Section 15.2.4.1. 15 If the Association does not validate the grievance per Step IV, and the Grievant chooses 16 to appeal to the PSE State Office Grievance Panel, the employee must notify the
Section 15.2.4.1. 32 If the Association does not validate the grievance per Step IV, and the Grievant chooses 33 to appeal to the PSE State Office Grievance Panel, the employee must notify the 34 Superintendent or designee within ten (10) days of the Associations’ Step IV meeting of 35 their intent to appeal. The Grievance Process will cease if the State Office Grievance 36 Panel does not validate the grievance. 37 38 Section 15.2.5. Step V - Arbitration. 39 If no settlement has been reached within the fifteen (15) days referred to in the preceding 40 subsection, the Association may demand arbitration of the grievance. In the event an arbiter 41 cannot be agreed upon, the parties shall jointly request the American Arbitration Service to 42 submit a panel of seven (7) arbiters. Such request shall state the general nature of the case and 43 ask the nominees be qualified to handle the type of case involved. When notification of the 44 names of the seven (7) arbiters is received, the parties in turn shall have the right to delete a 45 name from the panel until only one (1) name remains. The remaining person shall be the
Section 15.2.4.1. 16 If no satisfactory settlement is reached at Step C, the Association, within fifteen (15) 17 working days of the receipt of the Step C decision may appeal the final decision of the 18 District to the American Arbitration Association for arbitration under the Voluntary 19 Rules. It shall be the function of the arbitrator and he/she shall be empowered, except 20 as his/her powers are limited herein to make decisions in cases of alleged 21 misinterpretation of, misapplication of, or violation of the terms and/or provisions of 22 this Agreement
Section 15.2.4.1. By mutual agreement, the parties agree to use either the Voluntary Rules of the 2 American Arbitration Association or the Modified Rules of the American Arbitration Association as 3 modified by the terms of this procedure.
