Step III 12.5.1 If the employee desires to appeal the grievance to Step III, the employee shall complete the appropriate appeal section of the grievance form, sign the appeal, and present the grievance to the Municipal Employee Relations Officer or designee within five (5) working days following receipt of the written decision at Step II.
Formal Stage a) If the Teacher is not satisfied with the decision regarding the complaint then the Bargaining Unit Executive may within ten (10) days take the matter up as a grievance in the following manner and sequence:
STEP II 18.3.2.1 If the employee desires to appeal the grievance to Step II, the grievance shall be reduced to writing and presented to the Department Director or his/her designated representative, within five (5) working days following the receipt of the immediate supervisor's oral reply.
Step IV A. In the event the grievance is not resolved at the third step, the Association may submit the grievance to final and binding arbitration by filing a demand for arbitration with the American Arbitration Association within thirty (30) work days of the Step III response. The American Arbitration Association Rules for Voluntary Labor Arbitration shall apply.
Step I 18.3.1.1 An employee may present the grievance orally either directly or through the Union representative to the immediate supervisor. The grievance must be presented within ten (10) working days following the event or events on which the grievance is based. The immediate supervisor shall make whatever investigation is necessary to obtain the facts pertaining to the grievance. Within ten (10) working days after receiving the oral grievance, the immediate supervisor shall give the employee an oral reply.