Neutral Member of the Board. 1. In the event of a deadlock in the case of any dispute properly referable to it, including an unsuccessful grievance mediation, it will be the duty of the Board to endeavor to agree within thirty (30) days from the date of such deadlock upon a procedure for breaking such deadlock. The procedure will include, if necessary, appointment of a neutral member to sit with the Board, conduct a hearing, and make a proposed opinion and award. The neutral member will be appointed by mutual agreement of the Company and the Union from a standing panel of neutrals within fifteen (15) days after either party notifies the other of a request that a neutral be appointed. (Appendix "A"). If the panel members are unavailable and the parties are unable to agree on the selection of a neutral, the Company and Union will, within fifteen (15) days from the date of the deadlock, request that the National Mediation Board submit a panel of seven (7) proposed neutrals selected by the National Mediation Board without geographic limitation and all of whom will be members of the National Academy of Arbitrators and have experience as a neutral in the airline industry. Each party will alternately strike a name from the panel until only one (1) name remains, who will serve as the neutral member for the dispute in issue. The order in which the parties alternately strike names from the panel will be determined by a coin toss.
