Common use of Arbitration Review Meetings Clause in Contracts

Arbitration Review Meetings. If the grievance is not resolved at Step 2, the Union may request a pre- arbitration review meeting by filing the written grievance including a copy of the Step 2 response and supporting documentation with the LRS within thirty (30) days of the Union’s receipt of the Step 2 decision. Within fifteen (15) days of the receipt of all the required information, the LRS will discuss with the Union: 1. If a pre-arbitration review meeting will be scheduled with the LRS designee, the State designated representative, and the Union’s staff representative, to review and attempt to settle the dispute. 2. If the parties are unable to reach agreement to conduct a meeting, the LRS designee will notify the Union in writing that no pre- arbitration review meeting will be scheduled. If a pre-arbitration review meeting is to be scheduled, the meeting will be conducted at a mutually agreeable time. The meeting will be scheduled within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the request. The proceedings of the pre-arbitration review meeting will not be reported or recorded in any manner, except for agreements that may be reached by the parties during the course of the meeting. Statements made by or to any party or other participant in the meeting may not later be introduced as evidence, may not be made known to an arbitrator or hearings examiner at a hearing, and may not be construed for any purpose as an admission against interest, unless they are independently admissible.

Arbitration Review Meetings. If the grievance is not resolved at Step 2, the Union may request a pre- arbitration review meeting (PARM) by filing the written grievance including a copy of the Step 2 response and supporting documentation with the LRS within thirty (30) calendar days of the Union’s receipt of the Step 2 decision. Within fifteen (15) calendar days of the receipt of all the required information, the LRS will discuss with the Union: 1. If a pre-arbitration review meeting PARM will be scheduled with the LRS designee, the State designated representative, and the Union’s staff representative, to review and attempt to settle the dispute. 2. If the parties are unable to reach agreement to conduct a meetingPARM, the LRS designee will notify the Union in writing that no pre- arbitration review meeting PARM will be scheduled. If a pre-arbitration review meeting PARM is to be scheduled, the meeting will be conducted at a mutually agreeable time. The meeting will be scheduled within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the request. The proceedings of the pre-arbitration review meeting PARM will not be reported or recorded in any manner, except for agreements that may be reached by the parties during the course of the meeting. Statements made by or to any party or other participant in the meeting may not later be introduced as evidence, may not be made known to an arbitrator or hearings examiner at a hearing, and may not be construed for any purpose as an admission against interest, unless they are independently admissible.