GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE Section 1. A grievance is a complaint that the City has violated this Agreement. All grievances shall be handled exclusively as set forth in this procedure. Any disciplinary action of record which is not appealable to the Kettering Civil Service Commission is fully subject to the procedures of this Article.
Section 2. Grievances shall be promptly filed. To be considered, a grievance must be filed at the first step within 14 calendar days of its occurrence (exclusive of Saturday, Sunday or a holiday) or when the employee first became aware (or in the exercise of reasonable diligence should have become aware) of its occurrence, but in no case may a grievance be filed more than 30 days after occurrence.
Section 3. Step 1. An aggrieved employee shall first take up his grievance with his immediate supervisor. Upon the request of either of them, the representative of the Union shall be present.
Section 4. Step 2. If the grievance of an employee is not satisfactorily settled at Step 1, it may be taken to Step 2 and appealed by the grievant at a meeting with the Police Chief and a representative of the Union. Any class action grievance filed by the Union shall be filed at Step 2 rather than Step 1 of the grievance procedure.
Section 5. Step 3. If the grievance has not been adjusted at Step 2, it may then be appealed by the grievant to a meeting between the Director of Human Resources and a representative of the Union.
Section 6. Step 4. If the grievance has not been adjusted at Step 3, it may then be appealed by the grievant to a meeting between a representative of the Union and the City Manager.
Section 7. Step 5. Arbitrable grievances which have not been settled by the above steps may be submitted to binding arbitration. Grievances which involve a matter over which the Civil Service Commission has jurisdiction are not arbitrable. In the case of other grievances, if the Union is not satisfied with the answer of the City at Step 4, it may within 30 days give written notice to the City of its intent to submit the grievance to arbitration.
Escalation Procedure Tentative Rates for those species and products listed in A4a are subject to quarterly escalation in accordance with the following pro- cedures: The calendar quarter index average for each price index described in A5 is the arithmetic average of the three such monthly price indices preceding January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1. The difference between calendar quarter index average and Base Index listed in A4a shall be the basis for quarterly escalation. To arrive at Current Contract Rates for timber Scaled during the preceding calendar quarter, Tentative Rates for each species shall be reduced or increased by such difference, except when the calendar quarter index average is:
(a) Less than the Base Index, the reduction shall not result in a rate below Base Rate or
(b) Greater than the Base Index, the increase shall not exceed the difference between Tentative Rate and Base Rate. In the event of Contract Term Extension, the escala- tion procedure will be used during the extension period, except that adjusted payment rates for any calendar quar- ter cannot be less than Tentative Rates, for each species and product group, established under B8.23 for the ex- tension period.
Procedure for Offer Landlord shall notify Tenant (the “First Offer Notice”) from time to time when Landlord determines that Landlord shall commence the marketing of any First Offer Space because such space shall become available for lease to third parties, where no holder of a Superior Right desires to lease such space. The First Offer Notice shall describe the space so offered to Tenant and shall set forth Landlord’s proposed material economic terms and conditions applicable to Tenant’s lease of such space (collectively, the “Economic Terms”), including the proposed term of lease and the proposed rent payable for the First Offer Space. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, if the First Offer Notice is delivered to Tenant pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence or the next sentence below on or before the date which is eighteen (18) months after the Commencement Date, the following terms (“Agreed Terms”) shall apply: (i) as to First Offer Space in the Tower, the Basic Rental and Improvement Allowance shall be at the same rate per rentable square foot as applicable to the initial Tower Premises (and Basic Rental shall be subject to abatement at the same times as applicable to the initial Premises under Section 3(a) above), the Lease Term shall be co-terminous with the Lease Term for the initial Tower Premises and the Economic Terms shall reflect this Section 32(a)(i); (ii) as to First Offer Space in the Annex which is, at such time, office space, the Basic Rental and Improvement Allowance shall be at the same rate per rentable square foot as applicable to the initial Annex Premises (and Basic Rental shall be subject to abatement at the same time as applicable to the initial Annex Premises under Section 3(a) above), the Lease Term shall be co-terminous with the Lease Term for the initial Premises, Landlord shall provide the existing HVAC system in good working order and the Economic Terms shall reflect this Section 32(a)(ii); and (iii) as to First Offer Space in the Annex which is then warehouse space, the Annual Basic Rental shall be $9.00 per rentable square foot to the extent the term of Tenant’s lease of such space is within the first (1st) Lease Year, which rate shall increase by $.50 per rentable square foot annually for each subsequent Lease Year, no Improvement Allowance or rent abatement shall be provided, such space shall be delivered in its then “as is” condition, the Lease Term shall be co-terminous with the Lease Term for the Premises and the Economic Terms shall reflect this Section 32(a)(iii). However, notwithstanding that Landlord may not have previously delivered a First Offer Notice to Tenant, Tenant may request in writing that Landlord provide Tenant with a First Offer Notice with respect to any then available First Offer Space on floors so designated by Tenant in such request and Landlord shall within ten (10) days thereafter deliver a First Offer Notice to Tenant with respect to any such then available space. In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord’s obligation to deliver the First Offer Notice shall not apply during the last twelve (12) months of the initial Term unless Tenant has delivered an Interest Notice to Landlord pursuant to Section 31(c) above nor shall Landlord be obligated to deliver the First Offer Notice during the last eight (8) months of the initial Term unless Tenant has timely delivered Tenant’s Acceptance to Landlord pursuant to Section 31(c) above.
ARTICLE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE The parties to this Agreement are agreed that it is of the utmost importance to adjust complaints and grievances as quickly as possible. Unless agreed to by both the Company and the Union, no grievance shall be presented, the alleged circumstances of which originated or occurred, or should have come to the attention of the employee concerned, more than five (5) working days prior to its original presentation in writing at Step A grievance shall consist of a dispute concerning interpretation and/or application of any Article, Schedule or Clause in this Agreement. Should a grievance arise it shall be handled as follows. Prior to filing a formal grievance, an employee will, with the assistance of his xxxxxxx, refer the on an informal basis to his immediate Supervisor. If the grievance cannot be settled as a result of this discussion, then it may be dealt with as follows: STEP The employee shall a written grievance with his immediate Supervisor within five (5) working days of the incident giving rise to the complaint. The immediate Supervisor shall answer the grievance within five (5) working days. The grievance shall specify the Article or Articles and subsections of the Agreement of which a violation is alleged, indicate the relief sought and be signed by the employee. STEP Should the employee be dissatisfied with the disposition of the grievance at Step the grievance may be referred to the Plant Manager within five (5) working days after receipt of the immediate Supervisor's reply at Step The Plant Manager shall convene a meeting with the and Chief Xxxxxxx and shall answer the grievance in writing within five (5) working days of such meeting. STEP If no settlement is reached at Step the the Union Grievance Committee and representatives of Management shall meet to discuss the grievance within five (5) working days of receipt of the reply of the Plant Manager. The Union's National Representative will be in attendance at this meeting. If the grievance is not settled within five (5) working days it may be referred to arbitration as hereinafter provided. The Union or the Company may initiate a grievance beginning at Step of the Grievance Procedure. Such grievance shall be filed within five (5) working days of the incident giving rise to the complaint and be in the form prescribed in Step Any such grievance may be referred to arbitration under Article by either the Union in the case of a Union grievance or the Company in the case of a Company grievance. The Union may not institute a grievance directly affecting an employee or employees which such employee or employees could themselves institute and the regular Grievance Procedure shall not thereby be by-passed except where the grievance would affect the Bargaining Unit as a whole. This Clause shall not preclude a group grievance signed by a group of employees commencing at Step Any complaint or grievance which is not commenced or processed through the next stage of the Grievance or Arbitration Procedure within the time specified shall be deemed to have been dropped. However, time limits specified in the Grievance Procedure may be extended by mutual agreement in writing between the Company and the Union. An employee who has been discharged or suspended may file a written grievance at Step within five (5) working days of the discharge or suspension. In taking disciplinary action within twenty-four (24) months from the date of a suspension or dismissal (reinstatement) for a similar infraction, the Company may consider the employee's entire record preceding suspension or dismissal (reinstatement), as the case may be. In taking disciplinary action within twelve 2) months from the date of an oral or written warning for a similar infraction, the Company may consider the employee's entire record preceding the employee's oral or written warning, as the case may be.
