Common use of Alternative to the Grievance Procedure Clause in Contracts

Alternative to the Grievance Procedure. 12.9.1 As an alternative to the formal grievance procedure, IBEW and the Office of Employee Relations may meet on an informal basis and attempt to resolve problems which arise involving contract interpretation, Civil Service Rules, City Policy Manual (CPM), or other matters affecting the relationship between the Union and the City. 12.9.2 The Office of Employee Relations and IBEW may review an issue on an ad hoc basis on its merits and its relationship to the contract. The result of these discussions may be: 1) To create a side agreement; 2) To defer the issue until the next contract; 3) To change a practice to conform to the provisions of the contract; and/or 4) To maintain the status quo. 12.9.3 If the issue cannot be resolved through this process, the Union maintains the option to proceed through the grievance procedure, if the issue is grievable in accordance with the definition of section 12.1 of this Memorandum of Agreement.