Common use of Notice to Invoke Arbitration Clause in Contracts

Notice to Invoke Arbitration. 1. Only the Union may invoke arbitration of an employee or union initiated grievance. 2. A notice to invoke arbitration shall be made in writing to the Employer within [30] calendar days after receipt of the written decision rendered in the final step of the grievance procedure. 3. Within seven working days from the date of the request for arbitration, the party invoking arbitration shall request the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to provide a list of seven qualified arbitrators. The parties shall meet within seven working days after receipt of such a list. If the parties cannot mutually agree upon one of the listed arbitrators, then the Employer and the Union will each strike one arbitrator's name from the list of seven and will repeat this procedure until one person remains who shall be the duly selected arbitrator. The order of striking names will be determined by a flip of a coin.

Notice to Invoke Arbitration. 1. a. Only the Union may invoke arbitration of an employee or union initiated grievance. 2. b. A notice to invoke arbitration shall be made in writing to the Employer within [30] calendar days after receipt of the written decision rendered in the final step of the grievance procedure. 3. c. Within seven working days from the date of the request for arbitration, the party invoking arbitration shall request the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to provide a list of seven qualified arbitrators. The parties shall meet within seven working days after receipt of such a list. If the parties cannot mutually agree upon one of the listed arbitrators, then the Employer and the Union will each strike one arbitrator's name from the list of seven and will repeat this procedure until one person remains who shall be the duly selected arbitrator. The order of striking names will be determined by a flip of a coin.