WIU/UPI Agreement 2007-2011

Article 7: Management Rights
Units A & B

7.1. The Board retains and reserves to itself all rights, powers, privileges, duties, responsibilities, and authority conferred upon and vested in it by law, including, but not limited to, the right to operate, manage, control, organize, and maintain the University and to adopt subsequent policies, rules, regulations, and practices in furtherance thereof. Such rights, powers, and duties include, but are not limited to, oversight of and decisional authority over educational programs, budget, personnel (except as provided for by this Agreement), buildings, facilities, and services; institutional organization; development of policies, procedures, and schedules; and responsibility for responding to emergencies.

7.2. The Board’s exercise of its rights, powers, privileges, duties, responsibilities, and authority and the adoption by the Board of policies, rules, regulations, and practices shall be limited only by the specific and express terms of this Agreement.

7.3. Neither the Union nor the Board waives the rights guaranteed them under the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act, 115 ILCS 5/1 et. seq.