Common use of Level IV - Arbitration Clause in Contracts

Level IV - Arbitration. If the employee is dissatisfied with the written disposition of the alleged grievance at Level III, the employee shall request the BCEA to decide whether or not to appeal the grievance to arbitration. If the BCEA determines to appeal a grievance to arbitration, the BCEA representative shall notify the Superintendent in writing within fifteen (15) days of the receipt of the Level III written disposition. After receipt of the arbitration notification, a five (5) day period will be allowed for possible consultation between the BCEA and the Superintendent or his/her designee. The BCEA may then file a request, as soon as possible, for the services of an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association. The parties agree to abide by the procedures, rules and regulations of the American Arbitration Association. The BCEA, the employee(s), the Administration and the BOARD, shall be bound by the decision of the arbitrator. The BCEA shall bear equally with the BOARD the cost of the arbitrator's services, including per diem expenses and stenographic transcript costs if the services of a stenographer are requested by the arbitrator or both parties order transcripts, and actual necessary travel and subsistence expenses. The arbitrator shall have no power to alter, add to or subtract from the terms of this AGREEMENT and shall issue his decision on the grievance in writing. In addition, the arbitrator shall have no right to rule on any non-procedural issue involved in the negotiations for an agreement between the parties.