Common use of Stage Three Clause in Contracts

Stage Three. The Arbitration Phase If the Union chooses to refer the grievance to arbitration, the Union shall notify the Company, in writing, of its: a) Appointee to the arbitration board and/or b) Willingness to choose a single arbitrator c) The nature of the grievance, the clause or clauses of this Agreement upon which the grievance is based and the remedy requested. d) Within five (5) working days after receipt of notification as provided in 14.05, the Company receiving notice shall: i) advise the Union of its appointee to the arbitration board or, ii) where a single arbitrator is suggested, indicate whether it will accept a single arbitrator and, if so, both the parties will endeavour to mutually agree upon a person to act in such capacity. If during the above specified time period the parties are unable to agree upon a person to act as a single arbitrator or one party disagrees to utilize a single arbitrator, an arbitration board shall be established and, within five (5) working days, each party will advise the other party of its appointee to the arbitration board. e) If the parties fail to appoint their respective members within the time limits specified above (14.06 a) or 14.06 b)), appointment shall be made by the Provincial Minister responsible for Labour Issues upon the request of either party. f) Where each party has established an appointee to a board of arbitration, the appointees so selected shall, within five (5) working days of the appointment of the second of them, appoint a third person who shall be the chair. If the two (2) appointees are unable to agree upon the choice of a chair within the time limit specified, they shall request the Provincial Minister responsible for Labour issues to appoint a chair.