SOUTHERN COMPANY - NORTH AMERICA'S

TO ASSIST SOUTHERN COMPANY, ITS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS AND NABTU AND ITS AFFILIATES IN ADDRESSING ISSUES OF MUTUAL INTEREST AND OPPORTUNITY AS PROVIDED FOR BY SECTION 302(C)(9) OF THE LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS ACT, FOR ANY AND ALL OF THE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN SECTION 6(B) OF THE LABOR-MANAGEMENT COOPERATION ACT OF 1978, INCLUDING THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT OF JOINT LABOR MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS, JOB SECURITY, COMPETITIVENESS, PRODUCTIVITY, ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND MORE SPECIFICALLY: TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES OF LABOR AND MANAGEMENT; TO PROVIDE WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDY AND EXPLORE NEW AND INNOVATIVE JOINT APPROACHES TO ACHIEVING ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS; TO ASSIST WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS IN ADDRESSING AREAS OF MUTUAL INTEREST NOT SUSCEPTIBLE TO RESOLUTION WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS; TO STUDY AND EXPLORE NEW WAYS OF ELIMINATING POTENTIAL CH