Common use of SCOPE AND SEVERABILITY Clause in Contracts

SCOPE AND SEVERABILITY. Section 1. This Agreement supersedes all previous oral and written agreements between the City and the Union and between the City and any employee within the collective bargaining unit. The parties hereby agree that the relations between them shall be governed exclusively by the terms of this Agreement only and no prior agreements, amendments, modifications, alterations, additions, or changes, oral or written, pertaining thereto shall be controlling or in any way affect the relations between the parties or the wages, hours and working conditions of the employees covered by this Agreement.