Stage Four Applicable for All Grievances. 8.3.3.1 For the purpose of Stage Four the President of the Council or his delegate and the Managing Director of the Association or his delegate shall agree upon a list of approved arbitrators, which may be amended from time to time. If agreement cannot be reached on an amended list of arbitrators, the Minister of Labour of the Province of Manitoba shall be asked to appoint an arbitrator(s). An approved arbitrator shall be assigned to a Stage 4 grievance by the following procedure: the President of the Council or his delegate and the Managing Director of the Association or his delegate shall meet. The names of all approved arbitrators from the agreed list shall be placed into a container, and one name picked, completely at random. The arbitrator shall hear the grievance, deliberate, render his award and serve it upon the parties within thirty (30) working days following the conclusion of the hearing. The arbitrator shall have the authority given to a Board of Arbitration and his decision shall be binding and final upon the Parties hereto. If the arbitrator does not serve the award upon the parties within the said thirty (30) working days, either party may request the Minister of Labour of the Province of Manitoba to consult with both the parties and the arbitrator for the purpose of expediting the settlement of the grievance.
