Common use of General Grievance Procedure Clause in Contracts

General Grievance Procedure. a) Grievance involving discharge shall be placed in writing and dealt with by starting Step 3. b) Any matter, which may be the subject of a grievance, must be taken up at Step 1 within ten (10) working days of its occurrence or it shall be deemed to be abandoned. Any grievance, which is not resolved at any step, must be advanced to the next step in writing within ten (10) working days or it is deemed to be abandoned and shall not be dealt with further under this Article. In each case, the ten (10) working day period commences with the event or the advancement to the previous step of the grievance procedure. c) The time limits specified in Steps 1, 2, 3, and 4 may be extended by the written agreement between the parties. The chairman of the grievance committee, on behalf of the Union, or the manager on behalf of the Company, may file a policy grievance at Step 3 of the grievance procedure. A policy grievance is defined as a dispute between the Union and the Company concerning the interpretation, application, operation, or alleged violation of the Agreement. d) In view of the orderly procedure arranged for the settlement of grievances, the parties hereto agree, each with the other, that there shall be no striking on the part of the Union or no lockout of employees on the part on the Company during the processing of any grievance or arising out of an award of a Board of Arbitration determining the same.

General Grievance Procedure. (a) Grievance Grievances involving discharge shall be placed in writing and dealt with by starting at Step 3. (b) Any matter, which may be the subject of a grievance, must be taken up at Step 1 within ten (10) working days of its occurrence or it shall be deemed to be abandoned. Any grievance, which is not resolved at any step, must be advanced to the next step in writing within ten (10) working days or it is deemed to be abandoned and shall not be dealt with further under this Article. In each case, the ten (10) working day period commences with the event or the advancement to the previous step of the grievance procedure. (c) The time limits specified in Steps 1, 2, 3, and 4 may be extended by the written agreement between the parties. The chairman of the grievance committee, on behalf of the Union, or the manager on behalf of the Company, may file a policy grievance at Step 3 of the grievance procedure. A policy grievance is defined as a dispute between the Union and the Company concerning the interpretation, application, operation, or alleged violation of the Agreement. (d) In view of the orderly procedure arranged for the settlement of grievances, the parties hereto agree, each with the other, that there shall be no striking on the part of the Union or no lockout of employees on the part on of the Company during the processing of any grievance or arising out of an award of a Board of Arbitration determining the same.