Common use of Formal Step A Clause in Contracts

Formal Step A. of the installation as the Formal Step A official, and shall so notify the Union Formal Step A representative. (b) Any grievance initiated at Formal Step A, pursuant to Article 2 or 14 of this Agreement, must be filed by submitting a Joint Step A Grievance Form directly with the installation head within 14 days of the date on which the Union or the employee first learned or may reasonably have been expected to have learned of its cause. (c) The installation head or designee will meet with the stew- ard or a Union representative as expeditiously as possible, but no later than seven (7) days following receipt of the Joint Step A Grievance Form unless the parties agree upon a later date. In all grievances at Formal Step A, the grievant shall be repre- sented for all purposes by a xxxxxxx or a Union representative who shall have authority to resolve the grievance as a result of discussions or compromise in this Step. The installation head or designee also shall have authority to resolve the grievance in whole or in part. (d) At the meeting the Union representative shall make a full and detailed statement of facts relied upon, contractual provi- sions involved, and remedy sought. The Union representative may also furnish written statements from witnesses or other individuals. The Employer representative shall also make a full and detailed statement of facts and contractual provi- sions relied upon. The parties’ representatives shall cooperate fully in the effort to develop all necessary facts, including the exchange of copies of all relevant papers or documents in accordance with Articles 17 and 31. The parties’ representa- tives may mutually agree to jointly interview witnesses where desirable to assure full development of all facts and conten- tions. In addition, in cases involving discharge either party shall have the right to present no more than two witnesses. Such right shall not preclude the parties from jointly agreeing to interview additional witnesses as provided above. (e) Any resolution of a grievance in Formal Step A shall be in writing or shall be noted on the Joint Step A Grievance Form, but shall not be a precedent for any purpose, unless the parties specifically so agree or develop an agreement to dispose of

Formal Step A. a copy of the installation as resolution will be sent to the xxxxxxx and supervisor who initially were unable to resolve the grievance. (f) The Formal Step A official, decision is to be made and shall so notify the Union Formal Step A representative. (b) Any grievance initiated at Formal Step A, pursuant to Article 2 or 14 of this Agreement, must be filed by submitting a Joint Step A Grievance Form directly with the installation head within 14 days of the date on which the Union or the employee first learned or may reasonably have been expected to have learned of its cause. (c) The installation head or designee will meet with the stew- ard or a Union representative as expeditiously as possible, but no later than seven (7) days following receipt of the Joint Step A Grievance Form completed the day of the meeting, unless the parties agree upon a later date. In all grievances at Formal Step A, the grievant shall be repre- sented for all purposes by a xxxxxxx or a Union representative who shall have authority to resolve the grievance as a result of discussions or compromise in this Steptime frame is mutually extended. The installation head or designee also shall have authority Union may appeal an impasse to resolve Step B within seven (7) days of the grievance in whole or in partdate of the decision. (dg) At Additions and corrections to the meeting Formal Step A record may be submitted by the Union representative shall make with the Step B appeal letter within the time frame for initiating the Step B appeal with a full and detailed copy to the management Formal Step A official. Any such statement of facts relied upon, contractual provi- sions involved, and remedy sought. The Union representative may also furnish written statements from witnesses or other individuals. The Employer representative shall also make a full and detailed statement of facts and contractual provi- sions relied upon. The parties’ representatives shall cooperate fully must be included in the effort to develop all necessary facts, including file as part of the exchange of copies of all relevant papers or documents grievance record in accordance with Articles 17 and 31. The parties’ representa- tives may mutually agree to jointly interview witnesses where desirable to assure full development of all facts and conten- tions. In addition, in cases involving discharge either party shall have the right to present no more than two witnesses. Such right shall not preclude the parties from jointly agreeing to interview additional witnesses as provided abovecase. (ea) Any resolution of a grievance appeal from an unresolved case in Formal Step A shall be in writing or shall be noted on to the Step B team at the appropriate Step B office, with a copy to the Formal Step A representatives, and will include a copy of the Joint Step A Grievance Form, but and shall not be specify the reasons for the appeal. (b) The Step B team will review the appeal and issue a precedent for joint report of the decision and any purpose, supporting findings within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the appeal at Step B unless the parties specifically so mutually agree to extend the fourteen (14) day period. The Step B team will give priority consideration to discussion and decision of removal cases. It is the responsibility of the Step B team to ensure that the facts and contentions of grievances are fully developed and considered, and resolve grievances jointly. The Step B team may 1) resolve the grievance 2) declare an impasse 3) hold the grievance pending resolution of a representative case or develop an agreement national interpretive case or 4) remand the grievance with specific instructions. In any case where the Step B team mutually concludes that relevant facts or contentions were not developed adequately in Formal Step A, they have authority to dispose ofreturn the grievance to the Formal Step A level for full development of all facts and further consideration at that level. If the grievance is remanded, the parties’ representatives at Formal Step A shall meet within seven (7) days after the grievance is returned to