Common use of Contract Grievances Clause in Contracts

Contract Grievances. If the PR & R Committee is not satisfied with the disposition of the grievance by the Superintendent or his designee or if no disposition has been made within the period above provided, the grievance may within ten (10) days be submitted to arbitration before an impartial arbitrator. Only the Association, not an individual teacher, may appeal a grievance to arbitration. If the parties cannot agree as to the arbitrator, he shall be selected by the American Arbitration Association in accord with its rules which shall likewise govern the arbitration proceeding. The arbitrator so selected shall confer with the parties and hold hearings promptly, or, if hearings have been waived, then from the date all proof and information has been submitted to him, and shall issue his decision not later than twenty (20) days from the date of the close of the same. The arbitrator's decision shall be in writing and shall set forth his findings of fact, reasoning, and conclusions on the issues submitted. The Board and the Association shall not 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 agree that judgment thereon may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction to the extent consistent with Michigan Law.

Contract Grievances. If the PR & R Committee is not satisfied with the disposition of the grievance by the Superintendent or his designee or if no disposition has been made within the period above provided, the grievance may within ten (10) days be submitted to arbitration before an impartial arbitrator. Only the Association, not an individual teacher, may appeal a grievance to arbitration. If the parties cannot agree as to the arbitrator, he shall be selected by the American Arbitration Association in accord with its rules which shall likewise govern the arbitration proceeding. The arbitrator so selected shall confer with the parties and hold hearings promptly, or, if hearings have been waived, then from the date all proof and information has been submitted to him, and shall issue his decision not later than twenty (20) days from the date of the close of the same. The arbitrator's decision shall be in writing and shall set forth his findings of fact, reasoning, and conclusions on the issues submitted. The Board and the Association shall not 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 agree that judgment thereon may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction to the extent consistent with Michigan Lawjurisdiction.