DURATION AND RENEWAL OF AGREEMENT

This Agreement shall be in full force from October 1, 2022 up to and including April 30, 2027, and shall be automatically renewed thereafter for successive periods of twelve (12) months unless either party requests the negotiating of a new agreement by giving written notice to the other party not more than ninety (90) calendar days and not less than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the expiration of this Agreement or any renewal thereof.

Where a notice requesting negotiations of a new agreement has been given, this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until amendment, or substitution hereof, or until such time as the parties are authorized to declare a strike or lockout under the Newfoundland and Labrador Labour Relations Act, provided that this Agreement may be further extended from time to time by mutual agreement.

The parties shall meet not later than twenty-one (21) days prior to the expiration date of this Agreement, and shall negotiate with a view to concluding a collective agreement without the unnecessary delay.