Grievance Procedure Section Sample Clauses

Grievance Procedure Section. At any time, an employee may elect to resume the regular grievance procedure in place of the alternate procedure by written notice to the University. The University's Step 1 Grievance response will be issued within fifteen (15) calendar days after such notice to return to Step 1 of the Grievance Procedure is received by the designated campus/hospital/Laboratory official.
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Grievance Procedure Section. 1 The purpose of this Article is to provide a mutually acceptable method for the prompt and equitable settlement of grievances filed by bargaining unit employee(s), the Union or the Administration. The Administration and the Union recognize the importance of settling disagreements and disputes promptly, fairly, and in an orderly manner that will maintain the self-respect of the employee and maintain the efficiency of the Administration. To accomplish this, the parties will attempt to settle grievances expeditiously and at the lowest level of supervision. Employees and their representatives will be free from restraint, interference, coercion, discrimination or reprisal, consistent with 5 USC and this Agreement, in seeking adjustments of grievances. The 1985 negotiated grievance-arbitrability procedure shall govern resolving the inconsistences of other articles not yet reopened in the Agreement.
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Grievance Procedure Section. FOURTH If the difference remains unresolved, then within one calendar month of the date of decision under the third step of the grievance procedure, and the grievance remaining outstanding, measures shall be taken under the procedure as outlined in Article hereof. The Grievance comprised of regular employees of the Company who have attained seniority, shall be elected by the Union, and the Company shall be kept informed of the personnel of that committee. The number of employees on the Grievance Committee at the plant shall not exceed three The employee may be present if he so desires in any of the steps outlined in Section 1 hereof. Where the is on a shift differing from that in which the When a decision is reached under any one of the methods outlined in Section immediately preceding, such decision shall be final and binding and shall be
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Grievance Procedure Section retroactive to the date of the original submission in writing unless otherwise directed in such decision. If the grievance affects a rate of pay it shall be retroactive to the date it was first submitted in writing, or if the cause of such grievance arose prior thereto then the adjustment will be made retroactively to the date the error was made or such other period as may be agreed upon. Article. In the event of such employee being reinstated, he shall be paid for this period during which he has not worked as if he had not been suspended, discharged or laid off, subject to such adjustment as the settlement may determine. Pending settlement of a difference as outlined in Section 1 and 7 hereof, an aggrieved employee shall perform the duties assigned to him by the person in charge of the department, provided however, where such duties involve a transfer reasonable consideration shall be given to ability and in the case of an immediate transfer, extreme changes in temperature. Where an employee has a question concerning his If an employee is being interviewed privately by his xxxxxxx about a matter that could result in his discharge or suspension he may, if he desires, request that his department xxxxxxx be present as a witness. If such interview is conducted by the Superintendent, or in his absence the Company's designated representative, the employee The Union agrees that no strike vote of the members of the Local Union will be taken during the term of this Agreement. The Union agrees that no strike vote of the members will be taken during the course of negotiations with the Company for renewal or extention of the Agreement until an attempt has been made in good faith to settle any differences arising in such negotiations by conciliation or some other form of mediation.
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Grievance Procedure Section. Any grievance brought to the attentionof the Company by the Union or an individual employee will not be considered by the Company if more than thirty (30) calendar days have elapsed since the occurrence of the cause of such grievance. Should an employee have a complaint concerning the application, administration, to an alleged violation of any provision of this agreement, he shall take the matter up orally with his Supervisor or a designated management representative. His Supervisoror Management Representativeshall, when requested by the employee, arrange for the participationof the Plant Chairman of the Union, or in his absence, a UnionCommittee Member or Union Xxxxxxx who may be available at the time. The Supervisor or Management Representative shall render a decision within seven (7) calendar days. If a resolution of the complaint has not been reached at Step I; the Union Representative shall submit a grievance inwriting, in duplicate, to the Manager of Human Resources (within fourteen
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Grievance Procedure Section. 1 (a) Initial handling: Any grievance or controversy affecting the mu- tual relations of the Employer and the Union shall first be taken up between the Local Union and the Employer. If, after thorough discussion between the parties, the matter is not resolved within five (5) days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after first being taken up, it shall be reduced to writing by the grieving party, copies shall be sent to the other party, and the case shall be referred to the United Parcel Service Labor-Management Committee and put on the agenda for its next regular meeting.
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  • ARTICLE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE The parties to this Agreement are agreed that it is of the utmost importance to adjust complaints and grievances as quickly as possible. Unless agreed to by both the Company and the Union, no grievance shall be presented, the alleged circumstances of which originated or occurred, or should have come to the attention of the employee concerned, more than five (5) working days prior to its original presentation in writing at Step A grievance shall consist of a dispute concerning interpretation and/or application of any Article, Schedule or Clause in this Agreement. Should a grievance arise it shall be handled as follows. Prior to filing a formal grievance, an employee will, with the assistance of his xxxxxxx, refer the on an informal basis to his immediate Supervisor. If the grievance cannot be settled as a result of this discussion, then it may be dealt with as follows: STEP The employee shall a written grievance with his immediate Supervisor within five (5) working days of the incident giving rise to the complaint. The immediate Supervisor shall answer the grievance within five (5) working days. The grievance shall specify the Article or Articles and subsections of the Agreement of which a violation is alleged, indicate the relief sought and be signed by the employee. STEP Should the employee be dissatisfied with the disposition of the grievance at Step the grievance may be referred to the Plant Manager within five (5) working days after receipt of the immediate Supervisor's reply at Step The Plant Manager shall convene a meeting with the and Chief Xxxxxxx and shall answer the grievance in writing within five (5) working days of such meeting. STEP If no settlement is reached at Step the the Union Grievance Committee and representatives of Management shall meet to discuss the grievance within five (5) working days of receipt of the reply of the Plant Manager. The Union's National Representative will be in attendance at this meeting. If the grievance is not settled within five (5) working days it may be referred to arbitration as hereinafter provided. The Union or the Company may initiate a grievance beginning at Step of the Grievance Procedure. Such grievance shall be filed within five (5) working days of the incident giving rise to the complaint and be in the form prescribed in Step Any such grievance may be referred to arbitration under Article by either the Union in the case of a Union grievance or the Company in the case of a Company grievance. The Union may not institute a grievance directly affecting an employee or employees which such employee or employees could themselves institute and the regular Grievance Procedure shall not thereby be by-passed except where the grievance would affect the Bargaining Unit as a whole. This Clause shall not preclude a group grievance signed by a group of employees commencing at Step Any complaint or grievance which is not commenced or processed through the next stage of the Grievance or Arbitration Procedure within the time specified shall be deemed to have been dropped. However, time limits specified in the Grievance Procedure may be extended by mutual agreement in writing between the Company and the Union. An employee who has been discharged or suspended may file a written grievance at Step within five (5) working days of the discharge or suspension. In taking disciplinary action within twenty-four (24) months from the date of a suspension or dismissal (reinstatement) for a similar infraction, the Company may consider the employee's entire record preceding suspension or dismissal (reinstatement), as the case may be. In taking disciplinary action within twelve 2) months from the date of an oral or written warning for a similar infraction, the Company may consider the employee's entire record preceding the employee's oral or written warning, as the case may be.

  • Grievance Procedure Steps Step 1: (a) Any employee who feels aggrieved must discuss the grievance with the employee's immediate supervisor within fourteen (14) days of the date on which the employee or the Union first learned or may reasonably have been expected to have learned of its cause unless the parties agree in writing to extend the fourteen (14) day period. The employee, if he or she so desires, may be accompanied and represented by the employee's stew- ard or a Union representative. The Union also may initiate a grievance at Step 1 within 14 days of the date the Union first became aware of (or rea- sonably should have become aware of) the facts giving rise to the griev- ance. In such case the participation of an individual grievant is not re- quired. A Step 1 Union grievance may involve a complaint affecting more than one employee in the office. Whenever the facts giving rise to a grievance relate to an incident/issue occurring or arising on a specific date and in- volve more than one employee in the office, a Step 1 or Step 2 grievance may only be initiated by the Union as a Union grievance on behalf of all involved employees within a specific work location in an installation as provided in Article 17.2A or as defined by local practice. Should any grievances concerning the same incident/issue be filed at Step 1 by indi- vidual employees, the Union will consolidate all such grievances and se- lect a representative grievance which may be appealed to Step 2. Should multiple grievances concerning the same incident/issue be improperly filed/initiated at Step 1 by the Union, management shall notify the Union, and if so notified, the Union shall consolidate all such grievances and select a representative grievance which may be heard at Step 1.

  • GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE A. A grievance shall be defined as an alleged violation, misinterpretation, or misapplication of this Agreement or written Board policies affecting working conditions of the member. Should a member/Association feel that there has been a violation, he/she will take the following steps: Step 1: The member/Association, with or without a designated representative, shall discuss the grievance with the Supervisor informally within five (5) work days of the alleged violation and, if not resolved, shall file a written grievance with the Supervisor within fifteen (15) work days of the alleged violation and discuss the written grievance with the Supervisor within five (5) work days after the grievance is filed. If no satisfactory conclusion is reached within five (5) work days following the discussion of the written grievance with the Supervisor, the member/Association shall submit the written grievance within five (5) work days of the discussion with the Supervisor to Step 2. A grievance which is not within the scope of a Supervisor's authority may be filed initially at step 2. The written grievance, as required herein, shall contain: a. it shall be signed by the grievant(s)/Association. b. it shall be specific; c. it shall contain a synopsis of the facts giving rise to the alleged violation; d. it shall cite the section or subsections of this contract or written Board policy alleged to have been violated; e. it shall contain the date of the alleged violation; f. it shall specify the relief requested; g. it shall indicate approval or disapproval by the Association. Step 2: The Superintendent or his/her designated agent shall arrange a meeting with the grievant and/or the designated Association representative within ten (10) work days after receipt of the grievance to discuss the grievance. Within ten (10) work days of the discussion, the Superintendent or his/her designated agent shall render his/her decision in writing, transmitting a copy of the same to the grievant, the Association representative, and appropriate Supervisor, and place a copy of same in a permanent file in his/her office. If the decision of the Superintendent is unsatisfactory to the Association, the Association may appeal same to the Board of Education by filing a written grievance, along with the decision of the Superintendent, with the officer of the Board in charge of drawing up the agenda for the Board's meeting, within ten (10) work days of receipt of the Superintendent's decision.

  • 000 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 7. 100 It is agreed that it is the spirit and intent of this Agreement to adjust grievances promptly. All grievances, including discharge for just cause, but not those pertaining to jurisdictional disputes that may arise on any work covered by this Agreement, must be initiated within fifteen (15) working days of the incident by either the employee in Step I or the Local Union in Step II and shall be handled in the following manner:

  • Definition of Grievance A grievance shall be defined as any difference arising out of the interpretation, application, administration, or alleged violation of the Collective Agreement.

  • GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE (Continued 6. The Board and the Administration will cooperate with any investigation of any grievance, and will furnish such information insofar as possible. Costs, if any, shall be paid by the requesting party. The cost of the copies shall comply with board policy. 7. Forms for filing a grievance and written decisions shall be given appropriate distribution to administrators, supervisors, and teachers. These forms will be readily available in each school office or from an Association representative. 8. The P.R.&R. Committee and such administrative personnel as designated by the Superintendent shall meet at least once annually to discuss and agree upon how grievances are to be handled. Such meetings shall be held prior to or during the first day of the school year. Such meetings shall be co-chaired by the chairman of the P.R.&R. Committee and a designee of the Superintendent and shall be conducted within the regular work day so far as possible. 9. A grievance must be initiated within fifteen (15) days following the act or condition or knowledge of the act which is the basis for said grievance. 10. The number of days indicated at each step shall be considered as maximum. If the aggrieved fails to file the grievance within the time limits specified in the succeeding sections of this procedure, it shall be presumed that said incident or grievance has been resolved. If the responding party fails to comply with any time limit in the succeeding sections of this procedure, the grievance may automatically be appealed to the next step in the grievance procedure. Both parties may, however, in writing, mutually agree to extend the time limits. 11. It shall be mutually agreed that the handling of any professional grievance may be conducted within the regular work day if such can be done without interruption of the students’ educational program. 12. In the event a grievance is carried to Step Four, the grievant and a member of the P.R.&R. Committee shall be granted released time with pay to attend hearings held by the arbiter if the hearing is held within a contract day.

  • Informal Grievance Procedure Employees are encouraged to act promptly to attempt to resolve disputes with their manager/supervisor through an informal procedure. A meeting between the manager/supervisor and the employee should take place whenever requested by either party to assist, to clarify or resolve the grievance. The employee may be accompanied by his/her Union representative at the informal meeting. Any resolution reached at the informal step must be in accordance with the provisions of this agreement, or other rule or ordinance and shall not set precedent.

  • Grievance Procedures The AGENCY agrees to establish a formal written grievance process with procedures through which clients and recipients of services may present grievances to the governing authority of the AGENCY regarding services being provided under this Contract. Additionally, the AGENCY agrees to establish fair hearing procedures that ensure all persons will be advised of their rights to a fair hearing to appeal a denial or exclusion from services and/or the failure of staff to take into account the individual’s choice of service. The AGENCY’S internal grievance procedure must document and include, at a minimum, the following: date of grievance, a written response to the applicant sent within thirty (30) days, and the opportunity for the applicant to meet with the AGENCY Executive Director or designee. Upon request by the COUNTY, the AGENCY shall provide a written report as to the grievance outcome within five (5) normal COUNTY working days. The AGENCY will maintain these documents on file for review by the COUNTY.

  • Group Grievance Where a number of employees have identical grievances and each employee would be entitled to grieve separately they may present a group grievance in writing signed by each employee who is grieving to the Administrator or her designate within ten (10) days after the circumstances giving rise to the grievance have occurred or ought reasonably to have come to the attention of the employee(s). The grievance shall then be treated as being initiated at Step No. 1 and the applicable provisions of this Article shall then apply with respect to the processing of such grievance.

  • Definition of a Grievance A grievance is defined as a dispute or disagreement as to the interpretation or application of the specific terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT.

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