Mediation Procedure. Grievance mediation shall be established as an option which is available to the parties after the final step of the internal grievance procedure. A request to mediate must be submitted within ten (10) work days following the Level 4 response. If mediation is requested by a party and the other party agrees to mediate, the time lines for filing a request for arbitration will be tolled subject to the mediation procedure. A party refusing mediation must give written notice to the other party within five (5) work days of the request. If mediation is refused, applicable time limits for appealing a grievance to arbitration contained in the parties’ Collective Bargaining Agreement shall commence on the day the refusal notice is issued.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
