Grievance/Arbitration Timelines. Except as otherwise indicated, the periods and limits provided herein shall be calculated as of the date of actual receipt. All notifications under this Article shall be sent by e-mail or certified mail or delivered by in-hand service. Such periods may be extended only by mutual written agreement of the Employer and the Union. In the absence of such an agreement, the time limits shall be mandatory. The failure of the aggrieved employee(s) or Union to properly present a grievance in writing initially, to process a grievance in any of the steps in the grievance procedure after that, or to submit the grievance to arbitration under the express time limits provided herein, shall automatically constitute a waiver of the grievance and bar all further action thereon. The failure of the Employer to submit a response in any of the steps of the grievance procedure or to meet with the Union Representative within such periods shall not constitute acquiescence to it or result in the sustaining of the grievance. The failure to so respond or meet shall be deemed a denial of the grievance as of the expiration date of the applicable adjustment period. Should the Union desire to pursue the grievance further, within fifteen (15) calendar days of such expiration date, it may submit the grievance to the next step of the Grievance and Arbitration Procedure.
Grievance/Arbitration Timelines. Except as otherwise indicated, the time periods and limits provided herein shall be calculated as of the date of actual receipt. All notifications under this Article shall be sent via e-mail or certified mail or be delivered by in-hand service. Such time periods may be extended only by mutual written agreement of the Employer and the Union. In the absence of such agreement, the time limits shall be mandatory.
Grievance/Arbitration Timelines. Except as otherwise indicated, the periods and limits provided herein shall be calculated as of the date of actual receipt. All notifications under this Article shall be sent by e-mail, certified mail, or in-hand service. Such periods may be extended only by mutual written agreement of the Employer and the Union. Without such an agreement, the time limits shall be mandatory. The failure of the aggrieved employee(s) or Union to properly present a grievance in writing initially, to process a grievance in any of the steps in the grievance procedure after that, or to submit the grievance to arbitration under the express time limits provided herein, shall automatically constitute a waiver of the grievance and bar all further action thereon. The failure of the Employer to submit a response in any of the steps of the grievance procedure or to meet with the Union Representative within such periods shall not constitute acquiescence to it or result in the sustaining of the grievance. The failure to respond or meet shall be deemed a denial of the grievance as of the expiration date of the applicable adjustment period. Should the Union pursue the grievance further, within fifteen (15) calendar days of such expiration date, it may submit the grievance to the next step of the Grievance and Arbitration Procedure. Email communications shall be deemed to satisfy requirements that items be “in writing.” Email communications shall be considered “submitted” or “delivered” as the date-stamp on the recipient’s email. Parties are responsible for verifying the accuracy of email addresses when using email for communications required to be in writing. The parties agree that the arbitrator shall accept a written statement signed by a resident or patient in place of their sworn testimony. Both parties shall have equal access to such written statements. Such documents shall carry the same force and effect as if the resident, patient, or family member appeared to provide live testimony. The parties agree that neither shall call a resident or patient as a witness, and the arbitrator shall not consider the failure of the resident to appear as prejudicial. Optional As soon as possible. Verbal or written As soon as possible. Verbal response to the Informal discussion with grievant or Union Discussion immediatesupervisor or another Employer representative. representative within 15 calendar days of the informal discussion.
