Amalgated Transit Union 4/29/2019

5. The moving party shall submit a request to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) for a listing of nine (9) professional arbiters whose principle residence is Washington or Oregon and who are members of the National Academy of Arbitrators. The City and the Union representatives will take turns striking names off the list of arbitrators until only one (1) person remains on the list. A coin flip shall determine whether the City representative or the Union representative will strike the first name on the list. The arbitrator shall render a decision within thirty (30) working days after the close of the hearing, unless otherwise agreed. The cost of arbitration shall be borne equally by both parties, and each party shall pay its respective representatives' or attorneys' fees. The City and the Union agree that the decision of this Committee shall be final and binding upon both parties. The arbitrator shall render his/her decision solely based on the interpretation and application and provisions of this Agreement. Neither the arbitrator nor any other person or persons involved in the grievance process shall have the power to negotiate new agreements or to change any of the present provisions of this Agreement. 36