Arbitrability; Review of Arbitration Decision. Upon request of either party, the arbitrator shall first hear and rule in writing on questions of procedural and substantive arbitrability. Grievances, in order to be arbitrable, must have been processed according to this grievance procedure. Grievances must include only those issues described in Section 1 of this grievance unless otherwise agreed to by the parties. Grievances shall be heard unless the contract clearly is not susceptible to the interpretation cited in the grievance. Ambiguity shall result in the grievance being considered. If neither party requests a separate hearing on grounds of arbitrability, and if the arbitrator still rules that a grievance is not arbitrable, s/he shall not comment on the merits of the grievance in any way.
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