Opening of Bids - 315 & 319 W Jefferson Exterior Renovations Project No 119-064 - Herrman & Goetz Inc

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INSIDE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT IBEW LOCAL UNION #153 SOUTH BEND, INDIANA EFFECTIVE JUNE 4, 2018 THROUGH JUNE 6, 2021 Agreement by and between the EASTERN DIVISION, NORTHERN INDIANA CHAPTER, NECA, and LOCAL UNION #153, IBEW. It shall apply to all firms who sign a Letter of Assent to be bound by this Agreement. As used hereinafter in this Agreement, the Term, "CHAPTER" shall mean the EASTERN DIVISION, NORTHERN INDIANA CHAPTER, NECA, and the term "Union" shall mean LOCAL UNION #153, IBEW. The term "EMPLOYER" shall mean an individual firm who has been recognized by an Assent to this Agreement. BASIC PRINCIPLES The EMPLOYER and the UNION have a common and sympathetic interest in the Electrical Industry. Therefore, a working system and harmonious relations are necessary to improve the relationship between the EMPLOYER, the UNION, and the Public. Progress in industry demands a mutuality of confidence between the EMPLOYER and the UNION. All will benefit by continuous peace and by adjusting any differences by rational, common sense methods. Now, therefore, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: TERM - AMENDMENTS — TERMINATION Section 1.01. This Agreement shall take effect June 4, 2018 and shall remain in effect until June 6, 2021 unless otherwise specifically provided for herein. It shall continue in effect from year to year thereafter, from the first Monday of June through the day immediately preceding the first Monday in June of each year, unless changed or terminated in the way later provided herein. CHANGES TO CONTRACT Section 1.02(a). Either party or an Employer withdrawing representation from the Chapter or not represented by the Chapter, desiring to change or terminate this Agreement must provide written notification at least 90 days prior to the expiration date of the Agreement or any anniversary date occurring thereafter. Section 1.02(b). Whenever notice is given for changes, the nature of the changes desired must be specified in the notice, or no later than the first negotiating meeting unless mutually agreed otherwise. Section 1.02(c). The existing provisions of the Agreement, including this Article, shall remain in full force and effect until a conclusion is reached in the matter of proposed changes. Section 1.02(d). Unresolved issues or disputes arising out of the failure to negotiate a renewal or modification of this agreement that remain on the 20th of the month preceding the next regular meeting of the Council on Industrial Relations for the Electrical Contracting Industry (CIR) may be submitted jointly or unilaterally to the Council for adjudication. Such unresolved issues or disputes shall be submitted no later than the next regular meeting of the Council following the expiration date of this agreement or any subsequent anniversary date. The Council's decisions shall be final and binding. Section 1.02(e). When a case has been submitted to the Council, it shall be the responsibility of the negotiating committee to continue to meet weekly in an effort to reach a settlement on the local level prior to the meeting of the Council.