If the case cannot be settled through the process of conciliation, the interested parties may jointly submit the case to arbitration by filing an arbitration application with the Executive Director of the Maine Labor Relations Board. [PL 1985, c. 294, §§ 2, 3 (NEW).]

The chairman of the board shall immediately, after the filing, give notice of the time and place of the hearing to both parties. [PL 1985, c. 294, §§ 2, 3 (NEW).]