Common use of STEP 4 - MEDIATION Clause in Contracts

STEP 4 - MEDIATION. The parties acknowledge the value of resolving disputes efficiently and with 36 minimal costs. If the Union is not satisfied with the response in Step 3, the Union will notify the 37 Senior Vice President of Administration of its desire to submit the grievance to mediation within 14 38 calendar days from the Step 3 response or date due. The parties may mutually agree to a local mediator or 39 use a mediator provided by the Employment Relations Board. Parties agree to share the costs of the 40 mediator. The period for mediation will be limited to 120 days, starting from the d ate of notice of 41 mediation by the moving party. The parties must meet at least one time and agree to meet in good faith to 42 resolve the dispute. Termination cases do not need to follow the mediation process and may move to Step 43 4. 44 45 If the grievance is not settled at Step 3, the Association, or in the case of discipline the bargaining u nit 46 employee, may pursue the grievance further by filing a written notice of intent to arbitrate the grievance 47 with the Senior Vice President of Administration and Employee and Labor Relations within 14 calendar 48 days of the date the decision of the Senior Vice President of Administration is received, not including the 49 day of receipt, or, if the parties go to mediation, the date the period of mediation ends. The parties shall 50 request a list of nine (9) Oregon/Washington arbitrators from the Employment Relations Board. If the 51 parties cannot mutually agree to an arbitrator, they will alternately strike names starting with the party 52 initiating the arbitration and the last one will be the arbitrator.