Common use of Regular Arbitration Clause in Contracts

Regular Arbitration. The scheduling of the hearing date for all grievances submitted to non- expedited arbitration shall be accomplished within twenty-five (25) days after receipt of available dates from the arbitrator. The arbitration proceeding shall be conducted by an arbitrator to be selected from a permanent panel of five (5) arbitrators. The parties shall use an alternating striking method to select an arbitrator from the permanent panel to hear a grievance. The members of the permanent panel shall be selected by the following method: the IFO and the Chancellor’s designee shall each submit a list of five (5) arbitrators until agreement is reached on a permanent panel. Vacancies on the panel that arise during the term of this agreement shall be filled by mutual agreement or by each party submitting lists of three (3) arbitrators, until a replacement is agreed upon. The parties may, by mutual agreement, add or remove members from the permanent arbitration panel. Each party shall be responsible for paying one-half (1/2) of the arbitrator’s fee and necessary expenses.