GRIEVANCES AND ARBITRATION. Should any dispute or grievance arise be tween the Employer and the Union or be tween the Employer and its employees, con cerning the application and/or construction of this Contract, the parties agree that such matter shall be adjusted, if possible, by ne gotiations. In the event the dispute or griev ance cannot be resolved by negotiations within fifteen (15) days after the inception of the matter in dispute, then it shall be sub mitted immediately to a Board of Arbitra tion, consisting of three (3) persons, for final and binding decision. Either party may in stitute said arbitration proceedings by giving the other party notice thereof in writing, naming one person to act on his behalf on said Arbitration Board; and the other party shall, within five (5) days after receipt of such written notice, name one person to act on his behalf on said Arbitration Board. These two so selected shall designate the third member or referee of the Board. In the event these two so selected shall be unable, within fifteen (15) days, to agree upon the third member or referee, then the third mem ber of the Board shall forthwith be desig nated under the rules and procedures of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. The Board shall hold hearings and render its decision in writing within thirty (30) days with respect to a dispute under Article I, Section 1.2(d) and within ninety (90) days with respect to any other dispute. The Board’s decision shall be final and binding upon the grievant employee, the Union and the Employer. The decision of any two mem bers of the Board shall be the decision of the Board. If the parties shall agree upon one person to act as Arbitrator, his decision shall be as binding as that of a Board of Arbitra tion. The compensation and expense, if any, of witnesses and the cost of other evidence shall be borne by the party on whose behalf witnesses are called or the evidence is in troduced. Each party shall pay for the com pensation and expenses of the Arbitrator appointed by it. The compensation and ex penses of the third Arbitrator and all other costs incurred in conducting the arbitration proceedings shall be borne equally by the parties hereto.
GRIEVANCES AND ARBITRATION. Section 7.1 The Lodge may file a grievance concerning the meaning, interpretation, application, or alleged violation of the terms and provisions of this Agreement. No matter shall be entertained as a grievance hereunder unless written notice is filed within the time periods referenced in Sections 7.4 and 7.5 after the occurrence of the event or after the Employee or Lodge becomes aware of or reasonably should have been aware of the event giving rise to the grievance. Grievances on subjects listed in Section 7.4 shall only be submitted per Section 7.4. Grievances on subjects listed in Section 7.5 shall only be submitted per Section 7.5.
Section 7.2 The Grievance Committee, hereinafter referred to as "Committee", may assist the Lodge or any member(s) of the bargaining unit with the preparation and submission of a grievance at any level. Three (3) members of Committee may attend a grievance hearing with no loss of pay. Committee may investigate and consider any grievance submitted, and may meet to consider a single grievance or several grievances collectively. Committee shall consist of the Lodge President and the Board of Directors of the Lodge. Committee shall be vested with complete, final and exclusive authority to accept, reject, or otherwise weigh or determine the merits of grievances submitted hereunder by Employees. Employees shall process all grievances through the Lodge and Employer shall only respond to those grievances processed through Committee, presented on the proper Lodge grievance form and signed by a member of the Lodge Grievance Committee. If a grievance is rejected by Committee it shall be considered resolved or withdrawn. The decision by Committee with respect to such matters shall be binding upon the Employee(s) aggrieved.
Section 7.3 In computing any period of time prescribed herein, the day of the act or event from which the designated period of time begins shall not be included. The last day of the period so computed shall be included, unless it is a Saturday, or Sunday or a designated City holiday, in which event the period shall continue until the end of the next day which is not one of the aforementioned days. Provided that all time limits set forth may be extended by the mutual written consent of the grievant'(s) and Employer's representatives. Failure of the Employer to respond to a grievance within the prescribed time period shall automatically initiate the next grievance step as well as the grievant's obligations to comply wit...
GRIEVANCES AND ARBITRATION. A. The Union shall have the right to desig nate a job xxxxxxx and an alternate when nec xxxxxx, to handle such Union business as may from time to time be delegated to them by the Union Executive Board and to handle disputes and complaints that arise over the interpreta tion or application of the rules as specified in this Agreement. Any dispute over the interpre tation or application of the terms of this Agreement may become the subject of confer ence as follows:
1. Between the Store Xxxxxxx and the Store Manager.
2. In the event of failure to adjust the com plaint, the Union District Business Agent shall discuss it with the District Supervisor.
3. If this discussion fails to bring about a satisfactory settlement, the complaint shall be referred to the Financial Secretary of the Union, who will discuss it with the Personnel Representative.
4. If this discussion fails to bring about a satisfactory settlement, the complaint shall be referred to the President of the Union, who will discuss it with the Area Superintendent.
5. In the event that this meeting fails to settle satisfactorily the complaint, it shall be referred to the Board of Arbitration.
B. Any dispute over the interpretation of or application of the terms of this Agreement arising between the parties shall be submitted to the Board of Arbitration in the event satis factory adjustment cannot be made between the parties, with the understanding that such disputes, grievances and controversies must be brought to the attention of the party concerned in writing within thirty (30) days after the in cident occurs, if the incident is to be consid ered cause for grievance. This time limit, how ever, shall not apply in cases of incorrect ap plication of wage schedules. Arbitration as in this Agreement contemplated shall be by an Arbitration Board consisting of one representa tive of the Company and one representative of the Union. The Board is to be selected within two (2) days after representatives of the Union and the Company fail to reach a decision ac ceptable to both parties on the question in volved. Should the Arbitration Board fail to agree, the two members shall request the Xx xxxxxx of the Federal Mediation and Concilia tion Service to furnish a panel of Arbitrators from which the third (3rd) member of the Board shall be chosen. The third (3rd) member of the Board shall be the one who represents neither the Union nor the Company and shall be the Chairman and presiding officer of th...
GRIEVANCES AND ARBITRATION. Section 1. Having a desire to create and maintain labor relations harmony between them, the parties hereto agree that they will promptly attempt to adjust all disputes involving the interpretation, application or alleged violation of a specific provision of this Agreement and associated supplemental agreements. Addendum B, attached hereto, shall be utilized to resolve grievances.
Section 2. During the processing of any matter under this Article, the Federation agrees not to strike, render unfair reports or cause slowdowns, and the Employer agrees not to lock out employees represented by the Federation.
GRIEVANCES AND ARBITRATION. A. It is agreed to and understood by both parties that there shall be a procedure for the resolution of grievances or misunderstandings between the parties arising from the application or interpretation of this Agreement. This grievance procedure is the exclusive method of resolving disputes relating to the application and interpretation of this Agreement. The Sheriff reserves the right to discipline, demote, suspend, or discharge a permanent full time employee for just causes; and such action shall be subject to the grievance procedure. An employee may request the presence of a union representative at an interview they feel may lead to disciplinary action. Such interview shall be conducted at a reasonable time. All bargaining unit employees shall be subject to the Firefighter’s Xxxx of Rights.
B. Grievances will be processed in the following manner. Upon mutual written consent, the Union and Sheriff may agree to expedite the grievance to a higher step or to proceed arbitration. Prior to initiating a formal grievance, the employee must discuss the alleged grievance with their immediate supervisor outside the bargaining unit. The union will make a good faith effort to provide a copy to Office of the General Counsel. Failure to provide such copy shall not raise a claim of procedural arbitrability. Step 1. Initial Review A written grievance must be presented on a grievance form provided by the Sheriff within thirty (30) calendar days from the date the employee knew or should have known of the events given rise to an alleged grievance. Upon receipt of a written grievance, the Deputy Chief shall investigate the facts and conduct a meeting within ten (10) working days with the grievant, Union, Fire Rescue personnel and any other persons possessing knowledge considered critical by the Deputy Chief. The Union will be notified by the Fire Rescue Department of the time and place of such a meeting and shall be entitled to attend. The grievant may be accompanied at this meeting by a Union representative. The Deputy Chief shall notify the grievant and the Union of the decision in writing within ten (10) working days following the date of the meeting.
GRIEVANCES AND ARBITRATION. Section 1. Where an employee has the right to process a grievance through either the procedure provided herein or through the Pennsylvania Civil Service Commission and files an appeal with the Commission, either the contract grievance procedure shall cease, if the employee has submitted a contract grievance, or the employee shall not be entitled to institute proceedings under the contract grievance procedure. If the appeal to the Commission is withdrawn by the employee or not accepted by the Commission within 15 working days of the date of the occurrence of the action giving rise to the grievance, the processing of a contract grievance filed within the time limits set forth in Section 2 shall be permitted.
Section 2. Any grievance or dispute which may arise during the term of this Agreement concerning the application, meaning, or interpretation of this Agreement, except for grievances alleging a violation of Article 22, shall be processed in the following manner:
STEP 1. The employee, either alone, or accompanied by a Alliance Representative, or the Alliance Representative, where entitled, shall present the grievance in writing to the Employer's worksite designee within 15 working days of the date of the occurrence giving rise to the dispute, or when the employee knew or by reasonable diligence should have known of the occurrence. In no event will the Employer’s worksite designee be a member
STEP 2. If the Step 1 response is not satisfactory or a response has not been received by the Alliance within 15 working days of the Step 1 meeting, the Alliance shall have 15 working days after the Employer's response is received or due to appeal the decision by filing its grievance with the Joint Pennsylvania State Committee. The Commonwealth and the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education shall operate separate Joint Pennsylvania State Committees. Appeals submitted to either the Commonwealth or Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education State Committee shall be made in writing, in a form to be established by each Committee. The Alliance shall file Commonwealth grievances to the Office of Administration, Bureau of Labor Relations, and shall file Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education grievances to the Office of the Chancellor, Labor Relations Unit, in accordance with established procedures. These offices will officially "docket" all grievances submitted by the Alliance and will furnish official notice confirming the docketing of all cases scheduled to...
GRIEVANCES AND ARBITRATION. 1. For the purpose of this Agreement, a grievance is defined as a complaint, dispute, or controversy between the parties to the application or interpretation of this Agreement. All grievances shall be presented by either party to the other within five (5) working days of their origin in order to be raised in a timely fashion. All grievances not raised in a timely fashion or not processed in accordance with the time periods set out below shall be considered waived and abandoned.
2. The following procedure shall be followed exclusively in the settlement of all grievances arising under this Agreement.
Step 1. The first step of the grievance procedure shall be between the employee and/or the shop xxxxxxx and the employee’s supervisor. If the employee is dissatisfied with the action taken by the supervisor on his grievance, the employee shall reduce the grievance to writing and present the written grievance to his supervisor within two (2) working days of the supervisor’s verbal response.
Step 2. If the grievance is not resolved in Step 1, then the shop xxxxxxx shall forward the written grievance to the department head within three (3) working days of the response of the supervisor.
Step 3. In the event that the grievance is not adjusted satisfactorily after the timely presentation of the written grievance to the department head, then a meeting between the Union Business Agent and a designated representative of the Hotel shall be arranged.
Step 4. In the event that the grievance is not adjusted satisfactorily at Step 3, then the matter may be referred to the American Arbitration Association for final and binding arbitration within fourteen (14) calendar days of the unsatisfactory response to Step 3. It is understood that the parties, by mutual agreement, may extend the time periods for processing grievances. In the event that the Employer is the aggrieved party, the Employer may begin the processing of the grievance at Step 3. Grievances shall not be processed by shop stewards or Union officials during working hours, unless mutually agreed to between the Union and the Company. In the event that a grievance is referred to arbitration, the grievance shall be submitted to the Industrial Arbitration Tribunal of the American Arbitration Association with the request that the Association send to the parties a list of arbitrators pursuant to its procedures. A grievance in dispute shall be heard by the arbitrator, and his decision or award shall be final and binding upo...
GRIEVANCES AND ARBITRATION. Section 1. Having a desire to create and maintain harmonious labor relations, the parties hereto agree that they will promptly attempt to adjust all disputes arising between them involving questions of interpretation or application of the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
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GRIEVANCES AND ARBITRATION. Section 1. Having a desire to create and maintain labor relations harmony between them, the parties agree that they will promptly attempt to resolve any employee grievance. A grievance shall be defined as a complaint involving the interpretation or application of the terms and provisions of this Agreement by an employee or group of employees.
