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 a difference between the parties arises relating to the content, application or violation of this agreement, either party shall, within thirty (30) teaching days of the event giving rise to the alleged violation or difference, or within thirty (30) teaching days from the date on which the griever became aware of the event giving rise to the alleged violation or difference, notify the other party in writing, stating the alleged violation or difference and the solutions sought.
Any difference between the parties to, or persons bound by this agreement or 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 ten (10) teaching days from the date when the Association takes up the matter with the Division or the Division notifies the Association in writing of a desire to have the difference negotiated shall, upon request of either party, be submitted to an arbitration board, consisting of three members.
Each of the parties of the dispute shall, within seven (7) days of the date of the request for the arbitration, appoint an arbitrator and shall notify the other party of the appointment. These two arbitrators within a further period of seven (7) days after their appointment shall meet and select a chairman mutually satisfactory to both. Should the two arbitrators fail to agree upon a chairman within the required seven (7) days either party may request the Manitoba Labour Board to make the appointment.
PROVIDED THAT: if the Division and the Association, after delivery of the written request to settle the grievance by arbitration, and before the expiration of the ten (10) teaching days period prescribed for the selection of their respective nominees agree that the difference shall be settled by the single named arbitrator, the arbitrator so selected shall have the like authority as the arbitration board to make a final settlement of the difference and shall act in the place and instead of the arbitration board.