Carriage of Grievances Sample Clauses

Carriage of Grievances. An individual employee, as well as any individual who possesses a Right of First Refusal pursuant to the provisions of Article 5 of this Agreement, shall have the right to initiate an individual grievance, except that such a grievance shall not proceed beyond the informal stage (see below) without the written consent of the Union. The Union alone shall have the right to initiate group grievances, and policy grievances may only be initiated by either the Union or the Employer.
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Carriage of Grievances. An individual employee shall have the right to initiate a grievance at the informal complaint stage (see 20.4, below), provided however that any such grievance may not be advanced to the Formal Steps without the Union being a signatory to the written grievance.
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Carriage of Grievances. (a) An individual employee has the right to be accompanied by a Union representative. (b) An individual employee shall have the right to initiate an individual grievance, except that such a grievance shall not proceed beyond the informal stage (Step I) without the written consent of the Union. (c) The Union alone shall have the right to consolidate individual grievances into group grievances. (d) Policy grievances may only be initiated by either the Union or the Employer.
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Carriage of Grievances a. An individual employee shall have the right to be accompanied by a Union representative. b. An individual employee shall have the right to initiate an informal complaint (Step 1), except that such a complaint shall not proceed beyond the informal stage (Step 1) without the written consent of the Union. c. The Union alone shall have the right to consolidate individual grievances into group grievances. d. Policy grievances may only be initiated by either the Union or the Employer. 7.5. Step 1: Informal Complaint Stage a. The employee affected may take the matter up verbally with her/his immediate supervisor, within five (5) working days of the occurrence, or five (5) working days of when they would reasonably have known of the occurrence, or in the case of a wage complaint, within five (5) working days of the date on which he/she received their pay, and their immediate supervisor shall give her/his verbal answer which will contain a statement of the reasons for the answer within five (5) working days. b. It is understood and agreed that where the complaint relates directly to an action, alleged inaction, or alleged inappropriate conduct by the immediate Supervisor, the Union may file a formal grievance directly at Step II on behalf the employee
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Related to Carriage of Grievances

  • Grievances 46.1. A grievance is defined as a violation, or alleged violation, of the terms of the Collective Agreement. 46.2. No grievance shall be considered where circumstances giving rise to such grievance should reasonably have been known to the member more than thirty (30) days prior to the first filing of the grievance. 46.3. Longer periods of time for consideration of grievances may be allowed at any step in the procedure if mutually agreeable to the City and the Association. 46.4. If any member of the Association feels aggrieved with regard to any matter covered by the Agreement, he shall notify and communicate his grievance to the Association Grievance Committee. If after investigation the Association Grievance Committee, in their opinion, considers the grievance a just one, the matter shall be subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure set out herein. 46.4.1. Step 1: The Association Grievance Committee shall submit the grievance in writing identifying the specific articles of the Collective Agreement that are alleged to have been violated, providing details with respect to the individuals whose rights have been allegedly violated and specifying the relief claimed for the alleged breach of the Collective Agreement to the Fire Chief with a copy to the Human Resources Department and shall have the right to meet with the Fire Chief within seven (7) days. The Fire Chief shall render his decision within seven (7) days of such meeting to the Association. If the grievance cannot be settled to the satisfaction of the Fire Chief and the Association, the Association Grievance Committee shall submit the grievance, in writing, within seven (7) days, to the City Grievance Committee with a copy to the Human Resources Department. 46.4.2. Step 2: The City Grievance Committee and the Association Grievance Committee shall meet within fourteen (14) days and shall discuss the grievance. The City Grievance Committee shall render its written decision within fourteen (14) days of such meeting, to the Association. If the grievance cannot be settled to the satisfaction of the City Grievance Committee and the Association, the grievor shall within fourteen (14) days of the City Grievance Committee’s decision, notify the Association Grievance Committee, in writing, of his desire to submit the matter to an arbitration board. The Association Grievance Committee has the sole right to determine whether or not a grievance shall proceed to arbitration and may refer the grievance to an arbitration board within forty (40) days from the grievor’s written notification.

  • Grievance A grievance is an alleged violation, misinterpretation, or misapplication of the terms of the negotiated agreement between the Board and the Association.