National Master Automobile Transporters Agreement For the Period ...

Article 7(5) Claims that a decision issued by any area or multi-state JointArbitration Committee are contrary to the provisions of Articles 1 through 35 of theNMATA may be submitted to either the Union or Employer Chairperson of the NationalJoint Arbitration Committee, and must be submitted within fifteen (15) calendar days ofthe date of the decision being appealed. The National Joint Arbitration Committee mayreverse or modify any such decision that either the Union or Employer Chairpersondetermines to submit to it. If the National Joint Arbitration Committee fails to reach amajority decision to modify or reverse such a lower level decision, the decision shallstand as final and binding, and will not be considered deadlocked or referred to a Boardof Arbitration.(b) Area Joint Arbitration CommitteeIt shall be the function of the Area Joint Arbitration Committees to settle disputes andgrievances deadlocked or referred to it by the appropriate Multi-State Joint ArbitrationCommittee or directly filed by a party consistent with this Agreement which grievancewas not settled in accordance with Section 5 of this Article.(c) Multi-State Joint Arbitration CommitteesIt shall be the function of the various Multi-State Joint Arbitration Committees to settledisputes which have not been settled by the Employer and the Local Union inaccordance with Section 5 and the procedure therein established.Section 8.Rights of National, Area and Multi-State Joint Arbitration Committees(a) The Joint Arbitration Committees designated in this Article shall have the rightto investigate all facts pertaining to the dispute. Both parties shall be entitled to presentsuch evidence and witnesses in support of their position as they see fit.A decision by a majority of a Joint Arbitration Committee shall be final and binding onthe Employer, the Local Union and the employees.(b) The Joint Arbitration Committees shall have the authority to order full, partialor no compensation in deciding disputes and/or grievances and rendering awards.(c) It is agreed that all matters pertaining to the interpretation of any provision ofthis National Agreement, whether requested by the Employer or the Local Union, mustbe submitted to the National Automobile Transporters Joint Arbitration Committee fordecision.33