Assistance of a Mediator. In the event direct negotiations reach and impasse, either party may request mediation assistance. Such mediation shall be restricted to the specific issues remaining unresolved. After impasse is reached, either party may request the American Arbitration Association to submit a panel of five (5) mediators. Within five (5) days after receipt of the panel the parties shall meet and in turn each strike a name from the list, with the party not calling for mediation striking the first name until one name remains. The remaining name shall be the designated mediator. All meeting arrangements, such as dates and agenda, shall be arranged by the mediator.
Assistance of a Mediator. Unless the parties mutually agree to an extension, if agreement is not reached on matters being negotiated at the end of the forty-five (45) day negotiating period set forth above, or not later than forty-five (45) days prior to the expiration date of this Agreement, either party may declare an impasse and request that an impartial mediator be appointed. The request for a mediator shall be submitted to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service whose rules shall govern the selection of such mediator. Except by mutual consent, the selection and mediation process shall not extend for more than twenty (20) working days from the date of declaration of impasse. The parties shall be permitted to postpone or extend the mediation process by not more than fifteen (15) working days and shall not extend beyond the expiration of this agreement except by written agreement of the parties prior to such expiration. All such extensions shall be for a specified period of time. Costs which may be incurred in securing and utilizing the service of a mediator shall be shared equally by the Board and the Association.
Assistance of a Mediator. 1. If agreement is not reached on matters being negotiated at any time prior to 45 days before the expiration of this agreement, either party may declare impasse and request than an impartial mediator be appointed. The mediator may be selected by agreement between the parties. If agreement on the mediator is not reached within five (5) days after the call of mediation, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service shall be requested to appoint a mediator, and the selection shall be in accordance with the rules of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
Assistance of a Mediator. If agreement is not reached within thirty (30) days of the first bargaining session, or at any other period of time established by mutual agreement between the parties, the parties will request a mediator be appointed by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. Both parties hereby agree to meet at the direction of the mediator and to give, upon request, such information as the mediator deems necessary.
