Common use of Step 5 Clause in Contracts

Step 5. In the event that the grievance is still unresolved after the response from the City Manager, either party may submit the grievance within fourteen (14) calendar days to final and binding arbitration to be conducted by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association. The parties shall share equally the arbitrator's fee and those costs imposed by the American Arbitration Association (AAA). An employee who has been disciplined and/or discharged may, at the employee's option within seven calendar days, elect to submit a grievance concerning said discharge and/or discipline, to the Civil Service Commission established under the provisions of Act 78 of 1935 as amended. An employee who selects the provisions of Act 78 shall be barred from the arbitration procedures set forth herein.

Step 5. In the event that the grievance is still unresolved after the response from the City Manager, either party may submit the grievance within fourteen seven (147) calendar days to final and binding arbitration to be conducted by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association. The parties shall share equally the arbitrator's fee and those costs imposed by the American Arbitration Association (AAA). An employee who has been disciplined and/or discharged may, at the employee's option within seven calendar days, elect to submit a grievance concerning said discharge and/or discipline, to the Civil Service Commission established under the provisions of Act 78 of 1935 as amended. An employee who selects the provisions of Act 78 shall be barred from the arbitration procedures set forth herein.