Page of. For the purpose of the time limits prescribed in this Article, the work week shall be deemed to be Monday through Friday. If either party's decision given following the conference in Step of the Grievance Procedure is not satisfactory to the other party, such grievance may be submitted to arbitration provided written notice of appeal to arbitration is served within thirty (30) calendar days of the delivery of the decision appealed from. The party giving notice shall also notify the designated Arbitrator. Both parties agree that the following Arbitrators shall be used to arbitrate grievances. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Arbitrators shall be designated in numerical order. When an Arbitrator is not available within sixty (60) days or any other time limit mutually agreed to by the parties, he will be by- passed in favour of the next Arbitrator in numerical order. The decision of the Arbitrator shall be final and binding on both parties. The cost of the Arbitrator shall be shared equally by the Company and the Union. The arbitrator shall not have the jurisdiction to alter or change any of the provisions of this Agreement, or to substitute any new provisions in lieu thereof, nor to give any decision inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The arbitrator, however, in respect of a grievance involving a penalty shall be entitled to modify such a penalty. All reasonable arrangements will be made to permit the conferring parties to have access to the plant to view any disputed operations involved in the grievance. Any allegation by either the Union or the Company that the other party has violated or misinterpreted this Agreement may be lodged in writing as a policy grievance, if by the Union to Management and if by the Company to the Chairperson of the Committee. Thereafter the policy grievance shall be dealt with at Step of the Grievance Procedure and failing satisfactory settlement at the conference, the policy grievance may then be appealed to an arbitrator in accordance with the time limits and procedure herein provided for arbitration.
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