Common use of Level Five Clause in Contracts

Level Five. a. In the event the grievance is not satisfactorily resolved at Level Four or if no decision is reached within a ten (10) school day period after completion of Level Four, the grievance shall be immediately transmitted to binding arbitration. If the parties cannot agree as to the arbitrator, he shall be selected by the American Arbitration Association in accord with its rules, which likewise govern the arbitration proceeding. The Board and the Association shall not be permitted to assert in such arbitration proceeding any ground or to rely on any evidence not previously disclosed to the other party. The arbitrator shall have no power to alter, add to, or subtract from the terms of this Agreement. Both parties agree to be bound by the award of the arbitrator and agree that judgment thereon may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Level Five. a. In the event the grievance is not satisfactorily resolved at Level Four or if no decision is reached within a ten (10) school day period after completion of Level Four, the grievance shall be immediately transmitted to binding arbitration. If the parties cannot agree as to the arbitrator, he shall be selected by the American Arbitration Association in accord with its rules, which likewise govern the arbitration proceeding. The Board and the Association shall not be permitted to assert in such arbitration proceeding any ground or to rely on any evidence not previously disclosed to the other party. The arbitrator shall have no power to alter, add to, or subtract from the terms of this Agreement. Both parties agree to be bound by the award of the arbitrator and agree that judgment thereon may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.