Common use of Selection of Arbitrator and Naming of Panel Clause in Contracts

Selection of Arbitrator and Naming of Panel. The parties agree that should it become necessary to submit their unresolved disputes in negotiations to arbitration pursuant to § 1614, they will engage in the arbitration of impasses procedure described in the Act and the Rules and Regulations of the Illinois State Labor Relations Board (“Board”), subject to the following: (a) Service of Demand for Mediation: The parties agree that a Demand for Compulsory Interest Arbitration filed by either party upon the other prior to May 1, 2018 (or prior to May 1 in any subsequent year if the Agreement is automatically renewed) with respect to the negotiations for a successor Agreement shall be deemed to be a proper and timely demand as provided in the Act and the Rules and Regulations of the Board; further, that arbitration proceedings under the Act and those Rules and Regulations shall be deemed to have been initiated and commenced on the date of service and filing of the Demand for Compulsory Interest Arbitration;