One, Informal. Within Fifteen Days of the occurrence, or knowledge of the act or condition which is the basis of the complaint, the grievant and the Association must discuss the concern with his/her immediate supervisor with the objective of solving the matter. If a disagreement remains, the grievant and the Association may elect to advance to Step Two. In the event the grievance impacts the working conditions or rights of multiple employees of the association may elect to submit the grievance at Step Three
One, Informal. An employee alleging a violation of the expressed provisions of this agreement shall, within seven days of its alleged occurrence or of the time he/she should have been aware of its occurrence, orally discuss the grievance with his/her program supervisor.
One, Informal. A unit member grievant shall attempt to resolve the situation giving rise to the grievance by an informal conference with the grievant’s immediate supervisor or other appropriate administrator. The Federation when acting as the grievant shall on its own behalf initiate a grievance by attempting to resolve the situation giving rise to the grievance through a conference with the appropriate administrator having lowest level of authority over the situation. Three (3) days shall be allowed for this informal process to resolve the grievance. If the informal process fails to resolve the grievance, the grievant may initiate the formal grievance process in accordance with the following:
a. A grievance involving only one employee or group of employeesshall be initiated at Step One, Formal as defined below.
b. A grievance involving more than one employee may be initiated atStep Two as defined below.
c. A grievance involving Federation rights may be initiated at Step Twoas defined below.
One, Informal. Section 10.3.1. Prior to filing a written statement of grievance, the employee and administrator must have met in a personal meeting and attempted to resolve the issue.
Section 10.3.2. Within fifteen (15) working days of the time an incident arises, or knowledge thereof exists, the employee will submit the grievance in writing to his/her principal, immediate supervisor or the administrator whose decision caused the alleged grievance, with copies sent to the Superintendent and President of the Association.
Section 10.3.3. The statement of grievance shall name the employee involved, shall state the facts giving rise to the grievance, shall identify by appropriate reference the provision(s) of this Agreement alleged to have been violated, shall state the contention of the employee with respect to those provision(s), shall state when the personal meeting occurred prior to filing the grievance, shall state whether the grievant requests an additional meeting, and shall state the specific relief requested.
Section 10.3.4. Upon the request of either the grievant or the administrator, a meeting will be held to discuss the grievance before a written response is provided. Both the employee and the administrator may invite representatives, facilitators or resource persons to attend this meeting.
Section 10.3.5. Within ten (10) working days after receipt of the grievance, the principal, immediate supervisor or appropriate administrator shall communicate his/her answer in writing to the grievant.
One, Informal. The Employee plus Xxxxxxx, shall first seek to settle the disputewith the site supervisor as early as possible within ten work days of the Employee becoming aware of the incident, or ought reasonablyto have become aware of circumstancesgiving rise to the incident. Failing a satisfactory settlement at Step One, within two (2) scheduled work days after the dispute bas been submitted under Step One, the Employee concerned may, together with the Xxxxxxx or designate, submit to the senior administrator in human resource services or designate, a written statement of the particulars of the complaint and the redress sought, signed by the and the Xxxxxxx. A meeting will he held within ten (10) Business Days between the senior administrator in human resource services or designate, and no more than two (2) of the following: Union President, Xxxxxxx, Chief Xxxxxxx, a member of the Grievance Committee. This meeting may include the The senior administrator in human resource services shall render a written decision within five (5) Business Days following the meeting. Failing a satisfactory settlement at Step Two, the Chief Xxxxxxx or designate will, within two (2) Business Days receiving the decision of the senior administrator in human resource services, present the grievance to the Assistant Superintendent Business Services or designate. A meeting will be held ten (10) Business Days between the Assistant Superintendent Business Services or designate and representatives from the Union (inclusive of The Assistant Superintendent Business Services or designate, shall answer the grievance in writing within five (5) Business Days of the meeting. If there is no response from the Board within the prescribed time limits, the grievance will proceed to the next step. Notwithstanding a of days in this Article, a grievance related to a suspension or discharge of an Employee shall he submitted at Step Upon mutual agreement of the parties grievances of a similar nature may be combined as one and filed as a group grievance. The Board and the Union acknowledge each other’s right to present any policy grievance in writing, the alleged circumstances of which are originated through the interpretation, application, administration or alleged violation of this Agreement and shall originate at Step Three. The Board shall supply the necessary facilities for the grievance meetings. No Employee shall have any part of wages lost or deducted should have to appear on Union business with the Board a...
One, Informal. The employee and supervisor shall attempt to resolve potential grievances within twenty (20) days of the action which gave rise to the grievance. The parties shallhave ten (10) days to reach a resolution. The District will communicate via District e-mail the outcome of Step 1 to the grievant. However, should such informal process fail to satisfy the claimant, then a grievance may be processed through the following steps.
One, Informal. The Local Union Representative will contact the employee’s immediate supervisor or his or her designee within fifteen (15) R working days after the event giving rise to the grievance or of the time the employee knows of it. Otherwise the matter will not be considered a grievance within the meaning of this Agreement. The Grievant, the Local Union and Company Representative shall meet within fifteen (15) working days after the grievance was filed. This informal level meeting is intended to allow both sides to fully explore the incident, develop the facts, and state their contentions, clear up any possible misunderstanding and attempt to informally resolve the dispute. The Company shall present its answer within ten (10) working days after the grievance meeting. If the Company’s disposition is not presented within this time frame, the local union may R proceed to the next step of this process. If the issue is not resolved and the Union desires to move forward with the grievance process, the grievance shall be reduced to writing by using the approved CWA District form by the Union and presented to the Company within thirty
