Common use of Four - Board of Trustees Clause in Contracts

Four - Board of Trustees. 1. Should the grievant not be satisfied with the response at Step Three, the grievant may file an appeal of the grievance to the Board of Trustees. The grievant shall initiate this appeal by delivering, within seven (7) calendar days after receipt of the Step Three response, a copy of the Grievance Form containing the written responses from prior Steps, and any other pertinent documents, to the Office of the Board of Trustees. 2. The grievance shall be heard by the Board of Trustees, or its designated representative, within ten (10) calendar days at a meeting called to consider the grievance. This time period may be extended by mutual agreement of the parties. The grievant may be represented by the Grievance Representative and/or other Lodge Representative at this meeting. Within seven (7) calendar days after the meeting, the Board of Trustees, or its designated representative, shall submit to the grievant and Grievance Representative a written response to the grievance, which response shall be signed and dated. Should the grievant not be satisfied with the Trustees' response to the grievance at Step Four, the grievant shall notify the Grievance Representative of the grievant's desire to proceed to arbitration. The Grievance Representative will present the grievant's request for arbitration to the Lodge President. Should the Lodge President, or designee, determine to proceed to arbitration with the grievance, the Lodge President shall so notify the Board of Trustees by written notification. This written notification shall be delivered to the office of the Board of Trustees within fourteen (14) calendar days after the grievant's receipt of the Trustees' written response.