Access to the Grievance Procedure Sample Clauses

Access to the Grievance Procedure. Any discipline issued by the University may be grieved by the Union. With the exception of formal reprimands, grievances arising from the imposition of discipline shall be commenced at Step 3 of the grievance procedure.
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Access to the Grievance Procedure. With the exception of a grievance which relates to a termination of employment and/or payment due on separation, access to the grievance procedure is limited to a person who, as of the date of initiating the grievance, is an employee within the scope of this Collective Agreement.
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Access to the Grievance Procedure. All dismissals, suspensions, and other disciplinary action involving employees who have completed their probationary period shall be subject to the Grievance Procedure as outlined in Article 9.
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Access to the Grievance Procedure. Except as otherwise provided in the Memorandum of Agreement for probationary employees, all employees represented by the Association may file and process a grievance. Such aggrieved employees may be represented by the Association or may represent themselves in preparing and presenting their grievance at any level of review. The Association may file a grievance when an Association right under this Memorandum of Agreement not directly related to an individual employee becomes subject to dispute.
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Access to the Grievance Procedure. Notwithstanding the above terminology, either an employee or management shall have the opportunity to access this grievance procedure.
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Access to the Grievance Procedure. Except as provided in Section 6, Probationary Period, all employees represented by the Association may file and process a grievance. Such aggrieved employees may be represented by the Association or may represent themselves in preparing and presenting their grievance at any level of review. The Association may file a grievance when an Association right not directly related to an individual employee becomes subject to dispute.
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Access to the Grievance Procedure. Disputes involving discipline or termination of adjunct faculty members who have earned seniority credits for three (3) or more consecutive years prior to ratification of this first contract between the parties shall not be subject to the binding arbitration step of the grievance procedure, although they will be subject to all other steps in the grievance procedure. Upon appointment following completion of three (3) full, consecutive semesters (or for an adjunct who only teaches one semester per academic year upon appointment following completion of at least one full semester in each of two consecutive years) after ratification, disputes involving such members shall be subject to the full grievance and arbitration procedure. Discipline or termination disputes involving new adjunct faculty members and adjunct faculty members who have not earned seniority credits in three (3) or more consecutive years prior to ratification are not subject to any step of the grievance procedure until such members have been appointed following completion of six (6) full consecutive semesters (or for an adjunct who only teaches one semester per academic year, following completion of at least one full semester in each of four consecutive years) after the ratification of this first contract between the parties, whatever date is later. At such time disputes involving such members shall be subject to the full grievance and arbitration procedure. For the purposes of this section the adjunct faculty member shall not be deemed to have a break in service if: no course is available; the unit member's assigned course is assigned to a full-time faculty member and/or the unit member is granted leave in accordance with this agreement.
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Access to the Grievance Procedure. To access the grievance procedure, an employee must meet each of the following four (4) criteria: 1. The complaint must be a grievable issue or action that negatively and directly impacts the employee; 2. The employee must agree that the Union shall be the bargaining agent for grievances involving formal discipline that potentially avails it to Step 4 and arbitration process. (suspensions, reductions-in-pay, & terminations); 3. Must have been a non-probationary employee at the time the management action or omission that formed the basis of the dispute occurred; and 4. Must not have voluntarily concluded his/her employment with the Department prior to initiating the grievance. Management may seek to deny an employee access to the grievance procedure on any of these grounds at any point following receipt of a written grievance via a determination of grievability. The employee must make a written request to the Department of Human Resources Director within five (5) business days of receiving notification that access has been denied. Human Resources will seek input from the Union President (or his designee) and that County Administrator (or his designee) and determine within five (5) business days of receiving the request whether to grant the employee access to the grievance procedure and provide a written response stating the determination. The response must notify the employee of his/her procedural options. If the employee is ultimately determined to have access to the grievance procedure, the grievance is returned to the appropriate resolution step for a response on the merits.
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Access to the Grievance Procedure. Subject to clause all dismissals, suspensions, and other disciplinary action shall be subject to the grievance procedure as outlined in article An employee who feels that has not been given a proper evaluation shall have the right to grieve in accordance with article Performance evaluations shall not be considered an adverse report.
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Related to Access to the Grievance Procedure

  • ARTICLE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE The parties to this Agreement are agreed that it is of the utmost importance to adjust complaints and grievances as quickly as possible. Unless agreed to by both the Company and the Union, no grievance shall be presented, the alleged circumstances of which originated or occurred, or should have come to the attention of the employee concerned, more than five (5) working days prior to its original presentation in writing at Step A grievance shall consist of a dispute concerning interpretation and/or application of any Article, Schedule or Clause in this Agreement. Should a grievance arise it shall be handled as follows. Prior to filing a formal grievance, an employee will, with the assistance of his xxxxxxx, refer the on an informal basis to his immediate Supervisor. If the grievance cannot be settled as a result of this discussion, then it may be dealt with as follows: STEP The employee shall a written grievance with his immediate Supervisor within five (5) working days of the incident giving rise to the complaint. The immediate Supervisor shall answer the grievance within five (5) working days. The grievance shall specify the Article or Articles and subsections of the Agreement of which a violation is alleged, indicate the relief sought and be signed by the employee. STEP Should the employee be dissatisfied with the disposition of the grievance at Step the grievance may be referred to the Plant Manager within five (5) working days after receipt of the immediate Supervisor's reply at Step The Plant Manager shall convene a meeting with the and Chief Xxxxxxx and shall answer the grievance in writing within five (5) working days of such meeting. STEP If no settlement is reached at Step the the Union Grievance Committee and representatives of Management shall meet to discuss the grievance within five (5) working days of receipt of the reply of the Plant Manager. The Union's National Representative will be in attendance at this meeting. If the grievance is not settled within five (5) working days it may be referred to arbitration as hereinafter provided. The Union or the Company may initiate a grievance beginning at Step of the Grievance Procedure. Such grievance shall be filed within five (5) working days of the incident giving rise to the complaint and be in the form prescribed in Step Any such grievance may be referred to arbitration under Article by either the Union in the case of a Union grievance or the Company in the case of a Company grievance. The Union may not institute a grievance directly affecting an employee or employees which such employee or employees could themselves institute and the regular Grievance Procedure shall not thereby be by-passed except where the grievance would affect the Bargaining Unit as a whole. This Clause shall not preclude a group grievance signed by a group of employees commencing at Step Any complaint or grievance which is not commenced or processed through the next stage of the Grievance or Arbitration Procedure within the time specified shall be deemed to have been dropped. However, time limits specified in the Grievance Procedure may be extended by mutual agreement in writing between the Company and the Union. An employee who has been discharged or suspended may file a written grievance at Step within five (5) working days of the discharge or suspension. In taking disciplinary action within twenty-four (24) months from the date of a suspension or dismissal (reinstatement) for a similar infraction, the Company may consider the employee's entire record preceding suspension or dismissal (reinstatement), as the case may be. In taking disciplinary action within twelve 2) months from the date of an oral or written warning for a similar infraction, the Company may consider the employee's entire record preceding the employee's oral or written warning, as the case may be.

  • GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE A. A grievance shall be defined as an alleged violation, misinterpretation, or misapplication of this Agreement or written Board policies affecting working conditions of the member. Should a member/Association feel that there has been a violation, he/she will take the following steps: Step 1: The member/Association, with or without a designated representative, shall discuss the grievance with the Supervisor informally within five (5) work days of the alleged violation and, if not resolved, shall file a written grievance with the Supervisor within fifteen (15) work days of the alleged violation and discuss the written grievance with the Supervisor within five (5) work days after the grievance is filed. If no satisfactory conclusion is reached within five (5) work days following the discussion of the written grievance with the Supervisor, the member/Association shall submit the written grievance within five (5) work days of the discussion with the Supervisor to Step 2. A grievance which is not within the scope of a Supervisor's authority may be filed initially at step 2. The written grievance, as required herein, shall contain: a. it shall be signed by the grievant(s)/Association. b. it shall be specific; c. it shall contain a synopsis of the facts giving rise to the alleged violation; d. it shall cite the section or subsections of this contract or written Board policy alleged to have been violated; e. it shall contain the date of the alleged violation; f. it shall specify the relief requested; g. it shall indicate approval or disapproval by the Association. Step 2: The Superintendent or his/her designated agent shall arrange a meeting with the grievant and/or the designated Association representative within ten (10) work days after receipt of the grievance to discuss the grievance. Within ten (10) work days of the discussion, the Superintendent or his/her designated agent shall render his/her decision in writing, transmitting a copy of the same to the grievant, the Association representative, and appropriate Supervisor, and place a copy of same in a permanent file in his/her office. If the decision of the Superintendent is unsatisfactory to the Association, the Association may appeal same to the Board of Education by filing a written grievance, along with the decision of the Superintendent, with the officer of the Board in charge of drawing up the agenda for the Board's meeting, within ten (10) work days of receipt of the Superintendent's decision.