Hrm Negotiation Simulation Measurement

Article 1. Purpose and Coverage
1.1 – Purpose – The purpose of this Agreement shall be to achieve mutual understanding, harmony and cooperation among the Union, the Employer and its employees; to provide sound working conditions for the employees; to secure a prompt and fair disposition of grievances; to eliminate all interruptions of work and the interference with the efficient operation of the Employer’s Hotel; to obtain maximum efficiency in the Hotel; to assure excellent customer relations and service; and to set forth the Agreement covering rates of pay, hours of work and conditions of employment to be observed by the Parties during the life of this Agreement.

1.2 – Coverage – For the purpose of this Agreement, the term “employees” shall cover all employees in the food, steward, beverage, service, hotel maintenance and housekeeping departments specifically listed in the Schedule of Wages, but excluding all secretaries, accounting, personnel, front office, sales and catering department, clerical employees, telephone operators, professional employees and all guards and supervisors as defined by Federal Statutory Labor Law.

Article 2. Complete Agreement
2.1 – Complete Agreement – The express provisions of this Agreement constitute the complete collective bargaining contract which shall prevail between the Employer and the Union with respect to wages, hours of work, and other conditions of employment. This Agreement can be added to, detracted from, altered, amended or modified only by a written document signed on behalf of the Parties by their duly authorized agents and representatives.

2.2 – Union and Management Cooperation – The Union and the Employer agree to work together to enhance the Employer’s business and to improve conditions under which employees work. The Union agrees to cooperate with the Employer in maintaining and improving safe and sanitary conditions and practices; and in maintaining, safeguarding and conserving the equipment, supplies, materials, vehicles, machinery, buildings and other property used by employees in connection with their work assignments.

2.3 – Most Favored Nations – The Union agrees that if after the date of ratification of this Agreement, it enters into a renewal agreement with any other hotel employer in the City of Minneapolis and surrounding area, excluding St. Paul, who operates the same type of establishment as the Employer, and if the Employer believes that said renewal agreement is more favorable in its provisions than the provisions of this Agreement, then the Employer shall be entitled to have the full provisions of said renewal agreement in its entirety upon providing written notice to the Union that the Employer wishes to exercise this option. The Union agrees to notify the Employer’s representative of any negotiated renewal agreements and furnish copies thereof upon request.

Article 3. Union Rights
3.1 – Union Recognition and No Individual Agreements – The Employer recognizes the Union as the duly certified bargaining agent of those employees covered by this Agreement. The Employer agrees not to enter into any agreements or contracts with its employees, individually or collectively, which conflict with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

3.2 – Union Shop – It shall be a condition employment for all employees covered by this Agreement that all employees who are members of the Union in good standing on the effective date of this Agreement shall remain in good standing in the Union. Furthermore, any of these employees who are not members of the Union on the effective date of this Agreement shall, on or after the thirty-first (31st) day of the effective date of this Agreement, become and remain members in good standing of the Union. It shall also be a condition of employment that all employees covered by this Agreement and hired on or after its effective date shall, on or after the thirty-first (31st) day of their employment, become and remain members in good standing of the Union.

3.3 – Checkoff – The Employer shall checkoff monthly Union dues and initiation fees in a manner according to procedures agreed upon between the representatives of both Parties, upon receipt of the written authorization form to deduct union dues signed by the employee. Deductions for checkoff shall be submitted to the Union by the tenth (10th) of each month, but in no event, later than the fifteenth (15th) of the month. New applications will be sent to the Union with the monthly billings.

3.4 – Bulletin Board and Newspaper Boxes – The Employer agrees to provide a space in which the Union may place a bulletin board for the posting of all Union communications in a conspicuous area frequented by employees, provided such material is not detrimental to the labor-management relationship and management receives a copy of any material prior to posting. The Employer also agrees to provide a space for the placement of Union newspaper distribution boxes in a conspicuous area frequented by employees.

3.5 – Union Buttons – All employees shall be permitted to wear their official Union button and/or official steward button, provided the button size is no larger than the present buttons.

3.6 – Union Stewards – The Employer recognizes the right of the Union to conduct an election or select from among the employees who are members of the Union, a Chief Steward/Steward(s) to handle such Union business at the Company where she/he is employed, as may from time to time be delegated to her/him by the Union. The name of such Chief Steward/Steward(s) shall be reported to the Employer. The Union shall designate the areas for which the Chief Steward/Steward(s) is responsible. Union Chief Steward/Steward(s) employed by the Employer shall be required to fulfill their obligations to the employer and to perform their job duties as any other employee covered by the Agreement and shall not interrupt employees while working.

3.7 – Union Visitation – Union representatives and officers shall be privileged to visit the premises of the Employer, generally non-working areas, at all reasonable hours for the transaction of official Union business. Union Officers and Business Agents shall call ahead and shall notify the designated management representative of their presence upon the premises and shall not interrupt employees while working.

3.8 – Mailbox – A suitable locked mailbox will be provided by the Union as a receptacle for messages to the Chief Steward/Steward(s), at a location to be designated by the Employer.