Common use of Arbitrator Selection Process Clause in Contracts

Arbitrator Selection Process. If the Employer and the Union fail to agree on an arbitrator or a permanent panel of five (5) arbitrators has not been mutually established, upon the timely submission of a demand for arbitration the moving party must request a list - within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of the request for arbitration - from AAA and notify the other party of having done so. The AAA shall provide the parties with a list of nine (9) arbitrators. Within seven (7) calendar days after receiving the list, the parties shall select the arbitrator by alternately striking names from the list. The last remaining name shall be the arbitrator. The party proceeding first in the striking of names procedure shall be determined by coin toss. a) Arbitration Timelines. Once an arbitrator has been properly selected, an arbitration date must be set within sixty (60) calendar days of such selection unless the chosen arbitrator is not available and then the arbitration date will be the earliest date that all parties are available. The Union and the Employer may, with mutual agreement, make procedural changes to the arbitration process given unique circumstances of individual cases. Prior to the arbitration hearing date, the Employer and Union will make all reasonable efforts to develop a stipulation of facts and use affidavits and other time savingmethods whenever possible. The arbitrator shall conduct the hearing in whatever mannerwill most expeditiously permit full presentation of the evidence and arguments of the parties. Any arbitrator accepting an assignment under this Article agrees to issue an award within thirty (30) calendar days of the close of the hearing or sixty (60) calendar days, if post-hearing briefs are submitted.

Arbitrator Selection Process. If the Employer and the Union fail to agree on an arbitrator or a permanent panel of five (5) arbitrators has not been mutually established, upon the timely submission of a demand for arbitration the moving party must request a list - within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of the request for arbitration - from AAA and notify the other party of having done so. The AAA shall provide the parties with a list of nine (9) arbitrators. Within seven (7) calendar days after receiving the list, the parties shall select the arbitrator by alternately striking names from the list. The last remaining name shall be the arbitrator. The party proceeding first in the striking of names procedure shall be determined by coin toss. a) Arbitration Timelines. Once an arbitrator has been properly selected, an arbitration date must be set within sixty (60) calendar days of such selection unless the chosen arbitrator is not available and then the arbitration date will be the earliest date that all parties are available. The Union and the Employer may, with mutual agreement, make procedural changes to the arbitration process given unique circumstances of individual cases. Prior to the arbitration hearing date, the Employer and Union will make all reasonable efforts to develop a stipulation of facts and use affidavits and other time savingmethods saving methods whenever possible. The arbitrator shall conduct the hearing in whatever mannerwill manner will most expeditiously permit full presentation of the evidence and arguments of the parties. Any arbitrator accepting an assignment under this Article agrees to issue an award within thirty (30) calendar days of the close of the hearing or sixty (60) calendar days, if post-hearing briefs are submitted.