Grievance Procedure - Step Four Sample Clauses

Grievance Procedure - Step Four a. Within fifteen (15) work days after receiving the decision of the superintendent, an appeal of the decision may be made to the Elkhart Community Schools Board of Trustees. The Board shall then schedule an evidentiary hearing, with witnesses as necessary, on the grievance after receipt of the appeal. b. The hearing shall be held at a regular or special meeting of the Board of Trustees. The hearing shall be held at a mutually agreeable time and place which will afford a fair and reasonable opportunity for all persons, including witnesses, entitled to be present to attend. c. The Board shall render their decision in writing to the Association president and the grievant not more than 30 work days after the hearing has been held and after the first subsequent regular meeting following the hearing.
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Grievance Procedure - Step Four a. Within ten (10) work days of receipt of the written decision of the Superintendent or designee, the Association, upon written notice to the employer, may submit the grievance to binding arbitration. b. The arbitrator shall be selected from a panel of arbitrators provided by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its rules which shall likewise govern the arbitration hearing.
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Grievance Procedure - Step Four. In the event that any disputes under this Article shall not be settled as provided in Step Three, then Step Four shall apply. The Association, if dissatisfied with the proposed settlement of the grievance, may within fourteen (14) calendar days after failure to adjust the grievance at Step Three serve upon the District a written demand for arbitration. The selection of an arbitrator shall be by one of the following means:
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Grievance Procedure - Step Four. In the event that any disputes under this Article shall not be settled as provided in Step Three, then Step Four shall apply. The party dissatisfied with the proposed settlement of the grievance may within 21 calendar days after failure to adjust the grievance serve upon the other party a written demand for arbitration. The parties shall attempt to select an impartial arbitrator by mutual agreement. If the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator within 14 calendar days, then the American Arbitration Association will be asked to submit a list of 7 disinterested persons from Washington and/or Oregon who are qualified and willing to act as an impartial arbitrator. Both the District and the Union shall have the right to strike three names from the panel of names submitted. The party requesting the arbitration shall strike the first name, the other party shall strike the second name, continuing in this fashion until one name remains. The remaining person shall be the arbitrator. The decision or award of the arbitrator shall be issued in writing within 30 calendar days after conclusion of the hearing or the submission of post-hearing briefs, whichever is later. The decision of the arbitrator shall be binding upon both parties. Expenses for the arbitrator’s service and the proceedings shall be borne equally by the District and the Union. However, each party shall be responsible for compensating its own representatives, attorneys and witnesses. Employees called as arbitration witnesses may do so during working hours with no loss of pay. The arbitrator shall have the right to determine the rules and procedure of the conduct of the hearing; provided, however, that the function of the arbitrator to hear the matter in dispute between the parties shall be limited to determining if the District or Union has violated or failed to apply any of the provisions of this Agreement between the parties. The arbitrator shall have no power to destroy, change, add to or delete from the terms of this Agreement.
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Grievance Procedure - Step Four. In the event that any disputes under this Article shall not be settled as provided in Step Three, then Step Four shall apply. The party dissatisfied with the proposed settlement of the grievance may within fourteen
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  • GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE Section 1. A grievance is a complaint that the City has violated this Agreement. All grievances shall be handled exclusively as set forth in this procedure. Any disciplinary action of record which is not appealable to the Kettering Civil Service Commission is fully subject to the procedures of this Article. Section 2. Grievances shall be promptly filed. To be considered, a grievance must be filed at the first step within 14 calendar days of its occurrence (exclusive of Saturday, Sunday or a holiday) or when the employee first became aware (or in the exercise of reasonable diligence should have become aware) of its occurrence, but in no case may a grievance be filed more than 30 days after occurrence. Section 3. Step 1. An aggrieved employee shall first take up his grievance with his immediate supervisor. Upon the request of either of them, the representative of the Union shall be present. Section 4. Step 2. If the grievance of an employee is not satisfactorily settled at Step 1, it may be taken to Step 2 and appealed by the grievant at a meeting with the Police Chief and a representative of the Union. Any class action grievance filed by the Union shall be filed at Step 2 rather than Step 1 of the grievance procedure. Section 5. Step 3. If the grievance has not been adjusted at Step 2, it may then be appealed by the grievant to a meeting between the Director of Human Resources and a representative of the Union. Section 6. Step 4. If the grievance has not been adjusted at Step 3, it may then be appealed by the grievant to a meeting between a representative of the Union and the City Manager. Section 7. Step 5. Arbitrable grievances which have not been settled by the above steps may be submitted to binding arbitration. Grievances which involve a matter over which the Civil Service Commission has jurisdiction are not arbitrable. In the case of other grievances, if the Union is not satisfied with the answer of the City at Step 4, it may within 30 days give written notice to the City of its intent to submit the grievance to arbitration.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Steps of the Grievance Procedure All grievances shall be processed in accordance with the following procedure. Grievances over final counseling or dismissal will begin at Step Two. For all other grievances, the parties may agree to waive Step One. For grievances filed directly at Step Two, the grievant will have thirty (30) calendar days from the occurrence of the situation, condition or action that caused the grievant to file. Within thirty (30) calendar days of the occurrence of a situation, condition, or action that caused the grievance, the employee(s) affected and/or the xxxxxxx or Union representative shall present the grievance to the employee’s immediate supervisor for resolution. The Human Resources Consultant may also attend, if desired by the University. Presentation of the grievance shall include a short written description of the subject of the grievance and the contract Articles allegedly violated. If the grievance is directed against the employee’s immediate supervisor, the grievance may be presented to the next higher level of supervision. In the event the employee’s immediate supervisor does not have authority to resolve the grievance, the grievance will be presented at the level having authority to act as determined by the Employer. The Employer will respond within five (5) calendar days of the meeting. In the event an employee files a grievance outside the department in which the employee is employed and the grievance cannot be resolved at Step One, the grievance will be processed at Step Two by the level of management as designated by the University in the department which has been named in the grievance. If a satisfactory settlement is not reached in Step One, and the employee wishes to pursue the matter further, said grievance shall be put into writing on the agreed upon grievance form and referred to the department head or designee or to the next appropriate level of management and the Office of Labor Relations within fifteen (15) calendar days after the decision from Step One. The date of alleged occurrence of the grievance shall be specified. The parties shall attempt to meet to resolve the grievance within fifteen (15) calendar days following the date of written submittal. At this step, the Union agrees to cite all known sections of the Agreement and/or written policy or practice allegedly violated and to provide a copy to the Human Resources Office and Office of Labor Relations. The grievant may be represented by a xxxxxxx and a union staff representative. The University will be represented by the appropriate management official(s) or designee(s), a representative from the Office of Labor Relations, and a Human Resources Consultant, if desired by the University. The University will respond in writing within ten (10) calendar days.

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