ARTICLE 52

DURATION AND SCOPE

This agreement shall become effective September 5, 1996May___??______, 2002, and shall remain in full force and effect until December 31, 2000 . May__??________, 2007.

This Agreement shall continue in force and effect from year to year thereafter unless either party gives written notice to the other, not more than ninety (90) or less than sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of this Agreement, or any December 31 ____??___thereafter, of its intent to amend or modify this Agreement. Notwithstanding the above, this Agreement may at any time be reopened, supplemented, or amended by mutual consent of the parties.

This Agreement shall supersede the previous collective bargaining agreement and any rule, regulation, agreement, or practice of the ARRC which is contrary to any provision of this Agreement. The ARRC will not arbitrarily or capriciously change a past practice not specifically incorporated in the Agreement. Such changes will be subject to the grievance procedure including arbitration.

Dated this 10th _??__day of _____??_____September, 1996

For the ARRC For the Union