Common use of Arbitrator Authority Clause in Contracts

Arbitrator Authority. A. The arbitrator shall have no right to amend, modify, nullify, ignore, add to, or subtract from the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The arbitrator shall consider and decide only the specific issue(s) submitted in writing by the Employer and the Union, and shall have no authority to make a decision on any other issue not so submitted. B. The arbitrator shall be without power to make decisions contrary to, or inconsistent with, or modifying or varying in any way the application of laws, rules or regulations having the force and effect of law. The arbitrator’s decision shall be submitted in writing within thirty (30) days following close of hearing or the submission of briefs by the parties, whichever be later, unless the parties agree to an extension. The decision shall be binding on both the Employer and the Union and shall be based solely on the arbitrator’s interpretation or application of the express terms of this Agreement and to the facts of the grievance presented. C. The fees and expenses for the arbitrator’s services and proceedings shall be borne equally by the Employer and the Union provided that each party shall be responsible for compensating its own representatives and witnesses. If either party desires a verbatim record of the proceedings, it may cause such a record to be made, providing it pays for the record. If both parties desire a verbatim record of the proceedings, the cost shall be shared equally.

Arbitrator Authority. A. a. The arbitrator shall have no right to amend, modify, nullify, ignore, add to, to or subtract from the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The arbitrator shall consider and decide only the specific issue(s) submitted in writing by the Employer and the Union, Union and shall have no authority to make a decision on any other issue not so submitted. B. b. The arbitrator shall be without power to make decisions contrary to, or inconsistent with, or modifying or varying in any way the application of laws, rules or regulations having the force and effect of law. The arbitrator’s 's decision shall be submitted in writing within thirty (30) days following close of hearing or the submission of briefs by the parties, whichever be later, unless the parties agree to an extensionhearing. The decision shall be binding on both the Employer and the Union and shall be based solely on the arbitrator’s interpretation or application of the express terms of this Agreement and to the facts of the grievance presented.· C. c. The fees and expenses for the arbitrator’s 's services and proceedings shall be borne equally by the Employer and the Union Union, provided that each party shall be responsible for compensating its own representatives and witnesses. If either party desires a verbatim record of the proceedings, it may cause such a record to be made, providing it pays for the record. If both parties desire a verbatim record of the proceedings, the cost shall be shared equally.