NW11-039
To:
Northwest Council Delegates
From:
Northwest Governing Documents Committee
Subject:
PRE-SUBMITTED NEW BUSINESS: Revision of Northwest Policy
Manual VIII-B ‘Negotiation Preparation Activities’
Background
The Northwest Negotiation Preparation
Committee provides the membership with information on the negotiation process and
Negotiation Team training and prepares final reports with recommendations to
the Negotiation Team and the Northwest Council
The Negotiation Preparation Committee
recommends revising Northwest Policy to help assure that information and
reports of detailed training plans, accomplishments and recommendations do not
make public any sensitive negotiation strategy or tactics.
The Northwest Governing Documents
committee hereby submits a proposed revision of Section VIII B 1.a.(3) and VIII B 1.d. of the Northwest Policy Manual.
Motion
It is moved that: THE SPEEA Northwest COUNCIL approves REVISING
NORTHWEST POLICY VIII-B titled ‘Negotiation
Preparation Activities’.
Proposed changes to section VIII
B 1.a.(3), 1.a.(3)(c), 1.a.(3)(d), 1.d.(1), and
1.d.(3) follow, additions are underlined, and deletions are struck
through:
(3) Provide, to the membership,
written information describing at least the
following, providing disclosure does not
compromise SPEEA’s bargaining
position
nor reveal sensitive information:
(a) The exact nature of the collective
bargaining process…
(b) The process of negotiation preparation.
(c) A clear
general outline of the training to be received by the
Negotiation Team
members.
(d) A summary of the specific contract goals.
d. Prepare the following final
reports:
(1) Report to the Negotiation Team recommending changes recommendations,
including
changes to the contracts and providing information relative to
negotiation
strategy.
(2) Report to the Council summarizing the
report to the Negotiation Team but excluding
sensitive items.
(3) Document the important material developed
by the Negotiations Preparation
Committee;
including recommendations for future training and a summary of
student's
evaluations of training received.