Step - Oral & Written Sample Clauses
Step - Oral & Written. A. The union representative and/or employee shall consult with the building principal or immediate supervisor to determine the proper party with whom a potential grievance should be discussed. The building principal or immediate supervisor shall so inform the union representative and/or employee. This contact shall validate the grievance if made within five (5) working days of the occurrence.
B. A "grievance meeting" shall then be requested by a union representative and/or employee with the supervisor, director, or assistant superintendent most immediately responsible for the action being grieved and having the authority to adjust that action (as indicated by the building principal or immediate supervisor). The request shall stipulate that the discussion is to be a "grievance meeting". The request shall also stipulate what provisions of the contract or law have been violated. If the matter is resolved no record shall be required. If the Union is not present the administration shall notify them of the outcome. Any resolution at this level shall be without prejudice and create no precedent.
C. If the grievance is denied or if no resolution is reached a union representative shall reduce the issue to writing, citing the contractual provisions and/or law violated and deliver it to the person with whom the discussion was held within five (5) days. The member of the administration with whom the meeting was held shall set forth his answer in writing and return it to the Union within five (5) days.
D. If the First Step, Oral and Written, are with the Director of Employee Relations, an appeal may be made directly to the Third Step.