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<br />, <br /> <br />EXHIBIT 3 <br /> <br />APPENDIX D <br /> <br />PROVISION FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION TO BE INCLUDED IN <br />CONSOLIDATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF SAN LEANDRO, <br />ALAMEDA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, <br />INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS, LOCAL 55, <br />SAN LEANDRO FIRE FIGHTERS' ASSOCIATION <br />and INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS, LOCAL 1428 <br /> <br />The following impasse dispute resolution policy and process is hereby agreed to by <br />and between the Alameda County Fire Protection District ("District") also known as <br />Alameda County Fire Department ("ACFD"), the City of San Leandro ("City"), International <br />Association of Fire Fighters, Local 55, San Leandro Fire Fighters Association and <br />International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1428 and shall be incorporated into and <br />become part of the consolidation agreement between the City and the District. This policy <br />and process shall exist for the duration of the consolidation agreement referenced by this <br />provision and will not be superseded during the life of that agreement in any manner <br />whatsoever unless and until binding interest arbitration is made available to employees of <br />the ACFD for the purpose of resolving disputes over wages, hours and other terms and <br />conditions of employment. The parties are free to modify the provisions of this policy and <br />process by mutual written agreement. , <br /> <br />(a) Declaration of Policy. It is the policy of the District that strikes by its <br />firefighters pose an imminent threat to public health and safety and should be prohibited, <br />and that alternate methods should be adopted for peacefully and equitably resolving <br />disputes that might otherwise lead to such strikes. <br /> <br />(b) Prohibition Against Strikes. No firefighter employee, employee union, <br />association or organization shall strike, slow down, sick out, or engage in such concerted <br />activity against the District: Disputes unresolved by negotiation shall be resolved by the <br />impasse dispute resolution procedures set forth herein. Any such employee who fails to <br />report for work without good cause during negotiations or who aids, abets, or encourages ' <br />strikes, slow downs or sick outs against the District during such time shall be subject to <br />disciplinary action, including, but not limited to, termination from employment with the <br />District, subject to the provisions of this impasse dispute resolution procedure, the <br />District's Personnel Rules and Regulations, and any other applicable lawful procedures. <br /> <br />(c) Obligation to negotiate in good faith. The District through its duly <br />authorized representatives, shall negotiate in good faith with recognized fire employee <br />organization(s) on wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, including <br />procedures for the resolutions of grievances submitted by the employee organization(s) <br />over the interpretation or application of any negotiated agreement, including provisions for <br />binding arbitration of grievances. Unless and until agreement is reached through <br />negotiations between the District and the recognized employee organization(s) or a <br />determination is made through the impasse dispute resolution procedure, hereinafter <br />provided, no existing benefit or condition of employment within or effecting matters within <br />the scope of representation for those employees shall be eliminated or changed. <br /> <br />IAFF, LOCAL 55A January 1, 2000 . December 31, 2003 <br />-44- <br />