Common use of Fourth Step - Arbitration Clause in Contracts

Fourth Step - Arbitration. In the event the parties are unable to arrive at a mutually acceptable solution to the grievance or if the mediation step was bypassed, and the Union wishes to appeal the matter to arbitration, it shall notify the Human Resources/Labor Relations Director or designee of its intent within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of summary from Human Resources, file a Demand for Arbitration with the appropriate Arbitrator on the arbitration panel. Such arbitration hearing shall be held in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. The parties shall select an Arbitrator from the following mutually agreed upon panel of Arbitrators on a rotating basis: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ The Arbitrators shall be placed on the panel in alphabetical order. The first Arbitrator selected shall be the Arbitrator whose name is at the top of the list. After an Arbitrator has been assigned a grievance from the Parties, his/her name shall be placed at the bottom of the list. The Arbitrator whose name is at the top of the list shall be assigned the next grievance, and so on. If a selected Arbitrator is not able to hear a grievance, his/her name shall remain in the same place on the list and the next Arbitrator on the list shall be selected. This procedure shall continue until an Arbitrator is selected. Local 2775 shall submit the grievance and notification to the City and the AFSCME Council 25. AFSCME Council 25 Arbitration Department shall review the grievance on its merits. AFSCME Council 25 shall submit approved cases to the appropriate Arbitrator within 30 calendar days from the date of notice by Local 2775 to the City. AFSCME Council 25 Arbitration Department shall track selection of the Arbitrators from the approved panel of Arbitrators. When an Arbitrator is selected, the Parties shall jointly ask the Arbitrator to provide a hearing date (or dates) as soon as possible. If the Arbitrator is unable to offer a hearing date within six (6) months of selection, the Parties may, by mutual agreement, select the next Arbitrator on the list if that Arbitrator is available to hear the grievance sooner. This process shall continue through the list to assign the grievance to the closest date after the six (6) month target. AFSCME Council 25 Arbitration Department shall coordinate the setting of dates with the City’s Human Resources/Labor Relations Director, or designee. The Union and the City may mutually agree to change the list of Panel members. A member of Council 25 and the City’s Human Resources Department may, after ten

Fourth Step - Arbitration. In the event the parties are unable to arrive at a mutually acceptable solution to the grievance or if the mediation step was bypassed, and the Union wishes to appeal the matter to arbitration, it shall notify the Human Resources/Labor Relations Director or designee of its intent within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of summary from Human Resources, file a Demand for Arbitration with the appropriate Arbitrator on the arbitration panel. Such arbitration hearing shall be held in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. The parties shall select an Arbitrator from the following mutually agreed upon panel of Arbitrators on a rotating basisbasis in the order below: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ The Arbitrators shall be placed on the panel in alphabetical order. The first Arbitrator selected shall be the Arbitrator whose name is at the top of the list. After an Arbitrator has been assigned a grievance from the Parties, his/her name shall be placed at the bottom of the list. The Arbitrator whose name is at the top of the list shall be assigned the next grievance, and so on. If a selected Arbitrator is not able to hear a grievance, his/her name shall remain in the same place on the list and the next Arbitrator on the list shall be selected. This procedure shall continue until an Arbitrator is selected. Local 2775 shall submit the grievance and notification to the City and the AFSCME Council 25. AFSCME Council 25 Arbitration Department shall review the grievance on its merits. AFSCME Council 25 shall submit approved cases to the appropriate Arbitrator within 30 calendar days from the date of notice by Local 2775 to the City. AFSCME Council 25 Arbitration Department shall track selection of the Arbitrators from the approved panel of Arbitrators. When an Arbitrator is selected, the Parties shall jointly ask the Arbitrator to provide a hearing date (or dates) as soon as possible. If the Arbitrator is unable to offer a hearing date within six (6) months of selection, the Parties may, by mutual agreement, select the next Arbitrator on the list if that Arbitrator is available to hear the grievance sooner. This process shall continue through the list to assign the grievance to the closest date after the six (6) month target. AFSCME Council 25 Arbitration Department shall coordinate the setting of dates with the City’s Human Resources/Labor Relations Director, or designee. The Union and the City may mutually agree to change the list of Panel members. A member of Council 25 and the City’s Human Resources Department may, after ten