Employees’ Right to Present Grievances. Any individual employee or group of employees shall have the right at any time to present grievances to the College and to have such grievances adjusted, without the intervention of the Union, as long as the adjustment is not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement and provided that the Union has been given an opportunity to be present at such adjustment. Grievances under this Section shall not be subject to the grievance procedure without the consent of the Union. The provisions of Section 6.3-with respect to pay for time lost will also apply to any employee presenting grievances to the College in accordance with this Section 6.4.
Employees’ Right to Present Grievances. Individual employees shall have the right to present grievances in person or through the formal representative, provided that any settlement reached is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Contract, the formal representative is given an opportunity to be present, and the grievances have been properly filed and adjusted according to the established procedure set forth in this Article. Both the City and the Union agree to encourage informal resolution of complaints between an employee and their immediate supervisor or department head.
