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13 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ARTICLE 7 <br />GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURE <br /> <br />7.1. The parties hereby agree that all disputes or grievances between Employers and <br />Unions, other than disputes arising from any strike, picketing, slowdown, lockout <br />or other work stoppages of any kind under Article 5 or any jurisdictional disputes <br />under Article 6, shall be handled in accordance with the following procedures: <br />7.2. Step 1. If there is a dispute or grievance, the parties shall first attempt to settle the <br />matter by oral discussion no later than ten (10) business days after the occurrence, <br />first giving rise to the dispute or grievance. The requirement to settle the matter <br />within (10) days will commence upon notice being provided to the Employer. If the <br />matter is not resolved within ten (10) business days after the oral discussion, the <br />dispute or grievance shall be reduced to writing. <br />7.3. Step 2. If the matter is not resolved in Step 1, the written grievance shall be <br />provided to the other party with a copy given to the General Contractor no later <br />than ten (10) business days after the Step 1 oral discussion. The parties shall meet <br />to try to settle the matter within ten (10) business days of the written grievance. <br />7.4. In the event a dispute cannot be satisfactorily resolved at Step 2, either party may <br />submit the dispute to arbitration by written notice within ten (10) business days (or <br />such longer time as mutually agreed) of the Step 2 meeting. An arbitrator shall be <br />selected from a list of seven (7) arbitrators from the Federal Mediation and <br />Conciliation Service. The responding party shall strike one of the arbitrators from <br />the list, and the grieving party shall strike the next arbitrator from the list, until one <br />arbitrator is left, who shall hear the case. The arbitrator's decision shall be final and <br />binding upon the parties. The arbitrator shall not have the authority to alter, amend, <br />add to, or delete from the provisions of this Agreement in any way. The fees and <br />expenses incurred by the arbitrator, as well as those jointly utilized by the parties <br />(i.e. conference room, court reporter, etc.) in arbitration, shall be divided equally by <br />the parties to arbitration. Should any party seek confirmation of the award made by <br />the arbitrator, the prevailing party shall be entitled to receive its reasonable <br />attorney fees and costs. <br />7.5. Absent a written extension, the failure to timely raise, file or appeal any grievance <br />within the time limits set forth above will result in the grievance being waived.