1. Committees are formed to represent the interests of each Bargaining Unit, AD, AS, CSA, PG, Operational, Technical.

2. Bargaining proposals are formulated based on membership input and current trends.

3. Bargaining team members are selected from the committee membership.

4. A bargaining team consists of committee members, an Executive Officer of the RCEA and a Negotiator, normally RCEA staff.

5. The bargaining team will meet with representatives of NRC to negotiate mutual proposals.

6. Negotiations would conclude when the bargaining team is prepared to recommend acceptance or rejection of the proposed changes to the Collective Agreement.

7. Members of the Bargaining Unit would receive a copy of the proposed changes and vote for acceptance or rejection.

The method of dispute resolution currently selected by all bargaining units is binding arbitration.