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The Employer has and will continue to retain, whether exercised or not, the sole and
<br />unrestricted right to operate and manage its affairs in all respects and to perform any
<br />inherent managerial function not specifically litnited by the express provisions of this
<br />Agreement. The rights of the Employer, through its management official, shall include but
<br />not be limited to the following: The right to operate and manage all manpower and facilities
<br />and equipment, to set and amend budgets, to establish and modify the organizational
<br />structure, to determine the purpose or mission of the organization in each of its departments
<br />or units, to establish functions and programs, to introduce new or improved methods of
<br />work and to determine the utilization of technology, to exercise control and discretion over
<br />the organization and the efficiency, economy, and productivity of operations, to set
<br />standards for work services to the public, to change or eliminate the existing work schedules,
<br />to assign work, overtime, leave tune, and schedule working hours, to hire, examine, classify,
<br />promote, train, transfer, assign and schedule employees in positions with the employer, to
<br />suspend, demote, discharge or take other disciplinary action against the employees for just
<br />cause, to increase, reduce, change, modify or alter the composition and size of the work
<br />force, to lay off employees, to reallocate positions to higher or lower classifications, to
<br />determine locations, mmethods, means and numbers of personnel by which operations are to
<br />be conducted, to establish, modify, combine or abolish job classifications, to determine
<br />whether goods and services are to be provided or purchased, and to direct the employees.
<br />Any term or condition of employment not specifically established or modified by this
<br />Agreement shall remain solely within the discretion of the Employer to modif T, establish, or
<br />elitminate.
<br />5.1 The Employer shall deduct from the wages of employees who authorize such a
<br />deduction, in writing, an atmount necessary to cover monthly Union dues, or a "fair -
<br />share" deduction, as provided in Minnesota Statutes 179A.06, Subdivision 3, if the
<br />employee elects not to become a menmber of the Union. Such monies shall be
<br />remitted directly to the Union monthly.
<br />5.2. The Union may designate employees from the bargaining unit to act as a steward and
<br />an alternate. The Union shall inform the Employer, in writing, of such choice and
<br />changes in the position of steward and /or alternate.
<br />5.3 The Employer shall snake space available on the employee's bulletin board for
<br />posting Union notice(s) and announcement(s).
<br />5.4 The Union agrees to indemnif T and hold the Employer harmless against any and all
<br />claitms, suits, orders, or judgments brought or issued against the Ennployet as a result
<br />of any action taken or not taken by the Employer under the provisions of this
<br />Article.
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