Foreign Bases. Prior to opening a foreign base, the Company and the Union shall negotiate over wages, benefits and working conditions for Flight Attendants assigned to the foreign base. If the parties fail to reach agreement on the issues bargained, they shall submit their respective last offers on disputed matters to interest arbitration. The arbitrator's resolution of disputed issues shall be binding on both parties. Either party may request the services of an arbitrator 30 calendar days after negotiations have commenced by requesting a panel of 7 arbitrators from the NMB. The arbitrator’s resolution of the disputed issues shall be on an issue-by-issue basis, rather than a “total package” basis, and shall be binding on the parties with respect to the particular foreign base assignment in question, but shall have no precedential or binding effect on other existing or future foreign base assignments. Any agreement between the parties or any arbitration award concerning rates of pay, rules, or working conditions shall be retroactive to the date of the opening of the foreign base.
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Sources: Tentative Agreement, Tentative Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement