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in the event they are unable to agree, the dispute may be referred by either party to a board of three competent real estate appraisers, selected in the following manner: One to be selected by the organization representing the employees and one by the carrier, respectively; these two shall endeavor by agreement within ten days after their appointment to select the third appraiser, or to select some person authorized to name the third appraiser; and in the event of failure to agree, then the Chairman of the National Mediation Board shall be requested to appoint the third appraiser. A decision of a majority of the appraisers shall be required and said decision shall be final and conclusive. The salary and expenses of the third or neutral appraiser, including the expenses of the appraisal board, shall be borne equally by the parties to the proceedings. All other expenses shall be paid by the party incurring them, including the salary of the appraiser selected by such party.

Section 10. If either carrier, on or after February 3, 1955, shall rearrange or adjust its forces in anticipation of the merger, with the purpose or effect of depriving an employee of benefits to which he should be entitled under this order as an employee immediately affected by the merger, the provisions of this order shall apply to such an employee as of the date when he is so affected.

Section 11. Eastern and Colonial shall jointly or severally give at least forty-five (45) days written notice containing a full and adequate statement of the proposed changes to be effected by the merger, including an estimate of the number of employees of each class, craft or field of endeavor affected by the intended changes. Such notice shall be posted on bulletin board or other conspicuous places convenient to the employees of said carriers, and a copy of the notice shall be sent by registered mail to all authorized representatives of any of the employees of both carriers.

If requested in writing by any employee or employees of either carrier or the authorized representative of such employee or employees, the date and place of a meeting between said employees or their representatives and the representatives of the carriers to settle problems of the rearrangement of such employees arising out of and because o the merger, shall be agreed upon within ten (10) days after such request is received by the carrier. The meting shall commence within thirty (30) days from the date of the request is received by the carrier.

In the event of a failure to agree upon a settlement of a problem of of problems presented at the meeting, the unsettled problems may be submitted by either party for adjustment in accordance with Section 13.