Where a violation of this agreement is alleged by a party to or persons bound by the agreement or on whose behalf it was entered into, or difference between the parties arises relating to the content, meaning, application or violation of this agreement, either party shall, within fifty (50) teaching days of the event giving rise to the violation or difference, or within fifty (50) teaching days of the date of which the griever became aware of the event giving rise to the violation or difference, notify the other party in writing, stating the alleged violation or difference and the solution sought. If a party to the collective agreement claims that the time limit imposed under the collective agreement has not been complied with, the parties shall proceed to appoint the Arbitration Board, it may, on application of any party to the arbitration, declare that the irregularity does not affect validity of the decision of the Arbitration Board; and the declaration is binding on the parties to the arbitration and on any person affected by the decision of the Arbitration Board.
Any difference between the parties to, or persons bound by this agreement on whose behalf it was entered into, concerning its content, meaning, application or violation which is not settled to the satisfaction of the parties within thirty (30) teaching days from the date when the Association takes the matter up with the Board or the Board notifies the Division Association in writing of the desire to have the difference arbitrated shall, upon request of either party, have the matter be forwarded to an Arbitration Board, consisting of three members.
Each of the parties of the dispute shall, within ten (10) teaching days of the date of the request for arbitration, appoint an arbitrator and shall notify the other party of the appointment. These two arbitrators shall within a further period of ten (10) teaching days after their appointment, meet and select a chairperson mutually satisfactory to both. Should the two arbitrators fail to agree upon a chairperson within this required ten (10) teaching days, either party may request the Manitoba Labour Board to make the appointment.
Nothing herein shall prohibit the parties from agreeing on a single arbitrator. If the parties so agree, the provisions of this article relating to an Arbitration Board shall apply mutatis mutandis, to the single arbitrator. Except as herein provided, the Labour Relations Act shall apply.