TABLE OF CONTENTS

Article					Page
	PURPOSE AND INTENT				1
1	TERMS OF AGREEMENT				2
		Agreement			2
		Successor Negotiations			3
		Effective Date			3
2	DEFINITIONS				5
		Employment Status			5
		Status of Employment			5
		Hours of Employment Status			5
		Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Service Months			6
		Proportional Benefits			7
		Definition of Terms			7
3	MANAGEMENT RIGHTS AND SECURITY				8
		Management Rights			8
		Management Security			8
4	ASSOCIATION RECOGNITION				9
		Recognition			9
		Certified Unit			9
5	ASSOCIATION RIGHTS				10
		Rights			10
		Rules and Regulations			10
		No Discrimination			10
		Bargaining Unit Work			10
		Release Time			11
		Association President			11
		Association Representative			11
		Election Committee			11
		Bargaining Committee			12
		Lost Time			12
6	ASSOCIATION SECURITY				13
		Membership			13
		Check-off			13
		Termination for Failure to Comply			14
		Termination of Limitation			15
		Disputes Concerning Compliance			15
		Revocation Cards			15
		Aid to Other Labor Organizations			15
		Other Agreements			15
7	SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES				16
		Employee Rights			16
		Grievance Committee			16
		Time Limits			17
		Waiver of Grievance Steps			17
		Computation of Back Wages			17
		Reprimand, Suspension or Discharge			17
		Grievances Concerning discipline			18
		Grievance Definition and Procedure			18
		Definition of Grievance			18
		Group Grievance			18
		Association Assistance			18
		Oral Step			19
		Formal Grievance Procedure			19
		Step 1			19
		Step 2			19
		Step 3			19
		Arbitration			20
		Step 4			20
		Arbitrator’s Powers			20
		Excluded From Arbitration			20
		Finality of Decisions			21
		Special Conferences			21
		Medical Disputes			21