Source: https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?gp=&mc=true&r=SECTION&n=se29.2.215_13
Timestamp: 2020-07-06 02:45:59
Document Index: 212596149

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 215', '§215', '§215', '§215', '§215', '§215']

Title 29 → Subtitle B → Chapter II → Part 215 → §215.3
§215.3 Employees represented by a labor organization.
(i) Grants to applicants for the Over-the-Road Bus Accessibility Program, and grant applications for the Other Than Urbanized Program; a special warranty will be applied to such grants under the procedures in §215.7.
(c) Following referral and notification under paragraph (b) of this section, and subject to the exceptions defined in §215.5, parties will be expected to engage in good faith efforts to reach mutually acceptable protective arrangements through negotiation/discussion within the timeframes designated under paragraphs (d) and (e) of this section.
(1) Parties will be given fifteen (15) days from the date of the referral and notification letters to submit objections, if any, to the referred terms. The parties are encouraged to engage in negotiations/discussions during this period with the aim of arriving at a mutually agreeable solution to objections any party has to the terms and conditions of the referral.
(2) Within ten (10) days of the date for submitting objections, the Department of Labor will:
(i) Determine whether the objections raised are sufficient; and
(ii) Take one of the two steps described in paragraphs (d)(5) and (6) of this section, as appropriate.
(3) The Department of Labor will consider an objection to be sufficient when:
(i) The objection raises material issues that may require alternative employee protections under 49 U.S.C. 5333(b); or
(ii) The objection concerns changes in legal or factual circumstances that may materially affect the rights or interests of employees.
(6) If the Department of Labor determines that an objection is sufficient, the Department, as appropriate, will direct the parties to commence or continue negotiations/discussions, limited to issues that the Department deems appropriate and limited to a period not to exceed thirty (30) days. The parties will be expected to negotiate/discuss expeditiously and in good faith. The Department of Labor may provide mediation assistance during this period where appropriate. The parties may agree to waive any negotiations/discussions if the Department, after reviewing the objections, develops new terms and conditions acceptable to the parties. At the end of the designated negotiation/discussion period, if all issues have not been resolved, each party must submit to the Department its final proposal and a statement describing the issues still in dispute.
(7) The Department will issue a certification to the Federal Transit Administration within five (5) days after the end of the negotiation/discussion period designated under paragraph (d)(6) of this section. The certification will be based on terms and conditions agreed to by the parties that the Department concludes meet the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5333(b). To the extent that no agreement has been reached, the certification will be based on terms and conditions determined by the Department which are no less protective than the terms and conditions included in the referral pursuant to §215.3(b)(1).
[60 FR 62969, Dec. 7, 1995, as amended at 64 FR 40992, July 28, 1999; 73 FR 47055, Aug. 13, 2008]