A publication of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
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30 chosen by the Union shall meet with the designees of the Agency, to discuss and attempt to resolve grievances pending aer review at Section 7, Step 2 of this procedure. No later than thirty (30) days prior to the meeting, the Union shall make every reasonable effort to provide the Agency the names of the designated representatives. b. ree (3) Union representatives shall be granted official time under this Section to participate in the PAR. c. No later than thirty (30) days prior to the scheduled PAR meeting, the Union's Regional Vice President and Agency's Regional Manager, Labor Relations, or designees, shall meet to identify the grievances pending PAR and the order they will be discussed at the PAR meeting. Order shall be determined by the Union. Disputes regarding whether a grievance is pending does not waive the Union's right to request arbitration of that grievance. Grievances not adjudicated or discussed during the PAR meeting may not be held in abeyance. d. Within sixty (60) days from the effective date of this Agreement, the Parties shall meet for the purpose of selecting a panel of three (3) mediators/arbitrators to serve as neutral evaluators in the PAR process. e panel shall be mutually selected and agreed upon. e neutral evaluator shall be present with the Parties during the duration of the PAR meeting. e neutral evaluator's fees and expenses incurred under this process shall be borne equally by the Parties. Unless mutually agreed otherwise, there shall be no more than two (2) designees for each Party at the table presenting grievances for neutral evaluation. Proceedings before the neutral evaluator shall be informal in nature. e presentation of documentation is allowed during the PAR. Copies of documentation used shall be provided to the other Party. Formal rules of evidence will not apply, and no transcript of the neutral evaluation meeting shall be made. e Parties further understand that: (1) the PAR meeting is not a hearing, (2) the evaluator is not acting in the capacity of judge or arbitrator,