Disciplinary Action Appeals. The Disciplinary Action Appeals Procedure applicable to Unit employees shall be as follows:
Disciplinary Action Appeals. The provisions of this Section shall apply only to permanent or seasonal employees with more than one (1) year of service, shall have the right of appeal from disciplinary actions other than written reprimands. The written notice of appeal must:
Disciplinary Action Appeals. For the purposes of this agreement, disciplinary action is any reduction in pay and/or position, removal, or suspension without pay. Appeals of discipline shall commence at Step 2 unless the parties waive all steps and proceed to arbitration.
Disciplinary Action Appeals. For the purposes of this agreement, disciplinary action is any reduction in pay and/or position, removal, or suspension without pay. Appeals of discipline shall commence at Step 2 unless the parties waive all steps and proceed to arbitration. S ection 13.4. Group Grievances, Time Limits, Withdrawal of Grievances. A grievance may be brought by an employee covered by this agreement. Where a group of bargaining unit employees desire to file, a grievance involving an incident affecting several employees in the same manner, one (1) employee, who may be an authorized grievance representative, shall be designated by the group to process the grievance. Each employee who desires to be included in such grievance shall be required to sign the grievance, except those employees who may be on approved leave at the time of filing the grievance. Nothing contained in this agreement shall be construed or intended to interfere with the right of any individual employee or group of employees to present grievances directly to the Employer, provided that a representative of the OPBA is given an opportunity to be present. It is the intention of the parties that all time limits in the above grievance procedure shall be met to encourage thoughtful responses at each step. However, the grievant and the Employer’s designated representative may mutually agree, at any step, to short time extensions. Any such agreement must be in writing and signed by both parties. Similarly, any step in the grievance procedure may be skipped on any grievance by mutual consent. In the absence of such mutual extensions, the employee may, at any step where response is not forthcoming within the specified time limits, advance the grievance to the next step. Any employee may withdraw a grievance at any point by submitting in writing a statement to that effect, or by permitting the time requirements at any step to lapse without further appeal. Any grievance that is not processed by the employee within the time limits provided shall be considered resolved based upon Management’s last answer.
