“Arbitration Cases” Defined Sample Clauses

“Arbitration Cases” Defined. In order to ensure that the parties meet the mutual commitment to resolve an appropriate number of arbitrations as set forth above, a "completed arbitration case” will be counted as follows: a. Any date on which an arbitration hearing occurs and is completed as scheduled counts as one arbitration case. b. Predicate-discipline discharge arbitrations that require multiple days of hearing will count as two arbitration cases no matter the number of hearing dates needed. c. Arbitration-ready grievances not involving predicate-discipline that nonetheless require multiple days of hearing will only count as one arbitration case. d. Matters involving a number of consolidated arbitration-ready grievances, which require multiple days of hearing will count as up to two (2) arbitration cases, no matter the number of hearing dates needed. e. Arbitration-ready grievances that are settled within the 21 days immediately preceding the arbitration hearing will ordinarily count as one (1) arbitration case if no other case is substituted to fill that slot in accordance with Section 12.9-2.7(b). f. In the event that the parties meet or exceed the number of arbitration cases for a given calendar year, the parties may agree to cancel arbitration dates that had previously been scheduled for December.