Impasse Procedures. Impasse proceedings shall be in accordance with § 6-408 of the Education Article to the Annotated Code of Maryland.
Impasse Procedures. The Parties shall seek to reach agreement relative to the appointment of a mediator not later than the sixtieth (60) day preceding the budget submission date. The Parties shall seek to reach agreement relative to the appointment of a fact finder not later than the forty-fifth (45) day preceding the budget submission date. The Parties shall consider but not be limited to the service of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and the American Arbitration Association for a mediator and fact finder respectively. If the Parties fail to reach an agreement on the choice of a mediator or fact finder, the PELRB shall be petitioned under the provisions of 273-A: 12.
Impasse Procedures. Should either party determine an impasse exists, the procedures, as provided for in Sections 6-408 and 6-510 of the Education Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland relating to impasse, shall be followed.
Impasse Procedures. 42.1 If either the District or OCEA declares that an impasse exists in the meet and confer process, the party so declaring may initiate the impasse procedure by providing the other party with a written request for an impasse meeting, together with a statement of its position on all issues. An impasse meeting shall be scheduled and held between the parties within fourteen (14) calendar days or as soon as practicable to:
42.2 Review the position of the parties in a final effort to reach agreement on a memorandum of understanding, and if the impasse is not resolved, to discuss the immediate utilization of impasse procedures outlined herein.
Impasse Procedures. When an impasse has been declared, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service shall be requested by the parties to appoint a mediator from its staff. The mediator shall have the authority to confer separately or jointly with the parties, review pertinent data and make suggestions and recommendations for settlement, provided that the mediator shall not make public the findings of fact or the recommended terms of settlement.
Impasse Procedures. 1. If fifty (50) calendar days before the expiration of the existing Contract the parties are unable to reach an agreement, either party may request the State Employ-ment Relations Board (SERB) to intervene. The request shall set forth the names and addresses of the parties, the issues involved, and the expiration date of the Contract.
2. If an impasse exists forty-five (45) calendar days before the expiration of the Contract, SERB shall appoint a mediator to assist the parties in the bargaining process.
3. If after assisting the parties the mediator advises SERB that the parties have reached an impasse, or not later than thirty-one (31) calendar days prior to the expiration of the Contract, SERB shall appoint within one (l) calendar day a fact-finding panel of not more than three (3) members who have been selected by the parties in accordance with rules established by SERB and from a list of qualified persons maintained by SERB.
a. The fact-finding panel shall, in accordance with the rules and procedures established by SERB that include the regulation of costs and expenses of fact- finding, gather facts and make recommendations for the resolution of the matter. SERB shall by its rules require each party to specify in writing the unresolved issues and its position on each issue to the fact-finding panel. The fact-finding panel shall make final recommendations as to all the unresolved issues.
b. SERB may continue mediation, order the parties to engage in collective bargaining until the expiration date of the Contract, or both.
4. The following guidelines apply to fact-finding:
a. The fact-finding panel may establish times and places of hearings which shall be, where feasible, in the jurisdiction of the State.
b. The fact-finding panel shall conduct the hearing pursuant to rules established by SERB.
c. Upon request of the fact-finding panel, SERB shall issue subpoenas for hearings conducted by the panel.
d. The fact-finding panel may administer oaths.
e. SERB shall prescribe guidelines to follow for the fact-finding panel in making findings. In making its recommendations, the fact-finding panel shall take into consideration those applicable factors listed in Division (G) (7) (a) to (f) of ORC 4117.
f. The fact-finding panel may attempt mediation at any time during the fact- finding process. From the time of appointment until the fact-finding panel makes a final recommendation, it shall not discuss the recommendations for settlement of the dispute with the pa...
Impasse Procedures.
A. Within five days after the selection of the chairperson, the committees who have been negotiating for the District and for the Association shall meet to exchange written language on each item at impasse.
B. The chairperson shall convene the committee for fact-finding. This committee shall meet with the negotiations committees of both parties. During these meetings each party shall be given the opportunity to present its case with supporting evidence. Each party may elect to invite individuals not on the negotiations committees to attend these meetings in order to supply pertinent information. Within twenty (20) days after the chairperson is selected, the fact- finding committee shall present written recommendations to the clerk of the Board of Education, to the Superintendent, to the President of the Association and to the chief negotiators for the two parties. These recommendations shall include supporting reasons and rationale.
C. All meetings of the fact-finding committee shall be conducted in closed session. The fact-finding committee may elect to invite individuals not on the negotiating committees to attend meetings in order to supply pertinent information.
D. If either party decides it must reject one or more of the fact-finding committee’s recommendations, said party must, within seven (7) days after this committee has presented its recommendations, request that the negotiations committees for the District and for the Association meet to try to resolve the items not agreed upon. The parties shall meet within seven (7) days of the request, unless both parties deem it necessary. At such meeting, the chief negotiators shall exchange written statements expressing each party’s rationale for rejecting each recommendation found unacceptable and shall attempt to clarify any remaining differences. The negotiations committees shall then resume good faith effort to resolve the remaining differences; provided, after fourteen (14) days after the exchange of the written statements, either party may discontinue such effort.
E. If the effort to resolve differences is successful, the parties shall draft a written agreement and present the agreement to both parties for ratification, and such agreement shall also be forwarded to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
F. Time limits set forth herein may be extended by mutual agreement of both parties.
G. The final official action on the recommendation of the fact-finding committee shall be a decision of ...
Impasse Procedures. An impasse may occur when, after a reasonable period of negotiations, the parties are deadlocked on all unresolved agenda topics.
Impasse Procedures. The Parties shall seek to reach agreement relative to the appointment of a mediator not later than the sixtieth (60) day preceding the budget submission date. The Parties shall seek to reach agreement relative to the appointment of a fact finder not later than the forty-fifth
Impasse Procedures. The impasse process shall be conducted pursuant to the regulations adopted by the Public School Labor Relations Board (“PSLRB”) and in compliance with Title 6, Subtitle 4, and 5, et seq., of the Education Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
