Procedure at Board Meetings. Upon receipt of a demand under Section 2 of this Article, the arbitrator shall schedule a hearing within three working days and conduct a hearing within five working days thereafter. The arbitrator shall conclude the hearing not more than 48 hours after it has commenced. The arbitrator shall issue an oral or written decision within two working days of the conclusion of the hearing. An oral decision shall be supplemented by a written one within two weeks of the conclusion of the hearing unless the parties waive that time requirement. Any of these time limits may be extended by mutual agreement of the parties. Procedural rules governing the record and hearings before the Panels shall be determined by further agreement of the parties or by the arbitrator if the parties fail to reach an agreement.
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Samples: Agreements and Amendments, National Vacation Agreement, National Vacation Agreement
