Common use of GRIEVANCEPROCEDURE Clause in Contracts

GRIEVANCEPROCEDURE. Section 1. Should any difference or dispute arise between the City and any employee or group of employees in the bargaining unit with respect to the interpretation or application of a specific and identified provision of this Agreement, it will be considered a grievance and must be resolved in accordance with the following procedure: Step 1. If the Union, any employee or group of employees in the bargaining unit believes that he has a grievance (as defined above), he shall first cite the specific contract clause violated and discuss the grievance with his immediate supervisor within fourteen (14) calendar days of the grievance incident, or within fourteen (14) calendar days of the time the employee should have been aware of the incident. If a satisfactory disposition of the grievance is not made at this stage, then within seven (7) calendar days of such discussion: Step 3. The grievance shall be reduced to writing and shall be signed by the aggrieved employee or employees and the bargaining unit representative (with a signature denoting acknowledgment only) and presented to the Chief of Police. Such written grievance shall designate the relief or disposition sought. Any grievance not reduced to writing and submitted to the Chief of Police within that time period shall be considered abandoned. The Chief of Police shall meet with the grievant and his representative within fourteen (14) calendar days of receiving the written grievance. The Chief of Police shall answer in writing the grievance within fourteen (14) calendar days immediately following the meeting. (The day of submission is not counted as a day of this step or any succeeding step.) If satisfactory disposition is not made by the Department Head, then within seven (7) calendar days the grievance shall proceed to step 3. The grievance shall be presented in person to the City Manager or his/her designee. Such written grievance shall designate the relief or disposition sought. Any grievance not reduced to writing and submitted to the City Manager shall be considered as abandoned. Within fourteen (14) calendar days after he receives the grievance, the City manager will schedule a meeting with the grievant and his representative. The City Manager will answer the grievance in writing within fourteen (14) calendar days following the meeting.

GRIEVANCEPROCEDURE. Section 1. Should any difference or dispute arise between the City and any An employee or group of employees in the bargaining unit with respect to the interpretation or application of a specific and identified provision of this Agreement, it will be considered having a grievance and must be resolved shall present it to his xxxxxxx in accordance with the following procedure: Step 1. If the Unionwriting, any employee or group of employees in the bargaining unit believes that he has a grievance (as defined above), he who shall first cite the specific contract clause violated and discuss the grievance take it up with his immediate supervisor within fourteen supervisor. It shall be optional to the Company to decline to consider any grievance the alleged circumstances of which originated occurred more than five (145) calendar days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and paid holidays, prior to its presentation or five (5) such days of the grievance incident, or within fourteen (14) calendar days of from the time the employee or the Union became aware or should have been become aware of such occurrence. The immediate Supervisor shall deal with the incidentwritten grievance and render his decision thereon in writing within two (2) exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and paid holidays, following the day upon which he received the written grievance. If a satisfactory disposition of the grievance is not made at this stageadjusted satisfactorily by said supervisor and the xxxxxxx, then within seven (7) calendar days of such discussion: Step 3. The grievance it shall be reduced taken up by the Union committee and management at the next meeting between the Management and the Union committee, provided that the Union committee shall have given the Management notification in writing of the full details of said grievance at least twenty-four hours prior to writing and said meeting. Management’s decision shall be signed by the aggrieved employee or employees and the bargaining unit representative (with a signature denoting acknowledgment only) and presented rendered in writing to the Chief of Police. Such written grievance shall designate the relief or disposition sought. Any grievance Union committee not reduced to writing later than three (3) days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and submitted to paid holidays, after the Chief holding of Police within that time period shall be considered abandoned. The Chief of Police shall meet with the grievant and his representative within fourteen (14) calendar days of receiving the written grievance. The Chief of Police shall answer in writing the grievance within fourteen (14) calendar days immediately following the meeting. Grievances which cannot be satisfactorily settled as herein provided shall be reviewed jointly by representatives of the National Union and senior Management. Management’s decision shall be rendered in writing to the Chairman of the committee not later than five (The day 5) days, exclusive of submission is Saturdays, Sundays and paid holidays, after the joint review by representatives of the National Union and senior Management Grievances which are not counted as a day satisfactorily settled grievance has been exhausted may referred to an arbitrator, whose decision shall be final and providing the party desiring to proceed to arbitration gives to the other party notice of this step such desire ten (10) days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and paid holidays, after receipt of the decision rendered at or any succeeding step.) following the joint review by senior Management and the National Union. If satisfactory disposition is the parries cannot agree on an arbitrator, the appointment shall made by the Department HeadMinister of Labour for Canada. An arbitrator shall not alter, then within seven (7) calendar days add to, subtract m o d i or amend any part of this agreement, he shall, however, in respect of a grievance involving a penalty, be entitled to or set aside such penalty as in the grievance shall proceed to step 3opinion of the arbitrator is just and equitable. The grievance following special procedure shall be presented in person applicable to the City Manager or his/her designee. Such written a grievance shall designate the relief or disposition sought. Any grievance not reduced to writing and submitted to the City Manager shall be considered as abandoned. Within fourteen (14) calendar days after he receives the grievance, the City manager will schedule a meeting with the grievant and his representative. The City Manager will answer the grievance in writing within fourteen (14) calendar days following the meeting.alleging improper discharge of an employee and/or suspension of an employee:

GRIEVANCEPROCEDURE. Section 1. Should 6.01 A "grievance" shall be defined as any difference or dispute arise arising between the parties to this Agreement, or between any Bargaining Unit employee and the City, in which the aggrieved party alleges that there has been a violation, breach, or improper application of any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement. The propriety of and the procedures followed by the City and any employee in all disciplinary suspensions, demotions, or group discharges of employees in of the bargaining unit with respect shall be subject to the interpretation or application of grievance procedures set forth in this Article, except for a specific and identified provision of this Agreement, it will be considered a grievance and must be resolved in accordance with the following procedure:newly hired probationary removal. Step 1. If the Union, any employee or group of employees in the bargaining unit believes that he has a grievance (as defined above), he shall first cite the specific contract clause violated and discuss the grievance with his immediate supervisor within fourteen (14) calendar days of the grievance incident, or within fourteen (14) calendar days of the time the employee should have been aware of the incident. If a satisfactory disposition of the grievance is not made at this stage, then within seven (7) calendar days of such discussion: Step 3. The 6.02 A formal grievance shall be reduced to writing writing. All grievances must contain the following information and shall must be signed filed using the grievance form mutually agreed upon by the aggrieved employee or employees FOP and the bargaining unit representative (with a signature denoting acknowledgment only) and presented Employer. 1. Aggrieved employee's name or notice that FOP is filing the grievance. 2. Date of the event leading to the Chief grievance. 3. A description of Policethe incident giving rise to the grievance. 4. Such written Date grievance shall designate was filed in writing. 5. Specific articles, rules, or regulations violated. 6. Desired remedy to resolve the relief grievance. 7. Signature of grievant or disposition soughtFOP representative. 6.03 All grievances must be processed at the proper step in order to be considered at the subsequent step. Nothing contained herein is meant to preclude the parties from mutually agreeing to waive one or more steps of the grievance procedure and process the grievance at a higher step. In cases where one Bargaining Unit employee takes such an action that results in a grievance by another employee, the employee who believes himself to be grieved because of such action may only ask for resolution to the grievance that is not pecuniary to the City. Any grievance not reduced to writing and submitted answered by the Employer within the stipulated time limits shall be advanced by FOP to the Chief of Police within that time period shall be considered abandoned. The Chief of Police shall meet with the grievant and his representative within fourteen (14) calendar days of receiving the written grievance. The Chief of Police shall answer next step in writing the grievance within fourteen (14) calendar days immediately following procedure. All time limits on grievances may be extended upon mutual consent of the meeting. (The day of submission is not counted as a day of this step or any succeeding step.) If satisfactory disposition is not made by the Department Head, then within seven (7) calendar days the grievance shall proceed to step 3. The grievance shall be presented in person to the City Manager or his/her designee. Such written grievance shall designate the relief or disposition soughtparties. Any grievance not reduced to writing and submitted forwarded to the City Manager next step by FOP within the stipulated time limits shall be considered as abandonedresolved at the previous step's response. Within fourteen (14) calendar days after he receives Days for the grievance, purposes of the City manager will schedule a meeting with Article shall be Monday through Friday and exclude holidays. Responses to grievants by the grievant and his representativeEmployer shall be considered served when delivered to the employee and/or placed in the FOP lock box. The City Manager will answer grievant shall have the grievance in writing within fourteen (14) calendar days right to FOP representation. Legal counsel may be obtained by the employee if he/she so desires at no expense to the City. 6.04 The following the meeting.procedure shall be as follows:

GRIEVANCEPROCEDURE. Section 1. Should A. A grievance procedure shall be effective for District Employees, the implementation of which shall be as follows: A grievance shall be defined as an actual or alleged violation of or failure to comply with the terms of any difference of the District's Personnel Rules and Regulations or dispute arise between the City and any employee this M.O.U., as it now exists or as may be amended or adopted hereafter, or an alleged discrimination, disciplinary suspension of less than five (5) working days, demotion or other discipline of an individual Employee or group of employees in Employees (class action grievance). If any question should arise whether a matter is a proper subject for the bargaining unit grievance procedure, the matter itself, along with respect the issue of whether it is subject to the interpretation or application of a specific grievance process, shall be submitted and identified provision of this Agreement, it will be considered a grievance and must be resolved decided in accordance with the following procedure:provisions of Section 0.xX. B. The grievance procedure is as follows: Step 1. If the Union, any employee or group of employees One: The initial step in the bargaining unit believes that he has adjustment of a grievance shall be a discussion between the Employee or the Union representative and the immediate Supervisor directly involved, who will answer within five (as defined above)5) work days. Step Two: If a grievance is not resolved in the initial step, he the second step shall first cite be a detailed written presentation of the specific contract clause violated and discuss the grievance with his immediate supervisor grievance, within fourteen thirty (1430) calendar days of the grievance incident, incident or within fourteen (14) calendar days when the Employee became aware of the time the employee or should have been become aware of the incident, by either the Employee or the Union Representative to the District Manager or his designee. If a satisfactory disposition The two of them will meet to discuss and investigate the grievance within ten (10) work days thereafter. At the option of either, investigators, the Supervisor, Employee or Shop Xxxxxxx may be present during the investigation. The District Manager, or his designee, will answer, in writing, within ten (10) work days after the conclusion of the meeting. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing, failure to observe the time limits at any step of the grievance procedure will result in their forfeiture or granting of the grievance without further recourse. Step Three: If a grievance is not made resolved in the second step, the third step shall be the presentation ofthe grievance bythe Employee and/or the Union representative, in writing, to the District's Board of Directors. This presentation of the grievance at this stage, then step shall be filed with the District Manager within seven ten (710) calendar work days of such discussion: after the Step 32 decision. The grievance shall be reduced to writing and shall be signed by the aggrieved employee or employees and the bargaining unit representative (with Board of Directors will render a signature denoting acknowledgment only) and presented to the Chief of Police. Such written grievance shall designate the relief or disposition sought. Any grievance not reduced to writing and submitted to the Chief of Police within that time period shall be considered abandoned. The Chief of Police shall meet with the grievant and his representative within fourteen (14) calendar days of receiving the written grievance. The Chief of Police shall answer in writing decision on the grievance within fourteen (14) calendar days immediately following the meeting. (The day of submission is not counted as a day of this step or any succeeding step.) If satisfactory disposition is not made by the Department Head, then within seven (7) calendar days the grievance shall proceed to step 3. The grievance shall be presented in person to the City Manager or his/her designee. Such written grievance shall designate the relief or disposition sought. Any grievance not reduced to writing and submitted to the City Manager shall be considered as abandoned. Within fourteen (14) calendar days after he receives the grievance, the City manager will schedule a meeting with the grievant and his representative. The City Manager will answer the grievance in writing within fourteen (14) calendar days following the meeting.thirty

GRIEVANCEPROCEDURE. Section 1. Should any difference or dispute arise between (a) FIRST STAGE It is the City and any employee or group mutual desire of the parties hereto that complaints of employees shall be adjusted as quickly as possible, and it is understood that an employee has no grievance until he has first given his Xxxxxxx an opportunity to adjust the complaint. If an employee has a grievance, he will present his grievance, in writing, to his Xxxxxxx with the bargaining unit with respect assistance of the Department Xxxxxxx if the employee so desires, within seven (7) working days of the circumstances giving rise to the grievance. The Xxxxxxx will give his answer, in writing, within seven (7) working days. Where more than three (3) persons have the same grievance, it will be treated as a Policy Grievance. SECOND STAGE Failing satisfactory settle- ment under Stage One, the Grievance Committee may within five (5) working days of receipt of the answer of the Xxxxxxx, refer the grievance to the Manager of the Company or his nominee. The meeting with the Manager or his nominee shall take place within five (5) working days following referral of the grievance to the Manager with a view of settling the grievance. At this meeting a representative of the Union may attend if his presence is requested by either party. It also understood that the may be present at this meeting. The Manager of the Company, or his nominee, shall give his answer in writing to the Union within five (5) working days following the day of such meeting. The Company shall have the right to lodge a grievance with the Union relating to the conduct of the Union or any Union representative, or the conduct of the employees, or concerning the application or inter- pretation of any provision of this Agreement. The grievance shall first be presented in writing to the Union within five (5) working days of the circumstances giving rise to the grievance and a meeting will be held within one (1) week between representatives of the Company and the Union and the grievance shall be answered in writing by the Union within one (1)week of such meeting. The Union shall have the right to lodge a grievance with the Company relating to any Company policy or concerning the application or interpretation or application of a specific and identified any provision of this Agreement, it will be considered a provided such grievance and must be resolved in accordance with the following procedure: Step 1. If the Union, any employee or group of employees in the bargaining unit believes that he has a grievance (as defined above), he shall first cite the specific contract clause violated and discuss the grievance with his immediate supervisor within fourteen (14) calendar days of the grievance incident, or within fourteen (14) calendar days of the time the employee should could not have been aware of lodged by an individual employee under the incident. If a satisfactory disposition of the grievance is not made at this stage, then within seven (7) calendar days of such discussion: Step 3normal procedure set out above. The grievance shall first be reduced to presented in writing and shall be signed by the aggrieved employee or employees and the bargaining unit representative (with a signature denoting acknowledgment only) and presented to the Chief of Police. Such written grievance shall designate the relief or disposition sought. Any grievance not reduced to writing and submitted to the Chief of Police within that time period shall be considered abandoned. The Chief of Police shall meet with the grievant and his representative within fourteen (14) calendar days of receiving the written grievance. The Chief of Police shall answer in writing the grievance within fourteen (14) calendar days immediately following the meeting. (The day of submission is not counted as a day of this step or any succeeding step.) If satisfactory disposition is not made by the Department Head, then Company within seven (77)working days of the circum- stances giving rise to the grievance and a meeting will be held within one (1) calendar days week between representatives of Company and the Union and the grievance shall proceed to step 3be answered in writing by the Company within one (1) week of such meeting. The Failing settlement under the grievance shall be presented in person to proce- dure of any grievance which concerns the City Manager interpretation, administration or his/her designee. Such written grievance shall designate alleged violation of the relief or disposition sought. Any grievance not reduced to writing and submitted to the City Manager shall be considered as abandoned. Within fourteen (14) calendar days after he receives the grievanceAgreement, the City manager will schedule grievance may be referred by either party to a meeting with the grievant and his representativeBoard of Arbitration as provided in Article below. The City Manager will answer the grievance in writing If no written request for Arbitration is received within fourteen (14) calendar days following the meeting.fifteen

GRIEVANCEPROCEDURE. ‌ Section 1. Should any difference or dispute arise between the City and any employee or group of employees in the bargaining unit with respect Union, including but not limited to the interpretation interpretation, application or application alleged violation of a specific and identified provision of this Agreement, it will they shall be considered a grievance and must settled under the provisions of this Article. Section 2. Grievances shall be resolved in accordance with the following proceduremanner: Step 1. If The affected employees with a Union Representatives shall meet with the Union, any employee or group of employees in the bargaining unit believes that he has a grievance (as defined above), he shall first cite the specific contract clause violated Department Head and discuss present the grievance with his immediate supervisor in writing within fourteen five (145) calendar working days after the date of the action giving rise to the grievance. The Department Head shall attempt to resolve the grievance incident, or and shall respond to the Union in writing within fourteen five (145) calendar days of the time the employee should have been aware of the incidentworking days. Step 2. If a satisfactory disposition of the grievance is not made resolved at this stageStep 1, then it may be submitted by the Union, to the City Administrator within seven (7) calendar working days of such discussion: Step 3after the Department Heads response is due. The grievance City Administrator shall be reduced to writing and shall be signed by the aggrieved employee or employees and the bargaining unit representative (with a signature denoting acknowledgment only) and presented respond to the Chief of Police. Such written grievance shall designate the relief or disposition sought. Any grievance not reduced to writing and submitted to the Chief of Police within that time period shall be considered abandoned. The Chief of Police shall meet with the grievant and his representative within fourteen (14) calendar days of receiving the written grievance. The Chief of Police shall answer Union in writing the grievance within fourteen (14) calendar days immediately following the meeting. (The day of submission is not counted as a day of this step or any succeeding step.) If satisfactory disposition is not made by the Department Head, then within seven (7) calendar days working days. Step 3. If the grievance is not resolved at Step 2, it may be submitted in writing, by the Union, to the appropriate City Council Grievance Committee within seven (7) working days after the response of the City Administrator is due. Such committee shall proceed respond to step the Union in writing within seven (7) working days. Step 4. If grievance is not resolved at Step 3, it may be submitted in writing, by the Union, to the Mayor, who shall respond in writing to the Union within seven (7) working days. Step 5. If the grievance is not resolved at Step 4, either party hereto may, within fifteen (15) working days after the response of the Executive Administer (Mayor) is due, by writing notice to the other party hereto, refer the pending grievance to arbitration. The request for arbitration shall be referred to the American Arbitration Association (AAA) or its successor in function, for the selection of an arbitrator pursuant to the voluntary labor arbitrator rules of the AAA. The decision and award of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the City, the Union and the employee or employees involved. Both parties shall share the arbitrator's fees and expenses equally. Section 3. The grievance time limits specified in the preceding Section may be extended by agreement of both parties hereto. Section 4. In the event the parties reach an impasse over wages, hours, working conditions and/or failure to bargain in good faith of a successor agreement, the parties shall be presented submit in person writing to each other specific issue(s) in dispute. Either party then may request arbitration pursuant to the City Manager or his/her designee. Such written grievance shall designate the relief or disposition sought. Any grievance not reduced to writing and submitted to the City Manager shall be considered as abandoned. Within fourteen (14) calendar days after he receives the grievanceprocedure in Section 2, the City manager will schedule a meeting with the grievant and his representative. The City Manager will answer the grievance in writing within fourteen (14) calendar days following the meetingStep 5, of this Article.

GRIEVANCEPROCEDURE. Section 1. Should 6.01 A "grievance" shall be defined as any difference or dispute arise arising between the parties to this Agreement, or between any Bargaining Unit employee and the City, in which the aggrieved party alleges that there has been a violation, breach, or improper application of any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement. The propriety of and the procedures followed by the City and any employee in all disciplinary suspensions, demotions, or group discharges of employees in of the bargaining unit with respect shall be subject to the interpretation or application of grievance procedures set forth in this Article, except for a specific and identified provision of this Agreement, it will be considered a grievance and must be resolved in accordance with the following procedure:newly hired probationary removal. Step 1. If the Union, any employee or group of employees in the bargaining unit believes that he has a grievance (as defined above), he shall first cite the specific contract clause violated and discuss the grievance with his immediate supervisor within fourteen (14) calendar days of the grievance incident, or within fourteen (14) calendar days of the time the employee should have been aware of the incident. If a satisfactory disposition of the grievance is not made at this stage, then within seven (7) calendar days of such discussion: Step 3. The 6.02 A formal grievance shall be reduced to writing writing. All grievances must contain the following information and shall must be signed filed using the grievance form mutually agreed upon by the aggrieved employee or employees FOP and the bargaining unit representative (with a signature denoting acknowledgment only) and presented Employer. 1. Aggrieved employee's name or notice that FOP is filing the grievance. 2. Date of the event leading to the Chief grievance. 3. A description of Policethe incident giving rise to the grievance. 4. Such written Date grievance shall designate was filed in writing. 5. Specific articles, rules, or regulations violated. 6. Xxxxxxx remedy to resolve the relief grievance. 7. Signature of grievant or disposition soughtFOP representative. 6.03 All grievances must be processed at the proper step in order to be considered at the subsequent step. Nothing contained herein is meant to preclude the parties from mutually agreeing to waive one or more steps of the grievance procedure and process the grievance at a higher step. In cases where one Bargaining Unit employee takes such an action that results in a grievance by another employee, the employee who believes himself to be grieved because of such action may only ask for resolution to the grievance that is not pecuniary to the City. Any grievance not reduced to writing and submitted answered by the Employer within the stipulated time limits shall be advanced by FOP to the Chief of Police within that time period shall be considered abandoned. The Chief of Police shall meet with the grievant and his representative within fourteen (14) calendar days of receiving the written grievance. The Chief of Police shall answer next step in writing the grievance within fourteen (14) calendar days immediately following procedure. All time limits on grievances may be extended upon mutual consent of the meeting. (The day of submission is not counted as a day of this step or any succeeding step.) If satisfactory disposition is not made by the Department Head, then within seven (7) calendar days the grievance shall proceed to step 3. The grievance shall be presented in person to the City Manager or his/her designee. Such written grievance shall designate the relief or disposition soughtparties. Any grievance not reduced to writing and submitted forwarded to the City Manager next step by FOP within the stipulated time limits shall be considered as abandonedresolved at the previous step's response. Within fourteen (14) calendar days after he receives Days for the grievance, purposes of the City manager will schedule a meeting with Article shall be Monday through Friday and exclude holidays. Responses to grievants by the grievant and his representativeEmployer shall be considered served when delivered to the employee and/or placed in the FOP lock box. The City Manager will answer grievant shall have the right to FOP representation. Legal counsel may be obtained by the employee if he/she so desires at no expense to the City. 6.04 The following procedure shall be as follows: STEP 1 - FOP shall refer the written grievance in writing to the Chief or his designee within fourteen (14) calendar days following the meeting.five

GRIEVANCEPROCEDURE. Section 1. Should any difference or dispute arise between The Company may reserve the City and any employee or group of employees in right to refuse to consider a grievance, the bargaining unit with respect to the interpretation or application of a specific and identified provision of this Agreement, it will be considered a grievance and must be resolved in accordance with the following procedure: Step 1. If the Union, any employee or group of employees in the bargaining unit believes that he has a grievance (as defined above), he shall first cite the specific contract clause violated and discuss the grievance with his immediate supervisor within fourteen (14) calendar days of the grievance incident, or within fourteen (14) calendar days of the time the employee should have been aware of the incident. If a satisfactory disposition of the grievance is not made at this stage, then within alleged circumstances which occurred than seven (7) calendar days prior to the presentation of the grievance in writing. An employee who believes that he has a just request or complaint may discuss the claim or with his supervisor with or without the shop xxxxxxx present, or a shop xxxxxxx may discuss such discussion: Step 3matter with the employee's supervisor. The supervisor shall state his or his refusal to make a decision to the aggrieved employee or his shop xxxxxxx within twenty-four (24) hours. A formal grievance to be recognized shall be he reduced to writing on a form provided by the Union and approved by the Company, and presented to the supervisor concerned within two (2) working days of the supervisor's decision on the verbal complaint. or through his xxxxxxx shall be present the grievance in writing, signed by the aggrieved employee, to the aggrieved employee's supervisor. The supervisorshall render his disposition to the grievance in writing two (2) working days. If satisfactory settlement is not reached, the aggrieved employee or employees and the bargaining unit representative (with a signature denoting acknowledgment only) and presented his xxxxxxx may proceed to the Chief next step of Policethe grievance procedure any time within two (2) working days thereafter. Such The xxxxxxx shall present the written grievance shall to a designate of the relief or disposition sought. Any grievance not reduced to writing and submitted to the Chief of Police within that time period shall be considered abandoned. The Chief of Police Company, who shall meet with the grievant xxxxxxx and his representative one other member of the Grievance Committee within fourteen two (142) calendar working days after receiv- ing such grievance in an attempt to settle the grievance within a further two (2) days of receiving such meeting, and failing satisfactory settlement, the written grievance may proceed to the next step two (2) working days thereafter. The xxxxxxx shall present the grievance to the Plant Manager or his designate, within five (5) working days of receipt of the grievance. The Chief Plant Manager or his designate shall meet with the Grievance Committee [not to exceed three in number), and a representative of Police shall answer the International Union if his presence is requested by either party. The Plant Manager or his designate, will render his disposition in writing to the grievance within fourteen three (143) calendar working days immediately following the subsequent to such meeting. (The day of submission is not counted as a day of this step or any succeeding step.) If Failing satisfactory disposition is not made by the Department Headsettlement, then within seven (7) calendar days the grievance shall proceed to step 3. The grievance shall may be presented in person by either party to the City Manager or his/her designee. Such written grievance shall designate the relief or disposition sought. Any grievance not reduced to writing and submitted to the City Manager shall be considered as abandoned. Within fourteen (14) calendar days after he receives the grievanceArbitrator, the City manager will schedule a meeting with the grievant and his representative. The City Manager will answer the grievance in writing writing, provided in Article at any time within fourteen (14) calendar days following the meeting.forty five