Common use of Standing to Initiate Grievance Clause in Contracts

Standing to Initiate Grievance. An individual employee or the Teamsters, in good faith, has an actual grievance with the County over a grievable matter as defined in Article 21 may file a grievance. If the Teamsters and the Human Resources Director mutually agree the grievance may initially be filed at the Department Head level. At any step of the grievance procedure, the employee may represent themselves, or may be represented by a Teamsters representative, who may be a County employee (excluding their supervisor or manager).