No grievance involving a discharge, demotion or suspension of an employee, which is governed by regulations of the Civil Service Commission or a Retirement Board, may be submitted to arbitration. The arbitrator may not add, subtract or alter any provision of this Agreement, nor may he establish any new terms or conditions of employment.

B) Time off for members of the union's grievance committee, which shall not exceed two (2) members, without pay or benefit loss and without required make up time, shall be provided for the investigation and processing of contract grievances and problems relative to the wages, hours and working conditions of bargaining unit personnel, for the processing of arbitration cases and for the processing of matters before the Civil Service Commission.

B) Time off for members of the union's grievance committee, which shall not exceed two (2) members, without pay or benefit loss and without required make up time, shall be provided for the investigation and processing of contract grievances and problems relative to the wages, hours and working conditions of bargaining unit personnel, for the processing of arbitration cases and for the processing of matters before the Civil Service Commission.

Should any provisions of this Agreement be found to be in violation of any Federal or State Law or Civil Service Commission rule by a court of competent jurisdiction, all other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for the duration of this Agreement. ARTICLE Iil EMPLOYER RIGHTS SECTION A. 1.

Should any provisions of this Agreement be found to be in violation of any Federal or State Law or Civil Service Commission rule by a court of competent jurisdiction, all other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for the duration of this Agreement.

Should any provisions of this Agreement be found to be in violation of any Federal or State Law or Civil Service Commission rule by a court of competent jurisdiction, all other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for the duration of this Agreement. ARTICLE 3 EMPLOYER RIGHTS SECTION A. 1.

Should any provisions of this Agreement be found to be in violation of any Federal or State Law or Civil Service Commission rule by a court of competent jurisdiction, all other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for the duration of this Agreement. ARTICLE II EMPLOYER RIGHTS SECTION A. 1.

Should any provisions of this Agreement be found to be in violation of any Federal or State Law or Civil Service Commission rule by a court of competent jurisdiction, all other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for the duration of this Agreement. wt ARTICLE 3 -_ EMPLOYER RIGHTS SECTION A. 1.

Any matter which is subject to the jurisdiction of the Civil Service Commission or any Retirement Board established by law, any incident which occurred or failed to occur prior to the effective date of Agreement, shall not be the subject of any grievance or arbitration hereunder. 5.

ARTICLE VII GRIEVANCES INVOLVING CIVIL SERVICE The Union, in recognition of the Committees having affirmed its belief in compliance with State law insofar as it defines the rights, duties and obligations of a municipality under the General Laws, under the Rules, Regulations and procedures of the Civil Service Commission (Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 31) relative to the employees seniority, promotion, reassignment, discharges, reduction in rank