Grievances under Court Authority. If the contract grievance is not settled in Step 3, the Union may submit the grievance to arbitration within twenty (20) business days after the Employer's answer in Step 3. Mediation can be requested at Step 4 in the same manner as outlined in Step 2. The grievance must be submitted to arbitration within the time frame specified in Step 4 and processed within the time frame specified in Step 4 after receipt of notification from the ADR Coordinator that the grievance was not resolved in mediation. The notice of arbitration will be filed with the City Director of Labor Relations and the Court Administrator, with copies to the Presiding Judge and Court Human Resources Manager, and will include the following information: - Identification of Section(s) of Agreement allegedly violated. - Nature of the alleged violation. - Question(s) which the arbitrator is being asked to decide. - Remedy sought. Within ten (10) business days thereafter, the City Director of Labor Relations or their designee will schedule a meeting or confer with the Union to select an arbitrator. If the Court and the Union are unable to agree upon an arbitrator within five (5) business days after they first meet to determine such an appointee, the Union will request the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC), Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) or the American Arbitration Association to provide a list of nine (9) arbitrators from which the parties may select one.
Grievances under Court Authority. If the contract grievance is not settled in Step 3, the Union may submit the grievance to arbitration within twenty (20) business days after the Employer's answer in Step 3. Mediation can be requested at Step 4 in the same manner as outlined in Step 2. The grievance must be submitted to arbitration within the time frame specified in Step 4 and processed within the time frame specified in Step 4 after receipt of notification from the ADR Coordinator that the grievance was not resolved in mediation. The notice of arbitration shall be filed with the City Director of Labor Relations and the Court Administrator, with copies to the Presiding Judge and Court Human Resources Manager, and shall include the following information: - Identification of Section(s) of Agreement allegedly violated. - Nature of the alleged violation. - Question(s) which the arbitrator is being asked to decide. - Remedy sought. After the Notice of Arbitration is filed, the Court and the Union will utilize, on a rotating basis beginning with the first Arbitrator listed, an Arbitrator from the following panel of four Standing Arbitrators to hear the parties' dispute: • Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx • Xxxxxxx Xxxx • Xxxx Xxxxxxxx • Xxxx Xxxxx However, if the Standing Arbitrator who would be next in the rotation is not available to hear the matter within 180 days of the request, the next individual on the list shall be contacted until one of the Standing Arbitrators can hear the matter within 180 days from the date of the request. If none of the Standing Arbitrators is available within 180 days, the Standing Arbitrator who would be next in the rotation will hear the dispute unless parties agree to use one of the other three.
