Impasse Procedure. 1. If negotiations are not successfully concluded by the first day of school, impasse shall exist. At any earlier time either party may declare impasse. The parties may mutually agree to extend impasse deadlines. Upon reaching of impasse, the items causing the impasse shall be referred to a three-member committee.
2. The fact finding committee shall consist of: (a) one (1) fact finder selected by the association with written notice given to the board within five (5) calendar days after the reaching of impasse; (b) one (1) fact finder selected by the board with written notice given to the association within five (5) calendar days after the reaching of impasse. The bargaining spokespersons for the board and association shall, within five (5) calendar days of the existence of the impasse, transmit a written request bearing both their signatures to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction for a list of five (5) potential fact finders. Within ten (10) days of being notified that a fact finder is needed, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction or designee shall provide the names of five potential fact finders selected at random from the list of appointees who are available to serve as a member and the chairperson of the committee. The parties shall select the fact finder from the five names.
3. Within five (5) calendar days of receipt of the list provided by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction or designee, the bargaining spokespersons for the board and association shall select the fact finder. If no name on the list is agreeable to both parties, a coin toss shall occur with the party winning the toss having the right to strike a name from the list. The parties will then continue alternately striking names from the list until only one name remains. The person whose name remains on the list will serve as the chairperson of the fact finding committee.
4. Within five (5) days after the selection of the chairman, the representatives who have been negotiating for the Board and for the Association shall meet to exchange written language on each item at impasse. The exchanged documents shall also be furnished by each party to the chairman and other members of the committee.
5. The chairman shall convene the committee for fact finding. This committee shall meet with the representatives of both parties. The fact finding representative of the Board and the Association agree to request that rules be developed on the following procedures: (1) the date...
Impasse Procedure. If, at the designated time for the conclusion of formal negotiations, agreement has not been reached, or at the request of either party, the provisions for handling an impasse as provided by Education Article, Title 6, Subtitle 5, of the Annotated Code of Maryland, shall apply. The impasse procedure shall be postponed upon mutual consent of both parties.
Impasse Procedure. If agreement is not reached fifty-one (51) days prior to the expiration of the current contract the parties shall jointly notify the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) that a mediator is required to assist the parties. Thereafter, mediation shall commence in accordance with a schedule established by the mediator. The procedure above represents the sole and exclusive dispute resolution procedure between the parties, and no other dispute resolution procedure shall be utilized, including fact-finding, mediation, conciliation, or those established by O.R.C. 4117.14.
Impasse Procedure. Impasse may occur only as provided for in Florida Statutes 447.
Impasse Procedure a. If an agreement is not reached, either party may declare an impasse, but impasse will not be declared until all items on the agenda have been submitted and discussed.
Impasse Procedure. The impasse process shall be conducted pursuant to Title 6, Subtitle 4 and 5, et seq., of the Education Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
Impasse Procedure. 1. Fifty (50) days prior to the termination of this agreement, the parties jointly shall notify the State Employment Relations Board (SERB) that they intend to utilize these mutually agreed upon dispute resolution procedures in lieu of the SERB procedures contained in O.R.C. 4417.14(C) (2)-(6).
2. If no agreement is reached after all the proposals have been thoroughly discussed; either party may request the services of the Federal Mediator and Conciliation Service. The mediator shall have the authority to hold bargaining sessions or conferences with the representatives of the parties.
3. Pursuant to Section 4117.14(C) and 4117.14(E) of the Ohio Revised Code, the parties have established the above mutually agreed upon negotiations and dispute resolution procedures, which supersede the procedures listed in Section 4117.14(C) (2)-(6) and any other procedures to the contrary.
Impasse Procedure. If the parties have not reached an agreement within forty-five (45) days following the date of their first meeting, either party may request the assistance of a mediator from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services (FMCS). If the parties are unable to reach an agreement with the assistance of the mediator within ninety (90) days of the first negotiation session, the parties are entitled to exercise their rights pursuant to the provisions of Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4117. Any of the timelines set forth herein may be extended by mutual agreement of the parties, which shall be in writing.
Impasse Procedure. If the parties have not reached an agreement by ninety (90) days before the scheduled start of the forthcoming school year, the parties shall notify the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board concerning the status of negotiations. An impasse occurs after both parties have considered the proposals and counter-proposals of the other party in good faith, and when despite such diligent efforts no agreement can be reached on the subject being negotiated. If, after a reasonable period of negotiation, and within forty-five (45) days of scheduled start of the forthcoming school year, the parties engage in collective bargaining have reached an impasse, either party may petition the Illinois Labor Relations Board to initiate mediation. The costs of mediation shall be shared equally between the parties hereto.
Impasse Procedure. 4.3.1 Either negotiating team may declare impasse at any time. The negotiating team declaring the impasse shall submit the declaration of impasse in writing to the other negotiating team.
4.3.2 The issues in dispute shall be submitted to a mediator in an effort to induce the negotiating teams to reach voluntary agreement.
4.3.3 Representatives of the parties shall meet within three days of the declaration of impasse to discuss the selection of a mediator. If a mediator cannot be mutually agreed upon, a mediator shall be selected in the following manner:
4.3.3.1 Within two days of the date on which representative of the parties meet to discuss selection of a mediator, representatives of the parties shall jointly request the American Arbitration Association (AAA) to submit simultaneously to each party identical lists of the names of at least five persons skilled in mediation of education matters.
4.3.3.2 Each party shall have seven days from postmarked date to postmarked date in which to cross off any name to which it objects, number the remaining names in order of its preference, and return the list to the AAA. If a party does not return the list within the time specified all persons named shall be deemed acceptable to such party.
4.3.3.3 From among the persons who have been approved on both lists, and in accordance with the designated order of mutual preference, the AAA shall invite the acceptance of a mediator.
4.3.3.4 If the parties fail to agree upon any of the persons named, or if those named decline or are unable to act, or if for any other reason appointment cannot be made from such list of names, the AAA shall appoint a mediator without submitting additional lists.
