ARTICLE 2 - SCOPE OF AGREEMENT
Section 1.
The parties agree that this Agreement in all respects supplants and replaces all
particular provisions of the following General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
and Rules and Regulations thereto and any future rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
namely: the Second Paragraph of Section twenty-eight of Chapter Seven (Red Book); Section
twenty-four A; Paragraphs (4) and (5) (Gray Book), formerly paragraphs (5) and (6) of
Section forty-five; paragraphs (1), (4) and (10) of Section forty-six, and Section fifty-three
of Chapter Thirty; Sections Thirty to forty-two, inclusive, of Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Nine.
Section 2.
The parties agree that during the negotiations of the terms of this Agreement, they were afforded
the unrestricted right to negotiate all matters covered by Chapter 150E; that they shall be
governed exclusively by and limited to the terms and provisions of this Agreement and that
neither shall have any other obligation or be obligated to negotiate with respect to any
matter pertaining to wages, hours, or other terms and conditions of employment whether or
not specifically included in this Agreement or discussed during the negotiations preceding
the execution of this Agreement.
Section 3.
No addition to, alteration, modification, or waiver of any term, provision, covenant or
condition or restriction in this Agreement shall be valid, binding or of any force or
effect unless mutually agreed to, in writing, by the parties to this Agreement.
Section 4.
Any prior Agreements covering employees covered by this Agreement shall be terminated and
of no effect upon the effective date of this Agreement and shall be superseded by this
Agreement except for those benefits that are specifically continued into the new Agreement
by mutual consent.