 This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect from the date of ratification by both parties up to and including September 30, 2011. 32.2 Negotiations for a successor agreement shall commence when the Union delivers to the CSU its proposals in writing no earlier than February 1 and no later than March 1 immediately preceding the expiration date of this Agreement. 32.3 For fiscal year 2010-2011, either party may choose to reopen Article 24, Salary and/or Article 25, Benefits, for the purposes of negotiations, subject to the public notice provisions of HEERA. If the State Budget provides for compensation increases and the Salary Article is reopened, a goal in reaching agreement is to achieve market equity on an across-the-board basis, as per the 2008 Mercer Study Methodology. 32.4 Any term(s) of this Agreement which is deemed by the Employer to carry an economic cost shall not be implemented until the Employer determines that the amount required therefore has been appropriated and makes such amount available for expenditure for such purpose. If the Employer determines that less than the amount needed to implement this Agreement or any provision herein has been appropriated or makes available less than the amount needed to implement this Agreement or any provision herein, the term(s) of this Agreement deemed by the CSU to carry economic cost shall automatically be subject to the meet and confer process. 32.5 This Agreement may be amended or modified from time to time by mutual agreement in writing, and any such amendments or modifications shall become a part of this Agreement. All supplements to be effective must be signed by the parties. |
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