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The parties have agreed to jointly develop and implement a Contract Interpretation Manual (CIM) within six (6) months after the
effective date of the 1998 National Agreement. The CIM will set forth the parties' mutual understanding regarding the proper
interpretation and/or application of the provisions of this Agreement. It is not intended to add to, modify, or replace, in any
respect, the language in the current Agreement; nor is it intended to modify in any way the rights, responsibilities, or benefits
of the parties under the Agreement. However, production of the CIM demonstrates the mutual intent of the parties at the National
level to encourage their representatives at all levels to reach resolution regarding issues about which the parties are in agreement
and to encourage consistency in the application of the terms of the Agreement. For these reasons, the positions of the parties
as set forth in the CIM shall be binding on the representatives of both parties in the resolution of disputes at the Local and
Regional levels, and in the processing of grievances through Steps 1, 2 and 3 of the grievance-arbitration procedure. In addition,
the positions of the parties as set forth in the CIM are binding on the arbitrator, in accordance with the provisions of
Article 15.4A6, in any Regional level arbitration case in which the CIM is introduced. The CIM will be updated periodically to
reflect any modifications to the parties' positions which may result from National level arbitration awards, Step 4 decisions, or
other sources. The parties' representatives are encouraged to utilize the most recent version of the CIM at all times.

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