Differences. Should any differences arise between the Employer and the Union, as to the meaning, application or operation of any provision of this Agreement, such disputes or differ ences shall be settled in the following order: First: Between the Representative of the Union and Executives of the Employer. Second: In the event that such dispute or difference is not settled properly and to the satisfaction of the parties through the method above provided, then the dispute or difference shall be submitted in writing within fifteen (15) days to a Board of three (3) members, of which one (1) member shall be designated by the Employer, one (1) by the Union, and the third (3rd), an impartial member, to be designated by agreement among the other two (2) mem bers. In the event that these two (2) members fail to agree upon a third member within ten (10) days after designa tion of the other two members, then the Employer and the Union may ask, by a jointly signed letter to the Director of Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Washington, D. C., to send the Union and Company representatives a list of Arbiters from which the two may select the third mem ber of the board. The decision of the majority of the members of the Board shall be final and binding upon the Employer and the Union and its members for the duration of this Agreement. All grievances shall be processed in conformity to Sec tion 9 (a), National Labor Relations Act, as amended. There shall be no strikes or lock-outs during, the term of this Agreement, except as set forth in Articles II and XX.
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Sources: Retail Meat Cutters Contract, Collective Bargaining Agreement