Common use of Arbitrator Selection, Rules, etc Clause in Contracts

Arbitrator Selection, Rules, etc. 1. If the Association is not satisfied with the disposition of the grievance by the Assistant Superintendent for Business, or if no disposition has been made within the period provided above, the grievance may be submitted to arbitration before an impartial arbitrator. If the parties cannot agree as to the arbitrator within five calendar days from the notification date that arbitration will be pursued, he shall be selected by the American Arbitration Association in accord with its rules which shall likewise govern the arbitration proceeding. The arbitrator shall have no power to alter, add to, or subtract from the terms of this Agreement. Only those grievances arising from an alleged violation, misinterpretation or misapplication of the terms and provisions of this Agreement may be submitted for binding arbitration. Grievances which do not arise from an alleged violation, misinterpretation or misapplication of this Agreement may be submitted directly to the Assistant Superintendent for Business for further disposition in accordance with this Article, but such grievance shall not be arbitrable. The authority of the arbitrator stems from this Agreement and his sole function is to interpret and apply this Agreement and to pass upon alleged violations thereof on a binding basis.