Grievance and Arbitration Hearings. All hearings or conferences pursuant to this grievance procedure shall be scheduled at a time and place which will afford a reasonable opportunity for all parties entitled to attend to be present, including any and all witnesses.
Grievance and Arbitration Hearings. All hearings or conferences pursuant to this grievance procedure shall be scheduled at a time and place which will afford a reasonable opportunity for all parties entitled to attend to be present, including all witnesses. A grievance hearing may be heard during the daily workday and no employee involved in the grievance hearing as a witness or grievant shall suffer loss of salary or other benefits.
Grievance and Arbitration Hearings. All hearings or conferences pursuant to this grievance 26 procedure shall be scheduled at a time and place which will afford a reasonable opportunity for all 27 parties entitled to attend to be present, including any and all witnesses.
Grievance and Arbitration Hearings. All hearings or conferences pursuant to this grievance procedure will be scheduled at a time and place which will afford a reasonable opportunity for all parties entitled to attend to be present, including any and all witnesses. Discussion in the handling of a grievance, formally or informally, will take place whenever possible on school time.
Grievance and Arbitration Hearings. The time limits provided in this Article will be strictly observed unless extended by written agreement of the parties. In the event a grievance is filed after May 15 of any year, the parties will use their best efforts to process such grievance prior to the end of the school term or as soon thereafter as possible. Failure of the grievant to proceed with his/her grievance within the times herein before provided will result in the dismissal of the grievance. Failure of the District to take the required action within the times provided will entitle the grievant or Association, as the case may be, to proceed to the next step on the grievance procedure.
Grievance and Arbitration Hearings. A. All employees involved and all others employees who might possibly contribute to the acceptable adjustment of the grievance are urged to testify with full assurance that there will be no reprisal against any employee by either party for such participation.
B. All hearings or conferences pursuant to this grievance procedure shall be scheduled at a time and place which will afford a reasonable opportunity for all parties entitled to attend to be present, including any and all witnesses.
Grievance and Arbitration Hearings. All grievance hearings shall be heard during the regular work day at a reasonable time and place. Teachers involved as witnesses or grievants shall attend without loss of salary or other benefits.
Grievance and Arbitration Hearings. Arbitration proceedings shall be in accordance with the following:
10.14.1 The arbiter shall hear and accept pertinent evidence submitted by both parties and shall be empowered to request such data as the arbiter deems pertinent to the grievance and shall render a decision in writing to both parties within twenty (20) days (unless mutually extended) of the completion of the hearings.
10.14.2 The arbiter shall be authorized to rule and issue a decision in writing on the issue presented for arbitration, which decision shall be final and binding on both parties.
10.14.3 The arbiter shall rule on the basis of information presented in the hearing and on the basis of the arguments and contentions of the parties as set forth in any pre and post hearing briefs, and shall refuse to receive any evidence after the hearing except by mutual agreement.
10.14.4 Each party on the proceedings may call such witnesses as may be necessary in the order in which their testimony is to be heard. Such testimony shall be pertinent to the matters set forth in the written statement of grievance. The arguments of the parties may be supported by oral comment and rebuttal. Such arguments of the parties, whether oral or written, shall be pertinent to and directed at the matters set forth in the grievance.
10.14.5 Each party shall pay any compensation and expenses relating to its own witnesses or representatives.
Grievance and Arbitration Hearings. 38 All hearings or conferences pursuant to this grievance procedure shall be scheduled at a 39 time and place which will afford a reasonable opportunity for all parties entitled to 40 attend to be present, including any and all witnesses. The District will pay for the 41 Association President, or designee, or a single Grievant, to be present at arbitration 42 hearings as a representative of the association. Association witnesses and/or grievant(s) 43 will be released from duties without pay in order to attend arbitration hearings as 44 necessary.
Grievance and Arbitration Hearings. All hearings and conferences pursuant to this grievance procedure shall be scheduled at a time and place which will afford a reasonable opportunity for all parties entitled to attend to be present, including any and all witnesses. Every effort will be made to avoid disruption of the operation of the District. In accordance with RCW 41.59.090 any employee may at any time present their grievance to the district and have their grievance adjusted without the intervention of the Association, as long as the Association has been given an opportunity to be present at the adjustment and to make its views known, and as long as the adjustment is not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement.
