Common use of Initiation of Group Grievances Clause in Contracts

Initiation of Group Grievances. a. Where members of the negotiating unit in one or more schools have a grievance, the chairman of the grievance committee, in the name of the Union at their request, may initiate a group grievance on their behalf. In such a case, a written grievance shall be filed originally with the superintendent, and information copies of the grievance shall be sent by the chairman simultaneously to the principal or principals of the employees involved. b. The Union shall have the right to initiate a grievance growing out of an alleged violation of Union rights under this contract. Any such grievance shall be initiated by filing the written grievance in the first instance with the superintendent. Appeals to the superintendent or grievance filed originally with him under this article shall be heard by the superintendent within twenty (20) days of the receipt by him of the appeal or grievance. Written notice of time and place of hearing shall be given five (5) days prior thereto to the chairman of the grievance committee and any administrator involved in the grievance. The superintendent shall render his decision, in writing, within ten (10) days after concluding the hearing.