Informal Grievance Meeting. The aggrieved employee and/or CSEA shop xxxxxxx shall meet with the immediate supervisor, declare a grievance and attempt to resolve the grievance informally. Either party may elect to have one representative present subject to prior notification. This meeting shall take place within fifteen (15) days after the occurrence of the act or condition giving rise to the grievance.
Informal Grievance Meeting. The informal grievance meeting is intended to be an informal process geared to resolution of contract-related disputes prior to initiation of the formal grievance procedure which commences at Level I. The supervisor shall attempt to resolve the matter within fifteen (15) days after the informal grievance meeting with the member/grievant. If the grievance proceeds to formal Level I or beyond, neither party shall be bound by the substance of discussion and/or proposed remedies coming from the informal grievance meeting. LEVEL I: If a claimed grievance cannot be resolved the during the informal grievance process, the grievant may file a written grievance to his/her immediate supervisor's office within fifteen (15) days of the immediate supervisor's verbal decision to the informal meeting. The written information contained in the filed grievance shall include:
Informal Grievance Meeting. Once a grievance has been filed, in accordance with Clause 3.02, the City or The Union may request a meeting with the intention of resolving the dispute prior to advancing the grievance through the formal procedure. Such informal meeting shall at minimum include a Union Executive Representative and/or the CUPE National Representative, and HR representative(s). Within three (3) days of a grievance being filed, either party may request an informal grievance meeting, to be held within a mutually agreeable timeframe. In the absence of an informal grievance meeting, the grievance shall advance to Step one (1). If an informal meeting is held and does not result in a resolution within five (5) days of the meeting; the grievance shall advance to Step one (1).
Informal Grievance Meeting. If the employee chooses to have a Union representative present during the informal meeting, then the non-bargaining unit supervisor may also have a College administrator present during the meeting. Informal meetings at this or any stage of the grievance procedure will not be considered a waiver of the grievance procedure or any time limits stated herein. Within ten (10) days of this meeting, the employee’s direct supervisor shall issue a grievance response in writing, stating the reasons for denying or settling the grievance and a proposed settlement. Proposed settlements shall include a suggested remedy.
