ARTICLE 28
RATIFICATION AND TERMINATION
The terms of this Agreement shall be subject
to ratification by the City Council of the City of Chicago and concurrent
adoption in ordinance form. The
Employer and the Union will cooperate to secure this legislative approval.
This Agreement shall be effective as of said
date of ratification by the City Counsel and shall remain in full force and
effect from said date to June 30, 2003, both inclusive. Thereafter, it shall automatically
renew itself from year to year unless at least 60 days and not more than 120
days prior to the termination date or anniversary thereof, either party gives
written notice to the other by Certified Mail, return receipt requested, of a
desire to amend, add to, subtract from or terminate this Agreement.
In the event such notice of a desire to
amend, add to, or subtract from the terms of this Agreement is given the
parties shall, within a reasonable time thereafter, enter into negotiations
concerning the request.
This Agreement constitutes the entire
contract between the Employer and the Union and settles all demands and issues
with respect to all matter subject to collective bargaining. The Employer and the Union, therefore,
voluntarily waive the right, and each agrees that the other shall not be
obligated to bargain collectively with respect to any matter which is subject
to collective bargaining whether or not such matter is specifically referred to
here in, and even though such matter may not have been within the knowledge or
contemplation of the parties at the time this Agreement was negotiated or
signed.
In the event the City of Chicago agrees to or
authorizes additional vacation, holiday or other paid time off, or voluntary
unpaid time off with any other bargaining unit (excluding police and/or fire)
during the term of this Agreement, such additional time off shall be granted to
all employees covered by this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto, by its duly authorized
representatives(s), has executed this document as of the 8th day of January,
2001.
CITY
OF CHICAGO
LABORERS LOCAL 1001
LABORERS LOCAL 1092
LABORERS LOCAL 76