BARGAINING UNIT 6 CORRECTIONS - California Correctional ...

A requirement that the arbitrator selected render a written decision within sixty
(60) calendar days of the conclusion of the hearing.
No post hearing briefs unless mutually agreed by the parties.
D. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding.
E. The arbitrator shall have no authority to add to, delete, or alter any provisions of
this MOU, or any agreements supplementary thereto, but shall limit the decision
only to the application and interpretation of the provisions.
6.13 "Mini-Arb"
A. Grievances exclusively alleging a violation of Sections: 5.04, 7.01, 7.03, 8.04,
9.02, 10.01 G., 10.02 D., 10.07, 10.16, 11.01, 11.04, 11.06, 11.08, 11.11, 12.05,
14.02, 14.06, 15.01 (2 nd paragraph), 15.03, 15.12 I., 16.01, 16.05, 17.01, 17.04,
17.05, 17.07, 17.08, 17.11 F., 19.04, 19.05, 19.06, 21.04, 23.01, 24.02, 24.06,
24.07, of this MOU, and where the grievance has not been resolved at the first or
second levels of review.
CCPOA may appeal the grievance to "mini-arb" which shall operate under
the following rules:
1. The "mini-arb" shall be held at the local worksite or other mutually
agreed-upon location.
2. The arbitrator may be selected either by mutual agreement or in
accordance with Section 6.11 of this MOU.
2. The arbitrator shall review and decide multiple grievances at a time. The "miniarbs"
will be held at least quarterly, as necessary, or when no less than eight (8)
grievances under this section are pending review.
3. Only the grievant, and his/her local CCPOA job steward and no more than two (2)
management representatives may appear before the arbitrator to make an oral
presentation. The arbitrator shall make his or her decision solely on the written
record in the grievance, the grievance response(s), and any oral presentation made
at the arbitration proceeding. The presentations shall be time-limited, consistent
with the intent of this provision to hold multiple grievance reviews in a single
day. Only the arbitrator may ask the other side questions.
4. The CCPOA job steward and the grievant(s) will attend the arbitration proceeding
without loss of compensation.
5. The arbitrator will issue a bench decision on each grievance. The decision of the
arbitrator is final and binding, but shall have no precedential value whatsoever.
6. The arbitrator shall have no authority to add to, delete, or alter any provisions of
this MOU, or any agreements supplementary thereto, but shall limit the decision
to the application of the MOU to the facts and circumstances at hand.
7. The cost of the "mini-arb" shall be borne by the loser of each case. Should there
be a dispute as to who "lost" the case, the arbitrator shall have the authority to
apportion the costs.