Panel of Arbitrators. 1. The parties agree that there will be a standing panel of thirteen (13) arbitrators to hear arbitration cases scheduled for hearing pursuant to the provisions of this Article. 2. If agreement cannot be reached on all thirteen (13) arbitrators, the remaining number needed to complete the panel will be selected alternately by the parties. The party selecting first shall be determined by the flip of a coin. 3. The procedure for modifying the panel shall be as follows: a. Each party shall have the right to eliminate up to two (2) arbitrators from the panel once each calendar year. The party exercising this right shall notify the other party in writing of the name(s) of the arbitrator(s) to be stricken from the panel. b. In replacing an arbitrator who has been eliminated, declined to participate, or who has resigned, or in adding an arbitrator to complete the panel, if the parties cannot agree on a replacement, the parties will exchange lists of nominations within sixty (60) calendar days. The parties shall alternately strike names from the combined lists, with the party striking first determined by a flip of a coin. Any arbitrator eliminated under a. above may not be placed on the panel again.
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Panel of Arbitrators. 1. The parties agree that there will be a standing panel of thirteen (13) arbitrators to hear arbitration cases scheduled for hearing pursuant to the provisions of this Article.
2. If agreement cannot be reached on all thirteen (13) arbitrators, the remaining number needed to complete the panel will be selected alternately by the parties. The party selecting first shall be determined by the flip of a coin.
3. The procedure for modifying the panel shall be as follows:
a. Each party shall have the right to eliminate up to two (2) arbitrators from the panel once each calendar year. The party exercising this right shall notify the other party in writing of the name(s) of the arbitrator(s) to be stricken from the panel.
b. In replacing an arbitrator who has been eliminated, declined to participate, or who has resigned, or in adding an arbitrator to complete the panel, if the parties cannot agree on a replacement, the parties will exchange lists of nominations within sixty (60) calendar days. The parties shall alternately strike names from the combined lists, with the party striking first determined by a flip of a coin. Any arbitrator eliminated under a. above may not be placed on the panel again.
4. The parties shall jointly send letters inviting arbitrators to serve on the panel. The invitations shall state that if they agree to participate, they will comply with the provisions of this Agreement.
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Panel of Arbitrators. 1. The parties agree that there will be a standing panel of thirteen (13) arbitrators to hear arbitration cases scheduled for hearing pursuant to the provisions of this Article.
2. If agreement cannot be reached on all thirteen (13) arbitrators, the remaining number needed to complete the panel will be selected alternately by the parties. The party selecting first shall be determined by the flip of a coin.
3. The procedure for modifying the panel shall be as follows:
a. Each party shall have the right to eliminate up to two (2) arbitrators from the panel once each calendar year. The party exercising this right shall notify the other party in writing of the name(s) of the arbitrator(s) to be stricken from the panel.
b. In replacing an arbitrator who has been eliminated, declined to participate, or who has resigned, or in adding an arbitrator to complete the panel, if the parties cannot agree on a replacement, the parties will exchange lists of nominations within sixty (60) calendar days. The parties shall alternately strike names from the combined lists, with the party striking first determined by a flip of a coin. Any arbitrator eliminated under a. above may not be placed on the panel again.sixty
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement