Alternative Dispute Settlement Procedure. In the event an agreement is not reached by the expiration of this Agreement, negotiations shall continue for ninety (90) days and the contract shall be extended during that time. If after such extended negotiations, agreement is not reached, the parties shall appoint an arbitrator to resolve the dispute by arbitration. In the event the parties are unable to agree upon an arbitrator within a week, the matter shall be submitted to the American Arbitration Association and the arbitrator shall be selected from a list supplied by the American Arbitration Association pursuant to its rules. There shall be conventional arbitration of all unsettled issues. The arbitrator must make any first year wage adjustments retroactive to the first day following expiration of the original contract. Otherwise, the arbitrator shall only be limited by the rules of the American Arbitration Association. The Union and the Board shall share the costs of the arbitration equally. The issuance of the award constitutes a binding mandate on the Board and the Union to take whatever actions are necessary to implement the award. This procedure supersedes any of the procedures set forth in Section 4117.14 of the Ohio Revised Code and supersedes the Pre-Election Agreement of May, l98l. Further, this agreement constitutes a waiver of the right to strike under Section 4117 of the Revised Code. Violation of the provisions of this Article by any employee may result in dismissal.
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