Common use of Rules for Grievance Processing Clause in Contracts

Rules for Grievance Processing. A. Time limits of any stage of the grievance procedure may only be extended by written mutual agreement of the parties at that Step. B. The grievance not filed or advanced by the grievant within the time limits provided, shall be deemed permanently withdrawn as having been settled on the basis of the decision most recently received. Failure on the part of the Employer’s representative to answer within the time limits set forth in any step will entitle the employee to proceed to the next step. C. A grievance shall be presented in writing and shall include a statement of the grievance, when the grievance occurred, the facts upon which it is based, and a statement of which rights and contract provisions the individual claims have been violated and the remedy or correction requested. D. Upon mutual agreement of both parties, and if the conditions warrant such action, the grievant may bypass Step 1 of the procedure and grieve directly to the Director and the Montana Historical Society. E. The term “Supervisor”, when used in this Article, shall mean: The first person in the employee’s chain in command, but not in the bargaining unit, that exercises supervisory control and authority over that employee and the duties/responsibilities of the employee’s position. F. The term “Federation Representative”, when used in this Article, shall mean: Any Federation designee’ upon whom the President of the Union has conferred the authority to act for the Federation or the State Federation Representative. G. The Federation representative shall have the right to participate in any meeting of the Employer and the grieving employee(s) which is invoked in accordance with the provisions of this grievance procedure. H. The Federation shall have the right to grieve the adoption of any rule, regulation, or policy which violates any specific provision of this Agreement.

Rules for Grievance Processing. A. Time limits of any stage of the grievance procedure may only be extended by written mutual agreement of the parties at that Step. B. The grievance not filed or advanced by the grievant within the time limits provided, shall be deemed permanently withdrawn as having been settled on the basis of the decision most recently received. Failure on the part of the Employer’s 's representative to answer within the time limits set forth in any step will entitle the employee to proceed to the next step. C. A grievance shall be presented in writing and shall include a statement of the grievance, when the grievance occurred, the facts upon which it is based, and a statement of which rights and contract provisions the individual claims have been violated and the remedy or correction requested. D. Upon mutual agreement of both parties, and if the conditions warrant such action, the grievant may bypass Step 1 of the procedure and grieve directly to the Director and the Montana Historical Society. E. The term “"Supervisor”", when used in this Article, shall mean: The first person in the employee’s 's chain in command, but not in the bargaining unit, that exercises supervisory control and authority over that employee and the duties/responsibilities of the employee’s 's position. F. The term “"Federation Representative”", when used in this Article, shall mean: Any Federation designee’ ' upon whom the President of the Union has conferred the authority to act for the Federation or the State Federation Representative. G. The Federation representative shall have the right to participate in any meeting of the Employer and the grieving employee(s) which is invoked in accordance with the provisions of this grievance procedure. H. The Federation shall have the right to grieve the adoption of any rule, regulation, or policy which violates any specific provision of this Agreement.