Common use of Grievance Process Clause in Contracts

Grievance Process. (a) If the issue is not resolved by the pre-grievance process, and the Union wishes to advance the issue, it must submit a formal grievance to the Employer within 14 days of the date the employee(s) became aware of the issue, utilizing the Grievance Form appended to this Agreement. When submitting the Grievance Form, the Union will include all relevant facts, details, and pertinent documentation it relies upon. (b) The Employer will investigate the grievance and provide a written response within 7 days of receipt of the Grievance Form, and will include all relevant facts, details, and pertinent documents it relies upon. (c) If the grievance is not resolved at this point, the Union may, within 7 days of receipt of the response, refer the grievance to the Joint Grievance Panel (“JGP”). (d) A & D or Policy grievances may only be referred to the JGP on agreement of both Parties. In the absence of agreement, these grievances are referred directly to Arbitration.