15.01 This Agreement shall be for the
period from and including April 1st, 2006 to and including March
31st, 2009 and from year to year thereafter subject to the right
of either Party to the Agreement, within four (4) months
immediately preceding the date of the expiry of this Agreement
require the other Party to the Agreement to commence collective
bargaining.
Should either Party give written notice
aforesaid, this Agreement shall thereafter continue in full
force and effect and neither Party shall make any change in the
terms of the said Agreement (or increase or decrease the rate of
pay of any employee for whom collective bargaining is being
conducted or alter any other term or condition of employment)
until:
1. Either Party gives notice of cancellation
of the Agreement.
2. The Parties shall conclude a renewal or
revision of this Agreement or enter into a new Collective
Agreement.
A joint committee will be structured which shall
be charged with seeking mutually agreeable ways and means of
improving the company's competitiveness and productivity.