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ARTICLE 27 DURATION AND IMPLEMENTATION
27.1 This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect from the date of its ratification by both parties up to and including June 30, 2009, its expiration date. The provisions of this agreement shall become effective upon its ratification except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. 27.2 Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, neither party may re-open negotiations on any provision of this Agreement during the term of this Agreement. 27.3 Negotiations for a successor agreement shall commence when one of the parties delivers to the other its proposals in writing, no earlier than January 1 and no later than March 1 immediately preceding the expiration date of this Agreement. 27.4 Any term of this Agreement which is deemed by the Employer to carry an economic cost shall not be implemented until the amount required therefore is appropriated and made available to the CSU for expenditure for such purpose. If less than the amount needed to implement this Agreement is appropriated and made available to the CSU for expenditure, the term(s) of this Agreement deemed by the CSU to carry economic cost shall automatically be subject to the meet and confer process. |
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