Vice President, Human Sample Clauses

Vice President, Human. Resources Director or Designee and Union Representative. If the matter is not resolved in Step 2, the grievance shall be referred in writing to the Vice President, Human Resources Department and/or designee within fourteen (14) calendar days of the Step 2 decision. The Vice President, Human Resources Director and/or designee shall meet with the employee and the Union Representative and/or shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ at a mutually agreeable time for the purpose of resolving the grievance. The Vice President, Human Resources Director and/or designee shall issue a written reply within fourteen (14) calendar days of the meeting of the parties. If the grievance is not resolved at Step 3, the Union and the Employer may agree to use mediation in an attempt to resolve the grievance. Both parties must mutually agree to use mediation and neither party may require that any grievance be sent to mediation. The parties may mutually agree upon a mediator from the FMCS (or a private mediator if mutually agreed by the parties). The role of the mediator will be to provide a neutral opinion as to the likelihood of success of the parties in arbitration and/or facilitate settlement discussions. Costs of mediation shall be borne equally by the Union and the Employer.