Article 21: Scope of the Agreement

1. This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the Employer and

the Union This Agreement shall supercede and cancel all previous agreements,

between the Employer, the Union or Employees. Any agreement(s)

that supplement this Agreement shall not be binding or effective unless

reduced to writing and signed by the Employer and the Union.

2. No past practice, course of conduct, or understanding prior to the date of

ratification which varies, waives, or modifies any of the express terms and

conditions contained herein shall be binding upon the parties hereto unless

made and executed in writing by the Employer and the Union.

3. The Employer and the Union acknowledge that during the negotiations

which resulted in this Agreement each had the unlimited right and opportunity

to make demands and proposals with respect to any subject or matter

not removed by law from the area of collective bargaining, and that the

understandings and agreements arrived at by the parties after the exercise

of that right and opportunity are set forth in this Agreement. No provision

of this Agreement, nor the right of either the Employer or the Union under

the terms of the Agreement shall be changed or altered in any way unless

such change or alteration is agreed to in writing between Employer and the

Union. Therefore, the Employer and the Union, for the life of this Agreement,

each voluntarily waives the right, and agrees that the other shall not

be obligated to bargain collectively with respect to any subject or matter

covered in this Agreement.

4. Any agreement reached between the Employer 4. and the Union is binding

upon all Employees in the bargaining unit, the Employer and the Union,

and may not be changed by any individual or group of Employees, or unilaterally

by the Employer or the Union.

5. Should any part or provision of this Agreement be rendered or declared

illegal or invalid by operation of law or by decision of any tribunal of competent

jurisdiction or if compliance with or enforcement of any provision

should be restrained by such tribunal pending a final determination as to

its validity, the remaining part(s) or provision(s) of this Agreement shall

not be affected thereby. In the event any provision herein contained is so

rendered invalid, upon written request the Employer and the Union shall

enter into collective bargaining for the purpose of negotiating a mutually

satisfactory replacement for such provision.