Common use of Letter of Charge Clause in Contracts

Letter of Charge. When reason arises out of the investigatory meeting or the clarification conference to consider the formal discipline for cause of a bargaining unit faculty member, the appropriate administrator (an administrator not party to the dispute) shall notify the bargaining unit member, in writing, of the preliminary charges and the relevant articles of the Agreeiment under which the charges are being brought, including the evidence and/or the behavior which is the basis for the allegation. The bargaining unit member shall also be informed of the names of any witnesses scheduled to testify at the disciplinary hearing. The bargaining unit member shall be invited, in the same communication, to attend a disciplinary hearing to review the charges and circumstances with the appropriate administrator. In the same letter, the bargaining unit member shall be advised of two proposed times, and dates, and the scheduled location for the hearing. The bargaining unit member shall confirm one of the scheduled meetings or, if the bargaining unit member finds it impossible to attend the conference as scheduled, on either occasion, he/she shall immediately notify the administrator who sent the letter of charge with a proposed alternative date and time so that the hearing may be rescheduled for a date no more than ten (10) business days later than the last of the two proposed dates. Failure to confirm the meeting within ten (10) days of the faculty member’s receipt of the letter of charge shall be considered as a declaration of intent to waive the hearing. The faculty member shall have the right to bring up to two (2) Chapter representatives from the WMU-AAUP to the hearing and may be represented by counsel.

Letter of Charge. When reason arises out of the investigatory meeting or the clarification conference to consider the formal discipline for cause of a bargaining unit faculty member, the appropriate administrator (an administrator not party to the dispute) shall notify the bargaining unit member, in writing, of the preliminary charges and the relevant articles of the Agreeiment Agreement under which the charges are being brought, including the evidence and/or the behavior which is the basis for the allegation. The bargaining unit member shall also be informed of the names of any witnesses scheduled to testify at the disciplinary hearing. The bargaining unit member shall be invited, in the same communication, to attend a disciplinary hearing to review the charges and circumstances with the appropriate administrator. In the same letter, the bargaining unit member shall be advised of two proposed times, and dates, and the scheduled location for the hearing. The bargaining unit member shall confirm one of the scheduled meetings or, if the bargaining unit member finds it impossible to attend the conference as scheduled, on either occasion, he/she shall immediately notify the administrator who sent the letter of charge with a proposed alternative date and time so that the hearing may be rescheduled for a date no more than ten (10) business working days later than the last of the two proposed dates. Failure to confirm the meeting within ten (10) days of the faculty member’s receipt of the letter of charge shall be considered as a declaration of intent to waive the hearing. The faculty member shall have the right to bring up to two (2) his/her Chapter representatives from the WMU-AAUP representative to the hearing and may be represented by counsel.

Letter of Charge. When reason arises out of the investigatory meeting or the clarification conference to consider the formal discipline for cause of a bargaining unit faculty member, the appropriate administrator (an administrator not party to the dispute) shall notify the bargaining unit member, in writing, of the preliminary charges and the relevant articles of the Agreeiment Agreement under which the charges are being brought, including the evidence and/or the behavior which is the basis for the allegation. The bargaining unit member shall also be informed of the names of any witnesses scheduled to testify at the disciplinary hearing. The bargaining unit member shall be invited, in the same communication, to attend a disciplinary hearing to review the charges and circumstances with the appropriate administrator. In the same letter, the bargaining unit member shall be advised of two proposed times, and dates, and the scheduled location for the hearing. The bargaining unit member shall confirm one of the scheduled meetings or, if the bargaining unit member finds it impossible to attend the conference as scheduled, on either occasion, he/she shall immediately notify the administrator who sent the letter of charge with a proposed alternative date and time so that the hearing may be rescheduled for a date no more than ten (10) business days later than the last of the two proposed dates. Failure to confirm the meeting within ten (10) days of the faculty member’s receipt of the letter of charge shall be considered as a declaration of intent to waive the hearing. The faculty member shall have the right to bring up to two (2) Chapter representatives from the WMU-AAUP to the hearing and may be represented by counsel.