President, Vice President or Designee. If the grievance is not resolved at Step 2, the Union may move it to Step 3 by filing the written grievance, including a copy of all previous responses, with the President, Vice President or designee, with a copy to Human Resource Services, within fourteen (14) days of the Union’s receipt of the Step 2 decision. The President, Vice President or designee will meet in person or confer by telephone with a union xxxxxxx or staff representative and the grievant within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the appeal, and will respond in writing to the Union within fourteen (14) days after the meeting.
President, Vice President or Designee. If the grievance is not resolved at Step 2, the Union may move it to Step 3 by filing the written grievance, including a copy of all previous responses, with the President, Vice President or designee, with a copy to the Human Resource Director, within twenty-one (21) days of the Union’s receipt of the Step 2 decision. The President, Vice President or designee will meet in person or confer by telephone with a union xxxxxxx or staff representative and the grievant(s) within twenty-one (21) days of receipt of the grievance, and xxxx respond in writing to the Union within twenty-one (21) days after the meeting. Step 4: Mediation If the grievance is not resolved at the final internal step, the Union, in consultation with the grievant, may file a request for mediation through the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) in accordance with WAC 000-00-000. If mediation is selected, the Union’s request for mediation will be sent to the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) in accordance with WAC 000-00-000, with a copy to the Office of Financial Management/Labor Relations Office (OFM/LRO) the Human Resource Director and the Office of the Attorney General Education Division within thirty (30) days of receipt of the final internal step decision. In addition to all other filing requirements, the request must include a copy of the grievance and all previous responses. The College will notify the Union and PERC if they agree to participate in mediation. If the College chooses to not participate in mediation, the Union may proceed to the next step in the grievance process. The proceedings of any mediation will not be reported or recorded in any manner, except for written agreements reached by the parties during the course of the mediation. Unless they are independently admissible, statements made by or to the mediator, or by or to any party or other participant in the mediation, may not be:
1. Later introduced as evidence;
2. Made known to an arbitrator or hearings examiner at a hearing; and/or
3. Construed for any purpose as an admission against interest. If the grievance is not resolved at mediation or the College chooses to not engage in mediation, the Union may file a demand for arbitration. The demand to arbitrate the dispute must be filed with the American Arbitration Association (AAA) within thirty (30) days of the mediation session or receipt of the notice that no mediation session will be scheduled. Simultaneous with filing, copies of the demand for...
