Labor Relations
GSFC-GESTA Collective Bargaining Agreement
Article 44 Duration, Modifications, and Amendments
SECTION 44.01 This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for a four (4) year period commencing with the approval of the Agreement in accordance with Section 7114(c) of Title 5 United States Code, and thereafter for additional one (1) year periods unless written notice of intent to modify or terminate at the end of the current term is given to the other party. Such notice of intent to modify or terminate shall be given no less than ninety (90) days before termination.
SECTION 44.02 Upon the written request of either party, the parties will meet as soon as practical to exchange proposals and thereafter begin negotiations as soon as practical. Negotiations will continue on the basis of at least two (2) days per week until agreement is reached.
SECTION 44.03 The parties agree that this Agreement includes all the provisions either party desired to discuss and negotiate as of the effective date of this Agreement. GESTA agrees that the provisions of this Agreement are reasonable and a conscious exercise of any rights it may claim as a labor organization certified under the provisions of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978. This Agreement may be reopened at any time for the purpose of amending those articles which are required to be amended by changes in laws or regulations or for the purpose of negotiating new articles on subjects not previously negotiated where such new articles would be required by changes in law or regulations. Either party may reopen the Agreement on matters for which new or extended bargaining rights are provided by statute or Executive Order. Nothing in this Section is intended to negate the rights and obligations of the parties to bargain in good faith regarding negotiable proposals, whether initiated by GESTA or Management, which involve matters not addressed by this Agreement and which have not been expressly waived by the parties.
SECTION 44.04 At any time during the term of this Agreement, the parties may, by mutual accord, terminate, extend, change or revise this Agreement. The party requesting the reopening shall submit a proposed agenda to the other in writing. A failure to consent to reopening under this Section by either party shall not be the basis for the filing of any grievance under this Agreement.
SECTION 44.05 This Agreement will remain in full force and effect until the effective date of a new Agreement.
