Formal Grievance Procedure - Board Sample Clauses

Formal Grievance Procedure - Board. 3.5.1 For the purpose of Article 3.5, a grievable action is any action specified as a responsibility of the Faculty Association under this Agreement. A grievance may be formally initiated by the Board and shall proceed by the following steps without delay and without work stoppage. 3.5.2 The grievance shall be submitted in writing to the Faculty Association within two (2) calendar months of the time the Board could reasonably have become aware of the grievable action having taken place. 3.5.3 If the grievance is not resolved to the satisfaction of the Board by 3.5.2, the grievance shall be referred to binding arbitration as described under 3.6. The desire to refer a grievance to binding arbitration shall be indicated in writing by the Board to the Faculty Association. 3.5.4 In order to ensure that grievances are resolved as quickly as possible, the following time limits shall apply: a. If the grievance at the stage described in 3.5.2 above has not been satisfactorily resolved within three (3) calendar weeks from the date of receipt of the grievance by the Faculty Association, it shall at the request of the Board be referred to binding arbitration under 3.5.3. b. At the stage described in 3.5.2 above, a written reply shall be given to the grievor within two (2) calendar weeks of the receipt of the grievance by the Faculty Association. 3.5.5 The parties may, by mutual written consent, waive any stage or time limit of the grievance procedure described in 3.5. In no event shall a grievance be denied due to a procedural technicality. 3.5.6 Any difference between the parties relating to the interpretation of this grievance procedure shall be referred to the Board and the Directors of the Faculty Association for resolution. If the difference cannot be resolved in this way, the question of interpretation of this article (3.5) shall be referred to binding arbitration under 3.6.
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Formal Grievance Procedure - Board. ‌ 3.5.1 For the purpose of Article 3.5, a grievable action is any action specified as a responsibility of the Faculty Association under this Agreement. A grievance may be formally initiated by the Board and shall proceed by the following steps without delay and without work stoppage. 3.5.2 The grievance shall be submitted in writing to the Faculty Association within two
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