Procedures for Employee Grievances. A. The Employer and the Union agree that reasonable efforts should be made to settle complaints at the lowest possible level. Employees are encouraged to resolve complaints between themselves and their immediate supervisors without resorting to the NGP.
Procedures for Employee Grievances. A. A complaining employee shall first raise the matter to be grieved with the appropriate Union official in person, if on site, or by telephone. The Union shall raise the issue with the complaining employee’s immediate supervisor by filing a written grievance within fifteen (15) working days of (a) the date of the incident underlying the complaint or (b) the date the employee became aware of it. A grievance concerning a current continuing practice may be presented at any time. The written grievance shall include:
Procedures for Employee Grievances. A. The written grievance should normally contain a description of the matter(s) being grieved, including:
Procedures for Employee Grievances. A grievance will be in writing stating the nature of the grievance and the remedy desired. The remedy requested must be within the control of the Bureau of Land Management, appropriate to the issue being grieved and benefiting the grievant(s). The following procedures are established for the resolution of grievances by an Employee or group of Employees:
Procedures for Employee Grievances. Step 1 A grievance must be submitted in writing, preferably, on the standard grievance form provided by the Administration, and presented to the Step 1 management official (designated in the Grievance Steps Chart below) within 15 working days of the action or date the employee became aware of the act or occurrence. The written grievance should normally describe the matter(s) being grieved, include the article(s) of the agreement that is involved, explain how the article(s) is allegedly violated and state the requested relief. If multiple employees with the same Step 1 or Step 2 grievance official (per the grievance chart in Section 9 of this article) file a single grievance over the same matter, one grievant for every four (4) grievants will be selected to serve as the “de facto” grievant(s) through the completion of the remaining step(s) of the grievance process. If there are less than 4 grievants to the original grievance, there will be one “de facto” grievant. Unless authorized by management, only the “de facto” grievant(s) will be permitted to attend and participate in oral presentation(s) and discussions with management regarding the grievance. If the grievance is pursued to arbitration, individual relief may be appropriate. Within ten (10) working days after receipt of the grievance, the Step 1 official must hold a meeting or, if one is not requested, issue a decision in writing. If the meeting is held after the fifth workday, the Step 1 official must issue a decision within five (5) working days after the meeting. The decision will either grant, partially grant, or deny the relief sought. The grievance may be appealed to the Step 2 official within five (5) working days after receipt of the Step 1 decision. The Step 1 official will forward the grievance material to the Step 2 official as indicated by the grievant's election to proceed to the next step.
