LOCAL AND AREA GRIEVANCE MACHINERY. (a) Provisions relating to local, state and area grievance machinery are set forth in the applicable Supplements to this Agreement. Each Supplemental Agreement shall provide for a Regional Joint Area Review Committee. The Committee shall review and consider any case deadlocked by the Regional Joint Area Committee. The Regional Joint Area Review Committee shall consist of the Freight Coordinator from the applicable Region or a designee of the TNFINC Chairman and a designee of the Executive Director of TMI. The Committee shall have the authority to resolve any such deadlocked case either by review of the evidence presented to the Regional Joint Area Committee or by rehearing the case. The decisions of the Committee shall be final and binding. In the event the Committee is unable to resolve the deadlock, the case shall be referred to the National Grievance Committee. Unless otherwise indicated in writing to TMI and TNFINC by a Supplemental Negotiating Committee prior to ratification of this Agreement, there shall be no arbitration of discharge and suspensions.
(b) All grievances arising under the provisions of the Master Agreement (Articles 1-39) shall be filed directly with the appropriate Regional Joint Area Committee. The Regional Joint Area Committee shall have the authority to render a final and binding decision or direct the grievance to the appropriate lower level committee for hearing if the grievance is not properly claimed under the provisions of the Master Agreement. The Regional Joint Area Committee must hear and decide such cases within ninety (90) days of the filing of the grievance. Grievances arising under Article 9 - Protection of Rights, Article 29, Sections 1 or 2(a) and (b) - Substitute Service and Article 32, Subcontracting shall be expeditiously processed and may be heard at either regularly scheduled or specially called hearings. A grievance may be filed by any Region whose members are adversely affected by an alleged violation of Article 32, Section 4(b) occurring within its jurisdiction.
(c) It is mutually agreed that the procedures for processing complaints concerning matters of highway and equipment safety shall be incorporated in the applicable Supplemental Agreement, in accordance with the guidelines established by the ABF National Master Freight Safety, Health and Equipment Committee provided for in Article 16. Special Joint Area Committees shall also be created in compliance with the provisions of Article 35, Sections 3 and 4. T...
LOCAL AND AREA GRIEVANCE MACHINERY. 37 Section 1 37 Section 2. Xxxxxxxx’s Bill of Rights 40 Section 3 41 Section 4 42 Section 5. Timely Payment of Grievances 42 Section 6. 42 ARTICLE 8. NATIONAL GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 43 Section 1 43 Section 2. 44 Section 3. Work Stoppages 46 Section 4 47 Section 5 52 Section 6. Change of Operations 52 Change of Operations Committee 52 Change of Operations Committee Procedure 54 Moving Expenses 55 Change of Operations Seniority 56 Closing, Partial Closing of Terminals-Transfer of Work 56 Closing of Terminals-Elimination of Work 61 Layoff 61 Opening of Terminals 61 Definition of Terms 63 Qualifications and Training 63 Intent of Parties 64 Section 7. 64 Section 8. Sleeper Cab Operations 64 A. Work Rules 65 B. Classifications 65 C. Dispatch Method 65 X. Xxxxxxxx and Layover 66 X. Xxxxx of Free Time 67 F. Mark-Off Procedure For Non-Scheduled Sleeper Cab Drivers 68 G. Bedding and Linen 69 H. Sleeper Cab Equipment 69 I. Sleeper Cab Occupants 70 J. Method of Dispatch At Foreign Domiciles 70 K. Foreign Power Courtesy Dispatch 70 L. National Sleeper Cab Grievance Committee 71 ARTICLE 9. PROTECTION OF RIGHTS 71
LOCAL AND AREA GRIEVANCE MACHINERY. (a) The provisions provided herein shall replace and supersede pri- or language and Provisions in the individual supplements with re- gards to local, state and area grievance machinery. Each IBT Region shall provide for a Joint Area Committee, com- prised of the Supplements in that Geographic Region, that shall meet on a quarterly basis at a location agreed to by the Employer and Re- gional Freight Coordinator. In addition the Joint Area Committee may be required to meet at a Supplemental location for a special hearing of out of service cases, no later than thirty (30) days after the request is received by the administrator of the grievance process. The Committee shall be made up of Local Union representatives from the Supplement involved and ABF Employee Relations Per- sonnel or their designees. It is agreed that for a Committee to hear a case there shall be an equal number of Employer Committee members and Union Committee members sitting, not to exceed three (3) each and not less than two (2). Local Union representa- tives who are appearing as presenters or witnesses for the Local Union involved in a proceeding before a Committee, will be ineli- gible to act as a member of that Committee. The Company Panel for cases to be heard at any level shall consist of not less than two
LOCAL AND AREA GRIEVANCE MACHINERY. Except in cases involving cardinal infractions under the applicable Supplement, Rider or Addendum, an employee to be discharged or suspended shall be allowed to remain on the job, without loss of pay unless and until the discharge or suspension is sustained under the grievance procedure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any superior provisions in Supplements, Riders or Addenda shall prevail. The Union agrees it will not unreasonably delay the processing of such cases. Provisions relating to local, state and area grievance machinery are set forth in the applicable Supplements, Riders or Addenda to this Agreement. The procedures set forth in the local, state and area grievance procedure may be invoked only by the authorized Union representative or Employer. All monetary grievance settlements shall be submitted by separate check payable to the grievant or grievant and a copy of the same sent to the Local Union for their records. Such settlements shall be paid within ten (10) working days of the settlement. In addition, any monetary awards based on panel decisions will be made within ten (10) business days of receipt by the Company of the written panel decision. Authorized representatives of the Union may file grievances alleging violation of this Agreement, under local grievance procedure, or as provided herein. Time limitations regarding the processing of grievances, if not set forth in the respective Supplemental Agreements, Riders or Addenda, must appear in the Rules of Procedures of the various grievance committees and shall apply equally to the Employer, the Union and the employees.
LOCAL AND AREA GRIEVANCE MACHINERY a) Provisions relating to local, state and area grievance machinery are set forth in the applicable Supplements to this Agreement. Each Supplemental Agreement shall provide for a Regional Joint Area Review Committee. The Committee shall review and consider any case deadlocked by the Regional Joint Area Committee. The Regional Joint Area Review Committee shall consist of the Freight Coordinator from the applicable Region or a designee of the TNFINC Chairman and a designee of the Executive Director of TMI. The Committee shall have the authority to resolve any such deadlocked case either by review of the evidence presented to the Regional Joint Area Committee or by rehearing the case. The decisions of the Committee shall be final and binding. In the event the Committee is unable to resolve the deadlock, the case shall be referred to the National Grievance Committee. Unless otherwise indicated in writing to TMI and TNFINC by a Supplemental Negotiating Committee prior to ratification of this Agreement, there shall be no arbitration of discharges and suspensions.
LOCAL AND AREA GRIEVANCE MACHINERY. Except in cases involving cardinal infractions under the applicable Supplement, Rider or Addendum, an employee to be discharged or suspended shall be allowed to remain on the job, without loss of
LOCAL AND AREA GRIEVANCE MACHINERY. Except in cases involving cardinal infractions under the applicable Supplement, Rider or Addendum, an employee to be discharged or suspended shall be allowed to remain on the job, without loss of pay unless and until the discharge or suspension is sustained under the grievance procedure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any superior provisions in Supplements, Riders or Addenda shall prevail. The Union agrees it will not unreasonably delay the processing of such cases. If the Employer and the Union cannot agree locally on whether an arbitration case involving any suspension or discharge should be postponed, the issue shall be submitted for resolution to the Employer’s Vice-President of Labor Relations and the Package Division Director, or their designees.
LOCAL AND AREA GRIEVANCE MACHINERY. 30 Section 1. ................................................................ 30 Section 2. Grievant's Xxxx of Rights....................................... 31 Section 3. ................................................................ 33 Section 4. ................................................................ 33 Section 5. Timely Payment of Grievances.................................... 33 Section 6. ................................................................ 33
LOCAL AND AREA GRIEVANCE MACHINERY. Except in cases involving cardinal infractions under the applicable Supplement, Rider or Addendum, an employee to be discharged or
LOCAL AND AREA GRIEVANCE MACHINERY. Except in cases involving cardinal infractions, as outlined in Article 54 of this Agreement, an employee to be discharged or suspended shall be allowed to remain on the job, without loss of pay unless and until the discharge or suspension is sustained under the grievance procedure (which includes arbitration). The Union agrees it will shall not unreasonably delay the processing of such cases.
Section 1. Differences between the Employer and the Union as to the application or interpretation of any of the provisions of this Agreement, including the question of whether an employee has been disciplined or discharged for just cause, shall be settled by the following grievance and arbitration procedure.
1. a) The Employee shall discuss any issues or complaints with a supervisor.
