Common use of Step 5 Clause in Contracts

Step 5. If the grievance remains unresolved following the decision of the City Manager or designee the UNION may submit said grievance to arbitration under the Voluntary Labor Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association or another mutually agreed third party, such action to be filed within twenty (20) calendar days following the decision of the City Manager or designee. If the UNION fails to submit said grievance to arbitration, the grievance shall be deemed abandoned and no further action shall be taken with respect to such grievance.

Step 5. If the grievance remains unresolved following the decision of the City Manager or designee Chief of Police, the UNION may submit said grievance to arbitration under the Voluntary Labor Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (AAA), or another mutually agreed third party, such action to be filed with AAA or the other mutually agreed third party within twenty fifteen (2015) calendar days following the decision of the City Manager or designeeChief of Police. If the UNION fails to submit said grievance to arbitration, the grievance shall be deemed abandoned and no further action shall be taken with respect to such grievance.