Expedited Labor Arbitration Rules Sample Clauses

Expedited Labor Arbitration Rules. The City and the Association shall jointly establish a list which will be defined as an Expedited Labor Arbitration Panel. All grievances referred to this Panel will be by mutual agreement. The Panel of Labor Arbitrators will be comprised of ten (10) persons and shall be selected from a panel of twenty-five (25) arbitrators as forwarded by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. The list shall be put in random order as selected by the parties after a coin toss to determine the first selector. An Arbitrator, upon rendering a decision, shall be placed in the tenth (10th) position and the person originally listed as second will become the next Arbitrator so assigned. The hearing shall be conducted by the Arbitrator in whatever manner will most expeditiously permit a full presentation of the evidence and arguments of the parties. There shall be no stenographic record of the proceedings, but the Arbitrator shall make an appropriate record of the proceedings. Normally, the hearing shall be completed in one (1) day. In unusual circumstances and for good cause shown, the Arbitrator may extend the hearing beyond one (1) day, and schedule an additional hearing, within five (5) work days. There shall be no post hearing briefs. The arbitration may proceed in the absence of any party who, after due notice, fails tobe present. An award shall not be made solely on the default of a party. The Arbitrator shall require the attending party to submit supporting evidence. The Arbitrator shall be the sole judge of the relevancy and materiality of the evidence offered. When both sides have completed their presentations, the Arbitrator shall ask whether either party has any further evidence to offer or witnesses to be heard. Upon receiving negative replies, the Arbitrator shall declare and note the hearing closed. The award shall be rendered promptly by the Arbitrator and, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, not later than five (5) work days from the date of the close of the hearing. The awards shall be in writing and shall be signed by the Arbitrator. If the Arbitrator determines that an opinion is necessary, it shall be in summary form. The expenses of non-City employee witnesses for either side shall be paid by the party producing such witnesses. City employees called as witnesses shall be paid if called during normal working hours. The Arbitrator shall interpret and apply these rules insofar as they relate to the Arbitrator's powers and duties. The decision render...
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Expedited Labor Arbitration Rules. The City and the Association shall jointly establish a list which will be defined as an expedited labor arbitration panel. All grievances referred to this panel will be by mutual consent. The panel of labor arbitrators will be comprised of ten (10) persons and shall be selected from a panel of twenty-five (25) arbitrators as forwarded by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. The list shall be put in random order as selected by the parties after a coin toss to determine the first selector. An arbitrator, upon rendering a decision, shall be placed in the tenth (10th) position and the person originally listed as second will become the next arbitrator so assigned. The hearing shall be conducted by the arbitrator in whatever manner will most expeditiously permit a full presentation of the evidence and arguments of the parties. There shall be no stenographic record of the proceedings, but the arbitrator shall make an appropriate record of the proceedings. Normally, the hearing shall be completed in one
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Expedited Labor Arbitration Rules. Expedited Arbitration By mutual agreement, the arbitration may be held under the Expedited Labor Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Notice of such option shall accompany the Demand for Arbitration. There shall be no stenographic record of the proceeding. There shall be no post hearing briefs. The award of the arbitrator shall be rendered promptly, and unless otherwise agreed by the parties, no later than seven (7) days from the close of the hearing. The arbitrator’s award shall be in writing, and the opinion shall be in summary form. Panel of Arbitrators The parties shall request a list of 27 arbitrators from the American Arbitration Association. The parties shall use the alternate strike method and reduce the list to nine arbitrators. The Association shall strike the first name. These nine arbitrators shall be listed alphabetically and shall be the panel of arbitrators to hear grievances that arise under this Agreement.
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  • Mediation/Arbitration All disputes arising out of this Agreement shall be resolved as set forth in this paragraph 15. If any party hereto desires to make any claim arising out of this Agreement ("Claimant"), then such party shall first deliver to the other party ("Respondent") written notice ("Claim Notice") of Claimant's intent to make such claim explaining Claimant's reasons for such claim in sufficient detail for Respondent to respond. Respondent shall have ten (10) business days from the date the Claim Notice was given to Respondent to object in writing to the claim ("Notice of Objection"), or otherwise cure any breach hereof alleged in the Claim Notice. Any Notice of Objection shall specify with particularity the reasons for such objection. Following receipt of the Notice of Objection, if any, Claimant and Respondent shall immediately seek to resolve by good faith negotiations the dispute alleged in the Claim Notice, and may at the request of either party, utilize the services of an independent mediator. If Claimant and Respondent are unable to resolve the dispute in writing within ten (10) business days from the date negotiations began, then without the necessity of further agreement of Claimant or Respondent, the dispute set forth in the Claim Notice shall be submitted to binding arbitration (except for claims arising out of paragraphs 3 or 7 hereof),

  • Level Four - Arbitration If the grievance is not satisfactorily resolved at the Level Three conference, the grievance shall be submitted to an independent Arbitrator if such request is made within ten (10) days of the Level Three conference. The Arbitrator shall be selected by mutual agreement from the following list. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx XxxXxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx If no arbitrator can be agreed upon, one shall be chosen by a drawing from the same list. After an arbitrator has been utilized, their name will be placed on the bottom of the list. If any of these arbitrators drops from the list for any reason, a replacement shall be negotiated and agreed upon by the Association and the Employer. The hearing shall be conducted by the Arbitrator selected in the manner described above but independently from the American Arbitration Association. a. The duty and responsibility of the Arbitrator is to apply and interpret the express provisions of the agreement and shall not have the authority to add to, subtract from, alter, modify, vary, or ignore the terms of the Agreement or to determine that any provision is unconstitutional or contrary to any federal or state law or regulation, it being expressly agreed that any such determination shall be made by a court of law. b. The Arbitrator shall be requested to render his written decision within thirty (30) calendar days from the conclusion of the hearing or submission of briefs. c. The rules may be amended in writing by the mutual agreement of the parties. d. Either party shall have the right within ten (10) days from the receipt of the decision of the Arbitrator to apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for a rehearing of the claim both as to the facts and the law, provided however, that if application in not made within such time, the decision of the Arbitrator shall be binding.

  • Place of Arbitration; Rules All arbitration will be conducted in Massachusetts unless we agree otherwise in writing in a specific case. All arbitration will be conducted before a single arbitrator in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association.

  • Expedited Arbitration (a) The Parties may by mutual agreement refer to expedited arbitration any outstanding grievances considered suitable for this process, and shall set dates and locations for hearings of groups of grievances considered suitable for expedited arbitration. (b) All grievances shall be considered suitable for and resolvable by expedited arbitration except grievances in the nature of: (1) dismissals; (2) rejection on probation; (3) suspensions in excess of twenty (20) workdays; (4) policy grievances; (5) grievances requiring substantial interpretation of a provision of the Collective Agreement; (6) grievances requiring presentation of extrinsic evidence; (7) grievances where a Party intends to raise a preliminary objection; and

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