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Grievances which are not satisfactorily settled
under negotiated grievance procedures are subject to arbitration. Arbitration is a process
in which an impartial third party, the arbitrator, is chosen by the union and management
to render a final and binding award after hearing and reviewing the evidence. Arbitration
can be costly, time-consuming, and have unpredictable results. Consequently, as in all
dispute resolution processes, the parties to the dispute should take all necessary steps
to attempt to resolve the dispute between themselves.
The union or management may file
an exception to an arbitrator's award with the Federal Labor Relations Authority. The
Authority reviews the award to determine whether it is improper because it violates law,
rule or regulation, or on other grounds similar to those applied by Federal courts in
private sector labor-management relations (e.g., the arbitrator exceeded his or her
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