PROCEDURE FOR SETTLEMENT OF GRIEVANCES AND DISPUTES. (A) If any difference of opinion or dispute between the Employer and the Union over the interpretation of this Agreement or the operation of either party hereunder cannot be adjusted between the Employer and the Union, then the Executive Vice President of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA) shall be notified of such difference of opinion or dispute, and the necessary steps to attempt to adjust such difference of opinion or dispute shall be taken. If no adjustment or settlement can be resolved, then the Executive Vice President shall, within forty-eight (48) hours, call a meeting between the Labor Committee of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA) and the party or parties involved in the dispute, at which time an attempt shall be made to adjust the difference of opinion or to settle the dispute. If no settlement can be resolved at that time, then such difference of opinion or dispute shall within forty-eight (48) hours, be referred to an Arbitration Board consisting of two (2) members, one to be named by the Employer and one by the Union. These two (2) Arbitration Board Members shall have authority to choose a third member. If no third member can be agreed upon within forty-eight (48) hours, then application shall be made to the State of Michigan Employment Relations Commission for appointment of a third member. A decision of the majority of the Arbitration Board shall be binding upon both parties, and both parties agree to abide thereby to carry out the decision. Pending settlement of any such dispute, however, it is agreed that the work shall proceed without a slow-down, work stoppage or lockout.
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Samples: Utility Distribution Agreement, Utility Distribution Agreement, Utility Distribution Agreement
