Common use of Second Phase Clause in Contracts

Second Phase. If there is no written agreement or if no decision is returned in the first phase, the union may refer the grievance to arbitration and so notify the employer in writing within thirty (30) days after the reception of the response from the employer or at the expiration of its time limit for answering. If such notice is not given by the union within those thirty (30) days, the grievance shall then be regarded as having been abandoned.