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For more information visit our privacy policy.Grievances The purpose of this Article is to provide the sole method for the settlement of grievances as defined herein and such grievances shall be settled in accordance with the following procedure: Step 1 Grievances shall be presented orally by the aggrieved employee to his immediate supervisor (regardless of whether that supervisor is a member of the negotiating unit) with or without his Association representative, at the employee's option, and within five (5) working days from the date of knowledge of the cause of occurrence giving rise to the grievance. If discussion of the grievance with the immediate supervisor does not result in resolution of the grievance, then: Step 2 The aggrieved employee shall submit his signed written grievance, using the attached grievance form, to the next level of supervision within his department or branch of government within ten (l0) working days from the date of the initial discussion of the grievance with his immediate supervisor. If the level of supervision described above is the Superintendent of Schools, Step 2 and Step 3 shall be combined. After receipt of a written grievance at this step, the supervisor receiving the grievance shall convene a meeting, within ten (l0) working days of the date the written grievance was received by him, between the aggrieved employee, his Association representative and the supervisor or other representatives of the Employer for the purpose of resolving the grievance. If the grievance is not resolved as a result of this meeting then, not later than three (3) working days following the date the meeting occurred, the Employer will deliver to the aggrieved employee and his Association representative its decision on the grievance in writing. If that decision is unacceptable to the employee, then within three (3) working days: Step 3 The aggrieved employee may then submit his grievance on the prescribed grievance form, to the Superintendent, who within ten (10) working days after he receives the written grievance will convene a meeting between the aggrieved employee, his Association representative and the Superintendent of Schools or other representatives of the Employer, for the purpose of resolving the grievance. If the grievance is not resolved as a result of this meeting, then not later than ten
Policy Grievances Where either party to this agreement disputes the general application, interpretation or alleged violation of an article of this agreement, the dispute shall be discussed initially with the general manager, his/her designate or the Union within thirty (30) calendar days of the occurrence. Where no satisfactory agreement is reached, either party, within a further fourteen (14) calendar days, may submit the dispute to arbitration, as set out in Article 19 of this agreement.
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.