Power of Boards of Arbitration. (a) Arbitration Boards, single arbitrators and mediator-arbitrators are empowered to decide grievances between the Parties or persons bound by the Collective Agreement.
(b) Arbitration Boards, single arbitrators and mediator-arbitrators shall not add to, alter, modify or amend any part of the terms of the Collective Agreement by their decision, nor make any decision inconsistent with it nor to deal with any other matter that is not a proper matter for grievance under the Collective Agreement.
(c) Arbitration Boards, single arbitrators and mediator-arbitrators shall confine their decisions solely to the precise issue submitted to them and shall have no authority to make a decision on any other issue not so submitted.
(d) When disciplinary action against an Employee is involved, the Arbitration Board, single arbitrator or mediator-arbitrator may vary the penalty as is considered just and reasonable under the circumstances.
(e) Where a grievance is heard by a three (3) member Board, the decision of a majority of the members is the decision of the Board, but if there is no majority, a decision of the Chairperson governs and that decision is the decision of the Arbitration Board.
Power of Boards of Arbitration. (a) Arbitration Boards and Single Arbitrators are empowered to decide grievances between the Parties or persons bound by the Collective Agreement.
(b) Arbitration Boards and Single Arbitrators shall not add to, alter, modify or amend any part of the terms of the Collective Agreement by their decision, nor make any decision inconsistent with it nor to deal with any other matter that is not a proper matter for grievance under the Collective Agreement.
(c) Arbitration Boards and Single Arbitrators shall confine their decisions solely to the precise issue submitted to them and shall have no authority to make a decision on any other issue not so submitted.
(d) When disciplinary action against an Employee is involved, the Arbitration Board or Single Arbitrator may vary the penalty as is considered just and reasonable under the circumstances.
(e) Where a grievance is heard by a three (3) member Board, the decision of a majority of the members is the decision of the Board, but if there is no majority, a decision of the Chair governs and his decision is the decision of the Arbitration Board.
