Common use of Step IV – Formal Clause in Contracts

Step IV – Formal. If the Association is not satisfied with the disposition of the grievance at Step III or the Step III time limits expire without a meeting or written response from the Superintendent or his designee, the Association may submit the grievance to final and binding arbitration under the Voluntary Labor Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, the rules of which shall govern the proceedings. Neither the Board nor the Association will be permitted to assert any grounds or evidence before the arbitrator, which was not previously disclosed to the other party, and the arbitrator shall have no power to alter the terms of this Agreement. However, it is agreed that the arbitrator is empowered to include in any award such financial reimbursements to the grievant or other remedies as he judges to be proper.