Common use of Arbitrator's Powers Clause in Contracts

Arbitrator's Powers. The arbitrator's powers shall be limited to the application and interpretation of this Agreement. The arbitrator shall be at all times governed wholly by the terms of this Agreement and he shall have no power or authority to amend, alter or modify this Agreement in any respect. It shall not be within the jurisdiction of the arbitrator to change an existing wage rate, or to establish a new wage rate, nor to rule on the Employer's right to manage and direct its work force unless there is contained in this Agreement a specific and explicit limitation of those rights, nor to infer from any provisions in this Agreement any limitation of those rights. If the issue of arbitrability is raised, the arbitrator shall only determine the merits of the grievance if arbitrability is affirmatively decided. By accepting a case from the parties, the arbitrator acknowledges his limitation of authority, and agrees not to decide an issue which is outside of his jurisdiction under this Agreement. The arbitrator recognized that the Employer is governed by certain laws of the State of Michigan and that the Employer exists for the purpose of serving the public and the arbitrator agrees that this Agreement shall be interpreted and construed consistent with such laws. Any award of the arbitrator shall not be retroactive prior to the time the grievance was first submitted in writing.

Arbitrator's Powers. The arbitrator's powers shall be limited to the application and interpretation of this Agreement. The arbitrator shall be at all times governed wholly by the terms of this Agreement and he shall have no power or authority to amend, alter or modify this Agreement in any respect. It shall not be within the jurisdiction of the arbitrator to change an existing wage rate, or to establish a new wage rate, nor to rule on the Employer's right to manage and direct its work force unless there is contained in this Agreement a specific and explicit limitation of those rights, nor to infer from any provisions in this Agreement any limitation of those rights. If the issue of arbitrability is raised, the arbitrator shall only determine the merits of the grievance if arbitrability is affirmatively decided. By accepting a case from the parties, the arbitrator acknowledges his limitation of authority, and agrees not to decide an issue issue, which is outside of his jurisdiction under this Agreement. The arbitrator recognized that the Employer is governed by certain laws of the State of Michigan and that the Employer exists for the purpose of serving the public and the arbitrator agrees that this Agreement shall be interpreted and construed consistent with such laws. Any award of the arbitrator shall not be retroactive prior to the time the grievance was first submitted in writing.