Common use of Grievant’s Xxxx of Rights Clause in Contracts

Grievant’s Xxxx of Rights. All employees who file grievances are entitled to have their cases decided fairly and promptly. In order to satisfy these objectives and promote confidence in the integrity of the grievance procedures, all employees who file grievances are entitled to the following rights: 1. A Grievant may attend a Step 1 meeting without loss of pay if it is held during the Grievant’s regularly scheduled work hours. 2. Grievants and local stewards shall be informed by their Local Union of the time and place of any Step 3 Regional Joint Grievance Committee hearings in which they are involved. 3. Grievants and local stewards are permitted to attend, at their own expense and on their own time, the hearing at Step 3 before the Regional Joint Grievance Committee in cases in which they are involved. 4. The Employer shall provide any information relevant to a grievance containing specific factual allegations within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt of a written request by the Local Union, xxxxxxx or grievant. The Local Union or grievant shall provide any information relevant to such a grievance within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt of a written request by the Employer. 5. All cases heard at Step 3 before the Regional Joint Grievance Committee (or at the National Grievance Committee under Section 4 of this Article) shall be transcribed by a certified court reporter or otherwise reliably recorded, except for executive sessions. Transcriptions of those proceedings shall be prepared in response to a written request by the Local Union at the reasonable cost of transcription. No recording devices shall be used in any Regional Joint Grievance Committee hearing except as specifically authorized under the Rules of Procedure of the Regional Joint Grievance Committee or by mutual consent of the co-chairpersons. 6. A grievant or xxxxxxx may request permission to present evidence or argument in support of their case to the Regional Joint Grievance Committee in addition to the evidence or argument presented by the Local Union. 7. The Regional Joint Grievance Committee shall, upon request, issue a copy of the grievance decision or transcript pages containing the hearing proceedings and the decision to the grievant and/or a Local Union. 8. A copy of the Rules of Procedure of the Regional Joint Grievance Committee, including the Grievant’s Xxxx of Rights, shall be provided, upon request, to the grievant prior to the commencement of the grievance hearing before the Regional Joint Grievance Committee.

Grievant’s Xxxx of Rights. All employees who file grievances under this Agreement and its Supplemental Agreements are entitled to have their cases decided fairly and promptly. In order to satisfy these objectives and promote confidence in the integrity of the grievance procedures, all employees who file grievances are entitled to the following rightsRights: 1. A Grievant may attend a Step 1 meeting without loss of pay if it is held during the Grievant’s regularly scheduled work hours. 2. Grievants and local stewards shall be informed by their Local Union of the time and place of any Step 3 Regional Joint Grievance Committee hearings the hearing. 2. Grievants and stewards are permitted to attend, at their own expense, the hearing in cases in which they are involved. 3. Grievants and local stewards are permitted to attend, at their own expense and on their own time, the hearing at Step 3 before the Regional Joint Grievance Committee in cases in which they are involved. 4. The Employer shall must provide any information relevant to a grievance containing specific factual allegations within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt of a written request by the Local Union, xxxxxxx or grievant. The Local Union or grievant shall must provide any information relevant to such a grievance within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt of a written request by the Employer. Information requested must relate to the specific issues and general time periods involved in the grievance. In the event a party fails to provide available information that was specifically requested on a timely basis and the applicable grievance committee agrees that the information is relevant to the case, the claim of the party requesting the information shall be upheld. 54. All cases heard at Step 3 before the Regional Joint Grievance Committee (involving a discharge or at the National Grievance Committee under Section 4 of this Article) suspension shall be transcribed by a certified court reporter or otherwise reliably recorded, except for executive sessions. Transcriptions of those these proceedings shall be prepared in response to a written request requests by the Local Union at the reasonable cost of transcription. No recording devices shall be used in any Regional Joint Grievance Committee hearing grievance committee proceeding except as specifically authorized under the Rules of Procedure of the Regional Joint Grievance Committee or by mutual consent of the co-chairpersons. 5. All Employer and Union panel members for each case shall be identified prior to the hearing. No Employer or Union representative who is directly involved in a case may serve as a panel member except at a local level committee where there is only one Local Union subject to the jurisdiction of the committee. 6. A grievant or xxxxxxx may request permission to present evidence or argument in support of their the case to the Regional Joint Grievance Committee in addition to the evidence or argument presented by the Local Union. 7. The Regional Joint Grievance Committee All grievance committees shall, upon request, issue a copy of the grievance decision or transcript pages containing the hearing proceedings and the decision to the grievant and/or a Local Union. 8. The Local Union and the Employer may postpone a case once each, and any further postponements must be approved by the co-chairpersons of the grievance committee. In those areas where there are presently local grievance committees, each party shall be entitled to one additional postponement at the local grievance committee level only. 9. Unless mutually agreed by the Local Union and the Company, Local Unions shall file all approved grievances with the appropriate grievance committee or association for decision no later than thirty (30) days after the date the Local Union receives the grievance. 10. A copy of the grievance committee Rules of Procedure of the Regional Joint Grievance CommitteeProcedure, including the Grievant’s Xxxx of Rights, shall must be provided, upon request, to the grievant prior to the commencement of the grievance hearing before the Regional Joint Grievance Committeehearing.

Grievant’s Xxxx of Rights. All employees who file grievances are entitled to have their cases decided fairly and promptly. In order to satisfy these objectives and promote confidence in the integrity of the grievance procedures, all employees who file grievances are entitled to the following rights: 1. A Grievant may attend a Step 1 meeting without loss of pay if it is held during the Grievant’s regularly scheduled work hours. 2. Grievants and local stewards shall be informed by their Local Union of the time and place of any Step 3 Regional Joint Grievance Committee hearings in which they are involved. 3. Grievants and local stewards are permitted to attend, at their own expense and on their own time, the hearing at Step 3 before the Regional Joint Grievance Committee in cases in which they are involved. 4. The Employer shall provide any information relevant to a grievance containing specific factual allegations within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt of a written request by the Local Union, xxxxxxx or grievant. The Local Union or grievant shall provide any information relevant to such a grievance within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt of a written request by the Employer. 5. All cases heard at Step 3 before the Regional Joint Grievance Committee (or at the National Grievance Committee under Section 4 of this Article) shall be transcribed by a certified court reporter or otherwise reliably recorded, except for executive sessions. Transcriptions of those proceedings shall be prepared in response to a written request by the Local Union at the reasonable cost of transcription. No recording devices shall be used in any Regional Joint Grievance Committee hearing except as specifically authorized under the Rules of Procedure of the Regional Joint Grievance Committee or by mutual consent of the co-chairpersons. 6. A grievant or xxxxxxx may request permission to present evidence or argument in support of their case to the Regional Joint Grievance Committee in addition to the evidence or argument presented by the Local Union. 7. The Regional Joint Grievance Committee shall, upon request, issue a copy of the grievance decision or transcript pages containing the hearing proceedings and the decision to the grievant and/or a Local Union. 8. A copy of the Rules of Procedure of the Regional Joint Grievance Committee, including the Grievant’s Xxxx of Rights, shall be provided, upon request, to the grievant prior to the commencement of the grievance hearing before the Regional Joint Grievance Committee.

Grievant’s Xxxx of Rights. All employees who file grievances under this Agreement and its Supplemental Agreements are entitled to have their cases decided fairly and promptly. In order to satisfy these objectives and promote confidence in the integrity of the grievance procedures, all employees who file grievances are entitled to the following rightsRights: 1. A Grievant may attend a Step 1 meeting without loss of pay if it is held during the Grievant’s regularly scheduled work hours. 2. Grievants and local stewards shall be informed by their Local Union of the time and place of any Step 3 Regional Joint Grievance Committee hearings the hearing. 2. Grievants and stewards are permitted to attend, at their own expense, the hearing in cases in which they are involved. 3. Grievants and local stewards are permitted to attend, at their own expense and on their own time, the hearing at Step 3 before the Regional Joint Grievance Committee in cases in which they are involved. 4. The Employer shall must provide any information relevant to a grievance containing specific factual allegations within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt of a written request by the Local Union, xxxxxxx or grievant. The Local Union or grievant shall must provide any information relevant to such a grievance within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt of a written request by the Employer. Information requested must relate to the specific issues and general time periods involved in the grievance. In the event a party fails to provide available information that was specifically requested on a timely basis and the applicable grievance committee agrees that the information is relevant to the case, the claim of the party requesting the information shall be upheld. 54. All cases heard at Step 3 before the Regional Joint Grievance Committee (involving a discharge or at the National Grievance Committee under Section 4 of this Article) suspension shall be transcribed by a certified court reporter or otherwise reliably recorded, except for executive sessions. Transcriptions of those these proceedings shall be prepared in response to a written request requests by the Local Union at the reasonable cost of transcription. No recording devices shall be used in any Regional Joint Grievance Committee hearing grievance committee proceeding except as specifically authorized under the Rules of Procedure of the Regional Joint Grievance Committee or by mutual consent of the co-chairpersons. 5. All Employer and Union panel members for each case shall be identified prior to the hearing. No Employer or Union representative who is directly involved in a case may serve as a panel member except at a local level committee where there is only one Local Union subject to the jurisdiction of the committee. 6. A grievant or xxxxxxx may request permission to present evidence or argument in support of their the case to the Regional Joint Grievance Committee in addition to the evidence or argument presented by the Local Union. 7. The Regional Joint Grievance Committee All grievance committees shall, upon request, issue a copy of the grievance decision or transcript pages containing the hearing proceedings and the decision to the grievant and/or a Local Union. 8. The Local Union and the Employer may postpone a case once each, and any further postponements must be approved by the cochairpersons of the grievance committee. In those areas where there are presently local grievance committees, each party shall be entitled to one additional postponement at the local grievance committee level only. 9. Unless mutually agreed by the Local Union and the Company, Local Unions shall file all approved grievances with the appropriate grievance committee or association for decision no later than thirty (30) days after the date the Local Union receives the grievance. 10. A copy of the grievance committee Rules of Procedure of the Regional Joint Grievance CommitteeProcedure, including the Grievant’s Xxxx of Rights, shall must be provided, upon request, to the grievant prior to the commencement of the grievance hearing before the Regional Joint Grievance Committeehearing.