Common use of Step Four - Request for Hearing Clause in Contracts

Step Four - Request for Hearing. a. If the Grievant is not satisfied with the decision at Step Three, the Grievant, with the concurrence of the Union, may submit the matter to the Office of Employer- Employee Relations for a hearing. This written request must be made within ten (10) days after termination of Step Three. The request for hearing may also include a request to the Board of Trustees for final and binding arbitration. The Grievant may agree to optional mediation before proceeding to final and binding arbitration. b. Within ten (10) days from the date the request for hearing is received by the Office of Employer-Employee Relations, a meeting shall be arranged with the parties to the grievance, or their representatives, for the selection of an arbitrator. The arbitrator shall be selected by mutual agreement of the District and the Union. If the arbitrator indicates that he/she will not be available for a hearing within a reasonable time not to exceed sixty (60) days, the parties will proceed to select another arbitrator as indicated above.

Step Four - Request for Hearing. a. If the Grievant is not satisfied with the decision at Step Three, the Grievant, with the concurrence of the Union, may submit the matter to the Office of Employer- Employer-Employee Relations for a hearing. This written request must be made within ten (10) days after termination of Step Three. The request for hearing may also include a request to the Board of Trustees for final and binding arbitration. The Grievant may agree to optional mediation before proceeding to final and binding arbitration. b. Within ten (10) days from the date the request for hearing is received by the Office of Employer-Employer- Employee Relations, a meeting shall be arranged with the parties to the grievance, or their representatives, for the selection of an arbitrator. The arbitrator shall be selected by mutual agreement of the District and the Union. If the arbitrator indicates that he/she will not be available for a hearing within a reasonable time not to exceed sixty (60) days, the parties will proceed to select another arbitrator as indicated above.