Step 4 - Arbitration definition

Step 4 - Arbitration. A grievance unresolved at Step 3 may be submitted to arbitration upon request of the FOP. The FOP, based upon the facts presented, has the right to decide whether to arbitrate a grievance. Within ten (10) calendar days from the date of the final answer on a grievance from Step 3, the FOP shall notify the Director of Labor Relations of its intent to seek arbitration over an unresolved grievance. The FOP may withdraw its request to arbitrate at any time prior to the actual hearing. Any cancellation fee due the arbitrator shall be paid by the party or parties canceling the arbitration unless otherwise agreed to. Any grievance not submitted within the ten (10) calendar day period described above shall be deemed settled on the basis of the last answer given by the Employer or representative(s).

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. 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 proceeding 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 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

• 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.

• 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.

• Step 4 - Arbitration If the grievance is not resolved to the satisfaction of the Union at Step 3, the Union may submit the grievance within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the written response at Step 3 or the date on which such decision was due, whichever is later, to final and binding arbitration.

• 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.

• Failing resolution, within ten (10) days from the date the grievance was received at Step 3, it may be sent by either Party to Step 4 - Arbitration following the final Step 3 meeting.

• Step 4 / Arbitration – If agreement cannot be reached as to the arbiter, the parties shall jointly request the Public Employment Relations Commission to provide a panel of seven arbitrators from which the parties may select one.

• Step 4 - Arbitration If the grievance is still unsettled the Union may, within ten (10) working days after the reply of the City Administrator is received or is due, whichever is earlier, by written notice to the City Administrator, request arbitration.

• Step 4 - Arbitration Level: If the grievance remains unresolved and if the grievance involves an alleged violation by the City of an express provision of the contract, then the Union may submit the grievance in writing (copy to the City) to the American Arbitration Association for the selection of an arbitrator to resolve the grievance in accordance with its rules and regulations.

• A grievance regarding an employee termination may be submitted directly to Step 4 - Arbitration within the ten (10) days of the date of discharge.

• If, after discussion at this level no resolution of the grievance is reached within ten (10) days from the date the grievance was received at Step 3, the grievance may be sent by either Party to Step 4 - Arbitration.

More Definitions of Step 4 - Arbitration

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 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. The decision of the Arbitrator, after the proper process, shall be final and binding on both parties and subject to no further proceedings.

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 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. 00877307-10 / 04300.00-0520 91