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and shall be appealed to Step 2 within 10 calendar days after the EMPLOYER-designated representative's final answer in Step 1. Any grievance not appealed in writing to Step 2 by the UNION within 10 calendar days shall be considered waived. Step 2. If appealed, the written grievance shall be presented by the UNION and discussed with the EMPLOYER-designated Step 2 Representative. The EMPLOYER-designated Step 2 Representative shall give the UNION the EMPLOYER'S Step 2 answer in writing within 10 calendar days after receipt of such Step 2 grievance. A grievance not resolved in Step 2 may be appealed to Step 3 within 10 calendar days following the EMPLOYER- designated Representatives final Step 2 answer. Any grievance not appealed in writing to Step 3 by the UNION within 10 calendar days shall be considered waived. Step 3. If appealed, the written grievance shall be presented by the UNION and discussed with the EMPLOYER-designated Step 3 Representative. The EMPLOYER-designated representative shall give the UNION the EMPLOYER'S answer in writing within 10 calendar days after receipt of such Step 3 grievance. A grievance not resolved in Step 3 may be appealed to Step 4 within 10 calendar days following the EMPLOYER-designated representative's final answer to Step 3. Any grievance not appealed in writing to Step 4 by the UNION within 10 calendar days shall be considered waived. Step 3a. If the grievance is not resolved at Step 3 of the grievance procedure, the parties, by mutual agreement, may submit the matter to mediation with the Bureau of Mediation Services. Submitting the grievance to mediation preserves timeliness for Step 4 of the grievance procedure. Any grievance not appealed in writing to Step 4 by the UNION within 10 calendar days of mediation shall be considered waived. Step 4. A grievance unresolved in Step 3 and appealed to Step 4 by the UNION shall be submitted to arbitration subject to the provisions of the Public Employment Labor Relations Act of 1971, as amended. The selection of an arbitrator shall be made in accordance with the "Rules Governing the Arbitration of Grievances" as established by the Bureau of Mediation Services. 7.5 ARBITRATOR'S AUTHORITY A. The arbitrator shall have no right to amend, modify, nullify, ignore, add to, or subtract from the terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT. The arbitrator shall consider and decide only the specific issue(s) submitted in writing by the EMPLOYER and the UNION and shall have no authority to make decisions on any other issue not so submitted. B. The arbitrator shall be without power to make decisions contraryto, or inconsistent with, or modifying or varying in any way the application of laws, rules, or regulations having the force and effect of the law. The arbitrator's 6