Common use of Step 4. Mediation Clause in Contracts

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.