Common use of Step Four - Arbitration Clause in Contracts

Step Four - Arbitration. a. If the appealing party is not satisfied with the disposition of the grievance by the Board of Education, and determines to appeal to arbitration, then within ten (10) working days from the date of receipt of the answer given by the Board of Education, the grievance must be submitted to arbitration but only by the Association (an individual employee may not appeal to arbitration). The arbitrator shall be selected by mutual agreement of the parties. If the parties cannot mutually agree within five (5) days, then the arbitrator shall be selected by the American Arbitration Association in accord with its rules which shall likewise govern the arbitration procedure.

Step Four - Arbitration. a. (a) If the appealing party is not satisfied with the disposition of the grievance by the Board of Education, and determines to appeal to arbitration, then within ten (10) working days from the date of receipt of the answer given by the Board of Education, the grievance must be submitted to arbitration but only by the Association (an individual employee may not appeal to arbitration). The arbitrator shall be selected by mutual agreement of the parties. If the parties cannot mutually agree within five (5) days, then the arbitrator shall be selected by the American Arbitration Association in accord with its rules which shall likewise govern the arbitration procedure. The parties may mutually select the arbitrator prior to filing with the American Arbitration Association but the administration of the arbitration procedure shall be through the American Arbitration Association and its rules shall govern.