Common use of Rights of the Grievant Clause in Contracts

Rights of the Grievant. a. A grievant shall be represented by the Union at all steps of the grievance procedure. The Union and the grievant shall determine the merit of a grievance and the suitability of the answer received. b. Decisions rendered at each formal level will be made in writing setting forth the decisions and the reasons therefore. c. The fact that an employee files a grievance shall not be recorded in his personnel file or in any file used in the transfer, assignment, or promotion process; nor shall such fact be used in any recommendation for re-employment or recommendation for other employment; nor shall the grievant, the Association or its officers or any member of the Board or employee of the district be placed in jeopardy or be the subject of reprisal or discrimination for having followed or participated in this grievance procedure. d. All grievances shall be filed at the lowest possible level. The lowest possible level means that level of the grievance procedure at which the administrator deciding the grievance has authority to make a decision.

Rights of the Grievant. a. A grievant shall be represented by the Union at all steps of the grievance procedure. The Union and the grievant shall determine the merit of a grievance and the suitability of the answer received. b. Decisions rendered at each formal level will be made in writing setting forth the decisions and the reasons therefore. c. The fact that an employee files a grievance shall not be recorded in his personnel file or in any file used in the transfer, assignment, or promotion process; nor shall such fact be used in any recommendation for re-employment or recommendation for other employment; nor shall the grievant, the Association or its officers or any member of the Board or employee of the district be placed in jeopardy or be the subject of reprisal or discrimination for having followed or participated in this grievance procedure. d. All grievances shall be filed at the lowest possible level. The lowest possible level means that level of the grievance procedure at which the administrator deciding the grievance has authority to make a decision. e. Before a grievance is taken to the next level, the Association Grievance Committee has the option of withdrawing its support.