Rights of the Grievant and the Association. a. A grievant at his/her request may be represented by the Association at all formal and informal steps, and no other person or entity may provide such representation. The Association shall have the opportunity to be present at all grievance meetings during which grievance adjustments are discussed with the grievant. b. The purpose of this procedure is to secure, through the lowest level administrator having authority to resolve the grievance, a solution to the grievance. The parties agree that grievances shall be kept as confidential as is appropriate and processed as expeditiously as possible. c. The Board through its administrative staff shall provide the Association all readily available pertinent data and material requested by the Association to permit the processing of a grievance in a timely fashion, and the Association shall provide all readily available pertinent data requested by the Board through its administrative staff for like purposes. d. A grievant may withdraw a grievance at any level. Once withdrawn, a grievant is barred from refiling that grievance. e. Unless part of a settlement or by direction of an arbitrator's award, no grievance form(s), record, document, or communication arising from a grievance shall be placed in the personnel file of any participant involved in the use of this procedure. No reprisal shall be made against any party involved in the use of this procedure. f. All written grievances shall include the specific section(s) of the alleged violation(s), misinterpretation(s), or misapplication(s) of the contract and shall include the relief sought and date of the filing.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
