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within fifteen (15) days from the date of the hearing. If the grievant is not satisfied with the decision at Step 3, he may proceed to arbitration pursuant to the Arbitration Procedure contained in Article 10. SECTION 5: In the event a grievance is unresolved after being processed through all steps of the Grievance Procedure, unless mutually waived, then within ten (10) days after the rendering of the decision at Step 3, the grievant may submit the grievance to arbitration. Within this ten (10) day period, the parties will meet to attempt to mutually agree upon an arbitrator. If such agreement is not reached, the parties will choose an arbitrator from the permanent panel of arbitrators herein contained. SECTION 6: The arbitrator shall have no power or authority to add to, subtract from, or in any manner alter the specific terms of this Agreement or to make any award requiring the commission of any act prohibited by law or make any award that itself is contrary to law or violates any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. SECTION 7: The hearing or hearings shall be conducted pursuant to the "Rules of Voluntary Arbitration" of the American Arbitration Association. SECTION 8: The fees and expenses of the arbitrator and the cost of the hearing room, if any, will be paid by the losing parties. All other expenses shall be borne by the party incurring them. Neither party shall be responsible for any of the expenses incurred by the other party. SECTION 9: An employee requested to appear at the arbitration hearing by either party shall attend without the necessity of subpoena and shall be compensated at his regular hourly rate for all hours during which his attendance is required by either party. Any request made by either party for the attendance of witnesses shall be made in good faith, and at no time shall the number of employees in attendance exceed five (5) employees. SECTION 10: The arbitrator's decision and award will be in writing and delivered within thirty (30) days from the date the record is closed. The decision by the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the parties. SECTION 11: There is hereby created a permanent panel of arbitrators for the administration of this procedure. Such arbitrators are: 1) Alan Miles Ruben; 2) Dennis Minni; 3) Harry Graham. ARTICLE 11: SENIORITY SECTION 1: Only regular full-time employees of the Employer shall have seniority. Temporary, seasonal and part-time employees shall have no seniority rights. A regular frill -time employee is defined to mean an employee regularly scheduled for forty (40) hours of work each week.