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connection with such proposal, may be referred to arbitration under this Section. Neither any Review Board nor any arbitrator shall have the power to amend or modify this Memorandum of Understanding or written agreement or addenda supplementary hereto or to establish any new terms or conditions of employment. 25.6 No grievance involving demotion, reduction in pay, suspension, or discharge of an employee will be entertained unless it is filed in writing with the Fire Chief within seven (7) working days of the time at which the affected employee was notified of such action. 25.7 If the Fire Chief in pursuance of the procedures outlined in subsection 25.2 (2 above, resolves any grievance which involves suspension or discharge, the Fire Chief may agree to payment for lost time or to reinstatement with or without payment for lost time. 25.8 All complaints involving or concerning the payment of compensation shall be initially filed in writing with the Fire Chief. Only complaints which allege that employees are not being compensated in accordance with the provision of this Memorandum of Understanding shall be considered as grievances. No adjustments shall be retroactive for more than thirty (30) days from the date upon which the complaint was filed. Any other matters of compensation are to be resolved in the meeting and conferring process and if not detailed in the Memorandum of Understanding which results from such meeting and conferring process shall be deemed withdrawn until the meeting and conferring process is next opened for such discussion. 25.9 No changes in this Memorandum of Understanding or interpretation thereof (except interpretations resulting from arbitration proceedings hereunder) will be recognized unless agreed to by the Fire Department Fire Chief and the Union. 25.10 The Union, its members and representatives, agree that it and they will not engage in, authorize, sanction, or support any strike against the Fire Department. The Union, its members and representatives, further agree that it and they will not engage in, authorize, sanction, or support any strike, slowdown, stoppage of work, curtailment of production, concerted refusal of overtime work, refusal to operate designated equipment (provided such equipment is safe and sound) to perform customary duties. Further, neither the Union nor any representative thereof shall engage in any job action for the purpose of effecting changes in the directives or decisions of management of the Fire Department, nor to effect a change of personnel or operations of management or of employees not covered by the Memorandum of Understanding. 25.11 (1) The provision of this Section shall not abridge any right to which an employee may be entitled under the Fire Department ordinance and resolution, or shall it be administered in a manner which would abrogate any power which may be within the sole province and discretion of the Fire Department's governing board. (2) All grievances of employees in representations units represented by the Union shall be processed under this section. 20