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5 <br />223749v5 <br />Step 2. If appealed, the written grievance shall be presented by LELS and discussed with <br />the EMPLOYER-designated Step 2 representative. The EMPLOYER-designated <br />representative shall give LELS the EMPLOYER'S Step 2 answer in writing within ten (10) <br />calendar days after receipt of such Step 2 grievance. A grievance not resolved in Step 2 <br />may be appealed to Step 3 within ten (10) calendar days following the <br />EMPLOYER-designated representative's final Step 2 answer. Any grievance not appealed <br />in writing to Step 3 by LELS within ten (10) calendar days shall be considered waived. <br />Step 3. If appealed, the written grievance shall be presented by LELS and discussed with <br />the EMPLOYER-designated Step 3 representative. The EMPLOYER-designated <br />representative shall give LELS the EMPLOYER'S answer in writing within ten (10) <br />calendar days after receipt of such Step 3 grievance. A grievance not resolved in Step 3 <br />may be appealed to Step 4 within ten (10) calendar days following the <br />EMPLOYER-designated representative's final answer in Step 3. Any grievance not <br />appealed in writing to Step 4 by LELS within ten (10) calendar days shall be considered <br />waived. <br />Step 4. A grievance unresolved in Step 3 and appealed to Step 4 by LELS shall be <br />submitted to arbitration subject to the provisions of the Public Employment Labor <br />Relations Act of 1971, as amended. The selection of an arbitrator shall be made in <br />accordance with the "Rules Governing the Arbitration of Grievances" as established by the <br />Public Employment Relations Board. <br />7.5 ARBITRATOR'S AUTHORITY <br />A. The arbitrator shall have no right to amend, modify, nullify, ignore, add to, or <br />subtract from the terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT. The arbitrator shall <br />consider and decide only the specific issue(s) submitted in writing by the <br />EMPLOYER and LELS, and shall have no authority to make a decision on any <br />other issue not so submitted. <br />B. The arbitrator shall be without power to make decisions contrary to, or inconsistent <br />with, or modifying or varying in any way the application of laws, rules, or <br />regulations having the force and effect of law. The arbitrator's decision shall be <br />submitted in writing within thirty (30) days following close of the hearing or the <br />submission of briefs by the parties, whichever be later, unless the parties agree to