Do I waive my rights to filing a grievance later if I elect mediation now?

No. Participants will be asked to suspend any grievance process when they begin mediation and have the option to restart it once mediation is complete. However, participants may not bring agreements reached in mediation to Employee Relations as a grievance. For example, if after the mediation is completed one party does not follow the mediation agreement, the other party may not use that as a basis for a grievance issue.