Article 17

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

17.1 No Strike or Lockout. The UBOT agrees that there will be no lockout at the University during the term of this Agreement. UFF-GAU agrees that there will be no strike by itself or by any employees during the term of this Agreement.

17.2 Effect of Passage of Law. Any provision of this Agreement which is contrary to law, but becomes legal during the term of this Agreement, shall take immediate effect upon the enactment of such legislation.

17.3 Legislative Action. The UBOT and UFF-GAU agree that neither will attempt to influence or support changes in existing statutes or legislation which would change the terms of this Agreement.

17.4 Venue. For purposes of venue in any judicial review of an arbitrator's decision, the parties elect to submit themselves to the jurisdiction of the courts in Alachua County, Florida. In an action commenced in Alachua County, neither the UBOT nor UFF-GAU will move for a change of venue based upon the defendant's residence in fact if other than Alachua County.

17.5 Copies of Agreement. The UBOT agrees to send to the UFF-GAU office sufficient copies of the ratified Agreement, and amended articles or provisions. A link to the final Agreement will be placed in an appropriate location on the University of Florida Graduate School web page.

17.6 Class Titles. Whenever the UBOT creates a new class, it shall designate such class as being either within or outside the bargaining unit and shall notify UFF-GAU. Further, if the UBOT revises the specifications of an existing class so that its bargaining unit designation is changed, it shall notify UFF-GAU of such new designation. Within ten (10) days following such notification, UFF-GAU may request a meeting with the UBOT or its representative for the purpose of discussing the designation. If, following such discussion UFF-GAU disagrees with the designation, it may request the Florida Public Employees Relations Commission to resolve the dispute through unit clarification proceedings. An employee may request a review of the appropriateness of the employee's classification by the appropriate University office. The matter shall not be subject to Article 11, Grievance Procedure.

17.7 Report to UFF-GAU. The University shall provide a report containing the following information to the UFF-GAU chapter no later than the third week of the semester, if practicable: employee name, class title/code, hiring/academic department, pay rate, employee FTE, email address, and campus mail address. This report is in addition to the reports provided by the University pursuant to Sections 12.3 and 23.8.

17.8 Dissemination of Information. Each university agrees to work with the local UFF-GAU to disseminate information.