Expedited Arbitration (a) The parties may meet, to review outstanding grievances filed at arbitration to determine those grievances suitable for this process, and will set dates and locations for hearings of groups of grievances considered suitable for expedited arbitration. (b) All grievances will be considered suitable for and resolved by expedited arbitration except grievances in the nature of: (1) dismissals; (2) rejection on probation; (3) suspensions in excess of 20 workdays; (4) policy grievances; (5) grievances requiring substantial interpretation of a provision of the collective agreement; (6) grievances requiring presentation of extrinsic evidence; (7) grievances where a party intends to raise a preliminary objection;
