Common use of Step 4 Clause in Contracts

Step 4. A. If the grievance is not resolved at Step 3, either party may within 15 calendar days request advisory arbitration. A request to proceed to advisory arbitration shall be filed with the Human Resources Director, who will act promptly to request a list of seven arbitrators from the American Arbitration Association (AAA). The Human Resources Director will instruct the AAA to issue a copy of the list to both the County and Union. Once the parties have received the lists, representatives of the parties will meet within 5 working days to determine if they can mutually agree upon using one of the arbitrators listed. Should the parties not be able to reach agreement, the parties shall alternately strike one name from the list until only one name remains. That person shall be the Arbitrator. The right to strike the first name shall be determined by lot.