Request for Sole Arbitrator Sample Clauses

Request for Sole Arbitrator i) The Employer and the Union may, by written agreement for any grievance or grievances, substitute a sole arbitrator for the Board of Arbitration provided for herein (whether or not that Board has been constituted) and the single arbitrator shall possess the same powers and be subject to the same limitations as the Board of Arbitration hereunder. ii) A request for a sole arbitrator shall be addressed to the second party and shall contain the name of an arbitrator recommended to resolve the dispute. The second party shall reply within fourteen (14) calendar days thereafter, either agreeing to submit the dispute to a sole arbitrator or requiring the use of an Arbitration Board iii) If the second party agrees to the appointment of a sole arbitrator, this party shall reply within fourteen (14) calendar days, either accepting the recommended arbitrator or providing the name of an alternate recommended arbitrator to resolve the dispute. iv) If the second party does not agree to the appointment of a sole arbitrator, this party shall reply within fourteen (14) calendar days, so informing the first party, and providing the name of its appointee to a Board of Arbitration. The process shall then accord with the timelines set out in Article 9.11 (c) ii).