Article 4: Arbitration

4.01

Either of the parties may, after exhausting the grievance procedure notify the other party in writing within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the reply at the final stage, of their desire to submit the difference to arbitration. Within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt of such notification, the parties agree to submit the matter to an arbitrator chosen from the following list in descending order:

H. Allan Hope

D. McPhillips

J. Weiler

V. Ready

C. Taylor

D. Munroe

J. Korbin

4.02

The Arbitrator shall have full power to resolve all disputes arising under this Agreement, including the power to decide whether any matter is arbitrable. The decision of the Arbitrator shall be final and binding on both parties. The expenses and compensation of the Arbitrator shall be shared equally by the parties.