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arbitrator shall have no authority to consider or rule upon any matter which is not <br /> subject to arbitration or which is not a grievance as defined in this agreement ; <br /> nor shall this collective bargaining agreement be construed by the arbitrator to <br /> supersede applicable state or federal laws , except to the extent as specifically <br /> provided herein . <br /> 24 . 7 The arbitrator may not issue declaratory opinions and shall be confined <br /> exclusively to the question which is presented , which question must be actual <br /> and existing . The arbitrator' s decision shall be final and binding ; provided , <br /> however , that either party shall be entitled to seek review of the arbitrator' s <br /> decision as provided by law . <br /> 24 . 8 Nothing in this agreement shall prohibit the presence of a Union representative at <br /> any steps of the grievance procedure . <br /> 30 <br />