Section 1. The Union shall not call or participate in a strike.

Section 2. The Union shall not picket the Employer in a labor-management dispute if such picketing interferes with the Agency mission. Informational picketing which does not interfere with the Agency mission is permitted.

Section 3. The parties agree to the establishment of a consolidated Labor Management Relations Committee to confer in good faith to seek mutual understanding on problems arising under this Agreement or concerning other matters of employee management relations. Individual grievances, complaints or disputes will not be the subject of these meetings.

Section 4. Membership

Members of the Labor Management Relations Committee will be comprised of the following:

A. President of the Union;

B. Labor Relations Officer, ORS;

C. One management representative from each segment (MES, MAPB, PRB, LB, NDCC) of the bargaining unit;

D. One Union Representative from each segment of the bargaining unit; and

E. One mutually agreed upon chairperson/facilitator.

The Parties agree to designate all members and alternates prior the first meeting.

Section 5. Attendance and Meetings

All designated members are encouraged to attend all meetings. A quorum of at least fifty (50) percent from management and the Union must be present to call a meeting to order. An agenda must be submitted by either or both parties one week prior to the scheduled meeting to the committee chair NIH. If no agenda is submitted, the meeting will be canceled.

Section 6. Meeting Schedule

The Parties will meet bi-weekly for whatever time is required to complete the meeting, but unless mutually agreed to not to exceed two (2) hours.

Section 7. Conduct of the Meetings

The Parties agree that IBB principals and practices will be used to resolve disputes. It is recognized that, at times, not all issues can be resolved using this method. Any outstanding issues not resolved using IBB may be referred to traditional methods such as grievance, negotiations, etc. by either Party.

Section 8. Records

The meeting minutes will be recorded and may be posted in any locations as determined by the committee. All committee minutes will be kept for no less than one (1) year by each party. Either party may independently keep the records longer then one (1) year if they so chose. The chairperson facilitator shall be responsible for the conduct of the meeting and determining a method of recording the minutes. The minutes from the previous meeting will be reviewed at the beginning of the next meeting for concurrence on the accuracy of the contents.

Section 9.

Employees attendance at the meetings will be on official time and during times which they would normally be in a duty status. Employees may request, subject to supervisory approval, that their tour be adjusted to allow attendance.