Common use of DISCIPLINE CASES Clause in Contracts

DISCIPLINE CASES. A panel of at least 10 qualified arbitrators will be mutually selected by the parties. The arbitrators must be a member of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and will follow the rules of AAA unless mutually agreed by all parties. Each arbitrator will serve until the termination of this Agreement unless his/her services are terminated earlier by mutual agreement of the parties. The arbitrator will be notified of his/her termination by a joint letter from the parties. The arbitrator will conclude his/her services by settling any grievance previously heard. A successor arbitrator will be mutually selected by the parties. Arbitrators will be assigned cases in rotating order designated by the parties. The arbitrator shall hold a hearing as expeditiously as possible, and the arbitrator’s decision shall be final and binding upon both parties and any employees affected. The compensation and expenses of the arbitrator and the general expenses of the arbitration will be borne by the Company and the Union in equal parts. Each party will bear the expense of its representatives and witnesses. Any expenses incurred because of any cancellation or postponement of a hearing will be borne by the party requesting such cancellation or postponement unless mutually agreed otherwise. In the event one of the parties requests a transcript of the proceeding and the other party declines to share the cost thereof, the party ordering the transcript shall not be required to permit the other party to review said transcript, except for the limited purpose of reviewing said transcript for accuracy, said review to be conducted in the offices of the party which has ordered the said transcript and in the presence of such party’s representative. The reviewing party shall not copy or make notes of said transcript except for the limited purpose of noting inaccuracies which it seeks to have corrected.