Step 4 - Arbitration definition

Step 4 - Arbitration. A grievance unresolved at Step 3 may be submitted to arbitration upon request of the FOP.

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Step 4 - Arbitration. If the Union is not satisfied with the disposition of the grievance at Step 3 by the Board or if no disposition has been made within the period above provided, the Union may submit the grievance, within thirty (30) days of the expiration of Step 3, to arbitration before an impartial arbitrator.

Step 4 - Arbitration. If the Board’s decision is not acceptable to the Association, the Association may file a notice of Demand for Arbitration upon the Board within ten (10) working days after its receipt of the Board of Education’s (or designee’s) decision or when the decision was due. Upon notification, the Employer and the Association may mutually agree to the selection of an arbitrator. If no arbitrator is selected within ten (10) working days after the date that the Association files the Demand for Arbitration with the Board, thereafter the arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the American Arbitration Association.

Examples of Step 4 - Arbitration in a sentence

• Step 4 - Arbitration - If the grievance is not resolved at Step 3, or the Step 3 time limits expire without the issuance of the Board's written decision, then the Association may submit the grievance to arbitration by filing a written demand for arbitration with the Superintendent.

• If the Union believes that the denial of the Union's proposal for an alternative work schedule is arbitrary and capricious, the Union may process a grievance in accordance with Article 11 - Grievance Procedure, provided such grievance shall not be subject to the provisions of Step 4 - Arbitration.

• A grievance may be appealed to Step 4 - Arbitration by PBA provided timely written notice is given to both the Superintendent and the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service (FMCS) demanding arbitration of the grievance on a form prescribed by FMCS.

• Step 4 - Arbitration: If not satisfied with the written response from the Superintendent or his/her designee, the Union President/designee may, within fifteen (15) working days after the Superintendent’s response, submit the grievance to arbitration by giving written notice to the Superintendent.

• Inasmuch as both State and Federal law include mechanisms for the resolution of discrimination issues, the Union and the City agree that the provisions of this Section shall be used as the basis for a Step 1 through Step 3 grievance, but shall not be pursued to Step 4 - Arbitration, or otherwise cited as the basis for a claim of a violation of this Agreement.

More Definitions of Step 4 - Arbitration

Step 4 - Arbitration. If no settlement has been reached within the fifteen (15) calendar days referred to in the preceding subsection and either party believes the grievance to be invalid, either party may demand arbitration of the grievance. The Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) shall provide the parties an arbitrator.

Step 4 - Arbitration. If the grievance is not satisfactorily settled in Step 3 or mediation, as may be applicable, the Union may submit the grievance to arbitration by submitting notice to the Employer within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the written answer at Step 3 or upon conclusion of mediation, if applicable, and by submitting a request to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) for a list of nine (9) arbitrators from Ohio, with a copy of such request simultaneously delivered to the Employer. In the event the grievance is not referred to arbitration within the time limits prescribed, the grievance shall be considered resolved based upon the third step reply.

Step 4 - Arbitration. If the grievance is not satisfactorily settled in Step 3, the Union may make a written request that the grievance be submitted to arbitration. A request for arbitration must be submitted within fourteen (14) days following the date the grievance was answered in Step 3. In the event arbitration is not requested within the time limit prescribed, the grievance shall be considered resolved, based upon the Step 3 reply.

Step 4 - Arbitration. If the decision issued at Step 3 is unsatisfactory to the Union, the Union and/or the Employer may request arbitration. In order to be a timely request for arbitration, the party filing the request must do so within thirty

Step 4 - Arbitration. If the matter is not resolved at Step 3 to the employee’s satisfaction, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service shall be jointly requested by the parties to name a panel of seven (7) arbitrators. The parties shall then choose the arbitrator by the Employer and the Union, in that order, alternately striking a name from the list until one name remains as the arbitrator chosen by the parties and empowered to arbitrate the dispute.

Step 4 - Arbitration. If the Union is not satisfied with the disposition of the grievance at Step 3 by the Board or if no disposition has been made within the period above provided, the Union may submit the grievance to arbitration before an impartial arbitrator. If the arbitrator cannot be selected by mutual agreement of the parties, the arbitrator shall be selected by the American Arbitration Association in accord with its rules. Neither the Employer nor the Union shall be permitted to assert in such arbitration preceding any ground or to rely on any evidence not previously disclosed to the other party. The arbitrator shall have no power to alter, add to, or subtract from the terms of this Agreement. Both parties agree to be bound by the award of the arbitrator, and that judgment thereon may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The fees and expenses of the arbitrator shall be shared equally by the Union and the Employer.

Step 4 - Arbitration. If the grievance is not satisfactorily resolved at Step 3, it may be submitted to Arbitration upon request of the Association in accordance with this Section of this Article. The right of the Association to request Arbitration over an unadjusted grievance is limited to a period of ten (10) days from the date final action was taken or required to be taken on such grievance under Step 3 in the grievance procedure and any grievance not submitted within such period shall be deemed settled on the basis of the last answer given by the Board.