Step 4. Mediation. Grievances unresolved at Step 3, may be submitted to Mediation upon written request by the employee, or his/her representative, to the Labor Relations Division within ten (10) working days of the completion of Step 3. Should mediation be requested, the parties shall obtain the services of a Mediator from the State Mediation and Conciliation Services in an effort to mediate grievance resolution before Step 5 may be pursued. The parties shall not divulge in any form the offers made in mediation. The employee may be accompanied by his/her shop xxxxxxx during Mediation, provided that the xxxxxxx is in the same department as the employee, and has been identified by the employee on the Employee Grievance Resolution Form.
Step 4. Mediation. If the grievance remains unresolved after receiving the response at the last step, within ten (10) days either party may request, in writing, mediation. The written request shall be directed to the State and Local Association representative (in case of a request by the Appointing Authority) or to the Chief Executive Officer (in case of a request by the Association). Within ten (10) days of the request, the party receiving the request shall respond in writing. If neither party requests mediation within ten (10) days after receiving the previous step response, the Association may immediately proceed to Step 5 of the Grievance Procedure.
Step 4. Mediation a. If the grievance is not resolved at Step 3, either party may request mediation by filing a request to the Bureau of Mediation Services.
Step 4. Mediation. If the grievance is not satisfactorily resolved at Step 3, the Union may appeal the grievance and request mediation in writing to the Employee Relations Officer or designee within ten (10) work days of the date of the written response at Step
Step 4. Mediation. If the Union is not satisfied with the response of the President, it may request mediation by the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date of the President’s response. Any grievance not resolved in mediation may be submitted to arbitration within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date the mediator declares an impasse.
Step 4. Mediation. If the Superintendent or designee does not respond within the time limits, or the grievant is not satisfied with the Superintendent's decision, mediation prior to arbitration shall be pursued. A request for mediation must be submitted in writing to the District within ten (10) days of a written decision being rendered or should have been rendered at Step 3. Within ten (10) working days of requesting mediation, the Association shall request that a mutually agreeable mediator from the California State Mediation Service, or from any other dispute resolution center, be assigned to assist the parties in the resolution of the grievance. No later than 30 days following the request for mediation, the mediator shall meet with the grievant, the Association, and the Superintendent or designee for the purpose of resolving the grievance. The timeline may be extended by mutual agreement of the parties. If an agreement is reached, the agreement shall be in writing, shall be signed, and shall constitute a settlement of the grievance.
Step 4. Mediation. If the decision at Step 3 is unacceptable to either party, it may be referred to a mutually-agreed upon mediator who is a member of a nationally-recognized mediation or conflict resolution association. Each party shall be responsible for paying its own cost of meditation, including the payment of bargaining unit participants. The fees and expenses of the mediator shall be borne equally by the Association and the County.
Step 4. Mediation. 6.4.4.1 The grievant or the Association may appeal the Superintendent’s decision at Step 3 by requesting mediation. Such appeal must be initiated in writing within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the decision in Step 3.
Step 4. Mediation. If the parties are unable to reach a mutually satisfactory accord on any grievance, the parties shall have fourteen (14) days to decide, by mutual agreement, to submit the dispute to mediation. Unless there is mutual agreement to mediate, the grievance shall move to Step
