Disagreement. (a) If after the sixty (60) calendar days after initiation of the bargaining process, the parties cannot reach an agreement on all issues being negotiated, either party may request, in writing, that the terms of the disagreement be submitted to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS). If one party requests the services of a mediator, the other party will join in the written request. (b) The mediator shall have authority to call meetings for the purpose of promoting an agreement between the parties. The mediator has no authority to bind either party to any agreement(s). (c) If after thirty (30) calendar days the mediator cannot facilitate an agreement, the parties will have exhausted their contractual impasse procedure. The parties shall have the rights granted by Chapter 4117 of the Ohio Revised Code as conditioned and restricted therein.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
