GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE Sample Clauses

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. ‌ SECTION 1: A grievance is any controversy between the parties to this AGREEMENT which pertains to (1) any matter involving interpretation of this AGREEMENT, and (2) any matter involving a violation of any of the provisions of this AGREEMENT. The EMPLOYER agrees that the UNION may pursue all complaints through the appropriate channels. SECTION 2: Grievances shall not be valid for consideration unless the grievance is submitted in writing to the EMPLOYER, setting forth the facts and the specific provision of the AGREEMENT allegedly violated or the dispute, complaint, problem, issue or question existing and the particular relief sought within ten (10) days after the date of the first event giving rise to the grievance occurred. Failure to file any grievance within such period shall be deemed a waiver thereof. Failure to appeal a grievance from one level to another within the time periods hereafter provided shall constitute a waiver of the grievance. An effort shall first be made to adjust an alleged grievance informally between the employee and the EMPLOYER'S designee. SECTION 3: The EMPLOYER and the employee shall attempt to adjust all grievances which may arise during the course of employment in the following manner. LEVEL I: If the grievance is not resolved through informal discussions the grievance shall be presented in writing to the appropriate Division Commander who shall give a written decision on the grievance to the parties involved within ten (10) days after receipt of the written grievance. LEVEL II: In the event the grievance is not resolved in Level I, the decision rendered may be appealed to the Sheriff, provided such appeal is made in writing within ten (10) days after receipt of the decision in Level I. If a grievance is properly appealed to the Sheriff, the Sheriff or his designee shall issue a decision in writing within ten (10) days after receiving the grievance. LEVEL III: If the grievance has not been resolved at Level II, the grievance may be presented, in writing to the Board of County Commissioners or their designee, within ten (10) days after receipt of the decision in Level II, who shall within ten (10) working days hear the grievance and shall have a maximum of fifteen (15) days in which to respond to the grievance in writing.

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. An Employee may informally discuss a complaint with his/her supervisor, with or without his/her Grievance Committeeman (Griever) being present. However, if the Employee wishes to use this grievance procedure, s/he shall report the matter to his/her Griever, who must refer it to Step 1 of the grievance procedure by completing a grievance form and submitting it to the Employee’s supervisor within thirty (30) days of the date on which the Employee first knew or should have known of the facts which gave rise to the grievance. The grievance form shall be signed by the Griever and the Employee. The supervisor shall sign and date the grievance form and return a completed copy to the Griever. a. Step 1 – Oral (1) A grievance received in Step 1 shall be discussed at a meeting with the Grievance Committeeman from the area and/or the Griever, the grievant and the grievant’s supervisor at a mutually convenient time within five (5) days of receipt of the grievance form. Management may call any non-represented employee as a witness to provide testimony and/or evidence to the meeting. The Union may call any USW represented Employee as a witness to provide testimony and/or evidence to the meeting. (2) The supervisor shall answer the grievance no later than three (3) days after the Step 1 hearing. If settled in Step 1, the grievance form shall be so noted and signed and dated by the Griever, the Grievance Committeeman and the grievant’s supervisor. (3) If not settled or withdrawn in Step 1, the Union shall, within five (5) days of the Company’s Step 1 response, provide the Company with a written record, signed by the Grievance Committeeman, of the grievance, including the grievance number, a statement of the grievance, the Union’s understanding of the facts, its position and the reasons therefor, the remedy requested and the date submitted. (4) Upon receipt, the Company shall, within three (3) days, provide the Grievance Committeeman and the Chair of the Union’s Grievance Committee (the Grievance Chair) with its version of the written record of the grievance, signed by the Company, with the same set of information required of the Union. These two (2) completed forms shall comprise the Step 1 written record.

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. A. It is mutually agreed that all grievances, disputes or complaints arising under and during the terms of this Agreement shall be settled in accordance with the procedure herein provided. Every effort shall be made to adjust controversies and disagreements in an amicable manner between the Employer and the Union. B. Should any grievance, disputes or complaints arise over the interpretation or application of the contents of this Agreement, there shall be an xxxxxxx effort on the part of the parties to settle such grievance, dispute or complaint promptly through the following steps. STEP 1. Any employee having a grievance shall first take up the matter with his/her immediate supervisor and Union representative. A grievance not submitted within five (5) working days of its occurrence or when the employee could reasonably have obtained knowledge of its occurrence shall be considered automatically closed. STEP 2. In the event the supervisor in STEP 1 does not give a decision within five (5) working days, or the matter is not satisfactorily settled in STEP 1, the employee or Xxxxxxx shall reduce the grievance to writing and present a copy to the immediate supervisor. Said grievance shall be signed by the grievant and must be presented within five (5) working days to the immediate supervisor from the Employer's disposal of the grievance or failure to dispose of same at STEP 1. Said supervisor shall, within five (5) working days after receipt of the written grievance, give his decision in writing. The Union may automatically take it to the next step of the grievance procedure if no decision is given in five (5) working days by the said supervisor. Unresolved grievances shall proceed to STEP 3, provided they have been appealed within five (5) working days from the date the answer was received or due. STEP 3. In the event the grievance is not settled or disposed of at STEP 2, and it has been properly appealed to STEP 3 as provided in STEP 2 above, the presiding judge of the Court involved and a representative of the Local Union and MAPE shall meet within twenty (20) working days of the day of appeal, unless otherwise mutually extended by Agreement in writing to discuss the grievance and, if the parties at this step cannot settle the grievance or otherwise dispose of it, the said judge, within five (5) working days of the meeting, shall give his answer to the grievance in writing. STEP 4. In the event the grievance is not settled at STEP 3, the grieving party may ap...

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. 4.1 Any claim by an employee, or a group of employees, that there has been misinterpretation or misapplication of any provision of this written agreement or School Board Policy that affects educational support personnel's wages, hours, or terms and conditions of employment which is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or School Board Policy shall be a grievance. If the grievance involves any of the rights granted to the Union, the grievance may be filed by the Union directly to Step II. 4.2 The grievant(s) shall be allowed to appoint a Union representative, at no cost to the Board, to be present for all meetings, hearings, appeals, or other proceedings relative to any grievance which has been formally presented and no employee may be required to discuss any grievance if the Union representative is not present. If an employee desires Union representation, the employee shall be responsible for requesting such representation. Additional representation will be by mutual agreement. 4.3 In the event that an employee believes there is a basis for a grievance he/she shall first discuss the alleged grievance with the facility manager (Within the Superintendent's Complex, a department constitutes a facility.), at which a representative may be present, within ten (10) working days of the alleged violation or within ten (10) working days following the time when the employee responsibly should have gained knowledge of its occurrence. Any adjustment reached in the informal discussion shall be consistent with the terms of this Agreement. If, after informal discussion with the facility manager, a grievance exists, the grievant(s) must initiate the following formal grievance procedure within five (5) working days from the date of the informal conference specified above. When requested by the employee, a Union representative may be present. The aggrieved may withdraw a grievance at any step in the adopted procedure. Appeals to Step I and Step II must be filed within five (5) working days following the disposition of the grievance or the expiration of the disposition timelines. Step I A formal written grievance must be filed on the specified grievance form and submitted to the facility manager. In the event the remedy sought is not within the jurisdiction of the facility manager, the grievant may file the Step I grievance at the lowest level at which the relief may be granted. Such form will be available from the Union representative and will be available on the Dis...

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. 7.1 The parties agree that the time limits set forth in this article shall be mandatory, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and General Holidays. 7.1.1 In the event that the union misses a time limit, the grievance is deemed to be abandoned. 7.1.2 In the event that the employer misses a time limit, the grievance shall be advanced to the next step in the grievance procedure. 7.1.3 The time limits specified in the grievance procedure may be extended for such time as mutually agreed, in writing, by the Employer and the Union. 7.2 In order to provide for an orderly and speedy process for the settling of grievances, the Employer acknowledges the rights and duties of the Union Grievance Committee and Stewards. The role of the xxxxxxx shall be to assist with the preparation and presentation of a grievance commencing with clause 7.3 below. When a xxxxxxx assists with the presentation of a grievance during working hours she shall suffer no loss of regular earnings. Policy Grievance 7.3 Grievances which are not of an individual nature but are generally applicable to employees covered by the scope of this Agreement shall be referred to as a policy grievance. Policy grievances shall be submitted, in writing, within thirty (30) consecutive working days of the event which led to the grievance and shall specify the nature of the grievance, the articles or clauses of the collective agreement which are alleged to be violated and the remedy or correction that the Employer is requested to make. The grievance shall commence at Step 2, Clause 7.6 7.4 An employee who feels they have a grievance shall notify the Union, who, along with the employee, will discuss it with the employee’s supervisor within ten (10) consecutive working days of the event which led to the grievance in an xxxxxxx attempt to resolve the problem. 7.5 The Union shall have the right to originate grievances on behalf of any employee who feels that she has a grievance. 7.6 Failing to resolve the grievance during the discussion with the employee's supervisor, it shall be dealt with as follows: a. Within ten (10) consecutive workdays, the Union shall submit the grievance in writing to the Assistant Superintendent - Business Services with a copy to the Superintendent of Schools outlining: i. the nature of the grievance

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. Section 1. All complaints and prospective grievances may be taken up informally by either the Company or the Union in advance of the formal grievance steps set forth below. Nothing in this Article shall be construed to deprive any employee or group of employees from presenting individually to the Company any complaint, and to have such complaints adjusted without the intervention of the Union, as long as the adjustment is not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, and provided further that a Union representative has been given opportunity to be present at such adjustment. Section 2. The Company and the Union agree that grievances shall be confined to differences arising out of the interpretation or application of the terms or provisions of this agreement, or disciplinary action for just cause and shall be processed according to the grievance procedure set forth in this Article. It shall be the objective of both the Company and the Union to settle any grievance promptly and at the lowest step of the grievance procedure. Grievances shall be reduced to writing, setting forth, if applicable, specifically the substance of the grievance and the provision or provisions of the Agreement allegedly violated, delivered by a Union representative to the designated Company representative in accordance with Section 3. following, within thirty (30) calendar days of the action complained of. Section 3. The formal grievance procedure shall consist of (3) successive steps. Notice of grievance and appeals of decision shall be forwarded in accordance with the following: The designated first level manager (supervisor) shall contact the Union representative within seven (7) workdays of receipt of written notice of the grievance for the purpose of setting a mutually agreeable meeting date and location. The designated first level manager (supervisor) will provide a decision in writing within ten (10) workdays after completion of the meeting(s) unless mutually agreed otherwise by the parties. If the Company fails to offer a meeting date which is within fourteen (14) calendar days of receipt of the written notice of the grievance and no mutual agreement has been reached by the parties to extend the timeframe, the grievance may be advanced to the second step at the Union’s option.

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. Section A. A grievance is defined as a dispute or question involving the interpretation of a specific article of this Agreement. Each written grievance must state the Article of the Agreement where the dispute exists and the remedy requested to settle the grievance. Step 1. The employee shall present his/her grievance in writing to his/her immediate supervisor for disposition. This must be done within six (6) calendar days of the incident which gave rise to the grievance (excluding Saturday, Sunday, and recognized holidays). The immediate supervisor must respond to the employee within five (5) calendar days (excluding Saturday, Sunday, and recognized holidays). If the aggrieved employee does not refer to Step 2 of this procedure within five (5) calendar days (excluding Saturday, Sunday, and recognized holidays) after receipt of the decision rendered in this step, it shall be considered to be satisfactorily resolved. Step 2. If the grievance is not satisfactorily resolved at Step 1, the grievance, together with all correspondence, shall be submitted to the Chief. The Chief or his designee shall investigate and hold a grievance meeting within five (5) calendar days (excluding Saturday, Sunday, and recognized holidays) after receipt of the grievance. The Chief shall give his answer to the Union and the aggrieved in writing within five (5) calendar days (excluding Saturday, Sunday, and recognized holidays) after termination of such grievance meeting. If the aggrieved employee does not refer the grievance to Step 3 of his procedure within five (5) calendar days (excluding Saturday, Sunday, and recognized holidays) after receipt of the decision rendered in this step, it shall be considered to be satisfactorily resolved. Step 3. If the grievance is not satisfactorily resolved at Step 2, the grievance shall be submitted to the Township Administrator no later than five (5) calendar days (excluding Saturday, Sunday, and recognized holidays) after receipt of the unacceptable decision rendered in Step 2. A meeting shall be scheduled within five (5) calendar days (excluding Saturday, Sunday, and recognized holidays) after the filing of the grievance in Step 3. The decision of the Township Administrator shall be given within five

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. A. A grievance shall mean a complaint by an employee or group of members arising out of an interpretation of the provisions of this Agreement or conditions of employment implied but not necessarily stated in this agreement. A grievance to be considered under this procedure must be initiated by the member within seven (7) working days of its occurrence. B. Failure at any step of this procedure to communicate the decision on a grievance within the specified time limits shall permit the aggrieved member to proceed to the next step. (This is specifically meant to apply to situations where a department head might try to sit on a grievance and not respond to it.) C. Any member who has a grievance shall put it in writing with his/her Department Head, in an attempt to resolve the matter at that level. D. If, as a result of the submission of the grievance, the matter is not resolved to the satisfaction of the member within seven (7) working days, he/she shall set forth the grievance in writing to the City Manager or the Commission, as appropriate, specifying: 1. The nature of the grievance and date occurred; 2. The nature and extent of the loss or inconvenience: 3. His/her dissatisfaction with decisions previously rendered. 4. The results of previous discussion. The City Manager shall communicate, their decision to the grievant in writing within seven (7) working days of receipt of the written grievance. E. If a grievance is not resolved to the Union's satisfaction, the Union will notify the City Manager within 15 working days after receipt of the decision of its intention to arbitrate or the decision rendered will be binding on both parties. Arbitrators shall be selected according to the procedures established by PELRB. The parties will share the cost of the arbitrator's fees on a 50/50 basis. F. It is further agreed that any arbitration rendered under this contract shall be subject to the review provisions of RSA-542. G. An arbitrator deciding a grievance under this contract shall have no authority to alter, amend, change, add to or delete, the terms of the contract of the parties. H. For the proposes of this section working days shall be Monday through Friday excluding Saturdays, Sunday and holidays.

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. ‌ 15:01 Prior to a written grievance being filed and/or initiated, the parties shall meet to review the facts and circumstances giving rise to the complaint(s) and shall attempt to resolve the matter(s) through discussion and the pursuit of reasonable alternatives. The aggrieved employee shall have the right and/or option to have a Union Representative present at such discussion(s). 15:02 Where the employee, the manager, the xxxxxxx and/or union representative if in attendance cannot resolve the employee’s complaint through the process outlined in 15:01 above, the parties to the agreement recognized the desirability for a prompt resolution of the grievance through an orderly process as outlined below in this Article, without stoppage of work or refusal to perform work. 15:03 A grievance is defined as a complaint in writing concerning: (a) The application, interpretation or alleged violation of an Article of this Agreement, or a signed Letter of Understanding, or a signed Memorandum of Agreement between the parties. (b) The dismissal, suspension, demotion or written or verbal reprimand of an employee. 15:04 Notwithstanding 15:03, an employee may grieve on any unsatisfactory working condition up to the Grievance Hearing Stage of the Procedure. The decision at this Step shall be final for such grievances. (a) If an employee or the Union fail to initiate or process a grievance within the prescribe time limits without a reasonable explanation, the grievance will be deemed to be abandoned. (b) If Management fails to reply to a grievance within the prescribed time limits, the employee or Union shall process the grievance to the next step. (c) Either party may request an extension of the time limits in writing where possible to the affected parties provided such extension is requested prior to the expiry of the time allowed. An extension, if requested, shall not be unreasonably withheld. 15:06 Wherever possible, the grievance shall be presented on the Union Grievance Form. A written description of the nature of the grievance and the redress requested shall be sufficiently clear and if the grievance relates to an Article of the Agreement, such Article shall be so stated in the grievance. The grievance shall be signed by the employee and may be clarified at any step providing the substance is not changed. Except for failure to meet the time limits, a grievance shall not be deemed to be invalid if it is not written on the Union Grievance Form or for failure to quote ...

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. For the purposes of this Agreement, a grievance is defined as: (a) A difference arising between the parties relating to the interpretation, application, administration, or alleged violation of the Agreement including any question as to whether a matter is arbitrable. (b) The dismissal, discipline or suspension of an employee bound by this agreement. Disciplinary action grievable by the employee shall include written censures, letters of reprimand, and adverse reports or performance evaluation. If an employee has a grievance, his/her grievance shall be settled as follows: The employee, with or without a Shop Xxxxxxx or Union Committee member (at the employee's option), shall first discuss the grievance with his/her immediate supervisor or department head within seven (7) calendar days of the occurrence of the grievance. The supervisor will respond within three working days of discussing the grievance with the employee. If the grievance is not settled at this step: Then within seven (7) calendar days of the Step One meeting, the grievance shall be reduced to writing, signed by the employee and a Shop Xxxxxxx or Union Committee member and shall be presented to the immediate supervisor or the department head by a Shop Xxxxxxx or a Union Committee member. The parties will meet to discuss the grievance. Within seven (7) calendar days following the meeting, the supervisor or the department head shall give his/her written reply. If the grievance is not settled at this step, Then within ten (10) calendar days of receiving the Step Two response, the Union Committee or its delegate, shall notify the Company in writing that the grievance will proceed to Step Three. The Company and Union will meet within twenty-one (21) calendar days of referral of the grievance to Step Three to discuss the grievance. At this step of the grievance procedure, each party shall provide to the other a statement of facts and copies of all relevant documents. The findings or decisions of the Employer shall be presented to the Union in writing within seven (7) calendar days of the meeting. If the grievance is not settled at this step, either party may refer the grievance to arbitration under Articles 7 or 8 within twenty-one (21) calendar days of the presentation of this decision. The Employer agrees that their representatives at the Step 3 meeting have the authority to resolve the grievance.