Process for Appealing Career-Progress Decisions. 18.8.1 Academic staff members may appeal career-progress decisions using the process described in this Article (18.
Process for Appealing Career-Progress Decisions. 18.8.1 Academic staff members may appeal career-progress decisions using the process described in this Article (18.8). In unusual circumstances and with the agreement of the member, the College and the Faculty Association, the Appeal Process may be bypassed and the case handled instead through the Arbitration Process described in Article 18.8.8. Career-progress decisions cannot be grieved. Nor can an Arbitration Board convened for other reasons rule on related career-progress decisions. An Arbitration Board shall however have the power to require that the College and the member follow the procedures set out in this agreement pertaining to career-progress decisions.
18.8.2 An appeal is initiated by the academic staff member filing a notice of appeal with the Chair of the Faculty Association. (Hereinafter the member initiating the appeal shall be known as the appellant.) The notice of appeal must be filed on or before August 15th. In cases of non-renewal of a tenure-track appointment or denial of an appointment with tenure (regardless of whether it is the final year of probation), appeals must be filed within 30 days of receipt of notification of non-renewal or denial and not later than April 30th.
